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 ordered on 24 June 1910l laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding on 17 April 1911, launched on 18 May 1912, sponsored by Claudia Lyon, commissioned on 12 March 1914, overhauled between 31 July 1925-23 November 1926, decommissioned on 21 April 1948, stricken on 30 April 1948 and now museum ship. Building costs 11.179.195 US dollars.
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. The armour consisted of 25,4-30,5cm/10-12” thick belt, 5m1cn/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”.
