June 24, 1910 - USS Texas is ordered
April 17, 1911 - Newport News, Virginia - USS Texas's keel is laid down
May 18, 1912 - Newport News - USS Texas is launched
March 12, 1914 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas is commissioned
March 24, 1914 - Norfolk - USS Texas departs to New York City
March 26, 1914 - New York City - USS Texas arrives at New York
May 13, 1914 - New York City - USS Texas departs to Veracruz, Mexico
May 14, 1914 - Hampton Roads - Stop at Hampton Roads
May 19, 1914 - Hampton Roads - Continues voyage to Veracruz
May 26, 1914 - Off Veracruz, Mexico - USS Texas joins Rear Admiral Fletcher's force off Veracruz
August 8, 1914 - Off Veracruz - Departs for Nipe Bay, Cuba
August 21, 1914 - New York City - Returns to New York
September 6, 1914 - New York City - Departs to join the Atlantic Fleet
October 1(?), 1914 - Mexican Coast - Returns to the Mexican coast
October 20(?), 1914 - Tuxpan, Mexico - Becomes station ship at Tuxpan
November 4, 1914 - Galveston, Texas - Steams for Galveston, Texas
November 7, 1914 - Gaveston - Texas Governor, Oscar Colquitt, presents the ship's silver service to Captain Grant
November 14, 1914 - Galveston - Departs for Tampico and Veracruz
December 20, 1914 - Veracruz - Departs for New York
December 28, 1914 - New York - Enters New York Navy Yard for repairs
February 16, 1915 - New York - End of the repairs
May 25, 1915 - 10 miles S. of Nantucket - USS Texas, along with battleships South Carolina, Louisiana, and Michigan, rescues 230 passengers from the damaged Holland America Line passenger ship Ryndam, which had been rammed by Norwegian-flagged fruit steamer Joseph J. Cuneo
August 17, 1916 - Bridgeport, Connecticut - Victor Blue becomes the new captain of the ship
January 7, 1917 - New York - USS Texas arrives at New York
April 6, 1917 - New York - At New York when the United States declares WAR to Germany
August 19, 1917 - New York - Arrives at New York for repairs
September 26, 1917 - New York - Departs New York after completing repairs
September 27, 1917 - Off Block Island - Runs aground
September 30, 1917 - Off Block Island - Tug boats help free USS Texas 3 days later
December 1(?), 1917 - Cheasapeake Bay - Tactical exercises after repairing the hull
January 15(?), 1918 - New York - At New York preparing for the voyage to Britain
January 30, 1918 - Mouth of the York River - Departs to Scapa Flow
February 11, 1918 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Arrives at Scapa Flow and join's Britain's 6th Battle Squadron
February 16, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Departs with the fleet to reinforce the 4th Battle Squadron
March 8, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Departs on a escort mission
March 13, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Returns from escort mission
April 12, 1918 - Firth of Forth - USS Texas enters the Firth of Forth
April 17, 1918 - Firth of Forth - Departs to escort a convoy
April 20, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Returns to base
April 24, 1918 - Scapa Flow - The squadron puts to sea to intercept the German High Seas Fleet
April 26, 1918 - Firth of Forth - The 6th Battle Squadron returns to base
June 9, 1918 - Firth of Forth - Departs with the 6th Battle Squadron to Scapa Flow
June 10, 1918 - Scapa Flow - The 6th Battle Squadron arrives in Scapa Flow
June 30, 1918 - North Sea - Escorting american minelayers
July 2, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Returns from the escort mission
July 8, 1918 - Firth of Forth - Returns to base with the 6th Battle Squadron
November 21, 1918 - Rosyth, Firth of Forth - Departs with the british and american warships that rendezvoused with the German fleet in the North Sea, 46 miles east of the Isle of May, and escorted it back to the Firth of Forth
December 4, 1918 - Portland, South England - The american warships arrive at Portland
