was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state . Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden , New Jersey . She was launched on 22 March 1921 and commissioned on 30 August 1923 , Captain R. R. Belknap in command . During her career , '' Colorado '' was involved in various ceremonies and fleet exercises , and assisted Long Beach residents following an earthquake there in 1933 . In 1937 , she was one of several ships that searched for Amelia Earhart after her plane went missing . '' Colorado '' was at Puget Sound at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941
earthquake there in 1933
1933 Long Beach earthquake
Colorado-class battleship