New York

New York-Class Battleships were built for the United States Navy during the years of 1911 to 1914. Designed as a more heavily armed improvement over the previous Wyoming class, and one of the last battleship classes designed with several features such as a five-turret layout and coal for fuel. There were 2 of this class built.

New York-Class Battleships  served between the years of 1914 to 1948.

Preceded by: Wyoming-class battleship

Succeeded by: Nevada-class battleship

New York-Class Battleships saw action in both WW I and WW II.  USS New York is believed to have sunk one of the two U-boats she came in contact with during WW I, and USS Texas being the first u.s. ship to open fire a German during a convoy mission in 1917 after the US joined WWI. Both supported the invasion of North Africa, USS Texas the allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, France. Both ships supported landings on Iwo Jima in February 1945, and later the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945.