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United States of America 1894
United States 1894
President: William McKinley
Population: 64,712,193 (1890 Census)
Status: Great Power
Alliance: Unaligned
Army
Active Duty Personal: 38,500 Men
Weapons (Note, Reservist Weapons or Weapons being phased out of service Aren’t Shown)
M1891 Rifle
Weight: 8 lbs 7 oz
Barrel Length: 30 inch
Cartridge: 30-40 Rimmed
Action: Bolt Action
Rate of Fire: 20 to 30 RPM (Depending on Soldier Training)
Muzzle Velocity: 2,000 f/s
Effective Range: 3,000 f
Feed System: 5 round rotary system
M1890 Revolver
Weight: 2 lbs 3 oz
Barrel Length: 6 inch
Cartridge: .41 Long Colt
Action: Double Action
Muzzle Velocity: 870 f/s
Feed System: 6 round cylinder, single shot
M1893 Browning Machine Gun
Weight: 35.9 lbs
Barrel Length: 28 Inch
Cartridge: 30-40 Rimmed
Action: Gas-Operated
Rate of Fire: 450 RPM
Feed System: 250 round belts
M1874 Mountain Gun
Type: Mountain Gun
Weight: 336 lbs
Caliber: 1.65 Inch
Effective Firing Range: 3,500 yards
Maximum Firing Range: 4,000 yards
Muzzle Velocity: 1,300 f/s
M1885 Field Gun
Type: Field Gun
Weight: 2,130 lbs
Caliber: 3.2 Inch L/26
Breech: Interrupted Screw
Effective Firing Range: 5,500 yards
Maximum Firing Range: 6,500 yards
Muzzle Velocity: 1,700 f/s
Marine Corp
Active Duty Personal: 5,500 Men
Weapons (Note, Reservist Weapons or Weapons being phased out of service Aren’t Shown)
M1893 Navy
Weight: 8.32 lbs
Barrel Length: 28 inches
Cartridge: 6mm Navy, Semi-Rimmed
Action: Straight Pull Bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 2,660 f/s
Effective Range: 600 Yards
Feed System: 5 round en bloc clip
M1889 Navy
Weight: 2.4 lbs
Barrel Length: 6 inches
Cartridge: .38 Long Colt
Action: Double Action
Muzzle Velocity: 770 f/s
Feed System: 6 round cylinder, single shot
M1893 Browning Machine Gun
Weight: 35.1 lbs
Barrel Length: 28 Inch
Cartridge: 6mm Navy, Semi-Rimmed
Action: Gas-Operated
Rate of Fire: 500 RPM
Feed System: 200 round belts
Navy
Commissioned/Pre-Commission Work Ups Or Being Built/Order
Battleships: 1/1/2
Coastal Defense Ships/Monitors: 16/4/4
Armored Cruisers: 5/1/2
Protected Cruisers: 10/3/2
Unprotected Cruisers: 8/2/2
Torpedo Boat Destroyers: 1/1/0
Battleships
Iowa Class First Class Battleships (High Freeboard)
Displacement: 12,576 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 12/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 14 inches, Barbettes: up to 12 inches, Main Turrets: up to 16 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 7 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 2.5 inches
USS Iowa, BB-5
Mississippi, BB-6, Fitting Out, Nearing Pre-Commission Work Up phase
New York Class First Class Battleships
Displacement: 14,345 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 13/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 16 inches, Barbettes: up to 13 inches, Main Turrets: up to 18 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 8 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 3 inches
New York, BB-11, Ordered
Minnesota, BB-12, Ordered
Coastal Defense Ships/Monitors
General Note: During the Spanish American War the USN tried to get a lot of old unfinished monitors back in service only to find the hulls were simply too far gone. They all got scrapped post war with those funds going into the new navy as it became known.
