Sorry! I just have to do this!
News Flash!
As reported to you on 28 March of this year, the USS Texas, the only dreadnaught class battleship (in the world) still afloat that battled in WWI and WWII, is being dispatched to a Galveston drydock for much needed repairs to her hull.
The journey commenced yesterday, very early in the morning and went off without a hitch!
The Texas will be laid up for over a year while her hull is repaired, and a final berthing area is decided upon. Several towns have expressed an interest in having her on their waterfronts, but it is this reporter’s (me!) opinion the Port of Galveston will be the one chosen.
See the post entitled “Get the Kid a Tee-Shirt” from this past March for more photos and a very short history lesson!
Thanks for indulging me on this one. But beware, there are two more Battleship possibilities in your future reading endeavors, that of the USS Missouri berthed in Pearl Harbor and the USS Iowa berthed right next to where we dock in Long Beach, California, both are on the hopefully (last year’s was cancelled) upcoming Great Circumnavigation of the World Cruise commencing on 5 January of 2023. The fares have been paid and we are busy deciding which excursions we would like to have in each port and hopefully be able to pay for those! (There are about 50 ports!)
The klaxon is sounding Battle Stations, so I’ll see you on deck!
