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Driftwood

Waves lap against a piece of driftwood washed ashore a beach on the north end of Galveston Island, Texas, as ships transit Bolivar Roads in the background.

Waves lap against a piece of driftwood washed ashore a beach on the north end of Galveston Island, Texas, as ships transit Bolivar Roads in the background.

Early-Morning Breakwater

Dawn opens on the north jetty at the entrance to Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel, Texas.

Dawn opens on the north jetty at the entrance to Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel, Texas.

The Mighty T

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The battleship USS Texas, nicknamed "The Mighty T", sits in her berth as a museum ship near Houston. 

The battleship USS Texas, nicknamed “The Mighty T”, sits in her berth as a museum ship near Houston.

Lined Up at Dawn

Tankers await their turn to enter the Port of Houston as the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico just off the shore of Galveston, Texas.

Tankers await their turn to enter the Port of Houston as the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico just off the shore of Galveston, Texas.

Dreadnought

The USS Texas, commissioned in 1914, saw action in both World Wars, including D-Day and at Iwo Jima.  After being decommissioned in 1947, she was permanently moored adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel near the San Jacinto Monument to act as a museum ship.

The USS Texas, commissioned in 1914, saw action in both World Wars, including D-Day and at Iwo Jima.  After being decommissioned in 1947, she was permanently moored adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel near the San Jacinto Monument to act as a museum ship.

Chemical Plants

Refineries and chemical plants along the Houston Ship Channel near La Porte, Texas.
Refineries and chemical plants along the Houston Ship Channel near La Porte, Texas.