Name/Title
Watching USS New YorkEntry/Object ID
2024.1026.5Description
Men gather near crane looking to left of photo.
Captioned,
"The Texas Crew Watching
New York Firing Long
Range Practice, 1922
-Long-"Context
Battleship Texas participated in various fleet maneuvers and exercises in the Atlantic Ocean (1919) and later Pacific Ocean from July 1919 through January 1924. Beginning in February 1923, maneuvers became known as Fleet Problems, which continued to 1939.
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. She participated in the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll on June 1, 1946, and was sunk as a target ship on June 6, 1946.
Joseph Nemanic enlisted on October 22, 1921, just one day after his friend John Dergantz on October 21, 1921. They both joined the crew of Battleship Texas in February 1922. Both men were Marine gunners, likely manning 3”/50cal guns. Nemanic left Texas in July 1923, while Dergantz left the following year in July 1924. After their service, the two became in-laws.Collection
Collection (Joseph Nemanic & John Dergantz), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication Objects
