New Mexico-Class
Turbo-Electric Drive - New Mexico-class introduced turbo-electric drive to US battleships. 3 ships. Improved Pennsylvania design with longer guns and better machinery.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 32000 t
- Displacement (full)
- 33000 t
- Length
- 623.4 ft
- Beam
- 97.4 ft
- Crew
- 1443
- Ships built
- 3
- Commissioned
- 1918-1919
- Decommissioned
- 1946-1947
Performance
- Top speed
- 21 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 12× 14-inch/50 cal (4× triple turrets)
- Secondary guns
- 14× 5-inch/51 cal
- Torpedoes
- 2× 21-inch submerged
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 13.5
- Deck
- 3.5
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 56.05
- Research cost
- 11,098
- Credit cost
- 39,235
Notable
- First US battleships with turbo-electric drive (BB-40, BB-41)
- First with 14-inch/50 cal guns (longer barrel, better range/accuracy)
- Clipper bow design improved seakeeping