Battleship Texas (BB-35)
Commissioned: 12 March 1914
Decommissioned: 21 April 1948
These photographs were taken by Larry W Johnson
on a rainy day, December 1999.
The last image in this series was taken during a family outing
sometime around 1955.
Click on thumbnail views below to load larger images.
Battleship Texas, Anti-Aircraft Gunsight |
View from directly in front |
Battleship Texas Old "T" |
From the Bow Looking AFT |
Looking Forward over the 14" Guns |
Anti-Aircraft Guns with 5" Guns Visable |
Anti-Aircraft Guns |
Anti-Aircraft Guns |
Anti-Aircraft Guns |
Looking forward at the AFT 14" Guns |
Loading a 14" Shell |
Loading powder after the shell is loaded. |
Below Deck, Looking AFT |
Below Deck, Looking Forward |
Below Deck, Bunks and Lockers |
Below Deck, Marine Bunk Area |
Ships Bell, Inscribed "USS TEXAS" |
Cousins Outing circa 1955 |
Battleship Texas
State Historical Park
3527 Battleground Road
La Porte, Texas 77571
Under the Supervision of:
Texas Parks and Wildlife, State Parks Division
This page is dedicated to the memory of my Uncle, Clarance
Herman Johnson (15 Aug 1914 - 14 June 1944).
Lt. Clarance H. Johnson served aboard the Submarine USS
GOLET (SS 361) during WWII. The USS GOLET was lost
along with the crew of Eighty Two brave men on June 14, 1944
while on patrol along the Japanese coast.
More Battleship Texas Links
D-Day Plus 50 years. Very good site where you can see and hear veterans of the "Texas."
Battleship Texas Information. Statistics, where she served, etc. Another of the same.
The earlier Battleship Texas Scroll down the list to "Texas (Battleship)" and click that link.
