Battleship Texas is still fighting

[Younggun]

Perhaps I should have said those municipalities were "offering" to host the Texas.

I'll run my next post past you for correctness/accuracy/factuality/grammar/etc., prior to publication.

I used the information gleaned from several news articles and there seemed to be a consensus it was Baytown, Beaumont, and Galveston.

I was just going off an interview with those in charge of managing the ship and it’s preservation from about a year ago.

My point for correcting was the fact that it seems the vast majority of people don’t really give a damn about her and none of the cities seemed all that interested in putting forth any effort to get her. Based on that interview I haven’t held much hope that she would stay here.

You are still welcome to submit any posts for approval though, lol.

 

[skfullgun]

I grew up less than 10 miles from where the Texas now sits and visited her many, many times.

My brother is 12 years younger than I am and I recall many visits to the Texas with him and a picnic lunch once I got my first car. It was a plus that the HS girls thought HE was cute and would go in a picnic with me more readily if he was along.

MY point was simply that the Texas would draw more of a crowd at a "already touristy" locale than it would at a location where it was the ONLY attraction.

Locating it somewhere OTHER than Texas makes zero sense and that would most certainly cause it to fade into oblivion.

 

[Tnhawk]

I don't think Baytown, Beaumont or Galveston will be willing to pay the cost of preserving the ship.

 

[skfullgun]

I don't either. I believe there is some type of preservation "society" or group that assists with maintenance costs.

I'll defer to YoungGun as to how it is supported, financially speaking.

 

[Rhino]

Last I heard, nobody was “competing”. Corpus never wanted it as they fear it would draw money and attendance away from the Lexington. Galveston said “sure, we might take it. But you pay for the pier and all costs to get her berthed” which is out of the question realistically. I don’t recall any other serious contenders.

My info may be dated, but last I heard was that her best options were in ports on the West coast. I really hope she comes back to Texas though.

If Gov Abbott wanted to make it an issue, he could certainly cheerlead like they did back in the day when kids all over the state donated change.

 

[Tnhawk]

Last I heard, nobody was “competing”. Corpus never wanted it as they fear it would draw money and attendance away from the Lexington. Galveston said “sure, we might take it. But you pay for the pier and all costs to get her berthed” which is out of the question realistically. I don’t recall any other serious contenders.

My info may be dated, but last I heard was that her best options were in ports on the West coast. I really hope she comes back to Texas though.

Hopefully this battleship can be restored and kept in Texas.
I watched as the Memphis Belle, a WW2 B-17F with 25 combat missions was allowed to deteriorate and be vandalized in Memphis for years. The National Museum of the Air Force eventually moved and restored it in Dayton, Ohio in 2018.

 

[V-Tach]

A very large Navy Veteran population around Corpus helps to keep the LEX going....

 

[oohrah]

Galveston is the ideal spot. It has Pelican Island, which already has a submarine and a destroyer escort. It's a ready made tourist and ideal place for the Texas.

Historically, Galveston should be the choice. The first battleship Texas (actually a "dreadnought", the very first ever for the US) made a port call in 1897 and everyone went gaga. Citizens donated a silver service for the officer's wardroom, which had Alamo and other Texas motifs. When that ship was scuttled in the early 1900s, the silver service was returned to Texas, and when the current battleship was commissioned, the silver service was returned to the ship along with new pieces. The entire set had been on display on the ship. I assume it is still there,

As a Marine, I was naturally interested in who commanded the Marine Detachment when it arrived in Galveston. It was 1stLt Wendell Neville, who later went on the win the Medal of Honor at Belleau Wood, and eventually became Commandant of the Marine Corps.

 

[easy rider]

Every time I hear of the U.S.S. Texas I keep thinking this one

I was the last welder to work on it before it was decommissioned, the reactors removed and the rest turned into razorblades.

 

[Colonel]

Scheduled to be moved to shipyard in Galveston on August 31

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

I did a belly tour of the ship and got to crawl around behind locked doors. I highly recommend it for needs once it's back open. Here are some long videos from the tour.

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

One of the worst nights of my life was aboard the Texas for a sleepover with my sons Boy Scout troop. WWl bunks, no AC, and mutant mosquitoes. We left with a profound respect for those that served aboard the Proud Texas. Nuff said.

The only time my BIL (a Squid) did the Boy Scout trips with his boys were the overnights on the Texas. Otherwise, my sister took them.

 

[easy rider]

Although probably not as old as the USS Texas battleship, I spent enough time climbing through the Missouri and New Jersey to last me a lifetime. The only USS Texas I'm glad I don't need to climb around in again is now razor blades.

 

[oohrah]

Although probably not as old as the USS Texas battleship, I spent enough time climbing through the Missouri and New Jersey to last me a lifetime. The only USS Texas I'm glad I don't need to climb around in again is now razor blades.

Actually, the original Texas became a target ship in1908 and was sunk in shallow water in Chesapeake Bay. She was used as a gunnery target throughout World War II and was partially demolished in 1959 because her remains were considered a navigational hazard.

 

[oohrah]

Heading to Galveston on Wednesday for the arrival party.

 

[easy rider]

Actually, the original Texas became a target ship in1908 and was sunk in shallow water in Chesapeake Bay. She was used as a gunnery target throughout World War II and was partially demolished in 1959 because her remains were considered a navigational hazard.

Only been on the CGN 39 (as far as USS Texas goes). I believe the only part of that ship you could possibly be able to see is buried in Hanford, Wa.

 

[gll]

USS Texas and the Battle of Okinawa

 

[PDiddy]

Cool. Thanks for posting.

 

[Sasquatch]

Only been on the CGN 39 (as far as USS Texas goes). I believe the only part of that ship you could possibly be able to see is buried in Hanford, Wa.

Oh boy - more nuke waste to irradiate the Columbia River!

As a kid I was kind of enamored with Hanford and its history - then I learned what its more modern purpose has been, then discovered the radioactive wastes leeching into the soil and leeching into the river. The stream of radioactive water reaches all the way to the Pacific. Don't eat the resident fish from the Columbia, but especially resident fish down stream of hanford. Mercury, PCB's, ag run off, city run off, sewage over-flows, and radioactive wastes all make for some nasty, nasty stuff those fish swim around in and consume.

 

[easy rider]

Oh boy - more nuke waste to irradiate the Columbia River!

As a kid I was kind of enamored with Hanford and its history - then I learned what its more modern purpose has been, then discovered the radioactive wastes leeching into the soil and leeching into the river. The stream of radioactive water reaches all the way to the Pacific. Don't eat the resident fish from the Columbia, but especially resident fish down stream of hanford. Mercury, PCB's, ag run off, city run off, sewage over-flows, and radioactive wastes all make for some nasty, nasty stuff those fish swim around in and consume.

It's not like they just dumped nuclear waste into a hole in the ground. Those reactors are incased in some pretty thick steel, and you can drive into that hole in the ground. It takes all day to move the reactor containments from a barge. There's probably over hundred reactors (fuel removed) from Cruisers and Subs in that hole.