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BB-25 USS NEW HAMPSHIRE

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Keel Laying / Commissioning 1905 - 1908
011060	5.62k	A modern battleship, with every part numbered and named, circa 1904.		Photo from the Library of Congress. Reproduction Number LC-DIG-ppmsca-58681. Photo courtesy of loc.gov.
	104k	Model of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) and her five sisters: Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), New Hampshire (BB-25), as built, dated 23 March 1928.		Photo from National Archives & Record Administration (NARA), Record Group RG-19N, Box 33. Courtesy of Dan Treadwell.
	577k	Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter takes a tour of a "Great White Fleet" exhibition at Grand Central Station on 11 October 2008. The exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet which includes models of battleships, artifacts and memorabilia from Sailors aboard the ships and photo displays that tell the of the historical naval mission. Pictured is a model of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) and her five sisters: Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22) & New Hampshire (BB-25).		USN photo # N-5549O-006 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
	NR	ARMOR AND GUN POWER FOR BATTLESHIPS The Lesson of the Russo-Japanese War and How It Should Affect Construction and Armament of the Battleships About To Be Contracted For.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 04 June 1905, Image 29, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012550	803k	Awaiting the start of the battleship New Hampshire (BB-25).		Photo courtesy of Sponsors of the United States navy; Benham, Edith Wallace, comp; Hall, Anne Martin, comp 1797-1913, pg. 183. via New York Shipbuilding Company courtesy of Boston Public Library.
	71k	The New Hampshire (BB-25) was sponsored by Miss Hazel E. McLane, daughter of Governor John McLane of New Hampshire.		Image provided by: University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo by Desert Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 30 June 1906, Last Edition, Part Two, Image 22, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	3.4k	THE NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB-25) AND HER SPONSOR BIG BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED AT CAMDEN N.J. THIS MORNING WAS CHRISTENED BY MISS HAZEL McLANE DAUGHTER OF GOV McLANE.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 30 June 1906, Last Edition, Image 1 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.52k	FIVE HURT AT LAUNCHING OF BIG NEW BATTLESHIP		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo from The Times Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 01 July 1906, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	HEROES DESCENDANTS CHOSEN TO COMMAND COVETED BATTLESHIPS Winslow and Fremont Named for Mississippi (BB-23) and New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 25 October 1907, Last Edition, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012509	1.37k	Running her standardization trial off Rockland, Maine, 19 December 1907. Note that her 12-inch gun turrets have not yet been installed.		USN photo. PDF courtesy of ussnewhampshire.org.
	254k	Postcard painting during speed trials of 18.86 knots off Rockland, Maine, 19 December 1907.		Photo courtesy of Arnold A. Putnam. Insert photo Historic New England Nathaniel L. Stebbins Collection, Photo No. PC047.02.4500.18381. via Mike Green.
	NR	BATTLESHIP NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB-25) LATEST ADDITION TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY		Image and text provided by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL. Photo by Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 21 March 1908, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	168k	Postcard painting of the New Hampshire (BB-25) in 1908.		Photo courtesy of Arnold A. Putnam.
012521	1.93k	New Hampshire (BB-25) circa 1908.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil
	922k	A New Hampshire (BB-25) battleship somewhere in New York City, 1908.		Photo LC-DIG-det-4a16255u courtesy of loc.gov.
	2.23k	Color tinted postcard of the New Hampshire (BB-25) leaving Kittery Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. After fitting out at New York, New Hampshire carried a Marine Expeditionary Regiment to Colon, Panama, 20-26 June 1908, then made ceremonial visits to Quebec, (July 1908) Portsmouth, New York, and Bridgeport. Overhaul at New York and Caribbean exercises were followed by participation in the Naval Review by President Theodore Roosevelt in Hampton Roads 22 February 1909, welcoming home the "Great White Fleet." This photo would have had to have been taken between July through December 1908.		Text courtesy of DANFS. Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library & State Historical Society of North Dakota. Photo by The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah) 1920-current, 28 March 1909, Image 15, & Bismarck Daily Tribune. (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 16 July 1908, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo courtesy of Arnold A. Putnam via Gary Priolo.
