On active duty with the US Navy and fired the first shot of Desert Storm. She flies the Texas flag, the Republic of Texas Navy Ensign and the burgee of her namesake that fought in the Second Texas Navy. She is the third ship in the US Navy to bear her name. This barque that was built in 1877 is berthed behind the Seaport Museum in Galveston, Texas. During her sailing days she made the Port of Galveston several times.
Tours are available through the museum.
This World War II PT boat that served in the Mediterranean during the war is currently in dry dock in Freeport, Texas, before continuing to her final resting place at the Admiral Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas, where she will become a centerpiece in the Museum of the War in the Pacific. The World War II submarine is berthed at the Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas. This World War II aircraft carrier is moored in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was commissioned in a rare night time ceremony in Galveston, Texas on 13 August 1994 and is currently at sea with the US Navy. This nuclear powered submarine is the fourth ship to be named for the City of Houston and serves in the US Navy.