Editing Florida-class battleship (section)

== Construction ==
[[File:USS Florida (BB-30) Under Construction.JPG|thumb|''Florida'' during her final fitting out at the [[Brooklyn Navy Yard]]|alt=A large battleship in dock; the ship is covered with scaffolding, ladders, and other construction equipment.]]

''Florida'', ordered under hull number "Battleship #30", was laid down at the [[Brooklyn Navy Yard]] in New York on 9 March 1909. She was launched on 12 May 1910, after which fitting out work commenced. She was completed on 15 September 1911, and commissioned into the [[United States Navy]]. ''Utah'' was ordered under hull number "Battleship #31". She was laid down in Camden, New Jersey, at the [[New York Shipbuilding Corporation]], 6 days later on 15 March. Work proceeded faster on ''Utah'' than on her [[sister ship]], and she was launched about four and a half months earlier, on 23 December 1909. Her fitting out lasted until 31 August 1911, when she was commissioned into the Navy.{{sfn|Friedman|1986|p=114}}