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| HULL |
| 1914 | 1945 | |
| Normal tons | 27,000 | 29,500 |
| Full load tons | 28,400 | 32,000 |
| Length at water | 565 ft | 565 ft |
| Length overall | 573 ft | 573 ft |
| Beam | 92.25ft | 106.25 ft |
| Draught | 28.5 ft | 31.5 ft |
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| 1945 Draft - 31.5 feet is the red line
Red filled areas is the outer hull added 1925-1926 |
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| 1914 Load Data |
| Retyped from 1914 "General Information 'U.S.S. TEXAS'', finished plans nos 37 and 38" |
| Deep load | Normal Load | Light | |
| 2,850 tons coal | 1,900 tons coal | . | |
| 400 tons oil | 267 tons oil | . | |
| Displacement | 28,367 | 27,000 | 22,767 |
| Draft forward | 29' 9 7/8" | 27' 9 5/8" | 22' 0 7/8" |
| Draft mean | 29' 6 5/8" | 29' 1 1/8" | 27' 0 5/8" |
| C.B. above B.L. | 15.96 | 15..26 | 13.21 |
| Tans M.C. above B.L. | 31.40 | 31.61 | 34.08 |
| Lon. M.C. above B.L. | 657.96 | 682.26 | 775.21 |
| G..M. trans height | 7.08 | 7.25 | 6.53 |
| G.M. long'l height | 626.60 | 650.6 | 741.13 |
| C.B. abaft M.P. | 0.26 | -0.46 | -3.00 |
| C.G. abaft M.P. | -0.05 | 1.04 | 3.54 |
| Mom to alter trim 1" | 2,602.00 | 2,591.00 | 2,488.00 |
| 1914 Hull Calculations | ||
| Retyped from 1914 "General Information 'U.S.S. TEXAS'', finished plans nos 37 and 38" |
| 91.7 tons | Displacement per inch at 28' 6" draft |
| 2,652 sq ft | Area of mid-section to normal L.W.L |
| 38,520 sq ft | Area of load water plane |
| 65,700 sq ft | Wetted surface to normal L.W.L. |
| 14.51 ft | C.G. of L.W. plane aft of amidships |
| .616 | Coefficient of fineness (block) |
| .977 | Coefficient of fineness (midship section) |
| .716 | Coefficient of fineness (LW plane) |
| .630 | Coefficient of fineness (prismatic) |
| 5.934 | Ratio of length to beam |
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group