Absolutely beautiful! (Scarey too!) Why does the deck zig-zag near the bow while the hull near the waterline describes a smooth curve? I suspect it must have a purpose as every inch of that ship screams "purpose".
Regards,
GtG
Absolutely beautiful! (Scarey too!) Why does the deck zig-zag near the bow while the hull near the waterline describes a smooth curve? I suspect it must have a purpose as every inch of that ship screams "purpose".
Regards,
GtG
Gun positions which were removed and the ports sealed off.
The apparent “zig-zag” at the deck is due to original secondary guns mounted in casemated (5inch 51 cal.)The secondary guns in dreadnought type battleships were mainly for defnse against torpedo boats and destroyers (whose main anti ship weapon was the torpedo). The most forward mounts were plated over since they tended to be “wet” in heavy seas. Back when the Texas was built, AA was almost an afterthought. It was not until almost WWI with the North Carolina and South Dakota classes that the secondary armament on BB’s consisted of the twin 5”/38 dual purpose semi automatic guns.