December 12, 1918 - Portland - With the battleships that got underway from England to meet President Wilson, who was in the troopship George Washington
December 13, 1918 - Brest - Escorts the George Washington, which was taking President Wilson to Brest
December 14, 1918 - Brest - USS Texas departs to the United States
December 25, 1918 - Off Ambrose Light Station - Christmas off Ambrose Light Station
December 26, 1918 - New York - Returns to New York
March 9, 1919 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - USS Texas tests a flying-off platform when a british Sopwith Camel fighter takes off from the ship
May 1(?), 1919 - Between Newfoundland and the Azores - Guarding the way from Newfoundland and the Azores for the navy's attempt to fly seaplanes across the Atlantic
July 25, 1919 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean
August 31, 1919 - Los Angeles - Three bosses of the navy, Secretary Daniels, Mary Pickford and Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander of the new Pacific Fleet, visit USS Texas in Los Angeles harbor, just after the ceremony at which Miss Pickford was made "little sister of the navy"; the title won by the film star as sponsor of the ship, which won the "Match the Navy" Victory Loan contest
November 1(?), 1919 - Seattle - Fleet Review at Seattle in honor of a visit by President Wilson
December 25, 1919 - San Francisco Harbor - Christmas in San Francisco Harbor
December 25, 1920 - San Francisco Harbor - Christmas in San Francisco Harbor
April 16, 1921 - San Pedro, California - Departs with the 6th Battleship Division
March 1, 1923 - Panama Bay (Pacific Ocean) - US Fleet in Panama Bay
January 16, 1924 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
January 21, 1924 - Colon Harbor, Panama (Atlantic Ocean) - US Fleet in Colon Harbor
November 26, 1924 - off Virginia Capes, Virginia - USS Texas and USS New York sink the incomplete battleship "Washington"
July 31, 1925 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas enters drydock in Norfolk Virginia for modernization
September 13, 1926 - Norfolk, Virginia - Leaves drydock
November 23, 1926 - Norfolk, Virginia - Major modernization is completed
August 29, 1927 - New York - Fire aboard. The ship has to return to New York
September 30(?), 1927 - Pacific Ocean - In the Pacific Ocean until early December
January 9, 1928 - Key West - USS Texas ready to take President Calvin Coolidge to Havana for the Pan-American Conference
January 15, 1928 - Havana, Cuba - USS Texas takes President Calvin Coolidge to Havana for the Pan-American Conference
February(?) 1(?), 1928 - Hawaii - Maneuvers with the fleet near Hawaii
November 25, 1928 - South Boston - At South Boston Dock
January 17, 1929 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
January 23(?), 1929 - New York - Returns to New York for her annual overhaul
March 1(?), 1929 - New York - Completes her annual overhaul
May 21, 1929 - Los Angeles - Retiring Admiral Henry A. Wiley speech to the crew
June 1(?), 1929 - Returns to the Atlantic
April 1(?), 1930 - New York - Escorts "Leviathan" to New York, the ship which carried the returning US delegation to the London Naval Conference
January 1(?), 1931 - New York - Departs to San Diego
April 1(?), 1934 - Atlantic Ocean - Redeployment to the Atlantic until October
June 24, 1934 - Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston - Experiences with seaplanes on catapults in the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
September 22, 1934 - Virgin Islands - Visit to the Virgin Islands
April 1(?), 1935 - Bremerton, Washington - Enters Bremerton Navy Yard to install birdbath platforms atop both masts
August 1(?), 1935 - Bremerton - Work completed
August 23, 1935 - San Diego - USS Texas participates on a parade of Battleships
June 21, 1937 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
August 18, 1938 - Norfolk, Virginia - At Port
