USS Colorado

USS Colorado, hull number BB-45, was a battleship of the United States Navy that was in service from 1923 to 1947. She was the lead ship of the Colorado class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 22 March 1921, and commissioned on 30 August 1923. She was armed with eight 16-inch (406 mm) guns and fourteen 5-inch (127 mm) deck guns; two 5-inch guns were removed in an overhaul.

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BB-45; BB-45
draft 12 metre, mass 33123 tonne, speed 21 knot, draft 9.2 metre, length 190.2 metre, length 190 metre, beam 29.7 metre, 
battleship, Colorado-class battleship, United States Navy, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
• Drachinifel page^@
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1923-08-30T00:00:00Z

1923-08-30T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1947-01-07T00:00:00Z

1947-01-07T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1921-03-22T00:00:00Z

1921-03-22T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1919-05-29T00:00:00Z

1919-05-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

Officers of COLORADO 8-31-1923 LCCN2014716500

USS Colorado (BB-45) - NH 55275

USS Colorado (BB-45) New York 1932

USS Colorado (BB-45) - NH 55272

Cover USS Colorado 1933

USS Colorado (BB-45)

U.S.Battleships Colorado

USS Maryland (BB-46) and USS Colorado (BB-45) docked at San Diego, California (USA), in November 1945

USS Colorado (BB-45) overhead view 1932

USS Colorado (BB-45), 1944

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Officers of COLORADO 8-31-1923 LCCN2014716500		Commons
commons	image		USS Colorado (BB-45) - NH 55275		Commons
commons	image		USS Colorado (BB-45) New York 1932		Commons
commons	image		USS Colorado (BB-45) - NH 55272		Commons
commons	image		Cover USS Colorado 1933		Commons
commons	image		USS Colorado (BB-45)		Commons
commons	image		U.S.Battleships Colorado		Commons
commons	image		USS Maryland (BB-46) and USS Colorado (BB-45) docked at San Diego, California (USA), in November 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Colorado (BB-45) overhead view 1932		Commons
commons	image		USS Colorado (BB-45), 1944		Commons