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| | USN Ships--USS New York (BB-34) |
 | | In mid-1919, New York transited the Panama Canal to the Pacific, where she was based during the next decade and a half. |
 | | New York underwent modernization in 1925-27, receiving new oil-fired boilers, anti-torpedo bulges on her hull sides, heavier deck armor, up-to-date gunfire control mechanisms and many other improvements that enhanced her combat capabilities. |
 | | The National Ensign is raised at the battleship's stern during her commissioning ceremonies, 15 April 1914, at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, 1975. |
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