The USS Alabama (BB-60) - Much respect as she continues to stand watch even after she was decommissioned in 1947, remains an iconic symbol of World War II....
The USS Texas has a RU-vid channel and she is currently in drydock for long overdue repairs. She is much older than the USS Alabama but its still awesome to see a battleship out if the water. The USS New Jersey also has a great RU-vid channel.
@@BumbleBeeProductions1. They just took the USS Texas out of dry dock & is now floating. From what I’ve read, it’ll be another year or so before she’s opened back up for visitors.
Never a moment traveling through Mobile that I am not awe struck. The museum organization does an amazing job preserving her. Not an easy feat and support them as much as possible.
Hello from North Alabama! Our battleships were a thing of beauty! Of course thats how they look on our side of them. Im sure the ones on the other side of their massive guns thought they were terrifying nightmares. I can't imagine how it must have felt to be on the ship or near when those 16 guns opened fire! I have always wished we could have used some of our insane defense budget on keeping some of the battleships patrolling our mainland coasts. Like the USS Missouri, USS Alabama, USS New Jersey and the USS Texas. The cost would be just crazy though and would probably go up by tens of millions each year because of their ages.
I remember the times I went to this behemoth warship.. it’s still beautiful to this day. The precursor to the Iowa class of battleships… only a car/plane ride away..
I have never seen a battleship in such remarkable condition! Other battleships like the new jersey, iowa, texas, and more have to be in a dry dock or are in bad shape during they're long years of just sitting there. But the alabama still looks fresh and stunning
I agree. I saw the condition of the Texas before she was dry docked for repairs. It’s quite an expense and commitment to maintain a battleship or any warship from the WWI and WWII era. For me, these remain the iconic symbol of American exceptionalism in times of peril while cries of hope and help echoed. The curator and volunteers are amazing.
