BIC San José

BIC San José

BIC San José in 1957.
History
Creeperopolis
Name:	BIC San José
Namesake:	Saint José
Owner:	Creeperian Navy
Port of registry:	San Pedro
Ordered:	1 January 1951
Builder:	Díaz–Mori Shipbuilding
Yard number:	599
Way number:	2
Laid down:	18 September 1951
Launched:	9 June 1953
Completed:	14 June 1955
Acquired:	20 June 1955
Commissioned:	1 July 1955
Decommissioned:	18 March 1980
Fate:	Scrapped, 1983
General characteristics
Class and type:	San José-class battleship
Displacement:	Full load: 45,485 long tons (46,215 t)
Length:	240.68 m (789 ft 8 in) loa
Beam:	32.82 m (107 ft 8 in)
Draft:	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Installed power:	8 × boilers 128,000 shp (95,000 kW)
Propulsion:	4 × steam turbines 4 × screw propellers
Speed:	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement:	1,830–1,950
Armament:	9 × 381 mm (15 in) guns 12 × 152 mm (6 in) guns 4 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/40 guns 12 × 90 mm (3.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 20 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns 20 × 20 mm (0.79 in) guns
Armor:	Belt: 350 mm (13.8 in) Deck: 162 mm (6 in) Turrets: 350 mm Conning tower: 260 mm (10 in)

BIC San José was a Creeperian battleship. It was laid down in September 1951, launched in June 1953, and completed in June 1955, being commissioned by the Creeperian Navy on 1 July 1955. The battleship was the first constructed after the conclusion of the Creeperian Civil War.