Battleship Texas - Talkin' Dock 

1:28 Remember, if you are sitting under 26,000 tons of Battleship. Always wear your safety helmet in case the ship settles 🙂

Some of those frames have all but disintegrated , it shows how much time , dedication , money and hard work is needed to preserve a ship of this age and size .

I love the old girl,keep the updates coming,she deserves this remodel

I used to work in preservation (railroad specifically so a much, MUCH smaller scale than Texas!) and seeing Travis' enthusiasm and passion for Texas is a breath of fresh air. I understand that everybody shows their appreciation for these beasts (whether from land, sea or air) in different ways, but seeing someone get so excited and show such obvious care and affection to tell us exactly WHY this piece of history matters is simply wonderful. Travis and everybody else working on this effort to preserve Mighty T, thank you for all that you do and keep up the great work. Come On Texas!!!

I'd say if she needed this repair for a very long time it's great that you guys are spending the money to get her fixed and I love seeing the work that is being done would be nice if you made more videos and longer videos on the work that is being done it would be really neat but I enjoy anything that you send out.

Thanks for the updates. I appreciate being able to see the work as it is progressing. Can't wait to see what she looks like when all the work is finished!

While I sometimes miss working in the shipyard, I don't envy you guys and the work that you're doing. It's hard, dirty work and I tip my hat to the the men and women that are preserving this fine ship. Thanks for the update!

Even on a classic car repair you have to remove parts of the car that are rusted beyond repair, and if you want it done right, it has to go. Thanks for these updates.

I will admit to expecting some badly rotted out steel would be found, but holy cats! It does appear that this was expected. I hope you guys don't find a lot of unpleasant surprises as you get further into the tanks and bottom. Got to admit that using the same idea that I use with my R/C models to protect them from sinking to protect the real thing was extremely smart. I LOVE expanding foam for that reason. I'm glad you were able to reach up and touch the keel of the Lady. Not everyone who serves aboard ship gets that opportunity, I was able to with both of my old girlfriends although they weren't true keel structures, the ships being built from modules. Texas is OLD SCHOOL and it appears to have served her well for well over a century.

Man I knew the corrosion was advanced, but seeing just how much structure is missing/damaged or compromised is so concerning. Happy to see it finally being repaired.

Amazing. I'm glad there are other folks out there as passionate about old ships, especially carrier and Battleship preservation for future generations to experience Texas as living history, a tangible, poignant, respectful link to all the men who served aboard her, during both peace and war. That the Battleship Texas Foundation is supported to like-minded politicians and public alike, willing to invest in this massive undertaking; alone, plain folks working together on her, in most cases unpaid, gives me hope for this planet's future, and all the generous folks that live together with us. As a former sailor, who served as an AM aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68 from 1985 to 1991, I would honestly and happily donate 100% of my time and available resources in helping these fine folks perform a stellar job placing USS Texas BB-35 into an advanced state of preservation. They are also bringing the ship closer to 'Bristol' condition considering her age and long hard life. I wish I didn't live 1/2 a continent away from her, or I'd be there this beautiful day lending a hand. She's important. She is the last New-York class Dreadnaught on the planet. As such, she represents the pinnacle of Naval engineering at her time of completion, which is by now well over 100 years ago. May her journey into history be one of fair winds and following seas.

Thanks for all the fun info for us ship geeks :)

This is the coolest stuff man. Who else can say they’ve been under their battleship?

Please post more updates, this is absolutely fascinating.

Thank you for the update. Also for answering the question about the anti-torpedo blisters, I was wondering, since she's not likely to face any torpedos as a museum ship, why not just take them off completely. It would increase her draft by 3 feet, but surely when fully loaded during WWII she sat lower than that in the water. Of course she has had them for the majority of her existence.

Please accept my congratulations for such a hard and massive work you are doing on this wonderful battleship! I'm really impressed as it really shows how important to repair and restore this ship! Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹 👋👋

I appreciate the fact that Battleship Texas is the trail blazer of long term ship preservation. It must be difficult to be the ones who have to learn by being the first.

