It's great to see that the US keep there freedom fighting ships honoured, I have been on to the USS Alabama, the USS Drum and the USS Hornet... it was awesome to be on them, so much history!
I read this week that there is a proposal to permanently berth the Texas in a dry dock. Despite the last restoration, she's rusting away faster than ever.
Thank you for posting this. I attempt to learn as much as I can from a combination of reading, documentaries and historical videos such as this.
I have two questions if I may. What was the advantage of the "cage mast" over the "fighting top" and what does the term "quick firing" mean in terms of main gun armament?
@Tull29 Originally it was thought that the cage mast would help with top weight and be less likely to be damaged in battle since there are many slender rods rather than a pole mast which has only three or four supports. It turned out that they vibrated severely when the ship was at sea and were not stable for use in observing the fall of shot from the main guns. A quick firing gun is a term used to describe the secondary weapons which are able to fire three of more shots per minute.
@norton996 - info much appreciated. It also makes sense that "quick firing" is a term that I have come across in regards to earlier warships sporting a smaller main armament.
@norton996 -I was having a debate on another page about the merits of the "Iowa Class" and he insists that they were armored against 16" rounds; however, the info that I have insists that they were armored against 14" rounds. I understand that the penetrating power of the main armament varied from nation to nation and also depended on the type of round used. Maybe the discrepancy is due to the armored area of the Iowas that were being spoken about (turrets,barbettes, main deck etc.).
Well impressed Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone would love to know after HMS Dreadnought there is still one intact congrats to all involved well done
I have been on Missouri at Pearl Harbour. It was great, but would have prefered to have seen Texas. Much more character, plus she had a much more eventfull career during WW2. As a proud brit, I want to visit our Battleship memorials. Shit, we havn't got one!!! Typical.
@wheels0503 If you think about it, its further than mainalnd USA. Hawaii is in the Pacific, halfway round world from us in the UK!! I have always wanted to go to Pearl harbour to see the Arizona monument and actually step on an actual Battleship. The Oklahoma monument is very good as well. Would love to see the old Texas, but dont think wife will give me the green card for that as well!!
When ever I see that magnificent ship with that tripods and on that color, I think of Pearl Harbor... God rest the souls for all of those who sacrificed.
It's great that the US has preserved the Texas. I wish Britain had preserved HMS Warspite, which also served in both wars. All we've got left is the cruiser HMS Belfast. (And HMS Victory, of course.)
As the only surviving WWI battleship Texas is a unique example of naval design. During WWII America's older battleships saw much use as floating anti aircraft batteries while on escort duty, and, as this video shows, for shore bombardment during landing operations. In fact on December 7 1941 there were only two modern US battleships in commission - Washington and North Carolina - and they were both in the Atlantic fleet.
@jakeblack1982 Hi Jake. The Iowas were excellent ships, but the first of them did not commission until February 1943 and became operational in August of that year. New Jersey followed some months after, and Wisconsin and Missouri did not even launch until December 1943 and January 1944 because the carrier building programme had been given priority. They were all preceded into service by other smaller ships, starting with South Dakota and Indiana in August/September 1942. Cheers!
@littmann03 alsto, the Iowas wasn't dreadnoughts, they where superdreadnoughts and fast battleships - which traces their roots back to the QE class, not HMS Dreadnought. If I ever get close to this magnificent ship, I'll do anything to get a chance to walk her decks and view her for myself.
@littmann03 Have to correct you on the commission dates for the South Dakota class Battleships. The South Dakota was commissioned in March '42, Indiana in April '42, Massachusetts May '42, and Alabama was in August of '42.
@MrScott1171 Thanks for your comments. But bear in mind that even in war after commissioning ships must go through working up exercises before being declared operational. South Dakota was operational in August 1942 and Indiana in September. The only point I was making originally was that on Dec 7 North Carolina and Washington were the only modern US battleships available and neither was in the Pacific. Anyhow, it's great to see these amazing old ships preserved. Love to visit them one day!
Winston Churchill was a drunk fat incompetent asshole. By luck he got some people behind him with actual brain power that won the war. HMS Hood should have been in dry dock been refitted but fat ass hole Churchill sen her away killing the whole crew except three sailors. Winston FAT ASS Churhill, the racist, the incompetent fat fuck that was drunk during the whole war. Just listening to one of he´s speeches, he´s drunk, shitfaced.
@skycaprob Also, sweeny the incest loving pig, remember that the Prince of Wales could've if her guns hadn't been damaged. Her turrets jammed, so she was forced to retreat. Hood was an aging deathtrap which couldn't hope to even get a hit on Bismark.
bla bla bla FUCKING BASTERD most powerful most dungerus.... self obsessed american ass no offence im not racist but i notice americans say there ships are the best yet not tested in warfare.... the germans have a ww1 battleship still... why they are saying this is beyond me... the warspite and hood were better equiped than the texas. mind you they were then classed as battlecruisers designed for speed. now what i would of been more interested in is the fact it was a test bed for new tek
@baston100 british ships in ww1 were completely wiped off the platent almsot 7 battleships lost our flagship it was only because we had advantage that luckly won in ww1 eg america joined the war.. ww2 however if the nazi powers at be didnt make so many mistakes such as attacking russia mind wargames dictate that british defences were that high we would of held the invasion at the beaches they landed on aparentyl but back to the point im on about sea battles germany had better ships
@baston100 the only time we ever killed anything at sea was when we cluster fucked it. 600 planes to kill 1 battleship... 1200 planes average too kill the yamato. i meen come on..... the bismark destoyed a battlecruiser.... hms hood and heavly damaged the prince of wales..... then it was basicaly disabled and clusterfucked by 4 battleships and a large number of smaller cruisers and destoyers. yes we won but we won because idiots were commanding the german navy and jap navy
@skycaprob You mean 360 planes? There were only 360 planes which attacked Yamato. She only shot down 12. With a lack of fire control, radar and any sort of actual human equipment, the Yamato was no more than a giant swine that deserved to die. Unlike the Wolf known as Texas, Yamato would've gotten slaughtered by the Texas. :) Texas had some of the best fire control.
Errrrr I dunno bout all that. Her fire control systems werent nearly as advanced as the ones the Iowa class and South Dakota classes had. Plus her 14" shells wouldnt have done much against the Yamato's armor of even kept up with it in speed. I love the USS Texas. A relic from our past with a vast vault of historic value. But not a chance against the Yamato class or Bismark.
Now the Iowa class on the other hand, definitely could have traded blows.
@skycaprob you don't have to be so mean ya know. she is the last battleship in the us that has survived world war 1 and 2.shes valuable to this nation. the rest of the world could probably care less. cuss me out if u want but you won't be dealing with a girl but the girls dad.
@acr08807 they make great tourist attractions. The USS Mississippi (BB41) was between Texas (BB-35) and Alabama (BB-60) and the later North Carolina (BB-55). She would have made a good example of a late WWI era battleship.
no warship should discarded like the Texas.men fought and died on these ships 'and discarding these warriors is like discarding the men who fought and died for us.
