Some of you folk need to hop over to the Battleship Texas website. The ship is being repaired all of the smaller guns like the 40 and 20 mm have been removed repainted and put in storage the ships bilge and torpedo bulge void spaces being filled with foam to help her float and there is plan to tow her to a dry dock for repairs including replacing most of her hull below the water line. And the she will be moved to a location where she can get more visitors.
They've been proposing projects for the badly needed repairs on this old ship for the better part of three decades now. I hope they can raise the funds necessary before it literally collapses in on itself due to neglect 😥
The BTF (Battleship Texas Foundation) is actually working on repairing the ship so it can be taken to a shipyard, given a year long overhaul for repairs, and put in a dry berth in a new location where they will be able to get enough money to maintain it. They are set to begin moving the ship later this year or early next year, so it's definitely on its way. The BTF puts out updates on their website if you're interested.
Funds? They rather pay illegal immigrants EBT cards, food stamps, Section 8 housing, medicaid and free transportation than repair a huge piece of American history. But with Biden as President (aka Harris) you can kiss American history goodbye. (as well as all your rights)
After 30 years , mostly under conservative republicans, there has been virtually nothing done to restore this ship. Lots of lip service but virtually no action.
There’s no coverage on the ship because the state of Texas should be ashamed for what they have a loud to happen to this beautiful piece of history. I am thoroughly disgusted and disheartened. They’re allowing a beautiful ship to waste away while they play politics.
This guy needs to do some research on his subject before doing a video. The "contraption" he speaks of was a catapult mounted on a turret. All cruisers and battleships got them either mounted on a turret or on the stern. The seaplane would land nearby in the water and a crane would lift it back onto it's catapult. The ship is not made of iron. It's made of steel.
@@Errr717 It is a person. Anyone who has been around and crewed major vessels know they aren’t just hunks of metal. They have personality. Which is why I am saddened to see them just sitting in dock rusting away.
I was thinking the exact same thing I was like " contraption " you mean a catapult system, and they had a winch crane recovery system to remove it from the water
@@flare9757 I was on two Gearing class destroyers and one of them is now a museum in Fall River, MA. I agree they each have their own personality based on the crew and the missions they were on. At the end of the day, they're still ships ... not boats.
Spending our money to our country? Nah dude. We NEED to give 10million for Pakistan gender studies and Billions on Egypts military! Why? Because NATIONALISM is racist! Dont you know that the big evil mustache man in Germany was a nationalist?
as a kid i collected a TON of cans (late 80's drive?) to send to help restore this ol girl. id love to see her grand on day again and shine like a new dime for my Great Great Grand children to go see!
The good news is TEXAS is in the Shipyards (December 2020). She'll be done sometime in the Spring 2022. I first visited her just before her 1986 refit. I'm planning on a trip back when she's out of the yards, & open to the public. She had a good reputation for accurate gunfire during WW2. The troops going ashore knew "Ole Tex" had their backs.
@@QuadinarosLS ; Thanks for the info! I love that ole battlewagon. I'm already saving for the trip to see her after the refit. I hope to be back living in TX by then as well.
no wonder it's falling apart...they can't even get it's history right....it wasn't the ONLY ship to launch an aircraft....it was the first......ALL battleships and cruiser had catapults
I was under the impression the Texas was going to towed away to Mobile for repairs and eventually a new home. Sadly its current one has allowed that ship to turn into a derelict. Just hope while being towed it doesn't become a permanent fixture on the ocean floor.
@@TheCollector4570 Texas clearly can't be trusted with historical monuments. The Texas is falling apart and the Alamo was sold off for $5 a wagon load.
Back in 2009 I flew my retirement flags off the Texas that are in my shadowbox. I first visited USS TEXAS when I was about 7 yrs old. Went back while I was active duty in 1997, and again when I retired in 2009. She has a great history, hope they can save her.
The catapult was mounted to the number 3 turret and the planes launched with the barrels swung over the side of the ship. On either side of the of the turret are cranes that were used to recover the planes and auxiliary boats launched from the Texas.
The catapult was the fourth and final location for launching BB35 airplanes (starting in 1926). First location was November 1918 with a fly off platform atop Turret 1. A second flyoff platform was added in 1919 in the NY Navy Yard. Both were removed some time after 1920 but before 1923. In 1923, a UO-1 was carried at the stern-starboard. To launch, a davit lifted the plane and sat it in the water
Thank you for keeping this piece of history afloat! And this is a great video, I really enjoyed the subtle music, editing , information delivery and overall a treat to watch and listen too. Ps:the outro with the pictures and Catherine giving well wishes was a very nice touch. (I for some reason watch thousands and thousands of videos but this one for some reason really appealed to me)
I visited her in the 90's, when a killer bee nest had to be removed, and I am sorry to see her in this condition. Fingers are crossed that this is fixed in the very near future.
As a very young and junior Petty Officer Third Class one of my duties when I was stationed at Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT was as a tour guide. I actually rode on a bus, standing at the front, and gave a guided tour of the base and included facts about the base and the history of submarines. Before my first time doing this I took the time to look up and study everything I could to get my facts right and learn the language of the subject. This gentleman seems to need to understand his subject better and give a more professional lecture.
The aircraft you are referring to was the Kingfisher - it was launched off the turret by catapult. The Kingfisher was equipped with floats and would land on the water, taxi-in close to the ship in which a crane would hoist it back in position. My dad - Second-Class Gunner's Mate F.D. Mack, Jr. served on BB35 from '42-'45. We first visited/toured the Battleship in 1964 and what I have just written was shared by him during that tour. Over the past forty-five years I have taken my children and grandchildren back to visit the USS Texas but also send them UA-cam vids of this historical Battleship in which their grandfather's/great-grandfather's legacy and patriotism was forged. In 2010 I was approached by some people to set up a new global flight operation (US HQ Alliance Fort Worth / European HQ Vienna / Asian HQ Singapore) - IF it ever materializes our family will aggressively participate in the restoration project from an organization set up in memoriam of my parents (the Dudley & Virginia Mack Foundation & IIC Holdings, LLC). USMC Vet // Expat Contractor, Retired - Africa, Middle-East, Southeast Asia // Former Texas Resident now living in Middle-Tennessee
The Kingfisher was the 10th type of airplane to be aboard Texas. In 1945 two types of drones were tested using the catapult. During WWI, Texas had a kite balloon tethered to the ship for observation.
I really do hope she gets put into a floating dry dock and sent for a full on refurbished/rebuild. She is a fascinating ship and would LOVE to meet her. Little side note, I’m a military firearms collector and I noticed that the Colt 1911 pistol was listed as one of the armaments assigned to the ship DIRECTLY from the factory, specifically being assigned to the USS Texas. Do you happen to have any more info on the firearms that we’re assigned to it and where they may be today? I think it would be incredible to have one of the pistols be reunited with the ship as an artifact
Looking at the hull, you are not seeing rust but rusty water stain resulting from water being pumped out of the blister tanks in prep for foam to be pumped into the blister tanks (aka Void) At 0:02 you can see a pump and hoses..
