PUBLICATIONS

  • U.S.S. TEXAS Description and Official Trials, Henderson B. Gregory, Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, February 1914. A 53 page BB35 article in the Societies monthly periodical. Detail descriptions of the machinery in the ship's compartments. Also detailed engine and boiler performance data during the October 1913 speed runs. (I scanned the article)
  • North Sea Days, An account of BB35 in the North Sea, in 1918, by a BB35 crewmember. No publisher, date, editor or other identification is present. The book is in the BB35 archives. (I scanned the book)
  • Ground Swells Of Sailors, Ships, & Shellac by Mark Raymond Murnane, Exposition Press, New York, 1949. A BB35 World War I account written by a BB35 crewmember.
  • Come On TEXAS, 1930, by Paul Schubert (no longer in print) Mr Schubert was a junior officer aboard BB35 in 1919. The book is at the Houston Public Library (downtown).  Three chapters were added, after the Dec 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.  The 1941 revision was brought to my attention by Lynn Mouser.
  • THE UNITED STATES SHIP TEXAS IN WORLD WAR II - published for the BB35 crew. No publisher, date or other related book identification is present. (I scanned the book)
  • Come on .... TEXAS, 1963, by Hearn Lithographing, Houston.  Was sold by the Battleship TEXAS Commission to raise money for the ship.  The publication was brought to my attention by Lynn Mouser.
  • USS TEXAS (BB35) Ships Data 6, 1976, by Leeward Publications, ISBN 0-91528-06-X (out of print)
  • USS Texas (BB-35) A Remembrance:  July 1984, by Fathorn Eig, ISBN0-910651-06-X.  Have never seen the publication.  Would like to obtain a copy.  The publication was brought to my attention by Lynn Mouser.
  • BATTLESHIP TEXAS, 1993, by Hugh Power, Texas A&M Press, ISBN 0-89096-516-1 (cloth) ISBN 0-89096-519-6 (paper)
  • Warship Pictorial #4 USS Texas BB-35, July of 1999. To preview the book, go to the www.classicwarships.com website
  • Maps
    • 1911 through 1990 presents with 186 maps the complete movement history of BB35 from keel laying through here return to San Jacinto State Park, in July 1990. 
    • April 1917 through 26 December 1918 presents with 25 maps the complete movement history of BB35 from America's entry into World War One (6 April 1917) through her arrival in New York City, on 26 December 1918
    • May 1941 through December 1945 presented with 48 maps the complete movement history of BB35 from the first long range North Atlantic patrol, in May 1941 through her last Magic Carpet arrival in San Diego.
  • Battleship TEXAS, 6 April 1917 through 26 December 1918 is a BB35 booklet of 53 pages with 25 chronological sections.  Each section has a movement map and second page of corresponding images (photos or drawings) and text.
  • Battleship TEXAS - Photo history: presents a history of the external appearance from 1911 through 2004.  The history is presented with 38 profile photos.  The text accompanying each photo identifies changes from the previous photo