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USS Texas was a pre-dreadnought battleship built by the United States in the early 1890s. The first American battleship commissioned, [ 1 ] she was built in reaction to the acquisition of modern armored warships by several South American countries, and meant to incorporate the latest developments in naval tactics and design.
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 United States Navy began the construction of battleships with USS Texas in 1892, although its first ship to be designated as such was USS Indiana. Texas and USS Maine, [a] commissioned three years later in 1895, were part of the New Navy program of the late 19th century, a proposal by then Secretary of the Navy William H. Hunt to match ...
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Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1890: Monkeyshines, No. 1: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise: Short: First ever American film: contradictory sources indicate this was shot either in June 1889 or November 1890
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
The following is an overview of the events of 1892 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. Events. Projection of film at the Théâtre Optique.