USS Oklahoma BB-37 |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Nevada (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, New Jersey |
Hull Number: |
Battleship #37 BB-37 (July 17, 1920) |
Ordered: |
January 22, 1912 |
Commissioned: |
May 2, 1916 |
Keel Laid: |
October 26, 1912 |
Decommissioned: |
September 1, 1944 |
Launched: |
March 23, 1914 |
Stricken: |
September 1, 1944 |
Fate: |
Sank under tow May 17, 1947 en route Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to San Francisco, California aprox. 540 miles from Hawaii. Sunk Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by Japanese aircraft. Wreck raised on Mar. 29, 1943. Sold for scrap Dec. 5, 1946 to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, California. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 12, 2007 |