May 30, 20196 yr 16 hours ago, RPM said: I think the answer is obvious. Stick it in the Astrodome. Beat me to it. Win win.
May 30, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Bobby_Batronic said: Japs already did it with Space Battleship Yamato. That's what my gif was referencing (I think they must've updated Star Blazers). At any rate, it was either that gif or the original sequence which I'll post now for the edification of the young ones and feed our own nostalgia.
May 31, 20196 yr Weird to think the Russian Navy has on actual active duty,, a ship that’s only a year younger than the Texas.
May 31, 20196 yr I’m glad I’m not the only one that read that Ayes of Texas book. That was an amazing book to my Jr. High-self. Read all three of those books - I think the last one had some space stuff in it, and hey! We have what’s basically Apollo 18 sitting over at the JSC.
May 31, 20196 yr Now that is a Texas town I haven't yet been to but plan on being there sometime near the end of July. Visiting small struggling towns across the state is a mainstay of my employment.Monorail salesman, eh?
May 31, 20196 yr It's been probably 10 years, but the last time I was there there was a decent crowd. I guess a lot can change in that time. /get off my lawnSaw a decent crowd there on my last visit as well over winter break.
May 31, 20196 yr Put it on South Padre and let frat boys rent it on Air BNB for some epic bro parties.
May 31, 20196 yr They could always drop it in lake Travis and toss the keys to Travis county sheriffs office.
May 31, 20196 yr I’ll take it off heir hands. I’ve been thinking about getting an old beat up Airstream to fix up and stick in the backyard as a guesthouse. Battleship sounds cooler than an airstream.
May 31, 20196 yr Author If I was some internet billionaire I would buy it, restore it to its full glory with some massive luxury upgrades and cruise that bitch around the globe as my personal yacht.
June 3, 20196 yr A Russian billionaire has a new 590’ yacht - which is 17’ longer than the Texas. Google up Azzam Edited June 3, 20196 yr by Armybrat
June 3, 20196 yr Don’t need no stinkin’ 14” guns if a couple of little ship to ship missiles will do a more effective job, plus an anti aircraft missile capability. Bet those rooskie billionaires are equipped with that hardware, just like the Saudi yachts reportedly are. Some of them even have their own submarines on board, not to mention helicopters. Edited June 3, 20196 yr by Armybrat
July 31, 20232 yr On 7/29/2023 at 3:23 PM, Laxtonto said: That is an awesome photo..... That ship has seen a lot of stuff.
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