	1.54k	View of the ship's bow decoration, taken while the battleship was in drydock at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, 6 January 1909. Note gilt-work on the eagle figurehead and associated decorations, stockless anchors in hawse pipe, stocked anchor on billboard further aft, Sailors leaning on the bow bulwark, jack at half-mast, bell mounted in front of the ship's pilothouse, and barred portholes.		Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives / Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 19-N-4-8-21.
012522	791k	New Hampshire (BB-25) in dry dock at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire, circa 1909. Photo from a postcard mailed 9 November 1909.		Photo NH 100410 courtesy of history.navy.mil
012507	1.48k	Taking on coal from a barge moored alongside, at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, circa 1909. View looks aft from over the port forward 8"/45 gun turret. Note boat crane, coal booms, hatches and bags, and 46-star U.S. ensign flying from New Hampshire (BB-25) flagstaff. Vestal (AR-4) is fitting out at right. Work is being rushed on the new battleship New Hampshire at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that she may be ready to leave here Saturday on her trip to Quebec to honor the Prince of Wales on his visit to Canada.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil PDF courtesy of ussnewhampshire.org.
	990k	How Battleships Age Crew of the Battleship New Hampshire (BB-25) on the Forward Deck.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo by The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah) 1920-current, 28 March 1909, Image 15, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	106k	Stereoscopic photo by Enrique Muller of the New Hampshire (BB-25), port side view, circa 1909.		Courtesy of Paul Petosky.
	NR	THE NAVY'S DUMMY DRILL GUN The 7-Inch Dummy Drill Gun of the Battleship New Hampshire (BB-25)		Image and text provided by University of Florida. Photo from The San Mateo Item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 19 June 1909, Image 10, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.92k	Line of battleships up the Hudson River. Hudson-Fulton Celebration in September 1909. The photo shows the English battle cruiser HMS Inflexible on the left. The Mississippi (BB-23) is to her right. Beyond her is the New Hampshire (BB-25) and the rest of the US battlefleet. Fort Lee, New Jersey is across the river.		Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen. Photo LC-DIG-det-4a16073 courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
1910's
	88k	Front cover of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation company song sheet featuring what appears to be the New Hampshire (BB-25), on the cover, circa 1910nish.		Courtesy of New York Shipbuilding., yorkship.home.comcast.net.
	46k	"New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, N.J." The ship in the covered wet slip has cage masts, after the fashion of Kansas (BB-21), New Hampshire (BB-25) and Michigan (BB-27), circa 1910nish.		Courtesy of New York Shipbuilding., yorkship.home.comcast.net.
	127k	Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Second Regiment of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet at Deer Point Camp, Guantanamo Bay, 13 February 1910. These men are from the battleships Minnesota (BB-22), New Hampshire (BB-25), Mississippi (BB-23) and Idaho (BB-24). The latter's battalion is in the center of the photograph. Ships in the harbor are mainly battleships, with some auxiliaries and cruisers also present. Newark (C-1), Station Ship at Guantanamo Bay, is in the center background, with a white hull.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 105511. Donation of Truman C. Lane, 1990. Panoramic photograph by American Photo Company, Havana, Cuba.
	732k	Photographed on 29 July 1910.		Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives / Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 19-N-4-10-5.
	1.44k	Awnings bow and stern cover New Hampshire (BB-25) on 29 July 1910.		National Archives Identifier: 45512808 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-047 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	95k	New Hampshire (BB-25) underway, circa 1910.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 82129, from the collection of Lieutenant Commander Abraham DeSomer, donated by Myles DeSomer & submitted by Robert Hurst.
012510	3.98k	Some sailors from the New Hampshire (BB-25). My great grandfather, Martin Johnson, worked on that ship. This photograph was in his belongings. I believe he is in the picture, third from the left.		Photo courtesy of Bruce Johnson.
