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Photo gallery of USS Texas at NavSource Naval History 1911–1915, 1916–1919, 1920–1926, 1927–1941, 1942–1949, 1950–present "Battleship Texas (BB-35), Special Feature, 6 July 2002". NavSource Naval History. Contains high resolution images taken on the 90th anniversary of the launch of Texas. USS Texas at Historic Naval Ships Association
USS Texas (BB-35) is a New York-class dreadnought battleship that was in commission from 1914 to 1948. In 1948, she was decommissioned and immediately became a museum ship near Houston. USS Texas (CGN-39) was in commission from 1977 to 1993. She was the second Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser. USS Texas (SSN-775) was ...
The two sides engaged in an artillery duel when at 13:16 Texas was hit by a 240mm shell that struck the ship's conning tower and support column of the navigation bridge wounding eleven men, one of whom later died. The damage was negligible and Texas continued to fire back at the Germans. At 13:37 she scored a revenge hit with a fourteen-inch ...
But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull that at times forced workers to pump out about 2,000 gallons (7,570 liters) of water per minute from the ...
USS Cruise: Delaware Bay: United States 2007 HMNZS Canterbury: Bay of Islands: New Zealand 2007 USTS Texas Clipper: South Padre Island, Texas United States 2007 P29 [9] Ċirkewwa Malta 2006 MV Cominoland [9] Gozo Malta 2006 MV Karwela [9] Gozo Malta 2006 HTMS Kut (L-731) Pattaya Thailand 2006 USS Oriskany (CV-34) Florida United States 2006 ...
A San Diego–based antiwar group, Nonviolent Action, founded by peace activist Francesco Da Vinci, [8] came up with the idea of the Constellation Project, sometimes called The Harbor Project (the SOS name developed later). It was a nonviolent campaign to oppose the war and, at the same time, to show support for the crew of the USS ...
Date of Sinking: July 14, 2000; GPS Coordinates: 32 46.80N 117 17.12W; Depth: 68 Feet (Highest point at stern) to 105 Feet (Lowest point at bow) Position: on Port side; The Yukon was purchased by the San Diego Oceans Foundation for the purpose of sinking in Wreck Alley. Volunteers spent an enormous amount of time and energy cleaning the wreck ...
Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island (IATA: NZY, ICAO: KNZY, FAA LID: NZY), at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in San Diego, California, is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy – Naval Base Coronado (NBC), and the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.