I'm from North Carolina and love visiting our battleship, so as someone who knows the pride of having your very own state battleship, I'm thrilled both for the people of Texas, and the Texas herself, she deserves to be refurbished and appreciated.
The Last of the Dreadnoughts. The last battleship that served in the Grand Fleet in WW1. The last dreadnought that served in WW2. The amount of history she represents is simply staggering, and it is good she is undergoing repair and restoration.
One of the historic things about the battleship Texas is that she is equipped with the very last triple expansion steam engine still in existence. She is also designated as a historic engineering landmark for them.
BB35 has a lot of firsts. RADAR, it's own airplane, and other things too. The steam engine is amazing. Not sure if they could ever get those to work again. Saw several videos on that engine.
I remember touring the USS Texas as a child, and it's left long lasting memories. So much so that when I took my children to the gulf a couple of years back, stopping at the USS Alabama was a necessity so they could also see one of those classic battleships. I would love once she's repaired if I can return again to see the USS Texas. And if I can ever get to Hawaii, I would love to see the USS Missouri, since that's where I live now.
Make sense to keep it in Galveston. I had a vacation there on the island, had to drive pretty far to her old location to see her. But I am a battleship fan, doubt regular people would be willing to drive that long distance.
My great grandfather served aboard Texas in WW1 and my grandfather served aboard her during WW2. My grandfather was part of the crew during the Normandy invasion and helped decommission her when she was taken out of service.
Ryan, curator of the Battleship New Jersey Museum, has a good YT vid about Texas and museum ships in general. He says there is a scheduled best practice for museum ships and ships in commission both to go into drydock every so many years, I think it is 40 years max for museum ships. So she is overdue. But one reason for moving her is to get to a site that will attract enough visitors for her upkeep to be self supporting. The former San Jacinto Battlefield location was too far off the beaten track, getting only 80k visitors per year vs the 400k per year expected at the new site. That's a big difference. The State of Texas contributed I think 35 million to this dry docking, but it would be best if in the future there were funds generated by visitors for such a big project. Isn't it amazing that the Texas is over 100 years old, 107 I think, and she fought effectively as a coal-fired ship in WW1, and as an oil-fired ship in WW2. Her ten 14-inch guns made her the most powerful battleship afloat when she was first commissioned. Oddly, designed before computers, her secondary guns were put too close to the waterline, and got swamped in any sort of seaway. Those guns were removed and their openings plated over. She retains the odd truncated shape from where those guns used to be located.
It's such a huge flex that a country can keep these old battleships that fought so long ago. Most countries scrapped these old beauties for steel after the war.
@@minecraftwizzard2010 Sadly, the technology no longer exists to replace or replicate many of the parts on Texas or any other museum ship. The armor can no longer be produced, among other things.
I was told my idea for the ship isn't feasible..... But imagine that instead of those ugly cruise ships to go on a pleasure cruise somewhere..... That would be awesome. 😅
That boat is a frightening sight! Don't follow that boat out to sea. It has gigantic led slingers on port and aft. I'll bet all those guns firing at the same time will slap a Russian yacht so hard that will never have time shoot twice.
0:59 Every single interview or speech I've ever seen concerning WW2 through Vietnam veterans ALWAYS have one token Grandson at their side. Never more than one kid and never a granddaughter. Is this some weird thing the media looks for on purpose?
THW tradition, a BATTLESHIP should never be referred to as a 'she'! For being an antique, this old boy sure is an IMPRESSIVE gun platform !! NICE job tug crews.
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I'm from North Carolina and love visiting our battleship, so as someone who knows the pride of having your very own state battleship, I'm thrilled both for the people of Texas, and the Texas herself, she deserves to be refurbished and appreciated.
The last surviving dreadnought. All the other museum battleships are WWII era.
dont forget the pre dreadnought ships ijn mikasa and the aurora
@@Zazkon08 and the Olympia
@@ShepardUrdnot yeah
@@ShepardUrdnot she is not a dreadnot she is a armored cruiser
@@Zazkon08 obviously referring to U.S. warships
seeing a battleship moving after so much time is magical
The Last of the Dreadnoughts.
The last battleship that served in the Grand Fleet in WW1.
The last dreadnought that served in WW2.
The amount of history she represents is simply staggering, and it is good she is undergoing repair and restoration.
She *must* be preserved.
"Fear God and dread naught"
One of the historic things about the battleship Texas is that she is equipped with the very last triple expansion steam engine still in existence. She is also designated as a historic engineering landmark for them.
BB35 has a lot of firsts. RADAR, it's own airplane, and other things too. The steam engine is amazing. Not sure if they could ever get those to work again. Saw several videos on that engine.
I remember touring the USS Texas as a child, and it's left long lasting memories. So much so that when I took my children to the gulf a couple of years back, stopping at the USS Alabama was a necessity so they could also see one of those classic battleships. I would love once she's repaired if I can return again to see the USS Texas.