	NR	SCENE OF THE NAVAL DISASTER IN THE HUDSON RIVER THE BATTLESHIP NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB-25) AT THE LEFT		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 04 October 1910, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Court Martial May Follow Inquiry as to Loss of Life on Battleship New Hampshire (BB-25) on Hudson River 1 October.		Image and text provided by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL. Photo & text by The Cairo Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 06 October 1910, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	696k	Battleship New Hampshire (BB-25) And Liberty Party Going Ashore One of the most serious disasters that ever befell the members of a crew of a United States battleship in time of peace was the swamping of a cutter of the New Hampshire in the Hudson river recently while the big fighting vessel was lying at anchor off the New York shore. Nearly thirty lives were lost when the boat was swamped by the wave of a passing barge. The cutter was loaded with nearly a hundred of the sailors and marines who had been enjoying shore liberty for a day and in some manner not fully explained all were thrown into the water. Darkness made the work of rescue difficult which together with a strong tide running at the time caused the fearful loss of life. For several days after the tragedy the river was dragged with little success. The officers of the warship fleet anchored in the Hudson called a board of inquiry immediately after the accident but beyond the fact that a wave from the barge was responsible no blame was attached to any one. This picture shows the New Hampshire at anchor and several small boats similar to the one swamped as they are being towed to the landing with a crowd of sailors out for a time on shore.		Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by Palestine Daily Herald. (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 25 October 1910, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.00k	New Hampshire (BB-25) with a slight whiff of smoke arising from her aft funnel lies in a river at anchor; photographed sometime circa 10/3/10, shortly before going overseas. She departed Hampton Roads 1 November 1910 with the Second Battleship Division for Cherbourg, France and Weymouth, England.		Partial text courtesy of DANFS. Photo ggbain.04455 / LC-B2-945-2 from the Bain Collection in the Library of Congress via commons.wikimedia.org.
	62k	Panoramic image (made from two individual views), showing U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships and auxiliaries in Guantanamo Bay, circa the early or middle 1910s. Ships present include (in left half of image): four Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleships, one South Carolina class (BB-26 / 27) battleship, one Delaware class (BB-28 / 29) battleship, two unidentified auxiliaries and a collier; (in right half of image): all six Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships, both Mississippi class (BB-23 / 24) battleships, two unidentified auxiliaries, hospital ship Solace (AH-2) and a gunboat.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 104537. Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
	1.07k	NEW YORK AND TEXAS NAMES OF TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS Washington, December 16. New York and Texas are the names of the two new battleships authorized at the last session of congress. Texas will be the name of the vessel which, as provided by the last naval bill, will be constructed by a private contractor while the New York dreadnought will be built by the government at the New York navy yard. This selection of names for the two most powerful vessels in the United States navy, which was made by Secretary of the Navy Meyer, will necessitate the changing of the designations of two warships already in commission, for at present there is the Texas, a second class battleship, which will be renamed San Marcos in honor of a city of Texas. Her displacement is only 6,315 tons, while the new Texas will be of 27,000 tons displacement. The present cruiser New York will be rechristened the Manhattan. The New Hampshire (BB-25), (pictured) one of the crack ships of Uncle Sam's navy, will be a dwarf beside the New York and the Texas. The two new battleships will be nearly 10,000 tons heavier.		Image and text provided by University of Florida. Photo from the The Pensacola Journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 17 December 1910, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
	2.02k	OLD "HOODOO" BATTLESHIP TEXAS TO BE RIDDLED WITH SHOT MARCH 20 AS TARGET FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB-25)		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of North Dakota. Photo by Bismarck Daily Tribune. (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 19 March 1911, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	CZAR WILL VISIT AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS The American battleship fleet under command of Rear-Admiral C. J. Badger arrived at Cronstadt, and remained several days. Emperor Nicholas did the United States the unusual honor of visiting the vessels, and also received Admiral Badger and the fleet officers in the palace in this city. The fleet comprises the battleships Louisiana (BB-19), South Carolina (BB-26), Kansas (BB-21) and New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 09 April 1911, Image 17, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.07k	Group at anchor. The Vermont (BB-20) is in the foreground. The New Hampshire (BB-25) is in the background.		National Archives Identifier: 45512827 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-060 Photographer: E. Muller. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	499k	HAWAII MAY HAVE PERMANENT FLEET An illustration showing a part of the fleet, which according to rumor, is to be permanently located in Hawaiian waters. New Hampshire (BB-25) is Uncle Sam's latest Dreadnought and the pride of the navy, while the Torpedo Boat destroyer Flusser (DD-20) and the trim little submarine, Tarantula (SS-12), are said to be equal to any of their kind afloat. Hawaii, under the protection of such, will have little need of being alarmed over "war talk."		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Garden Island. (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 09 April 1912, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.35k	BOARD OF INQUIRY IS INVESTIGATING THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB-25) WHEN SOUND STEAMER RAMMED THE BATTLESHIP		Image and text provided by Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT. Photo by The Bridgeport Evening Farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 18 July 1912, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Inert photo source: Naval History Heritage and Command, Photo No. NH 68351 via Mike Green.
