Name/Title
Misidentified Tenn-classEntry/Object ID
2026.1020.20Description
Two Tennessee-class battleships misidentified as USS Texas, which by 1931 had already been modernized and was serving as Fleet flagship. Texas is NOT in this photograph.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.
Ephriam Dickson was the executive director of Battleship Texas Foundation from June 1995 to February 1999. In addition to his duties, he conducted extensive research on and heavily collected items for the crew of Battleship Texas. He later donated his collection back to BTF.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) was the lead ship of her class of battleship, and commissioned from June 3, 1920, to February 14, 1947. She was broken up in 1959.
USS California (BB-44) was a Tennessee-class battleship commissioned from August 10, 1921, to February 14, 1947. She was broken up in 1959.Collection
Donation (Ephriam D. Dickson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
