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Most recent update: October 27, 1920.

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Name Builder hull # LDT LOA FY Contract
Award		 Keel Laid Launched Delivered C to D K to L L to D K to D Notes
Monitors (BM)
BM-1 Puritan John Roach & Sons 160 6,060 296 1873 23 Jun 1974 6 Dec 1882 10 Dec 1896 scrapped 1822
BM-2 Amphitrite Harlan & Hollingsworth 253 3,990 262 1874 1874 7 Jun 1883 23 Apr 1895 sold 1920 as flotel, scrapped 1952
BM-3 Monadnock Continental Iron Works 3,990 262 1874 15 Jan 1875 19 Sep 1883 20 Feb 1896 scrapped 1923
BM-4 Terror Cramp Shipbuilding 195 3,990 262 1874 1874 24 Mar 1883 15 Apr 1896 sold 1921 but sank, raised and scrapped 1930
BM-5 Miantonomoh John Roach & Sons 157 3,990 262 1874 1874 5 Dec 1876 27 Oct 1891 scrapped 1922
BM-6 Monterey Union Iron Works 15 4,084 261 1888 20 Dec 1889 28 Apr 1891 13 Feb 1893 494 657 1151 scrapped 1922
BM-7 Arkansas Newport News Sbldg. 26 3,225 225 1899 14 Nov 1899 10 Nov 1900 28 Oct 1902 362 717 1079 Ozark 1909, scrapped 1922
BM-8 Nevada Bath Iron Works 31 3,225 225 1899 17 Apr 1899 24 Nov 1900 5 Mar 1903 587 831 1418 Tonopah 1909, scrapped 1922
BM-9 Florida Crescent Shipyard 68 3,225 225 1899 23 Jan 1899 30 Nov 1901 18 Jun 1903 1042 565 1607 Tallahassee 1909, scrapped 1922
BM-10 Wyoming Union Iron Works 62 3,225 225 1899 11 Apr 1899 8 Sep 1900 8 Dec 1902 516 821 1337 Cheyenne 1909, scrapped 1939
Battleships (BB)
BB- Texas Norfolk NSY 6,315 309 1886 3 Aug 1886 1 Jun 1889 28 Jan 1892 15 Aug 1895 3297 1072 1263 2335 sunk as target 1911
BB- Maine New York NSY 6,682 324 1886 3 Aug 1886 17 Oct 1888 18 Nov 1890 17 Sep 1895 3330 762 1763 2525 destroyed in Havana harbor 1898, wreck scuttled 1912
BB-1 Indiana Cramp Shipbuilding 270 10,288 351 1891 19 Nov 1890 7 May 1891 28 Feb 1893 19 Nov 1895 1826 663 994 1657 sunk as target off Tangier I. MD 1920, hulk scrapped
BB-2 Massachusetts Cramp Shipbuilding 271 10,288 351 1891 18 Nov 1890 25 Jun 1891 10 Jun 1893 29 May 1896 2019 716 1084 1800 sunk as target off Pensacola FL 1921, hulk visible at low tide
BB-3 Oregon Union Iron Works 18 10,288 351 1891 19 Nov 1890 19 Nov 1891 26 Oct 1893 26 Jun 1896 2046 707 974 1681 to Oregon as memorial 1925, IX-22 1943, scrapped 1956
BB-4 Iowa Cramp Shipbuilding 276 11,410 362 1893 11 Feb 1893 5 Aug 1893 28 Mar 1896 15 Jun 1897 1585 966 444 1410 sunk as target in the Gulf of Panama 1923
BB-5 Kearsarge Newport News Sbldg. 18 11,525 375 1896 2 Jan 1896 30 Jun 1896 24 Mar 1898 20 Feb 1900 1510 632 698 1330 later crane ship AB-1, scrapped 1955
BB-6 Kentucky Newport News Sbldg. 19 11,525 375 1896 2 Jan 1896 30 Jun 1896 24 Mar 1898 30 Dec 1899 1458 632 646 1278 scrapped 1923
BB-7 Illinois Newport News Sbldg. 21 11,565 375 1897 26 Sep 1896 10 Feb 1897 4 Oct 1898 16 Sep 1901 1816 601 1078 1679 later IX-15, scrapped 1956
