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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Texas''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Texas''}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Texas''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Texas''}} | ||
{{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}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptUS}}|name=Victor Blue|nick=Victor Blue|appt=14 August 1916{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 12-13}}}} | ||
{{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}}}} | ||
{{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}}}} |
Revision as of 17:02, 17 September 2015
U.S.S. Texas (1912) | |
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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]
- Captain Victor Blue, 14 August 1916[3]
- Captain Nathan C. Twining, 6 April, 1917[4]
- Captain Frank H. Schofield, 5 December, 1917[5]
- Captain Edward S. Kellogg, 17 July, 1921[6]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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