Newyorkcruiser

1888. The first US armoured cruiser as the Maine, originally ACR1, was better classified as a small battleship. The New York was a handsome flush-decked ship.

New York was a fast armored cruiser with a powerful armament, but the belt armor was thin compared to the first generation of older, slow armored cruisers, ...

USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. Named for New York State, she was designed as the first ship to carry ...

Due to the unusually protracted construction of Maine, New York was actually the first armored cruiser to enter U.S. Navy service.

The USS New York ACR-2 entered service on the 1st August 1893 and upon the commencement of the Spanish – American War was sent to Cuba and bombarded Matanzas ...

The armored-cruiser, USS New York (Armored Cruiser #2), was commissioned on August 1, 1893, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her initial assignments were with the ...

Caption: USS New York (Armored Cruiser #2), 1899. Breech of 8-inch gun and crew. Photographed by Edward H. Hart, published by Detroit Publishing Company, ...

USS NEW YORK/SARATOGA/ROCHESTER (Armored Cruiser No. 2/CA 2) · CLASS - NEW YORK Displacement 8,150 Tons, Dimensions, 384' (oa) x 64' 10 x 26' 8 (Max)

When war was declared, the vessel steamed to Cuba, and bombarded Matanzas, and then joined the ill-fated search for the Spanish fleet at San Juan, Puerto Rico.