BB-8 Alabama Cramp Shipbuilding 290 11,565 375 1897 24 Sep 1896 2 Dec 1896 18 May 1898 22 Oct 1900 1489 532 888 1420 sunk as target in Chesapeake Bay 1921, hulk scrapped
BB-9 Wisconsin Union Iron Works 49 11,565 375 1897 19 Sep 1896 9 Feb 1897 26 Nov 1898 17 Jan 1901 1581 655 783 1438 scrapped 1922
BB-10 Maine Cramp Shipbuilding 302 12,500 394 1899 1 Oct 1898 15 Feb 1899 27 Jul 1901 29 Dec 1902 1550 893 520 1413 scrapped 1922
BB-11 Missouri Newport News Sbldg. 25 12,500 394 1899 30 Dec 1898 7 Feb 1900 28 Dec 1901 1 Dec 1903 1797 690 703 1393 scrapped 1922
BB-12 Ohio Union Iron Works 61 12,500 394 1899 5 Oct 1898 22 Apr 1899 18 May 1901 10 Sep 1904 2167 757 1211 1968 scrapped 1923
BB-13 Virginia Newport News Sbldg. 40 14,950 441 1900 15 Feb 1901 21 May 1902 5 Apr 1904 5 May 1906 1905 685 760 1445 sunk as target off Diamond Shoals NC 1923
BB-14 Nebraska Moran Sbldg. 38 14,950 441 1900 7 Mar 1901 4 Jul 1902 7 Oct 1904 31 May 1907 2276 826 966 1792 scrapped 1923
BB-15 Georgia Bath Iron Works 39 15,000 441 1900 18 Feb 1901 31 Aug 1901 11 Oct 1904 21 Sep 1906 2041 1137 710 1847 scrapped 1923
BB-16 New Jersey Fore River Sbldg. 108 15,000 441 1901 15 Feb 1901 2 Apr 1902 4 Nov 1904 12 May 1906 1912 947 554 1501 sunk as target off Diamond Shoals NC 1923
BB-17 Rhode Island Fore River Sbldg. 109 15,000 441 1901 15 Feb 1901 1 May 1902 17 May 1904 12 Feb 1906 1823 747 636 1383 scrapped 1924
BB-18 Connecticut New York NSY 16,000 456 1903 15 Oct 1902 10 Mar 1903 29 Sep 1904 29 Sep 1906 1445 569 730 1299 scrapped 1923
BB-19 Louisiana Newport News Sbldg. 45 16,000 456 1903 15 Oct 1902 7 Feb 1903 27 Aug 1904 21 May 1906 1314 567 632 1199 scrapped 1924
BB-20 Vermont Fore River Sbldg. 120 16,000 456 1904 20 Jun 1903 4 May 1904 31 Aug 1905 11 Feb 1907 1332 484 529 1013 scrapped 1924
BB-21 Kansas New York ship 21 16,000 456 1904 16 Jun 1903 10 Feb 1904 12 Aug 1905 5 Apr 1907 1389 549 601 1150 scrapped 1924
BB-22 Minnesota Newport News Sbldg. 46 16,000 456 1904 20 Jun 1903 27 Oct 1903 8 Apr 1905 4 Mar 1907 1353 529 695 1224 scrapped 1924
BB-23 Mississippi Cramp Shipbuilding 327 13,000 382 1904 25 Jan 1904 12 May 1904 30 Sep 1905 22 Jan 1908 1458 506 844 1350 to Greece 1914 as Kilkis, sunk at Salamis 1941
BB-24 Idaho Cramp Shipbuilding 328 13,000 382 1904 25 Jan 1904 12 May 1904 9 Dec 1905 26 Mar 1908 1522 576 838 1414 to Greece 1914 as Lemnos, sunk at Salamis 1941
BB-25 New Hampshire New York ship 29 16,000 456 1905 27 Dec 1904 1 May 1905 30 Jun 1906 14 Mar 1908 1173 425 623 1048 scrapped 1924
BB-26 South Carolina Cramp Shipbuilding 346 16,000 456 1906 21 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 25 Jul 1908 5 Nov 1909 1203 585 468 1053 scrapped 1924
BB-27 Michigan New York ship 43 16,000 456 1906 20 Jul 1906 17 Dec 1906 26 May 1908 31 Aug 1909 1138 526 462 988 scrapped 1924
