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See our great selection of
artists like Sam Lyons,
John D Shaw, Robert
Bailey, & Domenic DeNardo!
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world's best World War II Aviation
Art! John Shaw pays tribute to
the men who fought for the
American Freedom during World
War II.
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Ozark Airfield Artworks would like to introduce artist Mike Liu. This is the first time
Mike's art has been offered as limited edition reproductions. For all you portfolio print
collectors, here is a chance to start collecting from the first print run of an new artist.
We are excited to have Mike's Naval and Military art. Check back often to see more
artwork by Mike Liu. See us for our large naval and maritime art selection.
Mike's art has been offered as limited edition reproductions. For all you portfolio print
collectors, here is a chance to start collecting from the first print run of an new artist.
We are excited to have Mike's Naval and Military art. Check back often to see more
artwork by Mike Liu. See us for our large naval and maritime art selection.
"CAV 1911"
"Pride of Texas"
"MV-22 Osprey"
"USS New York, USS Nevada, USS Oklahoma"
by Mike Liu
by Mike Liu
The US Battle Fleet on Maneuvers, 1932
14" X 17" pencil on paper
14" X 17" pencil on paper
The fifth USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (USS Texas
(BB-35) being the other). Her keel was laid down 11 September 1911 by Brooklyn Navy Yard of New York City. She
was launched on 30 October 1912 sponsored by Elsie Calder, and commissioned on 15 April 1914 with Captain
Thomas S. Rodgers in command.
Ordered south soon after commissioning, New York was flagship for Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, commanding
the fleet occupying and blockading Veracruz until resolution of the crisis with Mexico in July 1914. New York then
headed north for fleet operations along the Atlantic coast as war broke out in Europe.
Upon the entry of the United States into World War I, under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach, Sr., New
York sailed as flagship with Battleship Division 9 commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman to strengthen the
British Grand Fleet in the North Sea, arriving Scapa Flow 7 December 1917. Constituting a separate squadron in
the Grand Fleet, the American ships joined in blockade and escort missions and by their very presence so
weighted the Allies' preponderance of naval power as to inhibit the Germans from attempting any major fleet
engagements. New York twice encountered U-boats.
During her World War I service, New York was frequently visited by royal and other high-ranking representatives
of the Allies, and she was present for one of the most dramatic moments of the war, the surrender of the German
High Seas Fleet in the Firth of Forth 21 November 1918. As a last European mission, New York joined the ships
escorting President Woodrow Wilson from an ocean rendezvous, to Brest en route the Versailles Peace
Conference.
Returning to a program which alternated individual and fleet exercises with necessary maintenance, New York
trained in the Caribbean in spring 1919, and that summer joined the Pacific Fleet at San Diego, her home port for
the next 16 years. She trained off Hawaii and the West Coast, occasionally returning to the Atlantic and Caribbean
for brief missions or overhauls. In 1937, carrying Admiral Hugh Rodman, the President's personal representative
for the coronation of King George VI, New York sailed to take part in the Grand Naval Review of 20 May 1937 as
sole U.S. Navy representative.
For much of the following three years, New York trained United States Naval Academy midshipmen and other
prospective officers with cruises to Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, and in mid-1941 she joined the Neutrality
Patrol. She escorted troops to Iceland in July 1941, then served as station ship at Naval Station Argentia,
Newfoundland, protecting the new American base there. From America's entry into World War II, New York
guarded Atlantic convoys to Iceland and Scotland when the U-boat menace was gravest, submarine contacts were
numerous, but the convoys were brought to harbor intact.
New York brought her big guns to the invasion of North Africa, providing crucial gunfire support at Safi 8
November 1942. She then stood by at Casablanca and Fedhala before returning home for convoy duty escorting
critically needed men and supplies to North Africa. She then took up important duty training gunners for
battleships and destroyer escorts in Chesapeake Bay, rendering this vital service until 10 June 1944, when she
began the first of three training cruises for the Naval Academy, voyaging to Trinidad on each.
New York sailed 21 November for the West Coast, arriving at San Pedro 6 December for gunnery training in
preparation for amphibious operations. She departed from San Pedro 12 January 1945, called at Pearl Harbor, and
was diverted to Eniwetok to survey screw damage. Nevertheless, despite impaired speed, she joined the Iwo
Jima assault force in rehearsals at Saipan. She sailed well ahead of the main body to join in preinvasion
bombardment at Iwo Jima 16 February. During the next 3 days, she fired more rounds than any other ship present;
and, as if to show what an old-timer could do, made a spectacular direct 14 inch-hit on an enemy ammunition dump.
Leaving Iwo Jima, New York at last repaired her propellers at Manus, and had speed restored for the assault on
Okinawa, which she reached 27 March to begin 76 consecutive days of action. She fired preinvasion and
diversionary bombardments, covered landings, and gave days and nights of close support to troops advancing
ashore. She did not go unscathed; a kamikaze grazed her 14 April, demolishing her spotting plane on its catapult.
She left Okinawa 11 June to regun at Pearl Harbor.
