Battleships: South Carolina or Michigan Class

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South Carolina Class Dreadnought Battleship USS Michigan pictured coaling ship at Hampton Roads on December 13th 1916.
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Gunners toil away on her 12inch /45 calibre guns...South Carolina Class Dreadnought Battleship USS Michigan c1916.
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Lead Ship Dreadnought Battleship USS South Carolina pictured in 1918...She was the first American Dreadnought; though she did not incorporate turbine propulsion like HMS Dreadnought, South Carolina's design included revolutionary aspects as well, primarily the superfiring arrangement of her 12 inch main battery. She was laid down at William Cramp & Sons Shipyards at Philadelphia in December 1906 and launched in July 1908 before being commissioned into the US Atlantic Fleet in March 1910.
South Carolina spent much of her career in the Atlantic and Caribbean patrolling the eastern coast of the United States. She made two trips to Europe in 1910 and 1911 and participated in a visit by a German Cruiser squadron in 1912. In 1913–14, she frequently patrolled the coast of Mexico to protect American interests during the Mexican Revolution, and in April 1914 she took part in the United States occupation of Veracruz. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, South Carolina trained sailors for the rapidly expanding wartime Navy, and in late 1918, she was assigned to convoy escort duty. An accident with her propellers in September kept her from active service for the remainder of the conflict. In 1919, she made four trips to bring American soldiers back from Europe. Midshipmen training cruises followed in 1920–21, but the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 cut her career short. She was broken up for scrap as part of the arms limitation treaty, starting in mid-1924.
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South Carolina Class Dreadnought Battleship USS Michigan pictured at Brooklyn Navy Yard on December 29th 1911.
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Lead Ship, Dreadnought Battleship USS South Carolina pictured conducting experimental coaling at sea in 1914 whilst underway with Collier USS Cyclops, two 800lb bags were transferred in one haulage successfully.
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South Carolina Class Dreadnought Battleship USS Michigan pictured during the New York Naval Review in October 1912.
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Here is a two toned MICHIGAN! Almost a German look. ;) DFO
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USN's first Dreadnought Battleship, USS South Carolina pictured as she receives a final lick of paint on July 1st 1909, prior to departing Philadelphia Navy Yard.
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South Carolina Class Dreadnought Battleship USS Michigan pictured at Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1919....She was the second member of her Class, the first Dreadnoughts built for the US Navy. She was laid down in December 1906, New York Shipbuilding Corporation Yards and launched in May 1908, and commissioned into the fleet on January 4th 1910. Michigan and South Carolina were armed with a main battery of eight 12-inch guns in superfiring twin gun turrets; they were the first Dreadnoughts to feature this arrangement.
Michigan spent her career in the Atlantic Fleet. She frequently cruised the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean Sea, and in April 1914 took part in the United States occupation of Veracruz during the Mexican Civil War. After the US entered World War I in April 1917, Michigan was employed as a convoy escort and Training Ship for the rapidly expanding wartime navy. In January 1918, her forward cage mast collapsed in heavy seas, killing six men. In 1919, she ferried soldiers back from Europe. The ship conducted training cruises in 1920 and 1921, but her career was cut short by the Washington Naval Treaty signed in February 1922, which mandated the disposal of Michigan and South Carolina. Michigan was decommissioned in February 1923 and broken up for scrap the following year.
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Lead Ship, Dreadnought Battleship USS South Carolina pictured in 1910.
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