National Register of Historic Places
USS ALABAMA (battleship)
USS ALABAMA (battleship) is a historic place in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1986, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 86000083.
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USS ALABAMA (battleship)
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About this place
What is USS ALABAMA (battleship)?
USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II. The first American battleships designed after the Washington Treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but Congressional refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried, combined with the displacement restriction, resulted in cramped ships. Overcrowding was exacerbated by wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries and significantly increased their crews.
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Listing details
- Name
- USS ALABAMA (battleship)
- City
- Mobile
- County
- Mobile County
- State
- Alabama
- Listed on the National Register
- January 14, 1986
- NRIS reference number
- 86000083
- Resource type
- structure
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 30.68188, -88.01443
When was USS ALABAMA (battleship) listed on the National Register?
USS ALABAMA (battleship) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1986.
Where is USS ALABAMA (battleship) located?
USS ALABAMA (battleship) is located in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama at approximately 30.68188, -88.01443. See the map above.
Is USS ALABAMA (battleship) a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. USS ALABAMA (battleship) is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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