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|style="text-align: center" colspan="2"|center|300px|The Pre-Commissioning Unit ''Texas'' is launched for the first time.
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!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| Staat van dienst
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|Opdracht:
|30 september 1998
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|Kiellegging:
|12 juli 2002
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|Te water gelaten:
|31 juli 2004
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|In dienststelling:
|2006 (Gepland)
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|Verdienste:
|In aanbouw bij de Amerikaanse Marine
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!colspan=2 align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"|Algemene Kenmerken
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|Waterverplaatsing:
|7800 ton
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|Lengte:
|114.9 meter (377 feet)
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|Breedte:
|10.3 meter (34 feet)
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|Voortstuwing:
|S9G reactor
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|Snelheid:
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|Bewapening:
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|Motto:
|''Don't Mess With Texas''
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'''USS Texas (SSN-775),''' - een onderzeeër, zal het vierde schip van de Amerikaanse Marine worden dat naar de staat Texas wordt genoemd.

Het contract om haar te bouwen werd toegekend aan de ''Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company'' in Newport News, Virginia en haar kiel werd gelegd op Laura Bush, First Lady van de Amerikaanse senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republikeins, Texas) was de belangrijkste spreker voor de ceremonie.

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'''USS ''Texas'' (SSN-775)''' is a ''Virginia''-class submarine, and the fourth ship of the The Lone Star State. 

The contract to build her was awarded to the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.) in Newport News, Virginia on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 12 July 2002.<ref name="TexasKeelPR">{{cite web
  | title = Laura Bush Authenticates Keel For The Virginia-Class Submarine Texas (SSN 775) at Northrop Grumman's Newport News Sector
  | url=http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/news/2002/020712_ngnn_lays_keel_of_virginia_class.pdf
  | accessdate = 2007-12-08 }}</ref> She was christened on 31 July 2004 by Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States.<ref name="TexasChristenPR">{{cite web
  | title =  Laura Bush Christens Texas Submarine at Northrop Grumman
  | url=http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/news/2004/040731_texas_christening.html
  | accessdate = 2007-12-08 }}</ref>
She was launched into the James River on 9 April 2005.<ref name="TexasLaunchPR">{{cite web
  | title =  Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches Virginia-Class Submarine Texas
  | url=http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/news/2005/050411_news.html
  | accessdate = 2007-12-08 }}</ref>

Under the command of Captain John Litherland, ''Texas'' arrived at Elissa''. ''Texas'' was commissioned in Galveston, Texas and joined the U.S. Atlantic Fleet on 9 September 2006.<ref name="TexasComm">{{cite web
  | title = First Lady Laura Bush Welcomes USS Texas To The Fleet
  | url=http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=25500
  | accessdate = 2007-12-09 }}</ref>
In 2009 ''Texas'' will be moved to a new home port in Pearl Harbor.

== Ship's crest ==
200px|left|SSN-775 Crest
"In the forefront is a full view of ''Texas'', ready to go forth and take the fight to the enemy.  Emblazoned on her hull is the shape of the state of Texas, denoting the outstanding patriotism and leadership the citizens of Texas have contributed to the American nation.  Located within the state outline is a symbol of the atom, representing the awesome warfighting capability and endurance afforded ''Texas'' by nuclear power.