USS Idaho BB-24

Pre-Dreadnought Battleship USS Idaho BB-24

USS Idaho BB-24

Launched on 9 December 1905, USS Idaho BB-24 was the second Mississippi-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the US Navy. Commissioned on 1 April 1908, she served until 30 June 1914 when she was purchased by Greece and renamed Lemnos. Lemnos was sunk on April 23, 1941 but German aircraft during the invasion of Greece.