Kalamazoo Class Monitors
Displacement: 4,309 tons
Propulsion: Compound Engines, 1 Shaft
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 12 knots
Armament: 2 x XX Inch Dahlgren Guns in a Twin Turret
Armor: Iron Plate, Belt: up to 6 inches, Turret: up to 16 inches, Pilot House: up to 14 inches
USS Kalamazoo, BM-1
USS Passaconaway, BM-2
USS Quinsigamond, BM-3
USS Shackamaxon, BM-4
Puritan Class Monitors
Displacement: 3,957 tons
Propulsion: Compound Engines, 1 Shaft
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 12.5 knots
Armament: 2 x Breech Loading 12 Inch Guns in Twin Turrets
Armor: Steel Plate, Belt: up to 7 inches, Turret: up to 18 inches, Pilot House: up to 16 inches
USS Puritan, BM-5
USS Amphitrite, BM-6
USS Monadnock, BM-7
USS Miantonomoh, BM-8
Terror Class Monitors
Displacement: 4,908 tons
Propulsion: Compound, 1 Shaft
Fuel: Coal
Armament: 4 x 10/30s in Twins, 4 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 3 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Compound Armor, Belt: up to 8 Inches, Deck: up to 2 inches, Turrets: up to 12 inches, Conning Tower: up to 10 inches
USS Terror, BM-9
USS Dictator, BM-10
USS Protector, BM-11
USS Shield, BM-12
Indiana Class Second Class Battleship (Coastal Defense Ship for everyone but the US, low freeboard)
Displacement: 10,817 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 12/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 6/40s in Casemates 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 14 inches, Barbettes: up to 12 inches, Main Turrets: up to 16 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 7 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 2.5 inches
USS Indiana, BB-1
USS Oregon, BB-2
USS Massachusetts, BB-3
USS Georgia, BB-4
Ohio Class Second Class Battleships
Displacement: 12,456 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 13/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 16 inches, Barbettes: up to 13 inches, Main Turrets: up to 18 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 8 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 3 inches
Ohio, BB-7, Under Construction
New Jersey, BB-8, Under Construction
California, BB-9, Under Construction
Louisiana, BB-10, Under Construction
Kentucky Class Second Class Battleship
Displacement: 12,901 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 12/40s in Twin Turrets, 4 x 8/40s in Twin Turrets(Mounted on Main Turrets), 10 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 18 inch torpedo tubes
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 16 inches, Barbettes: up to 14 inches, Main Turrets: up to 18 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 6 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 3 inches
Kentucky, BB-13, Ordered
Unnamed, BB-14, Ordered
Unnamed, BB-15, Ordered
Unnamed, BB-16, Ordered
President: William McKinley
Population: 64,712,193 (1890 Census)
Status: Great Power
Alliance: Unaligned
Army
Active Duty Personal: 38,500 Men
Weapons (Note, Reservist Weapons or Weapons being phased out of service Aren’t Shown)
M1891 Rifle
Weight: 8 lbs 7 oz
Barrel Length: 30 inch
Cartridge: 30-40 Rimmed
Action: Bolt Action
Rate of Fire: 20 to 30 RPM (Depending on Soldier Training)
Muzzle Velocity: 2,000 f/s
Effective Range: 3,000 f
Feed System: 5 round rotary system
M1890 Revolver
Weight: 2 lbs 3 oz
Barrel Length: 6 inch
Cartridge: .41 Long Colt
Action: Double Action
Muzzle Velocity: 870 f/s
Feed System: 6 round cylinder, single shot
M1893 Browning Machine Gun
Weight: 35.9 lbs
Barrel Length: 28 Inch
Cartridge: 30-40 Rimmed
Action: Gas-Operated
Rate of Fire: 450 RPM
Feed System: 250 round belts
M1874 Mountain Gun
Type: Mountain Gun
Weight: 336 lbs
Caliber: 1.65 Inch
Effective Firing Range: 3,500 yards
Maximum Firing Range: 4,000 yards
Muzzle Velocity: 1,300 f/s
M1885 Field Gun
Type: Field Gun
Weight: 2,130 lbs
Caliber: 3.2 Inch L/26
Breech: Interrupted Screw
Effective Firing Range: 5,500 yards
Maximum Firing Range: 6,500 yards
Muzzle Velocity: 1,700 f/s
Marine Corp
Active Duty Personal: 5,500 Men
Weapons (Note, Reservist Weapons or Weapons being phased out of service Aren’t Shown)
M1893 Navy
Weight: 8.32 lbs
Barrel Length: 28 inches
Cartridge: 6mm Navy, Semi-Rimmed
Action: Straight Pull Bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 2,660 f/s
Effective Range: 600 Yards
Feed System: 5 round en bloc clip
M1889 Navy
Weight: 2.4 lbs
Barrel Length: 6 inches
Cartridge: .38 Long Colt
Action: Double Action
Muzzle Velocity: 770 f/s
Feed System: 6 round cylinder, single shot
M1893 Browning Machine Gun
Weight: 35.1 lbs
Barrel Length: 28 Inch
Cartridge: 6mm Navy, Semi-Rimmed
Action: Gas-Operated
Rate of Fire: 500 RPM
Feed System: 200 round belts
Navy
Commissioned/Pre-Commission Work Ups Or Being Built/Order
Battleships: 1/1/2
Coastal Defense Ships/Monitors: 16/4/4
Armored Cruisers: 5/1/2
Protected Cruisers: 10/3/2
Unprotected Cruisers: 8/2/2
Torpedo Boat Destroyers: 1/1/0
Battleships
Iowa Class First Class Battleships (High Freeboard)
Displacement: 12,576 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 12/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 14 inches, Barbettes: up to 12 inches, Main Turrets: up to 16 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 7 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 2.5 inches
USS Iowa, BB-5
Mississippi, BB-6, Fitting Out, Nearing Pre-Commission Work Up phase
New York Class First Class Battleships
Displacement: 14,345 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 13/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 16 inches, Barbettes: up to 13 inches, Main Turrets: up to 18 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 8 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 3 inches
New York, BB-11, Ordered
Minnesota, BB-12, Ordered
Coastal Defense Ships/Monitors
General Note: During the Spanish American War the USN tried to get a lot of old unfinished monitors back in service only to find the hulls were simply too far gone. They all got scrapped post war with those funds going into the new navy as it became known.
