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BB-40 USS NEW MEXICO
1920 - 1930

Radio Call Sign: November - Echo - Victor - November
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1942 - 1947

New Mexico Class Battleship: Displacement 32,000 Tons, Dimensions, 624' (oa) x 97' 5" x 31' 1" (Max). Armament 12 x 14"/50 22 x 5"/51, 8 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3 1/2" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 27,500 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines with electric drive, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1084.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Navy Yard, October 14, 1915. Launched April 23, 1917. Commissioned May 18, 1918. Decommissioned July 19, 1946. Stricken February 25, 1947.
Fate: Sold November 9, 1947 and broken up for scrap in New York.
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BB-40 New Mexico 186k The New Mexico(BB-40), at Bremerton, Washington, circa 1920. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-40 New Mexico 135k Shown here about 1920 showing the distinctive bridge of the class, as completed. Wet, hull mounted secondary guns have been removed and the ports plated over. USN photo.
BB-40 New Mexico 53k Starboard side view of the above photo, probably taken in a Pacific port. Photo taken from Jane's Fighting Ships, 1924 & submitted by Robert Hurst.
BB-40 New Mexico 119k Photograph taken by George R. Watson, L.A. Times staff photographer on 4 January 1921, from the forward turret of the New Mexico (BB-40) just as the former Hun sea scourge, UB-88 indicated by arrow, sank by the bow in her last dive. At the extreme right is the destroyer Wickes (DD-75), which acted as executioner and which had already passed it's target and the New Mexico as the UB-88 sank, though it began firing two miles to the left. In the inset are Admiral Rodman and Fred L. Baker. Photo & text courtesy of ub88.org.
BB-40 New Mexico 119k Port side view, circa mid 20's. Jon Burdett
BB-40 New Mexico 123k At anchor in the early 1920's. Range finders and fire control areas (on her masts) are easily seen. USN photo.
BB-40 New Mexico 74k PDF four page souvenir booklet from the battleship New Mexico (BB-40) for the celebration of Navy Day in San Francisco, 27 Oct. 1924. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Southern Cruise89kIn the summer of 1925, the California (BB-44) led the Battle Fleet and a division of cruisers from the Scouting Fleet on a very successful good-will cruise to Australia and New Zealand. The following vessels might be the Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) and West Virginia (BB-48) followed by Tennessee (BB-43) and three older battleships, the New Mexico (BB-40), Mississippi (BB-41) & Idaho (BB-42) . Photograph probably taken from the California.U.S. Navy photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
Southern Cruise90kView from the deck of a one of the battleships looking aft of the Battle Fleet and a division of cruisers from the Scouting Fleet cruise to Australia and New Zealand. U.S. Navy photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-40 New Mexico 43k Cruise poster. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 46k Capt. Brumby, New Mexico's (BB-40) skipper for the 1925 cruise. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 57k New Mexico (BB-40) in Panama Canal. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 57k New Mexico (BB-40) in Balboa Drydock. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 52k Belly Up Panama City. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 39k Crossing the Equator, Royal Astronomer, 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 38k Ship's band. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 46k Going South. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 55k Ship rigged for dancing. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 71k Shellbacks at last, 6 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 47k King Neptune. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 40k Queen & Princess at the Neptune Party. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 52k The Royal Family. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 71k Meat for the Royal Bears. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 65k Royal Undertaker, Torturer, Devils & Chapalin at the Neptune Party. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 84k Judges, Prosecutors, Recorders & Scribes at Neptune Party at crossing of the Equator. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 55k King Neptune and his Court at crossing of the Equator, 6 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 49k Royal Trumpeters and dancers at the crossing of the Equator 6 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 49k Royal Barbers at the crossing of the Equator 6 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 43k Davey Jones. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 76k Admiral Denbiegh and party. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 63k Adm. Denbiegh comes aboard the New Mexico (BB-40). Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 52k Battleship Div 4 in Sydney harbor, 23 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 84k Fleet Parade, Sydney, Australia, 23 July 1925. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 32k Jimmie Waterman, Boxer 144 lbs. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 53k 1925 Boxing squad. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 51k New Mexico's (BB-40) rowing team. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 54k Officers and Petty Officers in charge of turret # 2 record setting gun crew for the highest pointers score ever made by 14"50 caliber gun. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 54k "Worlds Record Breakers, Second set of pointers turret # 2." Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 47k Plane prepares to launch from a catapult on the New Mexico's(BB-40) fantail. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 62k Airborne. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 57k Navy Goodwill photo. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 59k Heading to NY, 1924. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-40 New Mexico 55k Looking down from the forecastle over the bow. Photo courtesy of Tom Totoris, MCPO, USN Ret 1971-1997. Photo added 03/06/08.
BB-45 Colorado106kThe United States Battle Fleet steaming in column off the California coast during the middle or later 1920s. The three leading ships are (in no particular order) Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) and West Virginia (BB-48) followed by Tennessee (BB-43) and three older battleships. Photograph taken from California (BB-44).Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-695093, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-45 Colorado54kThe photo here might be on the same occassion as the above, but from a different angle. Then again maybe not. It was taken off a 16mm film. Official U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of periscopefilm.com.
Battlefleet44kThe U.S. battlefleet framed through a porthole. It was taken off a 16mm film. Photo might be from the same sequence as above.Official U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of periscopefilm.com.
BB-40 New Mexico 126k View of the boat deck of the New Mexico(BB-40) in 1926. Photo courtesy of LCDR (Ret) Thomas Donegan & Mike Donegan.
BB-40 New Mexico 101k View of the catapault on the New Mexico(BB-40) in 1926. Photo courtesy of LCDR (Ret) Thomas Donegan & Mike Donegan.
BB-40 New Mexico 137k A Vought O2U-1, designation 4-O-1, is catapulted from the New Mexico(BB-40). Note the colored tail of the aircraft. Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
Battlefleet122kWatercolor of a Presidential review during President Hoover's term of office, 1928-32.
Crews line the rails of a Colorado class (BB-45-48) battleship as the ships pass in line astern of the reviewing stand with the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) piercing the clouds accompanied by 9 biplanes. 		Courtesy of Michael Schwarz.
Battlefleet56kView of the U.S. Battlefleet from above, possibly from the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3). Photo courtesy of periscopefilm.com.
BB-40 New Mexico 71k Forward turrets of the New Mexico (BB-40) off Nova Scotia, sometime before modernization in 1930. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-40 New Mexico 134k Bow on view of the New Mexico(BB-40), from a post card, pre-1930, before rebuilding. Reverse side of the card says: "One of the boats of fleet in Hum Bay at Eureka CA. Did God ever intend such a killing machine as this?" Inset photo could be Capt. Ashley H. Robertson. Courtesy of Kelly McCaw.
BB-40 New Mexico 119k Shown here in 1930, just before rebuilding, she has catapults on both the fantail and #3 turret. A gunnery "E" adorns the side of her conning tower. USN photo.
USS NEW MEXICO BB-40 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Mr. Vernon Dascher
Address: 3064 DeVilla Tr. Saint Louis, MO, 63301
Phone: 636-949-9413
E-mail: None

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