Houston was not a big supporter of the Texas Navy.

She was the first steamship-of-war in the Texas Navy.

Brutus (schooner of war), a ship in the Texas Navy.

For a while, in 1838, she was the only ship in the Texas Navy.

She ended her career in the Texas Navy never having left port or fired a weapon in conflict.

This left the Texas Navy with only three ships.

She was thus the first ship of the Texas Navy.

This was the only mutiny in the history of the Texas Navy.

The six vessels were known as the second Texas Navy.

In 1985, he was named an honorary admiral in the Texas Navy.