USS Texas BB-35, a Dreadnought era Battleship launched in May 1912, served the U.
S.
Recognizing the importance of preserving Battleship Texas , the Texas State Government transferred the management of the ship to the Battleship Texas Foundation and allocated $32 million dollars for the enhanced preservation of the ship..
Her triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines have also been designated National Historic Engineering Landmarks.
Decommissioned in 1948, Battleship Texas became a state memorial and was designated a National Historic Landmark, located at the San Jacinto Battleground, near Houston.
Sailing to the Pacific, she participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima and then Okinawa.
Army break through at Omaha Beach, and then Cherbourg.
USS Texas took a major role in the invasion of Normandy helping the U.
S.
World War II service included neutrality patrols, escorting Atlantic convoys to Britain, and participation in the Operation Torch landings on North Africa where she bombarded enemy installations.
Navy problem exercises, which were a forerunner to the Naval strategy used in the Pacific War.
As Flagship of the Pacific Fleet in the early 1930\'s, Texas led fleet maneuvers as part of the U.
S.
The highlight service was escorting the German Fleet in its surrender sailing to the Firth of Forth with the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy.
World War I service included North Sea convoy duty for merchant ships from Scotland to Norway, and North Sea sweeps to counter potential forays by the German Fleet.
Navy for thirty-four years, including World War I and World War II.
USS Texas BB-35, a Dreadnought era Battleship launched in May 1912, served the U.
S
