Battle of Galveston Harbor (1837)
[2] On August 26, 1837, Texas Navy ship Invincible, commanded by Commodore Henry L. Thompson, escorted Brutus into Galveston harbor.Invincible anchored in the channel overnight and the next day she was assailed by the brigs Vencedor del Alamo and Libertador.The two Mexican craft attempted to board the Texan vessel several times but were forced to break off their close-quarters actions because of Invincible's maneuverability.After a prolonged engagement, the Invincible attempted to flee from the battle, but due to the shallow tide, she snagged her rudder on the harbor bar and ran aground.The wreck site of one of the participating ships may have been discovered in 1995 by the National Undersea Marine Agency, though the leader of the project thinks the remains of the shipwreck were widely broadcast by subsequent hurricanes and buried in sand.