	NR	WARSHIP DAMAGED BY MERCHANT SHIP View of the Stern of the U. 8. Battleship New Hampshire (BB-25) After Her Collision With the Passenger Steamer Commonwealth Off Freeport Recently. The War Craft Is Now In Dry Dock. DREADNOUGHT QUAILS BEFORE ONSLAUGHT OF SOUND LINER Shattered stern of the United States dreadnought New Hampshire, photographed immediately after that powerful fighting vessel had been rammed by the big steamboat Commonwealth, en route from New York to Fall River with 1000 passengers on board, as the battleship lay at anchor off the naval training station at Newport. The bow of the Commonwealth was badly damaged, but Uncle Sam's pet battleship was by far the more damaged of the two. It is estimated that it will take more than two weeks work, at a cost of 13,500, to repair the New Hampshire.		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN & University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo from Dakota Farmers' Leader. (El Paso, Tex.) (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 19 July 1912, Image 2 & The Logan Republican. (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 23 July 1912, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.62k	New Hampshire's (BB-25) sailors look out from their view at the rest of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet at anchor, 1912.		Photo by Enrique Mueller, Jr. National Archives Identifier: 45512855 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-073 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	268k	Diver going down before Battleship New York (BB-34) was launched, 25 September 1912. Note that the battleship in the photo according to the anchor config, the bow bulwark and the half-cased funnels all point to New Hampshire (BB-25).		Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Richard M. Jensen. Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection via flickr.com.
	391k	Battleship New Hampshire's (BB-25) Stern Battered by Collision With Steamer.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo by Iron County Record. (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 20 September 1912, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	534k	New Hampshire (BB-25) at anchor, Brooklyn, N.Y., 9 October 1912.		Photo by Enrique Muller. National Archives Identifier: 45512797 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-046 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
012173	1.36k	U.S. Battleship Fleet during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson. The nearest ship half visible on the right is the New Hampshire (BB-25) based on the distinctive half-cased stacks. The two sister ships behind her are not clear enough to specifically ID. The fourth ship is one of the Mississippi class, but again, not clear enough to ID.		Photo i.d. via Richard M. Jensen. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
	NR	SCENE OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY WHEN FLEET AND SHORE WERE ILLUMINATED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF FLAMING ELECTRIC BULBS NEW YORK, Oct. 16—Pen cannot describe and even photography is inadequate in depicting the splendor of the scene at night during the visit of the fleet to this city. Thousands and thousands of electric lights were hung along Riverside drive, which parallels the Hudson river for miles, and all of the vessels in the fleet were outlined by lines of gleaming lamps. In the accompanying picture the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument appears in the foreground with the curved line of Riverside drive at the left. Several battleships are shown in the river, with the lights on the New Jersey shore in the distance.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo by The Democratic Banner.(Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 October 1912, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	378k	Machine gun & rifle practice practice on New Hampshire (BB-25), circa 1912.		Photo i.d. courtesy of Jacob Swisher via Richard Jensen. Photographer: Enrique Muller, Jr. National Archives Identifier: 45510743 & 45510747 Local Identifier: 165-WW-321C-027 & 165-WW-324C-028. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	101k	"Mining Drill". Sailors practice the employment of sea mines for the defense of advanced bases, on board a U.S. Navy battleship, circa the early or middle 1910s. New Hampshire (BB-25) is in the background. The original image, copyrighted by E. Muller Jr. from N. Moser, New York, is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106270. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008.
