U.S. Navy Battleship and Battlecruiser Lineages

(BB 1 to BB 71 / CC 1 to CC 6)

(Updated 6 March 2017)

Hull #

Name

Class

Shipyard

FY

LAID

LNCH

COMM

DECOM

STRICK

Notes

BB-1

Indiana

Indiana

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1891

7 May 1891

28 Feb 1893

20 Nov 1895

6 Nov 1919

Renamed on 29 March 1919 to Coast Battleship No. 1 to free name. Sunk as target in Chesapeake Bay on 1 November 1920

BB-2

Massachusetts

Indiana

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1891

25 Jun 1891

10 Jun 1893

10 Jun 1896

22 Nov 1920

Renamed on 29 March 1919 to Coast Battleship No. 2 to free name. Scuttled off Pensacola, FL in January 1921. Used as artillery target afterwards. Declared property of Florida in 1956. Now underwater wreck diving site.

BB-3

Oregon

Indiana

Union Iron Works San Francisco, CA

FY1891

19 Nov 1891

26 Oct 1893

15 Jul 1896

2 Nov 1942

Given to State of Oregon on 25 June 1925 as Relic. Reclassified IX-22 on 17 February 1941. Given up for scrap as part of War Bond Drive on 7 December 1942. Turned into munitions barge at Guam. Sold for Scrap on 15 March 1956.

BB-4

Iowa

Iowa (1893)

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1893

5 Aug 1893

28 Mar 1896

16 Jun 1897

27 Mar 1923

Renamed on 30 April 1919 to Coast Battleship No. 4 to free name. Sunk as target on 23 March 1923 in Panama Bay.

BB-5

Kearsarge

Kearsarge

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1896

30 Jun 1896

24 Mar 1898

20 Feb 1900

10 May 1920

22 Jun 1955

Reclassified as AB-1 on 5 August 1920. Renamed Crane Ship No. 1 on 6 November 1941 allowing name to be reused for carrier. Sold for scrap 9 Aug 1955

BB-6

Kentucky

Kearsarge

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1896

30 Jun 1896

24 Mar 1898

15 May 1900

29 May 1920

27 May 1922

Sold for Scrap on 24 March 1923.

BB-7

Illinois

Illinois

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1897

10 Feb 1897

4 Oct 1898

16 Sep 1901

26 Mar 1956

Given to State of NY for use by Naval Milita on 23 Oct 21. Renamed Prairie State on 23 January 1941 to allow name to be used for new battleship. Used by NY Naval Milita until 31 Dec 1956. Sold for Scrap on 18 May 1956

BB-8

Alabama

Illinois

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1897

1 Dec 1896

18 May 1898

16 Oct 1900

7 May 1920

15 Sep 1921

Sunk as target on 27 September 1921 in Chesapeake Bay by Billy Mitchell.

BB-9

Wisconsin

Illinois

Union Iron Works San Francisco, CA

FY1897

9 Feb 1897

26 Nov 1898

4 Feb 1901

15 May 1920

No

Placed on Sale List on 1 July 1921 and sold for Scrap on 26 January 1922.

BB-10

Maine

Maine

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1899

15 Feb 1899

27 Jul 1901

29 Dec 1902

15 May 1920

No

Placed on Sale List on 1 July 1921 and sold for Scrap on 23 January 1922.

BB-11

Missouri

Maine

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1899

7 Feb 1900

28 Dec 1901

1 Dec 1903

8 Sep 1919

No

Placed on Sale List on 1 July 1921 and sold for Scrap on 26 January 1922.

BB-12

Ohio

Maine

Union Iron Works San Francisco, CA

FY1899

22 Apr 1899

18 May 1901

4 Oct 1904

31 May 1922

14 Aug 1922

Sold for Scrap on 24 March 1923

BB-13

Virginia

Virginia

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1900

21 May 1902

5 Apr 1904

7 May 1906

13 Aug 1920

12 Jul 1922

Sunk as target off Cape Hatteras, NC on 5 September 1923 by Billy Mitchell.

BB-14

Nebraska

Virginia

Moran Brothers Shipyard

FY1900

4 Jul 1902

7 Oct 1904

1 Jul 1907

2 Jul 1920

12 Jul 1922

Sold for Scrap on 30 November 1923

BB-15

Georgia

Virginia

Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME

FY1900

31 Aug 1901

11 Oct 1904

24 Sep 1906

15 Jul 1920

12 Jul 1922

Sold for Scrap on 1 November 1923

BB-16

New Jersey

Virginia

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1901

2 Apr 1902

10 Nov 1904

12 May 1906

6 Aug 1920

12 Jul 1922

Sunk as target off Cape Hatteras, NC on 5 September 1923 by Billy Mitchell.

