Pennsylvania Class Battleship - Standard-type Battleship

Standard-type Battleship

The Pennsylvania class was part of the "Standard-type battleship" concept of the U.S. Navy, a design concept which gave the U.S. Navy a homogeneous line of battle (very important, as it allowed the Navy to plan maneuvers for the whole line of battle rather than detaching "fast wings" and "slow wings"). The "Standard" concept included long-range gunnery, moderate speed (21 kn), a tight tactical (turning) radius (≈700 yd/640 m) and improved damage control. The other Standards were the Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Colorado classes.