USS Texas (BB-35), the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Texas, is a New York-class battleship. The ship was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914.
Class and type: New York-class battleship
Displacement: 27,000 tons (design)
Length: 573 ft (175 m)
Beam: 95 ft 3 in (29.0 m)
Draft: 27 ft 10.5 in (8.50 m) (normal)
29 ft 3.25 in (8.922 m)(full)
Propulsion: 14 Babcock and Wilcox boilers, 8 superheated, 295 PSI
Speed: 21 kn (24 mph 39 kmh)
Complement: 954 officers and men
Sensors and
processing systems: RADAR CXZ from December 1938 1941CXAM-17 SC-1 (foremast) SG (foremast and mainmast) SK (mainmast)
Armament: 10 � 14 in (360 mm)45 cal guns (5x2)6
21 � 5 in (130 mm)51 cal guns
4 � 3-pounder (1.4 kg) guns
4 � 21 in (530 mm) submerged torpedo tubes
Armor: Belt: 10 to 12 in (250 to 300 mm) 6 in (150 mm) aft
Bulkheads: 10 in (250 mm) and 11 in (280 mm) (9 in (230 mm) lower belt aft)
Barbettes: 5 to 12 in (130 to 300 mm)
Turrets: face, 14 in (360 mm) top, 4 in (100 mm) sides and forward, 9 in (230 mm) aft, 8 in (200 mm) rear, 8 in (200 mm)
Decks: 1.5 to 3 in (38 to 76 mm)
