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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 April 17 1911 - Launched May 18 1912
USS TEXAS Battleship No. 35
Commissioned March 12 1914
USS TEXAS BB-35
Designated (BB) July 17 1920
Decommissioned April 21 1948
Struck from Naval Register April 21 1948
Preserved as memorial at La Porte, TX
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Date From to Date To
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Post Office Established March 12 1914 - Disestablished September 4 1947
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
Note:
Locy Type SLPb
1936-10-09
Note:
Locy Type SLKb
c1936
Note:
USPS Pictorial Postmark
USPS Pictorial Postmark
"BATTLESHIP TEXAS STATION"
Laporte TX
1990-09-08
Contributed by Tom Kean
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:
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on
editing this page.
