Today marks the 131st anniversary of the launch of the first battleship christened the USS Texas. (1892)This was the first Battleship Texas - 1892 thru 1911. She was renamed the San Marcos to allow the Texas name to be used on Battleship 35, the ship under refurbishing for display now. The original 1892 ship was sunk in Chesapeake Bay in 1911 and used for target practice thru 1959.
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