Battleships Texas and Iowa (1888-1923)
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Battleships Texas and Iowa (1888-1923)
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According to the report of Secretary of the Navy Thomson to Congress, in 1879 the United States shipbuilding industry was at a great standstill. Apart from the ships designated for construction by congressional resolution of March 3, 1873, no new hulls had been laid down. Two sessions of the U.S. Congress in 1890 and 1891 considered and favorably resolved the question of building seaworthy line ships for coastal defense. On June 28, 1892, the 2nd class battleship Texas was launched at the Norfolk Government Admiralty. Its laying had taken place three years earlier - on June 1, 1889.
Unlike the "Maine", launched in 1889, which won the American Bureau of Construction and Repair (belonging to the Navy Department), of the 13 projects considered for the battleship "Texas" the best was the work of British designer William John, general director of the shipbuilding company in Barrow. The British design was the basis for the construction of the "Texas".
Another battleship, the "Iowa," was launched on March 28, 1896, at Crump's shipyard in Philadelphia. The event was memorable because it marked the most important step in the construction of the United States Navy, adding a modern and formidable ship to the first of its class. Prior to being named, it was officially known as Battleship No. 1 and this number indicated the novelty of its design.
In general, the project "Iowa" was a significant step forward from the three battleships of the type "Indiana" built in parallel. Developing it, improving the design and gaining experience in the construction of seaworthy multi-tower ships, the Americans were able to quickly enough to create their own battleships, and then dreadnoughts, overtaking the British and being the first in warshipbuilding.
Unlike the "Maine", launched in 1889, which won the American Bureau of Construction and Repair (belonging to the Navy Department), of the 13 projects considered for the battleship "Texas" the best was the work of British designer William John, general director of the shipbuilding company in Barrow. The British design was the basis for the construction of the "Texas".
Another battleship, the "Iowa," was launched on March 28, 1896, at Crump's shipyard in Philadelphia. The event was memorable because it marked the most important step in the construction of the United States Navy, adding a modern and formidable ship to the first of its class. Prior to being named, it was officially known as Battleship No. 1 and this number indicated the novelty of its design.
In general, the project "Iowa" was a significant step forward from the three battleships of the type "Indiana" built in parallel. Developing it, improving the design and gaining experience in the construction of seaworthy multi-tower ships, the Americans were able to quickly enough to create their own battleships, and then dreadnoughts, overtaking the British and being the first in warshipbuilding.
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