BB-28 Delaware Newport News Sbldg. 86 20,000 519 1907 6 Aug 1907 11 Nov 1907 6 Feb 1909 15 Feb 1910 924 453 374 827 scrapped 1924
BB-29 North Dakota Fore River Sbldg. 151 20,000 519 1908 6 Aug 1907 16 Dec 1907 10 Nov 1908 11 Apr 1910 979 330 517 847 scrapped 1931
BB-30 Florida New York NSY 21,825 521 1909 24 Nov 1908 9 Mar 1909 12 May 1910 15 Sep 1911 1025 429 491 920 scrapped 1931
BB-31 Utah New York ship 80 21,825 521 1909 24 Nov 1908 15 Mar 1909 23 Dec 1909 30 Aug 1911 1009 283 615 898 later AG-16 1932, sunk at Pearl Harbor 1941
BB-32 Wyoming Cramp Shipbuilding 365 26,000 562 1910 14 Oct 1909 9 Feb 1910 25 May 1911 23 Sep 1912 1075 470 487 957 later AG-17 1931, scrapped 1947
BB-33 Arkansas New York ship 97 26,000 562 1910 25 Sep 1909 25 Jan 1910 14 Jan 1911 14 Sep 1912 1085 354 609 963 sunk at Bikini 1946
BB-34 New York New York NSY 27,000 573 1911 1 May 1911 11 Sep 1911 30 Oct 1912 26 Apr 1914 1091 415 543 958 sunk at Bikini 1948
BB-35 Texas Newport News Sbldg. 147 27,000 573 1911 17 Dec 1910 17 Apr 1911 18 May 1912 12 Mar 1914 1181 397 663 1060 memorial at San Jacinto TX-1948
BB-36 Nevada Fore River Sbldg. 205 27,500 583 1912 22 Jan 1912 4 Nov 1912 11 Jul 1914 11 Mar 1916 1510 614 609 1223 sunk at Bikini 1948
BB-37 Oklahoma New York ship 130 27,500 583 1912 22 Jan 1912 26 Oct 1912 23 Mar 1914 2 May 1916 1562 513 771 1284 sunk at Pearl Harbor 1941, raised 1943, sank under tow 1947
BB-38 Pennsylvania Newport News Sbldg. 171 31,400 608 1913 28 Feb 1913 27 Oct 1913 6 Apr 1915 12 Jun 1916 1200 526 433 959 scuttled off Kwajalein 1948
BB-39 Arizona New York NSY 31,400 608 1914 24 Jun 1913 16 Mar 1914 19 Jun 1915 17 Oct 1916 1211 460 486 946 sunk at Pearl Harbor 1941
BB-40 New Mexico New York NSY 32,000 624 1915 20 Oct 1914 14 Oct 1915 23 Apr 1917 15 Aug 1918 1395 557 479 1036 scrapped 1947
BB-41 Mississippi Newport News Sbldg. 185 32,000 624 1915 23 Nov 1914 5 Apr 1915 25 Jan 1917 18 Dec 1917 1121 661 327 988 later AG-128, scrapped 1957
BB-42 Idaho New York ship 160 32,000 624 1915 9 Nov 1914 20 Jan 1915 30 Jun 1917 24 Mar 1919 1596 892 632 1524 scrapped 1947
BB-43 Tennessee New York NSY 32,300 624 1916 28 Dec 1915 14 May 1917 30 Apr 1919 16 Sep 1920 1724 716 505 1221 scrapped 1959
BB-44 California Mare Island NSY 32,300 624 1916 28 Dec 1915 25 Oct 1916 20 Nov 1919 10 Aug 1921 2052 1121 629 1750 scrapped 1959
BB-45 Colorado New York ship 200 32,600 624 1917 17 Jan 1917 29 May 1919 22 Mar 1921 30 Aug 1923 2416 663 891 1554 scrapped 1959
BB-46 Maryland Newport News Sbldg. 210 32,600 624 1917 5 Dec 1916 24 Apr 1917 20 Feb 1920 20 Jul 1921 1688 1032 516 1548 scrapped 1959
BB-47 Washington New York ship 201 32,600 624 1917 17 Jan 1917 30 Jun 1919 1 Sep 1921 794 never commissioned, sunk as target off Virginia Capes 1924
