Captain Victor Blue
14 August 1916 - 31 December 1918
Captain Charles Baker
10 March 1944 - 17 August 1945
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| Ship's Captain |
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Captain Victor Blue 14 August 1916 - 31 December 1918 |
Captain Charles Baker 10 March 1944 - 17 August 1945 |
| Command Summary |
| The ship had 30 different command periods by 28 officers. Two had
command in two different periods; Commander William Hennigar and Captain Charles
Baker. 497 days was the average command period with Captain Blue having the longest period with 870 days. Captain Baker had 526. The average was determined totaling the number of days in a command period that were greater than 35 (25 periods). |
| Biographies |
| Click here for a short
biography of the 28 officers who commanded the Battleship TEXAS The biographies are written by and courtesy of James Thomas, Phd; Department of History/Geography, Houston Community College. He has conducted the most extensive research of these 28 officers and has two books pending publication by Texas A&M Press and US Naval Institute Press. One is about Captain Baker and the other being all 28 captains. |
| Chronological |
| Name | Rank | Days | Assumed command | Relinquished command | ||
| Albert Grant | Captain | 456 | 12 March 1914 | 10 June 1915 | ||
| John Hood | Captain | 432 | 10 June 1915 | 14 August 1916 | ||
| Victor Blue | Captain | 870 | 14 August 1916 | 31 December 1918 | ||
| Nathan C. Twining | Captain | 199 | 31 December 1918 | 17 July 1919 | ||
| Frank H. Schofield | Captain | 702 | 17 July 1919 | 17 June 1921 | ||
| Edward S. Kellogg | Captain | 385 | 17 June 1921 | 6 July 1922 | ||
| Andre M. Proctor | Captain | 687 | 6 July 1922 | 22 May 1924 | ||
| Ivan C. Wettengel | Captain | 495 | 22 May 1924 | 28 September 1925 | ||
| Charles A. Blakely | Captain | 248 | 28 September 1925 | 2 June 1926 | ||
| Zeno E. Briggs | Captain | 582 | 2 June 1926 | 4 January 1928 | ||
| Joseph R Defrees | Captain | 553 | 4 January 1928 | 9 July 1929 | ||
| Adolphus Andrews | Captain | 674 | 9 July 1929 | 13 May 1931 | ||
| Julius C. Townsend | Captain | 767 | 13 May 1931 | 17 June 1933 | ||
| Lamar R. Leahy | Captain | 668 | 17 June 1933 | 15 April 1935 | ||
| Sherwood A Taffinder | Captain | 587 | 15 April 1935 | 21 November 1936 | ||
| Fred Fremont Rogers | Captain | 558 | 21 November 1936 | 1 June 1938 | ||
| Robert R. M. Emmert | Captain | 731 | 1 June 1938 | 31 May 1940 | ||
| Clarence N. Hinkamp | Captain | 429 | 31 May 1940 | 2 August 1941 | ||
| Lewis W. Comstock | Captain | 423 | 2 August 1941 | 28 September 1942 | ||
| William E. Hennigar | Commander | 6 | 28 September 1942 | 3 October 1942 | ||
| Lawrence Wild | Captain | 12 | 3 October 1942 | 14 October 1942 | ||
| William E. Hennigar | Commander | 4 | 14 October 1942 | 17 October 1942 | ||
| Roy Pfaff | Captain | 511 | 17 October 1942 | 10 March 1944 | ||
| Charles A. Baker | Captain | 526 | 10 March 1944 | 17 August 1945 | ||
| Gerald L. Schetky | Captain | 321 | 17 August 1945 | 3 July 1946 | ||
| Robert N. Downes | Commander | 247 | 3 July 1946 | 6 March 1947 | ||
| James R Bagshaw Jr | Captain | 33 | 6 March 1947 | 7 April 1947 | ||
| Samuel J. McKee | Commander | 116 | 7 April 1947 | 31 July 1947 | ||
| Jack Seward | Lt. Commander | 266 | 31 July 1947 | 21 April 1948 | ||
| Charles A. Baker | Captain | 1 | 21 April 1948 | 21 April 1948 | ||
| (for decommissioning) | . | . | . |
| Command Days |
| Name | Rank | Days | Assumed command | Relinquished command | ||
| Victor Blue | Captain | 870 | 14 August 1916 | 31 December 1918 | ||
| Julius C. Townsend | Captain | 767 | 13 May 1931 | 17 June 1933 | ||
| Robert R. M. Emmert | Captain | 731 | 1 June 1938 | 31 May 1940 | ||
| Frank H. Schofield | Captain | 702 | 17 July 1919 | 17 June 1921 | ||
| Andre M. Proctor | Captain | 687 | 6 July 1922 | 22 May 1924 | ||
| Adolphus Andrews | Captain | 674 | 9 July 1929 | 13 May 1931 | ||
| Lamar R. Leahy | Captain | 668 | 17 June 1933 | 15 April 1935 | ||
| Sherwood A Taffinder | Captain | 587 | 15 April 1935 | 21 November 1936 | ||
| Zeno E. Briggs | Captain | 582 | 2 June 1926 | 4 January 1928 | ||
| Fred Fremont Rogers | Captain | 558 | 21 November 1936 | 1 June 1938 | ||
| Joseph R Defrees | Captain | 553 | 4 January 1928 | 9 July 1929 | ||
| Charles A. Baker | Captain | 526 | 10 March 1944 | 17 August 1945 | ||
| Roy Pfaff | Captain | 511 | 17 October 1942 | 10 March 1944 | ||
| 497 was the average number of days for command periods greater than 35 | ||||||
| Ivan C. Wettengel | Captain | 495 | 22 May 1924 | 28 September 1925 | ||
| Albert Grant | Captain | 456 | 12 March 1914 | 10 June 1915 | ||
| John Hood | Captain | 432 | 10 June 1915 | 14 August 1916 | ||
| Clarence N. Hinkamp | Captain | 429 | 31 May 1940 | 2 August 1941 | ||
| Lewis W. Comstock | Captain | 423 | 2 August 1941 | 28 September 1942 | ||
| Edward S. Kellogg | Captain | 385 | 17 June 1921 | 6 July 1922 | ||
| Gerald L. Schetky | Captain | 321 | 17 August 1945 | 3 July 1946 | ||
| Jack Seward | Lt. Commander | 266 | 31 July 1947 | 21 April 1948 | ||
| Charles A. Blakely | Captain | 248 | 28 September 1925 | 2 June 1926 | ||
| Robert N. Downes | Commander | 247 | 3 July 1946 | 6 March 1947 | ||
| Nathan C. Twining | Captain | 199 | 31 December 1918 | 17 July 1919 | ||
| Samuel J. McKee | Commander | 116 | 7 April 1947 | 31 July 1947 | ||
| James R Bagshaw Jr | Captain | 33 | 6 March 1947 | 7 April 1947 | ||
| Lawrence Wild | Captain | 12 | 3 October 1942 | 14 October 1942 | ||
| William E. Hennigar | Commander | 6 | 28 September 1942 | 3 October 1942 | ||
| William E. Hennigar | Commander | 4 | 14 October 1942 | 17 October 1942 | ||
| Charles A. Baker | Captain | 1 | 21 April 1948 | 21 April 1948 | ||
| (for decommissioning) | ||||||
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group