New York prepared at Pearl Harbor for the planned invasion of Japan, and after war's end, made a voyage to the
West Coast returning veterans and bringing out their replacements. She sailed from Pearl Harbor again 29
September with passengers for New York, arriving 19 October. Here she prepared to serve as target ship in
Operation Crossroads, the Bikini atomic tests, sailing on 4 March 1946 for the West Coast. She left San Francisco
on 1 May, and after calls in Pearl Harbor and Kwajalein, reached Bikini 15 June. Surviving the surface blast 1 July
and the underwater explosion 25 July, she was taken into Kwajalein and decommissioned there 29 August 1946.
Later towed to Pearl Harbor, she was studied during the next two years, and on 8 July 1948 was towed out to sea
some 40 miles and there sunk after an 8-hour pounding by ships and planes carrying out full-scale battle
maneuvers with new weapons.
New York received 3 battle stars for World War II service.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
(BB-35) being the other). Her keel was laid down 11 September 1911 by Brooklyn Navy Yard of New York City. She
was launched on 30 October 1912 sponsored by Elsie Calder, and commissioned on 15 April 1914 with Captain
Thomas S. Rodgers in command.
Ordered south soon after commissioning, New York was flagship for Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, commanding
the fleet occupying and blockading Veracruz until resolution of the crisis with Mexico in July 1914. New York then
headed north for fleet operations along the Atlantic coast as war broke out in Europe.
Upon the entry of the United States into World War I, under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach, Sr., New
York sailed as flagship with Battleship Division 9 commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman to strengthen the
British Grand Fleet in the North Sea, arriving Scapa Flow 7 December 1917. Constituting a separate squadron in
the Grand Fleet, the American ships joined in blockade and escort missions and by their very presence so
weighted the Allies' preponderance of naval power as to inhibit the Germans from attempting any major fleet
engagements. New York twice encountered U-boats.
During her World War I service, New York was frequently visited by royal and other high-ranking representatives
of the Allies, and she was present for one of the most dramatic moments of the war, the surrender of the German
High Seas Fleet in the Firth of Forth 21 November 1918. As a last European mission, New York joined the ships
escorting President Woodrow Wilson from an ocean rendezvous, to Brest en route the Versailles Peace
Conference.
Returning to a program which alternated individual and fleet exercises with necessary maintenance, New York
trained in the Caribbean in spring 1919, and that summer joined the Pacific Fleet at San Diego, her home port for
the next 16 years. She trained off Hawaii and the West Coast, occasionally returning to the Atlantic and Caribbean
for brief missions or overhauls. In 1937, carrying Admiral Hugh Rodman, the President's personal representative
for the coronation of King George VI, New York sailed to take part in the Grand Naval Review of 20 May 1937 as
sole U.S. Navy representative.
For much of the following three years, New York trained United States Naval Academy midshipmen and other
prospective officers with cruises to Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, and in mid-1941 she joined the Neutrality
Patrol. She escorted troops to Iceland in July 1941, then served as station ship at Naval Station Argentia,
Newfoundland, protecting the new American base there. From America's entry into World War II, New York
guarded Atlantic convoys to Iceland and Scotland when the U-boat menace was gravest, submarine contacts were
numerous, but the convoys were brought to harbor intact.
New York brought her big guns to the invasion of North Africa, providing crucial gunfire support at Safi 8
November 1942. She then stood by at Casablanca and Fedhala before returning home for convoy duty escorting
critically needed men and supplies to North Africa. She then took up important duty training gunners for
battleships and destroyer escorts in Chesapeake Bay, rendering this vital service until 10 June 1944, when she
began the first of three training cruises for the Naval Academy, voyaging to Trinidad on each.
New York sailed 21 November for the West Coast, arriving at San Pedro 6 December for gunnery training in
preparation for amphibious operations. She departed from San Pedro 12 January 1945, called at Pearl Harbor, and
was diverted to Eniwetok to survey screw damage. Nevertheless, despite impaired speed, she joined the Iwo
Jima assault force in rehearsals at Saipan. She sailed well ahead of the main body to join in preinvasion
bombardment at Iwo Jima 16 February. During the next 3 days, she fired more rounds than any other ship present;
and, as if to show what an old-timer could do, made a spectacular direct 14 inch-hit on an enemy ammunition dump.
Leaving Iwo Jima, New York at last repaired her propellers at Manus, and had speed restored for the assault on
Okinawa, which she reached 27 March to begin 76 consecutive days of action. She fired preinvasion and
diversionary bombardments, covered landings, and gave days and nights of close support to troops advancing
ashore. She did not go unscathed; a kamikaze grazed her 14 April, demolishing her spotting plane on its catapult.
She left Okinawa 11 June to regun at Pearl Harbor.
New York prepared at Pearl Harbor for the planned invasion of Japan, and after war's end, made a voyage to the
West Coast returning veterans and bringing out their replacements. She sailed from Pearl Harbor again 29
September with passengers for New York, arriving 19 October. Here she prepared to serve as target ship in
Operation Crossroads, the Bikini atomic tests, sailing on 4 March 1946 for the West Coast. She left San Francisco
on 1 May, and after calls in Pearl Harbor and Kwajalein, reached Bikini 15 June. Surviving the surface blast 1 July
and the underwater explosion 25 July, she was taken into Kwajalein and decommissioned there 29 August 1946.
Later towed to Pearl Harbor, she was studied during the next two years, and on 8 July 1948 was towed out to sea
some 40 miles and there sunk after an 8-hour pounding by ships and planes carrying out full-scale battle
maneuvers with new weapons.
New York received 3 battle stars for World War II service.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
