USS North Dakota (BB-29)

	North Dakota underway, circa 1912
History
United States
Name	North Dakota
Namesake	North Dakota
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	16 December 1907
Launched	10 November 1908
Commissioned	11 April 1910
Decommissioned	22 November 1923
Stricken	7 January 1931
Fate	Broken up, 1931
General characteristics
Class and type	Delaware-class battleship
Displacement	Normal: 20,380 long tons (20,707 t); Full load: 22,400 long tons (22,759 t);
Length	518 ft 9 in (158 m) (overall); 510 ft (155 m) (waterline);
Beam	85 ft 3 in (26 m)
Draft	27 ft 3 in (8 m) (mean); 28 ft 10 in (9 m) (max);
Installed power	14 × Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers; 25,000 shp (18,642 kW);
Propulsion	2 × Curtis steam turbines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) @ 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Crew	933 officers and men
Armament	10 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns; 14 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 cal guns; 4 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1.46 in) guns; 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged);
Armor	Belt: 9–11 in (229–279 mm); Lower casemate: 8–10 in (203–254 mm); Upper casemate: 5 in (127 mm); Barbettes: 4–10 in (102–254 mm); Turret face: 12 in (305 mm); Conning tower: 11.5 in (292 mm); Decks: 2 in (51 mm);

USS North Dakota (BB-29) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second member of the Delaware class, her only sister ship being Delaware. North Dakota was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard in December 1907, was launched in November 1908, and commissioned into the US Navy in April 1910. She was armed with a main battery of ten 12-inch (305 mm) guns and was capable of a top speed of 21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h). North Dakota was the first vessel of the US Navy to be named after the 39th state.

North Dakota had a peaceful career; she was present during the United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914, but did not see action. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, North Dakota remained in the US, training crewmen for the rapidly expanding wartime Navy, and therefore did not see combat. She remained on active duty through the early 1920s, until she was decommissioned under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty in November 1923, and converted into a radio-controlled target ship. She served in that capacity until 1930, when she was replaced in that role by Utah. In 1931, she was sold for scrapping and thereafter dismantled.

History
North Dakota underway, circa 1912
United States
Name	North Dakota
Namesake	North Dakota
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	16 December 1907
Launched	10 November 1908
Commissioned	11 April 1910
Decommissioned	22 November 1923
Stricken	7 January 1931
Fate	Broken up, 1931
General characteristics
Class and type	Delaware-class battleship
Displacement	Normal: 20,380 long tons (20,707 t) Full load: 22,400 long tons (22,759 t)
Length	518 ft 9 in (158 m) (overall) 510 ft (155 m) (waterline)
Beam	85 ft 3 in (26 m)
Draft	27 ft 3 in (8 m) (mean) 28 ft 10 in (9 m) (max)
Installed power	14 × Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers 25,000 shp (18,642 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Curtis steam turbines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) @ 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Crew	933 officers and men
Armament	10 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns 14 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 cal guns 4 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1.46 in) guns 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged)
Armor	Belt: 9–11 in (229–279 mm) Lower casemate: 8–10 in (203–254 mm) Upper casemate: 5 in (127 mm) Barbettes: 4–10 in (102–254 mm) Turret face: 12 in (305 mm) Conning tower: 11.5 in (292 mm) Decks: 2 in (51 mm)