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BB-27 USS MICHIGAN

Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Zulu

South Carolina Class Battleship: Displacement 16,000 Tons, Dimensions, 452' 9" (oa) x 80' 3" x 27' 1" (Max). Armament 8 x 12"/45 22 x 3"/50, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 11" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 12" Conning Tower. Machinery, 16,500 IHP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 18.5 Knots, Crew 869.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York, Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ., 17 December 1906. Launched 26 May 1908. Commissioned 4 January 1910. Decommissioned 11 February 1922. Stricken 10 November 1923.
Fate: Broken up for scrap at the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard during 1924.
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Keel Laying / Commissioning
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BB-26 South Carolina364k Port side view of a model of the South Carolina (BB-26) at US Navy's Modeling Basin in VA. Courtesy of Mike Ley.
BB-26 South CarolinaNRTHE ALL-BIG-GUN BATTLESHIPS SOUTH CAROLINA (BB-26) AND MICHIGAN (BB-27).
First picture ever made of these remarkable ships.		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 13 January 1908, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan428kMichigan (BB-27) under construction at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, New York, probably 1908. Photo # Lot-10778-1 courtesy of National Museum of the U.S. Navy. George C. Bain Collection. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
BB-27 MichiganNR"In times of peace the launching of a battleship is a gala event, attended by elaborate ceremonies and witnessed by enthusiastic throngs proud of the privilege of seeing the "marriage of the sea" of another man-of-war destined to uphold the honor of America. In times of war, however, no such crowds as attended the Michigan's (BB-27) launching are admitted to the shipyards, for an enemy might, with a bomb undo the labor of years and destroy a formidable unit of our growing sea power."
The Michigan is pictured here on her launching day, 26 May 1908 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ. 		Brown Brothers photo from the book "Flags Of The World", by McCandless and Grosvenor, published in 1917 by the National Geographic Society and submitted by John Chiquoine & Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 31 May 1908, Image 50, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Hi-res photo by Paul Thompson from National Geographic, 1917 via Dan Wilmes.
BB-27 MichiganNRMiss Carol Newberry to Christen the New Battleship Michigan (BB-27) at Camden, N.J., 26 May 1908.Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 13 May 1908, Last Edition, Image 6 courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan
012726m		 856kNaming party of Michigan (BB-27) on 26 May 1908 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ. Photo courtesy of Sponsors of the United States navy; Benham, Edith Wallace, comp; Hall, Anne Martin, comp 1797-1913, pg. 164, via New York Shipbuilding Company courtesy of Boston Public Library.
BB-27 MichiganNR CHRISTENING OF NEW BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27) RECALLS SIGNIFICANCE OF ANCIENT CUSTOM.
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 24 May 1908, Image 52, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
New York Shipbuilding Corporation 46k "New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, N.J." The ship in the covered wet slip has cage masts, after the fashion of Kansas (BB-21), New Hampshire (BB-25) and Michigan (BB-27), circa 1910nish. Courtesy of New York Shipbuilding., yorkship.home.comcast.net.
BB-27 Michigan3.70kNine page PDF of the Michigan (BB-27) on her trial runs.
Photos clearly show the main armament layout of eight 12" rifles in four center line turrets. The Michigan and South Carolina's (BB-26) design preceded the Dreadnought's design but building delays on the two ships allowed the Dreadnought to be launched and commissioned first which diminished the South Carolina class's impact on the naval scene. The United States ships were of a superior design combining a powerful armament on a limited displacement.		Copyright by N.L. Stebbins, Boston.
USN photo # 19-N-20-20-13 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan1.10k16,000 tons of a smoky Michigan (BB-27) accompanied by a destroyer bear down on photographer Enrique Muller, most likely during her trial runs off Cape Cod in June 1909.
THE MICHIGAN, FASTEST OF AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS, BREAKING SPEED RECORD ON HER TRIAL TRIP.
The new battleship Michigan in her tests preparatory to acceptance by the government attained a speed of 20.01 knots an hour and averaged a fraction under 19 knots an hour on a four mile run. Considering her class and the fact that only 18 knots an hour is required of her, the time she made is regarded as phenomenal. The vessel ran ashore off Cape Cod while proceeding at a high ratio of speed, but suffered no apparent injury. She then went to Camden, N. J to be overhauled for her final test, a twenty-four hour run at top speed. It is believed that the Michigan will establish a new world's record for the "twenty-four hour run. She is fitted with two of the new skeleton masts recently adopted by the Navy. 		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.
Photo from The Marion Daily Mirror.(Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 17 June 1909, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
USN photo by Enrique Muller.
National Archives Identifier: 45512513
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-23.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan373kMichigan (BB-27) on 30 June 1909. USN photo # 19N-141029 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan362kMichigan (BB-27) at Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. on 16 November 1909. USN photo # 19-N-20-20-20 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan348kMichigan (BB-27) at Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. on 16 November 1909. USN photo # 19-N-141029 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan987k3 photo PDF of Michigan (BB-27) showing Upper Deck; Main Deck; Berth Deck; Protective Deck, Profile Outboard; Profile Inboard, Upper Platform; Lower Platform; Hold; Double Bottom, drawn 2 December 1909.National Archives Identifier: 83833035
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Idaho NR Warships Held Ready to Capture Zelaya; His Agents in Washington.
