Battleships of the United States of America
Illinois class - Officially 'Sea-going coastline battleships', they were the first battleships with a distinct main and secondary armament only. There was no intermediate or tertiary battery.
South Carolina class - The turret layout of the USA's first Dreadnought's would later become the standard for battleships, giving the best arcs of fire.
Delaware class - Adding an additional turret to match the fire-power of British battleships and the heavier secondary armament, North Dakota was also the first American battleship powered by steam turbines.
Florida class - Enlarged versions of the Delaware class.
Wyoming class - With neither the new 14-inch gun or triple turrets ready, to keep pace with foreign broadsides the Wyoming class featured six twin 12-inch turrets all mounted centreline.
New York class - Armed with five twin 14-inch-gun turrets.
Nevada class - Armed with two tripple 14-inch turrets superfired by two twin 14-inch turrets.
Pennsylvania class - Armed with four tripple 14-inch turrets.
New Mexico class - These ships maintained four triple 14-inch turrets, but with an improved 50-calibre gun. They also featured 'clipper' bows.
Tennessee class - Being able to elevate the main armament much further gave it greater range. The Tennessee class also had improved underwater protection.
Colorado class - Armed with four twin 16-inch turrets.
North Carolina class - Armed with three triple 16-inch turrets.
South Dakota class (BB57) - An improved design similar to the North Carolina class.
Iowa class - With a lengthened hull and more powerful machinery the Iowa class was fast and well armed with nine 50-calibre 16-inch guns in tree triple turrets. They all had very long service lives.
Alaska class - The last battle-cruisers. With no specific role, they were scrapped in 1960.
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