Quick reference |
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Identification |
Hull Id: |
B-35 / (BB-35) |
Christened: |
Texas |
Construction |
Ordered: |
24 June 1910 |
Laid down: |
17 April 1911 |
Launched: |
18 May 1912 |
Commissioned: |
12 March 1914 |
Constructor: |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Cost: |
$5,830,000 (excluding armor and armament) |
New York class |
Ships: |
Texas, New York. |
Fate |
Retired as monument, 21 April 1948. |
 USS Texas American super-dreadnought battleship
USS Texas was commissioned one month before her sister ship U.S.S. New York.
USS Texas served in both World Wars and is now preserved as a memorial.
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