3:54 The Battleship Texas was not the only U.S. Battleship that launched an airplane, it was the first. Turret 3 was fixed with a launching ramp and a Sopwith Biplane was flown off of the ship. No planes ever landed on any of the battleships. Subsequent aircraft assigned to battleships were float planes that would launch from the ship and land in the ocean. The crane would then pull the plane back onboard.
Why did the parks department allow this ship to erode this bad? Allowing it to sink into the silt below it for decades wasn't very responsible either. I personally have grave concerns that moving her will be a total loss.
Very simple - money! They've been almost completely dependent upon visitor fees for funding and up until now that's only been enough to pay bare bones upkeep. To dry dock a ship like this and do major structural repairs could run into the tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars.
@@jim2lane Well you are right. Like many things money is right at the heart. My complaint is simple. Money should have been raised long ago before the ship reached this level of decay. The neglect of proper maintenance extends beyond the hull.
@@robertmurphy4836 Yes you are right. I too was a teenager in the seventies and it was looking bad then too. Unbelievable that the state never had anyone capable of caring for this ship and raising the money until it is about to collapse.
Seeing that rust on that old girl makes me cry. I went to see that ship (not boat) and I literally was speechless and I'm not talking about her size, its the bulkheads/frame, its extremely compromised. She needs completely new bulkheads not only a hull.
Fortunately, you are incorrect. After $42 million in repairs, the ship's hull structure is now in better condition than it's been in for over 50 years. Her primary need now is new hull shell plating. The upcoming dry dock session will address that by replacing all shell plating below the waterline.
@@tomscotttheolderone364 To be fair I haven't seen the USS Texas in 10 years. It's good to see her in better shape now but I would definitely wanna see her guns fire at least 1 more time
He did a terrible job talking about the history of the USS Texas. She was the first battleship to launch a catapult plane, but far from the only one. Their has been a lot of politicing and arguing by various organizations involved with her upkeep and berthing that have caused delays in her care. I think the major leak she sprang a few years back lit a fire that finally stopped some of the fighting and spurred them into high gear. None of the groups involved want to loose her, but they had been arguing over how best to preserve her.
Hope you guys can save it and put it in dry dock ASAP i can not believe with all the money flouting around in the USA for politicians and your huge military budget, that money can not be found. all the love from the UK
For this guy being "the historian", he was very uncertain of the facts he presented as if he wasnt sure if they were true or not, and glossed over and was vauge with many details and important facts
I think they should just permanently dry dock the ship. Why have it in the water if she’s not going to sail again? Seems silly to me to refit a new hull only for it to waste away back in the water just for the sake of doing it. I mean, we don’t store old aircraft in the sky, either.
They need to repair and reinforce the hull before they could put her in permenant dry dock. Ships are built around balancing the forces applied to them. You can think of her like a whale, in the water they swim around no problem, but put them on land and they will suffocate under their own bodyweight. She can support her weight because the water is pushing in on her bottom and sides. If you take that pressure away the rest of the structure needs to be stronger or she would likely collapse under her own weight.
@@jimk8520 I used the whale example as a way to make it more understandable. The arguement is not mine, but rather the one made by several engineering firms that have been consulted concerning the conservation of old ships. If I understand correctly the issue has to do with the length of time that the ship is to be out of the water. If it is a relatively short period of time that the ship is to be in dry dock the hull can be supported by blocking it at key points. Where the problem arises is that over longer terms this process tends to cause deformation which can lead to complete structural failure if the hull is not properly reinforced to handle the added stresses. Even a whale can survive for a short period of time out of the water, but if left on dry land for to long it will die under it's own weight because it lacks the necessary strength to support it's own weight.
The catapult was only atop Turret 3, installed in 1926. There was a fly off platform on Turret 2 and a second added to Turret 4. In 1923 a UO-1 was on the deck starboard-stern. For take off, a davit lifted the plane and sat it in the water
@@charlesmoore766 Thanks for the details! I was going by a model I put together as a kid. I remember giving my milk money in the 2nd, and 3rd grade to save her. In the 50's you could go into the crows nest. I remember that, and the engine room the most.
Look up the Battleship Texas Foundation. They accept donations and have been working on restoring her and preparing her for the move to a shipyard for much needed repairs.
it will be razor blades in a couple years.it just is not economically feasible to partially replace its hull. just to make it float again. i doubt there are enough tourist dollars to pay for it. if there was enough why was it allowed to get to this point? will the next repairs be allowed to rust away again? it wouldn't be in its present condition if tourist dollars were enough to maintain it...
The lack of knowledge is why the battleship MUST move from San Jacinto. Tucked away in a swamp next to chemical plants keeps her hidden and forgotten. Bring her to Galveston!
Congress what's to pass a bill to spend money for trans gender studies in Pakistan? How about spending that money to preserve our history here. Spend the money on the Battleship TX. Is a disgrace and a slap in the face to all that have served.
The the state of Texas accepted the USS Texas and is was placed under the control of the Battleship Texas Commission. By 1983, concerns with the leadership of the Battleship Texas Commission led to the decision by the State Legislature to turn over control of the ship to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The legislature abolished the commission effective 31 August 1983, and T.P.W.D. assumed operational control the next day. The federal government has nothing to do with the USS Texas and you are speaking nonsense.
@@RoadCaptainEntertain while all you said is true, nothing is actually preventing the federal government from allocating funds to help perserve BB-35 aside from a lack of the desire to do it. TPWD has struggled to get funding for her upkeep for decades now and has heavily leaned on private donations to the Battleship Texas Founadtion to provide for her mainenance and upkeep.
Ok, this guy calls himself a historian, and proceeds to butcher parts of the ships history A “bomb” didn’t hit the ship, two shells did from shore batteries, and one didn’t detonate, the one that did detonate skipped off the conning tower before blowing up, the one that didn’t detonate had skipped off the water before tumbling into the side of the ship, neither shell went through the turret of the Texas, it went through the thin armor on the port forward side, above the armor belt but just below the super structure I’d love to see the Texas taken care of and put in dry dock, it’s good she’s getting some attention, but our government officials act like they couldn’t care less about this invaluable piece of history
And good grief man it’s made of steel not iron, they don’t sell pieces of the ship as souvenirs, she was never an “experimental” ship, she was the FRICKEN FLAG SHIP, she was even the flag ship during D DAY, she got many fancy upgrades because she was supposed to represent power and strength, MANY ships got the same upgrades though, and for crying out loud she wasn’t the ONLY ship in US history to launch planes off of her CATAPULT, not contraption, MANY OTHER US SHIPS HAD SCOUT SEAPLANES, the Cruiser Omaha is a good example, these sea planes would be launched to run reconnaissance for the ship as well as perform fire control spotting for the ships in battle, good grief I know this and I don’t have a history degree or call myself a historian, guy needs to do his research more thoroughly and do the subject justice, know the terminology and how it relates to the subject, practice the speech a few times so you can conduct yourself professionally in front of the camera, because I’ve seen lots of youtubers do better than this
Honestly I think the State of Texas should take a much more active role in helping her out. There is a drydock in the state isn't there? One would think that if they asked for help with getting her to dock by donating time instead of money there'd be at least some response. I know if I was in that area I would donate time to help.
