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xoxoxoBruce · 03-24-2006, 07:43 PM

The first New York was a gondola, built on Lake Champlain in 1776, that participated in the Battle of Valcour Island.

The second New York was a 36-gun frigate commissioned on 1800 and burned by the British in 1814.

The third New York was a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1820 but which never left the stocks and was burned in 1861.

A screw sloop named New York was laid down in 1863 as Ontario, renamed in 1869, and sold while still on the stocks, in 1888.

The fourth New York (CA-2) was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1893, in action in the Spanish-American War, renamed to Saratoga in 1911, renamed Rochester in 1917, decommissioned in 1933, and scuttled in 1941.

The fifth New York (BB-34) was a battleship commissioned in 1914, in action in both World War I and World War II, decommissioned in 1946 and sunk as a target ship in 1948.

The sixth New York (LPD-21) is an amphibious transport dock currently under construction. Some of the metal used comes from the rubble of the World Trade Center.

03-24-2006, 07:43 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The first New York was a gondola, built on Lake Champlain in 1776, that participated in the Battle of Valcour Island. The second New York was a 36-gun frigate commissioned on 1800 and burned by the British in 1814. The third New York was a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1820 but which never left the stocks and was burned in 1861. A screw sloop named New York was laid down in 1863 as Ontario, renamed in 1869, and sold while still on the stocks, in 1888. The fourth New York (CA-2) was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1893, in action in the Spanish-American War, renamed to Saratoga in 1911, renamed Rochester in 1917, decommissioned in 1933, and scuttled in 1941. The fifth New York (BB-34) was a battleship commissioned in 1914, in action in both World War I and World War II, decommissioned in 1946 and sunk as a target ship in 1948. The sixth New York (LPD-21) is an amphibious transport dock currently under construction. Some of the metal used comes from the rubble of the World Trade Center. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:53 PM.

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