BB-48 West Virginia Newport News Sbldg. 211 32,600 624 1917 5 Dec 1916 12 Apr 1920 19 Nov 1921 1 Dec 1923 2552 586 742 1328 scrapped 1959
BB-49 South Dakota New York NSY 43,200 684 1918 2 Jul 1918 15 Mar 1920 cancelled 1922
BB-50 Indiana New York NSY 43,200 684 1918 2 Jul 1918 1 Nov 1920 cancelled 1922
BB-51 Montana Mare Island NSY 43,200 684 1918 2 Jul 1918 1 Sep 1920 cancelled 1922
BB-52 North Carolina Norfolk NSY 43,200 684 1919 2 Jul 1918 12 Jan 1920 cancelled 1922
BB-53 Iowa Newport News Sbldg. 258 43,200 684 1919 27 Oct 1919 17 May 1920 cancelled 1923
BB-54 Massachusetts Bethlehem Steel 1400 43,200 684 1919 15 Nov 1919 4 Apr 1921 cancelled 1923
BB-55 North Carolina New York NSY 46,770 729 1937 24 Jun 1937 27 Oct 1937 13 Jun 1940 31 Jul 1941 1498 960 413 1373 to Wilmington NC as memorial 1961
BB-56 Washington Philadelphia NSY 45,370 729 1937 24 Jun 1937 14 Jun 1938 1 Jun 1940 31 Jul 1941 1498 718 425 1143 scrapped 1961
BB-57 South Dakota New York ship 421 46,200 680 1939 15 Dec 1938 5 Jul 1939 7 Jun 1941 20 Mar 1942 1191 703 286 989 scrapped 1962
BB-58 Indiana Newport News Sbldg. 378 44,374 680 1939 15 Dec 1938 20 Nov 1939 21 Nov 1941 30 Apr 1942 1232 732 160 892 scrapped 1964
BB-59 Massachusetts Bethlehem Steel 1478 45,216 680 1939 15 Dec 1938 20 Jul 1939 23 Sep 1941 12 May 1942 1244 796 231 1027 to Fall River MA as memorial 1962
BB-60 Alabama Norfolk NSY 44,374 680 1939 1 Apr 1939 2 Jan 1940 16 Feb 1942 10 Nov 1942 1319 776 267 1043 to Mobile AL as memorial 1964
BB-61 Iowa New York NSY 57,271 887 1940 1 Jul 1939 27 Jun 1940 27 Aug 1942 28 Mar 1943 1366 791 213 1004 to San Pedro CA as memorial 1912
BB-62 New Jersey Philadelphia NSY 57,271 887 1940 1 Jul 1939 16 Sep 1940 7 Dec 1942 30 Jun 1943 1460 812 205 1017 to Camden NJ as memorial 1999
BB-63 Missouri New York NSY 57,271 887 1941 12 Jun 1940 6 Jan 1941 29 Jan 1944 24 Jul 1944 1503 1118 177 1295 to Pearl Harbor HI as memorial 1998
BB-64 Wisconsin Philadelphia NSY 57,271 887 1941 12 Jun 1940 25 Jan 1941 7 Dec 1943 26 Jun 1944 1475 1046 202 1248 to Norfolk VA as memorial 1909
BB-65 Illinois Philadelphia NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 6 Dec 1942 cancelled 1945, scrapped 1958
BB-66 Kentucky Norfolk NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 6 Dec 1942 cancelled 1945, scrapped 1958
BB-67 Montana Philadelphia NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 cancelled 1943
BB-68 Ohio Philadelphia NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 cancelled 1943
BB-69 Maine New York NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 cancelled 1943
BB-70 New Hampshire New York NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 cancelled 1943
BB-71 Louisiana Norfolk NSY 57,271 887 1941 9 Sep 1940 cancelled 1943

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