Summary and Key Points: The USS Texas, a historic battleship launched in 1912 and a veteran of both world wars, is undergoing a monumental restoration to preserve it as a museum ship. -The $75 million ...

The battleship is famous for its involvement in both World War I and World War II. Repairs to the last dreadnought have so far taken 18 months and cost more than $21 million. Mighty USS Texas is back ...

LA PORTE, Texas -- It's the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the ...

Summary and Key Points: Efforts to preserve the USS Texas, the only surviving battleship to have served in both world wars, are ongoing, but finding a permanent home for the ship remains a challenge. ...

Hunter Miertschin helps secure a rope on the USS Texas in August 2022 in La Porte. The vessel, which was commissioned in 1914 and served in both World War I and World War II, was towed down the ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Tony Gregory, President and CEO of the Battleship Texas Foundation, announced that the City of Galveston and the Port of Galveston Board of Trustees have accepted terms for ...

GALVESTON — Before the Battleship Texas can berth on Pelican Island for repairs, the company making those repairs must bring in a new dry dock. And to get the dry dock in place, the company must ...