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USS Texas-1892

Page history last edited by PBworks 15 years, 7 months ago

(1895) TEXAS

(1911) SAN MARCOS


Details

Construction DataInfosSource
NameTexas

16.02.1911:San Marcos

Typebattleship

1911:target ship

Classsingle unit
Shipyard (Yd No.)
Designer
Ordered
Laid down1-June-1889
Launched28-June-1892
Completed15-August-1895
Commissioned
End1911

 

Technical data

 

Sources
Displacement6135 ts constr.; 6665 ts full
Dimensions94.10x19.50x6.86 m
Propulsion2 screws; 2 triple expansion steam engines; 4 cyl. boilers

8600HP; 17kts; 500/850 ts coal

Armament2x305/35,6x152/35,12x57,6x37,4TT356
ProtectionHN,NS; belt 152/305, deck51-76-51-76-51,main artillery 305/152,

conning tower 305; gp 152/152

Crew392/508

 

Service

 

DateEventSource
1-June-1889laid down
28-June-1892launched
15-August-1895completed
28-March-1898Fly Squadron
May-August-1898Cuba
6-June-1898heavily damaged Spanish cruiser 'Reina Mercedes' (20%)
3-July-1898battle of Santiago de Cuba; heavily damaged and led to sink Spanish armoured cruisers 'Infanta Maria Teresa', 'Vizcaya','Almirante Oquendo' (each 17%)
16-February-1911renamed 'San Marcos', target ship
1912sunk as target

 

Commanders

 

DateNameSource

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