FYI, the Battleship Texas is supposed to leave its San Jacinto mooring and be moved to the mobile dry dock in Galveston tomorrow (8/31). They are supposed to livestream it on their youtube channel. There are a few videos posted showing preparations.
https://www.youtube.com/c/BattleshipTexas/videosThere should be an update at this link, but I can't pull it up right now. The internet at work is slow and the page won't load up. The text of the last email is below.
https://battleshiptexas.org/departure/We're still on for August 31st - Here's the Latest
Battleship Texas will be departing San Jacinto for repairs at Gulf Copper Galveston on August 31st! San Jacinto will be closed when the ship gets underway that morning, but you will be able to watch the ship from various locations along the Houston Ship Channel. Bayland Island, the Texas City Dike, Galveston Naval Museum at Seawolf Park, and Pier 21 will all be good viewing locations. We will also be live streaming throughout the day on our YouTube Channel and in our Facebook Group. battleshiptexas.org/departure will feature live tracking, the official live stream, and live updates all through the day, to give you the most up-to-date information as it happens.
This is an ESTIMATED schedule, it IS subject to change. There will be LIVE UPDATES on battleshiptexas.org/departure throughout the day which will be more reliable than this schedule. This is an ESTIMATED schedule.
3 AM: Work starts at San Jacinto - our livestream will start around this time and continue through the entire day. Please remember that San Jacinto is closed until after Battleship Texas is underway.
6 to 7:30 AM: Battleship Texas gets underway and enters the Houston Ship Channel - this is one of the slowest and most complex steps of the day. The timeline from this point forward is at the discretion of the Pilot and based conditions encountered during towing and may differ from this schedule significantly. Please remember that San Jacinto is closed until at least 9 AM.
11 AM to 12 PM: Battleship Texas will cross under the Fred Hartman Bridge and enter the bay - the ship's speed will still be at the discretion of the Pilot and based on conditions encountered during towing, but we will not exceed 6 knots. Do not attempt to watch from the Fred Hartman Bridge, it is illegal and extremely unsafe to park on the bridge.
2 to 3 PM: Battleship Texas will pass near the Texas City Dike - the end of the Texas City Dike will have an excellent view at this time. Because the Texas City Dike has a direct line of sight down the Houston Ship Channel, you may see the ship begin to come over the horizon earlier than this, but the closest approach will be around this time frame.
3 to 4 PM: Battleship Texas will enter the Galveston Ship Channel - The ship will be visible from Galveston Naval Museum and Seawolf Park at this time and will get a good view of the ship turning into the Galveston Ship Channel.
4 to 5 PM: Battleship Texas will arrive at Gulf Copper Galveston - This will be visible from the Pier 21 area in Galveston. The ship will wait at Gulf Copper while the riding crew prepares for dry docking and waits for the appropriate tidal window. At this point we may pause streaming, depending on how long it will be until the next steps.
Late August 31st to Early Morning September 1st: Battleship Texas will be maneuvered onto the dry dock and lifted out of the water. This process will be very slow once it begins. If we stopped, we will resume streaming at this time.
This is an ESTIMATED schedule, it IS subject to change. There will be LIVE UPDATES on battleshiptexas.org/departure throughout the day which will be more reliable than this schedule. This is an ESTIMATED schedule.
If you want to help, you can find the commemorative Colt Python they are selling on the site to help raise money.
