USS New York 1917

The USS New York leading a convoy at Hampton roads

The battleship USS New York served in both World War I and World War II. The USS New York was most active during World War II, were despite her aging status, she took part in the Atlantic convoys before sailing to the pacific were she fought battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

After the war the USS New York served as a target ship for the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll were she survived two atomic blasts, before finally being sunk as an artificial reef in 1948.