It's a shame that the money wasn't found to build a dry dock for her. In 40 years from now, she'll need another major restoration, unless her hull hasn't rusted away completely through resting in water.
@HaloCE14 No, Texas was Not at Jutland, which was May 31,1916, almost a year before the US entered WW I, but it did join thereafter as part of the Sixth Battle Squadron along with the New York, Arkansas, Wyoming, and I believe the Florida, North Dakota, and Delaware, I believe (I'm not sure about the others). The Fifth Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet was the Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Valiant, and Malaya. I think you are Correct that the Enterprise was the Most Decprated.
@chrysanthos66 Japan had an outstanding navy and some fine sailors serving in the best tradition of Japan. Unfortunately, the Army leaders wanted war and caused that disgrace to Japan.
@chrysanthos66 At that time, they were either sunk or were superfluous to a half-destroyed Japan. The Mikasa was preserved by Admiral Nimitz (see above).
@chrysanthos66 They do have the Mikasa, the British-built pre-dreadnought flagship of Admiral Togo at Tsushima! It was preserved by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz after the war to respect the great tradition of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
@HaloCE14 Yes, I'm an American who read of her exploits at Jutland in WW I and in the Mediterranean in WW II. We also have the shame of not saving the Enterprise, the carrier that fought in all the battles of the Pacific, the most decorated carrier, and for several months at the end of 1942 and early 43 she was our ONLY carrier in the battle zone of the Solomons.
Thank you for this fine video. I have been aboard this impressive ship, the last veteran of WW I. It was in the 6th Battlesquadron of the Grand Fleet, the US battleships integrated with our British friends. It fought in the Atlantic and the Pacific in WW II. What a career!! We must preserve it. The fees paid to board it do NOT help maintain it, to our shame in Texas. Texas must do more, and the US can do something more too. I saw a dinghy going to pieces on it. What a shame.
I remember playing on this ship at San Jacinto in the mid 80's before it was restored. It was like a big historic playground. I was also there for her being brought back out after restoration. Awesome ship.
hi haloCE14, to be honest, i thought pretty much the same thing that you when i learned about the dry berth project, why not repair the hull completely and i am cursing myself for forgetting to ask that question while i was visiting the battleship 2 week ago
The HMS Warspite should have been saved. I don't buy the lack of funding BS. If the British Govt. can afford to support the royal family, then they surely could afford to have preserved the HMS Warspite. Like the USS Texas a veteran of both World Wars.
in a few year, they are goeing to dryberth the ship because to preserve it because it deteriorated too much to be able to move without risk of sinking, i went there and tok as many picture of that beautiful ship while its still in the water because it wont be the same when she will be sitting out of water
i agree about the british, it might be expensive to preserve a ship but i am certain the advantage exceed the inconveniance, especially a legendary ship like, lets say, king george v, a ship that helped bring out one of the most famous warship of germany, bismarck, a lot of historian and navy geek would have flocked to the ship to have the chance to see one of the ship that participated in one of the most dramatic ww2 naval episode
I would give up everything I have to go back in time and serve aboard the ship of my states namesake, to feel that pride, knowing that I'm fighting for my families freedom.
it's war, we lost ships, you lost ships, everyone lost ships and a lot of brave sailors too. I doubt at the time of Surigao Strait anyone was thinking about preservation of Battleships for the future. shame indeed Nagato got destroyed but she was in a very poor condition anyway. i'm talking about the criminal scrapping of fine battleships after the war, like Warspite, Revenge, Nelson, Renown, KGV and Vanguard. The carriers also.
@Stugace The famous cruiser is in Philadelphia, and yes, it needs our loving preservation. After all, it was Admiral Dewey's flagship at the battle of Manila Bay in 1898 against the Spanish!
Don't worry my UK brethren... the US is lining up RIGHT behind you... Sad too... as good as we were on our own... together we overcame the darkest time in history... twice.
i visited the Texas both before and after the restoration. Before you could look at her and see her leaning to the side, and the concrete deck was cracked and broken in many places and don't even get me started on the rust. After she looked like she looked much "happier" she sat straight, her now wood decks looked almost new, and what little rust i found could easily be fixed with a good coat of paint i am extremely happy with the work done. She deserves nothing less
One of the few battleships that escaped Pearl Harbor? That's propaganda.
The Arkanas, Idaho, Colorado, New York, Texas, Missippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Washington, South Dakaota and Indiana escaped the air strike that day.
12 ships still around and 8 hit doesn't make Texas one of the few. The Maryland, Nevada, Pennslyvania, and Tennesee were hardly damaged.
Our goverment can DUMP billions of dollars into saving greedy corporations, but not save the very things that made it strong. Good-bye America. We'll miss you.
It's too bad they didn't put her in permanent dry dock then. It's likely she'll need these repairs again in another 10 or 20 years and the money won't be there.
@studentjohn36 John, Interesting question and I agree. The Texas project was taken state wide with money coming in from every walk of life, kids thru seniors, rich and poor. A lot of state pride in restoring the texas. This is the type of planning and effort the Olympia needs.
It is 1000 times cheaper to mothball an old ship than it is to build a new one. When a war comes onto your soil, your factories are destroyed, your natural resource supplies are disrupted, and you don't have next year for the legislature budget money. In that environment, would you rather have 10,000 old ships or 10 new ones? The USA ships are museums, but still combat ready.
The USSR did this not with one or two ships, but with entire armies of equipment. It saved their life in WW2.
Take away the patrotism, the nostalgia and the WW1 and WW2 associations and it is still important that examples of these old ships are preserved. These were the ultimate naval weapons when they were made and the engineering that went into them is a testament to the people that designed and built them.
Hopefully, in time, the engine room might be restored to its former glory, from an engineering point of view that would be interesting.
Reminds me alot of the USS Alabama in Mobile. Went to that many times as a kid even though I know the AL is a newer ship, it was still super cool to visit as a child!
I went to so many field trips to the battleship Texas that I could run through her blindfolded. I am glad I lived close to the battleship in my childhood and developmental years.
Why can't they do the same thing with the USS Olympia, The flag ship of the Spanish American war. She also deserves better than to become an artificial reef off the New Jersey coast. Save The Olympia!
From what I hear in 2011 that they are going to build a dry dock around the Texas to preserve it from the ship channel waters.Its good to know that people still care about these old vessels.
After WW2 there were attempts to save HMS Warspite, HMS Rodney, HMS Vanguard and the carrier Indomitable. However, what most people do not realize, is that the UK government had a deal with Jewish owned scrap firms and sold the ships to them at a cut rate price, the funds were then used to fund the initial state treasurey of Israel.
THAT is why you dont see any preserved battleships from the UK
@f1racer Sorry to be blunt, but that's absolute bollocks. Money is money. If the will had been there, the money could have been found.
I totally see the arguments of british cofferers scraping wood after the war, and probably even worse off than american, and yes money was allocated to help Israel, but blaiming one particular expenditure over others makes no sense.