@@DIVeltro If I recall correctly it is actually support from the state that's getting her the help she needs right now. The city of Houston has done next to nothing for her if I understand correctly. While I'm not sure that Texas has a dry dock that could accommodate the Battleship and the repairs it needs, last I heard the plan was to tug it out to Mobile Alabama, which is why they're fixing the inner structural supports and plugging the holes. I hope that when the time comes to tow it out there that the seas are calm and the weather is smooth because she'll be hanging by a thread.
They don't care, they are actively trying to destroy history it's the same in every western country the political class make every effort to remove their history and put political narratives on things re write history with modern political narratives. The most troubling thing is that the death and misery caused by socialism is never taught in schools. Because socialists have taken over the education systems of Western countries. Communists didn't lose the cold War they just made the west believe they'd won.
Great Britain would never let such a glorious piece of United States Naval history fall apart like this ship has. There has been little effort to raise the money needed to keep the Texas in pristine condition. I have been following the plans for a couple of years now. I remember reading some time ago that in order to get the Texas to Texas school children raised the money needed, giving nickels, dimes and quarters. As a retired teacher, I often told students about the Texas and none knew anything about her, much less the San Jacinto Monument. It is time to get real and raise the money. Maybe a penny on every gallon of gas sold. She is the last of her kind anywhere.
Britain did keep the light cruiser the HMS Belfast from WWll as a floating museum and incidentally Lord Nelson’s flagship the HMS Victory (reference the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805) is still around and it has been kept in dry dock...we need to do the same with the Texas. From WWII Britain also has a WWll-era destroyer and 3 WWII subs as museum ships.
That is their plan, but the lower hull is so badly deteriorated that it requires EXTENSIVE repairs before it can be permanently dry-docked. Also, they need sufficient funding for the permanent drydock itself. Such things are NOT cheap.
Was painted Measure 21 during the 1988-1990 dry dock in Galvestion for the ship's configuration is 1945 and Measure 21 was the color then. It has faded quite a lot. The hull was painted a couple times since 1990
Good bit of inaccuracy in the dialogue. MANY battleships have launched aircraft. In fact, it was standard practice for ALL battleships by WWII. It was the Royal Navy’s Swordfish, launched from the battleship Prince of Wales that disabled the mighty Bismarck, allowing RN warships to catch up and finish her. Texas may have been first (never heard that either), but certainly not the only.
The Swordfish aircraft that disabled Bismarck were launched from the aircraft carriers Victorious and Ark Royal. Texas was the first American battleship to launch a plane.
@@QuadinarosLS Technically the USS Texas was only the first battleship to have a plane take off from her deck. The USS North Carolina launched a plane off of a catapult in 1915, four years before the USS Texas had a Sopwith Camel take off from the deck in 1919. Eugene Ely flew off of a flight deck built onto the USS Birmingham, a cruiser, in 1910, and in 1911 he landed and then took off again from a deck on the armored cruiser the USS Pennsylvania.
@@QuadinarosLS I know it's nitpicky of me, but the USS North Carolina was technically the first battleship to "launch" a plane in 1915. The USS Texas was the first battleship to have a plane take off from its deck under its own power without a catapult assist. In the world of naval aviation these are two very different things.
I just don't understand why it's taking so long for anything to be done with regards to restoration/repairs. I've been watching her for 10 years and still nothing. the government can find money for stupid shit But not preservation of historical artifacts.
Nothing? I'm not sure where you're getting your information but there have been a ton of repairs completed in the last 10 years. Almost all of the ship's interior structure has been repaired and strengthened so she can support herself in a drydock, where she'll be towed next year for hull repairs.
@@QuadinarosLS there's been lots of talk and (hopes) of dry docks. But every month, more leaks present themselves. Look at her. It's appalling. This doesn't happen overnight. Sure maybe there's been structural improvements, but it's taken a long time to get to it. Don't you be offended. I'll be the one offended.
@@SocialistDistancing Again, I'm not sure where you're getting your information, and getting offended over false facts is completely worthless. The ship is currently pumping off less water than she has in a very long time because of the work being done to prepare her for the tow. "Look at her. It's appalling." What's appalling? The rust on her side? Sure it's not ideal, but that's only a small part of her overall condition. And that whole section of the hull is slated to be replaced in drydock anyway, so why waste precious funds and man-hours on something cosmetic? I would advise looking up the Battleship Texas Foundation's website and social media pages. They post frequent updates on their efforts to fix the ship.
@@QuadinarosLS again I ask, why has it taken so long?. Why are you offended by me challenging the delays? You should be happy people give a shit about it, because clearly, there's been years of waiting for someone else to do it. You think I'm criticising you? You're taking it personal. I blame the state and with their delays and bureaucracy. All this plans drawn up to permanently dry dock her and so forth. All that's happened is more leaks. You think I meant someone should paint her?? No, that's not it all. If she looks like this on the outside, the neglect runs a lot deeper. You must think that I'm a complete idiot and don't understand how to manage resources and priorities. It's great that somewhere, someone, is going to get it in a dry dock for restoration. However, I won't believe it it until I see it. It's taken decades for anything if real progress to be done. Where do I get my information? The videos that the organization posts. Sorry if I don't check weekly. Behl happy that people have interest in what the hell is going on.
I'm British and maybe we should help because the Dread noughts were a British designed ship and all ours are gone. It's a good example of British engineering
Come-on Texas lets save our Battleship! Stop the Governmental B.S. and lets get this ship out of a water-berth and into a dry -dock for repairs then return her to a dry mounted display dock! PLEASE!!!!!
Seems that it was put in drydock about 30 years ago for repairs. I hate to see it deteriorate. The only answer would be to get it out of the water into a permanent dry dock. I have visited the ship many times over the last 50 years. It seems to be in the worst shape that I can remember in the past. It's sad! It needs to be saved!
So, the US government doesn't have the money to upkeep important historical sites like USS Texas, and the other museum ships around the country, YET the 2020 "Stimulus bill" would allocate 1.3 BILLION to Egypt, 700 MILLION to Sudan, 450 MILLION to The Ukraine, 500 MILLION to Israel, 130 MILLION to Burma, and Nepal, 85 MILLION to Cambodia, 25 MILLION to Pakistan in foreign aid, All while the Speaker of the house makes ~225K per year, the average Senator, getting 175K per year and the cherry on top over 4 BILLION per Zumwalt class DDG. 4+ Billion per ship which is basically an overly glorified paper weight. The sheer bureaucracy, idiocy, and corruption, of the United States Government is SAD!
