Just saw this pop up this morning and hadn't seen anything here about it but they are moving the Battleship Texas from San Jacinto down to the Gulf Copper dry dock in Galveston today. Here's its move schedule if you want to try to see it:

3 a.m.: Work starts at San Jacinto
6 to 7:30 a.m.: Battleship Texas gets underway and enters the Houston Ship Channel.
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Battleship Texas will cross under the Fred Hartman Bridge and enter the bay.
2 to 3 p.m.: Battleship Texas will pass near the Texas City Dike.
3 to 4 p.m.: Battleship Texas will enter the Galveston Ship Channel.
4 to 5 p.m.: Battleship Texas will arrive at Gulf Copper Galveston.
Late August 31 to September 1: Battleship Texas will be maneuvered onto the dry dock and lifted out of the water.

or the live stream of the move if like me you won't be able to make it down there to watch.

I was watching the stream on Channel 13 earlier. Pretty cool!

The reporter in the chopper said the Texas weighs 28 tons.

Pretty sure he left some zeros off that number.

As a Battleship Texas Foundation donor, it's nice to see money raised through their fundraisers actually put to use.

Glad it wasn't the old "church building fund" where nothing ever gets built….

I'm about to head to Galveston and hop on a crew boat to escort/watch her come in. Serious history and pretty damn cool.

I'll put some pics up later.

These were just sent to me.
Hope they don't get flagged

So many bleeding hearts on the youtube video *****ing about wasting $35 million for this. It's too much irony for me.

I recall taking a self guided tour back in the early '90's. Virtually nothing was off limits. The engine room was amazing!

I remember going as a kid during a field trip. That sucker would get pretty hot inside during late spring. I can't imagine trying to go inside during summer.

Last of the Dreadnaughts

At one time she was the flagship of the Navy, only survivor of WWI, WWII and Korean wars. There are still craters at Point du Hoc left from her 15" guns as they supported Rudder's Rangers on D Day.

Such a beast of a ship. Went on a few field trips to that ship in grade school. Makes me want to go get a USS Texas hat.

Texas has 14" guns. Minor detail.

I think only 1 sailor ever died from enemy fire on Texas, and it was from a shore battery shell in the English Channel.

"Camped" overnight on her with our Cub Scout pack about 5 years ago. Great experience highly recommend.

AgBQ-00 said:

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Is it just me or does she seem to be listing to port and down at the stern quite a bit in the wide shots?

ETA: Maybe it was her just getting under tow the later wide shots don't seem to be so bad

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Given that her hull is rusted out, I'm surprised she's floating at all without tons of additional external floatation attached. So glad she'll be restored. Every Aggie should be behind this. The Texas provided covering fire for Rudder's Rangers on D-Day, among other distinguished engagements. She's a national and state treasure.

Out here waiting for her. She's about 4 miles away from sea wolf park

Edit to add

Passing sea wolf park right now

Good live stream from the skycam in Galveston

My great grandfather was stationed on the USS Texas a few years after WW1.

I can't imagine Baytown or Beaumont pulling in enough visitors unless they put it next to a Buc-ee's

Caliber said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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I can't imagine Baytown or Beaumont pulling in enough visitors unless they put it next to a Buc-ee's

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Beaumont for sure no...

Baytown wants to put it right off the Fred Hartman Bridge where they are building a convention center and Hyatt Regency hotel... so that has some merit.

I still think Galveston will get more people though but Galveston has issues too with actually providing good access to the ship.

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Agreed. But galveston gets enough tourist traffic to drive those visitor numbers up.

schmellba99 said:

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My guess is that it will be Galveston. But Galveston will have a bigger maintenance budget than Baytown will because even though both are on the water, Galveston is more saline than Baytown and by default there will be more maintenance required.

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Plastidip!!! [/auto board]