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the first time we visited the Battleship Texas on 1-26-11 ====> https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/battleship-texas .... it is literally the last remaining WW1 dreadnought .... this old lady was showing the signs of her age and is in need of much tender, loving care .... having visited the Battleship North Carolina several times I went there expecting pretty much more of the same and that certainly wasn't the case .... WWI's dreadnought class battleships were much different in design and technology than the WWII's .... if you have any interest in such exhibits, I recommend you try to schedule a few hours to look through this living legend .... well, it appears that some of that badly needed TLC is on the way ===> https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinio ... 937171.php .... a discussion is still underway as to where she will be docked after the repairs .... we are really glad that they are going to save the Texas and it will be interesting to see where she ends up

Glad to hear this WWI battleship will be kept as a museum. From that long ago it must be hard to keep such history in good condition. You pictures are quite good, Jim. Enjoyed looking at them.

sadly, she's over 100 years old and is in pretty sorry condition .... the upper decks that the tourist see are well worn, some of the wooden decking is bad shape .... the state of Texas has put up $35 million but its going to take 10's of millions more to stop the corrosion, leaking and such .... she'd be far better off if she could be dry docked and I've heard there are many folks who'd like to see preserved that way .... its been a top attraction at San Jacinto for a long time and once its retrofitted to where more of the ship is available for tours, hopefully they turn it into an even better museum

Posted a picture of the Missouri with guns blazing yesterday. Ive been on the Missouri when it was in Bremerton, Washington. Never been on the Texas but its neat to see there going to do something with it.

Thanks for posting this - my grandfather served on board USS TEXAS from 1913-1915 and later from 1921-1922. Hope they can keep her afloat for future generations to see - this ship is a major piece of U.S. Navy history....

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:43 am

Posted a picture of the Missouri with guns blazing yesterday. Ive been on the Missouri when it was in Bremerton, Washington. Never been on the Texas but its neat to see there going to do something with it.

we have the Battleship North Carolina with its museum at Wilmington .... its much like the Missouri .... by its design, the Texas is very different .... it is billed as being the last WW1 dreadnought .... I really do hope they will be able to restore it

Id like to pull the trigger on one of those guns.

a really good link to up to date 12 page release of info from the Battleship Texas Foundation ====> https://battleshiptexas.org/wp-content/ ... nought.pdf .... I found it to be an interesting read

Maybe the should take a look what they did for the " South Dakota" in Sioux Falls. A lot cheaper.

The Wiz wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:32 pm

Maybe the should take a look what they did for the " South Dakota" in Sioux Falls. A lot cheaper.

we've been to the South Dakota monument .... for folks who have been to other battleship memorials one the east coast like the NC or on the west coast like the Iowa, the South Dakota memorial located in Sioux Falls is very different .... it most certainly isn't on my go back to list


https://www.siouxfalls.org/parks/parks/ ... battleship