Texas towed by San Jacinto Monument

Front of 2023.1001.42

Front of 2023.1001.42

Name/Title

Texas towed by San Jacinto Monument

Entry/Object ID

2023.1001.42

Description

Texas towed to the left of the photo. San Jacinto monument in background. Four tugs; one starboard, two port side, and one aft. Dated December 13, 1988. Back says "Battleship Texas moves to Galveston"

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 Dec 13, 1988

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