Why Texas Battleship Will Never Make A Comeback Whenever there is a debate, sentimentalists are likely to clamor for the return of veteran battleships for service. Inasmuch as the Texas BB-35 has been dubbed the greatest dreadnought of its era, it is never going to make a return. There ...
USSTexas(BB-35) was anNew York-class battleship that was commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1914. After taking part in theAmerican occupation of Veracruzlater that year,Texassaw service in British waters duringWorld War I. Modernized in the 1920s, the battleship was still in the fleet w...
I am originally from New York, but my parents moved to Texas when I was young. Growing up in the state of Texas one of the things that have fascinated me was the Texas BB-35. I must confess that the first time I toured the great battleship with my dad I was immediately fascinated ...
Making a Metal Bowl From the Battleship USS Texas BB-35: I recently was able to get started with a program with the Battleship Texas Foundation for making art from materials removed from the ship as part of preservation of the ship. The steel I was given
Reminds me of the one I love, deep in the heart of Texas." I hated like that song then, but now Ive mellowed and think its a pretty nice tune. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The final and most disastrous naval operation of the War was the invasion and taking of the island of Okinawa in April...
38.1 miles from USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park "I’m from Texas and I stay here on my way to Florida. The hotel is centrally located. Easy on and easy off the highway. But it could do with a facelift and a lot of remodeling. You would think they would already.....
Texas later got as close as 2,700 meters from the land and fired her main gun to clear the snipers and machine gun nests just off the beach The firepower of Texas was crucial in taking out important enemy targets at Isigny and Trévières. The battleship later retired to Plymouth to rear...