September 11, 1911-The New York is laid down in Brooklyn, New York.
October 30, 1912-The New York is launched.
April 15, 1914-The New York is commissioned and sent to Veracruz to participate in the naval blockade of the city.
July 1914-When the blockade is ordered broken up after the problem in Mexico is resolved, the New York leaves for fleet operations along the Atlantic coast.
December 7, 1917-The New York arrives in Scapa Flow as the flagship of Battleships Division 9. Battleship Division 9 and other American ships aided the British Grand Fleet as a separate squadron which blockaded and escorted ships, severely limiting German naval activity.
November 21, 1918-The New York is present during the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in the Firth of Forth.
December 1918-The New York joins the battleship Arizona in escorting President Woodrow Wilson to the Paris Peace Conference.
December 13, 1999-The New York and President Woodrow Wilson arrive in Paris.
Spring 1919-The New York is training its crew by participating in several fleet exercises in the Caribbean Sea, with repairs done when needed.
Summer 1919-The New York joins the Pacific Fleet based in San Diego, California. The New York would remain based there until around 1935. Its training grounds normally included the West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands, but returned to the Caribbean and Atlantic for some training operations, and repairs when it is needed.
May 20, 1937-The New York is the only United States representative in the Grand Naval Review.
1937 through 1940-The New York spends most of the time on midshipmen cruises to Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean.
Mid 1941-The New York joins the Neutrality Patrol.
July 1941-The New York escorts troops to Iceland. After that, the New York steams to Argentia (Newfoundland) to protect an American base there.
December 1941-The New York protects allied convoys from the threat of U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean.
November 8, 1942-The New York leaves convoy escort for Safi (North Africa) to provide gunfire to support the invasion of North Africa. The New York also supports Casablanca and Fedhala. After that, the New York returns to the United States to escort a troop convoy back to North Africa. Upon its arrival to Chesapeake Bay, the New York begins training battleship and destroyer gunners.
June 10, 1944-The New York begins the first of three training cruises to Trinidad.
November 21, 1944-The New York sails for the West Coast.
December 6, 1944-The New York arrives in San Pedro and begins amphibious operations gunnery training.
January 12, 1945-The New York leaves for Pearl Harbor. While en route, the ship is diverted to Eniwetok to survey propeller screw damage. Afterwards the New York joins in the rehearsals for the Iwo Jima invasion held at Saipan.
February 16, 1945-The New York sails for Iwo Jima to take part in the pre-invasion shelling. During these three days of shore bombardment, the New York fired the most rounds of any ship present, and scored a direct 14 inch hit on an ammunition dump. When the ship left Iwo Jima, it headed for Manus for repairs on the damaged propeller screw.
March 27, 1945-The New York arrives in Okinawa after having its propeller screw fixed.
April 14, 1945-The New York's spotting plane is demolished on its catapult by a kamikaze aircraft.
June 11, 1945-The New York left for Pearl Harbor to be re-gunned. While at Pearl Harbor, the New York prepared for the invasion of Japan. Once the war ended, the New York returned veterans to the West Coast and brought back replacements.
September 29, 1945-The New York sailed from Pearl Harbor with several passengers.
October 19, 1945-The New York arrives to participate in Operation Crossroads, or the Bikini atomic tests.
March 4, 1946-The New York left for San Francisco, California.
May 1, 1946-The New York leaves San Francisco.
June 15, 1946-After stopping in Pearl Harbor and Kwajalein, the New York arrives in Bikini.
July 1, 1946-The New York survives the atomic bomb test (surface detonation).
July 25, 1946-The New York survives a second atomic bomb test (sub-surface detonation).
August 29, 1946-The New York is towed to Kwajalein where it is decommissioned. The ship is then towed to Pear Harbor where the effects of the bomb will be studied over the next two years.
July 8, 1948-The New York is towed 40 miles out to sea where it is sunk after an 8 hour pounding by ships and aircraft that were testing new weapons.
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