Rush orders have been issued here for the powerful battleships Michigan (BB-27) and Idaho (BB-24), which are now at Philadelphia, to be prepared to sail at a moment's notice with full complements of men and extra stores.		 Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside;
Photo from Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 12 December 1909, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-26 South Carolina118kNavy Recruiting Poster, circa 1909. Poster featuring a sailor, a South Carolina class battleship, small craft and details on pay and benefits, published about 1909.USNHC # NH 65452-KN.
1910's
BB-27 Michigan66kNathaniel Reilly Usher, first Captain of the Michigan (BB-27) [04.01.1910}.Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
BB-27 Michigan704kStern view of the Michigan (BB-27), circa 1910. National Archives Identifier: 45512518
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-025-001.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan774kQuarter deck of the Michigan (BB-27), 1910. National Archives Identifier: 45512521
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-026_001.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba62kPanoramic image (made from two individual views), showing U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships and auxiliaries in Guantanamo Bay, circa the early or middle 1910s.
Ships present include (in left half of image): four Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleships, one South Carolina class (BB-26 / 27) battleship, one Delaware class (BB-28 / 29) battleship, two unidentified auxiliaries and a collier; (in right half of image): all six Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships, both Mississippi class (BB-23 / 24) battleships, two unidentified auxiliaries, hospital ship Solace (AH-2) and a gunboat. 		USNHC # NH 104537. Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
BB-27 Michigan350kMichigan (BB-27) circa 1910. USN photo # 19N-13702 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan810kGUNNERS OF THE BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27) THAT WON THE CHAMPION SHIP OF THE NAVY IN TARGET PRACTICE
The Navy Department is elated over the sensational record in marksmanship made by the crew of the warship Michigan in the spring tests. According to the official records just made public, the battleship Michigan's men outclassed all the other bluejackets of the navy in target work with the big guns. The men in the picture are some of the sailors who helped to win the trophy for the Michigan. In honor of their victory that ship is now entitled to fly at her masthead a red pennant with a black ball in the center, and she will fly the bunting until another vessel does some shooting good enough to take the championship away from her. The navy department's figures give the Michigan 99.929 % of merit.		Image and text provided by University of Florida.
Photo courtesy of The Pensacola Journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 03 June 1911, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Insert PDF Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Iowa.
Photo from Evening Times-Republican. (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 19 August 1911, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan268kMichigan (BB-27), sailors on deck, 13 July 1911. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Photo # LC-B2-2008-4A [P&P] LOT 10778 George C. Bain Collection, via Mike Green.
BB-27 Michigan
012700 		868k "Four gun salvo at the instant of fire."
Looking forward from the maintop of the Michigan (BB-27). The concussion of the guns at the moment of discharge released the shutter of the camera lens, thus producing this remarkable view of actual gunfire, 1911. 		Text courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Photo by Enrique Muller Jr. for the Committee of Public Information.
National Archives Identifier: 45513968
Local Identifier: 165-WW-339B-3.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan518kResults of War Game Held by Uncle Sam Will Be Kept Secret From Foreign Naval Experts.
The above picture shows the fore deck of the battleship Michigan (BB-27), one of the score of battleships which comprised the great fleet which participated in the war game of attacking and defending the Atlantic coast. The rival forces did splendid work, for which their commanders praised them in reports to Washington. While in the newspaper dispatches victory was claimed for both sides, whether the attacking battleships were theoretically sunk or the defending craft destroyed will never be made public, as the naval strategy board believes the information would be too valuable to foreign naval experts.		Photo copyright by American Press Association. 1911.
Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library.
Photo & text by The Logan Republican. (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 08 August 1911, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan604kBluejackets, on a Man-of-war Must All Be Good Housekeepers
SAILORS on Uncle Sam's battleships do not find life one sweet dream. In addition to being ready to fight at any time, they must be good housekeepers and must keep their vessels clean and shipshape. The pictures above show scenes on the battleship Michigan (BB-27), where the blue jackets were scrubbing and holy-stoning the deck in preparation for an official visit. Few men like this sort of work, but it is one of the things that must be done, and, as a rule, the boys do it cheerfully and skillfully. Water is plentiful, and with steam pumps to draw it from the ocean it is used liberally.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.
Photos by American Press Association.
Photo from The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 August 1911, Image 1, PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan781kFully dressed with flags and with her crew manning the rails, during the naval review off New York City, 3 October 1911.Text courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center.
National Archives Identifier:7583494
Local Identifier: 19-N-61-6-25.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut 1.54k First Division under way steaming out of New York harbor.
The Connecticut (BB-18) is flying the 2 star flag of Admiral Osterhaus, commander of the fleet, 3 October 1911.
