Leaky and Listing, 108-Year-Old Battleship Texas Completes Trip Before $35M Repair Job
a beautiful dreadnought, underway again. glad she's getting herself a makeover.
let's list her accomplishments, shall we?
she participated in the landings at Normandy, Iwo Jima & Okinawa & earned 5 battle stars for service in WW2
she was the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers, the first US battleship to launch an aircraft and one of the first US Navy ships to receive production radar.
Texas was the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship, the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark and is the only remaining World War I era dreadnought battleship. She is also one of the eight remaining ships and the only remaining capital ship to have served in both World Wars
visiting her has been on my bucket list for years. can't wait to see her all shiny new looking!
also on my bucket list; USS Wisconsin (BB-64), a much closer trip
sailed into battle with Wiskey, we share the same Combat Action Ribbon (only one of hers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)