New York class battleship
Class Overview
Class Type	Battleship
Class Name	New York
Preceded By	Wyoming-class
Succeded By	Nevada-class
Ships of the Class:	New York, Texas

New York Class of Battleship

(Specifications For USS New York)

• Number in Class: 2 (USS New York Oct 1912), (USS Texas May 1912)
• Builder: New York Naval Yard, Brooklyn New York
• Authorized: 24 June 1910
• Keel Laid: 11 Spt. 1911
• Launched: 30 Oct. 1912
• Sponsor: Miss Elsie Calder
• Displacement: 27,000 tons (standard), 28,367 tons (full)
• Dimensions: Length 573 ft, Beam 95.5 ft, draught 28.5 ft
• Propulsion: 2 shafts; verticle, triple-expansion; 14 boilers; 28,100hp, 21 knots (max)
• Armor: Maximum thickness 14" (Turret Face plating)
• Armaments: 10 14" guns (Mounted in 5 twin Turrets), 21 x 5", 4 x 21in Torpedo Tubes (submerged),
• Original Fuel: Coal 2850 tons, Oil 400 tons
• Cost: $6 Million (plus Armor and Armament)
• Crew Compliment: 58 Officers, 984 Enlisted, 1612 War Service.

Historical + Refit Summary and Highlights

These two powerful Battleships were basically improved versions of the Wyoming Class. The differences being that they had 14" Guns in 5 twin turrets rather then 12" guns in six twin turrets. During her Career,

• 1916-1917- Both ships served in 6th Battle Squadron of the Anglo-US Grand Fleet

During this time, the USS Texas became the first US Battleship to be fitted with a flying-off platform for Aircraft.

• 12 Nov 1918 Both Ships present for the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at Firth of Forth in Scapa Flow
• Mid 1920s- Both ships went through a refit which included the installation of New Boilers, the removal of one stack, the installation of 3in Anti Aircraft guns, the replacing of thier Cage Masts with Tripod Masts, and the installation of catapults and facilities for three Aircraft
• 20 May 1937- USS New York present at the Coronation of King George VI
• 1940s (Word War 2) Both ships saw heavy action. Both Served with the Atlantic Fleet, thier duties included Escort duty for convoys, fire support for the landings in Casablanca. The Texas then went on to provide fire support for the landings in Normandy and Southern France. They were then transfered to the Pacific Fleet to provide Fire Support for the landings on Okinawa and Iwo Jima, where the New York was hit by a Kamikaze attack, and was expended as a Target for the Atomic tests. Texas was given to the Loan Star State to be imortalized as a memorial where she remains today in San Jacento State Park, Near Houston. New York recieved three Battle Stars, while Texas recieved 5 and the Navy Occupation Service Medal.

== Bibliography ==

• Max R. Newhart "Battleships"

Max R. Newhart 2002. Missoula, Montana

• David Miller "WARSHIPS: 1860 to Present"

MBI Publishing 2001, St. Paul, MN

• M. Hill Goodspeed Naval Historical Foundation "US Navy, A Complete History"

Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc. 2003