The historic battleship USS Texas (BB-35), a veteran of both World Wars, is undergoing a massive $75 million restoration in ...

The background shows: USS TEXAS. 04/1948 - USS Texas enters into its slip at the San Jacinto Battleground, 1948. The rudder was set in place, so Texas needs a tow no matter where she goes.

The USS Texas would have also been painted that color during most, but not all, of her service. The ship was painted in the Measure 21 camouflage scheme prior to deploying to the Pacific Theater ...

Battleship Texas gets spiffy new paint job as repairs continue The folks behind the World War II-era's preservation efforts are hosting a public Q&A in Galveston By Chris Gray , Gulf Coast ...

USS Texas would have also been painted that color during most – but not all – of her service. In fact, the ship was painted in the Measure 21 camouflage scheme prior to deploying to the ...

Battleship Texas had been drydocked since August 2022. During that time, crews replaced over 700 tons of steel, painted the hull, and performed quality control checks.

The first gun’s paint also needs to be touched up and all its parts refitted, the foundation said. ... The U.S. Navy began using them in 1911, one year before the USS Texas was launched.

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 ...

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 USS Texas has ...

GALVESTON — Workers in protective suits and hardhats spent this past week under a hot sun blasting barnacles, algae, battered paint and rust off the USS Texas with high-pressure water jets.

Battleship Texas launched 110 years ago and is the only surviving ship of its kind to have served in WWI and WWII. The USS Texas launched in 1912 and was in service by the time World War I came ...