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===Propulsion===
[[Turbo-electric transmission]], which had been used in the prior class, was retained here. Advantages included the ability for the turbines to run at optimum speed without regard to propeller speed, which led to greater fuel economy and range, and an easier sub-division of machinery, which increased the ships' ability to withstand torpedo hits. Each of the four propeller shafts was powered by a 5,424 [[kilowatt]] [[electric motor]], fed by two two-phase [[turbo generator]]s ([[General Electric]] for ''Maryland'', [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]] for ''Colorado'' and ''West Virginia'') rated at 5,000 [[volt]]s). Eight oil-fired [[Babcock & Wilcox]] [[water-tube boiler]]s, each in its individual compartment, provided steam for the generators. Altogether, the ships' power plant was rated at 28,900 [[Horsepower#Electrical horsepower|electrical horsepower]] (EHP) to provide a [[flank speed]] of {{convert|21|kn|lk=in}}. With a maximum bunker capacity of 4570 tons, the ''Colorado''s{{'}} range without refueling at sea was {{convert|10000|nmi|lk=in}}.{{sfn|Breyer|1973|pp=193, 230}}