USS New York

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USS New York was a late 19th-century United States Navy armored cruiser that served as a flagship during the Spanish–American War and later saw extensive service in both World Wars.

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USS New York canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship ⓘ
armored cruiser ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armament 12 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns (as built, approx.) ⓘ
6 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns in twin and single turrets (as built) ⓘ
smaller rapid-fire guns and machine guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
armor belt armor up to about 4 inches (102 mm) ⓘ
turret armor up to about 5.5 inches (140 mm) ⓘ
beam 64 ft (19.5 m, approx.) ⓘ
builder William Cramp & Sons ⓘ
builtAt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
commissioned 1893-08-01 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crew about 500–600 officers and men (varied over career) ⓘ
decommissioned 1933-04-29 ⓘ
displacement 8150 long tons (standard, approx.) ⓘ
distinctFrom USS New York (BB-34) ⓘ
USS New York (LPD-21) ⓘ
draft 24 ft (7.3 m, approx.) ⓘ
fate scuttled ⓘ
flagshipFor North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
homeport various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ
hullNumber ACR-2 ⓘ
laidDown 1890-09-19 ⓘ
launched 1891-12-02 ⓘ
length 384 ft (117 m, approx.) ⓘ
namedAfter State of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York State
notableEvent served as flagship of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson during Spanish–American War operations in the Caribbean ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
blockade of Cuba ⓘ
precededBy USS Maine (ACR-1) ⓘ
propulsion 2 shafts ⓘ
2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ
6 double-ended coal-fired boilers ⓘ
renamed Rochester ⓘ
Saratoga ⓘ
renamedToRochester 1917 ⓘ
renamedToSaratoga 1909 ⓘ
role fleet flagship ⓘ
scuttledAt off the Philippines ⓘ
scuttledDate 1941-12-24 ⓘ
servedInConflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
serviceRegion Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
shipClass New York-class armored cruiser ⓘ
sponsor Miss Helen Page ⓘ
succeededBy later armored cruisers of the Pennsylvania class ⓘ
topSpeed about 21 knots ⓘ
WWIIRole station ship and auxiliary duties in the Pacific ⓘ
WWIRole convoy escort and patrol duties ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bombardment of San Juan → notableShip → USS New York ⓘ
BB-34 → hasName → USS New York ⓘ