USN · BB
Tennessee
Photos and infoTennessee-class battleship. She was inboard of West Virginia on Battleship Row. Bombs and burning oil damaged her. She was not sunk, and she survived the war. On 31 January 1944 she shelled Roi and Namur, and in February she bombarded Engebi, Eniwetok, and Parry.
| Class | Tennessee class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-43 |
| Builder | New York Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1919-04-30 |
| Commissioned | 1920-06-03 |
| Fate | Afloat. Damaged by bombs and fire at Pearl Harbor. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Four triple 14-inch turrets. |
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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.
U.S. Navy. USS Tennessee (BB43) 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · damaged by bombs and fire; not sunk
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · shelled Roi and Namur on 31 January, then Engebi, Eniwetok, and Parry
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · in the battle line
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · bombarded from 16 February
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · in the gunfire force; not sunk