Either South Carolina (BB-26) or Michigan (BB-27) behind the Connecticut. 		National Archives Identifier:45513426
Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-60.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan461kFlag less Michigan (BB-27) anchored off Navy Yard, New York on 3 October 1911.USN photo # 19-N-61-6-26 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan354kA three stacked battleship of the Maine, Virginia or Connecticut classes is anchored behind the Michigan (BB-27) off Navy Yard, New York on 3 October 1911.USN photo # 19-N-61-6-31 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan533kPRETTY GIRL IS A BATTLESHIP MASCOT
This idea is certainly an improvement of this one as far as raising spirits for the isolated sailor. 		Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX.
Photo & text by El Paso Herald.((El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 13 November 1911, Image 11, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan 417k Michigan (BB-27) at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 27 November 1911 showing secondary armament & searchlight.National Archives Identifier: 6281802
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan534kStart of the upper areas of Michigan (BB-27) at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 27 December 1911.National Archives Identifier: 6281757
Agency-Assigned Identifier: F1044 N5
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan677kDockside Michigan (BB-27) at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 29 December 1911.National Archives Identifier: 6281760
Agency-Assigned Identifier: F1044 N8
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan802kCrows nest of the Michigan (BB-27), 1912.
A Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship is off her bow.		 National Archives Identifier: 45512529
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-029.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan
012734 		2.80k 0.0.0.0. reads the counter on the top of Michigan's (BB-27) forward cage mast in 1912.
Whatever it is & the fact that it only appears in one photo, coupled with appearing to be totally external to the main body and other functions of the top, seems to indicate that it was a temporary installation, possibly for an exercise.		Text i.d. courtesy of Robert M. Jensen.
Photo by Enrique Muller Jr. for the Committee of Public Information.
National Archives Identifier: 45512527
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-28
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Michigan
012712g		633k The photo is titled Portion Of The Cliff Of A Typical Alaskan Glacier, La Perouse Glacier, Compared to The Battleship Michigan.
Just speculation on my part, but I have found no information of the ship ever in that region and the photo itself is really just for size of scale. 		Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
BB-27 Michigan465kPart of the deck of the Michigan (BB-27), 1912. Photo by Enrique Muller Jr.
National Archives Identifier: 45512531
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-030.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan391kMichigan (BB-27) in the company of other anchored battleships. From left to right, either the Indiana (BB-1) or Massachusetts (BB-2), and 2 three stack from either the Maine, Virginia or Connecticut classes. USN photo # 19N-14915, from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 Michigan
012708 		643k Michigan (BB-27) firing a broadside with her 12"/45 main battery guns, 1912. Photo by Enrique Muller Jr. for the Committee of Public Information.
National Archives Identifier: 45512511
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-22.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Insert photo from Polk County Observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 10 May 1912, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Idaho 538k YANKEE NAVY AT TARGET PRACTICE
The Michigan (BB-27) firing broadside. 2. Same, nearer view. 3. Going to look at target. 4. Big gun at moment of firing. 5. Battleships in line. 6. Ready to lay mines. 7. Setting up target. 8.Utah (BB-31) firing broadsides. 9. Target in position. 		Photos by Enrique Muller.
Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Hawaiian Star (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 31 May 1912, SECOND EDITION, SECOND SECTION, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 MichiganNEW GUNS FOR BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27) AT TARGET PRACTICE WORK
Defects have been found in her main battery, these new 12-inch guns are being placed aboard the Michigan, which is undergoing repairs at League Island under rush orders. 		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from Evening Bulletin. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii) 1895-1912, 14 March 1912, 3:30 EDITION, Image 7, PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27
012723		 2.31kBrooklyn Navy Yard: The Michigan (BB-27) lies astride Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, New Outlet for Sewer, East of Dry Dock, Looking Southwest, 4 September 1912.National Archives Identifier: 6281729.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov, via Daniel Hacker.
BB-27659kThe Michigan (BB-27) at Navy Yard NY on 20 September 1912. National Archives photo courtesy of William Clarke and atlanticfleetsales.smugmug.com
Various Views of the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson
Review
012173m		4.51k Mobilization of Atlantic Fleet at New York, 12 - 15 October 1912. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
Review
012173		1.36k U.S. Battleship Fleet during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson.
The nearest ship half visible on the right is the New Hampshire (BB-25) based on the distinctive half-cased stacks. The two sister ships behind her are not clear enough to specifically ID. The fourth ship is one of the Mississippi class, but again, not clear enough to ID.		 Photo i.d. via Richard M. Jensen.
Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
Review
012173d		1.38k Small boats join during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
BB-27 Michigan441kIn New York Harbor, during the Naval Review, October 1912.USN photo # 19-N-13573 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
Almost UnknownNRSCENE OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY WHEN FLEET AND SHORE WERE ILLUMINATED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF FLAMING ELECTRIC BULBS
NEW YORK, Oct. 16—Pen cannot describe and even photography is inadequate in depicting the splendor of the scene at night during the visit of the fleet to this city. Thousands and thousands of electric lights were hung along Riverside drive, which parallels the Hudson river for miles, and all of the vessels in the fleet were outlined by lines of gleaming lamps. In the accompanying picture the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument appears in the foreground with the curved line of Riverside drive at the left. Several battleships are shown in the river, with the lights on the New Jersey shore in the distance. 		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.
