USS Washington (BB-47), a Colorado-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. Her keel was laid down on 30 June 1919, at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation.

With the picture of the battle cruiser (upper picture) is shown that of the new projected battleship of the Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46), West Virginia (BB-48) and Washington (BB-47). They will be vessels of 32,600 tons, With twenty-one knots speed and …

USS Washington (BB-47), a Colorado-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. Her keel was laid down on 30 June 1919, at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation.

Washington, a 32,600-ton Colorado class battleship, was under construction at Camden, New Jersey, when the Washington naval limitations treaty was signed in February 1922. Launched in September...

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.

Dec 1, 2021 · The USS Washington (BB-47) was the second U.S. Navy warship to be named in honor of the 42nd state, and in a strange twist of fate she fell victim to the Washington Naval Treaty for the Limitation of Naval Armaments, and was among just a handful of American capital vessels to be canceled.

Feb 23, 2016 · Washington (Battleship No. 47) was laid down on 30 June 1919 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Corp.; reclassified BB-47 on 17 July 1920; launched on 1 September 1921; and sponsored...

USS Washington was a member of the Colorado Class of battleships, but work on her was abandoned after the Washington Naval Treaty was signed and she was instead used as a gunnery target. The Washington was laid down on 30 June 1919 and launched two years later, on 1 September 1921.

Washington (BB-47), construction cancelled 1922. Washington, a 32,600-ton Colorado class battleship, was under construction at Camden, New Jersey, when the Washington naval limitations treaty was signed in February 1922. Launched in September 1921, the battleship was nearly 76 percent completed when construction ceased on 8 February 1922.

The hull of the new battleship Washington (BB-47), described by The New York Times as “one of the most powerful sea-fighters afloat,” slid majestically into the Delaware River fronting 'he New York Shipbuilding Company’s yards. 1 Few, if any, of the distinguished group of guests gathered for the traditional launching ceremony could have ...