USS Vermont (BB-20)

	USS Vermont (BB-20)
History
United States
Name	Vermont
Namesake	Vermont
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	21 May 1904
Launched	31 August 1905
Commissioned	4 March 1907
Decommissioned	30 June 1920
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Sold for scrap, 30 November 1923
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 Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the 14th state. She was the third member of the class, which included five other ships. The Connecticut-class ships were armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and had a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Vermont was laid down in May 1904 at the Fore River shipyard and launched in August 1905. The ship entered service with the Atlantic Fleet in March 1907.

Shortly after she entered service, Vermont joined the Great White Fleet for its circumnavigation of the globe in 1908–1909. She took part in the international Hudson–Fulton Celebration in New York in 1909 and made trips to Europe in 1910 and 1913. Thereafter, the ship became involved in interventions in several Central American countries, including the United States occupation of Veracruz during the Mexican Revolution, where two of her crew earned the Medal of Honor. During the United States' participation in World War I from April 1917 to November 1918, Vermont served as a training ship for engine room personnel. From November 1918 to June 1919, she made a series of trips to return American soldiers from Europe before being decommissioned in June 1920. She was sold for scrap in November 1923 according to the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.

History
USS Vermont (BB-20)
United States
Name	Vermont
Namesake	Vermont
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	21 May 1904
Launched	31 August 1905
Commissioned	4 March 1907
Decommissioned	30 June 1920
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Sold for scrap, 30 November 1923
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)