U.S. Battleship Ohio - (BB 12)

From the collection of Charles Jacobus

Act of 4 March 1898:

".... The President is hereby authorized to have constructed by contract three seagoing coast-line battle ships carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance upon a displacement of about eleven thousand tons, to have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding three million dollars each, one of said battle ships to be named the Maine.... Not more than two of said battle ships, ... shall be built in one yard or by one contracting party,... In all their parts said vessels shall be of domestic manufacture ... One ... of the aforesaid seagoing battle ships, ... shall be built on or near the coast of the Pacific Ocean.... "

BB 12 OHIO (Maine Class)
Built at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Calif.
Keel laid 4/22/99, Commissioned 10/4/04
Capt. L. C. Logan commanding

Designed Complement: Officers.: 40; Enlisted.: 521

Length Overall: 393'10" (BB 12)

Extreme Beam: 72'3"
Normal Displacement: Tons: 12,723 (BB 12);
Mean Draft: 23'10" (BB 12)

Armament:

Main:

(4) 12"/45
(16) 6"/50

Secondary:

(6) 3"/50 (6) 1 pdr.
(8) 3 pdr. (2) .30 cal.

Torpedo Tubes: (2) 18" submerged

Armor: Max. Thickness: 12"

Designed Speed: 18
Designed Indicated Horsepower: 16,000

Engines: Manufacturer: Union (BB 12);

Type: Vert. 3-Exp. Recip.
Boilers: Manufacturer: Thornycraft (Union) (BB 12);
Type: FT; NO.: 12 (BB 11-12)
Fuel (coal): Tons: 2150 (BB 12)

The US Battleship Ohio was commissioned in 1904, was stricken and decommissioned in 1922.

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