USS Oklahoma (BB-37)

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USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that capsized and was lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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USS Oklahoma (BB-37) canonical 6
USS Oklahoma 5
sinking of USS Oklahoma 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nevada-class battleship
United States Navy ship
battleship
armament 10 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns in twin turrets
5-inch (127 mm) secondary guns
anti-aircraft guns
associatedEvent Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
beam 95 feet 2 inches (about 29 meters)
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
casualties over 400 officers and men killed
category Ships built in Camden, New Jersey
World War II shipwreck in the Pacific Ocean
causeOfLoss Japanese aerial torpedo attack
commissioned 2 May 1916
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement over 1,300 officers and enlisted men (peacetime)
over 1,400 officers and enlisted men (wartime)
decommissioned 1 July 1944
displacement approximately 27,500 long tons (standard)
event capsized after multiple torpedo hits at Pearl Harbor
fate capsized and lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor
finalDisposition foundered and sank under tow in 1947
flag Naval jack of the United States
founderedLocation Pacific Ocean en route to West Coast scrapyard
homePortBeforeLoss Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
hullNumber BB-37
laidDown 26 October 1912
launched 23 March 1914
length 583 feet (about 178 meters)
memorial USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor
modernization underwent major modernization in the 1920s
namedAfter U.S. state of Oklahoma
notableFor one of the two U.S. battleships that capsized at Pearl Harbor
operator United States Navy
previousConflict World War I
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role capital ship
scrapped partially scrapped after salvage
serviceEntryEra pre–World War I era
shipClass Nevada class
linked to: USS Nevada (BB-36)
shipyard New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
sisterShip USS Nevada (BB-36)
sponsor Lorena J. Cruce
sunkAt Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
sunkOn 7 December 1941
topSpeed about 20.5 knots

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attack on Pearl Harbor shipsSunkOrTotalLoss USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Pearl Harbor historicalEvent sinking of USS Oklahoma
linked to: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
BB-37 identifies USS Oklahoma
linked to: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
BB-37 hullNumberOf USS Oklahoma
linked to: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Nevada-class battleship includesShip USS Oklahoma
subject linked to: BB-37
linked to: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
United States Navy operatedShip USS Oklahoma
subject linked to: BB-37
linked to: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor hasShipMooring USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
USS Oklahoma Memorial commemorates USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Lorena J. Cruce sponsored USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) associatedWithShip USS Oklahoma
linked to: USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Nevada-class battleship hasPart USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
Nevada-class battleship notableShip USS Oklahoma (BB-37)