U.S. Battleship Connecticut (BB 18)

Connecticut Class
Edward H. Mitchell No. 1268

Built at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Keel laid 3/10/03, Commissioned 9/29/06
Capt. W. Swift commanding

Length Overall : 456'4"
Extreme Beam: 76'10"
Normal Displacement: Tons: 16,000; Mean Draft: 24'6'

Designed Complement: 42 Officers: 785 Enlisted

Armament

Main

• (4) 12"/45
• (8) 8"/45
• (12) 7"/45

Secondary

• (20) 3"/50 (2) 1 pdr. (BB 19)
• (12) 3 pdr. (4) .30 cal. (BB 18)
• (4) 1 pdr. (BB 18)
• Torpedo Tubes: (4) 21" submerged

Armor: Max. Thickness: 12"

Designed Speed: 18
Designed Indicated Horsepower: 16,500
Engines: Manufacturer; NYNY (BB 18);

• Type: Vert. 3-Exp. Recip.
  

Boilers: Manufacturer: BW

• Type: WT; (Hereafter all boilers may be assumed to be water-tube type.)
• No.: l2

Fuel: (coal): Tons: 2249

From: DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS, VOL. I,
1959, 1964, Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, Washington, DC. pp 189-199.

US Battleship Connecticut was stricken in 1923. Please see USN Battleship and Battle Monitor List.