USS Alabama

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USS Alabama was an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy. She was the second ship of her class, and the second to carry her name. Her keel was laid down in December 1896 at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard, and she was launched in May 1898. She was commissioned into the fleet in October 1900. The ship was armed with a main battery of four 13-inch (330 mm) guns and she had a top speed of 16 knots.

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BB-8; BB-8
length 374 foot, draft 23.5 foot, 14 6 inch/40 Mark 4 gun, 4 13 inch/35 Marks 1,2 gun, 
Illinois-class battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, United States Navy, William Cramp & Sons, United States, 


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    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
    World War I
    1896-12-02T00:00:00Z
    1896-12-02T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1900-10-16T00:00:00Z
    1900-10-16T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1898-05-18T00:00:00Z
    1898-05-18T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1896-06-10T00:00:00Z
    1896-06-10T00:00:00Z
    order
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    Frameless
    Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - 19-N-11926Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - 19-N-11926
    USS Alabama (BB-8) off Philadelphia 1919 photo by LaTourUSS Alabama (BB-8) off Philadelphia 1919 photo by LaTour
    USS Alabama (BB-08) with American flagUSS Alabama (BB-08) with American flag
    Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 924Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 924
    Hull of ex-USS Alabama during scrapping in 1928 on Union Shipbuilding marine railwayHull of ex-USS Alabama during scrapping in 1928 on Union Shipbuilding marine railway
    Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 52583Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 52583
    USS Alabama-1921USS Alabama-1921
    USS Alabama (Battleship No. 8) - NH 57496USS Alabama (Battleship No. 8) - NH 57496
    111-SC-43683 - NARA - 55246230111-SC-43683 - NARA - 55246230
    Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 52584Ex-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 52584
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      linkpageDreadnought Project page@Wikidata
      commonsimageEx-USS Alabama (BB-8) - 19-N-11926 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-8) off Philadelphia 1919 photo by LaTour Commons
      commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-08) with American flag Commons
      commonsimageEx-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 924 Commons
      commonsimageHull of ex-USS Alabama during scrapping in 1928 on Union Shipbuilding marine railway Commons
      commonsimageEx-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 52583 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Alabama-1921 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Alabama (Battleship No. 8) - NH 57496 Commons
      commonsimage111-SC-43683 - NARA - 55246230 Commons
      commonsimageEx-USS Alabama (BB-8) - NH 52584 Commons
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