USS Delaware (BB-28)

Delaware in 1920
History
United States
Name:	Delaware
Namesake:	State of Delaware
Builder:	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down:	11 November 1907
Launched:	6 February 1909
Sponsored by:	A. P. Cahall
Commissioned:	4 April 1910
Decommissioned:	10 November 1923
Identification:	Hull symbol:BB-28
Fate:	Sold 5 February 1924, broken up
General characteristics
Class and type:	Delaware-class battleship
Displacement:	20,380 long tons (20,707 t) (standard) 22,400 long tons (22,759 t) (full load)
Length:	518 ft 9 in (158 m) (overall) 510 ft (155 m) (waterline)
Beam:	85 ft 3 in (26 m)
Draft:	27 ft 3 in (8 m) (mean) 28 ft 10 in (9 m) (max)
Installed power:	14 × coal-fired superheating Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers 25,000 shp (18,642 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × sets Vertical triple expansion 2 × screws
Speed:	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Range:	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Crew:	933 officers and men
Armament:	10 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns 14 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 cal guns 4 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1.46 in) guns 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged)
Armor:	Belt: 9–11 in (229–279 mm) Lower casemate: 8–10 in (203–254 mm) Upper casemate: 5 in (127 mm) Barbettes: 4–10 in (102–254 mm) Turret face: 12 in (305 mm) Conning tower: 11.5 in (292 mm) Decks: 2 in (51 mm)

USS Delaware (BB-28) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. She was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding in November 1907, launched in January 1909, and completed in April 1910. The sixth ship to be named for the First State, Delaware was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns all on the centerline, making her the most powerful battleship in the world at the time of her construction. She was also the first battleship of the US Navy to be capable of steaming at full speed for 24 continuous hours without suffering a breakdown.

Delaware served in the Atlantic Fleet throughout her career. During World War I, she sailed to Great Britain to reinforce the British Grand Fleet, in the 6th Battle Squadron. She saw no action during the war, however, as both the British and Germans had abandoned direct confrontation with each other. After the end of the war, she returned to her peacetime duties of fleet maneuvers, midshipmen cruises, and good-will visits to foreign ports. Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, Delaware was retained until the new battleship USS Colorado was completed in 1924, at which point she was broken up for scrap in accordance with the treaty.

Delaware was 518 ft 9 in (158 m) long overall and had a beam of 85 ft 3 in (26 m) and a draft of 27 ft 3 in (8 m). She displaced 20,380 long tons (20,707 t) as designed and up to 22,400 long tons (22,759 t) at full combat load. Her bow had an early example of bulbous forefoot.

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