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A last-of-its-kind battleship that fought in both world wars is on the move for the first time in over 30 years for repairs
2022-09-01
[Insider] A US Navy battleship that is over one hundred years old and saw action in two world wars is on the move for the first time in more than three decades to undergo much-needed repairs.

First launched in 1912 and commissioned two years later, the USS Texas engaged German U-boats off the New England coast in World War I and was later deployed during World War II to support the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, before it was eventually turned into a floating museum in 1948.

The battleship left San Jacinto, Texas, on Wednesday morning and is expected to reach the Gulf Copper Shipyard in Galveston by nightfall, where it will undergo $35 million in repairs to a hull damaged by decades in the water, the Associated Press reported. The work is expected to take two years.
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Stop Fretting About USS Texas, just use:
Posted by: Jort Unoluth3381   2022-09-01 23:32  

#12  They're readying it for Texas Independence, secretly fitting it out with new turbine engines, modern electronics, missiles, and laser technology to become the flagship of the Texas Navy.

:D

Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158   2022-09-01 22:30  

#11  ^ thanks!
Posted by: Frank G   2022-09-01 20:45  

#10  They actually did have concrete casement at one point. Water got in, caused alot of corrosion. So they broke off the concrete and patched the hull. Now the patches over the patches on the patches are starting to give, so it's off to drydock for major fixes.
The BB35 Foundation has a neat "hard hat" tour, where you sign releases, put on badges and a skull bucket, and go crawl through the magazines and engine rooms. (People musta been smaller then...)
There's a bunch of small 110v sump pumps in the bottom of that hull.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-09-01 18:17  

#9  They want it mobile...we might need it to bombard the coast of Commifornia at some point.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-09-01 15:13  

#8  Battleship was kinda a fun movie.
The Mighty Missouri vs. Aliens
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-01 14:04  

#7  "Gentlemen, I present to you Space Battleship Texas."

Considering her history, that would be most appropriate.

"You can go to Pluto, I"m going on Texas!"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-01 13:36  

#6  Should have encased the hull in concrete for a fraction of the cost.
Posted by: Snash Shairt9621   2022-09-01 13:28  

#5  "Gentlemen, I present to you Space Battleship Texas."
Posted by: SteveS   2022-09-01 13:21  

#4  A true 'Dreadnought' type battleship.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-09-01 09:47  

#3  I saw the Texas back in 1960.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2022-09-01 07:58  

#2  Last surviving battleship to have fought in BOTH world wars - the USS Texas - is towed down channel to Houston shipyard for $35M repairs to its leaky hull
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-01 07:47  

#1  Good news.
Posted by: Too Old To Work   2022-09-01 07:34  

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