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U.S.S. California (BB-44) (Tennessee class.)

Displacement:    33,190 tons      Armament:

Length:             624'          12   14 in. in triple turrets

Beam:                97' 3 1/2"   14    5 in. in open casments

Draft:               31'           4    3 in. AA

Speed:               21 knots      2   21 in. torpedo tubes

Complement:       1,401

From: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Naval History Division,

      Washington, 1968