USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Battleship

United States | 1923

"USS West Virginia survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and finished out the war in active fashion - earning five Battle Stars along the way."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS West Virginia (BB-48).

8 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers feeding 4 x Turboelectric drive engines driving 4 x Shafts.
Propulsion

21.0 kts
24.2 mph
Surface Speed

7,995 nm
9,200 miles | 14,806 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS West Virginia (BB-48).

1,407
Personnel
Complement

624.0 ft
190.20 meters
O/A Length

97.3 ft
29.66 meters
Beam

30.5 ft
9.30 meters
Draught

33,050
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS West Virginia (BB-48).

ORIGINAL:
8 x 16" /45 caliber main guns
12 x 5" /51 caliber secondary guns
4 x 3" /23 caliber guns
2 x 21" torpedo tubes

RECONSTRUCTION:
8 x 16" /45 caliber main guns
16 x 5" /51 caliber secondary guns
40 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns
50 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns

Ships-in-Class (4)
Notable series variants as part of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) family line as relating to the Colorado-class group.

USS Colorado (BB-45); USS Maryland (BB-46); USS Washington (BB-47) (cancelled); USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

[ United States ]

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Image from the Public Domain.

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