Texas Navy Friends and Colleagues:   Due to increased concerns and awareness of the spread of COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, … Continue reading Hawkins Squadron Meeting — Postponed

Please join us Thursday evening, March 12, at 1900 for a special presentation at the Charles E Hawkins Squadron meeting … Continue reading Hawkins Squadron Meeting, Thursday, March 12: Got Oysters?

Please join us Thursday evening, January 9, at 1900 for a very special presentation at the Charles E Hawkins Squadron … Continue reading Hawkins Meeting, January 9: Dr. Victor Viser

This quarter-inch scale model of the Texas Sloop-of-War Austin, built by Wayne Crow in 2002, was recently donated to the … Continue reading Model of Texian Sloop-of-War Austin donated to Texas Military Forces Museum.

    Please join us Thursday evening, November 14, at 1900 for a very special presentation at the Charles E … Continue reading Hawkins Meeting, November 14: Naval Tactics Under Sail

Texian Navy Day at the Freeport Historical Museum was a great success, thanks to the hard work of its organizers, … Continue reading Texian Navy Day at the Freeport Historical Museum

“Walking Beam” component of USS Clifton, destroyed during the Battle of Sabine Pass in September 1863. Please join us this … Continue reading Hawkins Squadron Meeting Thursday, September 12: Steamboats!

Adm. Barnes reminded me that this Friday, August 16, is the third anniversary of the founding of the Hawkins Squadron. … Continue reading Splice the Mainbrace!

One of the members attending Saturday’s TNA board meeting brought along a document from his personal collection to share with … Continue reading A Marine Private’s Pay Warrant

The subscription service Fold3 recently added a category of records, Navy Officers’ Letters 1802-1884, to their online holdings. These are … Continue reading Midshipman Moore Seeks a Ship