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American Battleships are mostly named for states. * Alabama (BB-8) * Alabama (BB-60) * Arizona (BB-39) * Arkansas (BB-33) * California (BB-44) * Colorado (BB-45) * Connecticut (BB-18) * Delaware (BB-28) * Florida (BB-30) * Georgia (BB-15) * Idaho (BB-24) * Idaho (BB-42) * Illinois (BB-7) * Illinois (BB-65)(not built) * Indiana (BB-1) * Indiana (BB-50)(not built) * Indiana (BB-58) * Iowa (BB-4) * Iowa (BB-53)(not built) * Iowa (BB-61) * Kansas (BB-21) * Kearsarge (BB-5) (Named by an act of Congress) * Kentucky (BB-6) * Kentucky (BB-66)(not built) * Louisiana (BB-19) * Louisiana (BB-71)(not built) * Maine (sunk as target) * Maine (BB-10) * Maine (BB-69)(not built) * Maryland (BB-46) * Massachusetts (BB-2) * Massachusetts (BB-54)(not built) * Massachusetts (BB-59) * Michigan (BB-27) * Minnesota (BB-22) * Mississippi (BB-23) * Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128) * Missouri (BB-11) * Missouri (BB-63) * Montana (BB-51) * Montana (BB-67)(not built) * Nebraska (BB-14) * Nevada (BB-36) * New Hampshire (BB-25) * New Hampshire (BB-70)(not built) * New Jersey (BB-16) * New Jersey (BB-62) * New Mexico (BB-40) * New York (BB-34) * North Carolina (BB-52)(not built) * North Carolina (BB-55) * North Dakota (BB-29) * Ohio (BB-12) * Ohio (BB-68)(not built) * Oklahoma (BB-37) * Oregon (BB-3) * Pennsylvania (BB-38) * Rhode Island (BB-17) * South Carolina (BB-26) * South Dakota (BB-49)(not built) * South Dakota (BB-57) * Tennessee (BB-43) * USS Texas (sunk as target) * Texas (BB-35) * Utah (BB-31/AG-16) * Vermont (BB-20) * Virginia (BB-13) * Washington (BB-47) * Washington (BB-56) * West Virginia (BB-48) * Wisconsin (BB-9) * Wisconsin (BB-64) * Wyoming (BB-32/AG-17) The pre-dreadnoughts USS Zrinyi (formerly the Austrian SMS Zrinyi), USS Radetzky (formerly the Austrian SMS Radetzky), and USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols. No American battleship has ever been lost at sea, though some have been sunk in port and others sunk as targets. At the time of this writing, (October, 2008), no American BB is in active service.
The KGVs (King George the 5th class battleships): 1. HMS King George the 5th (KGV) 2. HMS York 3. HMS Anson 4. HMS Howe 5. HMS Prince of Wales All of which survived the war except for Prince of Wales, which was sunk by Japanese torpedo planes in the Pacific on 10 December 1941.
Some Battleships sunk in WW2 include: Bismarck, Graf Spee, Hood, Prince of Wales, Barham, Yamoto...........
Many ships were sunk during World War II. HMS Hood (British), and the Bismark (German) are two famous sinkings.
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Is There any Strong BattleShips?
All battleships are strong...otherwise they would not be battleships.
Why did they name the USS Oklahoma Oklahoma?
All Battleships in the US Navy were given the names of States. Cruisers were named after Cities.
What were the names of Japan's two Super battleships?
Mushashi and Yamato
Do all states have battleships named after them?
No. The US Navy did not have that many battleships.
How many battleships in the attack of Pearl Harbor were destroyed and what were the names of them?
Two Battleships were destroyed at Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma.
List Ww11 battleship names?
See site: US Battleships
What were some names of battleships that were at d-day?
The old dreadnaught Texas was there. Any of the old US Navy battleships were sent to the Atlantic, the new ones had to fight in the Pacific. The old US Battleships were simply "targets" in the Pacific.
What are some names of US battleships?
48 states of the United States are the names of US Navy battleships. The battleships Alaska and Hawaii do not exist nor never existed because they were NOT states until 1959; battleships were no longer built after 1945. Battlecruisers (called LARGE cruisers in the US Navy) Alaska & Guam were completed; Hawaii never was. With the exception of the USS Kearsarge, all US battlewagons were named after US states. From the USS Delaware to the USS New Jersey (the only United States battleship to fight in the Vietnam War).
Is a battleship the same thing as a warship-if not what is the difference?
merely the use of words to describe the same object..
What is the designation for us navy battleships?
Battleships are indicated by a BB as their designation. Currently the US does not have any active duty battleships. Today's cruisers have as much capability, and are as large, as some of the earlier battleships.
What are all the names of the American automobiles?
AMCCadillacChevroletChryslerDodgeFordGMCJeepLincolnOldsmobilePlymouth
What were the names of the two out of eight battleships that didn't get repaired at Pearl Harbor?
The USS Oklahoma and the USS Arizona.
