History
USS New York
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1914-04-15 | 1946-08-29 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
2 Battle Stars
-
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
1 Battle Star
- Mexican Service Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
-
World War I Victory Medal
With "Grand Fleet" Clasp
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- New York-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Keel Laid
- 1911-09-11
- Launch Date
- 1912-10-30
- Displacement
- 1914 Config: 28,822 Tons | 1925 - 1926 Refit: 32,514 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1914 Config: 14 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers, 2 x Triple-Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws | 1925 - 1926 Refit: 6 x Bureau Express Oil-Fired Boilers, 2 x Triple-Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 12in - 10in, Deck Armor: 2in, Conning Tower Armor: 12in - 4in, Turret Armor: 14in - 2in, Barbette Armor: 12in - 10in, Lower Casemate Armor: 11in - 9in, Upper Casemate Armor: 6in
- Final Disposition
- Towed 40 miles off Pearl Harbor and used as a target ship 6 July, 1948. Rolled over and sank 8 July, 1948.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 10 x 14"/45 Caliber Guns (5x2)
- Secondary
- 1914 Config: 21 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (21x1) | 1925 - 1926 Refit: 16 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (16x1) | 1942 Refit: 6 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (6x1)
- Tertiary
- 1914 Config: 4 x 3-Pounder (47mm) Guns (4x1), 2 x 1-Pounder (37mm) Guns (2x1) | 1925 - 1926 Refit: 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1) | 1942 Refit: 10 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns, 24 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (6x4), 42 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (42x1)
- Additional
- 1914 Config: 4 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1925 - 1926 Refit: Torpedo Tubes removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship