USS West Virginia
Survived
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Colorado |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 16″ guns |
Refits
| 1942–1944 | Raised or repaired after Pearl Harbor and rebuilt with wide torpedo bulges, a new low superstructure and dual-purpose 5-inch guns. |
Hit by as many as seven torpedoes at Pearl Harbor; quick counter-flooding let her settle upright on the bottom instead of capsizing. Her captain, Mervyn Bennion, was killed. Raised and rebuilt, she fired the first salvo at Surigao Strait.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × 16 in (406 mm)/45 caliber guns
- 16 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 caliber guns
- 8 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns
- 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)
- Barbettes: 13 in (330 mm)
- Turret face: 18 in (457 mm)
- Conning tower: 16 in (406 mm)
- Decks: 3.5 in (89 mm)
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 12 April 1920 |
| Launched | 19 November 1921 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1923 |
| Displacement | 32,693 long tons (33,218 t) (design) 33,590 long tons (34,130 t) (full load) |
| Length | 624 ft (190 m) |
| Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement | 64 officers 1,241 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
19 November 1921
7 December 1941
Sank upright; raised and rebuilt
Refit
1942–1944
Raised or repaired after Pearl Harbor and rebuilt with wide torpedo bulges, a new low superstructure and dual-purpose 5-inch guns.