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BB-46 USS MARYLAND
1917 - 1926

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Romeo - Charlie
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1927 - 1937
1938 - 1940
1941 - 1942
1943 - 1945
1946 - 1959

Colorado Class Battleship: Displacement 32,600 Tons, Dimensions, 624' (oa) x 97' 4" x 31' 4" (Max). Armament 8 x 16"/45 14 x 5"/51, 4 x 3"/50AA 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3 1/2" + 1 1/2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 28,900 SHP; Turbines with Electric Drive, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1080.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., April 24, 1917. Launched February 20, 1920. Commissioned July 21, 1921. Decommissioned April 3, 1947. Stricken March 1, 1959.
Fate: Sold July 15, 1959 and broken up for scrap.
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BB-46 Maryland140k Mrs. E. Brook Lee, wife of the Comptroller of the State of Maryland sponsored the Maryland (BB-46) at her launch, 20 March 1920.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland134k The Splash. Bottle breaks on Maryland's (BB-46) bow.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland152kMaryland (BB-46) before launching.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland177k Maryland (BB-46) shown ready for launching at Newport News, Virginia, as she was later in the day, in this photo taken 20 March 1920.USN photo.
BB-46 Maryland103kAlmost at the end of the launching ways at Newport News, Virginia, Maryland (BB-46) begins to get her stern wet, 20 March 1920.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland160kMaryland (BB-46) from the the dock.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland100kAbout 80% finished, the Maryland (BB-46) is awaiting help from tugs to move her to her berthing place for final finishing, just after being launched, 20 March 1920.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland64kAbout 80% finished, the Maryland (BB-46) is awaiting help from tugs to move her to her berthing place for final finishing, just after being launched, 20 March 1920.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland76kLacking her turrets and main armament, the Maryland (BB-46) is awaiting help from tugs to move her to her berthing place for final finishing, just after being launched, 20 March 1920.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland80kStarboard side view of the Maryland (BB-46) being moved to her berthing place for final finishing, just after being launched, 20 March 1920.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland163kMaryland (BB-46) on the water. USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland39kPhotographed in 1920, at anchor.From the collection of Gerald M. Charpentier of New Orleans and L.A. Donated by his niece, Elaine C. Witty. Courtesy of Lawrence Bohn.
BB-46 Maryland172k1920 photo of the Maryland (BB-46) before any catapults were added to her stern area.USN photo courtesy of Paul & Barbara Rebold.
BB-46 Maryland143kTurret markings on both fore and aft top turrets and what might be a Loening OL series observation plane on the stern of the Maryland (BB-46), circa 1920-21. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-46 Maryland 221kMaryland's (BB-46) crew cleaning the Forecastle deck area, 1922.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland797kThe Maryland (BB-46) about to launch her first catapult plane, a Naval Aircraft Factory VE-7H, designation A5970 and the story behind it from The Mid - Week Pictorial edition of 6 July 1922.Photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland 201kNaval Aircraft Factory VE-7H, designation A5970 is catapulted from the Maryland (BB-46). Note the catapult car atop the catapult.Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
BB-46 Maryland85k Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes (at left)and Admiral Hilary P. Jones, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet on board Maryland (BB-46), in August 1922, during her cruise to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Brazilian Centennial Exposition. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # NH 52784, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-46 Maryland116kShip board life. Pie eating contest aboard the Maryland (BB-46), August 1922.USNHC # NH 76520, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-36 Nevada192k A Vought VE-9H A6463 float plane being catapulted from the Maryland (BB-46) in September 1922 while the ship was in Rio de Janeiro. The battleship brought Secretary of State Evans Hughes to Rio for the opening Centennial of the Brazilian Centennial commemorating 100 years of freedom from Portuguese rule. A6463 was wrecked during a catapult launch in July 1923 in which the launching car was badly damaged. Photo courtesy of Battleship and Cruiser Aircraft of the United States Navy 1910-1949. by William T. Larkins; Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen, PA, 1996. pg 24. via Alan Moore. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chris Hoehn. Photo added 05/11/09.
BB-46 Maryland180k Photo probably taken from the Brooklyn Bridge looking north. The Maryland (BB-46) in the early 1920's is leaving the New York Navy Yard. The Manhattan Bridge is in the background and her top masts have been lowered to allow passage under it. Unusual in this picture is the large armored rangefinder atop #2 turret, most of these ships just mounting the range finder sat in the rear turret.USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Partial text i.d. courtesy of Tom Bennett.