Kalamazoo Class Monitors
Displacement: 4,309 tons
Propulsion: Compound Engines, 1 Shaft
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 12 knots
Armament: 2 x XX Inch Dahlgren Guns in a Twin Turret
Armor: Iron Plate, Belt: up to 6 inches, Turret: up to 16 inches, Pilot House: up to 14 inches
USS Kalamazoo, BM-1
USS Passaconaway, BM-2
USS Quinsigamond, BM-3
USS Shackamaxon, BM-4
Puritan Class Monitors
Displacement: 3,957 tons
Propulsion: Compound Engines, 1 Shaft
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 12.5 knots
Armament: 2 x Breech Loading 12 Inch Guns in Twin Turrets
Armor: Steel Plate, Belt: up to 7 inches, Turret: up to 18 inches, Pilot House: up to 16 inches
USS Puritan, BM-5
USS Amphitrite, BM-6
USS Monadnock, BM-7
USS Miantonomoh, BM-8
Terror Class Monitors
Displacement: 4,908 tons
Propulsion: Compound, 1 Shaft
Fuel: Coal
Armament: 4 x 10/30s in Twins, 4 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 3 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Compound Armor, Belt: up to 8 Inches, Deck: up to 2 inches, Turrets: up to 12 inches, Conning Tower: up to 10 inches
USS Terror, BM-9
USS Dictator, BM-10
USS Protector, BM-11
USS Shield, BM-12
Indiana Class Second Class Battleship (Coastal Defense Ship for everyone but the US, low freeboard)
Displacement: 10,817 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 12/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 6/40s in Casemates 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 14 inches, Barbettes: up to 12 inches, Main Turrets: up to 16 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 7 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 2.5 inches
USS Indiana, BB-1
USS Oregon, BB-2
USS Massachusetts, BB-3
USS Georgia, BB-4
Ohio Class Second Class Battleships
Displacement: 12,456 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 13/35s in Twin Turrets, 8 x 8/35s in Twin Turrets(Wing Turrets), 6 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 16 inches, Barbettes: up to 13 inches, Main Turrets: up to 18 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 8 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 3 inches
Ohio, BB-7, Under Construction
New Jersey, BB-8, Under Construction
California, BB-9, Under Construction
Louisiana, BB-10, Under Construction
Kentucky Class Second Class Battleship
Displacement: 12,901 tons
Propulsion: Vertical Triple Expansion Engines, 2 Screws
Fuel: Coal
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 4 x 12/40s in Twin Turrets, 4 x 8/40s in Twin Turrets(Mounted on Main Turrets), 10 x 4/40s in Casemates, 24 x 6 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 1 pdr guns in deck mounts, 4 x 18 inch torpedo tubes
Armor: Harvey Armor, Belt: up to 16 inches, Barbettes: up to 14 inches, Main Turrets: up to 18 inches, Secondary Turrets: up to 6 inches, Conning Tower: up to 12 inches, Deck: up to 3 inches
Kentucky, BB-13, Ordered
Unnamed, BB-14, Ordered
Unnamed, BB-15, Ordered
Unnamed, BB-16, Ordered
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