Battleships (BB)

Index

As of 1 December 1944

Name No. Class Page
Alabama BB 60 BB 58 Class 71
Arkansas BB 33 BB 33 19
California BB 44 BB 44 51
Colorado BB 45 BB 45 Class 55
Idaho BB 42 BB 42 43
Illinois BB 65 BB 61 Class 79
Indiana BB 58 BB 58 Class 71
Iowa BB 61 BB 61 Class 79
Kentucky BB 66 BB 61 Class 79
Maryland BB 46 BB 45 Class 55
Massachusetts BB 59 BB 59 75
Mississippi BB 41 BB 41 39
Missouri BB 63 BB 61 Class 79
Nevada BB 36 BB 36 27
New Jersey BB 62 BB 61 Class 79
New Mexico BB 40 BB 40 35
New York BB 34 BB 34 Class 23
North Carolina BB 55 BB 55 Class 63
Pennsylvania BB 38 BB 38 31
South Dakota BB 57 BB 57 67
Tennessee BB 43 BB 43 47
Texas BB 35 BB 34 Class 23
Washington BB 56 BB 55 Class 63
West Virginia BB 48 BB 48 59
Wisconsin BB 64 BB 61 Class 79

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CONFIDENTIAL
 
Data Period 1942-1944
BB 33
Endurance and Radius Chart for War Steady Steaming

Mean Displacement: 31,900 Tons
Fuel in Thousand of Gallons
FTP 218
 
Ships in Class
BB 33

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Data Period 1942-1944
BB 33
Table I.--War Logistics Data for Steady Steaming

Based on Radius Oil
FTP 218
 
Ships in Class:
BB 33

Prop.
Speed
Fuel Rate Endurance Speed Radius Speed Radius Fuel Rate Work Column
Mean Normal Range Daily
Mean displacement 31,900 tons† Mean displacement 27,900 tons Mean displacement 31,900 tons†
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
R.P.M. Gal./hr. Gal./hr. Bbl./day Hours Days Knots Engine miles Knots Engine miles Gal./eng. mi.  
160 1,190 1,094-1,291 680±21 978±7 40.8 10.4±0.1 10,520±230   10.3±0.1 10,070±220 115.5  
170      
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330 5,054 4,648±5,482 2,888±89 230±4  9.6 20.7±0.3 4,890±160 §20.2±0.3  4,650±160 250.2  
*See table V. †Mean displacement during data period. §Estimated speed at designed shaft horsepower (36,000 s.h.p.).

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Table II.--War Logistics Data: Underway Averages

Average speed Fuel rate Endurance*
R.P.M.
226.3
Knots
14.6
Bbl./day
1,329±261
Days
20.8±1.2
*Based on radius oil; see table V.

Table III.--War Logistics Data: Not Underway

Fuel rate Endurance*
Gal./hr.
279
Bbl./day
159
Days
173.8
*Based on radius oil; see table V.

Table IV.--Propeller Specifications

[Note: All underway data are based on the propellers specified below. In case of a propeller change see discussion of table IV in Introduction.]
Number of propellers Number of blades Diameter Pitch
2 inboard   3 9'7" 8'25/16
2 outboard 3 9'7" 8'25/16

Table V.--Fuel Capacities

Capacity Gallons Barrels Tons
"Full load" fuel oil capacity§ 1,163,400 27,700 4,200
Diesel oil capacity (95%)             0           0         0
Total: radius oil* 1,163,400 27,700 4,200
Additional fuel oil required to fill all tanks to 95% (emergency)   339,325   8,079 1,225
Total: maximum capacity (95%)† 1,502,725 35,779 5,425
§Based on considerations of cruising radius and power of survival as affected by reserve buoyancy.

*In tables I, II, and III, endurance and radius are based on radius oil.

†In table IA endurance and radius are based on maximum capacity (95%).

Conversion factors:

Table IA.--War Logistics Data for Steady Steaming

Based on Maximum Capacity (95%)*

[Note: Fueling beyond the radius oil capacity increases radius at the expense of resistance to udnerwater damage. Thisx table is made available to the commander asx a supplement to table I Ifor use when increased radius and decreased resistance to underwater damage are factors in a decision.]

Speed Radius Endurance Fuel rate
Mean displacement 31,900 tons
Knots Engine miles Days Bbl./day
11 12,610 47.8 749
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

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