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 | 331k | Looking aft from top of foremast. Note the Type P MK.IV that replaced the earlier MK.1A compressed air catapult atop New York's (BB-34) #3 Main Battery Turret. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA., 27 Jan., 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2621 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 227k | Looking aft from amidships at the After Lookout Station built halfway up the tripod Mainmast with 36-Inch Searchlights mounted on platforms above it. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA., 27 Jan., 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2622 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 209k | Looking aft from top of after mast. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA., 27 Jan., 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2623 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 187k | Looking Fwd.from stern, port side. Note the liferafts and the 20mm guns with greater range and force to deal with faster, more heavily armored aircraft. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA., 27 Jan., 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2624 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 226k | Looking aft at the 14-Inch,45-caliber MK.8 guns in twin MK.12 Turret #1 & -2. Note the MK.3 radar antenna on her tripod Foremast and 20mm Oerlikons at Norfolk Naval Yard, Portsmouth, VA. 27 Jan. 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2625 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 184k | Looking Fwd. from top of aftermast. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA. 27 Jan. 1942. Note the large yardarm that carried flag hoists and radio antennas, and, a year later, anemometers and IFF antennas. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2626 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 179k | Looking forward from bottom of after mast, port side. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA. 27 Jan. 1942. Note the large yardarm that carried flag hoists and radio antennas, and, a year later, anemometers and IFF antennas. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2627 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 194k | New York (BB-34) in Measure 13, Haze Gray. View off the port bow. Norfolk Naval Yard, Portsmouth, VA. 27 Jan. 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2629 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 192k | Stb. side, looking down and aft from bridge, showing 3-Inch 50Cal. and 1.1-Inch 75 Cal.A.A. guns. Norfolk Navy Yard, Porthmouth, VA. 27 Jan., 1942. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo Serial # 2631 (42). Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 145k | Turret #3 with Type P, MK IV catapult and Kingfisher AC. | U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Pieter Bakels. Photo added 12/07/07. | |
 | 143k | Starboard and overhead line drawing of the New York (BB-34) in 1942. The main change since her reconstruction was the addition of many light antiaircraft weapons. | Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. | |
 | 67k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Anthony Saunders entitled "Escort for the Troops - New York (BB-34)". The Atlantic ocean was the lifeline between Britain and America, as well as millions of tons of raw materials, GI's were also transported over in all manor of hastily converted liners. Protecting the troops from marauding u-boats and German surface ships was of paramount importance to the allied fleets. |
Text and drawing courtesy of naval-art.com | |
 | 96k | Off North Africa on 10 November 1942, just after the Battle of Casablanca. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives, USNHC # 80-G-31582. | |
 | 245k | Officers of the New York (BB-34) during the early 1940's - TC Edrington III PhD, Capt. USN back row, second from right. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. | |
 | 109k | New York (BB-34), aft view plane crew. November 1942. New York brought her big guns to the invasion of North Africa, providing crucial gunfire support at Safi 8 November 1942. She then stood by at Casablanca and Fedhala before returning home for convoy duty escorting critically needed men and supplies to North Africa. She then took up important duty training gunners for battleships and destroyer escorts in Chesapeake Bay, rendering this vital service until 10 June 1944, when she began the first of 3 training cruises for the Naval Academy, voyaging to Trinidad on each. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. Partial text courtesy of DANFS. | |
 | 129k | Looking down the 20mm line. November 1942, Safi. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. | |
 | 61k | Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplane, being recovered. November 1942, Safi. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. | |
 | 80k | Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplane being rigged for recovery, November 1942, Safi. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. | |
 | 83k | Pilot being debreifed. TC Edrington III can be seen just behind and slightly to the righ of the pilot - TC Edrington was the gunnery officer and the accuracy of the New York's (BB-34) fire was given high praise. November 1942, Safi. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. | |
 | 95k | Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" float plane, landing alongside the 20mm guns. November 1942, Safi. | From the collection of Capt. Thomas C. Edrington III, USN. Contributed by his daughter Kyra Larn Edrington and son Thomas C. Edrington IV. | |
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