Wyoming-class
New York-class
Neveda-class
Part of the New York-class consisting of the New York and the Texas, preceded by the Wyoming-class and succeeded by the Nevada-class. Building awarded on 1 May 1911, laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 11 September 1911, launched on 30 October 1912, sponsored by Elsie Calder, commissioned on 15 May 1914, refitted in 1919, decommissioned on 29 August 1945, used as a target ship in 1945, sunk while used as a target at Bikini (Operation Crossroads) on 8 July 1948 and stricken on 13 July 1948.
Displacement 27.433 (standard)-28.822 (full load) tons and as dimensions 172 (waterline)-175 (over all) x 29,02 x 8,69 (mean)-9,02 (maximum) metres or 565-573 x 92.2½ x 28.6-29.7 feet. The 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines and 14 Babcock&Willcox coal fired although oil-sprayed and of 8 were superheating supplied via two screws 28.100 shp allowing a speed of 21 knots and a range of 7.060 nautical miles with a speed of 10 knots. The crew numbered 1.042 men. The original armament consisted of 5x2-35,6cm/14” /45 guns, 21x1-12,7cm/5” /51 guns, 4-4,7cm/3pd/1.85” /40 saluting guns, 2-3,7cm1pd/1.46” guns and 4-53,3cm/21” submerged torpedo tubes. In 1918 were 5-12,7cm guns removed. In 1918 were 2-7,6cm/3” /50 anti aircraft guns added with another 6 in 1926. The armour consisted of 25,4-30,5cm/10-12” thick belt, 5,1cm/2” thick decks with the lower casemates, upper casemates, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 22,9-27,9cm/9-11”, 16,5cm/6.5”, 25,4cm/30,5cm/10-12”, 36,6cm/14” (face)-10,2cm/4” (top)-5,1cm/2” (side)-20,3cm/8” (rear) and 10,2cm/4” (top)-30,5cm/12”.
