  {|     |} the connecticut-class battleships were among the last united states navy pre-dreadnought battleships to be built. these six ships were authorized over three budget years (1902â1904), with the latter three ships being built at the same time and after the two smaller  ships. the mississippi-class ships were the last us pre-dreadnought class to be designed, but the new hampshire, of the connecticut class, was the last us pre-dreadnought to be built. the connecticut class was equipped with a heavy broadside (four 12", four 8", six 7", ten 3" and six 3-pounders), having superior seakeeping capabilities and a fast (for the time) top speed of {{convert|19|k
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