A great ship,lets hope shes kept well maintained now.I know we have the Belfast but what a shame we have no big capital ship that survived the scrap yard.Its the same with the RAF and the fantastic Vulcan bomber.Private individuals had to get the last flying one airborne.Governments should preserve the machines that have kept their countries safe over the decades.
"GOD bless you 'TEXAS' and keep you brave and strong. That you may grow in power and worth, Throughout the ages long." From the Texas national anthem....but applies to the great ship as well. USS TEXAS Forever......Merlyn Hoff..RTN...../|\
Bah thats a cruiser though. I wouldnt mind see a brittish battleship or German warship (maybe Prinz Eugen if righted back up). The only one we could see today is the prince of wales lying upside down. Divers can reach it apparently. But because its upside down and half way around the world its not very 'attractive'. You know. A ship like Belfast should be sailing the waves. Or how about a good ww1 and ww2 ship get together. I would pay to see that.
I was looking into the condition of the Prinz Eugen compared to the POW (Prince Of Wales). And unfortunatly. I think the Prinz Eugen would be the one to raise. Its in better condition. And its practically sticking its stern out of the water a bit. So much you can walk on it.
To actually lift a ship of that size is not far from reality. Their are lifting bags that can lift 50,000 tons! And surprisingly cheap.
@G777GUN Another one suitable for raising might be Admiral Graf Spee, sunk in the Río de la Plata (River Plate) It s mast can be seen, and many objects have already been retrieved. The good thing about those two vessels are that none of em count as a war grave, so you don t have to disturb those pour souls (and their families)
The Admiral Graff Spee is a good enough ship, but to raise. Now i am split between the two. Depends on the damage when they sank. How it will affect their hull strength after being in the water for so many years. I am just going through the history of the two. PE was sunk by Nukes and the AGS was scuttled. Atleast the AGS is upright. That would make raising it easier. Its a tough one. Then again with the money both could be raised. Theyre not big, the seawise giant was refloated.
@G777GUN the graff spee burnt for days and then slowly sunk into the mud of montevideo, i would hate to think of the state of the hull after the intense heat mixed with the corrosion effect of the the sea water, i think they are crazy to even try to raise her. The last i heard though the uraguayian government has suspended them from trying and i also think they didn't have the funds anyway.
@koelschwolf Probably not, besides, she won't make it to the nearest drydock, the one they used in this in Galveston isn't available anymore, and since the nearest one would involve her being towed into open water in the Gulf, she'd be a complete loss. If someone doesn't put the money up soon, she's gone.
as a new zealander that still hasn't had the chance to visit the uss texas i am extremely jealous of all of you in texas to have such a jewel you can be proud of, i just only wish we still had HMS New Zealand (invincible class battlcruiser of ww1) to be proud of.
Thanks for this video. I got to work with Ed Philipps on alot of other projects at Todd Shipyard.My dad was the dockmaster and I worked the bow when we were docking ships on the BIG T drydock.My name is Lawrence Mallini.
It would indeed be wonderful to see a Dreadnought on the high seas once again. But I doubt that will happen as the Texas looks to have deterioated quite a bit. Then again, the States are extremely lucky to have the USS Constitution still in a seaworthy state. Another thing I never understood was why the HMS Victory was placed in permanent dry dock. It would be great to see these former enemies sailing the world together after over 150 years.
What does he say at 8:00? "The other was the installation of the *monopile* attachments"? What does that mean? I think that he's referring to the large, square things along the hull, but I've never heard of anything like that before...does anyone know what that means? I'm so glad that someone cares enough to pay to have this beautiful ship preserved. And I like the old guy...he reminds me of my grandfather (RIP). He's obviously very passionate about the Texas. I wonder if he's a Texan?
Well those were hard times back then. But it is still a shame. However, you Brits still have the Victory, which is in itself really astounding. As for Germany, the Turkish Government offered to sell us back the Goeben in the 70s, but our government declined...
I know we're very lucky to have Victory, and lucky to have had it cared for very well over the years. I went to see it and the equally amazing HMS Warrior a few weeks ago and was a great experience. I was just imagining what the Portsmouth dockyard would've looked like with an 18th century 1st Rate Ship of the Line, a Broadside Ironclad and a Superdreadnought Battleship, alongside all of the current navy ships like the fine HMS Daring and Dauntless
USS Texas WAS referred to as a dreadnaught battleship and when she was commisioned in 1914 she WAS the most powerful BB afloat until HMS Queen Elizabeth was commisioned the following year. USS Iowa WAS in the European theater for awhile...the only Iowa to be there. Penetration tables show that the 14"/45 guns of Texas were NOT inferior to the 15"/42 British guns by much..and she had 2 more.
Together with my daughter i visited the ship 1998 (all teh way from Holland/Europe) and we were very impressed by it. Its very good that the ship is preserved like this
I am a boyscout, almost eagle, and we stayed the night on this ship in baytown, tx yesterday. its cool but they are tryin to refurbish all the rooms to look like it was before. there is sheetrock and paint buckets anywhere. overall, about half the ship is done so tho tour was pretty nice. sometime in the next 10 years they are going to take it out of the water and put it on stilts on land. it was pretty cool to know in the early 1900'dreds it had the most powerful weapon in the world(;
i dont usualy make these sort of comments but as an observer who know something about naval history.
in world war 1 and 2 the british and germans had the most powerfull warships.
the texas was only a battleship
not a dreadnaught.
the royal navy was vastly more powerfull than the american one, the RN sunk 827 major german warhips, 141 italian ones and 335 japanese ships while only losing 278 warships to the same enemy
@seismiccowboy "Dreadnought" is an old Celtic word that means, "Fearless." it was the name for the first high tech armored battleship of the 20th Century, HMS Dreadnought[1906-1920]and has been like a nick name for battleships ever since.
USS TEXAS is a classic dreadnought. It was larger and more powerful than HMS DREADNOUGHT with ten 14" guns vs. ten 12" and very comparable to British battleships of WW1. (The Royal Navy had many more battleships than the US in WW1.)
But by the end of WW2 the US Navy was far more powerful than the Royal Navy. The US had 24 ESSEX class large fleet carriers for example.
The most powerful WW2 battleships were the Japanese YAMATO class with 18" guns compared to 16" or less for other navies.
@marshja56 not really compareble. durning WW1 british already had super-dreadnaughts with 15" guns much more advanced than the american 14" guns.
those were the Revenge (R-class)class battleships and Queen Elizabeth class battleship far more advanced than texas was at 1914 when the first battleships of the classes named before, were launched.
@matthew181 What do you mean, "Texas was only a battleship, not a dreadnought"? First, Texas IS a dreadnought, or was when she was built. Second, a "battleship" is just the more modern term for a dreadnought...if anything, one should say "only a dreadnought" since a "battleship" is likely to be newer and more powerful. The US navy was was bigger than the RN by the end of the war, and the IJN Yamato outclassed anything else. Britain lost less warships because Germany was sinking MERCHANT ships.
