Battleship USS Texas
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Read More![Staring down the bow of the battleship USS Texas<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-L5n4Vwb/5/9827bfd7/L/DSC_1402-L.jpg)
Staring down the bow of the battleship USS Texas
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.
![Staring down the bow of the battleship USS Texas<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-L5n4Vwb/5/9827bfd7/Ti/DSC_1402-Ti.jpg)
![One of the anti-aircraft batteries on the battleship USS Texas<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-hbN3L9j/5/2353d41a/Ti/DSC_1482-Ti.jpg)
![Powerful big guns of the battleship USS Texas<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-RjWPTGP/5/9d2e541e/Ti/DSC_1498-Ti.jpg)
![Another perspective looking down the bow of the battleship USS Texas, where the powerful capstans used for line handling can be seen<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-6qksRW3/5/8fe6ffce/Ti/DSC_1491-Ti.jpg)
![Antiaircraft batteries of the battleship USS Texas<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-5wqzj2n/5/359c2f5a/Ti/DSC_1532-Ti.jpg)
![The view from the bridge of the battleship USS Texas<br />
Among US-built battleships, Texas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft,[10] from a platform on Turret, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy,the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship,and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark.](https://photos.smugmug.com/GalleryFolders/Houston-Texas/Battleship-USS-Texas/i-NRvqTCj/5/51d47ad0/Ti/DSC_1533-Ti.jpg)