BB-17

Rhode Island

Virginia

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1901

1 May 1902

17 May 1904

19 Feb 1906

30 Jun 1920

12 Jul 1922

Sold for Scrap on 1 November 1923

BB-18

Connecticut

Connecticut

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1903

10 Mar 1903

29 Sep 1904

29 Sep 1906

1 Mar 1923

10 Nov 1923

Sold for Scrap on 1 November 1923

BB-19

Louisiana

Connecticut

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1903

7 Feb 1903

27 Aug 1904

2 Jun 1906

20 Oct 1920

10 Nov 1923

Sold for Scrap on 1 November 1923

BB-20

Vermont

Connecticut

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1904

21 May 1904

31 Aug 1905

4 Mar 1907

30 Jun 1920

10 Nov 1923

Sold for Scrap on 30 November 1923

BB-21

Kansas

Connecticut

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1904

10 Feb 1904

12 Aug 1905

18 Apr 1907

16 Dec 1921

10 Nov 1923

Scrapped in 1924

BB-22

Minnesota

Connecticut

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1904

27 Oct 1903

8 Apr 1905

9 Mar 1907

1 Dec 1921

10 Nov 1923

Sold for Scrap on 23 January 1924.

BB-23

Mississippi

Mississippi

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1904

12 May 1904

30 Sep 1905

1 Feb 1908

21 Jul 1914

21 Jul 1914

Given to Greece on 21 July 1914 as Kilkis. Retired 1931. Hulk sunk by German Stukas on 23 April 1941. Wreck refloated and sold for scrap in 1950s.

BB-24

Idaho

Mississippi

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1904

12 May 1904

9 Dec 1905

1 Apr 1908

30 Jul 1914

30 Jul 1914

Given to Greece on 30 July 1914 as Lemnos. Retired in 1932. Hulk sunk by German Stukas on 23 April 1941. Wreck refloated and sold for scrap in 1950s.

BB-25

New Hampshire

Connecticut

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1905

1 May 1905

30 Jun 1906

19 Mar 1908

21 May 1921

10 Nov 1923

Sold for Scrap on 1 November 1923

BB-26

South Carolina

South Carolina

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1906

18 Dec 1906

11 Jul 1908

1 Mar 1910

15 Dec 1921

10 Nov 1923

Scrapped in 1924

BB-27

Michigan

South Carolina

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1906

17 Dec 1906

26 May 1908

4 Jan 1910

11 Feb 1922

10 Nov 1923

Scrapped in 1924

BB-28

Delaware

Delaware

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1907

11 Nov 1907

6 Feb 09

4 Apr 10

10 Nov 23

10 Nov 23

Sold for Scrap on 5 February 1924

BB-29

North Dakota

Delaware

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1908

16 Dec 1907

10 Nov 08

11 Apr 10

22 Nov 23

7 Jan 31

Reclassified as an Unclassified Ship on 29 May 1924, used as target ship until 1930. Sold for Scrap on 16 March 1931

BB-30

Florida

Florida

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1909

9 Mar 1909

12 May 10

15 Sep 11

16 Feb 31

6 Apr 31

Scrapped in 1931

BB-31

Utah

Florida

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1909

15 Mar 1909

23 Dec 09

31 Aug 11

5 Sep 44

13 Nov 44

Redesignated AG-16 on 1 July 1931. Used as radio-control target, etc. Capsized at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. 58 killed. Partially righted to clear adjacent berth then wreck abandoned.

BB-32

Wyoming

Wyoming

Cramp, Philadelphia

FY1910

9 Feb 1910

25 May 11

25 Sep 12

1 Aug 47

16 Sep 47

Sold for Scrap on 30 October 1947

BB-33

Arkansas

Wyoming

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1910

25 Jan 1910

14 Jan 11

17 Sep 12

29 Jul 46

15 Aug 46

Sunk as Target at Bikini Atoll on 25 July 1946.

BB-34

New York

New York

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1911

11 Sep 1911

30 Oct 12

15 Apr 14

29 Aug 46

13 Jul 48

Sunk as target on 8 July 1948 off Hawaii

BB-35

Texas

New York

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1911

17 Apr 1911

18 May 12

12 Mar 14

21 Apr 48

30 Apr 48

Memorial near Houston, TX since 21 April 1948

BB-36

Nevada

Nevada

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1912

4 Nov 1912

11 Jul 1914

11 Mar 1916

29 Aug 1946

12 Aug 1948

Sunk as target on 31 July 1948 off Hawaii.

