World War I
American Battleships
South Carolina class
A Study in blueprints
by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-107 $75.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 149 pages)
Ships of class: USS South Carolina (BB-26) and USS Michigan
(BB-27).
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Title |
Shipyard & |
Date of |
Page |
|
Location of draft marks, |
New York Shipbuilding Co. |
Nov. 17, 1906 |
11 |
|
Inboard & outboard profiles, |
Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Mar. 20, 1915 |
12 |
|
Outboard profile, |
New York Shipbuilding Co. |
Feb. 10, 1910 |
13-14 |
|
Outboard profile & rigging, |
do. |
do. |
15-17 |
|
Inboard profile, |
do. |
Feb. 9, 1912 |
18-21 |
|
Cross sections, frames 4, 14, 25, 42, 63, 76, 89 & 107, |
do. |
May, 1909 |
22-24 |
|
Arrg=t., of boat deck & bridges, |
do. |
Dec. 6, 1909 |
25-26 |
|
Upper deck, berthing & messing & |
do. |
Dec. 30, 1909 |
27-29 |
|
Berth deck, berthing & messing, |
do. |
Feb. 8, 1910 |
30-32 |
|
Upper platform deck, |
do. |
June 18, 1909 |
33-35 |
|
Lower platform deck, |
do. |
do. |
36-38 |
|
Hold, |
do. |
do. |
39-41 |
|
Main deck plating, |
do. |
Dec. 1, 1909 |
42-45 |
|
Upper deck plating, |
do. |
- |
46-48 |
|
Superstructure deck plating, |
do. |
Feb., 1910 |
49-50 |
|
Superstructure side plating & |
do. |
do. |
51-56 |
|
Boat deck plating & beams, |
do. |
Feb., 1910 |
57-58 |
|
Pilothouse, chart house & emergency |
do. |
- |
59 |
|
Proposed arrg=t.,
of conning & flak |
do. |
Mar. 17, 1911 |
60 |
|
Docking plan, |
do. |
Feb., 1909 |
61-62 |
|
Docking keels, |
do. |
Dec. 1, 1909 |
63-65 |
|
Bilge keels, |
do. |
do. |
66 |
|
Proposed platform for range finders & |
do. |
Oct. 25, 1909 |
67-68 |
|
Armor & armament, |
do. |
May 1, 1909 |
69-70 |
|
Deck covering, main & berth decks, |
do. |
Sept. 9, 1909 |
71-72 |
|
Deck covering, superstructure & upper |
do. |
- |
73-74 |
|
Deck covering, boat deck & bridges, |
do. |
1909 |
75 |
|
Fwd fire control tower, gen., arrg=t., |
do. |
June 15, 1909 |
76-77 |
|
Aft fire control tower, gen., arrg=t., |
do. |
do. |
78-79 |
|
Plan & details of wind shields for fire |
do. |
Jan. 13, 1910 |
80-83 |
|
Mast stays & stack guys, |
do. |
Jan. 24, 1910 |
84-85 |
|
Fire control tower platform, |
do. |
- |
86 |
|
Standard compass platform, |
do. |
- |
87 |
|
Searchlight platforms for fire control |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1910 |
88-89 |
|
Bridge, searchlight platform & boat |
do. |
Feb., 1910 |
90-92 |
|
Boat cradles, chocks & gripes, |
do. |
Dec. 11, 1909 |
93-94 |
|
Davits for 30'-0" whale boat & gig |
do. |
Jan. 2, 1910 |
95-96 |
|
Davits for 30'-0" cutter & 21'-0" racing |
do. |
Jan. 24, 1910 |
97-98 |
|
Davits for 20'-0" dinghy, |
do. |
Dec. 12, 1910 |
99 |
|
Shaft tubes, |
do. |
Feb. 15, 1910 |
100-101 |
|
Coaling arrg=t.,
upper & boat decks, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1910 |
102-103 |
|
Ash chutes, |
do. |
Dec. 30, 1909 |
104 |
|
Stowage of ash chutes, coaling booms, |
do. |
Nov. 15, 1909 |
105 |
|
Details of trolley & coal bucket, |
do. |
June 15, 1909 |
106 |
|
Stowage of small anchors, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1910 |
107 |
|
Anchor cranes, |
do. |
July 12, 1909 |
108-109 |
|
Anchor tripping gear, |
do. |
Sept. 9, 1909 |
110-111 |
|
Anchor handling, |
do. |
Jan. 22, 1910 |
112 |
|
Chain pipes, |
do. |
Nov. 19, 1909 |
113-114 |
|
Hawse pipes, |
do. |
Oct. 18, 1909 |
115-116 |
|
Ladders to bridge & platforms, |
do. |
Oct. 29, 1909 |
117 |
|
Side ladders, |
do. |
Mar. 3, 1909 |
118-119 |
|
Boat booms, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1910 |
120 |
|
Details for topmast, gaff & signal |
do. |
Jan. 24, 1910 |
121-123 |
|
Proposed support for clothes lines, |
do. |
Dec. 17, 1909 |
124 |
|
Skylights, |
do. |
Mar. 5, 1910 |
125-126 |
|
Stowage of life buoys, |
do. |
Apr. 6, 1909 |
127-128 |
|
Stern chock, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1909 |
129 |
|
Lamp room, details, |
do. |
Dec. 6, 1909 |
130-131 |
|
Ventillation systems between frames |
do. |
Dec. 20, 1909 |
132-134 |
|
Ventillation, profile & sections, aft, |
do. |
Feb. 23, 1910 |
135-136 |
|
Ventillation, details, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1909 |
137-138 |
|
Arrg=t., of torpedo room, |
do. |
Nov. 25, 1909 |
139-140 |
|
12" turrets, canvas gun port covers, |
do. |
Feb. 18, 1910 |
141 |
|
3" gun port shutters, |
do. |
Nov. 24, 1909 |
142-143 |
|
Ammunition stowage, 12" magazines, |
do. |
Mar. 5, 1910 |
244-145 |
|
Ammunition handling, |
do. |
Nov. 16, 1912 |
146-149 |