	189k	Two Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships pictured against the background of a Guantanamo Bay sunset, 1913-14.		Courtesy of Bob Mabin. Photo i.d. courtesy of Geoffry Woods.
Veracruz Incident
	117k	Late in 1913, Captain Edwin A. Anderson was given command of New Hampshire (BB-25) and while in command of that ship, took part in the American intervention at Veracruz, Mexico, in April of 1914. Given command of the Second Seaman Regiment, Anderson led that bluejacket landing force ashore and so distinguished himself in the fighting that followed that he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor Citation for Captain Edwin A. Anderson:"For extraordinary heroism in battle, engagement of Veracruz, 22 April 1914, in command of the Second Seaman Regiment. Marching his regiment across the open space in front of the Naval Academy and other buildings, Captain Anderson unexpectedly met a heavy fire from riflemen, machine guns and 1–pounders, which caused part of his command to break and fall back, many casualties occurring amongst them at the time. His indifference to the heavy fire, to which he himself was exposed at the head of his regiment, showed him to be fearless and courageous in battle". He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.		Digital ID: ggbain # 19696. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Text from: "Medal of Honor; 1861-1949. The Navy". Photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
	67k	From 14 June 1913 until 29 December, New Hampshire (BB-25) similarly protected American interests along the Mexican coast, to which she returned 15 April 1914 to support the occupation of Veracruz. Pictutred here are Marines on her quarterdeck during the Veracruz occupation.		Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
012513x	NR	BATTLESHIP CARRIES PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL ENVOY TO MEXICO-WHAT WILL LIND DO? Ex Governor John Lind, of Minnesota, the president’s personal representative and mediator in the City of Mexico, planned to embark on the United States battleship New Hampshire (BB-25), at Galveston, for Mexico.		Image and text provided by University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE. Photo by Evening Journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 06 August 1913, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	President's Envoy, His Adviser. Battleship That Carried Him to Veracruz Route to Mexico City		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC & State Historical Society of Iowa. Photo & text by Evening Times-Republican. (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 08 August 1913, Image 2 & The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 10 August 1913, Evening, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012508	1.40k	New Hampshire (BB-25) firing her 12"/45 main battery guns at the target ship San Marcos [ex-Texas] in Chesapeake Bay, March 1911. This photo appeared under the title of SHE CARRIED OUR MEDIATOR TO MEXICO. The battleship New Hampshire, upon which John Lind, special envoy to Mexico, went into Veracruz harbor. The picture showing the New Hampshire firing a broadside gives a fairly good idea of what she can do if the Mexicans start something.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA., which appeared in the The Tacoma Times. (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 13 August 1913, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012580	281k	This is an original 1918 black and white halftone print of the New Hampshire (BB-25) firing a broadside blast during World War I.		Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
	1.15k	U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming toward Mexican waters in 1914. Photograph copyrighted in 1914 by E. Muller, Jr., and Pach. The following battleships that were dispatched to Mexican waters included the: Ohio (BB-12), Virginia (BB-13), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Jersey (BB-16), Rhode Island (BB-17), Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), Mississippi (BB-23), Idaho (BB-24), New Hampshire (BB-25), South Carolina (BB-26), Michigan (BB-27), Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31), Wyoming (BB-32), Arkansas (BB-33), New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35). In insets are (left to right): Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 60322.
	99k	Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, USN (center, front)with Mexican Officials and U.S. Navy Officers on the quarterdeck of a U.S. Navy battleship off Veracruz, probably at the time of the U.S. intervention there, circa April-November 1914. Many of those present are identified on Photo # NH 95151 (complete caption). Photographed by Hadsell, Veracruz. The ship appears to be one of the Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25). Note 12"/45 guns, with sub-caliber rifles and sighting training devices mounted on them.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 61208.
