USS Texas (1892)
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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, she was built in reaction to the acquisition of modern armored war
USS Texas, photochrom print c. 1898
Texas prior to the Spanish–American War
Texas in Cuban waters, May–July 1898
USS Texas at Brooklyn Navy Yard circa 1903
USS Maine (1890)
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USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April. U.S. newspapers claimed that the Spanish wer
USS Texas (1892)
…time, Texas's building time was lengthy, and by the time she was commissioned, she was already out of date. Nevertheless, she and the armored cruiser USS Maine were considered advancements in American naval design. Texas developed a reputation as a jinxed or unlucky ship after several accidents early in her…
Starboard bow view of USS Maine, 1898
The Brazilian ironclad battleship Riachuelo, which prompted the building of Maine
Stern view of Maine
Vertical triple expansion engine of Wisconsin, similar in general layout to that of Maine