American battleship USS New York (BB-34) 1911-1948

Wyoming-class

New York-class

Nevada-class

Of the New York-class battleships consisting of the New York and the Texas. Preceded by the Wyoming-class and succeeded by the Nevada-class. Building approved on 1 May 1911, laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 11 September 1911, baptized by Elsie Calder, launched on 30 October 1912, commissioned on 15 May 1914, refitted at the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1919, refitted at the Norfolk Navy Yard 1026-1928, modernized in 1937 and 1940-1941, refitted in 1943, decommissioned on 29 August 1946, used as a target ship during bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1945 and finally while used as target on 8 July 1948 and stricken on 13 July 1948.

Original displacement 27.433 (standard)-28.882 (full load) tons and as dimensions 172 (waterline)-175 (over all) x 29,020 x 8,69 (mean)-9,02 (maximum) metres or 565‘-573’ x 95’2.5” x 28.6’-29.7’. Displacement after 1926: with torpedo bulges added 27.433 (standard)-32.514 (full load) tons as dimensions 172 (waterline)-175 (over all) x 29,020 x 9.60m/31.6”.

Machinery consisted of 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines and 14 Babcock&Wilcox coal fuelled boilers (8 superheated) with oil sprayed over the coal to obtaining a better burning. Speed 21 (design)-21,47 (trials). Range 7.060 nautical miles with a speed of 10 knots and 2.900 (design) tons coal bunker capacity, after conversion in oil fuelled was her oil bunker capacity 5.300 tons. After 1926 6 Bureau Express oil fuelled boilers.

Armour consisted of  a  24,5-30,5cm/10-12” thick belt, 5,1cm/2” thick deck, lower casemate 22,9-27,9cm/9-11” and the upper casemate 16,5cm/6.5”, with gun turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 5,1cm/2”(sides)-10,2cm/4” (top)-20,3cm/8” (rear)-35,6cm/14” (face), 25,4cm/10-30,5cm/12” and 10,2cm/4”-30,5cm/12” (top). Original armament consisted of 5x2-35,6cm/14” /45 cal guns, 21-12,7cm/5” /51 cal guns. 4-4,7cm/1.85”/3pd  /40 cal saluting guns, 2-3,7cm/1.46”/ 1pd guns and 4-53,3cm/21” submerged torpedo tubes (2x bow, 2xstern). Armament after 1926 5x2-35,6cm/14” /45 cal guns, 16-12,7cm/5” /51 cal guns and 8-7,6cm/3” /50 cal anti aircraft guns. Fitted out with 3 float planes for which there was one catapult placed on turret 3. In 1937 were 2x4-2,8cm/1.1” /75cal anti aircraft guns added. Armament after 1942 5x2-35,6cm/14” /45 cal guns, 6-12,7cm/5” /51 cal guns, 10-7,6cm/3” /50 cal anti aircraft guns, 6/10x4-4cm/2” Bofors anti aircraft guns and 42-2cm/1” Oerlikon cannon. Crew numbered 1.042 men.