Mid- Late 19 Teens / Early 20's
	250k	OUTLINED AGAINST A CURTAIN OF DARKNESS A fleet of destroyers and torpedo-boats has now arrived at New York to join the heavy ships of the line. Altogether, about 50 vessels will be assembled when the ceremonies began next Monday. It is promised that the strained international relations will have no effect on the parade.		Photo by International News Service. Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 13 May 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	62k	"Sam Taylor of the Michigan (BB-27) winning the middle weight championship of the Atlantic Fleet from Mike Davis of the New Hampshire (BB-25)."		Photo by International News Agency, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times 16 May 1915, Page 1.
	539k	"Ships of the Atlantic Fleet playing their searchlights at night along the Hudson River."		USN photo by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times 16 May 1915, Page 1.
	873k	THE BATTLESHIPS NEW HAMPSHIRE (BB-25) AND LOUISIANA (BB-19) (IN THE LINE) OFF THE BATTERY		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 19 May 1915, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	4.42k	"The Atlantic Fleet saluting the President as it passed out to sea last Tuesday mid-day, with the New York skyline in the background." The battleship Virginia (BB-13) is leading the ships shown in the photograph to the left, and is followed by the Rhode Island (BB-17), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Hampshire (BB-25) and Louisiana (BB-19) in the order named.		Photo by International News Service, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 23 May 1915, Page 3. PDF image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation. Photo by The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 19 May 1915, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.03k	Watching U.S. Navy Atlantic fleet warships depart during the Naval Review at New York City, New York, 18 May 1915.		Photo # Lot-11276-4 Collection of George Bain, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, via flickr.com.
	530k	BATTLESHIPS, DESTINATION A SECRET, READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY THAT MAY ARISE IN MEXICO Louisiana (BB-19) and New Hampshire (BB-25) Steam from Newport and Gunboat Is Sent from Progreso.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo from The Logan Republican.(Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 28 August 1915, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
	NR	U. S WARSHIP IN MEX WATERS United States battleship New Hampshire (BB-25) in Mexican waters, photographied while firing a broadside.		Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo & text by The Tacoma Times. (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 20 September 1915, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.33k	A nice day to park in the bay: New Hampshire (BB-25) lies anchored with three of her small boats out.		National Archives Identifier: 45512799 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-051 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	1.81k	Norfolk, VA. Navy Yard. View of the yard in wartime showing several battleships. First ship on the right (partial view) is a battleship of either the Virginia (BB-13 / 17) or the Connecticut (BB-18 / 22 & 25) class. Wearing 4 stripes on her center smokestack, the New Hampshire (BB-25) lies broadside; beyond her with 3 stripes on her left stack, is the Georgia (BB-15), (stern facing right); the Louisiana (BB-19) wearing 2 stripes on her 1st stack is behind her. Docked is the Delaware (BB-28), bow on.		Partial photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck Haberlein. Photo by Brown & Dawson. National Archives Identifier: 45511816 Local Identifier: 165-WW-330D-1 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	531k	The super-dreadnought Arizona (BB-39), latest addition to the Atlantic fleet and one cf the most powerful ships in the world, has just entered the service of Uncle Sam, fully, manned and ready for action. This addition to the Navy is far from a clear gain in strength, however, since it was necessary to strip three other battleships of their crews and place them in reserve to find a full complement of men for the new fighter. The 911 men who make up the crew of the Arizona were formerly on the Vermont (BB-20), the Kansas (BB-21) and the New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo from The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 20 October 1916, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WAKING UP TO REALITIES AFTER JOSEPHUS DANIEL'S DREAM The battleship New Hampshire (BB-25), idle now for lack of a crew. The battleship Vermont (BB-20), which was sent to the "graveyard" that her crew might help man the Superdreadnought Arizona (BB-39), pictured above. The Kansas (BB-21), another useful fighting ship sent to the "graveyard". Grave Doubts Cast Upon Secretary's Statement That the Efficiency of Navy Has Been Increased Another Side to Story of Trading the Superdreadnought Arizona for Three Old Battleships		Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation. Photo & text by The Sun. (New York, [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 29 October 1916, SECTION 5 SPECIAL FEATURE SUPPLEMENT, Image 52, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	578k	GERMAN FLAGS FLOAT FROM U. S. SHIPS AT NAVY YARD An unusual spectacle at League Island yesterday was the Imperial German banner flying from a forest of masts. The display was in honor of the Kaiserin's birthday and a mark of courtesy to the German ships interned. One of the decorated vessels was the battleship New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 23 October 1916, Night Extra, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	600k	Starboard broadside view of the New Hampshire (BB-25) at anchor sometime between 1916 and 1917 at an unknown location. Funnel bands indicate that the New Hampshire was in the 1st Battle Division, 2nd ship.		Library of Congress photo # LC-F82-1594 courtesy of Mike Green.
