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