| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | Colorado |
| Pennant | BB 45 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 May 1919 |
| Launched | 22 Mar 1921 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1923 |
| End service | 7 Jan 1947 |
| History | She was at Puget Sound Navy Yard for overhaul when the Pearl Harbour attack took place. She saw extensive action in the Pacific. Decommissioned 7 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Colorado (BB 45)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Clyde Russell Robinson, USN | 13 Dec 1938 | 5 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Capt. Richard Stanislaus Edwards, USN | 5 Jun 1940 | Oct 1940 |
| 3 | Capt. Lemuel Earl Lindsay, USN | Oct 1940 | Feb 1942 |
| 4 | Capt. Elmer Lee Woodside, USN | Feb 1942 | 18 Sep 1943 |
| 5 | Capt. William Granat, USN | 18 Sep 1943 | 21 Aug 1944 |
| 6 | Capt. Walter Scott Macaulay, USN | 21 Aug 1944 | 2 Sep 1945 |
| 7 | T/Commodore Augustus Joseph Wellings, USN | 2 Sep 1945 | 2 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Colorado include:
24 Jul 1944
Damaged by shore batteries Amongst those wounded was the Commanding Officer Captain William Granat and Rear Admiral Theodore Davis Ruddock,Jr. commanding Battleship Division 4
9 Jan 1945
Damaged by Kamikaze Amongst those wounded was the commanding officer Captain Walter Scott Macaulay.