It's good that the US chooses to respect its naval history and preserve these mighty vessels. In contrast the UK sent all of its battleships to the breakers, even the legendary Warspite, and the modern Vanguard. It's a national disgrace that none were saved.
I feel really pissed about that. Not one brittish battleship saved. They say they did not have the money to preserve the ships. Why they didnt just atleast beach one and leave it until we could then repair it in the future. it just annoys me. Completly agree they should have saved at least one fucking ship.
Yeah Vanguard was their best chance to preserve something, undamaged by war and in good condition, and by the 60s the post war debt had been worked off.
@HelmutVillam Part of the reason that Britain scrapped it's warships is that most British people after the war just wanted to forget the whole thing. It wasn't until later that people began to wish they had saved anything. Kind of like how the US scrapped so many thousands of aircraft and ships, which means that many of them are very rare now or extinct. Hell, there are planes that they didn't save a SINGLE example of, not even a static display. Bullshit.
@HelmutVillam They don't respect the Texas anymore, it's just rotting away with people having to personally put money towards it to keep it around, give it 5 years, if no one puts the money up for it, it's gone.
@HelmutVillam Truly, America had some powerful battleships, but no nation can match the lines that British Warships had. They always look so regal. It is a crime they didn't save one of the KG V's at least.
@HelmutVillam It would really be difficult to maintain thousands of tons of vessels after a six year war that crippled economy and starved the country of all of its' resources. I agree, they should have been preserved, but that was simply impossible for the countries that fought the war.
guys this is gorgeous
trevortrevortsr2 1 day ago
It's great to see that the US keep there freedom fighting ships honoured, I have been on to the USS Alabama, the USS Drum and the USS Hornet... it was awesome to be on them, so much history!
oele50 5 days ago
I read this week that there is a proposal to permanently berth the Texas in a dry dock. Despite the last restoration, she's rusting away faster than ever.
getplaning 6 days ago
Thank you for posting this. I attempt to learn as much as I can from a combination of reading, documentaries and historical videos such as this.
I have two questions if I may. What was the advantage of the "cage mast" over the "fighting top" and what does the term "quick firing" mean in terms of main gun armament?
Tull29 1 week ago
@Tull29 Originally it was thought that the cage mast would help with top weight and be less likely to be damaged in battle since there are many slender rods rather than a pole mast which has only three or four supports. It turned out that they vibrated severely when the ship was at sea and were not stable for use in observing the fall of shot from the main guns. A quick firing gun is a term used to describe the secondary weapons which are able to fire three of more shots per minute.
norton996 1 week ago
@norton996 - info much appreciated. It also makes sense that "quick firing" is a term that I have come across in regards to earlier warships sporting a smaller main armament.
Thanks for the info, never too old to learn.
Tull29 1 week ago
@norton996 -I was having a debate on another page about the merits of the "Iowa Class" and he insists that they were armored against 16" rounds; however, the info that I have insists that they were armored against 14" rounds. I understand that the penetrating power of the main armament varied from nation to nation and also depended on the type of round used. Maybe the discrepancy is due to the armored area of the Iowas that were being spoken about (turrets,barbettes, main deck etc.).
Tull29 1 week ago
USS TEXAS LIVES FOREVERMORE !
jgore777 1 week ago
if anyone wishes to see a WWII veteran.. see BRP Rajah Humabon of the philippine navy.. still active though XD oldies but goodies
OzBezarius267 2 weeks ago
A special and historical ship like the british Dreadnought should have been saved.... it belonged in a museum.
juanecheyt 2 weeks ago
:/
TheBByamashiro 2 weeks ago
I've been one the ship, it was fantastic, all of the viewers should visit it one day =D
worldwar2guy101 4 weeks ago
Shine on old girl =)
Boblee1975 1 month ago
Well impressed Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone would love to know after HMS Dreadnought there is still one intact congrats to all involved well done
PeterS339 1 month ago
its good you lookafter yer old ships history is priceless for future generations .
kingbleah 1 month ago
Texas bombarded Vichy French Positions In French Morocco During the Casablanca Invasion, there were no Nazis there as the video mentioned.
HybodusStudios 1 month ago
I have been on Missouri at Pearl Harbour. It was great, but would have prefered to have seen Texas. Much more character, plus she had a much more eventfull career during WW2. As a proud brit, I want to visit our Battleship memorials. Shit, we havn't got one!!! Typical.
admiraldma 1 month ago
@admiraldma Wow, you traveled from Britian to America? Wow, long trip. Thanks for Visiting my Country.
wheels0503 1 month ago
@wheels0503 If you think about it, its further than mainalnd USA. Hawaii is in the Pacific, halfway round world from us in the UK!! I have always wanted to go to Pearl harbour to see the Arizona monument and actually step on an actual Battleship. The Oklahoma monument is very good as well. Would love to see the old Texas, but dont think wife will give me the green card for that as well!!
admiraldma 1 month ago
@admiraldma oh, yeah lol I forgot hawaii was in the middle of the ocean XD sorry.
wheels0503 1 month ago
When ever I see that magnificent ship with that tripods and on that color, I think of Pearl Harbor... God rest the souls for all of those who sacrificed.
Apaleutos24 1 month ago
Thats right Texas is a badass ship
ohawsomeman 1 month ago
It's great that the US has preserved the Texas. I wish Britain had preserved HMS Warspite, which also served in both wars. All we've got left is the cruiser HMS Belfast. (And HMS Victory, of course.)
timonsolus 2 months ago 8
@timonsolus We still have HMS Warrior - the first all metal armoured battleship.
StevenFutcher 2 weeks ago
@timonsolus it would have been good if we'd have preserved HMS Vanguard, the last battleship built in the world but we scrapped that one as well :(
18895Cobra 1 week ago
As the only surviving WWI battleship Texas is a unique example of naval design. During WWII America's older battleships saw much use as floating anti aircraft batteries while on escort duty, and, as this video shows, for shore bombardment during landing operations. In fact on December 7 1941 there were only two modern US battleships in commission - Washington and North Carolina - and they were both in the Atlantic fleet.
littmann03 2 months ago
@littmann03 But they also had the Iowa class battleships but they didn't show up till 1941.
jakeblack1982 1 month ago
@jakeblack1982 Hi Jake. The Iowas were excellent ships, but the first of them did not commission until February 1943 and became operational in August of that year. New Jersey followed some months after, and Wisconsin and Missouri did not even launch until December 1943 and January 1944 because the carrier building programme had been given priority. They were all preceded into service by other smaller ships, starting with South Dakota and Indiana in August/September 1942. Cheers!
littmann03 1 month ago
@littmann03 alsto, the Iowas wasn't dreadnoughts, they where superdreadnoughts and fast battleships - which traces their roots back to the QE class, not HMS Dreadnought. If I ever get close to this magnificent ship, I'll do anything to get a chance to walk her decks and view her for myself.
higfny 1 month ago
@littmann03 Have to correct you on the commission dates for the South Dakota class Battleships. The South Dakota was commissioned in March '42, Indiana in April '42, Massachusetts May '42, and Alabama was in August of '42.
