GALVESTON, Texas — The historic Battleship Texas now has an official home in Galveston after a lease agreement was signed today for Pier 15, with the State of Texas and the Battleship Foundation ...
The former USS Texas (BB-35), a U.S. Navy New York-class battleship that served in both WWI and WWII, undergoes repairs at Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 18, 2023. US ...
Tuesday, the ad hoc committee created last November by the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees—to negotiate an operating agreement with the foundation—met with the goal line in sight. Yet to be worked ...
You fight in multiple wars, finally get retirement and all you have to show for it is rust and a robot fish. Such is life for the weary Battleship Texas, one of the few battleships left in the world ...
LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- If you've wanted to scratch Battleship Texas off your bucket list, you might want to hurry before the ship sets sail. The video featured above is from a previous report. The ...
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On Tuesday, the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement with the Battleship Texas Foundation, which maintains and manages BB-35 as a floating museum. It ended nine months ...
The ship was already approved to move to Galveston and was waiting for the pier location and lease to finalize, Battleship Texas Foundation officials said in a statement. The finalization of the lease ...
The Battleship Texas Foundation and the Port of Galveston have reached a critical, though unglamorous, stage in securing the World War I-era vessel's long-term berth at Pier 15. The saga has now been ...