NY forward turrets

front of 2024.1001.105

front of 2024.1001.105

Name/Title

NY forward turrets

Entry/Object ID

2024.1001.105

Description

Turrets 1 & 2 of New York. Canvas cover deck aft of turret 1. Back reads "The U.S.S. New York League Island Navy Yards."

Context

USS New York (BB-34) was the sister ship of USS Texas, and the lead ship of the New York-class battleships. She was commissioned from May 15, 1914, to August 29, 1946.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Aug 4, 1926

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects