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BB-46 USS MARYLAND
1933 - 1940

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Romeo - Charlie

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1917 - 1932
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 Maryland51kShipboard scene from the early 1930's. Nothing like crawling into bed with some good literature. Photo courtesy of Wendy Johnson.
BB-46 Maryland31kShipboard scene from the early 1930's. Former President Hoover and his wife during a visit. Photo courtesy of Wendy Johnson.
BB-46 Maryland33kShipboard scene from the early 1930's.Church service. Photo courtesy of Wendy Johnson.
BB-46 Maryland203kStarboard beam, underway, August 23, 1935. National Archives photo # 80-G-463249.
Battleship Row800kVery large (1.8m.b) 1936 photo of Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor. Among the ships in the harbor are:
On the far left are two New Orleans (CA-32) class heavy cruisers. Neither ship can be positively identified, but I believe the outer one (the one furthest from the camera) to be either New Orleans (CA-32), Quincy (CA-39), or Vincennes (CA-44).
The battleships from left to right: Colorado (BB-45), or West Virginia (BB-48), outboard of Idaho (BB-42), Nevada (BB-36), outboard of Mississippi (BB-41), New Mexico (BB-40), outboard of Maryland (BB-46) or California (BB-44).
On the far right is the Hospital ship Relief (AH-1) with two unidentified ships ahead and to her port side.
Text courtesy of David Johnston, (USNR) & Aryeh Wetherhorn (USNR). Photo courtesy of Edward Cwalinski, submitted by Barry Litchfield.
BB-46 Maryland123k1930's photo. Of the eleven battleships seen here, making a starboard turn while steaming in column, Maryland (BB-46) is at left, closest to the camera. Leading the column are the three New Mexico (BB 40-42) class battleships.USNHC # NH 50260, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-46 Maryland121kStarboard view of the Maryland (BB-46) at anchor, mid 1930's - pre war image. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-46 Maryland121kPhotographed by George Winstead of the Maryland (BB-46) and an accompanying crusier at anchor, mid 1930's - pre war image. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-46 Maryland & Arizona117k Arizona (BB-39) inboard & Maryland (BB-46) at Puget Sound sometime circa late 1935, early 1936. The Arizona still has the searchlights on the funnel and the funnel is short. It was extended vertically in early 1936.USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesy of Tracy White. Photo i.d. courtesy of Mike Green.
BB-40 New Mexico & family242kA New Mexico (BB-40 / 42) class battleship in the van with other battleships of the Pacific Fleet with its air arm over head.
This photo dates from no earlier than 25 June 1937, when Douglas began delivery of 114 TBD-1s (the only mono-planes in this picture) and between 20 May 1941 when the New Mexico's were transferred to the Atlantic Fleet.
"The Navy uses enormous amounts of rubber. At least seventy-five tons of rubber, enough to makes 17,000 tires, are used in the construction of each of these battleships. Tons more are needed for the naval planes that are making history over the world. Medical and communication requirements--and countless other needs of the Navy--are met."
Photograph # LC-USE64 - DC-000944 & partial text courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Photo added 02/16/08.
BB-46 Maryland34kFull stern view of the Maryland (BB-46) taken in early 1938 when she was moored in Long Beach Harbor, in Battleship row. Note the black color of the scout observation plane on the fantail and that it matches the color of the Admiral's barge in the water at the foot of the gangway. These pictures was taken during a weekend 'fleet sailboat race. The contributor was in the crew of the New Oleans's (CA-32) entry at the time.'Courtesy of James D. McGrew.
Colorado class68k West Virginia (BB-48), Maryland (BB-46) and the Colorado (BB-45) (in the rear) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1939-40. USN photo by Albert Weigandt & submitted by James D. Card, QMCS (SW/AW).
BB-38 Pennsylvania & Colorado class119k Pennsylvania (BB-38) & or Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) & or West Virginia (BB-48) at 1010 dock sometime after returning to Pearl Harbor, circa 1939-40. USN photo by Albert Weigandt & submitted by James D. Card, QMCS (SW/AW). Partial text courtesy of DANFS. Photo i.d. courtesy of Tom Bateman.

Maryland BB-46 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

Contact Name: Mr. Richard W Beaman
Address: Watsonville, CA,
Phone: 408-722-4966
E-mail: None


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the conry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
HyperWar Pacific Theater of Operations.
Pearl Harbor Attack: Commander Battle Force Action Report Naval Historical Center

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