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    • What are some good places to find World War II battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in Texas?

    posted by admin on Aug 29

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    I will be in San Antonio for 4 months and want to take advantage of my closeness to the costal texas cities by seeing the World War II ships and such.
    Are there any in Corpus Christi? Houston? Galveston?

    The USS CAVALLA — a WWII submarine with a great history — is in Galveston. There is a DE (the STEWART) alongside the CAVALLA. You can find a listing of all submarine museums here (1).

    The USS LEXINGTON is in Corpus Christi. (2)

    There’s a midget Japanese submarine in Fredricksburg TX at the National Museum of the Pacific War. (3)

    If you really want to have an interesting visit to the CAVALLA, why not volunteer for a "work weekend". Contact the COB (Chief-of-the-boat) and climb aboard. (4) (For more info on this EM me.)

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    4 Comments to “What are some good places to find World War II battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in Texas?”

    1. tichur Says:
      August 30th, 2009 at 2:35 am

      LaPorte has the BB35 Texas. It served in WW II years after it was in its prime:

      http://www.bb35library.usstexasbb35.com/

      http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/battleship_texas/
      References :

    2. William Says:
      August 30th, 2009 at 2:48 am

      USS Texas which served in WW1 and 2. It is just east of Houston Tx. It was a battleship.
      References :
      Saw it in 06.

    3. J&C H Says:
      August 30th, 2009 at 3:05 am

      Corpus Christi has the Carrier LExington and LAPorte has the BAttle ship Texas. Corpus Christi also has the replica of the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
      References :

    4. billcanoe Says:
      August 30th, 2009 at 3:19 am

      The USS CAVALLA — a WWII submarine with a great history — is in Galveston. There is a DE (the STEWART) alongside the CAVALLA. You can find a listing of all submarine museums here (1).

      The USS LEXINGTON is in Corpus Christi. (2)

      There’s a midget Japanese submarine in Fredricksburg TX at the National Museum of the Pacific War. (3)

      If you really want to have an interesting visit to the CAVALLA, why not volunteer for a "work weekend". Contact the COB (Chief-of-the-boat) and climb aboard. (4) (For more info on this EM me.)
      References :
      (1) http://www.submarinemuseums.org/

      (2) http://www.usslexington.com/

      (3) http://www.thc.state.tx.us/museums/musnimitz.shtml

      (4) http://www.dallassubvets.org/Cavalla_News.html

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