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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bradley Trotter, post: 4909290, member: 101226&quot;]I must politely disagree with your assessment [USER=103207]@1865King[/USER]. In my opinion, the USS New York remains the most likely candidate for being depicted on the series of 1918 $2 Federal Reserve Note.</p><p><br /></p><p>Delaware Class</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184613[/ATTACH] The arrangement of the smokestacks and the placement and number of casement guns excludes the Delaware class from contention.</p><p><br /></p><p>Florida Class</p><p><br /></p><p>Compared to a 1918 $2 FRN, the placement of the casement guns precludes it from being the USS Florida or Utah.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Wyoming Class</p><p><br /></p><p>The Wyoming class, for comparison, has six large-caliber turrets. In contrast, the battleship depicted on the note appears to have five large-caliber turrets.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184589[/ATTACH]</p><p>New York Class</p><p><br /></p><p>When comparing the placement of the casement guns and the location of the&nbsp; 5&quot;/51 caliber gun on the forecastle, the New York class closely resembles the battleship on the reverse. Nonetheless, it would seem that the engraver did take some artistic license in regards to the anchor placement. For example, here are some portside views of both ships.</p><p><br /></p><p>USS New York: <a href="http://navsource.org/archives/01/034/013468l.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://navsource.org/archives/01/034/013468l.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://navsource.org/archives/01/034/013468l.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>USS Texas: <a href="http://navsource.org/archives/01/035/013500c.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://navsource.org/archives/01/035/013500c.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://navsource.org/archives/01/035/013500c.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now consider the placement of the searchlights on the foremost lattice mast.</p><p><br /></p><p>USS New York: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_York_(BB-34)#/media/File:USS_New_York-2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_York_(BB-34)#/media/File:USS_New_York-2.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_York_(BB-34)#/media/File:USS_New_York-2.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>USS Texas: <a href="http://navsource.org/archives/01/035/013533.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://navsource.org/archives/01/035/013533.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://navsource.org/archives/01/035/013533.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184590[/ATTACH]</p><p>Nevada Class</p><p><br /></p><p>Both of the Nevadas only had a single smokestack. This would exclude both the USS Nevada and Oklahoma from being depicted on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184591[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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