U.S. Battleship Louisiana - (BB 19)
From the collection of Charles Jacobus
BB 19 LOUISIANA (Connecticut Class)
Built at Newport News SB Co., Newport News, Va.
Keel laid 2/7/03, Commissioned 6/2/06
Capt. A. R. Couden commanding
Designed Complement: Officers.: 42; Enlisted.: 785
Length Overall : 456'4"
Extreme Beam: 76'10"
Normal Displacement: Tons: 16,000; Mean Draft: 24'6'
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
- Type: Vert. 3-Exp. Recip.
- Boilers: Manufacturer: BW;
- Type: WT;
- No.: l2
- (Hereafter all boilers may be assumed to be water-tube type.)
- Fuel: (coal): Tons: 2376 (BB 19)
The US Battleship Louisiana was commissioned in 1906, stricken and decommissioned in 1920.
Cheryl Morris