'It was a wakeup call': Port of Galveston CEO talks Battleship Texas future
"We see this as an opportunity to find the ideal home for the Texas—for both Galveston and the ship. Technically, the USS ...
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The USS Texas to stay put after negotiations end between port officials and the Battleship Foundation
The USS Texas is still without a permanent home, following a breakdown in negotiations this week between the Battleship Foundation and Port of Galveston parties. After considering a motion last ...
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New Berth for Museum Ship USS Texas Under Debate
The last World War I-era American dreadnought USS Texas (BB-35) will remain in the Port of Galveston as a museum ship, but ...
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U.S. Navy Battleship USS Texas Is Now 'Homeless'
The Problem: The USS Texas (BB-35), the only surviving battleship to have served in both World Wars, remains without a permanent home despite ... Solution Right Now: A new plan to moor the Texas ...
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Texas Was Home to the Only Hotel Built Over Water
If you lived in Galveston, Texas before the 2010s, you will certainly remember the unique hotel that was built over the Gulf ...
There’s just one USS Nevada veteran left. His mission is to keep the ship’s memory alive
Ramsey is so dedicated to the Nevada that when he dies, he wants a portion of his remains to be buried over the battleship, which the Navy sunk with an aerial torpedo in 1948. It’s located 65 nautical ...
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USS Helena's expected decommissioning launches hopes of bringing some of it to Queen City
The USS Helena, the fourth U.S. Navy ship named after ... “At this point in time, our loan program is closed, but we hope to reopen to new loans early next year,” he said in a September ...
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Talk show host and former Navy man Montel Williams co-writes history of USS Intrepid
(Hanover Square Press via AP) (Uncredited) NEW YORK – A new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a daytime television host ...
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USS Kitty Hawk en route to the scrap yard in Texas, via the southern tip of South America
USS Kitty Hawk CV63, the last conventionally ... Washington State and pulled by two tugs is on its way to a scrapyard in Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. Kitty Hawk was reportedly sold to the Texas ...
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Mobile leaders raise concerns ahead of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier dismantlement
Shortly after two companies announced plans to dismantle a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Port of Mobile, local ...
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USS Oscar Austin arrives at new homeport in Spain, boosting missile defense in Europe
USS Oscar Austin arrived at Naval Station Rota on Tuesday, joining four other destroyers already homeported there, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet said in a statement. The ship’s ...
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USS Texas: The U.S. Navy's Homeless Battleship Has a Problem
The USS Texas, a historic battleship that served throughout ... Despite the setback, the foundation remains optimistic about finding a new home port to preserve the battleship as a museum and ...