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Created - Maintained By: Charles Moore, started 11 May 1999
Last update: 1 December 2010
Site Purpose: Provide accurate and detailed Battleship Texas information of ever increasing depth and breadth with historic BB35 documents being the bedrock authority.
The Challenge: BB35 is a complex subject having a long operational history combined with extensive modifications. The challenge carrying out my site purpose was further complicated by an almost complete lack of available information. Secondary sources were woefully inadequate plus I found numerous errors on basic facts (time, date, geographic location, objects aboard ship) in several major secondary sources. The aforementioned purpose and condition of available information necessitated original research using historic BB35 documents and without knowing what was available.
Site Content: The primary focus is on What (was aboard, what was happening), When (times and dates aboard and geographical), Where (aboard and ship's geographical location), and Who (was aboard). How some systems operated is explained. The Why question I do not address..
Because the ship is such complex and visual object, I use a lot images (maps, drawings, photos etc) in conjunction with text..
Primary documents came from the archives aboard BB35, BB35 veterans, various libraries and the National Archives.
The site has gone through many changes in file structure, organization, and content. Such alterations were a natural outgrowth of the expansion plus I was creating something that did not exist in a similar format that I could model from. As information was obtained, a skeletal foundation for various topics developed onto which details could be added. The expansion has been time consuming to convert the massive quantities into digital form.
The Result: A BB35 library of accurate and detailed information much of which is not available anywhere else.
If you have a suggestion for data inclusion or formatting please contact me. A fresh view is always welcomed
THANKS TO:
- Margarita Marders: Acting BB35 Curator (retired 31 May 1999), Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept for the access she provided me to BB35 archives
- Barry Ward: BB35 curator then ship's manager ( July 1999 to June 2006) for continued access to BB35 records.