US Battleships Flashcards
What was the first US Battleship commissioned?
USS Texas
What class of predreadnought battleships succeeded USS Texas?
The Indiana Class
What ships were in the Indiana Class?
Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon
What ship succeeded the Indiana Class?
USS Iowa
What class succeeded USS Iowa?
The Kearsarge Class
What ships were in the Kearsarge Class?
Kearsarge and Kentucky
What class succeeded the Kearsarge Class?
The Illinois Class
What ships were in the Illinois Class?
Illinois, Alabama and Wisconsin
What class succeeded the Illinois Class?
The Maine Class
What ships were in the Maine Class?
Maine, Missouri and Ohio
What class succeeded the Maine Class?
The Virginia Class
What ships were in the Virginia Class?
Virginia, Nebraska, New Jersey, Georgia and Rhode Island
What class succeeded the Virginia Class?
The Connecticut Class
What ships were in the Connecticut Class?
Connecticut, Louisiana, Vermont, Kansas, Minnesota and New Hampshire
What class succeeded the Connecticut Class?
The Mississippi Class
What ships were in the Mississippi Class?
Mississippi and Idaho
What class succeeded the Mississippi Class?
The South Carolina/Michigan Class
What ships were in the South Carolina/Michigan Class?
South Carolina and Michigan
What class was the first class of dreadnought battleships in the USA?
The South Carolina/Michigan Class
What class succeeded the South Carolina/Michigan Class?
The Delaware Class
What ships were in the Delaware Class?
Delaware and North Dakota
What class succeeded the Delaware Class?
The Florida Class
What ships were in the Florida Class?
Florida and Utah
What class succeeded the Florida Class?
The Wyoming Class
What ships were in the Wyoming Class?
Wyoming and Arkansas
What class succeeded the Wyoming Class?
The New York Class
What ships were in the New York Class?
New York and Texas
What class succeeded the New York Class?
The Nevada Class
What ships were in the Nevada Class?
Nevada and Oklahoma
What class succeeded the Nevada Class?
The Pennsylvania Class
What ships were in the Pennsylvania Class?
Pennsylvania and Arizona
What class succeeded the Pennsylvania Class?
The New Mexico Class
What ships were in the New Mexico Class?
New Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho
What class succeeded the New Mexico Class?
The Tennessee Class
What ships were in the Tennessee Class?
Tennessee and California
What class succeeded the Tennessee Class?
The Colorado Class
What ships were in the Colorado Class?
Colorado, Maryland and West Virginia
What class succeeded the Colorado Class?
The North Carolina Class
What was the first class of superdreadnought battleships in the USA?
The Tennessee Class
What was the last class of Pre-Treaty Battleships in the USA?
The Colorado Class
What ships were in the North Carolina Class?
North Carolina and Washington
What class succeeded the North Carolina Class?
The South Dakota Class
What ships were in the South Dakota Class?
South Dakota, Indiana, Massachusetts and Alabama
What class succeeded the South Dakota Class?
The Iowa Class
What ships were in the Iowa Class?
Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin and New Jersey
What planned class was to succeed the Iowa Class but was never built?
The Montana Class
What were the first class of fast battleships in the USA?
The North Carolina Class
Which battleship of the New York Class is preserved?
USS Texas
How many ships in the South Dakota Class are preserved?
2
How many ships in the Iowa Class are preserved?
4
Which ship in the North Carolina Class is preserved?
USS North Carolina
Which ship in the Pennsylvania Class was famously sunk in the Bombing of Pearl Harbor?
USS Arizona
What treaty, signed in 1922 limited the number and specifications of battleships and Battlecruisers?
The Washington Naval Treaty
What were the other 2 important treaties in limiting Battlecruiser and Battleship construction, signed in 1930 and 1936?
The London Naval and The Second London Naval Treaty
