Battleship Photo Archive

New Mexico Class Battleship: Displacement 32,000 Tons, Dimensions, 624' (oa) x 97' 5" x 31' 1" (Max). Armament 12 x 14"/50 22 x 5"/51, 8 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3 1/2" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 32,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1084. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Shipbuilding, Camden, N.J., April 5, 1915. Launched January 25, 1917. Commissioned December 18, 1917.
Fate: Decommissioned 3 July, 1946 and was placed in reserve until sold for scrap 24 November, 1947 to Lipsett Inc., of New York City.

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	482k	Next on the Pacific timetable was the invasion of the Marshalls, and the veteran battleship arrived off Kwajalein early 31 January 1944 to soften up shore positions. Again she hurled tons of shells into Japanese positions until 5 February, when the outcome was one of certain victory.		USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesy of DANFS.
	62k	Idaho (BB-42) in Espiritu Santo floating dry dock ASBD-1 on 15 August 1944. Idaho was the first battleship to ever enter a floating drydock.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	85k	Portside stern view of the Idaho (BB-42) in Espiritu Santo floating dry dock ASBD-1 on 15 August 1944.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	227k	Idaho (BB-42) entering Espiritu Santo floating dry dock ASBD-1 on 15 August 1944 for repairs to her "blisters".		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	58k	Stern view of the Idaho (BB-42) in Espiritu Santo floating dry dock ASBD-1 on 15 August 1944.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	66k	October, 1944 photo of the Idaho (BB-42) anchored at Puget Sound Navy Yard just prior to her refit.		USN photo.
	89k	The Idaho (BB-42) after her final refit at Puget Sound Navy Yard that took place from October 22, 1944 - January 1, 1945. At this time her open mounted 5"/25 guns were replaced with ten enclosed 5"/38 weapons”.		Courtesy of Jerry Mason. Text courtesy of Mike Green.
	138k	Close up views of port side showing the 5"/38 caliber single enclosed mounts added to the Idaho (BB-42) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in late 1944.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	60k	Close up views of starboard side showing the 5"/38 caliber single enclosed mounts added to the Idaho (BB-42) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in late 1944.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	103k	The Idaho (BB-42) is shown in it's final configuration. This photo was taken by Edwin Elden Schroeder, a Seaman First Class in the 5th gunnery division on the Idaho. He was a sight setter on gun 3 on the starboard side for a time during his tour, which began in December 1944, and ended May 1946.		Edwin E. Schroeder S1C/USN.
	153k	Port side view of the Idaho (BB-42) as refitted and on post-refit trials on January 2, 1945.		USN photo.
	44k	Bow view port side of the Idaho (BB-42) at Puget Sound, 2 January 1945.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	170k	After final refit with single 5"/38 caliber guns. Picture taken January 2, 1945 in Puget Sound, Washington, while ship was on post refit trials.		USN photo.
	112k	Idaho (BB-42) 7 Jan 1945 Puget Sound, WA, Speed 12 Knots.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	76k	Photo taken from Vicksburg (CL-86) of the battleships Idaho (BB-42), Tennessee (BB-43), and New York (BB-34) (on right), during the bombardment of Iwo Jima, Feb 1945.		Courtesy of modelwarships.com & submitted by Joesph Macdonald.
	55k	Idaho(BB-42) bombarding Iwo Jima, prior to the landings there, circa 16-19 February 1945. Heavy cruiser in the right distance is probably Chester (CA-27). Photographed from Nevada (BB-36).		Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-303822.
	58k	A painting by the artist Wayne Scarpaci entitled "By Dawn's Early Light". At dawn on the second day of the Iwo Jima operation depicts the Idaho (BB-42) bombarding Mt. Suribachi. The aircraft are SB2C's from VB 17 Yorktown (CV-10) . In the background is the Nevada (BB-36).		Drawing courtesy of artbywayne.com Photo added 03/04/07.
	58k	North Carolina (BB-55) off Iwo Jima while supporting the invasion of that island, circa 19-22 February 1945. Three cruisers and the battleship Idaho (BB-42) are in the background, with Iwo Jima beyond. Mount Suribachi is in the far left.		Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 44724.
	63k	All of Idaho's (BB-42) guns are trained on Iwo Jima, circa late February 1945.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	72k	Bombarding Iwo Jima, circa late February 1945.		USNHC # NH 92509.
	41k	Operating off Iwo Jima, February 1945.		USN photo.
	70k	Idaho (BB-42) at sea with two other battleships and an amphibious force command ship (AGC), probably at the time of the Iwo Jima or Okinawa operations, circa February-April 1945. Battleship in the center background is Idaho (BB-42). The one further to the left is either Tennessee (BB-43) or California (BB-44).		Official U.S. Navy Photograph,USNHC # 80-G-K-3706, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	121k	Sitting among circling landing craft, the Idaho (BB-42) takes up her assigned bombardment station, off Okinawa as the invasion begins. The Idaho was flagship of Bombardment Unit 4 and had been hitting Japanese shore batteries and installations for almost a month before this April 1, 1945 photo.		USN photo.
	81k	Fireing the 14"/50 guns of Turret Three at nearly point-blank range, during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945.		Official U.S. Navy Photograph,USNHC # 80-G-K-3844, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	86k	Bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, 1 April 1945.		Official U.S. Navy Photograph,USNHC # 80-G-K-3829, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	49k	Bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, 1 April 1945.		Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 89368, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	75k	Idaho (BB-42) as seen from the Texas (BB-35) about to be hit by a kamikaze on 12 April 1945 off Okinawa.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	22k	Damage from a kamakaize attack on the Idaho (BB-42) on 12 April 1945 off Okinawa		Photo from WW II Damage Reports, courtesy of NavSea / dcfp.navy.mil.
	104k	View of her main 14"/50 and 40 mm taken onboard in 1945 either during Iwo Jima or Okinawa campaigns.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	74k	View of one of her portside 5"inch mounts & 40 mm taken onboard in 1945 either during Iwo Jima or Okinawa campaigns.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	81k	Idaho (BB-42) in the floating drydock ABSD-3, August 1945.		Courtesy of hazegray.org.
	85k	After refit, October 1945, Transiting the Panama Canal.		Larry Proper / USN.
	233k	Idaho (BB-42) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard around Oct 1945. Right below the 5 inch guns, the name Idaho is painted in large white letters. I have seen this in photos of other ships, and it was for the Navy Day celebrations of 1945. That would place the Idaho at Norfolk during or after Oct. 1945. Also, notice how high the ship is riding in the water.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	85k	A line drawing by A.L. Raven of the Idaho (BB-42) as refitted with single 5in/38 guns.		Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
	602k	Idaho (BB-42) ties up in Annapolis, Maryland Dec 10, 1947 on her way to be scrapped.		Photo courtesy of Joseph Macdonald.
	376k	A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991.		USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
	371k	A quote made by Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz is inscribed on a granite wall at the National World War II Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fleet Adm. Nimitz was the United States signatory to the surrender terms aboard the battleship Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan on Sept. 2, 1945, thus ending World War II. Established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the memorial honors all military veterans of World War II, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation’s call to arms. On May 29, 2004, the memorial will be formally dedicated with an estimated 200,000 people expected to attend, and includes 100,000 visiting veterans of all wars.		U.S. Navy photo N-0295M-011 by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain, courtesy of news.navy.mil.