BB-46 Maryland 193kMaryland (BB-46) and Statue of Liberty, circa early 1920's.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland 354kMaryland (BB-46) all dressed up with flags circa early 1920's.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland 189kCaptain C. F. Preston inspects the Forecastle, circa early 1920's.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland 332kMaryland (BB-46) fires her main battery, circa early 1920's.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland 233kMaryland's (BB-46) Band entertains the crew, circa early 1920's.USN photo courtesy of Steve Pavlosky.
BB-46 Maryland115kThe Maryland (BB-46) rides at anchor in this early 1920's photo.USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-46 Maryland211kLock gates of the Miraflores in the Panama Canal are open as the Maryland (BB-46) passes through, Feb 1923.USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-46 Maryland131k Maryland (BB-46) in the Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal, Feb 1923.USNHC # NH 73833, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-46 Maryland324k Maryland (BB-46) off of Yorktown VA, 1923.NARA # 80-Cf-2057-12.
BB-46 Maryland126kLighted by the night. Maryland (BB-46) all dressed up for the 4th of July at Tacoma, Washington, 1924. Photo courtesy of David S. Smith.
BB-46 Maryland113kCAPT Thomas Tingey Craven commanded the Maryland (BB-46) from 9 June 1925 to 24 May 1927. Photo #17631v courtesy of the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo.
BB-46 Maryland291kCrewmembers on the stern of the Maryland (BB-46) stand near the canvas covered engines of two of her scout planes as another scout plane hovers in the distance near the Tennessee(BB-43), circa mid-1920s.
The scout planes are Vought UO-1's. They entered service around 1922 replacing the VE-7/VE-9 series. They are essentially a VE-7 with a radial engine mounted and stringers added to the fuselage to give it a round cross section. They may also be considered the first of the "Corsair" line though it never carried the name. There was a fighter version (FU-1) built by covering the forward cockpit and adding 2 .30 cal MG forward. Equipped with floats, they were parceled out among the BB's of the Battle fleet for 6 months in mid 1926. The easiest way to distinguish the three radial powered Vought Observers is the shape of the tail. The O2U Corsair began replacing them about 1927.
The large ship's name on the fuselage predates the change to the concept of the aircraft belonging to squadrons, rather than the ships. 		USN photo courtesy of Paul & Barbara Rebold. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Chris Hoehn & & Alan Moore.
Southern Cruise89kIn the summer of 1925, the California (BB-44) led the Battle Fleet and a division of cruisers from the Scouting Fleet on a very successful good-will cruise to Australia and New Zealand. The following vessels might be the Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) and West Virginia (BB-48) followed by Tennessee (BB-43) and three older battleships, the New Mexico (BB-40), Mississippi (BB-41) & Idaho (BB-42). Photograph probably taken from the California.U.S. Navy photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-40 New Mexico 52k Battleship Div 4 in Sydney harbor, 23 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997.
Southern Cruise90kView from the deck of a one of the battleships looking aft of the Battle Fleet and a division of cruisers from the Scouting Fleet cruise to Australia and New Zealand. U.S. Navy photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-45 Colorado106kThe United States Battle Fleet steaming in column off the California coast during the middle or later 1920s. The three leading ships are (in no particular order) Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) and West Virginia (BB-48) followed by Tennessee (BB-43) and three older battleships. Photograph taken from California (BB-44).Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-695093, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-48 West Virginia272kThe West Virginia (BB-48) as flagship for the Commander, Battleship Divisions, Battle Fleet, followed by other battleships steaming in line ahead during the middle through later 1920's. Note SOC floatplanes on the catapults.
The four leading ships behind her are (in no particular order) Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46), California (BB-44) & Tennessee (BB-43). 		Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
BB-45 Colorado54kThe photo here might be on the same occassion as the above, but from a different angle. Then again maybe not. It was taken off a 16mm film. Official U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of periscopefilm.com.
Battlefleet44kThe U.S. battlefleet framed through a porthole. It was taken off a 16mm film. Photo might be from the same sequence as above.Official U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of periscopefilm.com.
BB-38 Pennsylvania104kLeading two other battleships during maneuvers, during the 1920s. The other ships are two of these three: Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) and West Virginia (BB-48). USNHC # NH 63346, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Maryland BB-46 History
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(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Richard W Beaman
Address: Watsonville, CA,
Phone: 408-722-4966
E-mail: None

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