Battle Ship in Water Near Harbor - U. S. S. "Texas"

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STATE ARMS OF TEXAS AMERICAN COLORTYRE CO. N. Y COPYRIGHT ENRIQUE MULLER. COPYRIGHT 1907 BY JAMESTOWN A. & V. Co. U. S. S. “TEXAS." 66 ,,

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1607-JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION-1907 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR 2091 1907 UNITED STATES, CUBA.CANADA AND MEXICO FOREIGN TWO CENTS. CEPOSITO va tomt leea INESTOWN OFFICIAL SEAL PUBLISHED BY THE CONCESSIONAIRE, THE JAMESTOWN AMUSEMENT & VENDING CO., INC., NORFOLK, VA. FOR COMMUNICATION THIS SPACE MAY BE USED No 81. U. S. S. «TEXAS." Battleship of the second class. Launched at Norfolk, Virginia, June 28, 1892; length 308 feet 10 inches; breadth 64 feet i inch; draught 22 feet 6 inches; displacement 6,700 tons; speed 17.80 knots; 30 guns, 30 officers and 478 men. Under command of Capt. John W. Phillips, the Texas took prominent part in the Battle of Santiago, which resulted in the destruction of the Spanish fleet. This view shows her saluting in New York Harbor as she left for the war.