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harumph

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1. DU'ers may not appreciate that this is the only super dreadnaught class

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2024, 08:20 AM

Mar 2024

ship left. She was launched in 1912. It's worth a visit if in the Houston/Galveston region.

From Wikipedia: "Texas was also a technological testbed: the first U.S. battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first U.S. warship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers, the first U.S. battleship to launch an aircraft,[6][7] and one of the first U.S. Navy warships to receive production radar. She was the first battleship in the world to be outfitted with 14-inch guns.[A 1]"

I visited as a child - so good memories.

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