MrScott1171 1 month ago
@MrScott1171 Thanks for your comments. But bear in mind that even in war after commissioning ships must go through working up exercises before being declared operational. South Dakota was operational in August 1942 and Indiana in September. The only point I was making originally was that on Dec 7 North Carolina and Washington were the only modern US battleships available and neither was in the Pacific. Anyhow, it's great to see these amazing old ships preserved. Love to visit them one day!
littmann03 1 month ago
Winston Churchill was a drunk fat incompetent asshole. By luck he got some people behind him with actual brain power that won the war. HMS Hood should have been in dry dock been refitted but fat ass hole Churchill sen her away killing the whole crew except three sailors. Winston FAT ASS Churhill, the racist, the incompetent fat fuck that was drunk during the whole war. Just listening to one of he´s speeches, he´s drunk, shitfaced.
Sooksawaspakdee961 2 months ago
@Sooksawaspakdee961 IDIOT
trackend 2 months ago
@skycaprob Also, sweeny the incest loving pig, remember that the Prince of Wales could've if her guns hadn't been damaged. Her turrets jammed, so she was forced to retreat. Hood was an aging deathtrap which couldn't hope to even get a hit on Bismark.
Tyco200 2 months ago
Sounds like the ship,like its namesake state has gone downhill considerably.
heartfire451 2 months ago
Wasn't it very historical aa..
MarkTesti 3 months ago
Thank you.
paralleler 3 months ago
btw i know it was engaged but by aircraft not major battleships.
skycaprob 3 months ago
bla bla bla FUCKING BASTERD most powerful most dungerus.... self obsessed american ass no offence im not racist but i notice americans say there ships are the best yet not tested in warfare.... the germans have a ww1 battleship still... why they are saying this is beyond me... the warspite and hood were better equiped than the texas. mind you they were then classed as battlecruisers designed for speed. now what i would of been more interested in is the fact it was a test bed for new tek
skycaprob 3 months ago
@skycaprob - Youre rant and argument would be taken a bit more seriously if you werent so illiterate...
MrRoxxstar 3 months ago
looks like she out lasted all the shitty german battleships huh?
Lumotaku 3 months ago
@skycaprob then why the fuck we win ww1 and ww2 you little FUCK
baston100 3 months ago
@baston100 british ships in ww1 were completely wiped off the platent almsot 7 battleships lost our flagship it was only because we had advantage that luckly won in ww1 eg america joined the war.. ww2 however if the nazi powers at be didnt make so many mistakes such as attacking russia mind wargames dictate that british defences were that high we would of held the invasion at the beaches they landed on aparentyl but back to the point im on about sea battles germany had better ships
skycaprob 3 months ago
@skycaprob READ YOUR HISTORY DONT TALK CRAP
trackend 2 months ago
@baston100 the only time we ever killed anything at sea was when we cluster fucked it. 600 planes to kill 1 battleship... 1200 planes average too kill the yamato. i meen come on..... the bismark destoyed a battlecruiser.... hms hood and heavly damaged the prince of wales..... then it was basicaly disabled and clusterfucked by 4 battleships and a large number of smaller cruisers and destoyers. yes we won but we won because idiots were commanding the german navy and jap navy
skycaprob 3 months ago
@skycaprob You mean 360 planes? There were only 360 planes which attacked Yamato. She only shot down 12. With a lack of fire control, radar and any sort of actual human equipment, the Yamato was no more than a giant swine that deserved to die. Unlike the Wolf known as Texas, Yamato would've gotten slaughtered by the Texas. :) Texas had some of the best fire control.
Tyco200 2 months ago
@Tyco200
Errrrr I dunno bout all that. Her fire control systems werent nearly as advanced as the ones the Iowa class and South Dakota classes had. Plus her 14" shells wouldnt have done much against the Yamato's armor of even kept up with it in speed. I love the USS Texas. A relic from our past with a vast vault of historic value. But not a chance against the Yamato class or Bismark.
Now the Iowa class on the other hand, definitely could have traded blows.
Cirux321 2 months ago
@skycaprob you don't have to be so mean ya know. she is the last battleship in the us that has survived world war 1 and 2.shes valuable to this nation. the rest of the world could probably care less. cuss me out if u want but you won't be dealing with a girl but the girls dad.
Nolahorn 2 months ago
@skycaprob still fighting the war huh, ""basterd"?
908LuX973 2 months ago
She served at one time as a Flagstahip for the Admiral. Was very lucky to see her in person.
biscuitninja 4 months ago
the aircraft carrier might be the queen of the sea. but the battleship is the king of the sea
MrFrank8675309 4 months ago
I would loved to have seen this old war horse sail to her dock under her own power
greywolf45 4 months ago
too bad the Oklahoma and Texas cant knock it out on the Red River! haha
Vindicator58 4 months ago
submarines, cruisers carriers, battleships and destroyers only. patrol boats / armed transports ect are not classed as a major warship.
matthew181 4 months ago
Mississippi had a chance to save her namesake but was too cheap and short sighted to do so.
jamessavik 5 months ago
@jamessavik What exactly does Mississippi need a battleship for? Is Alabama planning to invade?
acr08807 4 months ago
@acr08807 they make great tourist attractions. The USS Mississippi (BB41) was between Texas (BB-35) and Alabama (BB-60) and the later North Carolina (BB-55). She would have made a good example of a late WWI era battleship.
jamessavik 4 months ago
@jamessavik Sorry, I was just joking around. Like you, I think it's important to preserve our history.
acr08807 4 months ago
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
1hornet1 5 months ago
no warship should discarded like the Texas.men fought and died on these ships 'and discarding these warriors is like discarding the men who fought and died for us.
ussjohnston1 5 months ago
It's a shame that the money wasn't found to build a dry dock for her. In 40 years from now, she'll need another major restoration, unless her hull hasn't rusted away completely through resting in water.
Poopingbotham 6 months ago
@Poopingbotham Good news. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife the dry dock will be done! Should be completed by 2017.
1hornet1 5 months ago
@HaloCE14 No, Texas was Not at Jutland, which was May 31,1916, almost a year before the US entered WW I, but it did join thereafter as part of the Sixth Battle Squadron along with the New York, Arkansas, Wyoming, and I believe the Florida, North Dakota, and Delaware, I believe (I'm not sure about the others). The Fifth Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet was the Queen Elizabeth, Warspite, Barham, Valiant, and Malaya. I think you are Correct that the Enterprise was the Most Decprated.
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
@chrysanthos66 Japan had an outstanding navy and some fine sailors serving in the best tradition of Japan. Unfortunately, the Army leaders wanted war and caused that disgrace to Japan.
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
@chrysanthos66 At that time, they were either sunk or were superfluous to a half-destroyed Japan. The Mikasa was preserved by Admiral Nimitz (see above).
