United States
Operators
1895
Commissioned
United States
National Origin
Decommissioned, Out-of-Service
Project Status
392
Complement
None
Hull Class
1
Number-in-Class
USS Texas
Ships-in-Class
Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.
Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.
308.6 feet
(94.06 meters)
Length
64.1 feet
(19.54 meters)
Beam
22.6 feet
(6.89 meters)
Draught
6,417
tons
Displacement
4 x Double-ended cylindrical coal-fired boilers with 3 x Vertical triple expansion engines developing 8,610 horsepower.
Propulsion
17.0 knots
(19.6 mph)
Surface Speed
2,900 nm
(3,337 miles | 5,370 km)
Range
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km
2 x 12-inch (305mm) cannons
6 x 6-inch (152mm) cannons
12 x 6-pdr (2.7kg) guns in single mountings
6 x 1-pdr (457mm) guns
4 x 37mm cannons
4 x 14-inch torpedo tubes (above water line)