USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. [4] [5]

The Battleship Texas Foundation will transform the Battleship into a modern, compelling, and technologically advanced museum, honoring the legacies of the brave men who fought onboard and the lessons they have to teach us.

USS Texas, a 27,000-ton New York class battleship built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned in March 1914. In May, she steamed to Vera Cruz to support the occupation of that Mexican...

2021年1月11日 · The Battleship Texas, more formally USS Texas (BB-35), was the 2 nd overall ship in the history of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the great state of Texas and is a New York class battleship. The vessel was launched on May 18 th, 1912, and commissioned on March 12 th, 1914.

2019年8月5日 · USS Texas (BB-35) was an New York-class battleship that was commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1914. After taking part in the American occupation of Veracruz later that year, Texas saw service in British waters during World War I.

2024年11月5日 · At the moment, USS Texas, (BB-35), laid down in1912 at Newport News Shipbuilding with service in both world wars, remains pierside at Gulf Copper’s shipyard on nearby Pelican Island. The battleship was towed to the facility in 2022 for a multi-million dollar rebuild of its steel hull.

Texas served in World War I as part of the Battleship Force of the Atlantic Fleet. She participated with the American squadron in maneuvers in the North Sea against threats from the German High Seas Fleet. A gun crew of Texas sailors loaned to the SS Magnolia, a merchant ship, fired the first shots of the U.S. Navy in the war.

The Texas BB 35 was commissioned on March 12, 1914, and soon after sailed out for its first battle following the Tampico incident of April 1914. The battleship was also put to test in World War I and World War II respectively. On April 21, 1948, Texas BB 35 was decommissioned and became a museum.

Texas was towed to San Jacinto State Park in Texas, where she was decommissioned on April 21, 1948, and turned over to the state of Texas to serve as a permanent memorial. Her name was struck from the Navy list on April 30, 1948. The USS …

2025年1月24日 · This week, it was reported that officials in Galveston, Texas, are floating a plan to see the former USS Texas (BB-35)—the only surviving battleship to see action in both the First and Second ...