USS Kansas (BB-21)

	USS Kansas (BB-21) c. 1910–1915
History
United States
Name	Kansas
Namesake	Kansas
Ordered	3 March 1903
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	10 February 1904
Launched	12 August 1905
Commissioned	18 April 1907
Decommissioned	16 December 1921
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Broken up, 1924
General characteristics
Class and type	Connecticut-class battleship
Displacement	Normal: 16,000 long tons (16,000 t); Full load: 17,666 long tons (17,949 t);
Length	456 ft 4 in (139.09 m)
Beam	76 ft 10 in (23.42 m)
Draft	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Installed power	12 Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 16,500 ihp (12,300 kW);
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	827 officers and men
Armament	4 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns; 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/45 caliber guns; 12 × 7 in (178 mm)/45 caliber guns; 20 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns; 12 × 3-pounder guns; 4 × 1-pounder guns; 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 6–11 in (152–279 mm); Barbettes: 6–10 in (152–254 mm); Turret Main: 8–12 in (203–305 mm); Turret secondary: 7 in (178 mm); Conning tower: 9 in (229 mm);

USS Kansas (BB-21) was a US Connecticut-class pre-dreadnought battleship, the fourth of six ships in the class. She was the second ship of the United States Navy named Kansas, but the only one named in honor of the state of Kansas.^[a] The ship was launched in August 1905 and commissioned into the fleet in April 1907. Kansas was armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and was capable of a top speed of 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph).

Shortly after she entered service, Kansas joined the Great White Fleet for its circumnavigation of the globe in 1908–1909. She made trips to Europe in 1910 and 1911 and after 1912, became involved in suppressing unrest in several Central American countries, including the United States occupation of Veracruz during the Mexican Revolution. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Kansas was employed as a training ship for new personnel. In September 1918, she began escorting convoys to Europe. After the war ended in November, she then began a series of trips to France to bring American soldiers home.

The ship's postwar career was short. She conducted training cruises for US Naval Academy cadets in 1920 and 1921, the first to the Pacific and the second to Europe. During this period she served briefly as the flagship of the 4th Battleship Division. After returning from the second cruise, Kansas was decommissioned and sold for scrap in August 1923 according to the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.

^ "Kansas I (Gunboat)". NHHC.

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[1] "Kansas I (Gunboat)". NHHC.

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History
USS Kansas (BB-21) c. 1910–1915
United States
Name	Kansas
Namesake	Kansas
Ordered	3 March 1903
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	10 February 1904
Launched	12 August 1905
Commissioned	18 April 1907
Decommissioned	16 December 1921
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Broken up, 1924
General characteristics
Class and type	Connecticut-class battleship
Displacement	Normal: 16,000 long tons (16,000 t) Full load: 17,666 long tons (17,949 t)
Length	456 ft 4 in (139.09 m)
Beam	76 ft 10 in (23.42 m)
Draft	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Installed power	12 Babcock & Wilcox boilers 16,500 ihp (12,300 kW)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines 2 × screw propellers
Speed	18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	827 officers and men
Armament	4 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/45 caliber guns 12 × 7 in (178 mm)/45 caliber guns 20 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns 12 × 3-pounder guns 4 × 1-pounder guns 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 6–11 in (152–279 mm) Barbettes: 6–10 in (152–254 mm) Turret Main: 8–12 in (203–305 mm) Turret secondary: 7 in (178 mm) Conning tower: 9 in (229 mm)