Posted on 08/31/2022 2:38:05 PM PDT by SES1066
Multiple tugs and patrol craft. Slow and stately tow. No incidents seen. Drydock is still 'wet' and the comments indicate that it wont be drained for a while.
The old style observation towers with the clock face on the front one.
Same. Back in the 80s, I think.
I’m glad they’re giving this magnificent piece of history the proper respect.
LOL - Jane’s in trouble. 😄
That is awesome! What a ship!
Oh. That is such a great picture.
Title: USS Texas (BB-35)
Description: Off New York City, circa 1919. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 61243
There a number of WW II battleships still around.
You can see by the discharges aft that the bilge pumps are at work.
Here is a link to a pdf from the Naval Archives discussing these new battleships.
Built for about $5,830,000 plus armaments.
Yeah, but Texas isn’t just a WW2 battleship - she’s special.
She is:
The last surviving battleship on the planet to have served in both WW1 and WW2.
The last surviving dreadnought type battleship on the planet.
The only battleship in history to have closed to the beach close enough that there were only inches of water under her hull to duel with *machine gun* emplacements in support of infantry landings.
The first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, control her fire with directors and rangekeepers, to carry and launch aircraft and among the first to receive radar.
Thanks for great photo.
The next morning, 1 September, the USS Texas in the dry at Todd Shipyard, where it was towed to yesterday.
Thanks for finding that photo.
I knew that the State was forced to repair her at dry dock in 1988.
I trust that this time the repairs will be made with an eye toward the original plans (teak decks, anyone?) and extending her life span.
And get the 14” guns operational.
With a new autoloader. No more bags of gunpowder.
Never know when Galveston will need to show Houston who is the Boss.
That is great. My son’s boy scout troop spent the night on board the Texas. I went along with them. We had a great tour of the ship and slept in the enlisted men’s area.
For you all that can get to Galveston, Todd Shipyard is located across the Galveston channel from The Strand so The Texas should be easy to see.
My wife and I day trip to the island a couple times a year, so next trip I will go with a good camera and get some pics.
Cruiser and battleship caliber autoloaders still use bagged charges, FYI.
I am familiar with all that, thanks. She’s a special.
She killed Italians, Germans and Japanese.
At Normandy, they flooded her torpedo blisters on one side to increase her range to hit German armor.
bttt
For easier materials handling and antistatic properties?
It does make sense, and I am not sure that the US Navy even uses 14” or 16” naval guns anymore.
The USN no longer maintains the capability to support any naval gun over 155mm.
The bagged charges (or at least separate charge and projectile systems on the newer ones) exist because different amounts of charge are required behind different types of projectiles, and to be able to tailor the ballistic arc of the projectile as needed. Guns of 5” caliber or less are generally autoloading these days and use a unified projectile and charge as a metallic cartridge firing small arm does.
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