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I had a little look and couldn't see an existing thread on her, although I know it's been mentioned a few times on others.
Texas is the only surviving super dreadnought, and is a US National Engineering Monument.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_(BB-35)
All things being well she should be moved from her birth and onto the dry dock this month, probably within the next 7-10 days.
https://battleshiptexas.org/battleship-updates/
During my travels I haven't yet had the chance to visit her, and things were looking really bleak a few years ago with serious flooding and corrosion threatening her structural stability. Looks like a lot of work has been done in the last 18months to stabilse her enough to be moved, but there is still a risk moving her.
Yesterday they began work on ballasting ready for the tow.
Hopefully it will all be available on a live stream.
Updates will be here: https://battleshiptexas.org/departure/
Texas is the only surviving super dreadnought, and is a US National Engineering Monument.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_(BB-35)
All things being well she should be moved from her birth and onto the dry dock this month, probably within the next 7-10 days.
https://battleshiptexas.org/battleship-updates/
During my travels I haven't yet had the chance to visit her, and things were looking really bleak a few years ago with serious flooding and corrosion threatening her structural stability. Looks like a lot of work has been done in the last 18months to stabilse her enough to be moved, but there is still a risk moving her.
Yesterday they began work on ballasting ready for the tow.
Hopefully it will all be available on a live stream.
Updates will be here: https://battleshiptexas.org/departure/
It was featured in a very good documentary on dreadnoughts I saw a few days ago.
This is a good book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/USS-Texas-Squadron-Sea-Ha...
This is a good book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/USS-Texas-Squadron-Sea-Ha...
Almost there - https://twitter.com/Battleship_TX/status/156506193...
Taita said:
Did I see that right? It said the armour was 496 inches thick in parts?
Bloody hell![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
I think they got that very wrong as the thickest armour on the Texas' hull, the main belt, is only 305mm thick.Bloody hell
![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
Shar2 said:
Taita said:
Did I see that right? It said the armour was 496 inches thick in parts?
Bloody hell![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
I think they got that very wrong as the thickest armour on the Texas' hull, the main belt, is only 305mm thick.Bloody hell
![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
Taita said:
Shar2 said:
Taita said:
Did I see that right? It said the armour was 496 inches thick in parts?
Bloody hell![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
I think they got that very wrong as the thickest armour on the Texas' hull, the main belt, is only 305mm thick.Bloody hell
![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
Taita said:
Shar2 said:
Taita said:
Did I see that right? It said the armour was 496 inches thick in parts?
Bloody hell![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
I think they got that very wrong as the thickest armour on the Texas' hull, the main belt, is only 305mm thick.Bloody hell
![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
How do they fix the different layers to each other to make up the width? Offset edges on plates?
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