In this edition of Ryan's Manly Feats of Strength he's crawling through Turret II with a camera strapped to his head. Please consider supporting the museum with a donation: www.BattleshipNewJersey.org/GIVE
That is not completely true. There can be clearly seen, how effective (or ineffective) emergency procedures (and equipment) in different navies was. Yes, there was very often huge causalities, nearly complete loss, but specifically US navy had much better score. You can see clear difference, when their capital ships went down. Actually most of it's crew usually made it out. Even worst event (for single ship) in the US navy history, USS Indianapolis was not different. Most of it's crew made it safely out, horrible causalities happened later due to exposure and other elements, thanks to criminal negligence of high command and no search and rescue mission for days.
I would love to have seen this at one-quarter speed (the 1 hour version)! So much flashes by so quickly while your eyes/brain try to grasp what you're seeing. Thanks.
haha, that piperack was my grandpa's rack that he had put in by one of the engineers so he didnt have to go all the way to the turret from the racks all the time. You just uploaded his interview for my sister and i came across this video
Now imagine this in wartime conditions, firing as quickly as possible...maybe even under duress of damage to the ship...but the ship must still fight on! The young men who fought and sadly often died under extreme conditions...very, very sobering...and God bless each and every one of them. Several things about these warships never cease to amaze me, and is one reason why I try to visit every single one I can. First of all...talk about the technology. I won't say "for the time"...doesn't matter, this is cutting edge stuff. Secondly...the guys that designed these ships and in particular these extremely complex turrets...just amazing. THEN you have to BUILD the things. Can you imagine the shipyard activity building one of these? The planning and the administration...blows my mind.
I'd like to see a new video of the Turret crawl. You went thru things so quickly and the camera never really stayed on anything long enough to know what we're looking at. Please remake this video. Thank You
Tbf, I imagine most of those cramped engine spaces would be empty during combat, exactly for that reason. The US-navy of WW2 generally seems pretty effective with damage control and emergency measures. Youre not wrong though; being in the convolted guts of such a huge ship when it sinks must be terrifying.
Not really. For US capital ships sunk in WW2, the losses are only about 10-15%. The Arizona being the major outlier, as well as the Vincennes and Quincy.
The complexity is fractal, the closer you look the more infinite detail you can see. I wonder how many separate parts are in there. Must be numbered in the millions.
Thank you for taking care of our great ship. As someone who served as an officer on board all for Iowa class battleships, I climbed those steps and to B turret , several times, exiting through the Y hatch onto the mezzanine deck. I must say I was getting dizzy, with the camera moving so quickly and the darkness. The first time I made this climb was part of an inspection team before Iowa and New Jersey came back to the fleet. The spaces had occasional lighting, far superior than what we saw here, for Iowa in Philadelphia and New Jersey in Long Beach. It wouldn’t take much to make this good program even better
That was awesome. Thank you very much. My neighbor Matt Price from Pa died on the USS Iowa. Now I know what he saw and what was around him thanks to you. Thank you!
I loved the video, it was a little disorienting because I couldn't imagine where I was. Maybe if a diagram or diorama was presented beforehand or intercut into the video it could help. Thank you so much for the opportunity
I volunteer on the North Carolina BB55. Every time I come on board, I see something new. I can't even count how many times in 45 years I have been aboard. I work there and still get turned around occasionally. Especially during bad weather because we try to keep the doors closed to prevent water intrusion even when open for tours. There are just so many doors and different spaces it's incredible. As A volunteer I am only allowed to go so far down without an escort in case I get hurt or sick so someone knows where I am and how to find me. It would be very easy to fall, hit your head and no one would find you till the smell and maggots helped them to know to start looking. Even then it would probably take a while.
great work Ryan i'm slowly getting through your back catalog.. you are a great presenter and a wealth of information keep up the great work from Australia.
you have the coolest job in the world man.... super jealous, I could explore that ship every day, all day, for the rest of my life and NEVER get bored, probably not see everything too... lol.
I walked around Wisconsin in 1987 when she was active. They normally gave tours, but there were a bunch of rich snobs getting a private tour and they would not allow average people below deck on that day. They did charge full rate though!
Thanks for keeping the old girl alive; tragic & a bit shocking that the Brits couldn’t preserve a 20th century battleship (Warspite, Renown, Vanguard or one of the KGV’s come to mind).
