Images of historic military vessel Battleship USS ‘Texas’, the only remaining military vessel having seeing action in both World War I and World War II, presently docked in LaPorte, TX, active as museum ship while undergoing thorough maintenance. Amazing that ships hold such a strong link to the past!
Images of historic Battleship USS „Texas” (BB-35)
Present Location:
3523 Independence Parkway South
LaPorte, TX 77571
| Name: | USS Texas |
| Namesake: | State of Texas |
| Ordered: | 24 June 1910 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Cost: | $5,830,000 |
| Laid down: | 17 April 1911 |
| Launched: | 18 May 1912 |
| Sponsored by: | Claudia Lyon |
| Commissioned: | 12 March 1914 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 April 1948 |
| Struck: | 30 April 1948 |
| Nickname: | Big T, Old T |
| Honors and awards: | 5 Battle Stars |
| Status: | Museum ship at San Jacinto State Park |
According to Wikipedia, USS „Texas” (BB-35) is a New York-class battleship launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914.
Soon after her commissioning, USS „Texas” saw action in Mexican waters following the “Tampico Incident” and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. When the United States formally entered World War II in 1941, USS „Texas” escorted war convoys across the Atlantic, and later shelled Axis-held…
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