Battleship Texas, first launched during World War I with continued military service in World War II, made history once again Wednesday when it successfully negotiated the waters of the Houston Ship Channel to head for a year’s rehab in Galveston. The warship, which was decommissioned in 1948, became a permanent…
Battleship Texas, first launched during World War I with continued military service in World War II, made history once again Wednesday when it successfully negotiated the waters of the Houston Ship Channel to head for a year’s rehab in Galveston. The warship, which was decommissioned in 1948, became a permanent museum ship, the first to be so designated. Many people have toured it at the San Jacinto Battlegroup Historic Site in La Porte but in 2019 it was closed to the public in preparation for the upcoming journey to drydock, its first move in more than 30 years…