BB-37

Oklahoma

Nevada

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1912

26 Oct 1912

23 Mar 1914

2 May 1916

1 Sep 1944

1 Sep 1944

Capsized under attack on 7 December 1941 with loss of 429 lives. Uprighted in 1943. Sold for scrap on 5 Dec 1946. Sank under tow while being towed for scrapping on 17 May 1947.

BB-38

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1913

27 Oct 1913

16 Mar 1915

12 Jun 1916

29 Aug 1946

19 Feb 1948

Used as target ship in Bikini Atoll tests in July 1946. Sunk off off Kwajalein on 10 February 1948.

BB-39

Arizona

Pennsylvania

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1914

16 Mar 1914

19 Jun 1915

17 Oct 1916

SUNK

1 Dec 1942

Sunk by Japanese Aircraft on 7 December 1941 with loss of 1,177 lives. Wreck has been memorial since 1962.

BB-40

New Mexico
(ex California)

New Mexico

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1915

14 Oct 1915

23 Apr 1917

20 May 1918

25 Feb 1947

25 Feb 1947

Renamed on 22 March 1916.
Sold for Scrap on 9 November 1947

BB-41

Mississippi

New Mexico

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1915

5 Apr 1915

25 Jan 1917

18 Dec 1917

17 Sep 1956

30 Jul 1956

Redesignated AG-128 on 15 Feb 1946 and used to test guided missiles. Sold for Scrap on 28 November 1956

BB-42

Idaho

New Mexico

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1915

20 Jan 1915

30 Jun 1917

24 Mar 1919

3 Jul 1946

16 Sep 1947

Sold for Scrap on 24 November 1947

BB-43

Tennessee

Tennessee

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1916

14 May 1917

30 Apr 1919

3 Jun 1920

14 Feb 1947

1 Mar 1959

Sold for Scrap on 16 July 1959

BB-44

California

Tennessee

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

FY1916

25 Oct 1916

20 Nov 1919

10 Aug 1921

14 Feb 1947

1 Mar 1959

Sold for Scrap on 1 July 1959

BB-45

Colorado

Colorado

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1917

29 May 1919

22 Mar 1921

30 Aug 1923

7 Jan 1947

1 Mar 1959

Sold for Scrap on 6 July 1959

BB-46

Maryland

Colorado

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1917

24 Apr 1917

20 Mar 1920

21 Jul 1921

3 Apr 1947

1 Mar 1959

Sold for Scrap on 15 July 1959

BB-47

Washington

Colorado

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1917

30 Jun 1919

1 Sep 1921

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when 75.9% complete. Sunk as target off the Virginia Capes on 25-26 November 1924.

BB-48

West Virginia

Colorado

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1917

12 Apr 1920

19 Nov 1921

1 Dec 1923

9 Jan 1947

1 Mar 1959

Sold for Scrap on 24 August 1959.

BB-49

South Dakota

South Dakota (1918)

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1918

15 Mar 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when 38.5% complete. Sold for Scrap on 25 October 1923

BB-50

Indiana

South Dakota (1918)

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1918

1 Nov 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when 34.7% complete. Sold for Scrap on 25 October 1923

BB-51

Montana

South Dakota (1918)

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

FY1918

1 Sep 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when 27.6% complete. Sold for Scrap on 25 October 1923

BB-52

North Carolina

South Dakota (1918)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

FY1919

12 Jan 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when 36.7% complete. Sold for Scrap on 25 October 1923

BB-53

Iowa

South Dakota (1918)

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1919

17 May 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when 31.8% complete. Sold for Scrap on 8 November 1923

BB-54

Massachusetts

South Dakota (1918)

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1919

4 Apr 1921

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Construction halted on 8 Feb 1922 when about 11% complete. Sold for Scrap on 8 November 1923

BB-55

North Carolina

North Carolina

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1937

27 Oct 1937

13 Jun 1940

9 Apr 1941

27 Jun 1947

1 Jun 1960

Memorial at Wilmington, NC since 6 September 1961

BB-56

Washington

North Carolina

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1937

14 Jun 1938

1 Jun 1940

15 May 1941

27 Jun 1947

1 Jun 1960

Sold for Scrap on 6 June 1961

BB-57

South Dakota

South Dakota (1939)

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1939

5 Jul 1939

7 Jun 1941

20 Mar 1942

31 Jan 1947

1 Jun 1962

Sold for Scrap in November 1962

BB-58

Indiana

South Dakota (1939)

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1939

20 Nov 1939

21 Nov 1941

30 Apr 1942

11 Sep 1947

1 Jun 1962

Sold for Scrap on 23 October 1963

BB-59

Massachusetts

South Dakota (1939)

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1939

20 Jul 1939

23 Sep 1941

12 May 1942

27 Mar 1947

1 Jun 1962

Memorial at Fall River, MA since 8 June 1965

BB-60

Alabama

South Dakota (1939)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

FY1939

1 Feb 1940

16 Feb 1942

16 Aug 1942

9 Jan 1947

1 Jun 1962

Memorial at Mobile, AL since 11 June 1964.

