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Battleships

Naming: Battlehips were named for the States of the Union. Kearsarge, named by an act of Congress, was the only exception.

Numbering: With few exceptions, battleships were numbered in a single series originating in 1895; ships were designated "Battleship x" (abbreviated "B-x") in this system. On 17 July 1920 the existing designations were converted to a new designation system, taking the form "BB xx", with the numeric portion remaining the same as under the old system. War prizes were not renamed or given numbers when commissioned in US service.


DANFS Online: Battleships
Listed Numerically
TEXAS (Second Class Battleship)
MAINE (Second Class Battleship)
ZRINYI (War Prize)
RADETZKY (War Prize) NOT LISTED
OSTFRIESLAND (War Prize)
INDIANA (BB 1)
MASSACHUSETTS (BB 2)
OREGON (BB 3)
IOWA (BB 4)
KEARSARGE (BB 5)
KENTUCKY (BB 6)
ILLINOIS (BB 7)
ALABAMA (BB 8)
WISCONSIN (BB 9)
MAINE (BB 10)
MISSOURI (BB 11)
OHIO (BB 12)
VIRGINIA (BB 13)
NEBRASKA (BB 14)
GEORGIA (BB 15)
NEW JERSEY (BB 16)
RHODE ISLAND (BB 17)
CONNECTICUT (BB 18)
LOUISIANA (BB 19)
VERMONT (BB 20)
KANSAS (BB 21)
MINNESOTA (BB 22)
MISSISSIPPI (B-23)
IDAHO (B-24)
NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB 25)
SOUTH CAROLINA (BB 26)
MICHIGAN (BB 27)
DELAWARE (BB 28)
NORTH DAKOTA (BB 29)
FLORIDA (BB 30)
UTAH (BB 31)
WYOMING (BB 32)
ARKANSAS (BB 33)
NEW YORK (BB 34)
TEXAS (BB 35)
NEVADA (BB 36)
OKLAHOMA (BB 37)
PENNSYLVANIA (BB 38)
ARIZONA (BB 39)
NEW MEXICO (BB 40)
MISSISSIPPI (BB 41)
IDAHO (BB 42)
TENNESSEE (BB 43)
CALIFORNIA (BB 44)
COLORADO (BB 45)
MARYLAND (BB 46)
WASHINGTON (BB 47)
WEST VIRGINIA (BB 48)
SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 49)
INDIANA (BB 50)
MONTANA (BB 51)
NORTH CAROLINA (BB 52)
IOWA (BB 53)
MASSACHUSETTS (BB 54)
NORTH CAROLINA (BB 55)
WASHINGTON (BB 56)
SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 57)
INDIANA (BB 58)
MASSACHUSETTS (BB 59)
ALABAMA (BB 60)
IOWA (BB 61)
NEW JERSEY (BB 62)
MISSOURI (BB 63)
WISCONSIN (BB 64)
ILLINOIS (BB 65)
KENTUCKY (BB 66)
MONTANA (BB 67)
OHIO (BB 68)
MAINE (BB 69)
NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB 70)
LOUISIANA (BB 71)
Listed Alphabetically
ALABAMA (BB 8)
ALABAMA (BB 60)
ARIZONA (BB 39)
ARKANSAS (BB 33)
CALIFORNIA (BB 44)
COLORADO (BB 45)
CONNECTICUT (BB 18)
DELAWARE (BB 28)
FLORIDA (BB 30)
GEORGIA (BB 15)
IDAHO (B-24)
IDAHO (BB 42)
ILLINOIS (BB 7)
ILLINOIS (BB 65)
INDIANA (BB 1)
INDIANA (BB 50)
INDIANA (BB 58)
IOWA (BB 4)
IOWA (BB 53)
IOWA (BB 61)
KANSAS (BB 21)
KEARSARGE (BB 5)
KENTUCKY (BB 6)
KENTUCKY (BB 66)
LOUISIANA (BB 19)
LOUISIANA (BB 71)
MAINE (Second Class Battleship)
MAINE (BB 10)
MAINE (BB 69)
MARYLAND (BB 46)
MASSACHUSETTS (BB 2)
MASSACHUSETTS (BB 54)
MASSACHUSETTS (BB 59)
MICHIGAN (BB 27)
MINNESOTA (BB 22)
MISSISSIPPI (B-23)
MISSISSIPPI (BB 41)
MISSOURI (BB 11)
MISSOURI (BB 63)
MONTANA (BB 51)
MONTANA (BB 67)
NEBRASKA (BB 14)
NEVADA (BB 36)
NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB 25)
NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB 70)
NEW JERSEY (BB 16)
NEW JERSEY (BB 62)
NEW MEXICO (BB 40)
NEW YORK (BB 34)
NORTH CAROLINA (BB 52)
NORTH CAROLINA (BB 55)
NORTH DAKOTA (BB 29)
OHIO (BB 12)
OHIO (BB 68)
OKLAHOMA (BB 37)
OREGON (BB 3)
OSTFRIESLAND (War Prize)
PENNSYLVANIA (BB 38)
RADETZKY (War Prize) NOT LISTED
RHODE ISLAND (BB 17)
SOUTH CAROLINA (BB 26)
SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 49)
SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 57)
TENNESSEE (BB 43)
TEXAS (Second Class Battleship)
TEXAS (BB 35)
UTAH (BB 31)
VERMONT (BB 20)
VIRGINIA (BB 13)
WASHINGTON (BB 47)
WASHINGTON (BB 56)
WEST VIRGINIA (BB 48)
WISCONSIN (BB 9)
WISCONSIN (BB 64)
WYOMING (BB 32)
ZRINYI (War Prize)

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