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American battleship histories. American naval
battleship USS Texas. Battleship website dedicated to the history of USS Texas
from launch to participation in major wars also notice board for naval
historians & families
of ex-crew of USS Texas.
USS Texas was built by Newport News and laid down
on the 17th April 1911, launched 18th May 1912 and commissioned into the
navy on the 12th March 1914 , joining the 6th battle Squadron of the
Grand Fleet. serving with it until being transferred to serve with
the British grand Fleet from January 1918 until December 1918. USS Texas
was the first US battleship to carry Anti aircraft Armament. She was re-boilered
after the war using the boiler which had been built for the Battle
Cruisers ordered in 1916 which were never built. Became a training ship
in 1936. and was listed for disposal once their replacements had been
built. During World war two USS Texas supported the Normandy
landings. and while bombarding Cherbourg she was hit several times by 11
inch shells from German Coastal defences. On the 25th June went to
Plymouth for repairs. On the 15th August 1944 supported landings in
Southern France. and In November 1944 transferred tot he Pacific to
support the landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. On the 27th October 1945
she was decommissioned and towed to San Jacinto Basin. where she is
preserved as a state Musuem. Displacement:
27,000 tons, Full load of 28,367 tons. Speed: 21
Knots. range 7060 nautical miles at 10 knots. Crew
1042. Armament: Ten 14-inch guns in pairs. twenty One 5 inch / 51
calibre guns/ Four 21-inch torpedo Tubes (submerged in the beam) |
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BB35 USS Texas, 15th March 1943
Order Code BB35
One copy only of original 1940's
printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15.
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and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post
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BB35 USS Texas, 15th March 1943
Order Code BB35B
One copy only of original 1940's
printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15.
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and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post
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BB35 USS Texas, 19th August 1942, Norfolk Navy
Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Order Code BB35C
One copy only of original 1940's
printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15.
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and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post
of £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph
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BB35 USS Texas, 19th August 1942, Norfolk Navy
Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Order Code BB35D
One copy only of original 1940's
printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price £15.
Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky
and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post
of £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph
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USS Texas
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PUB125 |
USS Texas pictured c.1920
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PUB126 |
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USS Texas - published 1915. Sent
in by Alan Jefferson |
USS Texas, 1914.
A
large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced
from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright
holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price
£25. Order photograph here Order Code
XMP5012
Original
republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here
to order. Order Code MP5012 |
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