A Visit to the Battleship Texas (BB35), March 26, 2001
Visit the Battleship Texas on a cool spring day
David wishes they could eat at the San Jacinto Inn
My first visit with a digital camera!
Scott is as excited as the day he enlisted!
Starboard side towards the bow
My Navy days are flooding back!
Scott and the stern guns
Quad guns provide overwatch for the Texian Camp
Straight on view of turrets #5 and #4
Head forward on the port side, turrets #4 and #5
USS Texas' bell is date stamped 1913
Former Monument Inn restaurant now abandoned
Port side view of crane & forward superstructure
40mm Quad Bofors Gun Mount
Walk past the open air Galley
Center turret #3, starboard side, facing stern
Starboard 5 inch guns
Refineries rest assured with the Texas on watch!
Capture turrets #1 and #2 from the ship's bow
Scott & David pose in front of turret #1
Forward battery aims at Santa Anna's encampment
Scott is ready to go check out the big guns
Inside turret #1 port side 14 inch gun
Powder bags on the starboard 14 inch gun
Turret #1 frontal battery direction finder
San Jacinto Monument from behind Turret #2
Climb the bridge & look down on the forward guns
Too bad these turrets weren't the Twin Sisters!
Former Monument Inn waiting for demolition!
Looking aft along the starboard side amidship
Crows nest is locked, too dangerous to climb?
Battleship Texas Visitor's Center & Texian Camp
Center turret #3 and crane facing aft
Head below deck, visit the Dentist office
No napping allowed!
Be careful during shore leave!
One of the ship's operating rooms
Officer's quarters . . . sorry, Scott
Scott heads down to the engine room
Walk the 3rd deck toward the engine room
Plenty of old & large equipment for steam power
Plenty of gauges for temperatures and pressures
100 year old equipment that powers a battleship
Propeller shaft heading out of ship
Darkened off-limits areas, illuminated by flash
Haven't cleaned these areas up yet
Turrets #5 and #4 from the stern
Aft Bofors guns aim toward the ship channel
David helps calibrate the quad Bofors gun
Say something nice about turret #5 !
Head toward the exit ramp before turret #3
The Mighty Battleship Texas is always worth a visit!
Sam Houston's twin sisters cannons
View from Texian Camp toward Santa Anna's Camp
Cemetery near Texian's encampment
View of the Texas from Cemetery
David's flagship and the flagship of Texas
View of the Texas straight on from the rise
Water level view of the Texas coming forth
San Jacinto Monument is still being refurbished
Beyond San Jacinto's flags, BB-35 stands sentry
