Sunday, November 23, 2008

USS New York BB34 battleship wallpaper


USS New York (BB-34) Battleship of World War Two have ten 14” guns,displacement 27,000 tons 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 tookup 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

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