USS West Virginia (BB-48) was an American battleship laid down in 1920, launched in November 1921, and commissioned into the US Navy in 1923. The length of the ship was 190 m, width 29.7 m, and full displacement - at the time of launching - 33,500 tons. The maximum speed of the USS West Virginia battleship was up to 21 knots. The main armament was 8 406 mm guns in four turrets, two guns each, and the secondary armament was mainly 12 127 mm guns.
440+ deler
Lengde 272,2 mm
Bredde 43,4 mm