one of the gun crews trained aboard USS Texas spotted a surfaced German U-boat while assigned to the merchant vessel Mongolia. The crew member opened fire on the enemy ship, firing the first ...

Key Points – The USS Texas (BB-35), a New York-class battleship serving in both World War I and World War II, was once dubbed ...

The only action the battleship saw was firing her guns once at a suspected but never confirmed German submarine. Following the end of WWI, Texas returned home for an overhaul. The USS Texas ...

USS Texas (BB-35), a New York-class battleship that served in both WWI ... with Texas‘ 14-inch and 5-inch guns firing on German positions ashore for several days. Her heavy guns were again ...

The background shows: FILE--The U.S.S. Texas battleship fires shells from its 14-inch guns ... The background shows: USS Texas on the day it was berthed at San Jacinto Battleground, April 21 ...

Moving the vessel is "the major step in getting the ship back to tiptop shape," Gregory said Tuesday as he stood abort it while workers made final preparations. The USS Texas is towed into the ...

The USS Texas is the last of a WWI-era class of battleship known as "dreadnoughts." It saw action in two world wars before becoming a museum in 1948. The repairs to its hull, expected to cost $35 ...

Battleship Texas Foundation, which oversees USS Texas, would still need to obtain permits from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers for the ship to stay in the Port of Galveston.

The battleship USS Texas returned to the water after months of dry-dock restoration work. The battleship is famous for its involvement in both World War I and World War II. Repairs to the last ...

Moving the vessel is “the major step in getting the ship back to tiptop shape,” Gregory said Tuesday as he stood aboard it while workers made final preparations. Since 1948, the USS Texas has ...