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| Paint |
| Nine Hull Coatings: 1911-1913 |
| Location | Date | 2 - Red Lead | 4 - Anti Corrosive | 3 - Anti Fouling | ||
| Newport News SY | prior to 18 May 1912 | 2 | 1 | . | ||
| Norfolk Navy Yard | 3 September 1912 | . | 1 | 1 | ||
| Norfolk Navy Yard | 9 April 1913 | . | 1 | 1 | ||
| Norfolk Navy Yard | 29 September 1913 | . | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Exterior Paint Schemes: 1918 - 1941 |
| The color in this period are variations of gray. Idntifying an undated BB35 photo by paint scheme almost impossible. There is not a lot of difference. Paint probably faded when photographed, Film developement not a true reflection (for many reasons(. Scanning also alters the color. Not until the avent of measure 12 in 1941 can Texas be so identified.due to the camaflouge pattern Below schemes are in "Ship's Data 6 USS TEXAS (BB35)", Leeward Publications, 1976. |
| Standard - Light Gray System |
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Applied: 31 July 1925 - 23 November 1926, Norfolk Navy
Yard. Changed: 12 April - 28 July 1935, Bremerton Navy Yard, Washington |
| Light gray on all horizontal and vertical surfaces except for the decks which are dark blue-gray. |
| Haze Gray |
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Applied: 12 March - 28 July 1935, Bremerton Navy Yard,
Washington. Changed: August-October 1941, Norfolk Navy Yard; Measure 12. |
| Haze gray on all vertical and horizontal surfaces except decks which were deck blue. |
| 4 Exterior Paint Schemes: 1941 - 1945 |
| Measure | Applied | Location | ||
| 12 | 2 August - 9 October 1941 | Norfolk Navy Yard | ||
| 22 | 23 February - 8 March 1943 | Norfolk Navy Yard | ||
| 33 | 14 September - 14 October 1944 | New York Navy Yard | ||
| 21 | 13 December 1944 - 3 January 1945 | Pearl Harbor Navy Yard |
| 1 of 4 - Measure 12 | ||
| Applied: 2 August to 9 October 1942, Norfolk Navy Yard
The pattern changed as seen below Changed: 23 February to 8 March 1943. Norfolk Navy Yard, to Measure 22 |
| Hull: Navy blue forming an irregular line at the main deck with ocean gray. Superstructure: Ocean gray with haze gray splotches on the ocean gray Deck: Deck blue |
| Imperial War Museum © IWM (A 8058)
- Non Commercial License Website caption "ON BOARD THE DESTROYER HMS FURY AT HVALFJORD, ICELAND. 11 AND 20 FEBRUARY 1942 |
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After March or April-May in Norfolk Navy Yard Hard to tell if the hull is in measure 12 |
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After July-August 1942, Norfolk Navy Yard Different pattern from above and definitely visible on the hull |
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| 2 of 4 - Measure 22 |
| Applied 23 February/8 March 1943, Norfolk Navy Yard Changed 14 September/14 October 1944, New York Navy Yard, to Measure 33. Hull: Navy blue horizontal to the lowest point of sheer, Haze gray on all vertical surfaces above lowest point of sheer Deck: Deck blue, including upper half of 14inch gun barrels |
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| 3 of 4 - Measure 33 |
| Applied: 14 September to 14 October 1944, New York Navy Yard Changed: 13 December 1944 to 3 January 1945, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, to Measure 21 Pale gray and ocean gray applied in a pattern with deck blue on all decks and horizontal surfaces. |
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| 4 of 4 - Measure 21 |
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Applied: 13 Dec 1944 to 3 Jan 1945, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Changed: 10 January to 17 March 1948, Norfolk Navy Yard, to gray |
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Navy blue on all vertical surfaces and deck blue on all decks |
| 27 October 1945, Los Angeles (Navy Day) |
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| Exterior Scheme: March 1948 - December 1988 |
| Gray |
| 13 December 1988 - Enroute to Todd's Shipyard, Galveston |
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| 23 February 1990 - Today: Measure 21 | ||
| Applied: 13 December 1988 - 23 February 1990 Todd's Shipyard, Galveston |
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group