Antidote to d's America-loathing screed...USS Arizona, second ship of the Pennsylvania class and fourth "standard type" American battleship, commissioned in October 1916. Arizona carried 12 14" guns in 4 triple turrets, displaced 31000 tons, and could make 21 knots. Like most oil-fired American battleships, Arizona's...
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USS Oklahoma and her sister, USS Nevada, were the first of the "standard type" US battleships. The intention behind the standard type design was to create a squadron of battleships.
The first American battleship built on the West Coast was USS Oregon, commissioned in 1896. USS Virginia, USS Massachusetts, and USS New York were built in their nominal states. The.