New York-class battleship

USS New York, the lead ship of the class, shortly after entering service in 1915.
Class overview
Name:	New York-class battleship
Builders:	Brooklyn Navy Yard Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Operators:	United States
Preceded by:	Wyoming class
Succeeded by:	Nevada class
Built:	1911–1914
In commission:	1914–1946
Planned:	2
Completed:	2
Retired:	2
Preserved:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Battleship
Displacement:	27,000 long tons (27,433 t) (standard) 28,367 long tons (28,822 t) (full load)
Length:	573 ft (175 m) (overall) 565 ft (172 m) (waterline)
Beam:	95 ft 2.5 in (29.020 m)
Draft:	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) (mean) 29 ft 7 in (9.02 m) (max)
Installed power:	14 × Babcock & Wilcox coal-fired boilers with oil spray (8 with superheating) 28,100 shp (20,954 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines 2 × screws
Speed:	21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range:	7,060 nmi (8,120 mi; 13,080 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement:	1,042 officers and men
Armament:	10 × 14 in (356 mm)/45 caliber guns 21 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 caliber guns 4 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 caliber saluting guns 2 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1.46 in) guns 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (submerged)
Armor:	Belt: 10–12 in (254–305 mm) Lower casemate: 9–11 in (229–279 mm) Upper casemate: 6.5 in (165 mm) Barbettes: 10–12 in Turret face: 14 in (356 mm) Turret top: 4 in (102 mm) Turret side: 2 in (51 mm) Turret rear: 8 in (203 mm) Decks: 2 in Conning tower: 12 in, 4 in (top)

The New York class of battleship was a class of ships designed and constructed by the United States Navy between 1908 and 1914. The two ships of the class, New York and Texas, each saw extensive service beginning in the occupation of Veracruz, World War I, and World War II.

Designed as a more heavily armed improvement over the previous Wyoming class, the New York class was the first battleship to feature the 14-inch (356 mm)/45 caliber gun, but was one of the last battleship classes designed with several features, including a five-turret layout and coal for fuel. The class also suffered several deficiencies such as a lack of anti-aircraft weaponry and armor layout, which were addressed with the subsequent Nevada class. Because of these deficiencies, both ships saw several extensive overhauls over the course of their careers which greatly changed their profiles.

Both New York and Texas entered service in 1914 and immediately served in the occupation of Veracruz, and service reinforcing the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet in the North Sea during World War I, during which time New York is believed to have sunk a U-boat in an accidental collision. Both ships undertook numerous training exercises and overhauls during the interwar era, and joined the Neutrality Patrol at the beginning of World War II. Outmoded by more advanced battleships in service, both ships served primarily as convoy escorts and naval artillery during the war. New York supported Operation Torch in North Africa, undertook convoy patrols and training in the Atlantic, and supported the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. Texas supported Operation Torch, Operation Overlord, the bombardment of Cherbourg, Operation Dragoon and the battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Following the war, New York was used as a target ship in Operation Crossroads and sunk as a target in 1948, while Texas was converted into a museum ship, and remains permanently moored in San Jacinto State Park today.