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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Battleship Texas in trouble again

Posted: 6/13/2017 10:32:29 PM EDT

One of these days..........

http://www.click2houston.com/news/emergency-repairs-made-after-leak-nearly-sinks-battleship-texas

Posted: 6/13/2017 11:09:21 PM EDT

[#1]

How can it sink? I thought it was buried in the bottom mud.

Posted: 6/14/2017 9:17:08 AM EDT

[#2]

They need to move forward with dry berthing her.

Posted: 6/14/2017 10:38:52 AM EDT

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Truth. It won't be cheap, but they can't keep ahead of what's happening to her.

Posted: 6/14/2017 11:22:14 AM EDT

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I don't think so, at least not in anything stable. From what I'd read it has a bunch of foam floatation materials in the bottom to keep it afloat but it can still take on water in other places and what it sounds like was happening is that it was in danger of tipping too much to one side.

Posted: 6/14/2017 11:23:15 AM EDT

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Truth. It won't be cheap, but they can't keep ahead of what's happening to her.

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If she was still in service she would have seen dry dock several times by now. Instead she's been sitting in the water, stagnant.

And holy jesus...a 6" x 8" hole?! That's some solid rust action right there!

Posted: 6/14/2017 12:13:21 PM EDT

[#6]

Who actually owns it? The federal government, the state or a private organization? If the feds own any part of it, it will rust into nothing before anything gets done.

Posted: 6/14/2017 4:01:14 PM EDT

[#7]

Two pieces of half inch plate 18 inch square some belting off of a rock belt and 4 5/8 x4 inch bolts and that hole will be closed pump it out and weld it from the inside.

Posted: 6/14/2017 4:39:10 PM EDT

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They need to move forward with dry berthing her.

Truth. It won't be cheap, but they can't keep ahead of what's happening to her.

They already spent the $29 million the state gave them to dry berth it. One of the pages I follow on FB says they need another $70 million.

Posted: 6/14/2017 6:03:05 PM EDT

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Two pieces of half inch plate 18 inch square some belting off of a rock belt and 4 5/8 x4 inch bolts and that hole will be closed pump it out and weld it from the inside.

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That's only one of the leaks.

Posted: 6/14/2017 6:58:12 PM EDT

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Shoot, I better get my butt over there to see it, I would really like to see it since its a WWI BB, I'd really like to see what those old ones were like...

I've been aboard the Olympia in Philly, and that thing is amazing!

Posted: 6/16/2017 9:16:08 PM EDT

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Shoot, I better get my butt over there to see it, I would really like to see it since its a WWI BB, I'd really like to see what those old ones were like...

I've been aboard the Olympia in Philly, and that thing is amazing!

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It's sure an interesting piece of history. Built during an arms race that was so fast that the ship went from "top of the line" to "obsolete" before they finished building it.

Posted: 6/17/2017 1:16:42 PM EDT

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I was going to get a piece of it until I seen the price list.

I donated a much smaller amount when we visited it last year.

Hope to see it again when we are there this summer.

Posted: 6/19/2017 3:42:15 PM EDT

[#13]

Paging WARSPITE...

Mr. WARSPITE to the White Courtesy Phone Please...

Posted: 6/29/2017 5:06:11 PM EDT

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http://www.khou.com/news/local/battleship-texas-faces-funding-emergency/452917703

Posted: 7/25/2017 11:13:57 PM EDT

[#15]

I saw a story yesterday saying she has sprung another leak and is closed for tours.

Posted: 7/26/2017 5:00:50 AM EDT

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No one wants to experience the Battleship "Oklahoma" tour...

Posted: 7/26/2017 8:38:43 AM EDT

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I saw a story yesterday saying she has sprung another leak and is closed for tours.

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That was a month old story that was recirculated on Facebook. The leaks have been repaired and she is open to the public.

Posted: 7/26/2017 10:18:39 AM EDT

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Is there still a way to purchase some of her steel?

I remember seeing a member here with an amazing desktop piece but when I go to the Texas' website I don't see any information.

Posted: 7/27/2017 2:16:36 PM EDT

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Is there still a way to purchase some of her steel?

I remember seeing a member here with an amazing desktop piece but when I go to the Texas' website I don't see any information.

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Not sure about purchasing steel, but I've picked up a couple 1911 grips that were made from decking.

Posted: 7/27/2017 7:21:10 PM EDT

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This guy's got a quicker fix

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Battleship Texas in trouble again

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