Crew wash bottom of hull

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2024.1023.13

Name/Title

Crew wash bottom of hull

Entry/Object ID

2024.1023.13

Description

Texas bow forward in dry dock. Two teams spray hull. Rigging around bow. Written on back: "U.S.S. Texas drydock Brooklynn Navy Yard June 1929"

Context

Battleship Texas was flagship of the United States Fleet from September 1, 1927, to September 15, 1931. Admirals Wiley, Pratt, and Chase served as Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet in that time. Orville L. Johnson enlisted into the Marine Corps on December 19, 1927. He later joined the crew of Battleship Texas from June 6, 1928, to May 1930. Johnson collected hundreds of photographs throughout his time on Texas and competed in the rowing championships held within the fleet.

Collection

Collection (Orville L. Johnson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Jun 1929

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects