USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. [4] [5]

Battleship Texas is a veteran of both World Wars, and today she is the world's last surviving Dreadnought. Click to learn more!

Mar 5, 2025 · The last World War I-era American dreadnought USS Texas (BB-35) will remain in the Port of Galveston as a museum ship, the city’s Wharves Board of Trustees announced.

USS Texas, a 27,000-ton New York class battleship built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned in March 1914. In May, she steamed to Vera Cruz to support the occupation of that Mexican city....

Jan 11, 2021 · The Battleship Texas, more formally USS Texas (BB-35), was the 2 nd overall ship in the history of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the great state of Texas and is a New York class battleship. The vessel was launched on May 18 th, 1912, and commissioned on March 12 th, 1914.

Nov 13, 2023 · USS Texas (BB-35), a former United States Navy New York-class battleship, stands today as a museum ship with a rich history. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. In May, she steamed to Vera Cruz to support the occupation of that Mexican city.

Aug 5, 2019 · USS Texas (BB-35) was an New York-class battleship that was commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1914. After taking part in the American occupation of Veracruz later that year, Texas saw service in British waters during World War I.

Texas is the last of the world’s “dreadnoughts,” the big-gun battleships designed and built at the beginning of the 20th century. When she was commissioned in 1914, Texas was the most powerful weapon in the world and the most complex product of an industrial nation that was becoming a force in global events.

Nov 7, 2021 · USS Texas (BB-35) Silhouetted against the sunset, while participating in North Atlantic convoy operations, circa Summer 1941. Photographed by Lieutenant Dayton A. Seiler, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Aug 16, 2022 · The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) was first launched out of shipyard in Virginia on May 18, 1912, and commissioned two years later in 1914. It was equipped with 10 14-inch guns that could fire 1,400-pound shells at a range of 13 miles — …