December 1(?), 1938 - New York(?) - Testing the first shipborne radar designed and made by a commercial company, RCA, for the US Navy, the 385MHz CXZ
April 13, 1939 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas and USS New York arrive at Norfolk for naval maneuvers off Virginia capes
April 22, 1939 - New York - Arrives the Navy Yard
April 29, 1939 - Hudson River - The Atlantic Squadron steams up the Hudson River as part of the ceremonies of the opening of the World Fair
May 3, 1939 - New York - USS Texas and USS New York play their huge searchlights across the sky in New York
January 11, 1940 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas, USS New York and USS Arkansas depart to Guantanamo Bay for exercises
February 1, 1941 - Culebra, Puerto Rico - Rear-Admiral Ernest J. King hoists his Commander-in-chief flag of the US Atlantic Fleet aboard USS Texas
February 1(?), 1941 - The US 1st Marine Division is activated aboard USS Texas
October 1(?), 1941 - USS Texas is one of fourteen ships to receive the RCA CXAM-1 radar
October 14, 1941 - Prentice Bay, Newfoundland - In Newfoundland
December 7, 1941 - Casco Bay, Maine - Undergoing a rest and relaxation period following 3 months of watch duty at Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland
January 25, 1942 - Hvalfjord, Iceland - USS Texas arrives at Hvalfjord from Argentia, Newfoundland. HMS Victorious and HMS Renown are moored after returning from the search for the battleship "Bismarck"
July 1(?), 1942 - Clyde River, Scotland - At the Clyde
August 19, 1942 - Norfolk, Virginia - At the Norfolk Naval Yard
October 23, 1942 - Hampton Roads - Departs with Task Group 34.8 for Operation Torch (invasion of North Africa)
November 8, 1942 - Off Mehedia, Morocco - The warships arrive off Mehedia, Morocco. USS Texas enters the battle by firing upon a Vichy French Army ammunition dump near Port Lyautey
November 11, 1942 - Off Mehedia - Cease-fire
November 16, 1942 - Off Mehedia - Departs to the United States
March 15, 1943 - Norfolk, Virginia - Returns to Norfolk, Virginia
October 8, 1943 - New York - Begins escorting an Allied Convoy from New York to Great Britain
January 1(?), 1944 - Clyde River, Scotland - At the Clyde
January 25, 1944 - Boston Navy Yard - USS Texas enters Boston Navy Yard to install a new antenna
April 22, 1944 - Firth of Clyde, Scotland - USS Texas reaches the Firth of Clyde one last time and begins training for Operation Overlord with HMS Ramillies and HMS Rodney
April 29, 1944 - Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland - Relocates to Belfast Lough with USS Nevada and USS Arkansas
May 19, 1944 - Belfast Lough - General Eisenhower comes aboard USS Texas to speak to the crew
May 31, 1944 - Belfast Lough - The ship is sealed and a briefing given to the crew about the upcoming invasion
June 3, 1944 - Belfast Lough - USS Texas and the rest of the Western Taskforce depart to Normandy
June 4, 1944 - Off Lundy Island, Bristol Channel - For a while, the taskforce has to reverse course due to bad weather in Normandy, but later that day, continues to the invasion fleet gathering area
June 6, 1944 - 11km off Pointe-du-Hoc, Normandy - USS Texas begins a 34-minute bombardment of Pointe-du-Hoc and Exit D-1 (route to get inland from Western Omaha Beach
June 7, 1944 - 11km off Pointe-du-Hoc - USS Texas shells the towns of Formigny and Trévières
June 8, 1944 - 11km off Pointe-du-Hoc - USS Texas shells the towns of Isigny (shore battery) and Trévières once more
June 9(?), 1944 - Plymouth - Retires to Plymouth to rearm
June 11, 1944 - French Coast - Returns to the french coast from Plymouth
June 16, 1944 - French Coast - Combat operations in Normandy beyond the range of the ship's guns
June 18, 1944 - England - USS Texas leaves Normandy for England
