New Mexico Class Battleship (1917)

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Three New Mexico class battleships were completed for the U.S. Navy between 1917 and 1919.

Overview of 3 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
New Mexico New York Navy Yard 14 Oct, 1915 23 Apr, 1917 20 May, 1918 Scrapped 9 Nov, 1947
Mississippi Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company 5 Apr, 1915 25 Jan, 1917 18 Dec, 1917 Sold 7 Dec, 1956
Idaho New York Shipbuilding 20 Jan, 1915 30 Jun, 1917 24 Mar, 1919 Sold 24 Nov, 1947

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See Also

Bibliography

  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-715-1. (on Amazon.com).


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