The board said they couldn't reach an agreement with the foundation on the plan to relocate the ship from a repair dock to an area near the Port of Galveston. Right now, the ship doesn't have a ...

The most powerful weapon in the world in 1914, are the words used to describe the famous USS Texas, a massive US Navy New York-class battleship which served in both WWI and WWII. The ship, which is ...

As U.S. destroyers like USS Carney fend off missile and drone swarms in the Red Sea, critics argue modern surface ships are ...

A view of the guns on the deck of the Battleship Texas. After more than a year of uncertainty, Battleship Texas will now be moored at Pier 15 in Galveston. The decision to move the USS Texas — the ...

WASHINGTON - Capitol Hill lawmakers are considering whether to retire the Navy's last two battleships, the USS Iowa and the USS Wisconsin, and turn them into museums. Critics warn that the move could ...

-President Trump’s Quantico riff about bringing battleships back lit up the “Big Gun” crowd—but sentiment runs headlong into modern war. -Iowa-class museum ships aren’t ready for combat, their 16-inch ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Discussions are expected to resume on where the historic Battleship Texas new home will be. This comes after the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees announced a special ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Montana-class battleships, conceptualized during World War II, were designed to be larger, better armored, and more powerful than the Iowa-class, boasting twelve ...

The Iowa-class ships can be traced back to the late 1930’s, when the “escalator clause” first emerged. First penned in the 1936 London Treat, if Japan (or other non-signatories) refused to confirm ...