For the remainder of the war, Texas sailed with Britain’s Grand Fleet escorting convoys and minelayers.Ĭrewman aboard USS Texas pose on one of the ship’s main 14-inch gun batteries (U.S. Although the enemy vessel wasn’t sunk, the attack on the merchant vessel was deterred. On April 19, 1917, while escorting the merchant ship Mongolia, one of Texas’ batteries opened fire on a surfaced German U-boat. Despite skipping the usual shakedown cruise, Texas remained on station off the coast of Mexico in support of American forces on shore for just over two months.ĭuring WWI, Texas fired the first American shots of the war. In May 1914, she steamed for Mexico in response to the detention of an American gunboat at Tampico. Launched on and commissioned on March 12, 1914, USS Texas (BB-35) sailed almost immediately into action. In combat though, extreme and unconventional measures are sometimes necessary to accomplish the mission. This provides stability and maneuverability on the sea. Of course, all ships have some amount of ballast water held in ballast tanks and cargo holds. Unless it’s a submarine, you generally don’t want your ship filling with water.
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