USS New Mexico (BB-40)
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Battleship en-route to Panama 1921
Battleship Following an overhaul at the Puget Sound Navy Yard
Battleship USS New Mexico
Battleship USS New Mexico BB-40
Battleship USS New Mexico in Panama Canal 1936
Battleship USS New Mexico in Pearl Harbor 1935
Battleship USS New Mexico New York, May 31 1934
Battleships USS New Mexico, Idaho, California and Mississippi shown entering Norfolk Harbor in 1939
Broadside view of Battleship USS New Mexico
Next two ships astern are USS Oklahoma and USS Nevada
Norfolk Navy Yard 31 December 1941 - looking forward from stern
Panama Canal
Panama Canal
Panama Canal
Shells line on deck USS New Mexico enroute to Guam
USS New Mexico
USS New Mexico
USS New Mexico
USS New Mexico 14-inch projectiles on deck, Invasion of Guam July 1944
USS New Mexico 1918
USS New Mexico 1919
USS New Mexico 1921
USS New Mexico 1930
USS New Mexico 1936
USS New Mexico 5 inch battery prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan 15 June 1944
USS New Mexico 5 inch battery prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan 15 June 1944 2
USS New Mexico at Gatun Locks Panama Canal 25 July 1919
USS New Mexico BB-40 19 April 1934
USS New Mexico bow view in dry-dock at the GE Co. 10 June 1918
USS New Mexico bow view off San Diego 15 October 1920
USS New Mexico Change of Command at Efate
USS New Mexico Change of Command at Efate 2
USS New Mexico December 1918
USS New Mexico firing her after guns during the pre-invasion bombardment of Guam 14-20 July 1944
USS New Mexico May 1930
USS New Mexico New York 1934
USS New Mexico NY December 1918
USS New Mexico port bow January 31, 1934
USS New Mexico port bow off New York 31 May 1934
USS New Mexico port view sailors manning the rail 31 May 1934
USS New Mexico starboard view
USS New Mexico stern
USS New Mexico underway
USS Pennsylvania and New Mexico
New Mexico was a U.S. Navy battleship, lead ship of her class. She was the first Navy ship named in honor of the state of New Mexico. New Mexico was laid down 14 October 1915 by the New York Navy Yard; launched 13 April 1917; sponsored by Miss Margaret C. DeBaca, daughter of the Governor of New Mexico; and commissioned 20 May 1918, Capt. Ashley H. Robertson in command.