$6,000,000 - Authorized by Congress
| Part of House of Representatives bill 23311, Naval appropriations for hull and machinery (includes $6 million for NEW YORK - BB34). The cost of the armor and armament is a separate part of the bill. Armor at $11,565,132 is authorized for the US Navy but the amount allocated to each ship is not specified. Armament amount was not specified. |
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Contract Price vs Total Cost |
| CONTRACT PRICE (hull and machinery) | TOTAL COST - a | Hull and machinery including armor | Equipage including armament |
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TEXAS |
$5,830,000 |
$10,971,524.93 | $9,373,440.38 | $1,598,084.55 | |
| NEW YORK | unavailable | $11,323,130.63 | $9,692,581.97 | $1,684,632.10 | |
| a - "Navy Yearbook 1917 - 1918". | |||||
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COST BREAKOUT |
| Separated armor and armament but the numbers are not exact because armor quantities vary and the armament costs for torpedoes is not known | |||
| Newport News Shipyard Armor Drawing | 1917-18 Navy Yearbook | Friedman "Battleship" | |
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Class A armor - a |
$2,772,541 |
$2,898,757 |
$3,038,668 |
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Hull & Machinery - b |
$6,623,352 |
$6,474,683 |
$6,334,772 |
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Armament - c |
$1,273,150 |
$1,273,150 |
$1,273,150 |
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Equipage |
$325,066 |
$325,066 |
$325,066 |
| a - Armor cost details click here | |||
| b - Authorized amount $6million; contracted amount $5.83 million | |||
| c - see below | |||
| Total | Size | Mark/Mod | Mount | Gun + Mount |
| $1,112,080 | 14"/45cal a | $62,208 Mark1/Mod 1 | $50,000 Mark 1 | $112,208 |
| $161,070 | 5"/51cal | $7,670 b | ||
| Unknown | Torpedo | |||
| a - "Navy Yearbook 1910" | ||||
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b
- "Gray Steel and Blue Water Navy" (1916):
I used an average to the two sources, $5,840 (Naval Gun Factory) and
$9,500 (lowest private bid) because the source for BB35 gun is unknown
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Was there a cost overrun? |
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| Hull and Machinery cost overrun of at least $500,000 (highest armor price) to $800,000 minimum armor | ||||
| Final Cost: Not enough information to know | ||||