“...behind me is the back of ...” Maybe “stern?” There are more boat slips in the Houston Galveston area than any other concentration on the Gulf and SourhEast coasts; it is ok to use actual nautical terms (if he knows them). This proud lady needs help badly.
Some of the stories suggest it's not age, but horrendous mismanagement, lack of repairs and what repairs have been done are so inadequate that they've made things worse. I like to think the reason is due to bureaucratic apathy, but the suggestions that the bottom is on the verge of literally falling out is depressing. I hope the recent funding drives do secure a piece of not just USN naval history, but global history (ie the last Dreadnought battleship in existence). It's a shame that for the last few decades, it's been forgotten that Texas is a monument of history, not just another 'thing' or asset. Don't make the mistake we Brits made in scrapping ships like Warspite and Vanguard, which were both equally significant pieces of naval history.
According to the engineering information about the upcoming dry dock the hull structure is in pretty good shape. Since coming to San Jacinto in 1948, the ship never had a proper funding source for what was needed.
Fortunately, most the rusted out sections are between the primary and secondary hulls in the ballast voids. It can be done, but it is very tricky. It is the same problem that she had before her first restoration. She shouldn't sink as she is already sitting on the bottom, just like last time. I wish there was a floating dry dock big enough for her that could be brought in to keep her in open water for as short a time as possible instead of the long tow she'll have to go through again. Get the damned ship into a dry berth this time!
@@markmayfield2228 Texas is no longer sitting on bottom. The hull is completely free floating. This was a result of the prep work getting the ship ready for dry dock
@@charlesmoore766That is great news! Hope they can make her stronger than the last restoration. And finally get her dry berthed. I don't think she could survive another 30 years in the bayou.
literally all they need to do is float it to a dry dock, temporarily patch the holes and give her a good coat of paint, Build the sunken area that's fully concrete and ribbing for the ship to sit on, float it back into that new built location, dam it up and pump the water out. make it have a permeant drydock... and if you want to get revenue, move it to Galveston and do it there. but don't leave the ship in the water anymore... need to be cradled on land. also put the money you would have spent on redoing the whole hull... and use that towards the construction of new place to put it, just patch and paint when at drydock.
Out of water she would eventually pancake. Battleship New Jersey channel has a video on this. Texas hull is so thin in many places patches won't do much. She's a steel ship in saltwater. She'll eventually go away.
@@markwilliams2620 4 years ago putting the ship in a permanent drydock was studied . The plan was rejected by the state legislature due to cost. Was the plan structurally viable? I don't know.but I can't imagine it would have been proposed if it wasn't. A weak answer. In spite of the recent leaks, structural integrity increased in critical areas after two extensive repairs with the last being completed 4 years ago. Is it enough? Don't know. Would take some serious hi tech load stress modeling .
Some of you folk need to hop over to the Battleship Texas website. The ship is being repaired all of the smaller guns like the 40 and 20 mm have been removed repainted and put in storage the ships bilge and torpedo bulge void spaces being filled with foam to help her float and there is plan to tow her to a dry dock for repairs including replacing most of her hull below the water line. And the she will be moved to a location where she can get more visitors.
You are correct. Thank your for the information.
They've been proposing projects for the badly needed repairs on this old ship for the better part of three decades now. I hope they can raise the funds necessary before it literally collapses in on itself due to neglect 😥
The BTF (Battleship Texas Foundation) is actually working on repairing the ship so it can be taken to a shipyard, given a year long overhaul for repairs, and put in a dry berth in a new location where they will be able to get enough money to maintain it. They are set to begin moving the ship later this year or early next year, so it's definitely on its way. The BTF puts out updates on their website if you're interested.
All of the torpedo bulge and bilge voids are being filled with foam to help the ship float for her trip to a repair yard.
Funds? They rather pay illegal immigrants EBT cards, food stamps, Section 8 housing, medicaid and free transportation than repair a huge piece of American history. But with Biden as President (aka Harris) you can kiss American history goodbye. (as well as all your rights)
@@Primarch19th could be worse. You could have trudaeau.
After 30 years , mostly under conservative republicans, there has been virtually nothing done to restore this ship. Lots of lip service but virtually no action.
Thank you Precinct 4 for your efforts on behalf of Battleship Texas. There is almost no coverage in today's press that I am aware of.
Very sad way to treat such an important part of US History.
There’s no coverage on the ship because the state of Texas should be ashamed for what they have a loud to happen to this beautiful piece of history. I am thoroughly disgusted and disheartened. They’re allowing a beautiful ship to waste away while they play politics.
This thing is a beautiful piece of history, please keep this thing afloat.
This guy needs to do some research on his subject before doing a video. The "contraption" he speaks of was a catapult mounted on a turret. All cruisers and battleships got them either mounted on a turret or on the stern. The seaplane would land nearby in the water and a crane would lift it back onto it's catapult.
The ship is not made of iron. It's made of steel.
Well now it's made of rust
And it’s not a boat. It’s a SHIP.
@@Errr717 It is a person. Anyone who has been around and crewed major vessels know they aren’t just hunks of metal. They have personality. Which is why I am saddened to see them just sitting in dock rusting away.
I was thinking the exact same thing I was like " contraption " you mean a catapult system, and they had a winch crane recovery system to remove it from the water
@@flare9757 I was on two Gearing class destroyers and one of them is now a museum in Fall River, MA. I agree they each have their own personality based on the crew and the missions they were on. At the end of the day, they're still ships ... not boats.
I’d be ok with some of that 2nd stimulus money going towards the restoration of this ship. Instead of to foreign countries.
Gender studies in Pakistan is deemed more important this important piece of history. Sad
Spending our money to our country?
Nah dude. We NEED to give 10million for Pakistan gender studies and Billions on Egypts military!
Why? Because NATIONALISM is racist! Dont you know that the big evil mustache man in Germany was a nationalist?
I'd have no problem seeing a big chunk of that money going to American Museum Ships, and not foreign countries
Me too!
I'm good with that.
Boat? Boat? Man does he need to learn more about this grand old battleship.
Navy Vet here....
A "boat" is any small craft that can be hoisted onto a SHIP.😉
It’s a slag term.
@@smc1942 or a submarine
@@cmedeir ;
A sub IS a ship.😉
I just never wanted to be on a ship DESIGNED to sink!!!
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Non Navy veterans aren't aware it's ship and not boat. I'm a HT and cross rated to being a seabee. Always a HT at heart
as a kid i collected a TON of cans (late 80's drive?) to send to help restore this ol girl. id love to see her grand on day again and shine like a new dime for my Great Great Grand children to go see!
Hope we can save her, as a child I was in aw of the Battleship Texas, history should be seen by all TEXANS
The good news is TEXAS is in the Shipyards (December 2020).
She'll be done sometime in the Spring 2022.
