Background
"Battleship 1911", as the design that became the New York's was originally known, had its genesis in the Wyoming-class battleship, approved in the previous year. Based upon decisions made at the Newport Conference, the Wyomings were designed with the belief that foreign battleships would probably have a main battery of greater than 12 in (300 mm) guns in just a few years. However, they kept the smaller gun because a 14 in (360 mm) weapon had not been fully constructed and tested; if the new gun did not function properly, the ships would not be able to receive their main armament, and the General Board wanted to avoid any sort of delay in commissioning the ships.
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