Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "USS Texas and the Battle of Okinawa" video.

0% inflation!
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@oldsguy354 not every artifact is destined to be an integral part of history. The Texas made its mark though. Though it took a while to do it. when I think of all of the programs we waste money on everything invested into the Texas is money well spent as far as I'm concerned. We spent 40 million dollars buying junkies crack pipes. That could have bought some nice armor plate.
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Those sailors endured surviving. Something that many did not do. The USS Texas was and remains a charmed ship. The whole battle and no one died. That's amazing.
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Battleship hull plates are typically about a foot thick. So that's why it's not crumbling. They're designed to withstand a torpedo impact. They don't call them battleships for nothing. It's not a tuna boat, that's for sure.
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@oldsguy354 the Texas doesn't have to steam under its own power anymore. Especially if it means changing the original engines.
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USS Texas is about the luckiest ship there ever was. I don't know if anyone ever died aboard her. I'm sure someone must have. Still your odds of survival on that ship were excellent.
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@jerredwayne8401 that's still pretty good odds
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@jerredwayne8401 only the good die young.
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