USS New York (BB-34)

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

USS New York (BB-34)

Entry/Object ID

PC06448

Description

Port side view of the New York underway at sea on a slow bell, crew manning the rails in blue uniforms, launched October 30, 1912, on 25 July 1946 was target ship at Bikini Atom Bomb Blasts, survived both atom blasts, towed to Pearl Harbor for study of damage, in July 1946 disposed of by sinking off Hawaii. It took 8 hours of new weapon fire to sink the hulk.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

United States Navy

Studio

Unknown Organization

Date made

n.d.

Place

Unknown

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-2 U.S. Navy -- Battleships