Homeless: The historic USS Texas (BB-35), the only surviving battleship from both World Wars, faces a pressing issue despite extensive restoration. After $60 million in repairs and over 300,000 ...
Strangely, few Texans seem to want the battleship berthed near them. The “Homeless Battleship” may be close to finding a permanent long-term berth. This week, it was reported that officials in ...
A view of the guns on the deck of the Battleship Texas. After more than a year of uncertainty, Battleship Texas will now be moored at Pier 15 in Galveston. The decision to move the USS Texas — the ...
The most anticipated agenda item at last week's Port of Galveston Board of Trustees meeting felt, in many ways, like a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Provided the permits necessary to berth the ship at Galveston's Pier 15 go through in a timely fashion, the Battleship Texas ...
Texans are touchy about the Battleship Texas, and the ship's uncertain fate after last week's vote by the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees has touched an exposed nerve. Last Tuesday, the board ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students from Santa Fe High School tour Battleship Texas as work continues on the last surviving dreadnought in Galveston, ...
A home for Battleship Texas remains uncertain after the Wharves Board of Trustees terminated negotiations this week for the historic ship to permanently dock at Pier 19. Trustees last year began ...
Despite some lingering dings, dents and rusty bits on the 111-year-old Battleship Texas, crews have made historic progress on a restoration that could bring the world’s last surviving dreadnought back ...