New York-class battleship

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battleship class dreadnought battleship class

The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New York-class battleship canonical	4
BB (battleship) series	1
New York-class	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battleship class ⓘ dreadnought battleship class ⓘ
armament	10 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns in five twin turrets ⓘ 5-inch secondary battery (various configurations over time) ⓘ
armorType	belt armor ⓘ deck armor ⓘ turret armor ⓘ
category	World War I battleships of the United States ⓘ World War II battleships of the United States ⓘ
constructionMaterial	riveted steel hull ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewComplement	approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted as built ⓘ
designedBy	United States Navy Bureau of Ships ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Construction and Repair (U.S. Navy)
designedSpeed	about 21 knots ⓘ
displacement	approximately 27,000 tons standard as built ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
followedBy	Nevada-class battleship ⓘ
hasPart	USS New York (BB-34) ⓘ USS Texas (BB-35) ⓘ
hullMaterial	steel ⓘ
inServiceDuring	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
introduced	14-inch naval gun armament in the U.S. Navy ⓘ
legacy	represented transition to heavier-gunned U.S. dreadnoughts ⓘ
mainGunCaliber	14 inch ⓘ
modernized	1920s–1930s ⓘ
navalArchitectureFeature	all-or-nothing armor scheme precursor ⓘ centerline main-battery turrets ⓘ
navyDesignation	BB-34 class ⓘ
notableFor	first U.S. battleships with 14-inch main guns ⓘ
numberOfShips	2 ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Wyoming-class battleship ⓘ
propulsion	coal-fired boilers as built ⓘ oil-fired boilers after modernization ⓘ
role	capital ship ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod	1910s ⓘ
shipBuilder	New York Naval Shipyard ⓘ surface form: New York Navy Yard Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
status	all units decommissioned ⓘ
usedAs	convoy escort in World War I ⓘ shore bombardment platform in World War II ⓘ
usedFor	fleet engagements ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ training and exercises between wars ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

USS Nevada (BB-36) → precededByClass → New York-class battleship ⓘ

BB-31 → designationType → New York-class battleship ⓘ

this entity surface form: BB (battleship) series

Nevada-class battleship → precededBy → New York-class battleship ⓘ

BB-33 → followedBy → New York-class battleship ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Arkansas

Wyoming-class battleship → followedBy → New York-class battleship ⓘ

BB-34 class → alsoKnownAs → New York-class battleship ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York-class