Photo by The Democratic Banner.(Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 October 1912, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan203kPostcard photo by Enrique Muller Jr. of the Michigan (BB-27) underway in July 1913. Photo courtesy of SK/3 Tommy Trampp.
BB 27
012772		 2.32k View of unidentified sailors working on a propeller, in drydock circa 1914. Photo NH 83708 courtesy of history.navy.mil
BB 27
012773		 2.44k View taken circa 1914, showing crew at work, possibly preparing for an overhaul. Note gangway at right. Photo NH 83707 courtesy of history.navy.mil
BB-16 New Jersey701kGUNS OF UNCLE SAM'S FLEET FROWN ON CITY OF VERACRUZ
Watching the mobilising of U. S. fleet in the harbor of Veracruz, Mexico
American battleships for many weeks have lain in the harbor of Veracruz, Mexico, ready to protect American interests or to seize the city on a moment's notice should intervention on the part of the United States be necessary. Veracruz is Mexico's largest port city. The battleships New Jersey (BB-16), Michigan (BB-27), Virginia (BB-13), Louisiana (BB-19) and Rhode Island (BB-17) are now anchored there.		Photo by Underwood & Underwood.
Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library.
Photo by The Ogden Standard. Ogden City, Utah) 1913-1920, 02 December 1913, 4 o'clock p.m. City Edition, Image 1.
Insert PDF Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo from The Tacoma Times. (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 12 December 1913, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 MichiganNRREADY TO AID FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO
ENTRANCE TO HARBOR OF Veracruz.
Michigan (BB-27) In Center and French Battleship Conde In Right Foreground. At Extreme Left, a Merchant Sailing Is Shown At Anchor.		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 13 January 1914, LAST AND HOME EDITION, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan1.17kMARINES READY TO LAND IN MEXICO
Inspection of marines on board the United States battleship Michigan (BB-27) in the harbor of Veracruz, Mexico. 		Image and text provided by Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA.
Photo & text by The Madison Journal.(Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 14 February 1914, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Veracruz Incident
BB-19 & 27 NR MARINES OF THE LOUISIANA (BB-19) AND PHOTO OF TARS RUSHING SUPPLIES ON BOARD THE MICHIGAN (BB-27); BOTH SHIPS ORDERED TO MEXICO. Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Iowa.
Photo from Evening Times-Republican. (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 21 April 1914, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships1.15k U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming toward Mexican waters in 1914. Photograph copyrighted in 1914 by E. Muller, Jr., and Pach.
The following battleships that were dispatched to Mexican waters included the:
Ohio (BB-12), Virginia (BB-13), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Jersey (BB-16), Rhode Island (BB-17), Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), Mississippi (BB-23), Idaho (BB-24), New Hampshire (BB-25), South Carolina (BB-26), Michigan (BB-27), Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31), Wyoming (BB-32), Arkansas (BB-33), New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35).
In insets are (left to right):
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo,
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher,
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. 		USNHC # NH 60322.
BB-28 Delaware 1.32k SCENES IN CONNECTION WITH MEXICAN TROUBLE
Photos of the battleships North Dakota (BB-29) & Michigan (BB-27) in action.		 Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA.
Photo from The Times Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 24 April 1914, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan980kMEN WHO FIRE THE GUNS AT Veracruz
BLUEJACKETS OF BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27) OPERATING 5 INCH RIFLE TRAINED ON MEXICAN SEAPORT.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 26 April 1914, Sunday Evening EDITION, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27335kMichigan (BB-27) and other unidentified vessels anchored in Veracruz Harbor during the 1914 U.S. occupation during the Mexican Revolution. Source: Source: Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-B2-2956-15 via Mike Green.
BB-27169k Rifle and field gun practice on board Michigan (BB-27). USN photo # LC-USZ62-49081, courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
BB-27 Michigan117kTaking on coal from a Navy collier, while off Veracruz, Mexico, in April-June 1914. Note ship's band atop Turret # 2, playing to encourage the crewmen at work moving coal.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 73774.
BB-27 Michigan115kMen of the Michigan (BB-27) Battalion on the outskirts of Veracruz, circa late April 1914. They are wearing dyed "Whites" and are armed with a Colt M1895 machine gun and M1903 rifles. Note the colorful bandannas worn by two of these men.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 100616.
BB-27 Michigan1.54k WITH THE STAR'S CORRESPONDENT ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27), EN ROUTE TO Veracruz
Top left. A busy day on the Michigan coaling from collier. Bottom. Landing party.
Top right. As the fleet looked approaching; Veracruz. Center. Senior (wardroom) officers, battleship Michigan. Bottom. Big guns of the Michigan		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 30 April 1914, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan946kAs the battleship Michigan (BB-27) slowly steamed into the harbor of Veracruz the sailors looking over the side got their first view of the peaceful war as the dead bodies of marines were carried back to their ships. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 30 April 1914, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 MichiganNRLife on Greyhound on Way to Front Told by J. P. Annin
ORDER TO FRONT SHATTERED HOPE OF MANY WIVES.		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 3 May 1914, Image 28,via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan679kU. S. MARINES ON BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27) READY FOR WAR IN Veracruz HARBOR Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.