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
@chrysanthos66 They do have the Mikasa, the British-built pre-dreadnought flagship of Admiral Togo at Tsushima! It was preserved by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz after the war to respect the great tradition of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
@HaloCE14 Yes, I'm an American who read of her exploits at Jutland in WW I and in the Mediterranean in WW II. We also have the shame of not saving the Enterprise, the carrier that fought in all the battles of the Pacific, the most decorated carrier, and for several months at the end of 1942 and early 43 she was our ONLY carrier in the battle zone of the Solomons.
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
Thank you for this fine video. I have been aboard this impressive ship, the last veteran of WW I. It was in the 6th Battlesquadron of the Grand Fleet, the US battleships integrated with our British friends. It fought in the Atlantic and the Pacific in WW II. What a career!! We must preserve it. The fees paid to board it do NOT help maintain it, to our shame in Texas. Texas must do more, and the US can do something more too. I saw a dinghy going to pieces on it. What a shame.
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
I remember playing on this ship at San Jacinto in the mid 80's before it was restored. It was like a big historic playground. I was also there for her being brought back out after restoration. Awesome ship.
swankydee 7 months ago
I volunteer on this ship during the Hard Hat Tours, and I absolutely love this ship.
globaloiltrader 8 months ago 3
Bravo Zulu.
For those of you not in the Canadian Navy that means "well done".
Omnicron4735 8 months ago
hi haloCE14, to be honest, i thought pretty much the same thing that you when i learned about the dry berth project, why not repair the hull completely and i am cursing myself for forgetting to ask that question while i was visiting the battleship 2 week ago
redtitan75 10 months ago
The HMS Warspite should have been saved. I don't buy the lack of funding BS. If the British Govt. can afford to support the royal family, then they surely could afford to have preserved the HMS Warspite. Like the USS Texas a veteran of both World Wars.
C17Inspector 10 months ago 8
in a few year, they are goeing to dryberth the ship because to preserve it because it deteriorated too much to be able to move without risk of sinking, i went there and tok as many picture of that beautiful ship while its still in the water because it wont be the same when she will be sitting out of water
redtitan75 10 months ago
i agree about the british, it might be expensive to preserve a ship but i am certain the advantage exceed the inconveniance, especially a legendary ship like, lets say, king george v, a ship that helped bring out one of the most famous warship of germany, bismarck, a lot of historian and navy geek would have flocked to the ship to have the chance to see one of the ship that participated in one of the most dramatic ww2 naval episode
redtitan75 10 months ago
I would give up everything I have to go back in time and serve aboard the ship of my states namesake, to feel that pride, knowing that I'm fighting for my families freedom.
Waroftheworlds112 10 months ago
@chrysanthos66
it's war, we lost ships, you lost ships, everyone lost ships and a lot of brave sailors too. I doubt at the time of Surigao Strait anyone was thinking about preservation of Battleships for the future. shame indeed Nagato got destroyed but she was in a very poor condition anyway. i'm talking about the criminal scrapping of fine battleships after the war, like Warspite, Revenge, Nelson, Renown, KGV and Vanguard. The carriers also.
HelmutVillam 10 months ago
Hopefully the U.S.'s oldest steel warship is saved as the Texas was: The USS Olympia from 1893. It really needs a dry-dock. :/
Stugace 11 months ago
@Stugace The famous cruiser is in Philadelphia, and yes, it needs our loving preservation. After all, it was Admiral Dewey's flagship at the battle of Manila Bay in 1898 against the Spanish!
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
Don't worry my UK brethren... the US is lining up RIGHT behind you... Sad too... as good as we were on our own... together we overcame the darkest time in history... twice.
gpwasr10 11 months ago
i visited the Texas both before and after the restoration. Before you could look at her and see her leaning to the side, and the concrete deck was cracked and broken in many places and don't even get me started on the rust. After she looked like she looked much "happier" she sat straight, her now wood decks looked almost new, and what little rust i found could easily be fixed with a good coat of paint i am extremely happy with the work done. She deserves nothing less
US100redneck 1 year ago
One of the few battleships that escaped Pearl Harbor? That's propaganda.
The Arkanas, Idaho, Colorado, New York, Texas, Missippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Washington, South Dakaota and Indiana escaped the air strike that day.
12 ships still around and 8 hit doesn't make Texas one of the few. The Maryland, Nevada, Pennslyvania, and Tennesee were hardly damaged.
FDR was complicit as well in the attack.
AugustusLarch 1 year ago
Our goverment can DUMP billions of dollars into saving greedy corporations, but not save the very things that made it strong. Good-bye America. We'll miss you.
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jacobsmorrison 1 year ago
It's too bad they didn't put her in permanent dry dock then. It's likely she'll need these repairs again in another 10 or 20 years and the money won't be there.
VinylToVideo 1 year ago
@VinylToVideo The money is already set aside for her dry docking. The final plans will be submitted this month for the design.
Blacklung27 1 year ago
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The1200sportster 1 year ago
britain would sooner keep imigrants than history
The1200sportster 1 year ago
Now why couldn't a group as motivated as this get the Olympia into drydock?
studentjohn36 1 year ago
@studentjohn36 John, Interesting question and I agree. The Texas project was taken state wide with money coming in from every walk of life, kids thru seniors, rich and poor. A lot of state pride in restoring the texas. This is the type of planning and effort the Olympia needs.
Robkat3751 1 year ago
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It is 1000 times cheaper to mothball an old ship than it is to build a new one. When a war comes onto your soil, your factories are destroyed, your natural resource supplies are disrupted, and you don't have next year for the legislature budget money. In that environment, would you rather have 10,000 old ships or 10 new ones? The USA ships are museums, but still combat ready.
The USSR did this not with one or two ships, but with entire armies of equipment. It saved their life in WW2.
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falstoffe 1 year ago
Take away the patrotism, the nostalgia and the WW1 and WW2 associations and it is still important that examples of these old ships are preserved. These were the ultimate naval weapons when they were made and the engineering that went into them is a testament to the people that designed and built them.
Hopefully, in time, the engine room might be restored to its former glory, from an engineering point of view that would be interesting.
tpsossff 1 year ago
Reminds me alot of the USS Alabama in Mobile. Went to that many times as a kid even though I know the AL is a newer ship, it was still super cool to visit as a child!
Niche79 1 year ago
I went to so many field trips to the battleship Texas that I could run through her blindfolded. I am glad I lived close to the battleship in my childhood and developmental years.
innanas 1 year ago
Why can't they do the same thing with the USS Olympia, The flag ship of the Spanish American war. She also deserves better than to become an artificial reef off the New Jersey coast. Save The Olympia!
butch356 1 year ago
From what I hear in 2011 that they are going to build a dry dock around the Texas to preserve it from the ship channel waters.Its good to know that people still care about these old vessels.
PlanesCoinsandMusic9 1 year ago
After WW2 there were attempts to save HMS Warspite, HMS Rodney, HMS Vanguard and the carrier Indomitable. However, what most people do not realize, is that the UK government had a deal with Jewish owned scrap firms and sold the ships to them at a cut rate price, the funds were then used to fund the initial state treasurey of Israel.
