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    USS Washington (BB-47), a Colorado-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. Her keel was laid...
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  • 1916, reclassified as a heavy cruiser in 1920; and scrapped 1946 USS Washington (BB-47) was a Colorado-class battleship launched in 1921 and sunk as a...
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    USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched...
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    before being decommissioned in 1947. She was sold for scrap in 1959. USS Washington (BB-47) was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of...
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    USS Washington (BB-56) was the second and final member of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United...
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    USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing...
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    1914 to pay for a new super-dreadnought USS Idaho (BB-42). The dreadnoughts, BB-26 South Carolina through BB-35 Texas, commissioned between 1910 and 1914...
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    battleship HMS Monarch, and the incomplete United States Navy battleship USS Washington (BB-47) all were disposed of as targets. Following the Battle of the River...
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    Backing Compound Behind the Main Armor Belt on the Design for the USS Montana (BB-67) Class Battleships". Warship International. LVIII (1): 27–36. ISSN 0043-0374...
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    original name might be used for the new Colorado-class battleship USS Washington (BB-47)---but retained her classification as Armored Cruiser No. 11. She...
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