USS Texas: Legendary Battleship Returns as Floating Museum

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27,000 tons of steel and a name synonymous with military history: The USS Texas is on the verge of a comeback unrivaled in the preservation of legendary warships. After severe damage, the battleship is now watertight again and nearly fully restored – and is set to draw visitors as a floating museum, Focus Panorama reports.

The USS Texas first made its name in 1944 – off the coast of Normandy, as Focus Panorama writes. The name thus stands for one of the most famous deployments of World War II.

What this means for you: Once the modernization is finally complete, a piece of living history opens up that you can actually step aboard.

What the restoration delivers

The fact that the USS Texas is "watertight again and nearly fully restored" marks a decisive turning point. Making a battleship of this caliber watertight and museum-ready is a technical and logistical mammoth task – the hull alone tips the scales at around 27,000 tons.

From weapon to place of remembrance

The role as a floating museum gives the ship a second purpose: away from the battlefield, toward a place of learning. Decades after the deployments of 1944, the USS Texas becomes tangible for a new generation – as a floating monument that literally carries history on board.

More background on the ongoing modernization can be found in the report at Focus Panorama.