USS Texas Is No Longer A ‘Homeless Battleship’

USS Texas Is No Longer A ‘Homeless Battleship’

Key Points and Summary – The historic battleship USS Texas (BB-35), America’s last surviving dreadnought to have served in both World War I and World War II, has been saved and secured a new permanent home at Pier 15 in Galveston. After years of languishing in a state of disrepair, the ship is undergoing an extensive restoration to transform it into a state-of-the-art museum with interactive exhibits. Commissioned in 1914, the vessel provided cr…