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The USS “Florida” (BB-30), a dreadnought battleship, was commissioned into the United States Navy on this date in 1911. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch guns, sixteen 5-inch guns, and two torpedo tubes. The USS Florida served during World War I Read More …
The USS “Florida” (BB-30), a dreadnought battleship, was commissioned into the United States Navy on this date in 1911. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch guns, sixteen 5-inch guns, and two torpedo tubes. The USS Florida served during World War I Read More …
The keel of the USS “Florida” (BB-30) was laid during a ceremony at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on this date in 1909. It was a Florida-class dreadnought battleship which was commissioned in May of 1910. The ship had a displacement of 21,825 tons, was 521 Read More …