USS Oklahoma
Sunk
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Nevada |
| Wars | First World War, Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 14″ guns in 2 twin turrets |
Refits
| 1927–1929 | Modernised: torpedo bulges, thicker deck armour, oil-fired boilers, tripod masts, and more elevation for her big guns. |
Based at Bantry Bay in 1918 covering convoys. Hit by as many as nine torpedoes at Pearl Harbor, she capsized within minutes and 429 of her crew died. Righted and raised in 1943 but not repaired; she sank under tow on her way to the breakers in 1947.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 2 × triple, 2 × twin 14 in (356 mm)/45 cal. guns
- 21 × single 5 in (127 mm)/51 cal. guns
- 2 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. AA guns
- 2 or 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
After 1927–1929 refit
- 12 × single 5 in/51 cal. guns
- 8 × single 5 in/25 cal. AA guns
Armour
- Belt: 13.5 to 8 in (343 to 203 mm)
- Bulkheads: 13 in (330 mm) to 8 in
- Barbettes: 13 in
- Turrets: 18 in (457 mm)
- Decks: 4.5 in
- Conning tower: 16 in (406 mm), 8 in (203 mm) top
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 26 October 1912 |
| Launched | 23 March 1914 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1916 |
| Displacement | 27,500 long tons (27,900 t) |
| Length | 583 ft (178 m) LOA 575 feet (175 m) LWL |
| Speed | 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) |
| Complement | As built: 864 officers and crewmen From 1929: 1,398 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
23 March 1914
Refit
1927–1929
Modernised: torpedo bulges, thicker deck armour, oil-fired boilers, tripod masts, and more elevation for her big guns.
7 December 1941 · Second World War
Capsized; 429 killed