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USS New Mexico (BB-40), c. 1935, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On 30 June 1914, New Mexico was authorized by the United States Congress. Initially, New Mexico was to have been named California, but she was renamed while under construction. [2] Work on the new ship began on 14 October 1915, with her keel laying at the New York Navy Yard.
New Mexico [31] BB-40 Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City: 14 October 1915 13 April 1917 20 May 1918 19 July 1946 ... Warship Pictorial 18: USS New Mexico BB-40. Tucson ...
English: The U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) is hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa, Japan, 12 May 1945. She was set on fire and 54 members of New Mexico's crew were killed, while a further 119 were wounded.
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was taking part in the pre-invasion shelling of Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945. During the bombardment, she came under heavy attack by kamikaze aircraft, one of which hit the bridge, killing her captain, twenty-nine others and wounding eighty-seven.
USS New Mexico (BB-40) 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3) 13.5 in Belt / 3.5 in Deck 32,000 4 × steam turbines 4 × screw propellers: 14 October 1915 13 April 1917
A number of Allied ships were damaged by Japanese suicide air attacks during World War II.Many of these attacks were by the kamikaze (officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Divine Wind Special Attack Unit"), using pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft, by the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific ...
Public domain photo from history.navy.mil. Photo #: NH 50232 USS ''New Mexico'' (BB-40) Anchored in the Tokyo Bay area, circa late August 1945, at the end of World War II. Mount Fuji is in t File usage
English: The U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in about 1935. Depicted place: Pearl Harbor: Collection: Naval History & Heritage ...