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 ...

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 ...

After being retired following the Second World War, USS Texas became the nation’s first battleship to be turned ... 14-inch 45-caliber guns capable of firing 1,400-pound armor-piercing shells ...

The Normandy Tour, Battleship Texas Foundation's next Sunday ... Baker gave the order to begin firing at Normandy; and that the USS Texas sustained its lone fatality in 34 years of active service.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...