Illinois class battleship
- Illinois class battleship
Illinois-class battleships were Pre-dreadnought battleships in the United States Navy first built at the beginning of the 20th century. The first ship of its class, the USS|Illinois|BB-7|6, was commissioned in 1901.
Ships in class
USS|Illinois|BB-7|6
* Designation: BB-7
* Laid down: 10 February 1897
* Launched: 4 October 1898
* Commissioned: 16 September 1901
* Operations: European Squadron
* Victories: None
* Fate: Refitted as an armory ship and renamed IX-15 "Prairie State", scrapped 18 May 1956
USS|Alabama|BB-8|6
* Designation: BB-8
* Laid down: 1 December 1896
* Launched: 18 May 1898
* Commissioned: 16 October 1900
* Operations: Great White Fleet
* Victories: None
* Fate: Decommissioned 7 May 1920 for use as a target ship, sunk 27 September 1921
USS|Wisconsin|BB-9|6
* Designation: BB-9
* Laid down: 9 February 1897
* Launched: 26 November 1898
* Commissioned: 4 February 1901
* Operations: The Peace of the "Wisconsin", Great White Fleet
* Victories: None
* Fate: Decommissioned 15 May 1920 and sold for scrap 26 January 1922
ee also
* List of battleships of the United States Navy
* List of ship launches in 1898
* List of ship commissionings in 1901
* List of ship decommissionings in 1920
* List of shipwrecks in 1921
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