And if I can ever get to Hawaii, I would love to see the USS Missouri, since that's where I live now.
I'm from SC and my dad served on the TEXAS in WW2....beautiful sight!!
Make sense to keep it in Galveston. I had a vacation there on the island, had to drive pretty far to her old location to see her. But I am a battleship fan, doubt regular people would be willing to drive that long distance.
That scared the hell out of me while I was driving back from west Galveston the other day. I was like “is that a f-big battle ship” lmao
From CA.... thank you Texas 💪🇺🇲💪... for saving a big piece of history
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_Texas_ . . . pure dreadnought energy.
My great grandfather served aboard Texas in WW1 and my grandfather served aboard her during WW2. My grandfather was part of the crew during the Normandy invasion and helped decommission her when she was taken out of service.
I want 12 more of these man why not
Ryan, curator of the Battleship New Jersey Museum, has a good YT vid about Texas and museum ships in general. He says there is a scheduled best practice for museum ships and ships in commission both to go into drydock every so many years, I think it is 40 years max for museum ships. So she is overdue. But one reason for moving her is to get to a site that will attract enough visitors for her upkeep to be self supporting. The former San Jacinto Battlefield location was too far off the beaten track, getting only 80k visitors per year vs the 400k per year expected at the new site. That's a big difference. The State of Texas contributed I think 35 million to this dry docking, but it would be best if in the future there were funds generated by visitors for such a big project. Isn't it amazing that the Texas is over 100 years old, 107 I think, and she fought effectively as a coal-fired ship in WW1, and as an oil-fired ship in WW2. Her ten 14-inch guns made her the most powerful battleship afloat when she was first commissioned. Oddly, designed before computers, her secondary guns were put too close to the waterline, and got swamped in any sort of seaway. Those guns were removed and their openings plated over. She retains the odd truncated shape from where those guns used to be located.
It's such a huge flex that a country can keep these old battleships that fought so long ago. Most countries scrapped these old beauties for steel after the war.
So she made it to the ship yards without sinking right
Good reporting! 👍
Let's go TEXAS
That thing can still move?
God Bless Texas !
I remember when my dad took me to see it as a child, I live in Florida today.
Great piece of history
brings me to tears seeing a piece of US history getting treated with such respect.
A beautiful sight to be sure, but was it a more beautiful sight than the stone of Galveston?
About time they take care of our War Monuments!
Drachinefels definitely smiled about this.
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She made it to Galveston and she ought to stay in Galveston.
When will they test the boilers ?
Never. The ship was decommissioned in 1948 and will never power up
They sadly can't, her engines are too old and too broken down.
LMAO
@@oneworldgovernment9548 man wish they replace the boilers
@@minecraftwizzard2010 Sadly, the technology no longer exists to replace or replicate many of the parts on Texas or any other museum ship. The armor can no longer be produced, among other things.
Are there any videos of pumping out the ship and actually dry docking the ship?
Maybe their youtube channel will post some videos, there's some images of it out of water in drydock on the twitter feed.
@@michaelreedx6823 thanks for the information
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"Dreadnought" not a word you hear often...
"Fear God and Dread Naught"
I was told my idea for the ship isn't feasible..... But imagine that instead of those ugly cruise ships to go on a pleasure cruise somewhere..... That would be awesome. 😅
Yeah she can't anymore. Amdnthebquarters are tight and cramp she is not a crusie liner.
in it's prime this thing would have visited many countries where it simply dwarfed anything those people had ever seen..
Her sister was stubborn to slip beneath the waves many years ago
We need to have them all around we are at potential war
At least they know enough about the warships to refer to Texas as a 'she', not an 'it'.
That boat is a frightening sight!
Don't follow that boat out to sea. It has gigantic led slingers on port and aft. I'll bet all those guns firing at the same time will slap a Russian yacht so hard that will never have time shoot twice.
YES !!!
We need to build our army invasion is eminent
Once in while 🛑 stop and appreciate Naval history..
What it meant to the British and American power in the world 🌎
100多年的老船。。再不保养一下真的就沉在港口里了😭
0:59 Every single interview or speech I've ever seen concerning WW2 through Vietnam veterans ALWAYS have one token Grandson at their side. Never more than one kid and never a granddaughter.
Is this some weird thing the media looks for on purpose?
Ok Karen
THW tradition, a BATTLESHIP should never be referred to as a 'she'! For being an antique, this old boy sure is an IMPRESSIVE gun platform !! NICE job tug crews.
Al ships are refer to as she the ONLY excption was Bismark and that was solely by her captain
What is a battleship?
It's those big boats with big guns with soldiers on it that made it possible for your existence.
It's that vape thing you stick up your nose every day... smdh......
Some bull 💩 only old people care about
@@KB-ke3fi
You think? Ram that battleship up your a__.
Silly boi's ask silly questions. Lemme guess, sixth grade with no history lessons....
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This was avoidable. If they simply dry docked her during the last restoration back in the late 80's...