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The USS Texas (BB-35), a New York -class battleship that has the distinction of serving in both world wars, has found a permanent home after floating aimlessly for the last several months.
The last World War I-era American dreadnought USS Texas (BB-35) will remain in the Port of Galveston as a museum ship, but exactly where is the subject of a new set of negotiations between the ...
What You Need to Know: The USS Texas (BB-35), a storied battleship that served in both World Wars, faces an uncertain future. Despite a recent $60 million overhaul, it has no permanent home. -The ...
The last World War I-era American dreadnought USS Texas (BB-35) will remain in the Port of Galveston as a museum ship, the city’s Wharves Board of Trustees announced. Texas will move to the city ...
As a result, the Battleship USS Texas, designated BB-35, was built as the second vessel named for the state by the U.S. Navy.
Blacksmith Thomas Dean is shown in his workshop April 16 near Hallsville as he welds together components cut from metal salvaged from USS Texas.
The USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull that at times forced workers to pump out about 2,000 gallons of water per minute from the 110-year-old ship.
The 110-year-old USS Texas began its 40-mile journey to Galveston, Texas, Wednesday as part of its $35 million repair venture to restore the ship to its original state.
The USS Texas is the last of a WWI-era class of battleship known as "dreadnoughts." It saw action in two world wars before becoming a museum in 1948. The repairs to its hull, expected to cost $35 ...