June 25, 1944 - East of Cherbourg - Bombardment of Cherbourg. USS Texas is struck by a german 280mm shell, the ship's bridge is destroyed but only one sailor is killed. USS Texas destroys the Gun Battery Hamburg and another nearby battery
June 26(?), 1944 - Plymouth - Repairs at Plymouth
July 16, 1944 - Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland - Departs for the Mediterranean
July 21(?), 1944 - Gibraltar - Stop at Gibraltar
July 25(?), 1944 - Oran, Algeria - Stop at Oran, Algeria
July 27, 1944 - Taranto, Italy - USS Texas arrives at Taranto, Italy
August 11, 1944 - Taranto - Departs to rendezvous with 3 french destroyers off Bizerte, Tunisia
August 14, 1944 - Off Saint-Tropez - USS Texas arrives off Saint-Tropez
August 15, 1944 - Off Saint-Tropez - USS Texas is joined by USS Nevada and USS Philadelphia. Bombardment begins agains a battery of five 155mm guns. Heavy resistance is expected but never materializes
August 17, 1944 - Off Saint-Tropez - Departs to Palermo, Italy
August 20(?), 1944 - Palermo, Sicily - Stop at Palermo, Sicily
September(?) 7(?), 1944 - Palermo - USS Texas departs to the United States
September 14, 1944 - New York - USS Texas arrives at the New York Navy Yard for an overhaul
November 1(?), 1944 - Maine - Departs for the Pacific
December(?) 1(?), 1944 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean
December 3, 1944 - San Pedro, California - Departs for Hawaii
December(?) 10(?), 1944 - Long Beach, California - Stop at Long Beach, California
December(?) 20(?), 1944 - Oahu, Hawaii - USS Texas arrives in Hawaii
December 25, 1944 - Pearl Harbor - Christmas in Pearl Harbor
February 10, 1945 - Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands - USS Texas departs Ulithi Atoll
February 16, 1945 - Off Iwo Jima - USS Texas arrives off Iwo Jima 3 days before the amphibious landings and begins pounding the japanese defenses
February 19, 1945 - Off Iwo Jima - USS Texas provides naval gunfire to the marines storming the beaches
March 7, 1945 - Iwo Jima - USS Texas departs from Iwo Jima
March 21, 1945 - Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands - USS Texas departs to Okinawa with Task Force 54
March 26, 1945 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan - Arrives in the Ryukyu Islands. Begins bombarding Okinawa on the same day
April 1, 1945 - Okinawa - The ground troops go ashore after 6 days of Bombardment
May 14, 1945 - Okinawa - USS Texas departs to the Philippines
May 17, 1945 - Leyte, Philippines - USS Texas arrives at Leyte in the Philippines
August 15, 1945 - (While in Leyte, Philippines) - Capitulation of the Japanese
August 25(?), 1945 - Okinawa - Returns to Okinawa
September 23, 1945 - Okinawa - Departs to the United States with homeward bound troops embarked as part of Operation Magic Carpet
October 15, 1945 - San Pedro, California - USS Texas delivers her passengers
October 27, 1945 - San Pedro - Celebrating Navy Day at San Pedro
November 1(?), 1945 - San Pedro - Oahu - Two round-trip voyages between California and Oahu
December 1(?), 1945 - Round-trip voyage between California and Oahu
January 21, 1946 - San Pedro, California - Departs to Norfolk, Virginia
January 25(?), 1946 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
February 13, 1946 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas arrives at Norfolk. Preparations begin for inactivation
June 18, 1946 - Baltimore - USS Texas is placed officially in reserve
April 17, 1947 - (While in Baltimore) - The Battleship Texas Commission is established by the Texas Legislature to care for the ship. The $225,000 necessary to pay for towing her from Baltimore to San Jacinto is the Commission's first task
March 17, 1948 - Baltimore - USS Texas begins her last journey to her new anchorage
April 20, 1948 - San Jacinto State Park, Texas - USS Texas arrives to her new anchorage in San Jacinto State Park, Texas
April 21, 1948 - San Jacinto State Park - Turned over to the State of Texas to serve as permanent memorial
