Battleships: Delaware Class

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This pair of BBs had turbines in NORTH DAKOTA, but triple expansion in DELAWARE. At the time of their building turbines were far more costly in fuel burned per mile than the old triple expansion units. This way the USN could start gathering data on real world useage for decisions on later units. ;) DFO
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Delaware Class Dreadnought Battleship USS North Dakota pictured conducting speed trials off Fore River Shipyard,Massachusetts c1910.
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Delaware Class Battleship USS North Dakota pictured on sea trials off the Fore River Shipyards,Massachusetts in 1910.
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Lead Ship,Dreadnought Battleship USS Delaware pictured being dismantled at Boston Navy Yard on January 30th 1924 in compliance with the Washington Naval Treaty.
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Here is a stern view of DELAWARE being scrapped........... :o DFO
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Delaware Class Dreadnought Battleship USS North Dakota pictured as she hosts a visit by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō 東郷 平八郎, who led the Japanese Navy to the victories in the Battles of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima....New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn on August 15th 1911.
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Delaware Class Dreadnought Battleship USS North Dakota pictured in Dry Dock No 4 at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn on August 1st 1912.
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Lead Ship,Dreadnought Battleship USS Delaware pictured c1912..Built at Newport News Shipbuilding Yards and commissioned in 1910..Delaware was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch guns all on the centerline, making her the most powerful Battleship in the world at the time of her construction. She was also the first Battleship of the USN to be capable of steaming at full speed for 24 continuous hours without suffering a breakdown...Delaware served in the Atlantic Fleet throughout her career. During World War I, she sailed to Great Britain to reinforce the British Grand Fleet, in the 6th Battle Squadron. She saw no action during the war, however, as both the British and Germans had abandoned direct confrontation with each other. After the end of the war, she returned to her peacetime duties of fleet maneuvers, midshipmen cruises, and good-will visits to foreign ports. Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, Delaware was retained until the new Battleship USS Colorado was completed in 1924, at which point she was broken up for scrap in accordance with the treaty.
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Lead Ship, Dreadnought Battleship USS Delaware pictured in April 1918...She was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding in November 1907, launched in January 1909, and completed in April 1910. The sixth ship to be named for the First State, she was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch guns all on the centreline, making her the most powerful Battleship in the world at the time of her construction. She was also the first Battleship of the USN to be capable of steaming at full speed for 24 continuous hours without suffering a breakdown.
Delaware served in the Atlantic Fleet throughout her career. During World War I, she sailed to Great Britain to reinforce the British Grand Fleet, in the 6th Battle Squadron. She saw no action during the war, however, as both the British and Germans had abandoned direct confrontation with each other. After the end of the war, she returned to her peacetime duties of fleet maneuvers, midshipmen cruises, and good-will visits to foreign ports. Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, Delaware was retained until the new Battleship USS Colorado was completed in 1924, at which point she was broken up for scrap in accordance with the treaty.
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Delaware Class Dreadnought Battleship USS North Dakota pictured in 1919.
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