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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
A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS F-1 United States Navy: 17 December 1917 An F-class submarine that was sunk in a collision off Point Loma. USS Hogan United States Navy: 8 November 1945 A Wickes-class destroyer that was bombed as a target off San Diego. USS Knight United States Navy: 27 October 1967
USS San Francisco in a dry dock, after hitting an underwater mountain 350 miles (560 km) south of Guam in 2005 This article describes major accidents and incidents involving submarines and submersibles since 2000. 2000s 2000 Kursk explosion Main article: Kursk submarine disaster In August 2000, the Russian Oscar II-class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of high-test peroxide ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
USS Blenny: Ocean City, Maryland United States 1989 USS Muliphen: Port St. Lucie, Florida United States 1988 USS Aeolus: North Carolina United States 1988 USS Rankin: Stuart, Florida: United States 1988 USCGC Unimak: Virginia United States 1988 USS Vermilion: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: United States 1987–2000 Wreck Alley: San Diego, California