Name/Title
Navy magazine pagesEntry/Object ID
2026.1020.19Description
Five pages of an unknown publication highlighting the 1895 USS Texas. Pages are broken down as such:
31. The U.S.S. Missouri: Taken immediately after the explosion in the After Turret in 1904
32. The U.S.S. Texas
159. Officers and Crew U.S.S. Texas: Captain W.T. Swinburne, Commanding
160. Officers and Crew U.S.S. Brooklyn: Captain John M. Hawley, Commanding
199. Football Team U.S.S. Alabama
200. Football Team U.S.S. Kearsarge
201. Football Team U.S.S. Texas
202. Signal Boys U.S.S. Massachusetts
217. Men Fencing from the U.S.S. Massachusetts
218. Sunday Morning Prayer Service on the U.S.S. TexasContext
The 1895 Texas was the 1st ship named USS Texas. She was a pre-dreadnought battleship commissioned from August 15, 1895, to February 11, 1911. She was sunk as a gunnery target in March of 1911.
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 Missouri (BB-11) was a Maine-class battleship commissioned from December 1, 1903, to September 8, 1919. She was sold for scrap.
USS Brooklyn (CA-3) was the third armored cruiser constructed by the United States and commissioned from December 1, 1896, to March 9, 1921. She was sold for scrap on December 20, 1921.
USS Alabama (BB-8) was an Illinois-class battleship commissioned from October 16, 1900, to May 7, 1920. She was sunk as a target ship on September 27, 1921, with the remainder sold for scrap on March 19, 1924.
USS Kearsarge (BB-5) was the lead ship of her class of battleship. She was commissioned from February 20, 1900, to September 4, 1909, and again from June 23, 1915, to May 1920. She was converted to a crane ship and sold for scrap on August 9, 1955.
USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was an Indiana-class battleship commissioned from June 10, 1896, to January 8, 1906, again from May 2, 1910, to May 23, 1914, and again from June 9, 1917, to March 31, 1919. She was scuttled on January 6, 1921.Collection
Donation (Ephriam D. Dickson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Clipping, MagazineNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClippingNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