Photo & text by The Democratic Banner.(Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 05 May 1914, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27401kThe Michigan (BB-27) Flagship AP Wire photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory)
BB-27 Michigan122kLanding craft leaving Michigan (BB-27).USN photo # LC-USZ62-49082 courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
BB-27 Michigan786kMarines Leaving Warships For the Wharf in Veracruz Image and text provided by University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC.
Photo from The Anderson Daily Intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 13 May 1914, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
USN photo # LC-USZ62-49087 courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
BB-27 & BB 14450kBluejackets Aiming Guns From Battleship
This interesting picture was taken aboard the battleship Michigan (BB-27) off Veracruz. It shows the sailors lying flat on the deck with guns pointed at the city. They later took part in the conflict in the streets of the city and were used to restore order.
Bluejackets In Action Aboard Michigan. 		Image and text provided by University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Photo from The Bee.( (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 15 May 1914, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan186kBattery from Michigan (BB-27) stationed at the Plaza of Alameda at Veracruz during the 1914 Mexican Revolution. © Associated Press Photo courtesy of San Francisco Examiner via David S. Smith.
BB-27 Michigan68kU.S. blue jackets with 3 inch field piece from Michigan (BB-27) guarding the Government building at Veracruz during the 1914 Mexican Revolution. © Associated Press Photo courtesy of San Francisco Examiner via David S. Smith.
BB-27 Michigan440kCaptain Who Was in Charge of the Battleship Michigan (BB-27)
Captain Albert P. Niblack was in charge of the Battleship Michigan when it grounded off Capes Henry coast on Thanksgiving day. He was feeling his way into the harbor between the Capes Henry & Charles, and as a thick fog had settled down he concluded not to try to make the entrance to Chesapeake. He anchored some ten miles out to sea. In the morning when the tide went out he found the stern of the vessel, supposed to be in thirty feet of water, was resting on the bottom.
He is also seen here with American sailors during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz in April.		 Image and text provided by University of Oregon, Knight Library; Eugene, OR.
Photo from The Evening Herald.(Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 12 December 1914, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Insert USN photo # LC-DIG-GGBAIN-16377 courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
BB-27 & BB 14729kUNITED STATES DREADNOUGHT AGROUND.
The Michigan (BB-27) is stranded on the tail of the Horseshoe, near the lightship of Cape Henry, on the Virginia coast. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Herald.(Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 01 December 1914, Image 5.
PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Mid- Late 19 Teens / Early 20's
BB-27 Michigan377kTaken from the U.S. battleship Michigan (BB-27), the target, anchored in Chesapeake Bay, with the Rhode Island (BB-17) standing by passing a line to take it in tow. The ships take turns at towing the target. Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr.
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 9 May 1915, Image 51, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 & BB 14377kThe fourth division of the U.S. Battleship Fleet on the firing line, Southern Drill grounds.
This photo is taken from the Nebraska (BB-14), the name of which is written on a life preserver.
The lower photo shows the U.S. battleship Michigan (BB-27) taking aboard a drenching spray from a heavy swell. 		Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr.
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 9 May 1915, Image 51, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Atlantic Fleet250kOUTLINED AGAINST A CURTAIN OF DARKNESS
A fleet of destroyers and torpedo-boats has now arrived at New York to join the heavy ships of the line. Altogether, about 50 vessels will be assembled when the ceremonies began next Monday. It is promised that the strained international relations will have no effect on the parade. 		Photo by International News Service.
Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 13 May 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-25 New Hampshire 725k AT THE RINGSIDE ON BOARD THE MICHIGAN (BB-27)
Sam Taylor of the Michigan (BB-27) winning the middle weight championship of the Atlantic Fleet from Mike Davis of the New Hampshire (BB-25).
The light heavyweight title of the Atlantic fleet changed hands when Sam Taylor of the battleship Michigan defeated Mike Davis of the New Hampshire.
Both boys are nifty with the gloves, and quite a crowd gathered on the Michigan in the North river to see the contests of ring skill arranged as a diversion for the fleet members while in New York's harbor.		 Photo by International News Agency, courtesy of memory.loc.gov.
Text courtesy of N.Y. Times 16 May 1915, Page 1.
Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Evening World. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 11 May 1915, Final Edition-Extra, Image 14, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan2.28kBATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27), WITH ATLANTIC FLEET, CRACK SHOT OF UNITED STATES NAVY.
The Dreadnought Michigan at recent target practice demonstrated that she is one of the crack shots at the navy. In the accompanying illustration members of her crew are shown clustered about her twelve inch guns. The Michigan was one of the Atlantic fleet which was on review in New York harbor.		 Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Iowa.