	801k	DANIELS DIRECTS BATTLESHIP AT SEA WITH TELEPHONE Marks New Epoch in Wireless Communication by Talking to Capt. L H. Chandler, U. S. N., of the battleship New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC & Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 07 May 1916, SUNDAY EVENING EDITION, Image 1 & The Hays Free Press. (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 14 July 1917, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
011921	6.67k	Connecticut Class Battleships maneuvering in line abreast off the Atlantic coast, 1917, as seen from the masthead of Minnesota (BB-22), the Division flagship. Ships seen are (from front to rear): Louisiana (BB-19); Kansas (BB-21); and New Hampshire (BB-25).		Photos from Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction & Repair. National Archives Identifier: 55183623. Local Identifier: 111-SC-11751 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov.
011908	1.50k	Three Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918.		National Archives Identifier: 55183605. Local Identifier: 111-SC-11742 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
012143	1.50k	Two Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918.		National Archives Identifier: 55183605. Local Identifier: 111-SC-11743 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
011840	1.49k	Three Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918 with 2 destroyers following astern.		Photo from Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction & Repair. National Archives Identifier: 55183609. Local Identifier: 111-SC-11744 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	1.0k	FAST BASEBALL CLUB ON ONE OF U. S. SEAFIGHTERS. This is the baseball team of the United States battleship New Hampshire (BB-25), one of the speediest organizations in the navy.		Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. 19 July 1918, Night Extra, Image 13, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	103k	Coaling while moored alongside a U.S. Navy fleet collier, at Brest, France, in December 1918. Ship in the left background is Albany (CL-23). Next ship ahead of her is a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 60213
	168k	In the Hudson River, New York, 27 December 1918. Note wartime modifications, including removal of some of the seven-inch and three-inch broadside guns and fitting of blast deflection shields on the "cage" mast fire control positions.		Photo courtesy of Larry Bonn. Text courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 2891
012515	1.30k	New Hampshire (BB-25) Gun deck, berth deck, and inboard profile.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil.
012551	952k	New Hampshire (BB-25) Upper deck and bridges, 1919.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil.
	58k	In a French port, probably Brest, during a post-World War I trooping voyage, circa January-June 1919. Note French sailing lugger in the foreground, with number C1667 on her mainsail. Kansas's (BB-21) seven-inch broadside guns have been removed. Battleships in the distance are: New Hampshire (BB-25) (left) and Connecticut (BB-18) (right).		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 93862.
	1.03k	Battleships Louisiana (BB-19) and New Hampshire (BB-25) dock at Hoboken, New Jersey. Louisiana (in foreground) and New Hampshire in their slip at Pier 4 upon arrival from overseas with 59th Regiment, Coast Artillery; troops preparing to debark, 14 February, 1919. The regiment was in action 68 days, but lost only two men killed in action.		Photographer: 2nd Lieutenant George H. Lyon. Photo courtesy of Record Group 165, ARC Identifier 26433665,National Archives Catalog.
