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573 feet of pure bad-ass lovely, the USS Texas is the country’s only extant warship\u00a0 to survive both WWI and WWII, and she’s afloat TODAY to be seen by any and all en route to Galveston, TX for repairs. Moored at the San Jacinto monument for years, her hull has deteriorated so badly that they are pumping up to 2000 gallons of water a minute to keep her from sinking.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II. But the greatest challenge in recent years for the USS Texas has been a leaky, rusty hull<\/a> that at times forced workers to pump out about 2,000 gallons (7,570 liters) of water per minute from the 110-year-old ship.<\/p>\n
To ensure the historic vessel doesn\u2019t sink and can continue hosting visitors, the foundation in charge of its care is towing the ship Wednesday from its longtime home along the Houston Ship Channel to a shipyard in Galveston for much needed repairs.<\/p>\n
Tony Gregory, the president of the Battleship Texas Foundation, said Wednesday the pulling of the ship by tugboats and getting it on its way was perfect. He said any problems would have happened in the first 15 minutes of pulling the ship but there were no issues.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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This is part of a $35,000,000 project to renovate the old girl and move her to a new more accessible location where she can draw more visitors. Fiscally, she needs a quarter-million visitors a year and gets about 40% of that in her current location.<\/p>\n
\n\nTugboats are planning to pull the ship from the San Jacinto battleground site in La Porte before dawn Wednesday. It’s set to arrive at Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation\u2019s shipyard in Galveston by mid-afternoon the same day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nMoving day schedule:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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- 3 a.m.<\/strong>: Work starts at San Jacinto<\/li>\n
- 6 to 7:30 a.m.:\u00a0<\/strong>Battleship Texas gets underway and enters the Houston Ship Channel.<\/li>\n
- 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.:<\/strong> Battleship Texas will cross under the Fred Hartman Bridge and enter the bay.<\/li>\n
- 2 to 3 p.m.<\/strong>: Battleship Texas will pass near the Texas City Dike.<\/li>\n
- 3 to 4 p.m.:<\/strong> Battleship Texas will enter the Galveston Ship Channel.<\/li>\n
- 4 to 5 p.m.:<\/strong> Battleship Texas will arrive at Gulf Copper Galveston.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n