I first visited her just before her 1986 refit.
I'm planning on a trip back when she's out of the yards, & open to the public.
She had a good reputation for accurate gunfire during WW2. The troops going ashore knew "Ole Tex" had their backs.
She hasn't actually left San Jacinto yet, but it should be soon.
@@QuadinarosLS ;
Oh. The website said otherwise. That was my source.
@@smc1942 She's closed to visitors while being prepared for the move, but they haven't announced a date for when that will happen.
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Thanks for the info!
I love that ole battlewagon. I'm already saving for the trip to see her after the refit. I hope to be back living in TX by then as well.
The neglect;ect of the Texas is shameful. It would take no more than the cost of a football stadium to to restore it.
No prolly a little more then that dry dock is expensive
Where are Mattres Mac? Oh yeah, he's got to save his money up for another sports gambling debt.
no wonder it's falling apart...they can't even get it's history right....it wasn't the ONLY ship to launch an aircraft....it was the first......ALL battleships and cruiser had catapults
As did the Admirable class minesweepers
He means battleship
I visited the Texas back in the early 70's. It appears to have deteriorated a lot since then.
it was in better shape, after the 90s refit. I will be again when she returns from drydock and repair.
I really hope this mighty veteran gets saved from the disrepair!
Keep the updates comeing. It still to this day speaks volumes. Of history. A thority . And freedom God bless the usa.
That is an amazing ship! I didn't know this still existed. Worth a trip to see.
I was under the impression the Texas was going to towed away to Mobile for repairs and eventually a new home. Sadly its current one has allowed that ship to turn into a derelict. Just hope while being towed it doesn't become a permanent fixture on the ocean floor.
Park it right next to USS Alabama, I live here. We need it lol
@@GhilleGhille its the Texas, and it shall stay in Texas.
@@TheCollector4570 and fall apart in Texas
@@TheCollector4570 Texas clearly can't be trusted with historical monuments. The Texas is falling apart and the Alamo was sold off for $5 a wagon load.
@@TheCollector4570 Update: I have heard that it is almost certainly going to be moored at Sea Wolf Park in Galveston, Tx.
Back in 2009 I flew my retirement flags off the Texas that are in my shadowbox. I first visited USS TEXAS when I was about 7 yrs old. Went back while I was active duty in 1997, and again when I retired in 2009. She has a great history, hope they can save her.
My dad used to take me there almost 60 years ago ! Great memories !
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The catapult was mounted to the number 3 turret and the planes launched with the barrels swung over the side of the ship. On either side of the of the turret are cranes that were used to recover the planes and auxiliary boats launched from the Texas.
The catapult was the fourth and final location for launching BB35 airplanes (starting in 1926). First location was November 1918 with a fly off platform atop Turret 1. A second flyoff platform was added in 1919 in the NY Navy Yard. Both were removed some time after 1920 but before 1923. In 1923, a UO-1 was carried at the stern-starboard. To launch, a davit lifted the plane and sat it in the water
Wish I had enough money to keep all of the museum ships in good repair...
This poor amazing piece of history needs to be preserved. Its really sad.
Thank you for keeping this piece of history afloat!
And this is a great video, I really enjoyed the subtle music, editing , information delivery and overall a treat to watch and listen too.
Ps:the outro with the pictures and Catherine giving well wishes was a very nice touch.
(I for some reason watch thousands and thousands of videos but this one for some reason really appealed to me)
I visited her in the 90's, when a killer bee nest had to be removed, and I am sorry to see her in this condition.
Fingers are crossed that this is fixed in the very near future.
Seaplane operations were standard on most cruisers and battleships/battlecruisers...
Thank you for sharing this video I have a question how do I donate money to this beautiful ship to help maintain it please let me know
As a very young and junior Petty Officer Third Class one of my duties when I was stationed at Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT was as a tour guide. I actually rode on a bus, standing at the front, and gave a guided tour of the base and included facts about the base and the history of submarines. Before my first time doing this I took the time to look up and study everything I could to get my facts right and learn the language of the subject. This gentleman seems to need to understand his subject better and give a more professional lecture.
Thank you for the Great video
Keep up the Great work
I was on it once around 1998 it was extremely interesting I really liked the view from the very top.
Sad 😢 this is the only one of his kind that still survive this day
Rust never sleeps !
Buy the book available at the gift shop... PLEASE then remake this video
The aircraft you are referring to was the Kingfisher - it was launched off the turret by catapult. The Kingfisher was equipped with floats and would land on the water, taxi-in close to the ship in which a crane would hoist it back in position. My dad - Second-Class Gunner's Mate F.D. Mack, Jr. served on BB35 from '42-'45. We first visited/toured the Battleship in 1964 and what I have just written was shared by him during that tour. Over the past forty-five years I have taken my children and grandchildren back to visit the USS Texas but also send them UA-cam vids of this historical Battleship in which their grandfather's/great-grandfather's legacy and patriotism was forged. In 2010 I was approached by some people to set up a new global flight operation (US HQ Alliance Fort Worth / European HQ Vienna / Asian HQ Singapore) - IF it ever materializes our family will aggressively participate in the restoration project from an organization set up in memoriam of my parents (the Dudley & Virginia Mack Foundation & IIC Holdings, LLC).
USMC Vet // Expat Contractor, Retired - Africa, Middle-East, Southeast Asia // Former Texas Resident now living in Middle-Tennessee
The Kingfisher was the 10th type of airplane to be aboard Texas. In 1945 two types of drones were tested using the catapult. During WWI, Texas had a kite balloon tethered to the ship for observation.
One of my fav BBs. Beautiful ship.
Are they finally going to do something for the ship
~4:00, the sea planes landed on water, then they used a crane.
Every boat leaks water, you just need more outside than inside :)
I really do hope she gets put into a floating dry dock and sent for a full on refurbished/rebuild. She is a fascinating ship and would LOVE to meet her. Little side note, I’m a military firearms collector and I noticed that the Colt 1911 pistol was listed as one of the armaments assigned to the ship DIRECTLY from the factory, specifically being assigned to the USS Texas. Do you happen to have any more info on the firearms that we’re assigned to it and where they may be today? I think it would be incredible to have one of the pistols be reunited with the ship as an artifact
Tex needs a Good proper drydock, its hard seeing my Elder sis in this shape
Even tho I was your enemy I don’t want texas to be like me
us fed gov should put currency given to dumb over sea boomerang programs to restore this ship.
Looking at the hull, you are not seeing rust but rusty water stain resulting from water being pumped out of the blister tanks in prep for foam to be pumped into the blister tanks (aka Void) At 0:02 you can see a pump and hoses..
The foam will seal the tanks from leaks. At drydock it will be washout with high pressure water.
3:54 The Battleship Texas was not the only U.S. Battleship that launched an airplane, it was the first. Turret 3 was fixed with a launching ramp and a Sopwith Biplane was flown off of the ship. No planes ever landed on any of the battleships. Subsequent aircraft assigned to battleships were float planes that would launch from the ship and land in the ocean. The crane would then pull the plane back onboard.
