Popular Post editor Posted March 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2023 I happened to be in the right spot to get a picture of the battleship Texas in dry dock down in Galveston. Here's how it looked last week: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 "Commissioned in 1914 as the most powerful weapon in the world" Awesome image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 There is a YouTube channel that is following the restoration..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebird65 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Wow, what a great shot! OK, I hope this isn't a dumb question. It seems more like common sense to me. Why has the Battleship Texas been kept in water? Why couldn't it have been placed in a permanent dry dock for display after the 1989 restoration? Seems to me that the brackish water has been part of the problem leading to its deterioration. Obviously everything is going to eventually deteriorate no matter what we do, but at least keeping it dry seems like it would solve a part of the problem. IIRC correctly something like that was proposed back in 1989. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Firebird65 said: Wow, what a great shot! OK, I hope this isn't a dumb question. It seems more like common sense to me. Why has the Battleship Texas been kept in water? Why couldn't it have been placed in a permanent dry dock for display after the 1989 restoration? Seems to me that the brackish water has been part of the problem leading to its deterioration. Obviously everything is going to eventually deteriorate no matter what we do, but at least keeping it dry seems like it would solve a part of the problem. IIRC correctly something like that was proposed back in 1989. Staying in dry dock forever is hard on a ship, as they are designed and built to be supported by water on all sides. Staying in dry dock tends to make them bend, then break. It would be better to put Texas into fresh water. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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