Battleship Texas State Park

Battleship Texas State Park
La Porte, Texas
February, 2009


Battleship Texas is located right next to the San Jacinto Monument. The battleship allows access to several levels of the ship. You get to see the officer and the enlisted mens quarters. You can even view the captain's room and the bridge. We enjoyed going all the way forward on the bow and checking out the huge anchors and anchor chains. Forward deck was so windy it's hard to believe that working on the ship at sea. Another thing we found interesting was the deck was wooden. The ship has some really interesting history. First battleship to launch airplanes. Only battleship active in both WWs. Current hull is paper thin and will need eventually to be dry docked.

Pros
- Right next to San Jacinto Monument.
- Free admission with State Park pass.

Cons
- none