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Battleship TEXAS State Park

Battleship TEXAS State Park
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Nearest City: LaPorte, TX
Phone: 281-479-2431
State: Texas
Type: State Parks
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Details: TEXAS is the last of the battleships, patterned after HMS DREADNOUGHT, that participated in World War I and the Second World War. Considered the most powerful warship afloat because of her ten 14/45 guns in five twin turrets, TEXAS was commissioned in March 1914 and proceeded almost immediately to Mexican waters where she joined the Special Service Squadron following the Vera Cruz Incident.<br><br><b>Directions:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;From Interstate 610 East, take Texas Highway 225 east for 11 miles to Texas Highway 134 (Battleground Road), continue north about 2 miles and turn right on Park Road 1836 for the Monument or stay left (Highway 134) another mile to reach the Battleship.
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