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Illinois Class Battleship: Displacement 11,565 Tons, Dimensions, 375' 4" (oa) x 72' 3" x 25' 10" (Max), Armament 4 x 13"/35 14 x 6"/40, 4 x 18" tt, Armor, 16" 1/2 Belt, 14" Turrets, 4 " Decks, 10" Conning Tower,Machinery, 10,000 IHP; 2 vertical, Inverted, triple expansion engines, 2 screws, Speed, 16 Knots, Crew 536.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., on February 10, 1897. Launched October 4, 1898, Commissioned September 16, 1901. Decommissioned August 4, 1909, Recommissioned April 15, 1912, Decommissioned May 15, 1920, to New York State, Naval Militia, October 25, 1921, Reclassified IX-15, June 26, 1922. Used as decked over drill ship until 1955. Renamed Prairie State, January 23, 1941. Stricken March 26, 1956.
Fate: Sold May 18, 1956 and broken up for scrap.
