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US Navy Battleships

Every battleship of the United States Navy, from the second-class battleships of the 1890s through the dreadnoughts and standard types to the fast battleships of World War II — including the ships cancelled under the 1922 Washington Treaty.

Complete Roster · Oldest to Newest

The Battleships

Second-Class Battleships
USS Texas 1895–1911USS Maine 1895–1898
Pre-Dreadnoughts · 1895–1908
USS Indiana BB-1 1895–1920USS Massachusetts BB-2 1896–1921USS Oregon BB-3 1896–1956USS Iowa BB-4 1897–1923USS Kearsarge BB-5 1900–1955USS Kentucky BB-6 1900–1923USS Illinois BB-7 1901–1956USS Alabama BB-8 1900–1921USS Wisconsin BB-9 1901–1922USS Maine BB-10 1902–1922USS Missouri BB-11 1903–1922USS Ohio BB-12 1904–1923USS Virginia BB-13 1906–1923USS Nebraska BB-14 1907–1923USS Georgia BB-15 1906–1923USS New Jersey BB-16 1906–1923USS Rhode Island BB-17 1906–1923USS Connecticut BB-18 1906–1923USS Louisiana BB-19 1906–1923USS Vermont BB-20 1907–1923USS Kansas BB-21 1907–1924USS Minnesota BB-22 1907–1924USS Mississippi BB-23 1908–1914USS Idaho BB-24 1908–1914USS New Hampshire BB-25 1908–1923
Dreadnoughts · 1910–1919
USS South Carolina BB-26 1910–1924USS Michigan BB-27 1910–1924USS Delaware BB-28 1910–1924USS North Dakota BB-29 1910–1931USS Florida BB-30 1911–1931USS Utah BB-31 1911–1941USS Wyoming BB-32 1912–1947USS Arkansas BB-33 1912–1946USS New York BB-34 1914–1948USS Texas BB-35 1914–1948USS Nevada BB-36 1916–1948USS Oklahoma BB-37 1916–1941USS Pennsylvania BB-38 1916–1948USS Arizona BB-39 1916–1941
Standard-Type Battleships · 1917–1923
USS New Mexico BB-40 1918–1947USS Mississippi BB-41 1917–1956USS Idaho BB-42 1919–1947USS Tennessee BB-43 1920–1959USS California BB-44 1921–1959USS Colorado BB-45 1923–1959USS Maryland BB-46 1921–1959USS West Virginia BB-48 1923–1959
Never Completed · Cancelled 1922
USS Washington BB-47 cancelled 1922USS South Dakota BB-49 cancelled 1922USS Indiana BB-50 cancelled 1922USS Montana BB-51 cancelled 1922USS North Carolina BB-52 cancelled 1922USS Iowa BB-53 cancelled 1922USS Massachusetts BB-54 cancelled 1922
Fast Battleships · World War II
USS North Carolina BB-55 1941–1961USS Washington BB-56 1941–1961USS South Dakota BB-57 1942–1962USS Indiana BB-58 1942–1963USS Massachusetts BB-59 1942–1965USS Alabama BB-60 1942–1964USS Iowa BB-61 1943–USS New Jersey BB-62 1943–1999USS Missouri BB-63 1944–1998USS Wisconsin BB-64 1944–