Kearsarge Class pre dreadnaught battleships
of the US navy, consisted of USS Kearsarge BB5 and USS Kentucky
BB6.ordewreed under the Naval act of 1895. these Flush deck
battleships were both built by Newport News. both ships turrets were
modified in 1909 - 1911 due to them being bad gun platforms.
USS Kearsarge was launched on the 24th
march 1898 (same day as her sister ship) and completed 20th February
1900. Interesting conversion took place in 1920 when she became a crane
ship, with a 250 ton revolving crane fitted. her name was change in 1941
to Crane ship No. 1 (this was to free the name for the new
carrier planned CV33 USS Kearsarge of the Essex
Class )USS Kearsarge was sold to the breakers in 1955.
Displacement: 11,540 tons and full
load 12,850 tons, Speed; 16 Knots, Armament: Four 13-inch Guns, Four
8-inchg guns, Fourteen 5 - inch guns, twenty 6 pounder and eight 1
pounders, Four 18-inch torpedo Tubes. Complement: 553
