United States battleship fleet

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The United States battleship fleet was the core heavy surface combatant force of the U.S. Navy, composed of large, heavily armored and armed warships that projected American sea power from the late 19th century through World War II.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the United States Navy ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
naval fleet ⓘ
armamentType heavy naval artillery ⓘ
characteristic capital ships ⓘ
heavily armored warships ⓘ
large displacement ships ⓘ
commandStructure Battle Fleet (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
linked to: United States Fleet

United States Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Fleet

United States Pacific Fleet ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
componentShipType dreadnought battleship ⓘ
fast battleship ⓘ
pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ
standard-type battleship ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrinalShift superseded by aircraft carrier-centric fleets after World War II ⓘ
doctrineRole fleet-in-being ⓘ
line of battle ⓘ
followedBy United States carrier battle group structure ⓘ
geopoliticalRole projection of American sea power ⓘ
symbol of national prestige ⓘ
notableConflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
notableOperation Great White Fleet world cruise ⓘ
linked to: Great White Fleet
operationalPeriodEnd mid 20th century ⓘ
operationalPeriodStart late 19th century ⓘ
peakOperationalPeriod World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
precededBy United States pre-dreadnought battleship force ⓘ
primaryFunction fleet engagement ⓘ
power projection ⓘ
sea control ⓘ
role core heavy surface combatant force of the U.S. Navy ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
strategicPurpose deterrence ⓘ
protection of sea lines of communication ⓘ
support of amphibious operations ⓘ
tacticalFormation battle line ⓘ
task force ⓘ
trainingRole development of U.S. fleet tactics ⓘ
development of U.S. naval gunnery doctrine ⓘ
typicalArmament anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
main battery of large-caliber naval guns ⓘ
secondary battery of medium-caliber guns ⓘ
typicalProtection armored decks ⓘ
armored turrets ⓘ
thick belt armor ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pennsylvania-class battleship → partOf → United States battleship fleet ⓘ
USS Maryland → category → United States Navy battleships ⓘ
subject linked to: BB-46
linked to: United States battleship fleet
BB-38 → associatedWith → United States battleship fleet ⓘ
Willis A. Lee → commanded → U.S. Navy battleship task forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee
linked to: United States battleship fleet
United States battleship fleet → precededBy → United States pre-dreadnought battleship force ⓘ
linked to: United States battleship fleet
Wyoming class → partOf → United States capital ship development ⓘ
linked to: United States battleship fleet
BB-42 → partOf → United States battleship fleet ⓘ
BB-34 → isPartOf → United States Navy battleship force ⓘ
linked to: United States battleship fleet