Photo from Evening Times-Republican.(Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 26 May 1915, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27196kMichigan in the lead followed by Nebraska, (BB-14) exercise together between 1910 & 1915. Digital ID # ggbain 09626, LC-B2-2272-9. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection.
BB-27 Michigan513kThe thunder of the U.S. battleship Michigan's (BB-27) broadside on the lens. The black smoke is the escaping gas which first follows the ignition of the powder. The big white puff is just ahead of the flame spurt from the muzzle. Taken during recent maneuvers in Narraganset Bay. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 29 August 1915, Image 49, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Photo by Enrique Muller Jr. for the Committee of Public Information.
National Archives Identifier: 45512511
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-22
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan131kCaptain # 5 of the Michigan (BB-27), Carlo Bonaparte Brittain, 01.12.1915. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
BB-26 South Carolina62k"Battleship South Carolina (BB-26) at a distance of nine miles, firing on a target seen between the towers of water during the naval games in Chesapeake Bay, just concluded. The observers on a sister ship in the foreground are only a few hundred yards away." Text courtesy of N.Y. Times 31 October 1915, page 8. USN photo by Enrique Muller Jr, courtesy of memory.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan738kFLEET READY FOR "ANY EMERGENCY," SECRETARY DANIELS TOLD.
North Atlantic fleet, led by battleship Michigan (BB-27), at maneuver; Vice Admiral Mayo" (left); Captain Albert P. Niblack, commander of the Michigan.
In every respect, the shooting was the best the navy ever did." This sentence, taken from the report of Vice Admiral Mayo on the recent target practice of the Atlantic fleet in Cuban waters and just made public by Secretary Daniels, forms the substance of the report, accompanied as it is by the admiral's simultaneous declaration that the fleet is ready for any emergency. 		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library.
Photo from The Ogden Standard. (Ogden City, Utah) 1913-1920, 24 April 1916, 4 P.M. CITY EDITION, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan715kNEW GUNS FOR BATTLESHIP MICHIGAN (BB-27) AT NAVY YARD
Defects have been found in her main battery, these new 12-inch guns are being placed aboard the Michigan (BB-27), which is undergoing repairs at League Island under rush orders. 		Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo from The Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942,Night Extra, 26 April 1916, Image 1, PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 MichiganNRExclusive photograph showing how a 12-inch gun on battleship Michigan (BB-27) cracked along virtually its entire length in recent firing practice off Guantanamo Bay. As a result of the discovery of this defect, all four big guns in the forward turrets have been discarded and new ones are being mounted while the ship is undergoing repairs at the Navy Yard. Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo from The Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942,Postscript Edition, 27 April 1916, Image 16. PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan432kCLEANING OUT BREECH OF NAVAL CANNON
This photograph shows a sailor cleaning out the breech of a 12-lnch 45-caliber gun. The big cannon is to be installed on the Michigan (BB-27), now undergoing repairs at the League Island navy yard in Philadelphia. 		Image and text provided by University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR.
Photo from East Oregonian: E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, 08 May 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 3, PDF courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan492kADMIRAL OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLICS NAVY PAYS A VISIT TO THE NAVY YARD.
Admiral Martin is the trim-looking figure with the derby hat seen surrounded by American officers on board the dreadnought Michigan (BB-27), which he inspected in the course of his visit.		 Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo from The Evening Public Ledger.(Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 13 May 1916, Night Extra, Image 22, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 MichiganNRLIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD AT NIGHT. Image and text provided by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Photo from The Hattiesburg News. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 13 June 1916, LAST AND HOME EDITION, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 MichiganNRLIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD AT NIGHT.
This photograph taken on the night of May 31 shows the illumination of the famous Bartholdi Monument in New York Harbor by searchlights of the pennant-winning battleship Michigan (BB-27). For half an hour this beautiful spectacle was viewed by thousands, who were thrilled by the majestic Statue of Liberty standing out of the darkness, and by the American flags at the battleship's mastheads, emblazoned by two shafts of light. The illumination was ordered by the Secretary of the Navy to afford an approximation of the effect that will be produced by the permanent lighting of tbe statue proposed by The New York World. Congress has passed an amendment to the Rivers and Harbors bill authorizing acceptance by the Federal Government of a fund of $30,000 being raised by The World to purchase an illuminating plant, which the Government will maintain. Many small contributions to this fund are sought in order that the lighting of the famous statue shall be in keeping with the traditions of this gift of the people of France to the people of the United States.		 Image and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ.
Photo from Arizona Republican. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 22 June 1916, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan539kNine photo PDF taken aboard Michigan (BB-27) showing views of damage from explosion of a 12" gun of turret two, taken at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 25 September 1916. Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photos No. NH 46284-93 via Mike Green.
BB-27 Michigan75kView looking aft along the port side, showing barrel of burst 12-inch gun on deck with the gun's rear portion in Turret # 2. Photographed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 25 September 1916. Note holes in superstructure and in the "cage" foremast caused by this accident. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 61254.
