This page is dedicated to everyone who served aboard the USS New York from her commissioning in 1914 until she was decommissioned in 1946. TheNew York served with distinction during both World War I and II.  She was a battle tough veteran that the crew affectionately called “The Old Lady Of The Fleet”. In creating this page it is my hope to highlight the contribution this ship and crew rendered to the United States . Within the next couple of years the navy will commission a “new” USS New York LPD-21. May the new crew ever hold high the torch that will be handed them, the tradition of honor and service that embodies the name USS New York.

New York as she appeared in 1916.
Displacement: 27,000 tons
Length: 573'
Beam: 95'3"
Draft: 28'6"
Armament: ten 14-inch 45 caliber breech loading; twenty-one 5-inch 51 caliber breech loading; two 3-inch antiaircraft; torpedo tubes, four 21-inch, submerged.
Machinery: 28,100 IHP; Vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws
Speed: 21.05 knots
Complement: 1069
Cost: hull and machinery, $6,400,000; in commission, April 15, 1914. Burned coal for fuel.

New York as she appeared after her refit in 1926-27.
Displacement: 34,000 tons
Length: 573'
Beam: 106'
Draft: 34'
Armament: ten 14-inch 45 caliber breech loading; six 5-inch 51 caliber breech loading.
Machinery: replaced the 14 coal fired boilers with 6 oil fired boilers.
Speed: 21 knots
Complement: 1700

New York as fitted in 1945.
She had ten 14-inch 45 caliber breech loading; six 5-inch 51 caliber breech loading; forty 40mm antiaircraft in quads; forty-six 20mm antiaircraft.
Was the first major US warship to be fitted with radar in 1938.
The New York was fitted as a flagship.
During WWII the New York:
Fired 5,256 rounds of 14"ammo; 7,720 rounds of 5" ammo
Steamed 123,867 miles
Burned 22,367,996 gallons of fuel

This is a photo of my father GM3C Ralph Ramsey Sr. with his mother, it was taken in the early 40's. He served aboard the New York from mid 1941 until the end of WWII. His stories of life on the New York gave me my interest and love of history. As a child I was always interested in learning about the ship my dad was on, but information was hard to find. I hope this page will help others learn about the New York.

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