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The USS Texas, a historic battleship that played significant roles in both World Wars, has returned to water after an 18-month dry dock repair, marking a major milestone in its $75 million restoration journey.
The iconic Battleship Texas is getting a facelift.Battleship Texas is currently dry docked recieving a fresh coat of paint and needed repairs.SCOTT FLATHOUSE
Following more than three decades in service, USS Texas decommissioned in 1948. For all these years, the warship has remained in the Houston Ship Channel - notably the same location where Texian troops surprised and defeated the Mexican army in 1836.
The Battleship USS Texas was first launched over one hundred years ago, in 1912, just a few weeks after the RMS Titanic sank on her maiden voyage. But this battleship is being repaired to once again serve the public - as a museum ship.
After being retired following the Second World War, USS Texas became the nation's first battleship to be turned into a floating museum and she was transferred to the Lone Star State.