Michael Aagaard >> I know, that was a sorry episode in British history. I get that they were broke but the quite beautiful and, I believe, the last battleship completed anywhere, HMS Vanguard, wasn’t sold (for scrap...!) until 1960. One wouldn’t think it would cost much to mothball her until her becoming a museum ship was feasible. And they could have had a fundraiser, like the North Carolina kids did for that ship. I’m just sad it didn’t happen.
@@jaybee9269 Yeah....maintaining like a 32 foot sailboat costs thousands a year. On WOULD think it coasts a fortune. Metal sitting in seawater with salt breezes. LOL 10s of millions over the years. Tours and donations are not enough. I like these videos, hopefully more $$$$. Even the New Jersey is a mess in most unused parts, thousands of gallons of paint are needed.
@@edwardschmitt5710 >> Oh, I take your point. Even museum ships use sacrificial anodes and electrical systems (the proper name escape me at the moment) to fight rust and corrosion, though. Still makes me sad.
Recently discovered this channel and am very impressed! Ryan you have one of rhe best jobs on the planet. (Not saying its easy) I am really loving these walkthroughs. You need to invest in a light however for your camera lol. Seriously though id love to see this beautiful ship! If i lived in Philly id volunteer just to get to spend time on her! Ive been to Battleship Cove in MA and have been on the Massachusettes and a few other naval vessels but nothing like this! When i was a kid i could see thw Fore River Shipyard from my house and everyone knew that Goliath was one of the biggest of its kind (you would pass the sign going to Paragon Park and the beach). Besides the Massachusettes many ships were built there including the New Jersey! Even the WWII caricature 'Kilroy was here' has been attributed to this amazing yard!
Whatever that sound was around 840 freaked me out thought it was an alert something was happening. Like when I was a kid and got to go see the Massachusetts up in Fall River. They have a few ships including a submarine and some ex submariner was there with me and found the dive alarm and pushed it. My like 8 year old self sitting there “driving” the sun thought we were about to try and submerge with the doors open and no room to go down and freaked out.
It is interesting how we use colors for different piping while Italy used number of stripes and the English seemed to use colors. I wonder if in a low light condition which is easier.
When was the tour access door into turret 2 cut? I visited //USS Alabama// in Jan 2019 and they said they were the only battleship that had a turret with a door like that.
Great videos you guys make. Been binge watching them for days. Like others have said, Id really like you to remake this video and bring along a real flashlight and maybe swing the camera around a little slower. I get you planned to cover alot and its often hard to gauge how things will turn out on video, but with the poor lighting and relatively quick pace I feel like we missed alot.
I really enjoy this type of video. With virtual reality becoming a thing maybe you and your team could check out ways to share the ship using 3D capture?
Ryan mentioned that there were 40mm AA guns on top of turret 2. Would those have been manned if there was an aerial threat present during a main battery fire mission?
Is it posible to use a steadier cam, or hold on views longer? I really appreciate you sharing these spaces not many people get to see, but I can't focus on anything long enough to get an idea of what parts Ryan's referring to, or how the spaces relate to each other. Thanks for the generally great content though, I really enjoy it.
General self guided tours are around $25, but there are discounts for kids/seniors/ military etc. We're doing a small group guided tour this friday for $30. Ryan does personal tours of pretty much anything you want to see for $500. Go to www.battleshipnewjersey.org for details on regular tours or email education@battleshipnewjersey.org for personal tours.
So in a situation where they would have to flood the powder magazine do they flood the compartment completely to the ceiling, or do they just flood it to a certain point and how long does it actually take to flood the compartment?
Can you imagine raising the battleships after Pearl Harbor? No lights, the smells, deadly gases, the deceased sailors, and mud water Claustrophobia anyone? New respect for our brave sailors!
Scary to think that in battle and the worse case happens that those spaces would be your tomb. Of course you wouldn't think about that as a 19 year old sailor. Never seen NJ but I have been on USS Iowa and there's not many ways to get out of the turret. Remember I was told by the tour guide that all the men who worked below deck were essentially dead if the ship lost power and sunk. The gentleman was a former crew member and worked in engineering if I recall
I read during battles of ships flooding the magazines to prevent a powder explosion from destroying the ship. I heard mention once about flooding a space if necessary. Is it a fast process to flood a magazine? It seems in battle the need to flood a magazine could be a “right now” proposition.
How were the powder bags and rounds loaded on the ship? What safety precautions were used when handling powder bags? My concern would be static electricity. How were the gears and motors serviced? Lubes oils, grease. Very tight spaces to get to lube locations. Were height and weight restrictions for the gun crews? Again, very tight spaces.
At roughly 6:30, second shell deck, the floor looks to be 3 rings, one connected to the Barbett wall, one connected to the turret wall and the center ring. Any reason why the 3rd ring? Also what is the purpose of what looks to be capstan pins in the floor of the center ring, could you manually winch the turret rotation using all of these? Suggestion if you do another hands free walk through, please point the camera lower, couldn't see a lot of the equipment on the floor.
Question: It looks like the Iowa’s had their optical range finders removed from turret 1. Why? If you look at old pictures you can see them but then some time in the late 40s or 50s it seems like they got removed. Thanks in advance!
They were deemed to be unnecessary, the range finders of Turret 2 were adequate. There was excessive amounts of water coming through those openings, Iowas ship a lot of water up forward.
I'm curious, and maybe this was in another video and I forgot, but how do the rudders move? I would think it would be via hydraulics, but not sure. Is this similar to other ships of the era that were smaller? Been working on a fictional design for a diesel-electric sub off and on for a while that set in an alternate history late 40's early 50's, but not sure how accurate that is to move the rudder with various hydraulics. (Off Diesels when those are running, or electric motor when not, or a quieter electric motor when silent running.)
I hope you catch this comment/question on an older video. -Regarding the staffing of the turrets: were the turrets always manned? I can see the advantage on having crew in there to "turn on the lights when battle stations was called. - how long did the crew have to get into the turret before condition Z was set? I could see a sailor having difficulty getting to the turret from far away, did they get locked out if they took too long? -what did the crew use for a latrine while in Z? -how did they feed the crew during prolonged condition Z (this is mentioned as an issue in a book I read on USS Washington). Thanks, and congrats!
Generally the turrets are always at least partially manned. Here are a few videos to answer your questions: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o8g0D8l2lrY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CHLEVWipB4Y.html
When the Iowa class battleships were first built, weren't there smaller gun turrets on top of each of the three main turrets? If so, why were the smaller ones removed?
There were Anti aircraft batteries on the turrets. By Vietnam, all of the 40mm and 20mm AA guns were removed due to their inability to keep up with modern jets.
Excellent video. Thank you for taking the time and sharing this. Has your RU-vid Channel bolstered interest and sponsors for USS New Jersey? I'm hoping it has. One of the things on my bucket list is to tour an Iowa Class. New Jersey is the closest, about an 8ish hour drive. Not a big deal for this old trucker. A long drive is still sport for me. Besides I'd like to take a second tour of USS Olympia and do some other sights in the Philadelphia area. Next question are you aware of the online game World of Warships, and do you play the game? New Jersey isn't in the game yet, but Iowa and Missouri are. Hoping New Jersey will get added to the game someday.
@3:06 As I have noted in other videos where you've mentioned those pipe racks...I think you might consider counting how many there are total on the ship. If it's a considerable number, then I would suspect it may be a temporary way for them to house something like an extra security detail, transfer dignitaries, etc. I would expect that the security and/or dignitaries would take up the more customary racks. And some lower-ranked seamen would be told to go sleep in these spare areas until the guests leave.
Hey Ryan, I have a question regarding the firing of the main guns. I play both World of Warships and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts, and the guns are fired differently in each game. In WoWs, the guns that bear all fire simultaneously, while in UA:D, they fire sequentially. Which is more historically correct?
Hi Richard, I'm pretty sure Ryan covered this in a video called a picture is worth 1000 words with a black and white picture of the battleship firing a salvo. I believe they had the option of firing one at a time and a salvo. Incidentally WoWs and WoWs:legends both also allow one at a time and salvo. Clicking once fires one. Clicking twice quickly fires the salvo. The salvo though in real life was not exactly all at the same time there was some .5 seconds between each turret firing in salvo mode to allow the pressure wave to dissipate and not knock the shells off course for each subsequent firing. if I recall correctly I think it went left-right-middle in sequence.
