RADIOS

1945

At least 61 pieces of radio equipment (receivers and transmitters) of 35 different types, were aboard sometime prior to the decommissioning.  Many radios were removed by the decommissioning.  The equipment table below is from 4 sources

• 16 page list of electronic equipment signed for, 21 Apr 1948,  by Mr Strickling, one of the TEXAS caretakers, for the Battleship TEXAS Commission.  The list has several items crossed off (not turned over) and is marked confidential. 
• 5 page inventory, 1 Apr 1948, of engineering department equipment being left aboard
• "Radio Title B Equipment", undated.  The LORAN entry makes the list not earlier then 1943.
• An inventory I made, in the mid 1990s, of the Radio Transmitter Room

Which radios were aboard at the decommissioning and the quantity is still not completely certain.  The radio contents of the two1948 inventories do not match.  My inventory of the transmitters in the Radio Transmitter Room does not match the 1948 inventories.  A DAQ (radio direction finding) was not in the 16 page inventory but it was aboard, in 1945.  

For details on the equipment, consult Ships 275, "Catalogue of Naval Radio Equipment", 1 Aug 1944.  An excellent reproduction can be obtained from Robert Downs, 2027 Mapleton Dr, Houston, TX  77043; 713-467-5614.  In Aug 2000, the price was $30 + $5 S&H.  A copy is also in the BB35 files.

The numbers in the columns is the quantity aboard, by location.  Numbers in red denotes that the equipment was crossed off the 16 page 1948 sign-over of equipment.

Receiving

Main Comm

Emerg Rm

Flag Br

Chart House

Nav Br Radio

Radio Trans Rm

CIC

Sig Br

Mm Radar3

DAS-3 (LORAN)

1

RAA-2

1

RAK

1 

RAK-6

1

RAL

1

RAL-6

1

RAO-2

1

RAS-2

2 

2

RBA

3 

1 

RBB

6 

RBC

6

1

RBK

1

1

1

RBK-10

1

1 

RBK-2

1

RBO

4

RBW

1

RCK

1 

1

RCX-1

1 

RDC

1

REB

1 

Transmitter

Main Comm

Emer Rm

Flag Br

Chart House

Nav Br Radio

Radio Trans Rm

CIC

Sig Br

MM Radar3

TAJ-10

1

TBA-6

1

TBK-14

1

TBL-3

1

TBL2-5

2

TBM-7

2

TBS-2

1

TBS-5

1

TDE

1

TDQ

1 

1