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USS Texas (BB-35)
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USS Texas is a museum ship in Galveston, Texas, and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. She is the oldest surviving
USS Texas (BB-35), off New York City c. 1919
USS Texas (BB-35), off New York City c. 1919
Texas in World War I (after July 1916 and before October 1917): The two large steel towers are her lattice masts, which were replaced with a tripod ve
Texas in World War I (after July 1916 and before October 1917): The two large steel towers are her lattice masts, which were replaced with a tripod version during her modernization overhaul in 1925–1926.
3"/50 caliber antiaircraft gun on platform atop a boat crane on Texas, installed in 1916 and said to be the first AA gun installation on a U.S. battle
3"/50 caliber antiaircraft gun on platform atop a boat crane on Texas, installed in 1916 and said to be the first AA gun installation on a U.S. battleship
USS Texas with the starboard torpedo blister removed, revealing the original hull and narrower profile when built; the torpedo blisters were added dur
USS Texas with the starboard torpedo blister removed, revealing the original hull and narrower profile when built; the torpedo blisters were added during the 1926 modernization.
Dreadnought
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The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's HMS Dreadnought, had such an effect when launched in 1906 that similar battles
USS Texas (BB-35)
…and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. She is the oldest surviving dreadnought battleship. Texas served in Mexican waters following the "Tampico Incident" but saw no action there, and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War…
The Royal Navy's revolutionary HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, gave its name to the type.
The Royal Navy's revolutionary HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, gave its name to the type.
USS Texas, the only dreadnought still in existence, was launched in 1912 and is now a museum ship.
USS Texas, the only dreadnought still in existence, was launched in 1912 and is now a museum ship.
12-pounder anti-torpedo boat guns mounted on the roof of a turret on Dreadnought (1906)
12-pounder anti-torpedo boat guns mounted on the roof of a turret on Dreadnought (1906)
King George V (left) inspects HMS Neptune
King George V (left) inspects HMS Neptune