USS Michigan (BB-27)

	USS Michigan (BB-27) in 1912
History
United States
Name	Michigan
Namesake	Michigan
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	17 December 1906
Launched	26 May 1908
Commissioned	4 January 1910
Decommissioned	11 February 1922
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type	South Carolina-class battleship
Displacement	Normal: 16,000 long tons (16,257 t); Full load: 17,617 long tons (17,900 t);
Length	452 ft 9 in (138 m) (overall); 450 ft (137 m) (waterline);
Beam	80 ft 3 in (24 m)
Draft	24 ft 6 in (7 m)
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers; 16,500 ihp (12,304 kW);
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	18.5 kn (21 mph; 34 km/h)
Range	6,950 nmi (7,998 mi; 12,871 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement	869
Armament	8 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns; 22 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 caliber guns; 8 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1.46 in) guns; 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged);
Armor	Belt: 12–8 in (305–203 mm); Casemates: 10–8 in (254–203 mm); Barbettes: 10–8 in (254–203 mm); Turrets:; Face: 12 in; Side: 8 in; Roof: 2.5 in (64 mm); Decks: 2.5 – 1 in (25 mm); Conning tower: 12 in – 2 in (51 mm);

USS Michigan (BB-27), a South Carolina-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 26th state. She was the second member of her class, the first dreadnought battleships built for the US Navy. She was laid down in December 1906, launched in May 1908, and commissioned into the fleet 4 January 1910. Michigan and South Carolina were armed with a main battery of eight 12-inch (305 mm) guns in superfiring twin gun turrets; they were the first dreadnoughts to feature this arrangement.

Michigan spent her career in the Atlantic Fleet. She frequently cruised the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean Sea, and in April 1914 took part in the United States occupation of Veracruz during the Mexican Civil War. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Michigan was employed as a convoy escort and training ship for the rapidly expanding wartime navy. In January 1918, her forward cage mast collapsed in heavy seas, killing six men. In 1919, she ferried soldiers back from Europe. The ship conducted training cruises in 1920 and 1921, but her career was cut short by the Washington Naval Treaty signed in February 1922, which mandated the disposal of Michigan and South Carolina. Michigan was decommissioned in February 1923 and broken up for scrap the following year.

History
USS Michigan (BB-27) in 1912
United States
Name	Michigan
Namesake	Michigan
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	17 December 1906
Launched	26 May 1908
Commissioned	4 January 1910
Decommissioned	11 February 1922
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type	South Carolina-class battleship
Displacement	Normal: 16,000 long tons (16,257 t) Full load: 17,617 long tons (17,900 t)
Length	452 ft 9 in (138 m) (overall) 450 ft (137 m) (waterline)
Beam	80 ft 3 in (24 m)
Draft	24 ft 6 in (7 m)
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers 16,500 ihp (12,304 kW)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	18.5 kn (21 mph; 34 km/h)
Range	6,950 nmi (7,998 mi; 12,871 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement	869
Armament	8 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns 22 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 caliber guns 8 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1.46 in) guns 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged)
Armor	Belt: 12–8 in (305–203 mm) Casemates: 10–8 in (254–203 mm) Barbettes: 10–8 in (254–203 mm) Turrets: Face: 12 in Side: 8 in Roof: 2.5 in (64 mm) Decks: 2.5 – 1 in (25 mm) Conning tower: 12 in – 2 in (51 mm)