April 30, 1948 - San Jacinto State Park - Her name is struck from the Naval Vessel Register =(END)
March 26, 1914 - New York City - USS Texas arrives at New York
May 13, 1914 - New York City - USS Texas departs to Veracruz, Mexico
May 14, 1914 - Hampton Roads - Stop at Hampton Roads
May 19, 1914 - Hampton Roads - Continues voyage to Veracruz
May 26, 1914 - Off Veracruz, Mexico - USS Texas joins Rear Admiral Fletcher's force off Veracruz
August 8, 1914 - Off Veracruz - Departs for Nipe Bay, Cuba
August 21, 1914 - New York City - Returns to New York
September 6, 1914 - New York City - Departs to join the Atlantic Fleet
October 1(?), 1914 - Mexican Coast - Returns to the Mexican coast
October 20(?), 1914 - Tuxpan, Mexico - Becomes station ship at Tuxpan
November 4, 1914 - Galveston, Texas - Steams for Galveston, Texas
November 7, 1914 - Gaveston - Texas Governor, Oscar Colquitt, presents the ship's silver service to Captain Grant
November 14, 1914 - Galveston - Departs for Tampico and Veracruz
December 20, 1914 - Veracruz - Departs for New York
December 28, 1914 - New York - Enters New York Navy Yard for repairs
February 16, 1915 - New York - End of the repairs
May 25, 1915 - 10 miles S. of Nantucket - USS Texas, along with battleships South Carolina, Louisiana, and Michigan, rescues 230 passengers from the damaged Holland America Line passenger ship Ryndam, which had been rammed by Norwegian-flagged fruit steamer Joseph J. Cuneo
August 17, 1916 - Bridgeport, Connecticut - Victor Blue becomes the new captain of the ship
January 7, 1917 - New York - USS Texas arrives at New York
April 6, 1917 - New York - At New York when the United States declares WAR to Germany
August 19, 1917 - New York - Arrives at New York for repairs
September 26, 1917 - New York - Departs New York after completing repairs
September 27, 1917 - Off Block Island - Runs aground
September 30, 1917 - Off Block Island - Tug boats help free USS Texas 3 days later
December 1(?), 1917 - Cheasapeake Bay - Tactical exercises after repairing the hull
January 15(?), 1918 - New York - At New York preparing for the voyage to Britain
January 30, 1918 - Mouth of the York River - Departs to Scapa Flow
February 11, 1918 - Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands - Arrives at Scapa Flow and join's Britain's 6th Battle Squadron
February 16, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Departs with the fleet to reinforce the 4th Battle Squadron
March 8, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Departs on a escort mission
March 13, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Returns from escort mission
April 12, 1918 - Firth of Forth - USS Texas enters the Firth of Forth
April 17, 1918 - Firth of Forth - Departs to escort a convoy
April 20, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Returns to base
April 24, 1918 - Scapa Flow - The squadron puts to sea to intercept the German High Seas Fleet
April 26, 1918 - Firth of Forth - The 6th Battle Squadron returns to base
June 9, 1918 - Firth of Forth - Departs with the 6th Battle Squadron to Scapa Flow
June 10, 1918 - Scapa Flow - The 6th Battle Squadron arrives in Scapa Flow
June 30, 1918 - North Sea - Escorting american minelayers
July 2, 1918 - Scapa Flow - Returns from the escort mission
July 8, 1918 - Firth of Forth - Returns to base with the 6th Battle Squadron
November 21, 1918 - Rosyth, Firth of Forth - Departs with the british and american warships that rendezvoused with the German fleet in the North Sea, 46 miles east of the Isle of May, and escorted it back to the Firth of Forth
December 4, 1918 - Portland, South England - The american warships arrive at Portland
December 12, 1918 - Portland - With the battleships that got underway from England to meet President Wilson, who was in the troopship George Washington
December 13, 1918 - Brest - Escorts the George Washington, which was taking President Wilson to Brest
