I took this picture of the Battleship Texas from the top of the San Jacinto Monument when we took the grandsons to tour the ship and the battleground last year.
The USS Texas, one of only six remaining ships that served in both world wars, was first launched on May 18, 1912.
It was the first U.S. battleship to have commercial radar, and the first to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first U.S. ship to use directors and range-keepers to control gunfire.
The Texas became the first U.S. ship to launch an aircraft – a Sopwith Camel - in 1919. The little plane launched from a sloping ramp between the forward guns, and could not return; it had to land on dry ground.
When it was decommissioned on April 21, 1948, the Texas had received a total of five battle stars, one for each of the major campaigns it was involved in during World War II.
Over her years in action, literally thousands of sailors served aboard the Texas, but at a special reunion ceremony yesterday honoring their service, there were only five.
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