USS Texas - Refit and Drydock

[mTk]

I know there was a prior USS Texas topic but I just couldn't find it.
So, the USS Texas is in drydock for a serious refit.
Another You Tube I watched showed her hull is remarkably water tight from the last repairs (1989?).
Too bad there is no way to get her running again.
Also, that prior vid had a walk around her keel and OMG is she BIG! I may have to go find that one again.
Anyway, this one is just visual eye candy.
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Ah, here it is. Found it right away.
BIG, right?
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And one more older YT because the video quality is awesome!
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[mTk]

Love this story.
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[Stafford]

I've wondered if there is a way to get her moving under her own power again, true her engines will never run again, short of a generous billionaire donating a sizable amount of his fortune...

But I wonder if azipods couldn't be installed to her hull and install a bunch of electric generators just under (or maybe even on) her deck.
She wouldn't be particularly fast, and you'd never have the feeling of the living, breathing behemoth she would have been when her engines were turning, but perhaps enough for her to putter around and move herself in and out of drydock.

Afterall, I doubt any of us will be moving at full speed if we ever make 100+ years old!

 

[Louis]

Moment to inspection on board the battleship USS Texas, somewhere Atlantic sea, 1942.

 

[mTk]

My goodness! Look at the size of that ship!
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[mTk]

Bit of an update and some FYI.
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[Louis]

Moment of relaxation but attentive, aboard the USS Texas during a North Atlantic convoy escort in early 1942.

 

[mTk]

Gorgeous video update.
Camera drones are just amazing.
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[mTk]

I didn't know....
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[mTk]

Repair update. Lookin' sweet!
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[mTk]

"Out of the way people, here she comes!" - me
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[Gunner]

I must have missed it. Where is it going?

 

[mTk]

Her home port is Galveston, TX

 

[mTk]

A little follow up and some great drone footage.
You think the Texas is big? Look at her and then look at that modern cruise ship across the channel!
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[Gunner]

I compared the stats a bit

USS Texas / Cruise Ship

Length 573ft / 1200ft
Width 95ft / 217ft
Crew 1042 / 2350

Of course the Texas has way bigger guns.

 

[mTk]

 

[Louis]

I found it on Facebook, you'll probably like it Terry.
Electrical panel on the USS Texas in 1942 and present day.

 

[mTk]

My goodness! She's going to be boo-tee-ful when she's done.
That paint job rocks.
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[Louis]

 

[mTk]

USS Texas sloughs off hurricane.
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