I have heard that she has a 1 or 2 crew members are still aboard maybe more?
Why did the parks department allow this ship to erode this bad? Allowing it to sink into the silt below it for decades wasn't very responsible either. I personally have grave concerns that moving her will be a total loss.
She will be fine, the reason for the eroding is they didn't have the funds for maintenance.
Very simple - money! They've been almost completely dependent upon visitor fees for funding and up until now that's only been enough to pay bare bones upkeep. To dry dock a ship like this and do major structural repairs could run into the tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars.
@@jim2lane Well you are right. Like many things money is right at the heart. My complaint is simple. Money should have been raised long ago before the ship reached this level of decay. The neglect of proper maintenance extends beyond the hull.
It's the 1970s all over again. The ship then was a total mess when I visited as a teenager.
@@robertmurphy4836 Yes you are right. I too was a teenager in the seventies and it was looking bad then too. Unbelievable that the state never had anyone capable of caring for this ship and raising the money until it is about to collapse.
So do the same thing strike collectibles from this old hall to repay the money for the new hull
Is there a save the Texas fund?
You can donate go the Battleship Texas Founadtion. They have been raising money to help pay for the restorations and preservation of BB-35.
She should've been dry berthed after her first restoration.
Would love to see the Texas restored.
Seeing that rust on that old girl makes me cry. I went to see that ship (not boat) and I literally was speechless and I'm not talking about her size, its the bulkheads/frame, its extremely compromised. She needs completely new bulkheads not only a hull.
Fortunately, you are incorrect. After $42 million in repairs, the ship's hull structure is now in better condition than it's been in for over 50 years. Her primary need now is new hull shell plating. The upcoming dry dock session will address that by replacing all shell plating below the waterline.
@@tomscotttheolderone364
To be fair I haven't seen the USS Texas in 10 years. It's good to see her in better shape now but I would definitely wanna see her guns fire at least 1 more time
Didn’t the Iowa class have a catapult for planes. Very sad to see her in this condition
Yes they did as did other classes of battleship and cruisers.
As time progressed, those areas were converted/evolved for helicopter operations.
@@pauld6967 that’s what I thought
He did a terrible job talking about the history of the USS Texas. She was the first battleship to launch a catapult plane, but far from the only one. Their has been a lot of politicing and arguing by various organizations involved with her upkeep and berthing that have caused delays in her care. I think the major leak she sprang a few years back lit a fire that finally stopped some of the fighting and spurred them into high gear. None of the groups involved want to loose her, but they had been arguing over how best to preserve her.
@@rastavolt The prep work for the upcoming dry dock has been very thorough and very impressive. A lot of top quality engineering is being used.
Hope you guys can save it and put it in dry dock ASAP i can not believe with all the money flouting around in the USA for politicians and your huge military budget, that money can not be found.
all the love from the UK
Lets hope this important piece of American history can be restored for future generations to see and appreciate
She is a true treasure. As a child we donated our milk money at school to save her.
For this guy being "the historian", he was very uncertain of the facts he presented as if he wasnt sure if they were true or not, and glossed over and was vauge with many details and important facts
I think they should just permanently dry dock the ship. Why have it in the water if she’s not going to sail again? Seems silly to me to refit a new hull only for it to waste away back in the water just for the sake of doing it. I mean, we don’t store old aircraft in the sky, either.
They need to repair and reinforce the hull before they could put her in permenant dry dock. Ships are built around balancing the forces applied to them. You can think of her like a whale, in the water they swim around no problem, but put them on land and they will suffocate under their own bodyweight. She can support her weight because the water is pushing in on her bottom and sides. If you take that pressure away the rest of the structure needs to be stronger or she would likely collapse under her own weight.
@@rastavolt it’s a good argument and does work for whales but that ship was built in a drydock.
@@jimk8520 I used the whale example as a way to make it more understandable. The arguement is not mine, but rather the one made by several engineering firms that have been consulted concerning the conservation of old ships. If I understand correctly the issue has to do with the length of time that the ship is to be out of the water. If it is a relatively short period of time that the ship is to be in dry dock the hull can be supported by blocking it at key points. Where the problem arises is that over longer terms this process tends to cause deformation which can lead to complete structural failure if the hull is not properly reinforced to handle the added stresses. Even a whale can survive for a short period of time out of the water, but if left on dry land for to long it will die under it's own weight because it lacks the necessary strength to support it's own weight.
@@rastavolt thanks for the clarity!
A couple years ago it was estimated the total coast for a permanent dry dock was $100 million
The plane was a float plane that was launched by catapult off of the rear top turret, and retrieved by winch.
The catapult was only atop Turret 3, installed in 1926. There was a fly off platform on Turret 2 and a second added to Turret 4. In 1923 a UO-1 was on the deck starboard-stern. For take off, a davit lifted the plane and sat it in the water
@@charlesmoore766 Thanks for the details! I was going by a model I put together as a kid. I remember giving my milk money in the 2nd, and 3rd grade to save her. In the 50's you could go into the crows nest. I remember that, and the engine room the most.
It is a SHIP not a boat. You could have listed an address to send donations to preserve the ship.
Look up the Battleship Texas Foundation. They accept donations and have been working on restoring her and preparing her for the move to a shipyard for much needed repairs.
The dreadnought battleship USS Texas is a member of the New York class, not the Dreadnought class as stated.
Why don't they pull it out of the water and make it a land based attraction? Why does it need to sit in water?
The music is creepy.
I expected to see Texas keel over due to neglect.
BTW Texas is a SHIP or VESSEL.
A submarine is a "Boat".
it will be razor blades in a couple years.it just is not economically feasible to partially replace its hull. just to make it float again. i doubt there are enough tourist dollars to pay for it. if there was enough why was it allowed to get to this point? will the next repairs be allowed to rust away again? it wouldn't be in its present condition if tourist dollars were enough to maintain it...
The lack of knowledge is why the battleship MUST move from San Jacinto. Tucked away in a swamp next to chemical plants keeps her hidden and forgotten. Bring her to Galveston!
I want them to just wall off that bay and pump the water out and dry dock it right there.
Sad to see Texas is this bad of shape I hope one day she is able to be repaired
PLEASE as a favor to an old sailor, STOP calling the grand ole lady a boat. She is a ship, and a proud one at that!
Congress what's to pass a bill to spend money for trans gender studies in Pakistan? How about spending that money to preserve our history here. Spend the money on the Battleship TX. Is a disgrace and a slap in the face to all that have served.
EXACTLY
The the state of Texas accepted the USS Texas and is was placed under the control of the Battleship Texas Commission.
By 1983, concerns with the leadership of the Battleship Texas Commission led to the decision by the State Legislature to turn over control of the ship to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The legislature abolished the commission effective 31 August 1983, and T.P.W.D. assumed operational control the next day.
