A big day in U.S. Battleship history
1898: The USS Alabama BB-8 was launched by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia

1901: The USS Ohio BB-12 was launched by Union Iron Works, San Francisco

and in 1912 the USS Texas BB-35 was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co,
Newport News, Virginia

USS Texas BB-35 in La Porte, Texas

USS Alabama Photo Gallery

USS Ohio Photo Gallery

USS Texas Photo Gallery