"New Jersey (BB-16)" ( eng. USS New Jersey (BB-16) ) - the fourth ocean battleship of the type "Virginia" .
| "New Jersey (BB-16)" | |
|---|---|
| USS New Jersey (BB-16) | |
 "New Jersey (BB-16)" in camouflage, 1918 | |
| Service | |
 USA | |
| Named after | |
| Ship class and type | Battleship |
| Manufacturer | shipyard fort river quincy |
| Construction started | April 2, 1902 |
| Launched | November 10, 1904 |
| Commissioned | May 12, 1906 |
| Removed from the fleet | decommissioned August 6, 1920 |
| Status | September 5, 1923 flooded as a target during exercise. |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 14,980 t |
| Length | 134.49 m maximum |
| Width | 23.24 m |
| Draft | 7.24 m |
| Booking | Krupp armor belt: 152-279 mm barbet GK: 152-254 mm GK towers: 152 (upper) 305 (lower) mm CK towers: 102 mm SC casemates: 152 mm commander's cabin: 229 mm deck: 50-76 mm |
| Engines | 12 boilers Niklossa two 3- cylinder steam engines |
| Power | 19,000 liters with. |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Travel speed | 19 knots maximum |
| Crew | 812 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 2 × 2 - 305 mm / 40 4 x 2 - 203 mm / 45 12 × 1 - 152 mm / 50 8 × 76 mm 25 x 1 pounds |
| Mine-torpedo armament | 4 × 544 mm underwater TA |
The squadron battleship of the US Navy "New Jersey (BB-16)" was the first ship named after the state of New Jersey . He became the 16th battleship 1st rank in the US fleet .
"New Jersey" was laid April 2, 1902 at the shipyard Fort River , Quincy , Massachusetts . Launched November 10, 1904 . Miss Stella Tate, sister of Congressman from Georgia Farish Carter Tate, smashed a bottle aboard the ship. Commissioned on May 12, 1906 , the captain R. G. Davenport was appointed commander of the ship.
Service history
World War I
During World War I, New Jersey played a significant role in expanding the navy. On board the ship were trained gunners and cadets in the Chesapeake Bay. After the conclusion of the Armistice, the battleship made four campaigns to France, and by June 9, 1919 transported 5,000 American soldiers from the Expeditionary Force to the USA. New Jersey was decommissioned on August 6, 1920 at the Naval Shipyard in Boston. Together with Virginia, it was used in army tests at Cape Hatteras, conducted by Brigadier General Billy Mitchelomot, as a result of which he was sunk on September 5, 1923.
Literature
- Alden, John D. American Steel Navy Photographic History of the Great White Fleet. - Annapolis , Maryland: Naval Institute Press , 1989. - ISBN 0-87021-248-6 .
- Chesneau, Roger. Conway's All the Worlds Fighting Ships, 1860–1905 / Roger Chesneau, Eugène M. Koleśnik, NJM Campbell. - London: Conway Maritime Press, 1979. - ISBN 0-85177-133-5 .
- Friedman, Norman. US Battleships, An Illustrated Design History. - Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985. - ISBN 0-87021-715-1 .
- Reilly, John C. American Battleships 1886–1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction / John C. Reilly, Robert L. Scheina. - Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1980. - ISBN 0-87021-524-8 .
- Taylor, Michael JH Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. - Studio, 1990. - ISBN 1-85170-378-0 .
- Virginia . The appeal date is October 2, 2011.