USS New York during launch

Front of 2023.1001.39.2

Front of 2023.1001.39.2

Name/Title

USS New York during launch

Entry/Object ID

2023.1001.39.2

Tags

BB-34 USS New York, Launching

Description

Battleship moving down the slip way. Lots of people watching surrounded with wooden scaffolding.

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 Oct 30, 1912

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