Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

BB-33 USS Arkansas

• Arkansas class Battleship:
• Displacement: 31,900 tons
• Length: 562'
• Beam: 106'1"
• Draft: 32'
• Speed: 20.5 knots
• Armament: 6x2 12"/50, 6x1 5"/51, 10x1 3"/50 DP, 9x4 40mm, 36 20mm; 3 planes (SC-1)
• Complement: 1,860
• Geared steam turbines, 12 boilers, 4 screws, 28,533 h.p.
• Built at New York Shipbuilding Corp., and commissioned 17 September 1912

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Arkansas

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