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| Armor |
| Primary Sources |
| "General arrangement of armor, Sheet 1": Newport
News drawing 52635, 10 January 1911 "Contract Plan No. 9 - Arrangement of Armor": C&R 9359, 30 September 1910 "Sheet 15": C&R 6898, undated "General Information USS TEXAS Completed Plans 37and 38". (Undated Newport News Shipyard manual with many 1914 entries, the last being the 12 March commissioning) |
| 2 Types of Armor on BB35 |
| Class A
- on vertical surfaces Except for Class B from Conning Tower deck down to main deck and bulkheads of the 5inch gun casemates, second deck. Class A contracts issued February 1911: Bethlehem Steel Corp, Carnegie Steel Corp and Midvale Steel Corp - "1917-1918 US Navy Year" Book". First plate installed 7 August 1911 and the last 10 March 1914, two days before commissioning. |
| Class B -
on horizontal surfaces One layer (sometimes two) of STS (Special Treatment Steel) Sometimes below a layer of medium steel No Class B used on main deck. |
| Class B Tonnage Used |
| Unknown -
Class B Weight per 12" x 12" x 1" is 40 pounds. Drawings reference STS thickness as pounds and sometimes inches. Thickest plate was 4inches on turret overhead and Conning Tower |
| Two Class A Tonnage Figures |
| 6,361.95
Newport News Shipyard drawing 52635, 10 January 1911. Plate configurations matches the plate configuration data in the 1914 "General Information ..." The 1914 manual does not have tonnage figures |
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6,738 : US Navy Yearbook 1917-1918 identifies by manufacturers (3) their tons and price per ton |
| Bethlehem | 2,257 | $432.97 | ||
| <> | Carnegie | 2,207 | $431.44 | |
| Midvale | 2,744 | $426.71 |
| Cost of Class A |
| 1911 Drawing | $2,722,541 | ||
| Navy Yearbook | $2,898,758 |
| The 1911 price is based on the average of the three manufacturer's price |
| Additional Armor After Commissioning |
| Class A: No |
| Class B: Possible on 2nd Deck (1925-26 Modernization) |
| Location of Class A |
| The 1911 drawing |
| 2.944.00 | Hull |
| 640.00 | Turrets |
| 2,077.45 | Barbettes |
| 222.45 | Conning Tower/Central Station |
| 470.05 | Interior Bulkheads |
| Armor Profile - Class A and B |
| "General arrangement of armor, Sheet 1": Newport News drawing 52635, 10 January 1911 |
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| Class B |
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| Class A Hull |
| Tons: 2,944 Plates:134 (67 per side) |
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| . | . | . | . | . | Thickness (in) | . | . | ||
| Frame | # plates | Tons | Height | Upper | Lower | Lower edge above 28ft 6in DWL | Upper edge above 28ft 6in DWL | Deck Level | |
| Upper casemate | 46.75-78.75 | 10 | 80 | 3 ft 9in | 6.5 | 6.5 | 12ft 3in at 46.75 11ft 6 in at 78.75 | 16ft at 46.75 15ft 3in at 78.75 |
about 8 inch from main deck overhead |
| Lower casemate | 18-122 | 30 | 1,375 | . | 9 | 11 | . | . | . |
| 18-47.5 | 6 | . | 6ft | . | . | 1ft 11.5in | 8ft | just above deck of Half Deck at Fr 18 and 2 feet above at Fr 47.5 | |
| . | 47.5-78.5 | 15 | . | 12ft 3in at Fr47.5 11ft 6 in at Fr 78.5 |
. | . | 1ft 11.5in | 14ft 2.5in 13ft 5.5in | above deck of 2nd dk, 2 ft 47.5 & 3ft at 78.5 |
| . | 78.5-122 | 9 | . | 8ft at Fr 78. 5 7ft at Fr 122 |
. | . | 1ft 11.5in | 9ft 5.5in 8ft 5.5in | just above deck of 2nd deck |
| Main belt | 18 - 137 | 27 | 1,489 | 7ft 11.5in | . | . | minus 6ft | 1ft 11.5in | just above deck 3rd deck |
| . | 18 - 122 | 23 | . | . | . | 10 | . | . | . |
| . | 122-137 | 4 | . | . | 6 | 6 | . | . | . |
| Hull and lower casemate plates were installed over a layer of wood to fill any gap. In 1990, when the new mooring system was installed on the starboard side, holes were made through the hull to attach the fasteners. Wood pieces came out during the drilling and were in good condition. |
| Turrets |
| Class A in red (Side armor over a layer of wood) Class B in blue  1.75" exterior is two partial plates  |
| Barbettes |
| Total tons: 2077.45 Upper: 1,632.75 Intermediate: 142.00 Lower: .302.70 |
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| Barbette is a tapered cylinder on which the turret rotates on the top edge
and inside of. The plates are not uniform in dimensions (height and width) |
| . | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | |||||||
| . | Fr 25 | Fr 32 | Fr 35 | Fr 42 | Fr 83 | Fr 90 | Fr 104 | Fr 111 | Fr 114 | Fr 121 | ||
| At main deck | 12" | 10" | 10" | 12" | 12" | 12" | 12" | 10" | 10" | 12" | ||
| At 2nd deck | 12" | 10" | 10" | 7" | 12" | 12" | 12" | 10" | 10" | 12" | ||
| At half deck | 12" | 10" | 10" | 5" | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||
| At 3rd deck | 5" | 4" | 4" | 5" | 5" | 5" | 5" | 4" | 4" | 5" | ||
| Interior |
| Tons: 470.05 |
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| Conning Tower - Central Station |
| Tons: 222.45 |
 Designed but not installed was a 56.25 ton Fire Control Tower atop the Conning Tower |
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