TS Lone Star State
2023 Year In Review
2023 was a monumental year for Texas A&M University at Galveston. We celebrated world-class faculty, cadets sailed across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in a successful summer sea term, student researchers made strides in their work, and the Texas A&M Maritime Academy commemorated the start of construction of the TS Lone Star State. Read More
Texas A&M Celebrates Keel Laying For New Training Ship
On December 6, Texas A&M University at Galveston, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, TOTE Services, LLC and Philly Shipyard, Inc. celebrated the keel laying for the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for the Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas in 2025. Read More
Keel Laying Ceremony Steeped In Tradition
On December 6, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy and Texas A&M University at Galveston will celebrate the keel laying of the new training ship, Lone Star State. Read More
Texas A&M Celebrates Cutting of the Steel for NSMV Lone Star State
Texas A&M University at Galveston, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, TOTE Services, LLC and Philly Shipyard, Inc. today celebrated the cutting of steel for the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for the Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas in 2025. Read More
2022: Year In Review
Aggies by the Sea welcomed Dr. Debbie Thomas as the new Chief Academic Officer, bringing her exciting and innovative new perspective to the Galveston campus. Read More
Texas A&M Maritime Academy NSMV Name Announced
The Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston Campus of Texas A&M University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) that the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus in 2025 will be named the Lone Star State. Read More
Texas A&M at Galveston Awarded New State-of-the-Art Vessel by Federal Government
Congress yesterday evening approved $390 million to fund construction of a fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which will be assigned to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Read More
Texas A&M Maritime Academy Stands Ready to Accept New 525-foot Training Ship
Texas A&M University’s maritime academy is closer than any time in the past 15 years to being able to dock a training ship in Galveston. Read More
Statement of the Consortium of State Maritime Academies on Announcement of Shipyard to Build NSMV
The Consortium of State Maritime Academies applauds yesterday's announcement that the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, PA has been selected to build the nation's new National Security Multi-mission Vessel (NSMV) fleet. Read More