USS Illinois (BB-7) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of the Illinois class, and was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the 21st state. Her keel was laid down in February 1897 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, and she was launched in October 1898.

USS Illinois, built at Newport News, Virginia, was the name ship of a class of three 11,565-ton battleships. She was commissioned in September 1901. One of her first assignments was to test the...

USS Illinois (BB-7), built at Newport News, Virginia, was the name ship of a class of three 11,565-ton battleships. She was commissioned in September 1901. One of her first assignments was to...

BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS (BB-7) GLIDES INTO THE WATER AT NEWPORT NEWS MISS LEITER IS SPONSOR And Christens the Biggest and Most Powerful Warship of the United States Navy.

USS Illinois (BB-7), the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 21st state, was a battleship, the lead ship of her class. Illinois was laid down on 10 February 1897 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 4 …

2019年2月16日 · USS Illinois (BB-7) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of the Illinois class, and was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the...

USS Illinois (BB-7) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of the Illinois class, and was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the 21st state. Her keel was laid down in February 1897 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, and she was launched in October 1898.

Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more.

In September 1896, three contracts were awarded for the Illinois (later designated BB-7) class battleships, one at Newport News, one by Cramp Shipbuilding (Philadelphia) and one at Bethlehem...

USS Illinois (BB-65) BB-7 Illinois Illinois (BB-7) was laid down 10 February 1897 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., launched 4 October 1898; sponsored by Miss ...