Tugs move Texas

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Name/Title

Tugs move Texas

Entry/Object ID

2024.1001.138

Description

One red tug (forward) and white tug (aft) move Texas at shipyard. Crane in background. Ship moving out of drydock into pier.

Context

Battleship Texas departed San Jacinto State Park for Todd Shipyard in Galveston where she had hull work in dry dock from December 13, 1988, to August 6, 1989, and then put back in water for additional work through February 23, 1990. She was moved to Green’s Bayou for decking and monopile instillation and returned to San Jacinto Battleground on July 28, 1990. The Battleship Texas Museum was operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department from 1983 to 2020.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Aug 4, 1989

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects