7053 USS VERMONT BB-20 1909

USS Vermont (BB-20) was an American battleship (pre-dreadnought), the keel of which was laid in May 1904, launched in August 1905, and was completely completed in 1907. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 139 m, width 23.4 m, with a full displacement of about 17,900 tons. The maximum speed, on the other hand, did not exceed 18 knots. The unit was armed with: 4 305 mm guns, 8 203 mm guns and 12 178 mm guns. USS Vermont (BB-20) was the third of six Connecticut-class battleships. Units of this type had very similar armament to the Virginia type units, with the caliber of medium artillery increased (from 152 mm to 178 mm) and slightly better armor. The latter feature was particularly visible on the USS Vermont (BB-20) and later units of this type. Generally speaking, the Connecticut class ships are probably the best pre-dredged ships in the US Navy, and have withstood comparisons with other similar ships of the British, French, and German fleets. Of course, as with all pre-dreadnoughts, their combat value was radically undermined when the battleship HMS Dreadnought was introduced in 1906. USS Vermont (BB-20) almost immediately after entering service was included in the so-called The Great White Fleet, which circumnavigated the globe, thus demonstrating the growing importance of the USA in world politics. After returning to the home waters in 1909, until the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, USS Vermont (BB-20) sailed primarily to Latin American ports and the Caribbean Sea. After the US joined World War I in 1917, she was primarily a training ship. He did not take part in the fighting, but in the first half of 1919 he participated in the transfer of American soldiers from Europe to the USA. In 1923, the unit was sent for scrap under the provisions of the Washington Treaty of the previous year.