	389k	Battleships Louisiana (BB-19) and New Hampshire (BB-25) dock at Hoboken, New Jersey. Waiting for Pop.		Photographer: 2nd Lieutenant George H. Lyon. Photo courtesy of Record Group 165, ARC Identifier: 26433725, National Archives Catalog.
	237k	Battleships Louisiana (BB-19) & New Hampshire (BB-25) dock at Hoboken, New Jersey. From the top deck of the ferry to Long Island City, the returning soldiers watch a Pennsylvania (BB-38 / 39) class battleship on its way down the harbor, 14 February, 1919.		Photographer: 2nd Lieutenant George H. Lyon. National Archives Identifier: 26433759 Local Identifier: 165-WW-139A-65 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	477k	Photo of a busy port scene with lots of ship's flags fluttering in the breeze. The New Hampshire (BB-25) appears in this photo taken from the submarine O-15 (SS-76), (bow in foreground) at Philadelphia Navy Yard, on "Peace Day", 28 June 1919. The whale boat has, I believe, "NH" on its bow. Two or three more BB's moored behind this one. Note the last letters that wrap around the stern are "SHIRE".		Photo taken by Frowley-Collins, courtesy of George Peterson and submitted with text by Ric Hedman.
	663k	German submarine U-111, in dry dock at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 April 1920. The BB to the left of the crane is New Hampshire (BB-25). The BB to the right of the crane is Louisiana (BB-19). There is not enough visible of the distant BB below the crane, or the mainmast at the right to make a positive ID on either.		Photo & text i.d. courtesy of Richard Jensen. Photo # 19-N-3618 from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy via flickr.com.
	580k	New Hampshire (BB-25) in Gatun Lake,15 June 1920.		National Archives photo courtesy of William Clarke and atlanticfleetsales.smugmug.com
	17k	New Hampshire (BB-25) served as flagship for the special naval force in Haitian waters from 18 October to 12 January 1921, and on 25 January sailed with the remains of Swedish Minister Wilhelm Ekengren for Stockholm arriving 14 February. She called also at Kiel and Gravesend before returning to Philadelphia 24 March. She is shown in Kiel Canal, Germany.		USN photo. Text courtesy of DANFS.
	260k	The identity of this ship is not certain, but is firmly believed to be New Hampshire (BB-25) taken in the early 20's just prior to being broken up for scrap under the terms of the Naval Treaties. Note that her secondary broadside guns have all been removed and that her main fore turret has been marked with bearing marks by which the ships ahead and behind in the battle line could determine on which relative bearing the main battery was training.		USN photo. Partial text courtesy of Warships in Profile, Volume 2, by John Wingate, Profile Publications LTD, Windsor, Berkshire, U.K.
	371k	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 December 1991.		USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.

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Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Winslow, Cameron McRae, USN (USNA 1874) :ADM	19.03.1908 - 04.11.1909
02	CAPT. Rodgers, Thomas Slidell, USN (USNA 1878) :RADM	04.11.1909 - ?
03	CAPT. Oliver, James Harrison, USN (USNA 1877) :RADM	16.11.1911 - 00.00.1912
04	CAPT. Anderson Jr., Edwin Alexander, USN (USNA 1882) :RADM	00.12.1913 - 00.11.1915
05	CAPT. Chandler, Lloyd Horowitz, USN (USNA 1888) :RADM	05.1916 - at least thru 07.1917
06	CAPT. McLean, Ridley, USN (USNA 1894) :RADM	14.10.1918 - 05.11.1919
07	CAPT. Bennett, Ernest Linwood, USN (USNA 1894)	05.11.1919 - 13.11.1920
08	CDR. Goss, Nelson Henry, USN (USNA 1905)	13.11.1920 - 04.12.1920
09	CAPT. Lyon, Frank, USN (USNA 1894)	04.12.1920 - 21.05.1921

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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Additional New Hampshire Images
1 General View Of New Hampshire From The Library Of Congress Server.

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USS NEW HAMPSHIRE BB-25 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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