USS Indiana (BB-1)
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Construction started | May 7, 1891 |
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Launched | February 28, 1893 |
Yard number | 270 |
Commissioned | 20 November 1895 |
Fate | 1 November 1920 |
19 March 1924 | |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons |
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ID | 2143937 |
About USS Indiana (BB-1)
USS Indiana (BB-1) was the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time. Authorized in 1890 and commissioned five years later, she was a small battleship, though with heavy armor and ordnance.