Teamski Posted December 27, 2018 Share #26 Posted December 27, 2018 Great shots!!!! Yeah, the old lady needs some serious tlc, that is for sure. I didn't know she still had her casemated guns. I thought those were landed as they were wet. I hope her curator has a program in hand to address the corrosion, I believe she is in the mud right now and there was talk of installing a cofferdam system to access the lower hull. I hope that happens..... -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 27, 2018 Share #27 Posted December 27, 2018 Great pics. There was just a TV special about the Texas. I believe the only US ship still in existence that served in both the World Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #28 Posted December 27, 2018 Look at this ! Impressive to say the least I am not going to say a bad word about the effort going into the guys who work on the ship and the effort going into keeping her afloat I talked to some of the guys and they called themselves 2 of the few ! It’s a thankless task with no money. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 27, 2018 Share #29 Posted December 27, 2018 I'd love to see her someday. In the mean time thanks for the photo tour. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #30 Posted December 27, 2018 Front main guns Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #31 Posted December 27, 2018 This is cool to see Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #32 Posted December 27, 2018 Please forgive my Naval flag ignorance but this was running on the front flag pole and was beautiful Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #33 Posted December 27, 2018 Locking back and up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #34 Posted December 27, 2018 I climbed up the stairs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #35 Posted December 27, 2018 Got as far as the boss den Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #36 Posted December 27, 2018 There was some info I took myself back in time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #37 Posted December 27, 2018 Sadly the bridge was sealed This is the best I could get through armor glass Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #38 Posted December 27, 2018 There was 2 layers of armor up here that was visible Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #39 Posted December 27, 2018 The view looking down The 40s plainly visible Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #40 Posted December 27, 2018 The smoke stack is massive Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #41 Posted December 27, 2018 I went below decks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #42 Posted December 27, 2018 The museum does a good job of creating the sailors life Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #43 Posted December 27, 2018 Working offices are set up as they would appear in WW2 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #44 Posted December 27, 2018 Memos are on notice boards Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdurbinmas Posted December 27, 2018 Share #45 Posted December 27, 2018 I have been there twice myself. It really is a cool old battleship. Interesting to see what state of the art technology look like just after the turn of the last century. I think the color is actually a navy blue? Anyway it was pretty impressive and Im so glad that the state of Texas has preserve battleships it otherwise wouldve been I practice target or scrapped. The San Jacinto Monument across the way is also a very cool sites to visit. I believe its the same hyper just slightly higher than the Washington Monument. On my first trip to Houston I was not aware that it existed and I was quite surprised to see it when we went to visit the battleship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #46 Posted December 27, 2018 This is a ship and the feel is real I like the red low vis lights Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdurbinmas Posted December 27, 2018 Share #47 Posted December 27, 2018 Please forgive my Naval flag ignorance but this was running on the front flag pole and was beautiful Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share #48 Posted December 27, 2018 I couldn’t resist a silly selfie Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdurbinmas Posted December 27, 2018 Share #49 Posted December 27, 2018 The Navy Jack. Flown on the bow while at anchor in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted December 27, 2018 Share #50 Posted December 27, 2018 Got as far as the boss den Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Great photos, love the battleship Texas! In case anyone wonders, the circular spots are the mountings for 20mm AA guns that were removed at the end of WWII. With the threat of the kamikazes, they installed as many AA guns as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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