Battleship Texas Dry Berth Contract Signed

mookiemookie · 11-06-10, 10:25 PM

AUSTIN – In a major step toward long-term preservation of the Battleship Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has signed a contract with AECOM USA Group, Inc. – a globally recognized architectural and engineering firm – to design a permanent dry berth for the historic vessel before time and the elements scuttle the ship.

nikimcbee · 11-07-10, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

AUSTIN – In a major step toward long-term preservation of the Battleship Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has signed a contract with AECOM USA Group, Inc. – a globally recognized architectural and engineering firm – to design a permanent dry berth for the historic vessel before time and the elements scuttle the ship.

Great find Mookie

I'm afraid to ask what those kind of repairs would cost? Our last major work on the pt boat involves a dry dock, and that ain't cheap. and a battleship > pt boat. Once they get it fixed, maybe they should get it out of the water, or put it in fresh water.

AVGWarhawk · 07-29-11, 02:43 PM

Glad they notices a time honored ship is in need of assistance and is doing something about it.

07-29-11, 02:57 PM

If I was pushing one-hundred I would probably be leaking and inclined to settle where I sat as well.

Excellent MM; well done to Texas and thanks for sharing this.

Carthaginian · 05-18-12, 10:12 PM

When they get done with the Texas, tell 'em to drag their gear over the other side of the Bay. Lucky A draws 36 feet of water... and sits in about 4 feet on a good day. That leaves quite a bit rusting away unpainted in the mud.

If the morons on Goat Hill let her rust to pieces, the veterans of Alabama might ensure

, so it would be a wise move for them to emulate Texas.

nikimcbee · 05-20-12, 01:52 PM

They need to get her out of that brakish (sp) water.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Glad they notices a time honored ship is in need of assistance and is doing something about it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Carthaginian Loader Join Date: May 2012 Location: Daphne, Alabama, C.S.A. Posts: 83 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Another Southern Belle in need of help... When they get done with the Texas, tell 'em to drag their gear over the other side of the Bay. Lucky A draws 36 feet of water... and sits in about 4 feet on a good day. That leaves quite a bit rusting away unpainted in the mud. If the morons on Goat Hill let her rust to pieces, the veterans of Alabama might ensure , so it would be a wise move for them to emulate Texas.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,924 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	They need to get her out of that brakish (sp) water. __________________

07-29-11, 02:57 PM	#4
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If I was pushing one-hundred I would probably be leaking and inclined to settle where I sat as well. Excellent MM; well done to Texas and thanks for sharing this.