USS New York (BB-34)

History

The USS New York (BB-34) was a battleship of the United States Navy and the capital ship of its class. Named for the state of New York, she was intended to be the first ship to be armed with a 14" (356 mm)/45 caliber gun.

She was commissioned in 1914 as part of the United States Naval Forces sent to the North Sea at the end of World War I to reinforce the British Grand Fleet. During this time, she was involved in at least two incidents involving German U-boats, and is believed to be the only American ship to be sunk during the war in an accidental collision in October 1918.

After the war, she was sent to the Atlantic and Pacific for a series of training exercises and cruises, and underwent several overhauls to improve her weapons, aircraft handling and armor.

She joined the Neutral Patrol at the start of World War II and escorted ships bound for Iceland and England early in the war. She saw her first battle with coastal artillery during Operation Torch near Casablanca in North Africa, and later became a training ship.

Later in the war, she moved to the Pacific to support the invasion of Iwo Jima and later Okinawa with naval artillery fire. Returning to Pearl Harbor for repairs at the end of the war, she was considered obsolete and was selected for the "Operation Crossroads" nuclear weapons test at Bikini Atoll in 1946.

She survived both explosions and spent two years studying the effects of radiation on the spacecraft. She was eventually sunk in 1948. She received three battle stars for her service.

Specification

Basics

Year of Service

1914

Origins

United States

supplement

1,042

staff

Class information

Class

New York class

Class Size

2

ships

Class

USS New York (BB-34); USS Texas (BB-35)

Operators

United States

Characters

Sea Bombing

Maritime bombardment/attack of surface targets/areas primarily through ship-based ballistic weapons.

Land Assault

Littoral attacks against surface targets primarily through ship-based missiles/missile weapons.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Airspace Denial/Deterrence

Neutralization or deterrence of flying elements by airborne missile weapon ballistics.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Flagship/Capital Ship

Take on the role of fleet flagship or capital ship in old battleship design/terminology.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

573. 0 feet

174.65m

Ray

95. 3 feet

29.05 m

Draft

28. 6 feet

8.72m

Shift

27,000 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

14 coal-fired Babcock and Wilcox boilers power 2 x 28,100hp vertical triple expansion steam engines while driving 2 x shafts.

Surface Velocity

20.0 nodes

(23. 0 km/h)

Area

7,060nm

(8,125 miles | 13,076 kilometers)

Weapons

Factory: 10 x 14" (356 mm) /45 cal gun 21 x 5" (127 mm) /51 cal gun 2 x 3" (76 mm) /50 cal anti-aircraft guns 4 x 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1925 modifications: 10 x 14" (356 mm) /45 cal Main Guns16 x 5" (127 mm) /51 cal Guns8 x 3" (76 mm) /50 cal Anti- Aircraft Guns1942 Modification: 10 x 14" (356mm) /45 cal main guns 6 x 5" (127mm) /51 cal guns10 x 3" (76mm) /50 cal anti-aircraft guns 24 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns 42 x 20mm Oerlikon anti - machine gun

Aircraft

None.