THAT is why you dont see any preserved battleships from the UK
f1racer 1 year ago
@f1racer Sorry to be blunt, but that's absolute bollocks. Money is money. If the will had been there, the money could have been found.
I totally see the arguments of british cofferers scraping wood after the war, and probably even worse off than american, and yes money was allocated to help Israel, but blaiming one particular expenditure over others makes no sense.
Namolis 1 year ago
A great ship,lets hope shes kept well maintained now.I know we have the Belfast but what a shame we have no big capital ship that survived the scrap yard.Its the same with the RAF and the fantastic Vulcan bomber.Private individuals had to get the last flying one airborne.Governments should preserve the machines that have kept their countries safe over the decades.
986lee 1 year ago
Brilliant, thanks for posting.
Every country needs to preserve their navy history. Sadly the majority don't, no matter how great the service of that vessel. eg: USS Enterprise.
grl8862 1 year ago
oh ya that is right she is the first and widest battleship in the classes.
SaberTanker22 1 year ago
"GOD bless you 'TEXAS' and keep you brave and strong. That you may grow in power and worth, Throughout the ages long." From the Texas national anthem....but applies to the great ship as well. USS TEXAS Forever......Merlyn Hoff..RTN...../|\
myrddyndewyn 1 year ago
Hell Yeah
DaveShredder5150 1 year ago
@koelschwolf
Bah thats a cruiser though. I wouldnt mind see a brittish battleship or German warship (maybe Prinz Eugen if righted back up). The only one we could see today is the prince of wales lying upside down. Divers can reach it apparently. But because its upside down and half way around the world its not very 'attractive'. You know. A ship like Belfast should be sailing the waves. Or how about a good ww1 and ww2 ship get together. I would pay to see that.
G777GUN 1 year ago
@G777GUN If someone with money can gather a lot more ppl like you (and like me :D) that will pay to see that, rest assured that it would be done...
VRichardsn 1 year ago
@VRichardsn
True on your comment, people and money.
I was looking into the condition of the Prinz Eugen compared to the POW (Prince Of Wales). And unfortunatly. I think the Prinz Eugen would be the one to raise. Its in better condition. And its practically sticking its stern out of the water a bit. So much you can walk on it.
To actually lift a ship of that size is not far from reality. Their are lifting bags that can lift 50,000 tons! And surprisingly cheap.
G777GUN 1 year ago
@G777GUN Another one suitable for raising might be Admiral Graf Spee, sunk in the Río de la Plata (River Plate) It s mast can be seen, and many objects have already been retrieved. The good thing about those two vessels are that none of em count as a war grave, so you don t have to disturb those pour souls (and their families)
VRichardsn 1 year ago
@VRichardsn
The Admiral Graff Spee is a good enough ship, but to raise. Now i am split between the two. Depends on the damage when they sank. How it will affect their hull strength after being in the water for so many years. I am just going through the history of the two. PE was sunk by Nukes and the AGS was scuttled. Atleast the AGS is upright. That would make raising it easier. Its a tough one. Then again with the money both could be raised. Theyre not big, the seawise giant was refloated.
G777GUN 1 year ago
@G777GUN the graff spee burnt for days and then slowly sunk into the mud of montevideo, i would hate to think of the state of the hull after the intense heat mixed with the corrosion effect of the the sea water, i think they are crazy to even try to raise her. The last i heard though the uraguayian government has suspended them from trying and i also think they didn't have the funds anyway.
pramboy09 1 year ago
@koelschwolf Probably not, besides, she won't make it to the nearest drydock, the one they used in this in Galveston isn't available anymore, and since the nearest one would involve her being towed into open water in the Gulf, she'd be a complete loss. If someone doesn't put the money up soon, she's gone.
98RamMagnum 1 year ago
as a new zealander that still hasn't had the chance to visit the uss texas i am extremely jealous of all of you in texas to have such a jewel you can be proud of, i just only wish we still had HMS New Zealand (invincible class battlcruiser of ww1) to be proud of.
pramboy09 1 year ago
Thanks for this video. I got to work with Ed Philipps on alot of other projects at Todd Shipyard.My dad was the dockmaster and I worked the bow when we were docking ships on the BIG T drydock.My name is Lawrence Mallini.
wigmanite 1 year ago
@HaloCE14
It would indeed be wonderful to see a Dreadnought on the high seas once again. But I doubt that will happen as the Texas looks to have deterioated quite a bit. Then again, the States are extremely lucky to have the USS Constitution still in a seaworthy state. Another thing I never understood was why the HMS Victory was placed in permanent dry dock. It would be great to see these former enemies sailing the world together after over 150 years.
HelmutVillam 1 year ago
texas owns
TexasGitarist 1 year ago
What does he say at 8:00? "The other was the installation of the *monopile* attachments"? What does that mean? I think that he's referring to the large, square things along the hull, but I've never heard of anything like that before...does anyone know what that means? I'm so glad that someone cares enough to pay to have this beautiful ship preserved. And I like the old guy...he reminds me of my grandfather (RIP). He's obviously very passionate about the Texas. I wonder if he's a Texan?
justforever96 1 year ago
Well those were hard times back then. But it is still a shame. However, you Brits still have the Victory, which is in itself really astounding. As for Germany, the Turkish Government offered to sell us back the Goeben in the 70s, but our government declined...
koookeee 1 year ago
@koookeee
I know we're very lucky to have Victory, and lucky to have had it cared for very well over the years. I went to see it and the equally amazing HMS Warrior a few weeks ago and was a great experience. I was just imagining what the Portsmouth dockyard would've looked like with an 18th century 1st Rate Ship of the Line, a Broadside Ironclad and a Superdreadnought Battleship, alongside all of the current navy ships like the fine HMS Daring and Dauntless
HelmutVillam 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam Well, that would be simply awesome, dear Sir! Been to Victory and Warrior myself, and Belfast, Cutty Sark as well. Splendid ships.
koookeee 1 year ago
USS Texas WAS referred to as a dreadnaught battleship and when she was commisioned in 1914 she WAS the most powerful BB afloat until HMS Queen Elizabeth was commisioned the following year. USS Iowa WAS in the European theater for awhile...the only Iowa to be there. Penetration tables show that the 14"/45 guns of Texas were NOT inferior to the 15"/42 British guns by much..and she had 2 more.
DBLCC 1 year ago
Fine battleship with a great history!
Regards from Denmark
wwwvisitaalborgcom 1 year ago
My dad was on this ship and is still alive today
arthurkitchen 2 years ago 10
@arthurkitchen please thank your dad from me for his service...
grahamkeithtodd 1 year ago
@arthurkitchen My Dad was on her for 5 years first division.
Robkat3751 8 months ago
@Robkat3751 Awesome.
arthurkitchen 8 months ago
@arthurkitchen I've been on it to i'm still alive
DaManzMoney 8 months ago
@DaManzMoney In 1945?
arthurkitchen 8 months ago
@arthurkitchen No A few years ago. Oh he served on it where at?
