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The 27 Battleships in service during WW-II were (listed in order of their hull number):
- USS Utah - Became a target ship in 1931 and was no longer a battleship at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack
- USS Wyoming - Became a training ship in 1931 and was used for gunnery training during WWII and not in a combat role
- USS Arkansas
- USS New York
- USS Texas
- USS Nevada
- USS Oklahoma
- USS Pennsylvania
- USS Arizona
- USS New Mexico
- USS Mississippi
- USS Idaho
- USS Tennessee
- USS California
- USS Colorado
- USS Maryland
- USS West Virginia
- USS North Carolina
- USS Washington
- USS South Dakota
- USS Indiana
- USS Massachusetts
- USS Alabama
- USS Iowa
- USS New Jersey
- USS Missouri
- USS Wisconsin
The USS Utah and USS Wyoming were no longer considered battleships at the time WWII started for the US. Neither saw combat during WWII.
The USS Utah and the USS Arizona were both sunk at Pearl Harbor. The USS Oklahoma, Nevada, California, and West Virginia were also sunk, but were refloated and repaired, excepting the Oklahoma, which sank during tow back to the US mainland. All the other battleships listed above participated in actual combat (either surface or anti-air). The US lost no further battleships from any cause during WW2.
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∙ 15y agoDuring WW2 ONLY (after WW2 the Navy re-structured their naming systems for warships): 1. Fleet Carriers (CVC) were named after Revolutionary War battles and ships; example: USS Yorktown (Battle of Yorktown), USS Enterprise (Revolutionary War American Warship Enterprise-we were NOT a United States back then, so they couldn't be called "USS"). 2. Light Carriers (CVL) were named after the same as above. Example: USS Princeton (named after the American Warship "Princeton"). 3. Escort Carriers (CVE) named after bays/inland seas. Example: USS Bismarck Sea. 4. Battleships were named after US states: USS Arizona, USS Nevada, Utah, California, West Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Washington, South Dakota, North Carolina, Alabama, New York, Oklahoma, Iowa, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Missouri. 5. Cruisers were named after US cites: USS Houston, USS Vincennes, USS Chicago, USS Astoria, USS Atlanta. 6. Destroyers were named after US Sailors: USS Fletcher, USS Hoel, USS Spence. 7. Submarines were named after Fish: USS Ling, USS Shark, USS Tang, USS Gato.
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∙ 15y agoThey are no longer active, but they still exist: USS Iowa (Class Leader), USS New Jersey (the only Vietnam War veteran), USS Missouri (WW2 Surrender signed upon her decks), USS Wisconsin. USS North Carolina (the only US battleship nearly sunk in battle, when torpedoed by an I-Boat), USS Alabama, USS Massachuetts, and the USS Texas (the only known DREADNAUGHT still in existence).
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∙ 11y ago25 American Battleships were used. 2 of these were sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack & not returned to service.
Here is the list:
BB33ArkansasBB34New YorkBB35TexasBB36NevadaBB37Oklahomasunk at Pearl HarborBB38PennsylvaniaBB39Arizonasunk at Pearl HarborBB40New MexicoBB41MississippiBB42IdahoBB43TennesseeBB44CaliforniaBB45ColoradoBB46MarylandBB48West VirginiaBB55North CarolinaBB56WashingtonBB57South DakotaBB58IndianaBB59MassachusettsBB60AlabamaBB61IowaBB62New JerseyBB63MissouriBB64Wisconsin
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∙ 14y agoUnited States battleships during WWII were named for States.
Some notable battleship names;
USS Arizona destroyed at Pearl Harbor
USS Oklahoma capsized at Pearl Harbor. (Arizona and Oklahoma were the only two battleships that were not repaired and returned to service after Pearl Harbor.)
USS Nevada ran aground to prevent it from sinking at Pearl Harbor
USS Massachusetts
USS Alabama
USS Iowa
USS New Jersey
USS Missouri - Gen. McArthur accepted the surrender of the Japanese armed forces aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay
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∙ 15y agoThe 50 states.
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What war was going on when the most battleships were named after states?
US battleships were named after states in the 1880's when the USN's first ALL STEEL battleships were built. Example: the battleship USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor in 1898.
Do all states have battleships named after them?
No. The US Navy did not have that many battleships.
Did us marines serve in europe during world war 2?
No, not as ground forces, although they did serve in France during World War 1. US Navy battleships and cruisers in the European Theater during World War 2 would have typically carried a small number of US Marines.
Why did they name the USS Oklahoma Oklahoma?
All Battleships in the US Navy were given the names of States. Cruisers were named after Cities.
What were differing perspectives responses to the event?
Some perspectives: Why did they attack? Who were they? What's going to happen now? Are we at war? How did this happen? How did heavily armored US battleships sink so easily (US Battleships had NEVER been sunk in battle before)? Is this a war with Japan? Or a war against Germany? Or a war against both? Was this a great enemy victory? Or a great enemy error?
How did the World War 2 battleships get named?
US battleships, with the one exception of the USS Kearsarge, were named after US states. US cruisers were named after US cities; US destroyers were named after US Sailors or Marines; US submarines were named after fish. US fleet & light carriers were named after Revolutionary War battles or ships. US escort carriers, also known as jeep carriers were named after US bays.
What war was going on when the most battleships were named after states?
US battleships were named after states in the 1880's when the USN's first ALL STEEL battleships were built. Example: the battleship USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor in 1898.
Do all states have battleships named after them?
No. The US Navy did not have that many battleships.
What ships were used by US in world war 2?
Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, and Subs
What type of wood was used on the decks of World War 2 US battleships?
teak wood
Were any US battleships sunk in the Vietnam war other than in Gulf of Tonkin?
No US battleships were sunk during the Viet Nam war.
Which Marine had the first battleship named after him?
No US battleships were named after a US Marine. 1. US battleships were named after states, with the only exception being the USS Kearsarge which was named after the Union warship USS Kearsarge of the Civil War, which in turn was named after a location. It took an act of congress to name the US battleship the Kearsarge instead of a state. USS Kearsarge (BB-5), a pre-dreadnaught, was launched in 1898 and scrapped in 1920. Battleships launched from 1906 afterwards were classified as Dreadnaughts (HMS Dreadnaught was launched in 1906). During WWII ONLY (after WWII, the USN started whole new categories for their warships, subs, etc.). 2. US Cruisers were named after US cities. 3. US Subs were named after fish. 4. Fleet carriers/Light carriers were named after Revolutionary War ships & battles. 5. Escort Carriers (aka jeep carriers) were named after bays. 6. Destroyers were named after US sailors and US marines.
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.
Does the US still have the largest battleships in the world?
yes
What were the US World War 2 Battleships made out of?
Answer Steel, steel and more steel. However the main decks were wood-covered.
Did us marines serve in europe during world war 2?
No, not as ground forces, although they did serve in France during World War 1. US Navy battleships and cruisers in the European Theater during World War 2 would have typically carried a small number of US Marines.
What are some names of US battleships?
48 states of the United States are the names of US Navy battleships. The battleships Alaska and Hawaii do not exist nor never existed because they were NOT states until 1959; battleships were no longer built after 1945. Battlecruisers (called LARGE cruisers in the US Navy) Alaska & Guam were completed; Hawaii never was. With the exception of the USS Kearsarge, all US battlewagons were named after US states. From the USS Delaware to the USS New Jersey (the only United States battleship to fight in the Vietnam War).
