USS Texas

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Boxing Day

What to do

Went to the USS Texas which was built in 1914 and has had a long life , here is the family day out.

Enjoy

Owen

 

 

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Here’s one of the propellers

It’s nice to see the old craftsmanship up close

 

 

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Here’s the stamp that’s actually hard to picture

 

 

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Got to hit the head first as there were 15 signs saying there was none on board !!

 

 

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The ship is elevated on a Dike

 

 

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A brief info before boarding

 

 

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Boarding to plain to see the old girl has some issues

 

 

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Boarding to plain to see the old girl has some issues

 

 

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The walk way

 

 

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It’s a powerful looking ship

The day way cold and the wind was blowing

 

 

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As President Bush had recently passed away all of Texas was in 30 days morning with flags at half mast state wide

 

 

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The ship was painted a dark shade of grey that I was not familiar with, maybe a ww1 shade ?

 

 

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My wife and son humored me with a stand in photo

 

 

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I got to say being on a battleship with a 7 month pregnant wife and a 2 year old is challenging

 

 

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It’s interesting to see early turret design

 

 

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Well my boy loved the guns and got his nice blond hair covered in gun oil

Guess he’s in the gang now

 

 

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I am sure in the pacific this weapon was fired in anger

 

 

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And these big boys

 

 

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The ships bell is missing a chunk

I didn’t see an info card why

 

 

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Below decks are these bad boys

 

 

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Nice ammo that’s clean and looks battle ready

 

 

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It’s funny to me as this battle stations didn’t change me in a few hundred years

This reminds be of Nelson’s flag ship victory’s gun deck

 

 

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[mikeg]

Great pictures. Really cool, thanks for showing them.

[bobgee]

Great ship! Great pics! Thanks for posting. I had the honor of spending quite a few hours chipping & painting in the Marine Detachment quarters during restoration back in the early 90s. Bob