The greatest challenge in recent years for the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars has been a leaky hull that's raised concerns it could sink
Preparations for moving the USS Texas continue Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in La Porte, Texas. The vessel, which was commissioned in 1914 and served in both World War I and World War II, is scheduled to be towed down the Houston Ship Channel Wednesday to a dry dock in Galveston where it will undergo an extensive $35 million repair. LA PORTE, Texas — — It's the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought Nazis and the Japanese Army during World War II.
The battleship was disconnected from its gangway and was slowly preparing to enter the Houston Ship Channel shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday. The ship’s repairs are part of the foundation’s plans to eventually resettle it in a new location in Texas, possibly in one of three nearby cities, including Galveston, in order to attract more visitors and increase revenue.
The battleship will be pulled by four tugboats at a pace of about 5 knots per hour. The 40-mile journey to Galveston was expected to take about nine hours and won’t be without risk as the ship’s hull could leak enough to sink it.
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