December 14, 1918 - Brest - USS Texas departs to the United States
December 25, 1918 - Off Ambrose Light Station - Christmas off Ambrose Light Station
December 26, 1918 - New York - Returns to New York
March 9, 1919 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - USS Texas tests a flying-off platform when a british Sopwith Camel fighter takes off from the ship
May 1(?), 1919 - Between Newfoundland and the Azores - Guarding the way from Newfoundland and the Azores for the navy's attempt to fly seaplanes across the Atlantic
July 25, 1919 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean
August 31, 1919 - Los Angeles - Three bosses of the navy, Secretary Daniels, Mary Pickford and Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander of the new Pacific Fleet, visit USS Texas in Los Angeles harbor, just after the ceremony at which Miss Pickford was made "little sister of the navy"; the title won by the film star as sponsor of the ship, which won the "Match the Navy" Victory Loan contest
November 1(?), 1919 - Seattle - Fleet Review at Seattle in honor of a visit by President Wilson
December 25, 1919 - San Francisco Harbor - Christmas in San Francisco Harbor
December 25, 1920 - San Francisco Harbor - Christmas in San Francisco Harbor
April 16, 1921 - San Pedro, California - Departs with the 6th Battleship Division
March 1, 1923 - Panama Bay (Pacific Ocean) - US Fleet in Panama Bay
January 16, 1924 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
January 21, 1924 - Colon Harbor, Panama (Atlantic Ocean) - US Fleet in Colon Harbor
November 26, 1924 - off Virginia Capes, Virginia - USS Texas and USS New York sink the incomplete battleship "Washington"
July 31, 1925 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas enters drydock in Norfolk Virginia for modernization
September 13, 1926 - Norfolk, Virginia - Leaves drydock
November 23, 1926 - Norfolk, Virginia - Major modernization is completed
August 29, 1927 - New York - Fire aboard. The ship has to return to New York
September 30(?), 1927 - Pacific Ocean - In the Pacific Ocean until early December
January 9, 1928 - Key West - USS Texas ready to take President Calvin Coolidge to Havana for the Pan-American Conference
January 15, 1928 - Havana, Cuba - USS Texas takes President Calvin Coolidge to Havana for the Pan-American Conference
February(?) 1(?), 1928 - Hawaii - Maneuvers with the fleet near Hawaii
November 25, 1928 - South Boston - At South Boston Dock
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| USS Texas, Panama Canal, 1929 |
January 23(?), 1929 - New York - Returns to New York for her annual overhaul
March 1(?), 1929 - New York - Completes her annual overhaul
May 21, 1929 - Los Angeles - Retiring Admiral Henry A. Wiley speech to the crew
June 1(?), 1929 - Returns to the Atlantic
April 1(?), 1930 - New York - Escorts "Leviathan" to New York, the ship which carried the returning US delegation to the London Naval Conference
January 1(?), 1931 - New York - Departs to San Diego
April 1(?), 1934 - Atlantic Ocean - Redeployment to the Atlantic until October
June 24, 1934 - Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston - Experiences with seaplanes on catapults in the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
September 22, 1934 - Virgin Islands - Visit to the Virgin Islands
April 1(?), 1935 - Bremerton, Washington - Enters Bremerton Navy Yard to install birdbath platforms atop both masts
August 1(?), 1935 - Bremerton - Work completed
August 23, 1935 - San Diego - USS Texas participates on a parade of Battleships
June 21, 1937 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
August 18, 1938 - Norfolk, Virginia - At Port
December 1(?), 1938 - New York(?) - Testing the first shipborne radar designed and made by a commercial company, RCA, for the US Navy, the 385MHz CXZ
