USS Arkansas (BB-33) was a dreadnought battleship, the second member of the Wyoming class, built by the United States Navy. She was the third ship of the US Navy named in honor of the 25th state, and was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation.

2024年9月23日 · The battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) was the third ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the state’s name, the prior vessels being a wooden-hulled steamer during the American Civil War, and an 1890s single-turret monitor that was renamed Ozark in 1909 and used as an instruction ship.

Arkansas (BB-33) provided fire support for the initial landings on 15 August, and continued her bombardment through 17 August. After stops at Palermo and Oran, Arkansas set course for the United States.

USS Arkansas, a 26,000 ton Wyoming class battleship, was built at Camden, New Jersey. Commissioned in September 1912, she spent her first seven years of service with the Atlantic Fleet. In 1913,...

2019年7月3日 · USS Arkansas (BB-33) was a Wyoming-class battleship that saw service during World War I and was later modernized to fight in World War II.

Denomination: BB 33 – U.S.S. Arkansas Class: Wyoming-class battleship. Crew: 735 sailors. Armament (1944): 12x 305 mm guns, 16x 127 mm guns, 2x anti-aircraft 76 mm gun, 9x Bofors 40 mm guns, 26s Oerlikon 20 mm guns, 10x 12,7 mm Browning machine guns, 6x torpedo tubes of 533 mm. Displacement: 11,450 tons Speed: 32,7 knots Length: 183 m Beam ...

One of three American battleships in Operation Neptune, USS Arkansas was the oldest battleship in the U.S. Navy. She was laid down at Camden, New Jersey, on 25 January 1910, launched on 14 January 1911, and commissioned on 17 September 1912, with Captain Roy C. …

The third Arkansas (Battleship No. 33) was laid down on 25 January 1910 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 14 January 1911; sponsored by Miss Nancy Louise Macon; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 17 September 1912, Capt. Roy C. Smith in command.

The oldest, smallest, and least heavily armed U.S. Navy battleship to see combat during World War II was the USS Arkansas (BB-33), the second of two ships of the Wyoming (BB-32) class. The 27,243-ton, 562-foot Arkansas was commissioned on 17 September 1912.

2018年3月20日 · "USS Arkansas BB-33, a pre-World War 1 dreadnought warship design, survived both World Wars and was ultimately expended in atomic testing in 1946."