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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 (1892) Design for the Lexington class battlecruiser, 1919 after revision from original draft design and before conversion to fleet carrier use. Tall ship Irving Johnson aground near the Channel Islands, March 2005
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 ...
Four warships of the U.S. Navy have been named the USS Texas for the State of Texas: USS Texas (1892) was a pre-dreadnought battleship that was in commission from 1895 to 1911. 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 ...
Reina Mercedes (1892) USS Oregon (BB-3) USS Texas (1892) USS Brooklyn (CA-3) Don Juan de Austria (1883) Isla de Luzón (1887) Isla de Cuba (1887) USS Iowa (BB-4) Ocupación estadounidense de la República Dominicana (1916-1924) USS Gloucester (1891) USS Ericsson (TB-2) USS Petrel (PG-2) Torrotito de la Armada de los Estados Unidos; Clase Bainbridge
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The Coast Guard Cutter Manowar passes the Battleship Texas and San Jacinto Monument as it patrols the Houston Ship Channel, August 3, 2016. The Manowar is an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Galveston, Texas. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin R. Williams; Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D800 ...
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