USS Texas, the Last Dreadnaught.
Well over 100 years old. She had been seriously leaking.
In the dry dock at Galveston.
Well over 100 years old. She had been seriously leaking.
In the dry dock at Galveston.
Photos Sometimes the old girl needs a refresh
- Thread starter Dead Eye Dick
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Me and my brother went and watched them tow her to Galveston. My brother just went a few weeks ago on the first tour of the Texas while she was in dry dock. Pretty cool stuff.
I will never not be in awe any time I see one of those big girls in dry dock and get reminded of how much is below the surface.
I thought this thread was gonna be about me trading in my 40 for 2 20's next year.
Will and I toured her in 1999 following his competition at the Regional water skiing tournament. She was very impressive. We were below, in the engine room 22 feet below the waterline looking at the giant connecting rods of her conventional steam engine. Very impressive in size.
I remember going on the Texas when I was a kid in the late 60s. My Grandparents lived on Surfside Beach, south of Houston. When we visited the Texas, I was barefooted (I was always barefooted), and the one thing I remember most was, that frikkin deck, in that Texas Summer sun, was HOT! 
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