BB-61

Iowa

Iowa (1940)

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1940

27 Jun 1940

27 Aug 1942

22 Feb 1943

17 Mar 2006

Suffered major explosion in #2 Turret on 19 April 1989, killing 47. Memorial in Los Angeles, CA since 7 July 2012.

BB-62

New Jersey

Iowa (1940)

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1940

16 Sep 1940

7 Dec 1942

23 May 1943

4 Jan 1999

Memorial in Camden NJ, since 15 October 2001. Fate of Memorial in doubt.

BB-63

Missouri

Iowa (1940)

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1941

6 Jan 1941

29 Jan 1944

11 Jun 1944

12 Jan 1995

Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI since 1998.

BB-64

Wisconsin

Iowa (1940)

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1941

25 Jan 1941

7 Dec 1943

16 Apr 1944

17 Mar 2006

Memorial in Norfolk, VA since 16 April 2001.

BB-65

Illinois

Iowa (1940)

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1941

15 Jan 1945

No

No

No

No

Originally ordered as Montana-Class BB. Reordered as repeat Iowa. Cancelled on 12 August 1945 when 22% Complete. Remained on ways until September 1958 when broken up to free it up.

BB-66

Kentucky

Iowa (1940)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

FY1941

6 Dec 1944

20 Jan 1950

No

No

9 Jun 1958

Originally ordered as Montana-Class BB. Reordered as repeat Iowa. Laid down twice. First keel was suspended in June 1942 and launched to clear ways for LST construction. Relaid on 6 Dec 1944. Construction suspended August 1946. Restarted on 17 August 1948. Construction canceled on 20 January 1950 when 73% complete. Bow used to repair BB-64 Wisconsin in 1956. Turbines used to power first two Sacramento AOEs. Hulk sold for Scrap in November 1958

BB-67

Montana

Montana

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1941

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Name assigned on 28 December 1940. Suspended before keel laying on 20 May 1942. Cancelled 21 July 1943.

BB-68

Ohio

Montana

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1941

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Suspended before keel laying on 20 May 1942. Cancelled 21 July 1943

BB-69

Maine

Montana

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1941

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Name assigned on 28 December 1940.Suspended before keel laying on 20 May 1942. Cancelled 21 July 1943

BB-70

New Hampshire

Montana

New York Naval Shipyard

FY1941

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Suspended before keel laying on 20 May 1942. Cancelled 21 July 1943

BB-71

Louisiana

Montana

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

FY1941

Never

Never

Never

Never

Never

Suspended before keel laying on 20 May 1942. Cancelled 21 July 1943

Hull #

Name

Class

Shipyard

FY

LAID

LNCH

COMM

DECOM

STRICK

Notes

CC-1

Lexington
(ex Constitution)

Lexington

Bethlehem Steel, Fore River, Quincy MA

FY1917

8 Jan 1921

See CV List

See CV List

See CV List

See CV List

Renamed on 10 December 1917. Reordered as CV-2 on 1 July 1922

CC-2

Constellation

Lexington

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1917

18 Aug 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Suspended on 8 February 1922 at 22.7% complete. Sold for Scrap on 8 November 1923.

CC-3

Saratoga

Lexington

New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ

FY1917

25 Sep 1920

See CV List

See CV List

See CV List

See CV List

Suspended on 8 February 1922 at 35.4% complete. Reordered as CV-3 on 1 July 1922

CC-4

Ranger
(ex Lexington)

Lexington

Newport News Shipbuilding

FY1917

23 Jun 1921

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Renamed on 10 December 1917. Suspended on 8 February 1922 at 4% Complete. Sold for Scrap on 8 November 1923.

CC-5

Constitution
(ex Ranger)

Lexington

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1918

25 Sep 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Renamed on 10 December 1917. Suspended on 8 February 1922 at 13.4% Complete. Sold for Scrap on 25 October 1923.

CC-6

United States

Lexington

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

FY1919

25 Sep 1920

No

No

No

10 Nov 1923

Suspended on 8 February 1922 at 12.1% Complete. Sold for Scrap on 25 October 1923.