The federal government has nothing to do with the USS Texas and you are speaking nonsense.
@@RoadCaptainEntertain while all you said is true, nothing is actually preventing the federal government from allocating funds to help perserve BB-35 aside from a lack of the desire to do it. TPWD has struggled to get funding for her upkeep for decades now and has heavily leaned on private donations to the Battleship Texas Founadtion to provide for her mainenance and upkeep.
This dude said a bomb went threw the hall even though it was a shell from a German battery
I had the privilege of touring her once when my 1st ship pulled into mobile.
Ok, this guy calls himself a historian, and proceeds to butcher parts of the ships history
A “bomb” didn’t hit the ship, two shells did from shore batteries, and one didn’t detonate, the one that did detonate skipped off the conning tower before blowing up, the one that didn’t detonate had skipped off the water before tumbling into the side of the ship, neither shell went through the turret of the Texas, it went through the thin armor on the port forward side, above the armor belt but just below the super structure
I’d love to see the Texas taken care of and put in dry dock, it’s good she’s getting some attention, but our government officials act like they couldn’t care less about this invaluable piece of history
And good grief man it’s made of steel not iron, they don’t sell pieces of the ship as souvenirs, she was never an “experimental” ship, she was the FRICKEN FLAG SHIP, she was even the flag ship during D DAY, she got many fancy upgrades because she was supposed to represent power and strength, MANY ships got the same upgrades though, and for crying out loud she wasn’t the ONLY ship in US history to launch planes off of her CATAPULT, not contraption, MANY OTHER US SHIPS HAD SCOUT SEAPLANES, the Cruiser Omaha is a good example, these sea planes would be launched to run reconnaissance for the ship as well as perform fire control spotting for the ships in battle, good grief I know this and I don’t have a history degree or call myself a historian, guy needs to do his research more thoroughly and do the subject justice, know the terminology and how it relates to the subject, practice the speech a few times so you can conduct yourself professionally in front of the camera, because I’ve seen lots of youtubers do better than this
Served its time, surplus - > NEXT !
Honestly I think the State of Texas should take a much more active role in helping her out. There is a drydock in the state isn't there? One would think that if they asked for help with getting her to dock by donating time instead of money there'd be at least some response. I know if I was in that area I would donate time to help.
@@DIVeltro If I recall correctly it is actually support from the state that's getting her the help she needs right now. The city of Houston has done next to nothing for her if I understand correctly. While I'm not sure that Texas has a dry dock that could accommodate the Battleship and the repairs it needs, last I heard the plan was to tug it out to Mobile Alabama, which is why they're fixing the inner structural supports and plugging the holes. I hope that when the time comes to tow it out there that the seas are calm and the weather is smooth because she'll be hanging by a thread.
They don't care, they are actively trying to destroy history it's the same in every western country the political class make every effort to remove their history and put political narratives on things re write history with modern political narratives. The most troubling thing is that the death and misery caused by socialism is never taught in schools. Because socialists have taken over the education systems of Western countries. Communists didn't lose the cold War they just made the west believe they'd won.
Great Britain would never let such a glorious piece of United States Naval history fall apart like this ship has. There has been little effort to raise the money needed to keep the Texas in pristine condition. I have been following the plans for a couple of years now. I remember reading some time ago that in order to get the Texas to Texas school children raised the money needed, giving nickels, dimes and quarters. As a retired teacher, I often told students about the Texas and none knew anything about her, much less the San Jacinto Monument. It is time to get real and raise the money. Maybe a penny on every gallon of gas sold. She is the last of her kind anywhere.
Great Britain really they scrapped almost all ships they had after ww2. What makes you think they would give a damn.
Britain did keep the light cruiser the HMS Belfast from WWll as a floating museum and incidentally Lord Nelson’s flagship the HMS Victory (reference the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805) is still around and it has been kept in dry dock...we need to do the same with the Texas. From WWII Britain also has a WWll-era destroyer and 3 WWII subs as museum ships.
Suggestion you could encase the ships hull in concrete similar to what the Japanese did with the Mikasa.
That is their plan, but the lower hull is so badly deteriorated that it requires EXTENSIVE repairs before it can be permanently dry-docked. Also, they need sufficient funding for the permanent drydock itself. Such things are NOT cheap.
720p upload in 2020?? Your department must really be on a tight budget.
I thought they fixed this up in "dry dock".
they got a big donation (30mil). will get into drydock in the next few years. sad shes in this state today.
The texas has been already being fixed rn look it up at the USS texas battleship website 👍
@@KINGMDM-sg7oc pumping foam into her is NOT fixing.
@@Thor_Asgard_ ik there just cleaning it rn and shit
@@Thor_Asgard_ theyre doing that to prep it for it’s move to drydock.
“ for the guns to fire its bombs” hmmmmm
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The USS North Carolina also needs to be restored. Though in better condition than the Texas.
I think if it was repainted peacetime "haze gray" color it would be more appealing looking to the public
Was painted Measure 21 during the 1988-1990 dry dock in Galvestion for the ship's configuration is 1945 and Measure 21 was the color then. It has faded quite a lot. The hull was painted a couple times since 1990
Good bit of inaccuracy in the dialogue. MANY battleships have launched aircraft. In fact, it was standard practice for ALL battleships by WWII. It was the Royal Navy’s Swordfish, launched from the battleship Prince of Wales that disabled the mighty Bismarck, allowing RN warships to catch up and finish her. Texas may have been first (never heard that either), but certainly not the only.
The Swordfish aircraft that disabled Bismarck were launched from the aircraft carriers Victorious and Ark Royal.
Texas was the first American battleship to launch a plane.
@@QuadinarosLS Technically the USS Texas was only the first battleship to have a plane take off from her deck. The USS North Carolina launched a plane off of a catapult in 1915, four years before the USS Texas had a Sopwith Camel take off from the deck in 1919. Eugene Ely flew off of a flight deck built onto the USS Birmingham, a cruiser, in 1910, and in 1911 he landed and then took off again from a deck on the armored cruiser the USS Pennsylvania.
@@rastavolt That's exactly what I said.
@@QuadinarosLS I know it's nitpicky of me, but the USS North Carolina was technically the first battleship to "launch" a plane in 1915. The USS Texas was the first battleship to have a plane take off from its deck under its own power without a catapult assist. In the world of naval aviation these are two very different things.
@@rastavolt That USS North Carolina was an armored cruiser, not a battleship.
I think that they need to do a little fundrising for the old lady.
I just don't understand why it's taking so long for anything to be done with regards to restoration/repairs. I've been watching her for 10 years and still nothing. the government can find money for stupid shit But not preservation of historical artifacts.
Nothing? I'm not sure where you're getting your information but there have been a ton of repairs completed in the last 10 years. Almost all of the ship's interior structure has been repaired and strengthened so she can support herself in a drydock, where she'll be towed next year for hull repairs.
