Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Two-World War Battleship Needs Repairs-- Part 1

From the Nov. 27, 2010, Houston Chronicle "Last shot at preserving Battleship Texas underway" by Michael Graczyk, AP.

Once called the "most powerful weapon on the planet" this relic of the past, the only remaining battleship to have fought in both World War I and World War II, the USS Texas is in peril.

For the last sixty years, it has been moored in the Houston Ship Canal, rusting away and in desperate need of overhaul.

An attempt is being made to place the 573-foot-long, 34,000 ton vessel in a unique dry dock, permanently removing the ship from the water.

Three years ago, Texas voters approved a $25 million bond to save the ship which has been moored since 1948 next to the San Jacinto Battlegroud, where Texas got its independence from Mexico.

Always Great When Such a Significant Part of Our Past is Saved. --Cooter

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