USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class. Nicknamed the “Queen”, she was one of the most advanced warships afloat when she was commissioned into the US Navy in 1918. And, although she didn’t get a chance to prove herself during World War 1, she saw plenty of action in the Pacific during the 2nd World War and collected 6 battle stars for her efforts.
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Named after my home state! That clipper now sure was pretty and those 12, 14”-50caliber main guns could do some damage.
What an interesting story about Newark not wanting to scrap the ship. Truth really is stranger than fiction sometimes. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful ship !! 👍
Sad that so many WW2 hero ships were scraped, sold, or used for nuke practices!! Shameful!!!
This old girl was pretty wasn't she? Thanks again for your hard and caring work in bringing us this ship's history. I was in the navy in the '80's…as a damage controlman..I was on the USS Cleveland (LPD-7) and the USS Long Beach (CGN-9). Scrapping these WW2 ships was terrible …Especially the Big E…Couldn't believe it when I heard they scrapped her and didnt make a museum out of her. For a while, she was the only carrier we had in the Pacific, and fought everything that came at her. God Bless you all.
Can not believe that we could not save those old battlewagons for museums'. Certainly those named for states on the ocean really should have been preserved. We were not like the British who were desperately short of scrap and iron and needed the material to shift to a peacetime footing. I for one have seem all of the stupid maneuvers' set up in this country just so some rich bugger can make a few more bucks they don't need.