C. Comparative Tonnages and Armaments of Selected Ships

Ship Name Commissioned Length/Beam/Tons Type Decommissioned Key Armaments
USS Cincinnati (C-7) June 16, 1894 306 feet/42 feet/3,200 tons Protected cruiser April 20, 1919 1 × 6-inch guns; 10 × 5-inch guns
USS Oregon (BB-3) July 15, 1896 348 feet/69 feet/10,288 tons Battleship October 4, 1919 4 × 13-inch guns
USS Decatur (DD-5) May 19, 1902 250 feet/23.5 feet/420 tons Destroyer July 20, 1919 2 × 3-inch guns; 2 × 18-inch torpedo tubes
Mikasa (Japan) March 1, 1902 432 feet/76 feet/15,000 tons Battleship September 20, 1923 4 × 12-inch guns
USS Plunger (SS-2) September 19, 1903 64 feet/12 feet/109 tons Submarine November 3, 1905 1 × 18-inch torpedo tube
USS Shaw (DD-68) April 9, 1917 315 feet/31 feet/1,100 tons Destroyer June 21, 1922 4 × 4-inch guns; 3 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
USS New Mexico (BB-40) May 20, 1918 624 feet/97 feet/32,000 tons Battleship July 19, 1946 12 × 14-inch guns
USS Saratoga (CV-3) November 16, 1927 880 feet/106 feet/33,000 tons Aircraft carrier August 15, 1946 91 aircraft
USS Augusta (CA-31) January 31, 1931 600 feet/66 feet/9,000 tons Heavy cruiser July 16, 1946 9 × 8-inch guns
HMS Prince of Wales (53) January 19, 1941 745 feet/112.5 feet/44,000 tons Battleship December 10, 1941* 10 × 14-inch guns
USS Arizona (BB-39) October 17, 1916 608 feet/97 feet/31,400 tons Battleship December 7, 1941* 12 × 14-inch guns
Bismarck (Germany) August 24, 1940 823.5 feet/118 feet/46,000 tons Battleship May 27, 1941* 8 × 15-inch guns
Akagi (Japan) March 25, 1927 855 feet/103 feet/42,000 tons Aircraft carrier June 5, 1942* 91 aircraft
USS Haddo (SS-255) October 9, 1942 312 feet/27 feet/2,400 tons Submarine February 16, 1946 10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (6 fore, 4 aft)
Yamato (Japan) December 16, 1941 839 feet/128 feet/80,000 tons Battleship April 7, 1945* 9 × 18-inch guns
New Jersey (BB-62) May 23, 1943 888 feet/108 feet/45,000 tons Battleship February 8, 1991** 9 × 16-inch guns

* Sunk

** Final Time