A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Some are also used for training and r
The Russian Aurora, one of the few protected cruisers to be preserved, is one of the world's most visited vessels
Former crew members of USS Missouri pose for photos after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony in 2003.
The 17th-century warship Vasa on display in the Vasa Museum
HMS Victory: the only surviving ship of the line, preserved in Portsmouth.
USS Texas is a museum ship in Galveston, Texas, and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. She is the oldest surviving
Museum ship
…USS Salem: the only surviving heavy cruiser, preserved in Quincy, MA. Mikasa: the only surviving pre-dreadnought battleship, preserved in Yokosuka. USS Texas: the only surviving dreadnought battleship, to be preserved in Galveston, TX. The Polish destroyer ORP Błyskawica: the oldest preserved destroyer in…
USS Texas (BB-35), off New York City c. 1919
Texas in World War I (after July 1916 and before October 1917): The two large steel towers are her lattice masts, which were replaced with a tripod version during her modernization overhaul in 1925–1926.
3"/50 caliber antiaircraft gun on platform atop a boat crane on Texas, installed in 1916 and said to be the first AA gun installation on a U.S. battleship
USS Texas with the starboard torpedo blister removed, revealing the original hull and narrower profile when built; the torpedo blisters were added during the 1926 modernization.