file created: 12/07/02 01:05:27 , last update: 04/04/00
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BB-35 Texas
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Texas 1911/04/17
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News 		1912/05/18 1914/03/12 1948/04/30
memori
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42: 10x76, 16x28, 16x20; 43: 10x76, 32x28, 38x20; 44: 10x76, 40x40, 42x20; 45: 10x76, 40x40, 44x20
Camouflage: 41-42/11?: Ms 12/Mod, 42/11?-44/11: Ms 22, 44/11?-45/02?: Ms 31a8B, 45: Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/BatDiv5 Casco Bay (Maine)   114 
44/12       joinPac   66 
44/12/24 45/01     P.H.   66 
45/02/ 45/02/10     Ulithi   66 
45/02/10 45/02/2? Detach 54     66 
45/03/05 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1/FSU1    
45/03/09 45/05/28 Iceber 51.19    
45/04/16 45/05/28 Iceber 52.21.1    
45/06 45/08     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/16 45/07/28   95 raid -Jang C Tiang  
45/08/23? 45/09/23     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: museum ship at San Jacinto State PArk, Texas
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "The Mighty T"