Thank you for the update. I was curious about the extent of the blister rebuild and you've answered that wonderfully.

Love to see what so many never had the chance to see, even serving on Her. Quite the piece of history and well worth the efforts! Thanks for keeping us up to date and letting us see history preserved! Cheers from North Texas.

I got my first ever look at the Texas on 24 October when I boarded the Carnival Breeze. even in dry dock, she is still a nice looking piece of history.

Another thing about the blisters is that they add stability as well. Which depending on where they move her, they very well may need if she gets hit by a hurricane.

Thank you for the update, take are of her!

Thank you Travis for the update. Love 'em'!!!

Hello my friend thank you for the update and it’s a wonderful ship. Stay Thirsty my friend

I saw that rudder move!...KIDDING !!! Great videos ... thank you for these !

Whew. Those blisters... I'm now amazed she made the trip to drydock without springing a leak!

Travis thanks for the update. That last part pushing the rudder is comedy gold. Oh are you straighting the rudder!! 🤔 Just kidding

Keep up the good work Travis and team.

Thanks for the update Travis. Its a real blessing team is taking such great care of Texas.

My hands are itching to dive in the old hull to help fix it, what a great job, all the best and strength!

Its just plain fantastic. For so many reasons. Please keep em coming!

Spectacular update. Please keep them coming.

Looks so comfy and private under the ship. Like a little hideaway.

Thanks for the update - appreciate all the great work you have done and continue to do. I definitely have to start planning a trip to visit her once she's out of drydock.

Thank you so much for your work!

Great update! I spent the better part of the day watching her transit from La Porte to Galveston. It was really neat to see her underway. Bill Carter, crewman USS Texas (CGN-39).

Thank you for keeping us updated. I brought my kids to tour the “Texas” about 30 years ago , and I hope to bring my GRANDchildren for a wonderful tour!

That's cool that this video came up in my feed. My wife and I went on cruise last week from Galveston and I was able to take some pictures of the ship in dry dock.

Darn, the blisters are back...but for 3 ft of draft...okay, good call. She looks wonderful ! Keep up the good work GCC!

So excited and PROUD to see the work being done. It makes one appreciate American ingenuity.

Appreciate the update. I'm glad the Texas is finally some shore time.

Great job. Over here in the uk we are so envious you have a dreadnought

We appreciate your video updates. We fell in love with BB-35 when we volunteered as tour guides and love that you are back and taking care of her for the future. You taught me a lot back then and continue to do so.;

Great video , well done for rescuing this ship 👍

Navy: Blisters good. 😊 Army: Blisters bad. 😢

I visited Texas way back in 2011 and was absolutely fascinated. I'm so glad to see She's getting looked after.

Awesome to see the ole gal getting some much needed and deserved tlc!!! Thanks for the update.

Excellent story!

Absolutely love the update! Very informative

Fantastic overview, thanks so much! Really interesting in sights to the ship as well as the process. Looking forward to more.

I enjoyed this video. Its sad how old ships deteriorate and those parts that have made History Like the Crews are lost. Seeing these spaces gives us some idea of the problems encountered by rescue crews after Pear Harbor. My Mom is 95 and Remembers going on the Arizona when It was at San Francisco ( She told Me she thought it was the Arizona) and looking down through a large opening and seeing Hamburgers being cooked.

I have the strong sense that this guy is the right person for the job.

What the USS Texas really needs is a multi-year, multi-hundred million dollar restoration in a proper shipyard, basically a strip down and rebuild..

Thanks for the updates! 26,000 tons, I couldn't go under there!😆

Thank you for your work, as someone who is an enthusiast for warships, and who even plays a video game where the Texas is one of many ships you can control, it's amazing to learn about the inner workings of these behemoths, and to see their legacy preserved.

This job is a labor of love, big time.

Thank ya for the updates, hoping to see this ship in person, in full glory!

There you go folks. PURE REVIEW!!! Not some smuck making shit up so he or she can get better ratings. Can't wait to see her finished. What I want to know is what's happening over where she was docked. Is that gonna be changed to were she will be dry docked permanently or back to floating again but maybe have a damn put behind her.

