Keywords: USS Oregon 1893 USNHC NH 76619 010332.jpg The outboard profile and plan view of the battleship Oregon BB-03 This 1893 drawing of the Oregon illustrates the considerable amount of ordnance built into this relatively small battleship Thirteen inch guns are in the centerline turrets with pairs of 8-inch intermediate guns in four wing turrets A centerline bridge connects the fore and after bridge and lateral skids project outboard form the centerline bridge to accommodate the ship's boats and arcs of fire for her guns USS Oregon BB-3 was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy Built by Union Iron Works of San Francisco California she was launched 26 October 1893 Source http //www navsource org/archives/01/03a htm USNHC photo NH 76619 PD-USGov-Military-Navy technology USS Oregon BB-3 1893 Union Iron Works Oregon General arrangements Line drawings of battleships Oregon |