BB-27 Michigan810kMichigan (BB-27) at Hampton Roads, VA, 13 December 1916. National Archives Identifier: 45512516
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-24.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-26 & 2756kU.S. Atlantic Fleet at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1916-1917. Second section from left (of six) of a panoramic photograph taken from the Naval Station radio tower. Among the ships present are: battleships South Carolina (BB-26) and Michigan (BB-27)(toward the left, in no particular order); destroyers Drayton (left center) and Aylwin (center, middle distance); and a battleship that is either Wyoming (BB-32) or Arkansas (BB-33) (right foreground). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 76418, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Donation of MMC Jesse Forton, USN (Retired), 1972.
BB-27 Michigan2.60kPhotographed by O.W. Waterman, Hampton, Virginia, circa 1916-17. She is wearing horizontal "two-tone" paint scheme, possibly a camouflage experiment.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106438. The original photograph, given to Michigan (SSGN-727) by Mr. Sanford Aronoff, was donated by the ship to the Naval History and Heritage Command in 2008.
BB-27 MichiganNRWORLD WAR LEADING TO WORLD BANKRUPTCY
OUR FIRST ALL BIG GUN BATTLESHIP, THE MICHIGAN (BB-27) PLANNED IN 1905.		 Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Sun. (New York, [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 25 February 1917, Section 5 Special Feature Supplement, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-271.38kForeward fire control mast of the Michigan (BB-27), circa 1917. National Archives Identifier: 45512533
Local Identifier: 165-WW-334A-31.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan545kDistinctly unusual naval picture looking bow on toward the fighting top and fire control station of the Michigan (BB-27)-a photograph taken from the top of the dreadnought's aft skeleton mast. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 25 November 1917, Image 53, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Almost Unknown749kBig guns on one of the U.S. Dreadnoughts of the South Carolina class, 1917/18. Photo taken from the crow's nest.Photographer: Kadel & Herbert.
National Archives Identifier: 45510058
Local Identifier: 165-WW-321C-41.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-39 Arizona467kA brand new picture of the Arizona (BB-39), the latest dreadnought to join the Atlantic Fleet, hitting it up at a 16 knot clip in line of breast formation.
Below, another new photo of the Arizona coming bow on at full speed with guns trained for a starboard broadside.
Below and to the left, the Michigan (BB-27) with decks cleared for action. A striking an intimate picture that gives one a definite impression of this sea fighter's businesslike efficiency.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 2 December 1917, Image 59 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan 647k Gun Practice, Artillery of the Michigan (BB-27), circa 1917-18.Photographer: Enrique Muller, Jr.
National Archives Identifier: 45510052
Local Identifier: 165-WW-321C-038
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan 434k Gun Practice - On board Michigan (BB-27), judging the firing distance in order to tell the gun crew how to place their gun, circa 1917-18.Photographer: Enrique Muller, Jr.
National Archives Identifier: 45510751
Local Identifier: 165-WW-324C-29
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 Michigan2.70kMichigan's (BB-27) Officers and Crew, photographed on board in 1918 by O.W. Waterman, Hampton, Virginia. Note the ship's bandsmen seated in the front row with their musical instruments. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106439. The original photograph, given to Michigan (SSGN-727) by Mr. Sanford Aronoff, was donated by the ship to the Naval History and Heritage Command in 2008.
BB-27 Michigan126kView looking aft from atop Turret # 2, showing Michigan's (BB-27) collapsed "cage" foremast, which had buckled in an Atlantic storm on 15 January 1918. Photographed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 28 January 1918. Note details of armored conning tower, and tripod-mounted rangefinder atop it.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 46283.
BB-27 Michigan412kMichigan (BB-27) in port, soon after her "cage" foremast collapsed in an Atlantic storm on 15 January 1918.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106440. The original photograph, given to Michigan (SSGN-727) by Mr. Sanford Aronoff, was donated by the ship to the Naval History and Heritage Command in 2008.
BB-271.28kHERCULES
This great derrick, called "Hercules," is here seen lifting a steel mast at the plant of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. It is said to be one of the largest electrically operated revolving derricks in the world. The photograph, with others of a similar nature, appeared in The National Marine.
Assuming this photograph wasn't aging in a camera somewhere, the mast most likely belongs to the Michigan (BB-27). The only other battleship built within a year of this date was the Mississippi (BB-41), which was commissioned 18 December 1917.		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 14 April 1918, Image 43, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27 Michigan243kLooking forward from the main turrets. Photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
BB-27 Michigan51kCAPT John Havens Dayton, #6, 20.06.1918 07.09.1918.Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
BB 27& 38 755k Photo of the Michigan (BB-27), circa 1918 and the guns on the Pennsylvania (BB-38).
The caption for the bottom image writes, "Muzzles of the big guns of the Pennsylvania (BB-38), the flagship of the American Atlantic fleet, that will take into their capacious maws projectiles weighing 1, 400 pounds and throw them to a distance of eighteen or twenty miles."		 Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
BB-27 Michigan367kSteam launches parked off her port side while at anchor with awnings over her rear turrets. USN photo courtesy of David Buell.
New York, Shipbuilding
012771		 3.10k Philadelphia Navy Yard with view of drydock, circa 1919. Present are four K boats and Michigan (BB-27).
