Is the United states navy about to bring back the big guns?

[Jimbuna]

The United States Naval Institute published an article written by renowned naval journalist Annette Curtain on 03/21/2019 hinting towards the strong possibility that the United States navy is currently working on plans to assist the repair of the former battleship USS Texas which is currently moored just outside Houston Texas.

The project nicknamed Nova is to give financial and technical assistance to the museum to ensure that the USS Texas is patched up to a suitable standard and will have the capability to be towed off shore and into the Gulf of Mexico.

Plans are currently under way to tow the ship from her current home to the naval graveyard at Brownsville, unlike the many naval ships that enter here the former USS Texas would be repaired not scrapped and critically made seaworthy once more.

The project Nova team have highlighted that the cost of repairs would be minimal to the U.S Navy budget and that there are no plans to re activate her engines, however there are plans to reactivate one of her massive 12inch guns.

Project Manager and former U.S Navy Captain Mike Oxlong is leading the drive to test new 12inch naval projectiles set to possibly be fitted to the new Zumwalt class after their main guns had been rendered all but useless.
Captain Oxlong surprised the U.S.N.I by stating that one of the 12 inch guns of Texas would be re activated along with the remedial repair work and that plans would be to test fire the gun some twenty miles off the Texas shore using the new projectiles.

When challenged by Annette Curtain on how he plans to sail the ship off shore to conduct the testing Captain Oxlong detailed the plan in full, the USS Texas was to be towed into position by tugs and moored to a buoy during the firing trials, the gun would be fired remotely from the Bridge rather than have any person inside the turret in case of a misfire, only one barrel would be re activated this would be selected during the repair work after all the guns had been ultrasonically tested.

Pentagon Chief Chris P Bacon highlighted when interviewed for the U.S.N.I article that the whole programme would cost less than $50 million and make it much cheaper than building a new gun and platform, Mr Bacon also noted that the news is much welcomed by the museum as it ensures their future survivability.

The Former battleship USS Texas will not however be recommissioned into the United States Navy but will instead sail under the designation USNS Texas as part of the Military sealift command for insurance reasons, but whatever the case may be the future looks bright for this old war horse and certainly it will remain an historic attraction for many decades to come.

Dr B.J Hardick Senior Naval Analyst and freelance journalist

[Commander Wallace]

It's great that the USS Texas is being preserved. It's a crime that the Big " E " Enterprise CV-6 wasn't preserved as well. I'm sure we will be hearing more about the restoration of the Texas.


Great article.

[Sailor Steve]

Given the current condition of the Texas, I vote April Fools.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Given the current condition of the Texas, I vote April Fools.

Steve, you are so wrong. I have it on good authority that the reactivation of the big guns on the Texas are a new form of anesthesia to be used on dental and hospital patients needing emergency surgery.


Some people's kids.

[Kapitan]

I am sure there would be some truth in it

[Platapus]

You can't jam a 12 inch projo. Nor can you shoot it down.

[mapuc]

My thoughts on this.

I know we have discussed this before and I know Mr. Trump have "Spoken" of release(forgot the correct word) Missouri or was it New Jersey.

So when I saw the word Texas I was like.. OK and I who thought it was Missouri or New Jersey they had planned to release again.

So I'm mostly with Steve on this..smells like April Fool

Markus

[Mr Quatro]

No way Jim ... I thought you English men had dry humor, but this goes way beyond your normal level of humor

You may fool some of us, but not me and Steve

April fool

You have been onboard her and Steve too. Do you actually think this could happen?

Not me ... No siree.

Nice try

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

No way Jim ... I thought you English men had dry humor, but this goes way beyond your normal level of humor

You may fool some of us, but not me and Steve

April fool

You have been onboard her and Steve too. Do you actually think this could happen?

Not me ... No siree.

Nice try

The truth is out there but in the meantime I await a PM from a certain individual

[Jimbuna]

Okay, now that contact has been established, it is time to spill the beans as they say.

I was contacted a few days ago by our very own Kapitan who informed me of his idea and enquired as to whether it would be an appropriate thing to do bearing in mind April Fools Day was close at hand.

I thought it a great idea and agreed to posting it on his behalf as he wouldn't be able to himself because he was on his travels.

In my estimation a great gesture by a great community member of ours I think you'll all agree.

Nice one Blair

[em2nought]

USNS Texas would still be better than a littoral ship.


I think the state of Texas should "Mikasa" the Texas in concrete.

[Kapitan]

Thanks Jim

Glad we got some people thinking 😂

[Jimbuna]

No problem matey

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by KAPITAN

Glad we got some people thinking ��

INDEED SOMETHING LOOKED WEIRD WHEN PAIRED WITH THIS CURRENT ARTCLE: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/06/can-navys-electric-cannon-be-saved/128793/

Here’s how the railgun works: a sabot — a shell of tungsten inside a metal casing — is loaded into the gun. Instead of an explosive charge, the gun’s capacitors shoot an enormous amount of power, some 32 megajoules, into the shell and two long rails (instead of a barrel), creating an electromagnetic field that propels the shell down the rails at incredible speed.
The Pentagon loved the idea as a cheap alternative to missiles for targets 100 miles away and getting dangerous gunpowder off of ships. (MUCH LESS A ROTTING HULK LIKE USS TEXAS

 

On 12 June 2017, a 6-by-8-inch (15 by 20 cm) hole about 15 feet (4.6 m) below the waterline caused the ship to tilt six degrees to the starboard side. After emergency repairs, crews pumped out about 2,000 US gallons (7,600 l) of water per minute out of the ship for more than 15 hours.

) Over the course of a decade, the U.S. has spent more than a half a billion dollars on the program. The gun is supposed to be deployed on the new Zumwalt class destroyers since the Zumwalt is basically the only ship that generates enough juice, 78 megawatts, to power the gun. But the military is making just three of the ships.

...AND SAILOR STEVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM ADEQUATELY IMHO....

[Jimbuna]

When I read the article as sent I thought the names would be the giveaway