Can't believe how far you guys have come. From 1000 to 100,000 in under two years is incredible. Ryan is now such a natural in front of the camera I can see him presenting his own history shows in the future.
When you were on 010 level saying the ladders were getting tough, I thought, man this guy is in good shape, he's not even breathing heavy, then about one level later I realized you were narrating it after you climbed it. Still an impressive climb, thanks for the video.
I always found that the scariest part of the 'safety' system on the ladder is that it works just fine going up...but you have to actually push AWAY from the ladder when going down to release the slide mechanism. I don't want to push away from the ladder...I want to hug it tightly as if my life depends on it.
Brings back memories of a different ship's mast! Waaay back in spring of 1973, I reported onboard USS Midway CV-41, still in wetdock in Hunter's Point after boilers being relined and other work I have long forgotten word of. A couple of friends, possibly from school or boot camp, decided it would be fun to climb to the top of the mast, I believe 200 feet above the water. A platform up there just big enough for the three of us, a railing maybe six inches high around the edge, and the ladder rose up through the middle. There was some kind of structure up there; memory says a cylinder a foot across, couple of feet high, dome on top. Nothing like in this video. Being in wetdock, it was isolated from SF Bay waves, but every time a crane lowered a pallet on to the flight deck, we certainly shuddered and moved a little. I think we lasted about 5 minutes before coming back down, and I was absolutely positive my sweaty hands would be the literal death of me. All I could think of was it would be one helluva a way to start my tour on ship, having to be rescued from the mast! The view was great, but I don't get along with heights much either, and was sure glad to be back down. Never heard about it, so either no one saw us or no one cared, or maybe they just didn't get to us in time :-)
Loved the turret 2 crawl tour when I was there a few years ago. Wandering around the ship afterwards I noticed that the access hatch at the back of turret 3 was open and popped in for a few photos. Loved the oil tank that some wag had painted to look like a giant can of Foster's. :D
I used to change the Masthead lights and the Aircraft warning lights, it’s a thrill being up there. USS Wainwright, Pride of the Charleston water front.
Every time Ryan does something like that I get a little nervous, even though I know they wouldn't have published the video if anything really bad happened.
The pairs of red and white lights mounted on the vertical mast are status lights to communicate to other vessels if the ship is restricted in ability to maneuver, "not under command" (has lost speed and/or directional control), aground, constrained by draught, etc. in accordance with COLREGS. The top pair of red lights are turned on in port to act as aircraft warning lights.
wondering how long would it take for one of the three main 16 inch gun turrets to man and ready from the time the general quarters alarm was sounded on the New Jersey-would like to see a video on this
Looks like a good workout. You guys should put together a BB-62 shipboard workout course with a trainer. I'd bet you could get paying members. Then of course, insurance would be high I bet.
Wow you are in good shape. Thank you - that is interesting. I hope you do something for 2,000 subscription. (yes I am envious of Nero or Miro - not sure how it is spelled)
This might sound crazy but I wonder if there’s any way there could be cell phone antennas installed on the mast and hidden I’ve seen where they have done that kind of thing in church steeples. It might be another source of income for the museum?
Darn, I haven’t been a subscriber for that long. Missed being #1000. Suggestion, an interview with a ship yard pipe fitter. Explain some of the difficulties fitting a ship. Would very much be of interest to me. Thanks for all the videos, love them.
As you were walkgin around down below, it all struck me as failry modern looking eg 1980's rtaher than 1940's so the amount of re-fitting done was enormous
That's the largest bilge I've ever seen! You really have room to move around down there. Kudos for climbing all the way up the Mast, you're a braver man than I. About how many ladder rungs is that from the bottom to the top?
From the audio it sounded for all the world like Ryan planned to touch the Tachyon antenna at the top of the ship... now that would be some serious technology...
Ryan, If I'm ever in NJ (well, more like *when* I'm in NJ), do you guys offer those curator tours or any behind the scenes tours? I'd be willing to pay extra to get an extended tour! Also, possible video suggestion for you guys (maybe you covered this already, not sure)--what are your current and future restoration projects/areas with the ship?
We do have behind the scenes tours, give us a ring a week or so before you come and we will set something up. We did a restoration update about 2 months ago ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AQR2qT6ZvVk.html and there haven't been any major updates since then, other than the boats which we covered as well. But we will make another this summer some time!
I've always loved the Ioha Class battleships, the are so big and powerful that a person interested in ships, would walk around for 5days and still seen only have the ship 😁😁 can you do a video about the tower? Where al the crucial part were on the ship, CIC radar and some..... Grtz from Belgium
We did a quick walkthrough just looking for water and it took us over a week to see everything! Conning Tower: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MOepg7uxSP4.html CIC/CEC: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lK9ofM6ef5g.html A quick add on about radar: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OBSET2mkOIU.html
Watching this happen I'm curious - what kind of disaster would it be for Marines to have to repel boarders on this vessel? Is there any history of repelling boarders past the point when Krupp Armor was invented?
Awesome package to give away to that person, also nice job on climbing to the top. I can definitely understand the fear of heights. As one of my old coaches used to say, it's not the height that scares me, it's the fall.
@Battleship New Jersey That would be cool, I can imagine that guy saying hang on I got a call but everyone has no signal, hahaha definitely would pay a visit someday.
If you have a signal, you know the citadel isn't fully closed. EM-waves find a way if there is one. The best reception below decks is near the antenna cable of the gsm antenna.
That climb is easy. Lol I build wind turbines and service radio television transmitter towers. Try a 500 to 1200 foot tower. Not a job most people can. But i enjoy the videos. My great uncle served on the new Jersey i believe from mid 44 through the end of the war.
anybody else watch him next to the white pipe ("LOOP SEAL") and not flash back to the old BATMAN tv series and the steam pipe inthe Batcave labeled "Steam Pipe" ? 😃
Men aloft. There are men working aloft. Do not rotate or radiate any electronic equipment, while men are working aloft. You can tell from my use of the word "Men" that I have been out of the Navy a while.
