The Misnamed Invincible of Texas (1837)

The Invincible found herself aground under the fire of cannons from a Mexican Man of War during poor weather outside of Galveston Harbor, which she had failed to enter. She was never able to get free and the one remaining war ship of the Independent Republic of Texas's Navy, The Brutus, ran aground trying to come to her rescue. This chain of events was to be the last time that the Republic of Texas was to have a navy until 1839. Ship Name: Invincible Ship Type: Schooner  Built: 1835  Tonnage: 100 Sank: 1837  Location Sank: Galveston, Texas Sources:  http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/articles/texasnavy/texasnavy.htm https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-navy https://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Museum/Exhibits/Special_Exhibit/Texas_Navy/ The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jan., 1909), pp. 165-203 https://texasnavy.org/Resources/Documents/Historical/Ships/The_Invincible.pdf http://www.stxmaps.com/go/the-montezuma-aka-moctezuma-shipwreck.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-declares-independence https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/03/the-republic-of-yucatan/ http://webbheritage.org/local-history/the-republic-of-the-rio-grande/ https://www.texasnavy.com/Resources/Documents/Historical/Ships/The_Brutus_and_The_Invincible.pdf https://www.texasnavy.com/Resources/Documents/Historical/Articles/The_Brutus_and_The_Invincible_Arrive_in_Galveston_Aug25,1837.pdf Cannon Firing Sound is:  https://freesound.org/people/daveincamas/packs/20676/ 20161105 Veteran's Parade » CivilWarCannonFire_01.WAV By daveincamas