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

This image provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife San Jacinto Battleground, shows Admiral Carleton F. Bryant, left, and USS Texas Commander Charles Baker being given the shell that struck TEXAS ...

The background shows: FILE--The U.S.S. Texas battleship fires shells from its 14-inch guns toward Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day June 6, 1944, in this color film strip.

USS Texas and World War Two. ... The Texas, supporting troops as they landed on the beaches of Normandy, fired 255 14-inich shells during the initial bombardment.

The USS Texas is getting a new deck of lightweight concrete. ... and was one of the first to carry 14-inch guns capable of hurling 1,500-pound shells 36,000 yards. ...

Sixty-eight years ago Monday, the USS Texas engaged in a desperate duel with German shore batteries in the Battle of Cherbourg. Nazis lobbed five dozen shells at the Texas and missed. Then a ...

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 ...

Houston — HOUSTON — The clouds were low. The sea was rough. A cacophony of shouting men and the constant boom of exploding shells filled the air. Waves of American, British and Canadian ...

World War II and Battleship USS Texas. ... During the invasion, the Texas participated in a restrained manner, firing just 273 rounds of 13-inch shells and six rounds of 5-inch shells.