I came across an article in the Naval History blog "Whatever happened to the USS Oregon" and there was also an article in the National Interest site "How the US Navy battleship Oregon traveled 12,00 miles to win a war" so decided this would be an interesting ship to write about.
From Wikipedia.
USS OREGON (BB-3)
The third and final member of the Indiana class of battleships (also the USS Massachusetts BB-3). All three of these ships fought in the Spanish-American War. Commissioned 1896, decommissioned 1906. Recommissioned in 1911, decommissioned 1919. Stricken from Navy list 1941.
Besides the Spanish-American War, the ship also saw service in WW I and WW II.
351.2 feet length, 69.3 foot beam.
15 knot speed, 473 crew
ARMAMENT
four 13-inch
eight 8-inch
four 6-inch
twelve 3-inch
twenty 6-pounder
six 1-pounder
five torpedo tubes
Am Interesting and Heavily-Armed Warship. --Cooter
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