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The deal to permanently moor the historic battleship, the former USS Texas (BB-35), at the Port of Galveston was finalized ...
Guests sailing from Galveston may be docked within feet of one of the US Navy's most historic battleships, USS Texas.
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The USS Texas Finally Has a Permanent Home
The last surviving battleship to have served in both World Wars has secured a new permanent home at Galveston’s Pier 15, following extensive restoration and amid local controversy.
GALVESTON, Texas — The USS Texas may be getting closer to finding its permanent home. The battleship has been in Galveston since September of last year as it undergoes millions of dollars of ...
Battleship Texas Foundation, which oversees USS Texas, would still need to obtain permits from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers for the ship to stay in the Port of Galveston.
Left: USS Texas, foreground, and HMS Sheffield at San Jacinto Battleground. ... Kim Batson talks to her son Maxim, 11, as the Battleship Texas is towed past Seawolf Park in Galveston.
Onlookers watch as the USS Battleship Texas passes the Texas City Dyke, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Texas City. The 1914 commissioned vessel is being towed to a dry dock in Galveston to undergo ...
GALVESTON — A feud over moving the battleship USS Texas from its moorings at the San Jacinto Battleground shifted into the Galveston City Council chambers Thursday, but council members wanted to ...
The ultimate fate of the WWI-era dreadnought USS Texas is once again a hot topic on Galveston Island, although in reality not that much has changed. Officials sound optimistic that a solution can ...
The veteran is 100 years old and said he served on board the USS Texas from February 1940 to July 1942. He made the journey for the sendoff with his son to see the iconic ship.
USS Texas may be one step closer to finding a permanent home The Galveston Wharves Board has approved port staff to put together a lease that would keep the battleship in Galveston. To stream KHOU ...
GALVESTON, Texas — The USS Texas may be getting closer to finding its permanent home. The battleship has been in Galveston since September of last year as it undergoes millions of dollars of ...