Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-26154973-20190430095737/@comment-67.11.151.242-20190505202831

I know both European powers and Japan called it the Maryland class. This is because Newport News finished their Colorados(Maryland, West Virginia) faster than the New York ship building corporation finished theirs(Colorado, uncompleted Washington). This is most likely why the US Navy chose West Virginia over Washington to keep(there is no official reason we have been able to find but this is probably one of the big factors).