What Would Have Been USS Washington BB-47 Being Launched. On 8 February 1922, two days after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty for the Limitation of Naval Armaments, all construction work ceased on the 75.9%-completed Washington. She was sunk as a gunnery target on 26 November 1924, by the battleships New York and Texas. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-washington-bb-47/ #USSWashingtonBB47 #BB47 #USSWashington #battleship #USN #USNavy #NavalHistory