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This rare photo features the crewmen of the USS New York with Pope Pius X.
Approximate size: 13 inches x 9.6 inches (including backboard)
24 U.S.N. sailors from U.S.S. New York ACR-2 shown with Pope Pius X, cardinals, and officials. This photo is very rare. At the time of writing this, I couldn't find another anywhere else online for sale, nor of any meeting between these people.
USS New York (ACR-2 / CA-2) was the second United States Navy armored cruiser so designated; the first was the ill-fated Maine, which was soon redesignated a second-class battleship. Due to the unusually protracted construction of Maine, New York was actually the first armored cruiser to enter U.S. Navy service. The fourth Navy ship to be named in honor of the state of New York, she was later renamed Saratoga and then Rochester. With six 8-inch guns, she was the most heavily armed cruiser in the US Navy when commissioned.
She was laid down on 19 September 1890 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, launched on 2 December 1891, and sponsored by Miss Helen Clifford Page, the daughter of J. Seaver Page, the secretary of the Union League Club of New York. New York was commissioned 1 August 1893, Captain John Philip in command.
Pope Pius X was head of the Catholic Church from August 4th 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, and for promoting liturgical reforms and scholastic theology. He initiated the preparation of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive and systemic work of its kind. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. The Society of Saint Pius X, a traditionalist Catholic fraternity, is named after him.
Please inspect the pictures, as they give the best representation of condition.May have discoloring, edge or corner wear, marks, creases, fading, smudges, corner or edge bends, tears, or corners missing.
In particular, there is some damage to the photo itself in the top left corner, just before the backboard. The back of the item are of unrelated photos and writing.
(B11 inventory number)