April 13, 1939 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas and USS New York arrive at Norfolk for naval maneuvers off Virginia capes
April 22, 1939 - New York - Arrives the Navy Yard
April 29, 1939 - Hudson River - The Atlantic Squadron steams up the Hudson River as part of the ceremonies of the opening of the World Fair
May 3, 1939 - New York - USS Texas and USS New York play their huge searchlights across the sky in New York
January 11, 1940 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas, USS New York and USS Arkansas depart to Guantanamo Bay for exercises
February 1, 1941 - Culebra, Puerto Rico - Rear-Admiral Ernest J. King hoists his Commander-in-chief flag of the US Atlantic Fleet aboard USS Texas
February 1(?), 1941 - The US 1st Marine Division is activated aboard USS Texas
October 1(?), 1941 - USS Texas is one of fourteen ships to receive the RCA CXAM-1 radar
October 14, 1941 - Prentice Bay, Newfoundland - In Newfoundland
December 7, 1941 - Casco Bay, Maine - Undergoing a rest and relaxation period following 3 months of watch duty at Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland
January 25, 1942 - Hvalfjord, Iceland - USS Texas arrives at Hvalfjord from Argentia, Newfoundland. HMS Victorious and HMS Renown are moored after returning from the search for the battleship "Bismarck"
July 1(?), 1942 - Clyde River, Scotland - At the Clyde
August 19, 1942 - Norfolk, Virginia - At the Norfolk Naval Yard
October 23, 1942 - Hampton Roads - Departs with Task Group 34.8 for Operation Torch (invasion of North Africa)
November 8, 1942 - Off Mehedia, Morocco - The warships arrive off Mehedia, Morocco. USS Texas enters the battle by firing upon a Vichy French Army ammunition dump near Port Lyautey
November 11, 1942 - Off Mehedia - Cease-fire
November 16, 1942 - Off Mehedia - Departs to the United States
March 15, 1943 - Norfolk, Virginia - Returns to Norfolk, Virginia
October 8, 1943 - New York - Begins escorting an Allied Convoy from New York to Great Britain
January 1(?), 1944 - Clyde River, Scotland - At the Clyde
January 25, 1944 - Boston Navy Yard - USS Texas enters Boston Navy Yard to install a new antenna
April 22, 1944 - Firth of Clyde, Scotland - USS Texas reaches the Firth of Clyde one last time and begins training for Operation Overlord with HMS Ramillies and HMS Rodney
April 29, 1944 - Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland - Relocates to Belfast Lough with USS Nevada and USS Arkansas
May 19, 1944 - Belfast Lough - General Eisenhower comes aboard USS Texas to speak to the crew
May 31, 1944 - Belfast Lough - The ship is sealed and a briefing given to the crew about the upcoming invasion
June 3, 1944 - Belfast Lough - USS Texas and the rest of the Western Taskforce depart to Normandy
June 4, 1944 - Off Lundy Island, Bristol Channel - For a while, the taskforce has to reverse course due to bad weather in Normandy, but later that day, continues to the invasion fleet gathering area
June 6, 1944 - 11km off Pointe-du-Hoc, Normandy - USS Texas begins a 34-minute bombardment of Pointe-du-Hoc and Exit D-1 (route to get inland from Western Omaha Beach
June 7, 1944 - 11km off Pointe-du-Hoc - USS Texas shells the towns of Formigny and Trévières
June 8, 1944 - 11km off Pointe-du-Hoc - USS Texas shells the towns of Isigny (shore battery) and Trévières once more
June 9(?), 1944 - Plymouth - Retires to Plymouth to rearm
June 11, 1944 - French Coast - Returns to the french coast from Plymouth
June 16, 1944 - French Coast - Combat operations in Normandy beyond the range of the ship's guns
June 18, 1944 - England - USS Texas leaves Normandy for England
June 25, 1944 - East of Cherbourg - Bombardment of Cherbourg. USS Texas is struck by a german 280mm shell, the ship's bridge is destroyed but only one sailor is killed. USS Texas destroys the Gun Battery Hamburg and another nearby battery
June 26(?), 1944 - Plymouth - Repairs at Plymouth
