US Battleship Connecticut Country: USA Type: Battleship Service: 1906 - 1923 Ships in class: 6

The Connecticut-class battleships were the final class of United States Navy pre-Dreadnought battleship. They were equipped with a heavy broadside, having superior seakeeping capabilities and a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h). The class still had some minor deficiencies. Regardless, they were outdated as the first two ships came into service just months after HMS Dreadnought made every other battleship in the world obsolete. Four of the five ships participated in the cruise of the Great White Fleet. Despite being outdated against modern dreadnoughts, they were kept on in the fleet as force levels rose in the build-up to World War I. The Connecticut class battleships served the American fleet until they were discarded following the Washington Naval Treaty in 1921.

Connecticut class battleships: USS Connecticut (BB-18); USS Louisiana (BB-19); USS Vermont (BB-20); USS Kansas (BB-21); USS Minnesota (BB-22); USS New Hampshire (BB-25).