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Prior to 1920, US battleships were designated B-1, B-2 etc. in 1920 they were re-designated as BB-1, BB-2, etc. to maintain consistency with the numbering systems for the new variety of naval vessels entering service; such as the DE, or CV's. The first letter meant Battleship; the second letter was simply for uniformity. This also applied to the US destroyers...DD's.

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