Good information. Keep these updates coming. Thanks!

The Texas in drydock...it's permanent home!

I can’t even fix the towel bar in my bathroom and you guys are doing this. Wow! Mind blowing.

I love the old battleship texas! :)

Thank you for the up dates.

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I would love to see a documentary after it's rebuilt, about it being rebuilt. Thank you so much for the updates. I feel a connection to the battleship just like I would feel if it belonged to me, and I appreciate the way you take care of her.

Would love to see more interior photos. Like a 1 hour video tour of everything

I'm sure there is so much more being done that is hard to document, and that there will be so much more than anticipated to be done too. It is not easy to document the "innards" of the hull being repaired, except for the holes being cut through. Keep it up!

Thank you for the video. It was fantastic

It's amazing information to show on working on going work thank you for sharing God Bless

i watched a guy trying to clear out foam from a light ship he brought, he was trying a rotavator to remove it. he must be kicking himself seeing this video. all the best for the repairs.

Great update. Lots of work to go. Ryan called and wants his pants back.

Great work on the repairs! Y'all have been busy. Keep on!

You made a very interesting video explaining in laymen's terms exactly what repairs and how you are going about it with the lower portions of the hull. I don't know what the future is for the ship but I hope it will be in a permanent dry dock and so preserving such a great ship into the next century

Excellent video showing the deterioration of the ship. Please post more videos documenting the repairs being performed.

nice to see whats being done to the ship. And its way worse then we thought. Good to see how bad it really is, and see it repaired properly

Well done.

That’s a Lot work !!.. your doing a fine job of it .. congrats to you all 👍👍

Thanks for the video and humor. Enjoyed. lookin forward to seein the Battel Wagon again.

Good luck with the rudder, and everything else too!

Now I know why the blisters should be reinstated. Thanks.

Very nice. Many thanks for the update.

I’m happy to see her getting fixed up like she needs. But my big concern is where is her new home gonna be? Going by another famous ship in Texas the USS Lexington, USS Texas needs to be move to a heavily visited or tourist area. The Lexington is rite next to the Texas State Aquarium, several hotels, restaurants, shops and a beach in Corpus Christi. This leads to a lot more foot traffic for the Lady Lex. Honestly I’d like USS Texas to find a berth in Galveston because it’s not that far from the drydock and it’s a tourist town, but I don’t know if that’s possible.

Chunks of corroded Texas steel mounted on a commemorative plaque would be a great fundraiser.

Great Sitrep. Thank you.

Great work and update. So by the math, you state that the blisters added 3ft of buoyancy to the waterline. I'm guessing that enough equipment was added in 1926 to necessitate adding them. So, in 2022 they will be rebuilt but smaller. Seems like they won't exactly add the same buoyancy as the originals did. Not that the original blisters were adding anything for the last 40 years anyway since they were flooded.

Awesome Job! I'm looking forward to your next update.

A Very Big Texas Thank You from this retired merchant marine lady

Would be something to see if the USS Texas & the Japanese battle ship Mikasa side by side ! Both still floating today !!! 🤔👍🍺

Very cool.I was there for the USS Cod dry dock and documented as well on You Tube.

Thanks for the update.

I look forward to any updates. My ideal would be to have 4 live web cams on while work goes on. One on each corner of the dry dock so we can watch the work going on. I would enjoy this.

Marvellous work and very informative. Thank you

Those are some super fancy sketches you showed.

Thanks for the update. I wondered why they didn't just remove the blisters...and now I know!

Thanks again for a great video ! Hopefully some other donors with deep pockets , will be able to fund All the Work that She needs to have done !

so behind the removed blister skin, thats the OG hull right? Because thats so cool

The old beauty! long live BB Texas!🇵🇭

I visited the battleship before the dry dock and she’s a BEAUTY ❤

Love your channel. We don't get much information on the dreadnaughts. Thank you for the great content

At last she's being fixed correctly to last for another lifetime. Love the videos...