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If your tourist attraction isn’t bringing in enough attendees move it. That’s not an option for most attractions, but it is for the state of Texas, the Battleship Texas Foundation and their 573-foot-long ship, originally commissioned in 1914 and a veteran of both World Wars.
The Battleship Texas, the last remaining battleship to be used in both World War I and World War II, previously was located at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte. It has been undergoing repairs in Galveston since August 2022.