| BW1959 | 29 May 2019 7:21 a.m. PST |
link Not sure where or how. I always wanted to see the ship I guess I better hurry up and go. |
| The Beast Rampant | 29 May 2019 8:15 a.m. PST |
Wow. Texas, with the economy of a small county, can't afford to keep it's own battleship. That's…hm. |
| KeithRK | 29 May 2019 9:09 a.m. PST |
It's not moving out of the state. They're looking for a location within the state that draws more tourists. |
| Choctaw | 29 May 2019 9:17 a.m. PST |
We have other ports. Imagine people not wanting to visit Houston. Gee. |
| Waco Joe | 29 May 2019 10:14 a.m. PST |
It is smack dab in the middle of a petrochemical industrial district. Take a look at Google Earth and you will see it is not in the midst of a very touristy area. If hey can get it a bit down the coast to Kemah it might get better traffic. |
| SBminisguy | 29 May 2019 10:33 a.m. PST |
It is smack dab in the middle of a petrochemical industrial district. Take a look at Google Earth and you will see it is not in the midst of a very touristy area. If hey can get it a bit down the coast to Kemah it might get better traffic. I would hope so. But there's a clear downward trend, fewer and fewer people visit or care about our national battlefield and monuments, or about historic sites in general. Attendance at many civil war sites has collapsed in the last 20 years. What is going on? Is it that our schools do not teach US history effectively or at all, so there's no broad interest in, understanding or appreciation for our nation's struggles? |
| JimDuncanUK | 29 May 2019 11:07 a.m. PST |
It might be damaging to move if they're not careful. |
| Wackmole9 | 29 May 2019 11:49 a.m. PST |
Grand ship and I hope she find a nice home. I'am glad they are spending $35 USD million to get her moveable. |
| The Beast Rampant | 29 May 2019 12:13 p.m. PST |
I had always meant to visit it, but I would have bet anything that it was in Galveston. |
| Choctaw | 29 May 2019 1:08 p.m. PST |
No, it's in La Porte. I wonder if Corpus would want her. She would make a great companion for Lexington. |
| Lucius | 29 May 2019 4:04 p.m. PST |
Waco Joe has it right. She is in a location that people just don't pass by. It was bleak when I first visited in the 70's, and it hasn't gotten any better. Galveston would best. There's no way she survives a trip to Corpus. |
ScottWashburn  | 30 May 2019 4:13 a.m. PST |
It's sad that these marvelous ships aren't better taken care of. For years we in Philadelphia have been worried about losing the protected cruiser Olympia. |
Ed Mohrmann  | 30 May 2019 8:25 a.m. PST |
Scott, last I heard (maybe 10 years ago when Mom passed)
she was in better shape and had been moved to a more
accessible location. When I first visited (1968) there
was water in her engineering spaces and IIRC she had
been intentionally grounded beside a disused wharf,
near the SS United States. I haven't been to Philadelphia since Mom passed (2009)
so don't really know anymore. |
| ScottWashburn | 31 May 2019 5:22 a.m. PST |
Oh, the Olympia is in a great location now at Penn's Landing with the USS New Jersey right across the river. Lots of people see her. But it seems like every couple of year there is some panic about running out of money and having to sell her. (And the SS United States is still rusting away a mile south) |
 Dan Cyr | 31 May 2019 8:04 a.m. PST |
Visited the Olympia last spring on a cold rainy day. Only other visitors were a small family group from Europe. Ship nice set up for tour, no guide though to talk and explain. Lots of placards though. Ship looked good, what could be explored. Dan |
| Lion in the Stars | 02 Jun 2019 5:52 a.m. PST |
We have other ports. Imagine people not wanting to visit Houston. Gee. Well, I certainly wouldn't want to visit Houston! |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
