USS New York
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USS New York may refer to:
, was a gondola, built on Lake Champlain
in 1776, that participated in the Battle of Valcour Island
., was a 36-gun frigate commissioned in 1800 and burned by the British in 1814., was a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1820 which never left the stocks, and was burned in 1861.
, was a gondola, built on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
in 1776, that participated in the Battle of Valcour Island
Battle of Valcour Island
The naval Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narrow strait between the New York mainland and Valcour Island...
., was a 36-gun frigate commissioned in 1800 and burned by the British in 1814., was a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1820 which never left the stocks, and was burned in 1861.
- A screw sloop named Ontario was laid down in 1863; renamed New York in 1869, and sold while still on the stocks, in 1888., was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1893, in action in the Spanish-American WarSpanish-American WarThe Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
, renamed to Saratoga in 1911, renamed Rochester in 1917, decommissioned in 1933, and scuttled in 1941., was a battleship laid down in 1911, commissioned in 1914, in action in both World Wars, decommissioned in 1946 and sunk as a target after she survived both the aerial atomic bomb test and the submerged atomic bomb test in 1946. She was towed back to Pearl HarborPearl HarborPearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
, and sunk following a massive assault by ships and planes in 1948., was a Los Angeles class submarine launched in 1977 and retired in 1997., is an amphibious transport dock, launched in 2007 and partly constructed with metal salvaged from the World Trade CenterWorld Trade CenterThe original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
. New York was commissioned in November 2009.