DaManzMoney 8 months ago
@arthurkitchen Thank him for his service on our behalf! God bless your family.
FRAGIORGIO1 6 months ago
Together with my daughter i visited the ship 1998 (all teh way from Holland/Europe) and we were very impressed by it. Its very good that the ship is preserved like this
silvester59 2 years ago
I am a boyscout, almost eagle, and we stayed the night on this ship in baytown, tx yesterday. its cool but they are tryin to refurbish all the rooms to look like it was before. there is sheetrock and paint buckets anywhere. overall, about half the ship is done so tho tour was pretty nice. sometime in the next 10 years they are going to take it out of the water and put it on stilts on land. it was pretty cool to know in the early 1900'dreds it had the most powerful weapon in the world(;
Reptiles247 2 years ago
Fair play to the Americans for looking after their naval heritage, it's a shame none of ours were saved.
r1wantone 2 years ago 3
not americans, Texans
BlueCloneTrooper521 1 year ago
lol she was never the most powerfull ship afloat.
i dont usualy make these sort of comments but as an observer who know something about naval history.
in world war 1 and 2 the british and germans had the most powerfull warships.
the texas was only a battleship
not a dreadnaught.
the royal navy was vastly more powerfull than the american one, the RN sunk 827 major german warhips, 141 italian ones and 335 japanese ships while only losing 278 warships to the same enemy
matthew181 2 years ago
Texas was a dreadnaught
seismiccowboy 2 years ago 5
@seismiccowboy "Dreadnought" is an old Celtic word that means, "Fearless." it was the name for the first high tech armored battleship of the 20th Century, HMS Dreadnought[1906-1920]and has been like a nick name for battleships ever since.
americaneagle2076 9 months ago
@americaneagle2076 Dreadnought is in fact a running together of dread nought, ships were named this as their crew were to dread nought but god.
dbww 7 months ago
@dbww Quite Correct!!! Thank You!!!!
americaneagle2076 7 months ago
USS TEXAS is a classic dreadnought. It was larger and more powerful than HMS DREADNOUGHT with ten 14" guns vs. ten 12" and very comparable to British battleships of WW1. (The Royal Navy had many more battleships than the US in WW1.)
But by the end of WW2 the US Navy was far more powerful than the Royal Navy. The US had 24 ESSEX class large fleet carriers for example.
The most powerful WW2 battleships were the Japanese YAMATO class with 18" guns compared to 16" or less for other navies.
marshja56 2 years ago 2
@marshja56 not really compareble. durning WW1 british already had super-dreadnaughts with 15" guns much more advanced than the american 14" guns.
those were the Revenge (R-class)class battleships and Queen Elizabeth class battleship far more advanced than texas was at 1914 when the first battleships of the classes named before, were launched.
inar64 2 years ago 2
U know its because the americans think all their things are the best:P
infectedmordn 2 years ago
I think most humans think that, at least those with a brain!
arthurkitchen 1 year ago
@matthew181 827 major German ships , you are out of your mind !!!!
to sink one battleship they have to use the whole home fleet, very brave in numbers as always!!! but one on one you got your ass kicked!!!
salamander163 2 years ago
a major german warsip would be anything from an aircraft carrier, to a destroyer or U-Boat
matthew181 2 years ago
nope a major warship is considered anything above a light cruiser to a carrier
salamander163 2 years ago
not by world war two standards.
the facts i put down were all correct so i don't see what your arguing against.
matthew181 2 years ago
german navy did not have 827 major warships. Your math and figures are way off. USN destroyed the jap navy
jers59 2 years ago
as i all ready said, i typed major when i shouldn't have.
matthew181 2 years ago
@matthew181 What do you mean, "Texas was only a battleship, not a dreadnought"? First, Texas IS a dreadnought, or was when she was built. Second, a "battleship" is just the more modern term for a dreadnought...if anything, one should say "only a dreadnought" since a "battleship" is likely to be newer and more powerful. The US navy was was bigger than the RN by the end of the war, and the IJN Yamato outclassed anything else. Britain lost less warships because Germany was sinking MERCHANT ships.
justforever96 1 year ago
@matthew181 827 major German warships sunk in WW2? Are you counting rowboats?
acr08807 4 months ago
I want to live in it.
Ralroost 2 years ago
BRAVO! She's a Beauty! Thanks For Keeping Her Afloat.
We Might Need Her Again, one day!
Praise The LORD
and Pass The Ammunition!
DEO VINDICE!
rebelstang 2 years ago 2
dude i live like right down the street from it i been there plenty of times nothing special
angus2021 2 years ago
@angus2021 you are full of shit, the texas is in a state park surrounded by industrial parks no residential areas, and i live in houston!!!!!
salamander163 2 years ago
It's good that the US chooses to respect its naval history and preserve these mighty vessels. In contrast the UK sent all of its battleships to the breakers, even the legendary Warspite, and the modern Vanguard. It's a national disgrace that none were saved.
HelmutVillam 2 years ago 34
I feel really pissed about that. Not one brittish battleship saved. They say they did not have the money to preserve the ships. Why they didnt just atleast beach one and leave it until we could then repair it in the future. it just annoys me. Completly agree they should have saved at least one fucking ship.
G777GUN 2 years ago 21
Yeah Vanguard was their best chance to preserve something, undamaged by war and in good condition, and by the 60s the post war debt had been worked off.
HelmutVillam 2 years ago
@G777GUN I bet they would have found funding from private doners for museum service here in the states...
gpwasr10 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam Part of the reason that Britain scrapped it's warships is that most British people after the war just wanted to forget the whole thing. It wasn't until later that people began to wish they had saved anything. Kind of like how the US scrapped so many thousands of aircraft and ships, which means that many of them are very rare now or extinct. Hell, there are planes that they didn't save a SINGLE example of, not even a static display. Bullshit.
justforever96 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam It's always said to see something like that happen espically with the HMS Warspite.
bevalid 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam Yes but the Americans took many of their old BBs and CVs to Atomic Tests and sunk them!
TheMe110 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam They don't respect the Texas anymore, it's just rotting away with people having to personally put money towards it to keep it around, give it 5 years, if no one puts the money up for it, it's gone.
98RamMagnum 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam Truly, America had some powerful battleships, but no nation can match the lines that British Warships had. They always look so regal. It is a crime they didn't save one of the KG V's at least.
gpwasr10 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam what sucks more,is the way ALL military's are going with cruise missile tech.
At this point, the navy is simply going to be support for now on. If there was naval combat,just send a few small destoryers...and..ya
captinseperoth 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam It would really be difficult to maintain thousands of tons of vessels after a six year war that crippled economy and starved the country of all of its' resources. I agree, they should have been preserved, but that was simply impossible for the countries that fought the war.
alxcsb 1 year ago
@HelmutVillam I think that the British restored HMS Sheffield or one of her sister ships, but I could be wrong.
9000tommygun 1 year ago
@9000tommygun
Sheffield's sister HMS Belfast is at London, on show but in a bit of a sorry state, seems to have permanent scaffolding on her. Still it's a great si