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Texan (ID 1354)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1902 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ; Acquired by the Navy 18 March 1918; Commissioned 23 March 1918; Decommissioned 22 August 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Torpeoded and sunk in the Caribbean 11 March 1942.

Specifications: Displacement 18,000 t.; Length 484' 5"; Beam 57'; Draft 23' 9"; Speed 13.5 kts.; Complement 70; Armament one 6" and one 3".


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Texan 99k Photographed prior to World War I, with a building in the right background bearing the name of her owner, the American Hawaiian Steam Ship Company. The print carries her builder's stamp: New York Shipbuilding Corp., of Camden,
New Jersey.
U.S. Navy Photo NH 65045-A
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Texan (Id. No. 1354), a passenger liner built in 1902 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., for the American Hawaiian Steamship Co., was acquired by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) on 18 March 1918: was transferred to the Navy at New York City on the same day; and was commissioned on 23 March 1918.

Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service after being refitted for naval service, the cargo ship loaded general military supplies and sailed on 9 April with a convoy for France. Texan arrived at Brest on the 24th and, after discharging her cargo, began the return voyage to New York on 19 May. Upon her arrival there, she underwent voyage repairs and then loaded supplies, including 405 tons of ammunition and 10 locomotives destined for Marseilles. The ship sailed with a convoy on 18 June and arrived at her destination on 7 July. Texan made another round-trip voyage to Marseilles in September and one to Verdon in November and December before returning to New York on 4 January 1919.

On 18 January 1919, Texan was transferred to the Cruiser and Transport Force and operated bringing troops of the American Expeditionary Force home from France until 7 August 1919 when she was assigned to the 5th Naval District. Texan was decommissioned on 22 August 1919 and returned to the USSB.


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