USN · BB
California
Photos and infoTennessee-class battleship. Torpedoes and a bomb sank her at her berth on 7 December 1941. She was raised, repaired, and survived the war.
| Class | Tennessee class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-44 |
| Builder | Mare Island |
| Launched | 1919-11-20 |
| Commissioned | 1921-08-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Sunk at her berth at Pearl Harbor. Raised, repaired, and not lost again. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Four triple 14-inch turrets. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Puget Sound Navy Yard. USS California (BB-44), January 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · sunk at her berth; later raised
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · in the battle line
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · in the close bombardment on 17 February