@@QuadinarosLS there's been lots of talk and (hopes) of dry docks. But every month, more leaks present themselves. Look at her. It's appalling. This doesn't happen overnight. Sure maybe there's been structural improvements, but it's taken a long time to get to it. Don't you be offended. I'll be the one offended.
@@SocialistDistancing Again, I'm not sure where you're getting your information, and getting offended over false facts is completely worthless.
The ship is currently pumping off less water than she has in a very long time because of the work being done to prepare her for the tow.
"Look at her. It's appalling." What's appalling? The rust on her side? Sure it's not ideal, but that's only a small part of her overall condition. And that whole section of the hull is slated to be replaced in drydock anyway, so why waste precious funds and man-hours on something cosmetic?
I would advise looking up the Battleship Texas Foundation's website and social media pages. They post frequent updates on their efforts to fix the ship.
@@QuadinarosLS again I ask, why has it taken so long?. Why are you offended by me challenging the delays? You should be happy people give a shit about it, because clearly, there's been years of waiting for someone else to do it. You think I'm criticising you? You're taking it personal. I blame the state and with their delays and bureaucracy. All this plans drawn up to permanently dry dock her and so forth. All that's happened is more leaks. You think I meant someone should paint her?? No, that's not it all. If she looks like this on the outside, the neglect runs a lot deeper. You must think that I'm a complete idiot and don't understand how to manage resources and priorities. It's great that somewhere, someone, is going to get it in a dry dock for restoration. However, I won't believe it it until I see it. It's taken decades for anything if real progress to be done. Where do I get my information? The videos that the organization posts. Sorry if I don't check weekly. Behl happy that people have interest in what the hell is going on.
@@SocialistDistancing Where did I say you were criticizing me?
Sorry you ended up with the slow and uninformed guide.
I'm British and maybe we should help because the Dread noughts were a British designed ship and all ours are gone. It's a good example of British engineering
Why have you all let her rust away?
Census ship is in Texas I'm surprised it's not flying a big Texas state flag
Come-on Texas lets save our Battleship! Stop the Governmental B.S. and lets get this ship out of a water-berth and into a dry -dock for repairs then return her to a dry mounted display dock! PLEASE!!!!!
Never forget history or we will repeat it
Seems that it was put in drydock about 30 years ago for repairs. I hate to see it deteriorate. The only answer would be to get it out of the water into a permanent dry dock. I have visited the ship many times over the last 50 years. It seems to be in the worst shape that I can remember in the past. It's sad! It needs to be saved!
The LAST dreadnought. Congress can always find money to send overseas but not for this historic treasure.
So, the US government doesn't have the money to upkeep important historical sites like USS Texas, and the other museum ships around the country, YET the 2020 "Stimulus bill" would allocate 1.3 BILLION to Egypt, 700 MILLION to Sudan, 450 MILLION to The Ukraine, 500 MILLION to Israel, 130 MILLION to Burma, and Nepal, 85 MILLION to Cambodia, 25 MILLION to Pakistan in foreign aid, All while the Speaker of the house makes ~225K per year, the average Senator, getting 175K per year and the cherry on top over 4 BILLION per Zumwalt class DDG. 4+ Billion per ship which is basically an overly glorified paper weight. The sheer bureaucracy, idiocy, and corruption, of the United States Government is SAD!
You mean the Texas government, it's their ship now.
Texas so old lol I’m suprise it hast leaked yet
All these battleships had a recon aircraft, on the rear turrets with a catapult, dude read a book on battleships
“...behind me is the back of ...” Maybe “stern?” There are more boat slips in the Houston Galveston area than any other concentration on the Gulf and SourhEast coasts; it is ok to use actual nautical terms (if he knows them). This proud lady needs help badly.
This was the famous uss arizona class right??..i mean it really looks similliar to arizon that sank in pearl harbour
Texas was New York class.
New York Class
Nevada Class
Pennsylvania Class-Arizona
Visit battleshiptexas.org/battleship-updates/ if you want to see what's been done to move it.
Some of the stories suggest it's not age, but horrendous mismanagement, lack of repairs and what repairs have been done are so inadequate that they've made things worse. I like to think the reason is due to bureaucratic apathy, but the suggestions that the bottom is on the verge of literally falling out is depressing.
I hope the recent funding drives do secure a piece of not just USN naval history, but global history (ie the last Dreadnought battleship in existence). It's a shame that for the last few decades, it's been forgotten that Texas is a monument of history, not just another 'thing' or asset.
Don't make the mistake we Brits made in scrapping ships like Warspite and Vanguard, which were both equally significant pieces of naval history.
According to the engineering information about the upcoming dry dock the hull structure is in pretty good shape. Since coming to San Jacinto in 1948, the ship never had a proper funding source for what was needed.
Uh, replace the *hull?* That is a near impossible task without completely rebuilding the ship.
Fortunately, most the rusted out sections are between the primary and secondary hulls in the ballast voids. It can be done, but it is very tricky. It is the same problem that she had before her first restoration. She shouldn't sink as she is already sitting on the bottom, just like last time. I wish there was a floating dry dock big enough for her that could be brought in to keep her in open water for as short a time as possible instead of the long tow she'll have to go through again. Get the damned ship into a dry berth this time!
@@markmayfield2228 Texas is no longer sitting on bottom. The hull is completely free floating. This was a result of the prep work getting the ship ready for dry dock
@@charlesmoore766That is great news! Hope they can make her stronger than the last restoration. And finally get her dry berthed. I don't think she could survive another 30 years in the bayou.
BOAT??? YOU CALL THAT GRAND OLD LADY A BOAT??? SHE'S A SHIP!!! Boats are for going out fishing with your buddies.
i thought the state of texas was the last state to have things some what together but no there infested with miss management,
miss apropreations
It is a ship, not a boat.
literally all they need to do is float it to a dry dock, temporarily patch the holes and give her a good coat of paint, Build the sunken area that's fully concrete and ribbing for the ship to sit on, float it back into that new built location, dam it up and pump the water out. make it have a permeant drydock... and if you want to get revenue, move it to Galveston and do it there. but don't leave the ship in the water anymore... need to be cradled on land. also put the money you would have spent on redoing the whole hull... and use that towards the construction of new place to put it, just patch and paint when at drydock.
The estimated cost for a permanent dry dock was close to $100 million.
Out of water she would eventually pancake. Battleship New Jersey channel has a video on this. Texas hull is so thin in many places patches won't do much. She's a steel ship in saltwater. She'll eventually go away.
@@markwilliams2620 4 years ago putting the ship in a permanent drydock was studied . The plan was rejected by the state legislature due to cost. Was the plan structurally viable? I don't know.but I can't imagine it would have been proposed if it wasn't. A weak answer.
In spite of the recent leaks, structural integrity increased in critical areas after two extensive repairs with the last being completed 4 years ago. Is it enough? Don't know. Would take some serious hi tech load stress modeling .