West Virginia by RG19

Bryce • Historical • posted on Apr 06, 2008

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In the ‘van’ at Leyte Gulf at the north end of the Suraigo Strait. October 1944: BB48 West Virginia - Colorado class battleship Overall weight: 33,590 tons Length: 624 ft 3 in (190.2 m) beam: 97 ft 4 in (29.7 m) draft: 38 ft (11.6 m) Speed: 21 knots (39km/h) Complement: 1,080 officers and men Cruising radius 9,600 miles (15,000 km) at 25 knots (46 km/h); 16,600 miles (27,000 km) at 21 knots (28 km/h) Power: 28,900 shp (22 MW) forward Drive: 4 screws; steam turbines with electric drive Armament: 8 × 16 inch (406 mm) / 45 caliber guns, 12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 8 × 3 in (76 mm) guns, 4 × 6 lb (2.7 kg) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes Aircraft: O2U Kingfisher floatplane For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17 NKJV Credits: KM Bismarck by Oleg Pomoshnikov at Gunpoint-3D.com 20 mm by DesEspona Dual 40 mm by BeyondVR Primitives by Dr. Spacebones