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==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Albert Weston Grant|nick=Albert W. Grant|appt=12 March, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Albert Weston Grant|nick=Albert W. Grant|appt=12 March, 1914{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}|end=12 June, 1915{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 10}}{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Hood|nick=John Hood|appt=10 June, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=John Hood|nick=John Hood|appt=10 June, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 10}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Victor Blue|nick=Victor Blue|appt=14 August 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Victor Blue|nick=Victor Blue|appt=14 August 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Nathan Crook Twining|nick=Nathan C. Twining|appt=6 April, 1917{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 14-15}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Nathan Crook Twining|nick=Nathan C. Twining|appt=6 April, 1917{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 14-15}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Frank Herman Schofield|nick=Frank H. Schofield|appt=5 December, 1917{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 12-13}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Frank Herman Schofield|nick=Frank H. Schofield|appt=5 December, 1917{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Edward Stanley Kellogg|nick=Edward S. Kellogg|appt=17 July, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 12-13}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Edward Stanley Kellogg|nick=Edward S. Kellogg|appt=17 July, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 12-13}}|end=}} | ||
{{TenureListEnd}} | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:06, 31 October 2015
| U.S.S. Texas (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | BB-35 |
| Pendant Number: | 0A (Apr 18)[1] |
| Laid down: | 17 Apr, 1911 |
| Launched: | 18 May, 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 12 Mar, 1914 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 Apr, 1948 |
| Stricken: | 30 Apr, 1948 |
| Preserved: | 30 Apr, 1948 |
| Fate: | as war memorial |
U.S.S. Texas was one of three New York class dreadnoughts completed for the U.S. Navy.
She commissioned on 12 March, 1914 with Captain Albert W. Grant in command.
Service
By virtue of her service in the Sixth Battle Squadron in 1917-18, Texas is one of two survivors of the Grand Fleet, the other being the cruiser Caroline.
Captains
- Captain Albert W. Grant, 12 March, 1914[2] – 12 June, 1915[3][4]
- Captain John Hood, 10 June, 1915[5]
- Captain Victor Blue, 14 August 1916[6]
- Captain Nathan C. Twining, 6 April, 1917[7]
- Captain Frank H. Schofield, 5 December, 1917[8]
- Captain Edward S. Kellogg, 17 July, 1921[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 326.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
Bibliography
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