SAN MARCOS Second Class Battleship

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.

Texas Class Battleship
Keel Laid 1 June 1889 - Launched 28 January 1892


1. USS TEXAS
   Commissioned 15 August 1895 - Decommissioned 27 January 1896
   Recommissioned 20 July 1896 - Decommissioned 30 November 1900
   Recommissioned 2 November 1902 - Decommissioned 8 January 1908
   Recommissioned 1 September 1908
   
   
2. USS SAN MARCOS
   Renamed 16 February 1911
   Sunk as target 22 March 1911
   Decommissioned 25 September 1911
   
   Struck from Navy Register 11 October 1911

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Texas Second Class Battleship Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
2. USS San Marcos Second Class Battleship Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

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4th Commissioning September 1 1908 to September 25 1911

 

Locy Type 1

1910-08-02

Picture postcard entitled - "Admiral Sperry and Sailors witnessing a Geisha performance at Yokohama Japan"

 

Locy Type 1

1910-08-02

Picture postcard entitled - "Admiral Sperry and Sailors witnessing a Geisha performance at Yokohama Japan"

 

Unused

c 1908

Picture postcard entitled - "U.S.S. TEXAS". From the Tom Kean collection.

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USS SAN MARCOS Second Class Battleship

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Locy Type 1u (C) USS Connecticut BB-18

1912-03-26

Picture postcard. Sunken hulk of USS San Marcos (Identified as USS TEXAS)

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Texas

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of San Marcos, Texas

The ships sponsor was Miss Madge Houston Williams.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name TEXAS - USS Texas 2nd Class Battleship, USS Texas BB-35, USS Texas CGN-39 and USS Texas SSN-775.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAN MARCOS - USS San Marcos 2nd Class Battleship and USS San Marcos LSD-25

 

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