TEXAS BB 35

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

New York Class Battleship Keel Laid 17 April 1911 - Launched 18 May 1912 USS TEXAS Battleship No. 35 Commissioned 12 March 1914 USS TEXAS BB-35 Designated (BB) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 21 April 1948 Struck from Naval Register 21 April 1948 Preserved as memorial at La Porte, TX

Naval Covers

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1. USS Texas BB-35 Covers Page 1    (1915-32)
2. USS Texas BB-35 Covers Page 2    (1933-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Unused

1920 to 1925

Picture postcard titled "U.S.S. Texas Passing Culebra Cut, Panama Canal"

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Post Office Established March 12 1914 - Disestablished September 4 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-07

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Locy Type 2z*

1943-08-20

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Locy Type 3 (BC) "NAVY (YARD) / NEW Y(ORK)"

1915-12-21

Christmas card from the ship

 

Locy Type 3 (BC)

1915-12-21

Christmas card from the ship

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "ROSYTH / SCOTLAND"

1918-11-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (A) "HAVANA / CUBA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12

1915-03-14

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Locy Type 3z (TTB)

1942-10-19

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "LONG BEACH / CALIFORNIA"

1932-04-11

Fleet Concentration, cachet by Long Beach Chamber of Commerce

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "COLUMBUS DAY / SAN PEDRO"

1933-10-12

Columbus Day

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "MEMORIAL DAY / AT SEA"

1934-05-30

Memorial Day

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "FLEET PASSING / IN REVIEW"

1934-05-31

FDR Reviews the Fleet, cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1934-11-09

Cachet by NMC E. O. Tauer. His name is printed in the lower right corner.

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "LOS ANGELES / HARBOR"

1934-11-09

Cachet by NMC E. O. Tauer. His name is printed in the lower right corner.

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "THE / ALAMO"

1936-03-06

Remember The Alamo! Cachet by Sidney N. Bremer and Edward E. Bryan

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "NAVY / DAY"

1936-10-27

Navy Day 1936.

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "MERRY / CHRISTMAS"

1936-12-25

Christmas Day 1936. Cachet by Jack McLennan

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "ANNAPOLIS / MD"

1937-07-03

First Atlantic Coast Naval Reserve Cruise, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type 5ahks (C) "ANNAPOLIS / MD"

1936-07-02

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Locy Type 6

1931-11-11

Cachet Category: Armistice Day, Cachet Maker: Walter G Crosby

 

Locy Type 7t

1919-05-12 to 1919-05-12

Notes:

 

Locy Type 7qt

1934-09-18

Patriotic cachet by C. Stephen Anderson. Annotation on front by NMC E. O. Tauer states this is the First Day of Use for this machine.

 

Locy Type 7qt

1934-11-10

Welcome Home, cachet by Admiral Joseph M. Reeves Chapter No. 14, USCS

 

Locy Type 7qt ("AT SEA")

1937-07-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 7qtz

1942-10-03

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 8

1934-02-12

Lincoln's Birthday

 

Locy Type 8

1934-02-22

Washington's Birthday

 

Locy Type 8 (At Sea)

1932-07-22

Official Business

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12f

1929-05-28

Registered, Philatelic mail

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12f

1929-05-28

Registered, Philatelic mail

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12h

1939-04-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12i

1941-05-03

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12j

1939-04-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 9x (C)

1939-04-01

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Locy Type PPB USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12l

1934-02-22

Washington's Birthday. This marking has not tied the stamps to the cover. There is no postmark ink showing through so these stamps were precancelled and then applied to the envelope.

 

Locy Type PPB USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12l

1930-00-00

Note: Postmark date is unknown. 1930 is a guess.

 

Locy Type PPR USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12m

1930-00-00

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12n

1918-05-28

Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12p

1937-05-30

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-12q

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Locy Type P (FLEET FLAGSHIP T-3s with "USS TEXAS" in killers)

1931-09-15

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Locy Type SLPb

1936-10-09

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Locy Type SLKb

c1936

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Other Information

USS TEXAS earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal for her WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Texas.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name TEXAS -
USS Texas Battleship No. 1, USS Texas BB-35, USS Texas CGN-39 and USS Texas SSN-775.

The ships sponsor was Miss Claudia Lyon, Daughter of Cecil Lyon, of Sherman, Texas.

 

The following is a letter contained in the 1919-05-12 cover:

 

The following is a pamphlet contained in the 1919-05-12 cover:

 

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