Battleship Texas Photos

Built 1911-14, The Texas is the only Battleship to have served in both World Wars I & II. Texas or BB-35 spent most of the second war in the North African & European theaters, being moved to the Pacific in 1945. The ship is now a museum in sight of the San Jacinto Monument & the many oil refineries along the Texas ship channel.

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Battleship Texas (1914) at San Jacinto. Houston, TX. On National Register.	Bow & anchor of Battleship Texas. Houston, TX.	Battleship Texas forward two turrets. Houston, TX.	Battleship Texas bridge & midship. Houston, TX.

Battleship Texas tower. Houston, TX.	Battleship Texas bridge detail. Houston, TX.	Battleship Texas cranes. Houston, TX.	Battleship Texas aft guns. Houston, TX.

Battleship Texas armaments. Houston, TX.	Oil tankers around San Jacinto. Houston, TX.	Oil refineries around San Jacinto. Houston, TX.	Refineries near San Jacinto. Houston, TX.

Oil refineries & Texas ship channel at San Jacinto. Houston, TX.	San Jacinto monument beside Texas ship channel with petroleum refinery beyond. Houston, TX.	Pioneer Masons monument (1936). San Jacinto, TX.	Colonel paddlewheel tourist ship near Battleship Texas. San Jacinto, TX.

Oil tanker near Battleship Texas. San Jacinto, TX.	Barge traffic near Battleship Texas. San Jacinto, TX.	Oil refinery. San Jacinto, TX.	Bridge near San Jacinto. San Jacinto, TX.


See Also:	Maritime Museums & Historic Ships Houston, TX