Michael Horvath

The Art of :

T.N.S. Sam Houston

30" x18" x 7"

Photography by: Killy Photography

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After the sinking of the T.N.S. William Barret Travis, the torch of being the the pride of the Texas Navy was passed on the the T.N.S. Sam Houston. Following in its predecessors footsteps, the ship was the top of its class. It is best known for its heroics against the radicalized pirates that roamed the Gulf of Mexico and called themselves the Majestic Army of the Golden Arches. It is here that the Sam Houston was confronted with 50 pirate warships where the Rio Grande meets the Gulf of Mexico. While the Sam Houston was greatly outnumbered, the pirates merely had a reputation of ferocity. When in actuality they were only really great at bluster. Unbeknownst to the pirate captains, their fearless leader was corrupt and actually equipped the ships with armor that could not even stop bullets much less cannon shells. He also had cannons installed that were half as accurate as claimed and only a third of the distance. As a result, the Sam Houston sat out of range of the pirate ships and sank all but the ship of their fearless commander. Upon, first spotting the Sam Houston, he had his ship sneak out away from the battle so as to avoid the conflict altogether. Only to resurface claiming victory and that anything otherwise was a lie.