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Did US battleships still carry torpedoes in 1941?

The second half of a carrier-design question asks whether American battleships retained torpedo tubes when the United States entered the war.

Question

Did any US battleships still carry torpedoes going into the Second World War?

Short answer

The answer is uncertain because it depends on when planned removals were completed and whether pre- or post-Pearl Harbor refits are being counted.

Notes

The answer is not a categorical yes or no. Plans existed to remove the weapons, but the stream does not establish how quickly every ship completed the change. The result also depends on whether a ship is counted before its loss at Pearl Harbor or after a later refit. Fleet-wide equipment questions of this kind often require a ship-by-ship date.