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re: Watch the Battleship Texas Move To Galveston Live
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:40 am to Nado Jenkins83
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:40 am to Nado Jenkins83
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l'm sorry, but there is no possible way that l'm going down there.
l do not possess that kind of courage.
Right now, you're going to acquire that courage,
or l'm going to break my steel leg off into your arse.
You feel me?
l feel you.
Go, now.
Acquiring courage.
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Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:43 am to MorbidTheClown
Pretty cool. I hope it goes the reno it deserves, and a new home it deserves. Whats with the squelching radio noise on the youtube feed?
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:43 am to redstick13
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You see 108 year old boats cruising your rivers often?
chartered a 90 year old yacht in Seattle last year
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:45 am to fr33manator
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Wow a boat moving on water
quote:Insight into the mind of a clueless, entitled Gen Z "expert".
That’s a SHIP, son. Show some respect
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:47 am to 777Tiger
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chartered a 90 year old yacht in Seattle last year
How many 14 inch guns did it have on the main deck?
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:51 am to redstick13
Living history moving through an engineering marvel. Very, very cool. If I still had my boat down at Seabrook I may have gone down to see this.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:54 am to redstick13
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How many 14 inch guns did it have on the main deck?
it had actually been commandeered by the Coast Guard during WWII for shore patrol and had 50 cals mounted on the bow and stern(since removed)
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:54 am to Sasquatch Smash
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Does it have a new permanent home? I had read previously that it wasn’t likely to go back to the San Jacinto monument.
As its going to Galveston for repairs, I would think they are the most likely new home. TV reported its between them, Beaumont, and Baytown.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:56 am to bad93ex
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they haven't announced a new site yet.
Park her next to the Lex in Corpus. Deserve to grow old together.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:58 am to Pvt Hudson
Corpus makes the most sense to me. Does Corpus get enough tourist traffic to meet the yearly visitor quota?
Posted on 8/31/22 at 8:59 am to MorbidTheClown
Maybe it will shell city hall.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:00 am to redstick13
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Corpus makes the most sense to me.
the Texas has some serious hull corrosion issues, doubt it could make the trip, probably need a pretty protected, relatively shallow place to put her
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:00 am to redstick13
I can see it next to the Lexington in Corpus. I can also see it at Seawolf Park in Galveston if they made a place for it there.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:01 am to redstick13
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Doubt that's even a possibility. That things propulsion system has to be beyond obsolete.
Obsolete maybe but back then they made stuff to last. I bet it still runs. I use machines my grandfather bought second hand back in the 40's. They still run like new and are better than new machines. 
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:02 am to redstick13
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Corpus makes the most sense to me. Does Corpus get enough tourist traffic to meet the yearly visitor quota?
USS Lexington usually is drawing a large crowd every time I’ve been there plus they have far better amenities closeby along with the Texas State aquarium. Padre Island National seashore has some decent beaches and is an easy drive from CC.
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:05 am to bad93ex
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USS Lexington usually is drawing a large crowd every time I’ve been there plus they have far better amenities closeby along with the Texas State aquarium.
don't forget the WhataBurger #1 right down the road
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:05 am to 777Tiger
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the Texas has some serious hull corrosion issues, doubt it could make the trip, probably need a pretty protected, relatively shallow place to put her
That's a good point. The hull condition was a big worry when they first brought up pulling her out of San Jacinto. Baytown is an industrial area and doesn't seem any better of a location than where it was, except that it's on I-10. Beaumont isn't really a place people stop at unless they need fuel on their way to someplace else.
Galveston makes the most sense if they can find a suitable spot for her.
This post was edited on 8/31/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:09 am to redstick13
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The hull condition was a big worry when they first brought up pulling her out of San Jacinto.
that's been an issue with that ship my entire life, I guess being static in brackish/salty water isn't great for steel
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:11 am to MorbidTheClown
Headed to Gulf Copper 
Posted on 8/31/22 at 9:17 am to 777Tiger
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that's been an issue with that ship my entire life, I guess being static in brackish/salty water isn't great for steel
They can relocate it to Lake Charles. It can replace the Isle of Debris as the boat that breaks loose and slams into the I-10 bridge.
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