Battleship USS North Carolina Had 1 Mission Explained in 2 Words The term fast battleship is applied to a class of ships that was fast enough to perform tasks like escorting aircraft carriers, but ...

GALVESTON, Texas — The board overseeing the Port of Galveston is reopening talks about what to do with Battleship Texas. The 112-year-old Navy ship is currently docked in Galveston while it ...

The USS Texas (BB-35), a storied battleship that saw service in both World Wars, recently underwent a $60 million restoration to address leaks and structural issues. Towed to Galveston in 2022 for ...

Neither side wants to see the Battleship Texas leave Galveston, Galveston Wharves port director and CEO Rodger Rees said last week. However, the parties negotiating a long-term lease for the 112 ...

The U.S.S. Texas is without a home. The Texas is the only battleship still in existence that served in both World Wars. For decades, it sat in the Houston Ship Channel near San Jacinto Battleground ...

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 ...

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 ...