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BB-18 USS CONNECTICUT
Keel Laying - Pre Great White Fleet Cruise


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Connecticut Class Battleship: Displacement 16,000 Tons, Dimensions, 456' 4" (oa) x 76' 10" x 26' 9" (Max). Armament 4 x 12"/45 8 x 8"/45, 12 x 7"/45 20 x 3"/50, 4 21" tt. Armor, 11" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 9" Conning Tower. Machinery, 16,500 HP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 18 Knots, Crew 881.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York, Naval Ship Yard, March 10 1903. Launched September 29 1904. Commissioned September 29 1906. Decommissioned March 1 1923. Stricken November 10 1923.
Fate: Sold November 1 1923 and broken up for scrap.
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Connecticut Class104kModel of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18) and her five sisters:
Louisiana (BB-19),
Vermont (BB-20),
Kansas (BB-21),
Minnesota (BB-22),
New Hampshire (BB-25), as built, dated 23 March 1928.
Photo from National Archives & Record Administration (NARA), Record Group RG-19N, Box 33. Courtesy of Dan Treadwell.
BB-18 Connecticut71k Photo by Enrique Miller of the Connecticut (BB-18) sometime shortly after her launching in Sept. 1904. Photo courtesy of greatwhitefleet.info, by William Stewart.
BB-18 Connecticut108kWhat appears to be a part of her secondary armament of either 8"/45, 7"/45 guns is being lifted aboard the Connecticut (BB-18) while fitting out at the New York Naval Shipyard on January 31, 1906.Photo courtesy of maritmequest.com.
BB-18 Connecticut47k Connecticut (BB-18) getting one of her bow 12"/45 (30.5 cm) guns installed while fitting out at the New York Naval Shipyard on January 31, 1906.USN photo courtesy of navweaps.com.
BB-18 Connecticut123kConnecticut (BB-18) running speed trials off the Maine coast, 1906. Photographed by Enrique Muller. Note sailors crowding the rails, watching the photographer's boat, which is about to be swamped by the battleship's bow wave.Larry Bonn /
USNHC # NH 553.
BB-18 Connecticut241k Colorized photographic print of the above photo of the Connecticut (BB-18) running speed trials off the Maine coast, 1906. Courtesy of Andrew Tabak.
BB-18 Connecticut118kThe National Ensign is raised during commissioning ceremonies on the new battleship's after deck, at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, 29 September 1906.USNHC # NH 55335.
BB-18 Connecticut111Steroscopic color print of the Connecticut (BB-18) with the battleships Louisiana (BB-19) on her starboard side and the Vermont (BB-20) on her port, during the Naval Review at Oyster Bay, summer 1906. [Unless there was a mistake on the date].Courtesy of Paul Petosky.
BB-18 Connecticut83kPort beam view of the Connecticut (BB-18) in her original configuration as seen in this postcard drawn by Edward H. Mitchell Publishers of San Francisco, CA. Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-18 Connecticut36kPort side underway as built, circa 1906-08.USN photo.
BB-18 Connecticut227kWith the hot sun beating down, canvas awnings cover bow and stern. Joining the Atlantic Fleet, Connecticut (BB-18) became flagship 16 April 1907, and later that month joined in the Presidential Fleet Review and other ceremonies opening the Jamestown Exposition. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-18 Connecticut104k Circa 1907 color print of the Connecticut (BB-18), as built.USN photo courtesy of Jack Treutle.
BB-18 Connecticut145kSteam launches surround the Connecticut (BB-18) and another battleship as they lie at anchor, circa 1907. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.

Additional Connecticut Images
3 General Views Of Connecticut From The Library Of Congress Server.

USS CONNECTICUT BB-18 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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