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IG IFICA T FEATURE THE TEXAS IS THE SECOND VIRGINIA CLASS CRUISER. SHE HAS A DESIGNED OVERALL LENGTH OF 585 FEET AND AN EXTREME BEAM OF 63 FEET. HER FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 11,000 TONS WITH A MAXIMUM DRAFT OF 30 FEET 5 INCHES. TO PROPEL THIS MASSIVE SHIP THROUGH THE WATER AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY KNOTS, THE ENGINEERING SPACES HOUSE TWO NUCLEAR FISSION REACTORS WHICH POWER A SET OF GEARED TURBINES AND TWIN SCREWS. THIS TYPE OF PROPULSION GIVES HER THE ADDED HIGH SPEED ENDURANCE AND STAYING POWER WHICH IS VITAL TO OUR MODERN NAVY. TEXAS' MISSION IS TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY, OR IN COMPANY WITH STRIKE, ANTISUBMARINE, OR AMPHIBIOUS FORCES, AGAINST POSSIBLE SUBMARINE, AIR, AND SURFACE THREATS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK TEXAS EMPLOYS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FULLY INTEGRATED COMBAT SYSTEM UTILIZING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTERS, WEAPONS SYSTEMS, SENSORS, AND COMMAND AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES. FIREPOWER CONSISTS OF TWO STANDARD MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEMS WITH ANTISUBMARINE ROCKET CASROCJ CAPABILITY, TWO 5-INCH 54 CALIBER LIGHTWEIGHT GUNS, TWO 3-TUBE TORPEDO LAUNCHERS, AND THE NEW HARPOON MISSILE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, TEXAS UTLIZES THE NEW ANXSQS-53A LONG-RANGE SONAR EQUIPMENTS AND A NEW CLASSIC OUTBOARD DIRECTION - FINDING SYSTEM THUS ROUNDING OUT HER CAPABILITIES AS A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIGHTING SHIP. OPERATING AND MAINTAINING TEXAS IS THE JOB OF THE 30 OFFICERS AND 460 ENLISTED MEN WHO COMPRISE HER CREW. CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED FISCAL YEAR 1971 KEEL LAYING - AUGUST 19, 1973 LAUNCHING I AUGUST 9, 1975 DELIVERY JULY 26, 1977 PROPULSION TWO NUCLEAR REACTORS SPEED OVER 30 KNOTS OVERALL LENGTH 585 FEET X BEAM 63 FEET FULL LOAD DISPLACEMENT 11,000 TONS ACCOMMODATIONS 497 PERSONS BUILDER NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING XX IX I I 1 2- I, I If Wi :M If 1 '1 -I A I I Z 5 I I , 1 I R 5 N 5
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