The Texas Navy - Pier 21 - 2100 Harborside Drive, Galveston, Texas

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The monument on the grass at Pier 21 is dedicated to the first Navy of the republic of Texas. The Texas Navy descended from the Texian Navy, developed during the Texas Revolution. It consisted of four schooners, the Invincible, the Brutus, the Liberty, and the Independence. The Texas Navy is credited for keeping the Mexican Navy focused on defending the Mexican supply lines to their ground troops during the Texas Revolution as well as the beginnings of the Republic of Texas. Throughout the lifetime of the republic of Texas, the Texas Navy had quite a few skirmishes with the Mexican Navy and even assisted the Republic of the Yucatán in their rebellion against Mexico. When Texas became a part of the United States the Texas Navy was merged into the United States Navy. 

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