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USS ''Maryland'' (BB-46), also known as "Old Mary" or "Fighting Mary" to her crewmates, was a . She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state. She was commissioned in 1921 and, serving as the flagship of the fleet, cruised to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. She is most notable for her service in World War II. She was present on Battleship Row during the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and was lightly damaged by Japanese bombs. Returning to duty in 1942, she saw service in the Pacific War, first supporting the rest of the fleet at the Battle of Midway, and then patrolling the Fiji Islands to guard against Japanese incursion. Next, she went on the offensive, commencing shore bombardments in the Battle of Tarawa and later in the Battle of Kwajalein. During the Battle of Saipan she took torpedo damage to her bow, necessitating repairs and refits. She then participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf where she was hit by a ''kamikaze''. She took another ''kamikaze'' hit at the Battle of Okinawa, and was under repair at the end of World War II. After service in Operation Magic Carpet, she was decommissioned in 1947 and sold for scrap. She received seven battle stars for World War II service. == Construction == (詳細はdreadnought battleships of the ''Colorado'' class to be constructed. Her keel was laid down on 24 April 1917 by Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 20 March 1920, and sponsored by Mrs. E. Brook Lee daughter-in-law of U.S. Senator from Maryland Blair Lee; she was commissioned on 21 July 1921, with Captain C.F. Preston in command. She was the third ship named for the state of Maryland, the first ''Maryland was a sloop commissioned in 1799 and the second ''Maryland'' was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1905. ''Maryland'' had an overall length of . She had an extreme beam of and a mean draft of . She displaced . Her armor was at its maximum thickness. Her designed speed was 21 knots. Her crew complement consisted of 58 officers and 1,022 men. ''Marylands main battery consisted of eight 16 in (406 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns in four double turrets (two in a superfiring pair forward, two in a superfiring pair mounted aft of the main superstructure) that were capable of firing armor-piercing (AP) Mark 3 shells, later upgraded to Mark 5. Her secondary battery consisted of twelve 5"/51 caliber guns as well as eight 3"/50 caliber guns. She was also armed with a pair of submerged torpedo tubes. She was outfitted with a new type of seaplane catapult and the first guns mounted on a U.S. ship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Maryland (BB-46)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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