A.D. Ibarra

-Houston TX

                The Battleship Texas is gearing up for one more huge campaign as it prepares to welcome Texans and people from all over the world who will converge on the San Jacinto Battleground, another famous battleground in our history.  Eagle Passan, former Head Coach of the Eagle Pass Eagles and United States Marine, Cozel Foster, one of three surviving members of the ship's last voyage will be on hand on March 15th when Texas honors the vessel.

               Commissioned in 1914 as the most powerful weapon in the world, the Battleship TEXAS is credited with the introduction and innovation of advances in gunnery, aviation, and radar.  

               She is the last surviving Dreadnought as well as the only battleship in existence today that fought in both World War I and World War II.  The Battleship Texas was chosen as the Flagship of the British Grand Fleet and fought German submarines during WWI.  

             She helped protect the Allies throughout WWII during the North Africa invasion, at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and at the landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.  After the end of World War II, the TEXAS spent three months transporting American troops home before being deactivated in 1946.  

              The Battleship TEXAS was docked at the San Jacinto Battleground near Houston, Texas in 1948 and became the first permanent battleship museum.

              Time and nature have taken a major structural toll on the ship. She is in immediate need of critical repairs, as well as a long-term solution for her preservation.   Please visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for more information on the Dry Berth Project.