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To: skeeter

So far as I knew, the claim to fame for the Texas was it was the ONLY US battleship to serve through both WWI and WWII. Wouldn’t surprise me if there was another one or two.


6 posted on 06/12/2012 4:00:18 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: kingu

She is also the only Dreadnought-type battleship left in the world.


16 posted on 06/12/2012 4:08:10 PM PDT by JerseyanExile
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To: kingu
The Pennsylvania was around for both wars, and survived to be nuked in the test of an atomic bomb on naval vessels.

Its sister the Arizona didn't survive its first day in WWII, obviously.

During WWI, they both spent the war near the US, being oil-fired, and the logistics of long range fueling were still being worked out, the Europeans being behind the curve, and of no help on supporting them.

44 posted on 06/12/2012 5:02:26 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: kingu

Arkansas and New York. The New York was a sister of Texas. The Nevada class was active as well in both wars. Though, as was stated the Texas is the only remaining Dreadnaught. The Iowas, Massachussetts, Alabama, North Carolina are not strictly speaking in the Dreadnaught style.


49 posted on 06/12/2012 5:25:54 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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