Delaware-class battleship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Delaware-class_battleship
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
14 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
10 × 12 in (305 mm) guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 11 in
gptkbp:armorDeck 2 in
gptkbp:beam 85 ft 3 in
gptkbp:commissioned 1910
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 933
gptkbp:decommissioned 1923
gptkbp:displacement 20,380 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 27 ft 3 in
gptkbp:fate scrapped under Washington Naval Treaty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Delaware-class battleship
gptkbp:length 518 ft
gptkbp:notableFor First US battleships to match British Dreadnoughts in size and firepower
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:South_Carolina-class_battleship
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:servicePeriod gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:shipsInClass USS Delaware (BB-28)
USS North Dakota (BB-29)
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5