July 16, 1944 - Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland - Departs for the Mediterranean
July 21(?), 1944 - Gibraltar - Stop at Gibraltar
July 25(?), 1944 - Oran, Algeria - Stop at Oran, Algeria
July 27, 1944 - Taranto, Italy - USS Texas arrives at Taranto, Italy
August 11, 1944 - Taranto - Departs to rendezvous with 3 french destroyers off Bizerte, Tunisia
August 14, 1944 - Off Saint-Tropez - USS Texas arrives off Saint-Tropez
August 15, 1944 - Off Saint-Tropez - USS Texas is joined by USS Nevada and USS Philadelphia. Bombardment begins agains a battery of five 155mm guns. Heavy resistance is expected but never materializes
August 17, 1944 - Off Saint-Tropez - Departs to Palermo, Italy
August 20(?), 1944 - Palermo, Sicily - Stop at Palermo, Sicily
September(?) 7(?), 1944 - Palermo - USS Texas departs to the United States
September 14, 1944 - New York - USS Texas arrives at the New York Navy Yard for an overhaul
November 1(?), 1944 - Maine - Departs for the Pacific
December(?) 1(?), 1944 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean
December 3, 1944 - San Pedro, California - Departs for Hawaii
December(?) 10(?), 1944 - Long Beach, California - Stop at Long Beach, California
December(?) 20(?), 1944 - Oahu, Hawaii - USS Texas arrives in Hawaii
December 25, 1944 - Pearl Harbor - Christmas in Pearl Harbor
February 10, 1945 - Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands - USS Texas departs Ulithi Atoll
February 16, 1945 - Off Iwo Jima - USS Texas arrives off Iwo Jima 3 days before the amphibious landings and begins pounding the japanese defenses
February 19, 1945 - Off Iwo Jima - USS Texas provides naval gunfire to the marines storming the beaches
March 7, 1945 - Iwo Jima - USS Texas departs from Iwo Jima
March 21, 1945 - Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands - USS Texas departs to Okinawa with Task Force 54
March 26, 1945 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan - Arrives in the Ryukyu Islands. Begins bombarding Okinawa on the same day
April 1, 1945 - Okinawa - The ground troops go ashore after 6 days of Bombardment
May 14, 1945 - Okinawa - USS Texas departs to the Philippines
May 17, 1945 - Leyte, Philippines - USS Texas arrives at Leyte in the Philippines
August 15, 1945 - (While in Leyte, Philippines) - Capitulation of the Japanese
August 25(?), 1945 - Okinawa - Returns to Okinawa
September 23, 1945 - Okinawa - Departs to the United States with homeward bound troops embarked as part of Operation Magic Carpet
October 15, 1945 - San Pedro, California - USS Texas delivers her passengers
October 27, 1945 - San Pedro - Celebrating Navy Day at San Pedro
November 1(?), 1945 - San Pedro - Oahu - Two round-trip voyages between California and Oahu
December 1(?), 1945 - Round-trip voyage between California and Oahu
January 21, 1946 - San Pedro, California - Departs to Norfolk, Virginia
January 25(?), 1946 - Panama Canal - USS Texas passes through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic Ocean
February 13, 1946 - Norfolk, Virginia - USS Texas arrives at Norfolk. Preparations begin for inactivation
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| USS Texas, San Jacinto, nowadays |
April 17, 1947 - (While in Baltimore) - The Battleship Texas Commission is established by the Texas Legislature to care for the ship. The $225,000 necessary to pay for towing her from Baltimore to San Jacinto is the Commission's first task
March 17, 1948 - Baltimore - USS Texas begins her last journey to her new anchorage
April 20, 1948 - San Jacinto State Park, Texas - USS Texas arrives to her new anchorage in San Jacinto State Park, Texas
April 21, 1948 - San Jacinto State Park - Turned over to the State of Texas to serve as permanent memorial
April 30, 1948 - San Jacinto State Park - Her name is struck from the Naval Vessel Register =(END)
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