According to DANFS, K boats K-7 (SS-38) & K-8 (SS-39) received an overhaul in Philadelphia from 21 April to 10 November, 1919. All of the other 6 K boats were in Philadelphia one time or another thru parts of 1918 & 1919. 		Photo NH 46280 courtesy of history.navy.mil
BB-27 Michigan304kUnderway, circa 1919.USN photo # 19-N-13358 from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27 MichiganNRA Navy wedding at League Island aboard the Michigan (BB-27). Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo from The Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 27 May 1919, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-26 & 27 298k Photo taken at Pearl Harbor and the Michigan (BB-27) and South Carolina (BB-26) are moored at 1010 dock. The dry dock is the newly constructed dry dock #1 and the shipyard buildings are visible to the extreme right. YD-25 is also visible in the center distance. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Curtis Tammany.
Photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
BB-26 & 27 1.33k Mirror image of the above. Photo courtesy of Curtis Tammany.
Old Battleships 1.03kPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Philadelphia Evening Ledger photographer. Ships are (front row, left to right): Missouri (BB-11); one Connecticut class battleship; Michigan (BB-27); and Saint Louis (C-20). Those in the back row are (left to right): Maine (BB-10); Kentucky (BB-6);Kearsarge (BB-5); Indiana (BB-1); Massachusetts (BB-2); Iowa (BB-4); Wisconsin (BB-9); and Illinois (BB-7). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 42525.
BB-27 Michigan143kEntering Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, "with the U.S. Fleet Second Observation Group," 7 March 1920 photo showing the ship in her final appearance. Range clocks and turret deflection scales have been added. Due to her short length superstructure, boats are carried amidships. Broadside 3" gun shutter doors are open here, but the guns have been removed. USN photo.
MASCOTSNRU. S. WARSHIPS CARRY QUEER MASCOTS TO KEEP UP THE "LUCK OF THE NAVY"
Every one of Uncle Sam's fighting ships has its mascot, and some of them are very queer indeed. Note the Panama sugar bear on the shoulder of the Jackie in the center. He is the mascot on the battleship Alabama (BB-8). The Michigan (BB-27) has - a bird mascot, a parakeet shown at the right. Goats are probably the commonest mascots. The one at the left is on the Kentucky (BB-6), and the one below entertains the sailors on the big battleship Wyoming (BB-32). 		Image and text provided by University of Tennessee.The News Scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 25 September 1920, 4TH EDITION, AUTO NUMBER, Image 26, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-27697kRemoving gun from forward 12" turret; Lifting sling in place, Michigan (BB-27) PNY, 26 September 1923. US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3632, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27556kHauling out gun from forward 12" turret; Lifting sling in place, Michigan (BB-27) PNY, 9 October 1923. US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3627, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27608kGun rotated ready for hauling out; forward 12" turret, Michigan (BB-27) PNY, 9 October 1923. US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3630, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27512kBroadside of Michigan (BB-27) dismantled for sale, PNY, 16 October 1923.
The battleship in the background is the South Carolina (BB-26). 		US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3634, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27768kForward deck of Michigan (BB-27), dismantled for sale, PNY, 16 October 1923. US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3635, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27768kAfter deck of Michigan (BB-27), dismantled for sale, PNY, 16 October 1923. US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3636, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-27746kAmidship of Michigan (BB-27), dismantled for sale, PNY, 26 October 1923. Details of her bridge and upper deck are clear. Note the small chart house at the base of her mast and the flimsiness of the weather protection around her flying bridge. Many photos of this type were taken to prove the U.S. was complying in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty. Text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
US National Archives photo # 19LC-21-G-3637, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
PNSY
012774		 1.89k Michigan (BB-27) being scrapped at PNY, 20 January 1924.Photo courtesy of New York Daily News Archive via gettyimages.com
PNSY
012724s		 2.10k Michigan (BB-27) being scrapped at PNY, 4 April 1924.
Note the destroyer Case (DD-285) tied to the pier in the background.		Photo courtesy of gettyimages.com
BB-27 Michigan82k5 January 1925 photo of the Michigan (BB-27) being scrapped at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty.USN photo.
(NISMF)371kA guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 December 1991. USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Commanding Officers
01CAPT. Usher, Nathaniel Reilly, USN (USNA 1875)04.04.1910 - 06.10.1911
02CAPT. Capehart, Edward Everett, USN (USNA 1881)06.10.1911 - 04.12.1913
03CAPT. Niblack, Albert Parker, USN (USNA 1880) :VADM04.12.1913 - 01.12.1915
04CAPT. Brittain, Carlo Bonaparte, USN (USNA 1888) :RADM01.12.1915 - 20.06.1918
05CAPT. Dayton, John Havens, USN (USNA 1890) :RADM20.06.1918 - 07.09.1918
06CAPT. Laws, George William, USN (USNA 1891) :RADM07.09.1918 - ?
08CAPT. Stearns, Clark Daniel, USN (USNA 1891)15.01.1921 - 11.02.1922
Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
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