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Chronological Armament Configurations |
Between 1913 through October 1944 there were 14
different configurations of guns (quantity or location changes). Four different types of 14inch guns were aboard but neither quantity nor location changed so they are not shown here. |
Period 1 of 14: by October 1913 thru June 1916 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck |
5inch | 21 | 2 | 19 |
Superstructure | Second Deck |
Period 2 of 14: July 1916 to October 1917 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Crane |
5inch | 21 | 2 | 19 | |
3inch | 2 | 2 |
Crane |
Period 3 of 14: October 1917 thru January 1918 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Crane |
5inch | 18 | 2 | 16 | |
3inch | 2 | 2 |
Removal of 9 ,10, 19 |
Period 4 of 14: January 1918 thru January 1919 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Crane |
5inch | 14 | 2 | 14 | |
3inch | 2 | 2 |
Removal of 1 and 2 |
Period 5 of 14: January 1919 thru August 1920 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Crane |
5inch | 12 | 2 | 10 | |
3inch | 2 | 2 |
Removal of 3,4,5,6 |
Period 6 of 14: August 1920 thru August 1921 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Crane |
5inch | 16 | 2 | 14 | |
3inch | 2 | 2 |
Installed 5,6,9,10 |
Period 7 of 14: August 1921 thru July 1925 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Crane | Turret 3 | Turret 4 |
5inch | 16 | 2 | 14 | |||
3inch | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3inch added to `1- Superstructure 3 - Turret 3......... 4 - Turret 4......... |
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Period 8 of 14: November 1926 thru March 1935 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Main Deck | ||
5inch | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
3inch | 8 | 8 |
Superstructure Relocated (6) 3inch guns to the superstructure from the crane, turret 3 and turret 4 |
Removed 5,6,7,8,9,10 to main deck Main Deck |
Period 9 of 14: May 1935 thru August 1941 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Main Deck | Fore Mast | Main Mast |
5inch | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
3inch | 8 | 8 | ||||
50cal | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Foremast - 50cal machine guns (0 to 4) | Mainmast - 50cal machine guns (0 to 4) |
Superstructure |
2nd Deck Main Deck |
Period 10 of 14: October 1941 thru March-May 1942 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Main Deck | Fore Mast | Main Mast | Sig Bridge | ||
5inch | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |||||
3inch | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
50cal | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
1.1inch | 16 | 8 | 8 |
5inch guns removed 1.1" machine gun mounts installed 3inch moved to vacated 5in gun location |
Superstructure |
Signal Bridge |
Mainmast |
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2nd Deck Main Deck - 3inch (from 0 to 2) |
Period 11 of 14: /March-May 1942 thru August 1942 |
. | Total | Superstructure | 2nd Deck | Main Deck | Main Mast | Sig Bridge | Flag Bridge |
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5inch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
3inch | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
20mm | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||
50cal | 0 | 0 | |||||||
1.1inch | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Flag Bridge |
Mainmast Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Superstructure |
Signal Bridge |
Main Deck |
Period 12 of 14: October 1942 thru May 1943 |
. | Total | Superstructure | Main Deck | Main Mast | Sig Bridge | Flag Bridge |
Crane | ||
5inch | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
3inch | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
20mm | 38 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
1.1inch | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
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Flag Bridge |
Mainmast |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Crane |
Superstructure |
Signal Bridge |
Main Deck |
Period 13 of 14: June 1943 thru September 1944 |
. | Total | Superstructure | Main Deck | Main Mast | Sig Bridge | Turret 2 | Turret 4 | Clip Rm | Flag Bridge | Crane |
5inch | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
3inch | 10 | 8 to 6 | 2 to 4 | |||||||
20mm | 42 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
1.1inch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
40mm | 40 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Signal Bridge | Superstructure | Main Deck |
Mainmast |
Turret 2 |
Turret 4 Clipping Room |
Period 14 of 14: October 1944 |
. | Total | Superstructure | Main Deck | Main Mast | Sig Bridge | Turret 2 |
Turret 4 |
Clip Rm |
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5inch | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
3inch | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
20mm | 44 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
40mm | 40 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Mainmast |
Two 20mm added |
Turret 1 |
Turret 4 Clipping Room |
Signal Bridge |
Superstructure |
Main Deck |
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group