Naval Firepower Of The Ages
Battleships and Aircraft Carriers

American Battleships

BB 62
USS New Jersey, BB-62

Battleships of the 20th century

U.S. Navy battleship construction began with the keel laying of the Maine in 1888 and ended with the suspension of the incomplete Kentucky (BB-66) in 1947. During this almost six-decade-long era, 59 battleships of 23 different basic designs (or "classes") were completed for the Navy. Another twenty battleships and battle cruisers (three more "classes") were begun or planned, but not completed.

The last battleship on active duty was USS Missouri (BB 63) decommissioned Mar. 31, 1992. There no Battleships currently on active duty in the US Navy

Hull Number	Name	Battleship Class
BB000	USS Texas	N/A
BB00/ACR-1	USS Maine	N/A
BB01	USS Indiana	Indiana Class
BB02	USS Massachusetts	Indiana Class
BB03	USS Oregon	Indiana Class
BB04	USS Iowa	Iowa Class
BB05	USS Kearsarge	Kearsarge Class
BB06	USS Kentucky	Kearsarge Class
BB07	USS Illinois	Illinois Class
BB08	USS Alabama	Illinois Class
BB09	USS Wisconsin	Illinois Class
BB10	USS Maine	Maine Class
BB11	USS Missouri	Maine Class
BB12	USS Ohio	Maine Class
BB13	USS Virginia	Virginia Class
BB14	USS Nebraska	Virginia Class
BB15	USS Georgia	Virginia Class
BB16	USS New Jersey	Virginia Class
BB17	USS Rhode Island	Virginia Class
BB18	USS Connecticut	Connecticut Class
BB19	USS Louisiana	Connecticut Class
BB20	USS Vermont	Connecticut Class
BB21	USS Kansas	Connecticut Class
BB22	USS Minnesota	Connecticut Class
BB23	USS Mississippi	Mississippi Class
BB24	USS Idaho	Mississippi Class
BB25	USS New Hampshire	Connecticut Class
BB26	USS South Carolina	South Carolina Class
BB27	USS Michigan	South Carolina Class
BB28	USS Delaware	Delaware Class
BB29	USS North Dakota	Delaware Class
BB30	USS Florida	Delaware Class
BB31	USS Utah	Florida Class
BB32	USS Wyoming	Wyoming Class
BB33	USS Arkansas	Wyoming Class
BB34	USS New York	New York Class
BB35	USS Texas	New York Class
BB36	USS Nevada	Nevada Class
BB37	USS Oklahoma	Nevada Class
BB38	USS Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Class
BB39	USS Arizona	Pennsylvania Class
BB40	USS New Mexico	New Mexico Class
BB41	USS Mississippi	New Mexico Class
BB42	USS Idaho	New Mexico Class
BB43	USS Tennessee	Tennessee Class
BB44	USS California	Tennessee Class
BB45	USS Colorado	Colorado Class
BB46	USS Maryland	Colorado Class
BB47	USS Washington	Colorado Class
BB48	USS West Virginia	Colorado Class
BB49	USS South Dakota	South Dakota Class
BB50	USS Indiana	South Dakota Class
BB51	USS Montana	South Dakota Class
BB52	USS North Carolina	South Dakota Class
BB53	USS Iowa	South Dakota Class
BB54	USS Massachusetts	South Dakota Class
BB55	USS North Carolina	North Carolina Class
BB56	USS Washington	North Carolina Class
BB57	USS South Dakota	South Dakota Class
BB58	USS Indiana	South Dakota Class
BB59	USS Massachusetts	South Dakota Class
BB60	USS Alabama	South Dakota Class
BB61	USS Iowa	Iowa Class
BB62	USS New Jersey	Iowa Class
BB63	USS Missouri	Iowa Class
BB64	USS Wisconsin	Iowa Class
BB65	USS Illinois	Iowa Class
BB66	USS Kentucky	Iowa Class
BB67	USS Montana	Montana Class
BB68	USS Ohio	Montana Class
BB69	USS Maine	Montana Class
BB70	USS New Hampshire	Montana Class
BB71	USS Louisiana	Montana Class

Naval Firepower Of The Ages Battleships and Aircraft Carriers

American Battleships

Battleships of the 20th century

Hull Number

Name

Battleship Class

Naval Firepower Of The Ages
Battleships and Aircraft Carriers