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What does BB designator stand for in battleships?
BB is the designation given to battleships. It itself has no specific meaning other than that.
What is the designation for us navy battleships?
Battleships are indicated by a BB as their designation. Currently the US does not have any active duty battleships. Today's cruisers have as much capability, and are as large, as some of the earlier battleships.
What was the largest US Naval ship excluding Aircraft Carriers?
The Iowa-class battleships, four of which were built: USS Iowa (BB-61) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Missouri (BB-63) USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
Which of the US battleships did not sink in the attack on pearl harbor?
BB-36 Nevada was damaged & beeched, not sunk; BB-36 Pennsylvania was slightly damaged in dry dock & not sunk; BB-43 Tennessee was damaged & not sunk; BB-46 Maryland was damaged & not sunk.
What are the battleships in the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
In battleship row, U.S.S. Arizona (BB-39), U.S.S. Nevada (BB-36), U.S.S. Tennessee (BB-43), U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48), U.S.S. Mayerland (BB-46), and U.S.S. Oklahoma (BB-37).The ships not on battleship row were U.S.S. Pennslyvainia (BB-38), U.S.S. Utah (BB-31) and U.S.S. California (BB-44).
What does SS stand for in battleships?
BB stands for battleship; SS is for merchant ships, and USS stands for United States Ship.
In genes what does BB Bb and bb mean?
It means Bye Bye..
How long have battleships been around?
If you mean the metal armoured modern battleships, they have been around since about 1900
What are the names of all American battleships?
American Battleships are mostly named for states. * Alabama (BB-8) * Alabama (BB-60) * Arizona (BB-39) * Arkansas (BB-33) * California (BB-44) * Colorado (BB-45) * Connecticut (BB-18) * Delaware (BB-28) * Florida (BB-30) * Georgia (BB-15) * Idaho (BB-24) * Idaho (BB-42) * Illinois (BB-7) * Illinois (BB-65)(not built) * Indiana (BB-1) * Indiana (BB-50)(not built) * Indiana (BB-58) * Iowa (BB-4) * Iowa (BB-53)(not built) * Iowa (BB-61) * Kansas (BB-21) * Kearsarge (BB-5) (Named by an act of Congress) * Kentucky (BB-6) * Kentucky (BB-66)(not built) * Louisiana (BB-19) * Louisiana (BB-71)(not built) * Maine (sunk as target) * Maine (BB-10) * Maine (BB-69)(not built) * Maryland (BB-46) * Massachusetts (BB-2) * Massachusetts (BB-54)(not built) * Massachusetts (BB-59) * Michigan (BB-27) * Minnesota (BB-22) * Mississippi (BB-23) * Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128) * Missouri (BB-11) * Missouri (BB-63) * Montana (BB-51) * Montana (BB-67)(not built) * Nebraska (BB-14) * Nevada (BB-36) * New Hampshire (BB-25) * New Hampshire (BB-70)(not built) * New Jersey (BB-16) * New Jersey (BB-62) * New Mexico (BB-40) * New York (BB-34) * North Carolina (BB-52)(not built) * North Carolina (BB-55) * North Dakota (BB-29) * Ohio (BB-12) * Ohio (BB-68)(not built) * Oklahoma (BB-37) * Oregon (BB-3) * Pennsylvania (BB-38) * Rhode Island (BB-17) * South Carolina (BB-26) * South Dakota (BB-49)(not built) * South Dakota (BB-57) * Tennessee (BB-43) * USS Texas (sunk as target) * Texas (BB-35) * Utah (BB-31/AG-16) * Vermont (BB-20) * Virginia (BB-13) * Washington (BB-47) * Washington (BB-56) * West Virginia (BB-48) * Wisconsin (BB-9) * Wisconsin (BB-64) * Wyoming (BB-32/AG-17) The pre-dreadnoughts USS Zrinyi (formerly the Austrian SMS Zrinyi), USS Radetzky (formerly the Austrian SMS Radetzky), and USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols. No American battleship has ever been lost at sea, though some have been sunk in port and others sunk as targets. At the time of this writing, (October, 2008), no American BB is in active service.
Why are there numbers on the side of battleships?
Every vessel of the US Navy (as in almost all other navies) is given a ship number within its class, as well as a name. The last US battleships were the USS Wisconsin (BB 64) and the USS Iowa (BB 61), which were removed from the Naval Register on March 17, 2006, having been decommissioned in 1992 and 1990 respectively.
What does bb mean on perezhilton.com?
bb means baby.
What does bb in bb gun mean?
BB = Ball Bearing. It a form of Shot, used by shotguns.
