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=== ''Oregon'' (BB-3) ===
{{Main|USS Oregon (BB-3)}}

''Oregon'' served for a short time with the [[Pacific Station]] before being ordered on a voyage around South America to the East Coast in March 1898 in preparation for war with Spain. She departed from [[San Francisco]] on 19 March, and reached [[Jupiter Inlet]] on 24 May, stopping several times for additional coal on the way. A journey of over 14,000 nautical miles was completed in 66 days, which was considered a remarkable achievement at the time.{{sfn|Reilly|Scheina|1980|pp=66–67}} The ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'' describes the effect of the journey on the American public and government as follows: "On one hand the feat had demonstrated the many capabilities of a heavy battleship in all conditions of wind and sea. On the other it swept away all opposition for the construction of the [[Panama Canal]], for it was then made clear that the country could not afford to take two months to send warships from one coast to the other each time an emergency arose."{{sfn|DANFS Oregon (BB-3)}} After completing her journey, ''Oregon'' was ordered to join the blockade at Santiago as part of the North Atlantic Squadron under Rear Admiral Sampson. She took part in the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]], where she and the cruiser {{USS|Brooklyn|CA-3|2}} were the only ships fast enough to chase down the [[Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon|Spanish cruiser ''Cristobal Colon'']], forcing its surrender.{{sfn|Graham|Schley|1902|pp=339 & 345}} Around this time, she received the nickname "Bulldog of the Navy", most likely because of her high bow wave—known as "having a bone in her teeth" in nautical slang—and perseverance during the cruise around South America and the battle of Santiago.{{sfn|Lomax|2005}}

[[File:USS Oregon in dry dock, 1898.jpg|thumb|alt=''Oregon'' seen from behind in drydock|{{USS|Oregon|BB-3|2}} in drydock in 1898, showing her starboard bilge keel and pudgy underwater shape]]

After the war, ''Oregon'' was refitted in [[New York City]] before she was sent back to the Pacific, where she served as a [[guard ship]] for two years. She served for a year in the [[Philippines]] during the [[Philippine–American War]] and then spent a year in China at [[Wusong]] during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] until May 1901, when she was ordered back to the United States for an overhaul. In March 1903, ''Oregon'' returned to Asiatic waters and the ship remained in the Far East, returning only shortly before decommissioning in April 1906. ''Oregon'' was recommissioned in August 1911, but saw little activity and was officially placed on reserve status in 1914. On 2 January 1915, the ship was returned to full commission and sailed to [[San Francisco]] for the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]]. A year later, she was back to reserve status, only to be returned to full commission in April 1917 when the United States joined World War I. ''Oregon'' acted as one of the escorts for transport ships during the [[Siberian Intervention]]. In June 1919, she was decommissioned, but a month later she was temporarily recommissioned as the reviewing ship for President [[Woodrow Wilson]] during the arrival of the Pacific Fleet at [[Seattle]]. In October 1919, she was decommissioned for the final time. As a result of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]], ''Oregon'' was declared "incapable of further warlike service" in January 1924. In June 1925, she was loaned to the [[Government of Oregon|State of Oregon]], who used her as a floating monument and museum in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].{{sfn|DANFS Oregon (BB-3)}}

In February 1941, ''Oregon'' was redesignated {{USS|Oregon|IX-22|1}}. Due to the outbreak of [[World War II]], it was decided that the scrap value of the ship was more important than her historical value, so she was sold. Her stripped hulk was later returned to the Navy and used as an ammunition barge during the [[battle of Guam (1944)|battle of Guam]], where she remained for several years. During a typhoon in November 1948, she broke loose and drifted out to sea. She was located {{cvt|500|mi}} southeast of Guam and towed back. She was sold on 15 March 1956 and scrapped in Japan.{{sfn|DANFS Oregon (BB-3)}}