History
USS New Mexico
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1918-05-20 | 1946-07-07 |
Recognition
Awards
- American Campaign Medal
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American Defense Service Medal
With "Fleet" Clasp
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
With 6 Battle Stars
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Navy Occupation Service Medal
With "ASIA" Clasp
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Philippine Liberation Medal
2 Stars
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- New Mexico-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Keel Laid
- 1915-10-14
- Launch Date
- 1917-04-13
- Displacement
- 1918 Config: 33,530 Tons | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 36,737 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1918 Config: 9 x Babcock & Wilcox OIl-Fired Boilers, 4 x Turbo-Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 6 x Bureau Express Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Curtis Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 13.5 - 8in, Deck Armor: 4.5in - 1.75in, Splinter Deck Armor: 2in - 1in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in - 4in, Turret Armor: 18in - 5in, Barbette Armor: 13in - 4.5in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 9 November, 1947
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 12 x 14"/50 Caliber Guns (4x3)
- Secondary
- 1918 Config: 14 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (14x1) | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1) | 1944 Config: 6 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (6x1)
- Tertiary
- 1918 Config: 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1) | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 8 x 5"/28 Caliber Guns (8x1), 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1) | 1944 Config: 8 x 5"/28 Caliber Guns (8x1), 40 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (10x4), 46 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (46x1)
- Additional
- 1918 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1931 - 1933 Refit: Torpedo Tubes removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship