Arkansas-class monitor

	USS Florida, Arkansas, and Nevada underway
Class overview
Builders	Newport News SB&DD Arkansas (M-7); Bath Iron Works Nevada (M-8); Crescent Shipyard Florida (M-9); Union Iron Works Wyoming (M-10);
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Monterey-class
Built	1899–1903
In commission	1902–1926
Planned	4
Completed	4
Retired	4
Preserved	0
General characteristics
Type	Monitor
Displacement	3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (standard); 3,356 long tons (3,410 t) (full load);
Length	255 feet 1 inch (77.75 m) (overall); 252 ft (77 m) (waterline);
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (mean)
Installed power	Arkansas – 4 × Thornycroft boilers; Nevada – 4 × Niclausse boilers; Florida – 4 × Mosher boilers; Wyoming – 4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers;
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion engines; 2 × 16' screw propellers;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (design); Arkansas: 12.03 knots (22.28 km/h; 13.84 mph); Nevada: 13.04 knots (24.15 km/h; 15.01 mph); Florida: 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph); Wyoming: 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph);
Complement	13 officers 209 men
Armament	2 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber breech-loading rifles (1×2); 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal guns (4×1); 3 × 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns; 4 × 1-pounder, rapid fire guns;
Armor	Harvey armor; Side belt: 11–5 in (280–130 mm); Barbette: 11–9 in (280–230 mm); Gun turret: 10–9 in (250–230 mm); Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm); Conning tower: 8 in (200 mm);

The Arkansas-class monitors were the last class of four monitors ordered for the U.S. Navy.

Class overview
USS Florida, Arkansas, and Nevada underway
Builders	Newport News SB&DD Arkansas (M-7) Bath Iron Works Nevada (M-8) Crescent Shipyard Florida (M-9) Union Iron Works Wyoming (M-10)
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Monterey-class
Built	1899–1903
In commission	1902–1926
Planned	4
Completed	4
Retired	4
Preserved	0
General characteristics
Type	Monitor
Displacement	3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (standard) 3,356 long tons (3,410 t) (full load)
Length	255 feet 1 inch (77.75 m) (overall) 252 ft (77 m) (waterline)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (mean)
Installed power	Arkansas – 4 × Thornycroft boilers Nevada – 4 × Niclausse boilers Florida – 4 × Mosher boilers Wyoming – 4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion engines 2 × 16' screw propellers
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (design) Arkansas: 12.03 knots (22.28 km/h; 13.84 mph) Nevada: 13.04 knots (24.15 km/h; 15.01 mph) Florida: 12.4 knots (23.0 km/h; 14.3 mph) Wyoming: 11.8 knots (21.9 km/h; 13.6 mph)
Complement	13 officers 209 men
Armament	2 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber breech-loading rifles (1×2) 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal guns (4×1) 3 × 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns 4 × 1-pounder, rapid fire guns
Armor	Harvey armor Side belt: 11–5 in (280–130 mm) Barbette: 11–9 in (280–230 mm) Gun turret: 10–9 in (250–230 mm) Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm) Conning tower: 8 in (200 mm)