ackimzey Posted 16 March , 2007 Share Posted 16 March , 2007 There's a news story and vidio at the link below about the Battleship Texas. Thought it might be of interest to some of y'all. Ann http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/In...mp;pageId=5.2.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 16 March , 2007 Share Posted 16 March , 2007 Thanks, Ann. Not quite like restoring an old car then! Phil B PS Everywhere I go in the USA they seem to have a restored warship. How many have you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted 16 March , 2007 Share Posted 16 March , 2007 PS Everywhere I go in the USA they seem to have a restored warship. How many have you got? They are huge tourist attractions and bring in a good amount of money. Cities will fight tooth and nail to get a ship like the Texas. Here's the USS Batfish which is in Oklahoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 16 March , 2007 Share Posted 16 March , 2007 Hi, That's interesting to me, because my father served right alongside the Texas off Omaha beach on D-Day in the Royal Naval cruiser HMS Glasgow. I've wanted to visit her in the (perhaps unlikely) event I was ever in the Lone Star State...so far havent got closer than the Canary Islands! My Dad's sister ship HMS Belfast is open to the public in London, and very lucky we are to have a WW2 warship saved for us to see in the UK, considering the massive selling and scrapping of most of the rest of the Fleet. Thanks for the news. LST_164 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderman Posted 16 March , 2007 Share Posted 16 March , 2007 They are huge tourist attractions and bring in a good amount of money. Cities will fight tooth and nail to get a ship like the Texas. Here's the USS Batfish which is in Oklahoma. Now.. Is this just poor parking or are you having a bit of a drought? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted 16 March , 2007 Share Posted 16 March , 2007 Poor parking. It's in Muskogee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 17 March , 2007 Share Posted 17 March , 2007 Daft question, but - did they sail it there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montbrehain Posted 17 March , 2007 Share Posted 17 March , 2007 thats not the only place with a sub heres HMAS Otway , miles from the sea in Holbrook (Germantown before the First war ) New South Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackimzey Posted 17 March , 2007 Author Share Posted 17 March , 2007 QUOTE (Phil_B @ Mar 17 2007, 05:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Daft question, but - did they sail it there? Phil, it arrived in the late 40's and I don't know if it arrived "under its own steam" or not. I do know about 20 years ago it was towed to nearby shipyards in Galveston for repairs. I found a few more picture at this site: http://www.navsource.org/archives/features/texas/texas2.htm Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderman Posted 24 March , 2007 Share Posted 24 March , 2007 thats not the only place with a sub heres HMAS Otway , miles from the sea in Holbrook (Germantown before the First war ) New South Wales. It's a worry to see the Royal Australian Navy have a 'white flag' handy even on their retired vessels. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louvain Posted 15 July , 2007 Share Posted 15 July , 2007 Hi, That's interesting to me, because my father served right alongside the Texas off Omaha beach on D-Day in the Royal Naval cruiser HMS Glasgow. My father was also on the Glasgow when it bombarded Omaha beach. He is still alive and recently was put in touch with the HMS Glasgow Association. Small world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 16 July , 2007 Share Posted 16 July , 2007 My father was also on the Glasgow when it bombarded Omaha beach. He is still alive and recently was put in touch with the HMS Glasgow Association. Small world louvain, thanks for the response. I will PM you on this matter. LST_164 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Brock Posted 16 July , 2007 Share Posted 16 July , 2007 More on the Texas (and great photos) here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ackimzey Posted 17 July , 2007 Author Share Posted 17 July , 2007 Excellent link, Dan. Thanks for posting it. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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