I'm trying to decide whether the 011 is where Ryan goes to hide when the staff is having an extra needy day, or if it's where he sits in a guru's robe waiting to dispense wisdom to those willing to make the climb.
Before New Jersey was yet again withdrawn for service, I was stationed in the North East Air Defense Sector and was assigned as a member of the Battle Staff. One night when we were chasing Soviet Bear Bombers across the North Atlantic we linked to the New Jersey's air picture on her air search radar through that very antennae and tracked the Soviet bombers through their radar. I was able to direct our fighters to intercept and track the progress of that intercept with the help of New Jersey.
I really enjoy seeing the less restored areas of the ship. One day in future, how about a compare & contrast between 40's & 50's, 60's and 80's & 90's equipment. For example, show a 40's door, a 60's door & an 80's door.
Oooh! That’s an **excellent** idea! Me too, me too! I would love to see such a video too, in addition to my other video request (see my previous comments I this channel regarding a video comparing and contrasting serious WWII naval armor a la what the BBs we’re using with the modern (and- from what I can tell- vastly inferior) HY-80 stuff that the Navy has been using for a few decades now. It’s actually conceptually similar, now that I’m thinking about it: comparing and contrasting bits of the ship from different eras, albeit in the case of my request we’re talking about the same part of 2 different ships, as opposed to different parts on the same vessel. But anyway, I like Jim’s idea too so I’ll throw in my
The smoke watch was assigned to this level to watch for "black smoke". He would then notify which fireroom had "black smoke" so the boilers can be adjusted. This was manned 24/7 when underway and steaming inport. That's when I was onboard from 88 to decommissioning.
What would the "black smoke" indicate needed to be adjusted on that particular fire room & boiler? Thanks for sharing, I'm super curious about all this!
@@revenevan11 "black smoke" is an indication of too much fuel and you would also look for "white smoke" which is a severely more dangerous condition created by too much air in the mixture inside the boilers fuel box
I was in San Diego in the mid 80s and heard stories of people that kept a constant watch over the ships, just so they could report them to the EPA. Black smoke is bad in many ways!
I wanted to add that in wartime they desired no smoke from the funnels and strived for that. However, the best efficiency came with a grey haze. You might hear an old salt chief yelling at some poor seaman, "Get a haze on that pipe!" and the scrambling that would come after. My dad the Chief told me a few stories. lol
Told my wife to make plans for a long weekend to Philadelphia this summer. Been following yall on RU-vid since close to the start. Finally making it a point to come visit.
I’ve been on a boat that’s been hit by lightning. Fried every piece of electrical equipment on board that was hard wired. Granted it was all modern stuff with microprocessors and not hardened 1940s military electronics. Had to get towed 200 miles back to shore.
@@stephendevries7637 As the Iowas are such tall ships, they will have been designed with proper lightning protection. I'd expect an Iowa out to sea in the tropics to be hit by lightning multiple times per year.
I wouldn’t bet that it would dump the lighting to earth smoothly and without damage, unless it had lighting protection (as discussed above). Despite sitting in water, loading and unloading flammable liquids from tankers still requires expressly bonding the ship to earth to prevent static discharge, presumably because of the paint, which of course being anti-corrosion and anti-fouling, should be continuous below the water line.
I've seen every ship I ever left the pier on struck by lightning. Once on the USS Saratoga I was blinded by the flash as it hit the railing on top of the boat crane which was actually below the level of the flight deck, much less the island and masts. I just happened to be looking that way and couldn't see for 5 minutes. No sparks or anything but the flash where it hit was white and bright. lol
My high school math teacher, Poorman, was a plank owner -- and that was his duty station -- usually. The first transit across the Pacific went through a storm so nasty that he was looking straight down at the Big Blue from on high. No food was held in the stomach after such a bobbing. It's a good thing that the roll of the New Jersey was actually pretty slow. In normal seas, being at the top is a dream posting. We all figured he had the safest role in WWII. His duty station was primarily tasked with spotting enemy submarines. Battleships were not designed to chase and sink subs. That duty was for the tin cans. During the first Pacific transit, for quite a distance, the New Jersey sailed alone. ( This was so late in the war that the IJN was in tough shape. )
If you are 52 and somewhat above your optimum weight - that scuttle isn't the easiest thing to get thru (posting for a friend *wink wink*), the climb to that point is a haul too. Climbing that ladder gap into the director was too daunting but the view from the 011 deck is fantastic! The ship below, the city - its the best view around. So cool to look down onto the top of the stack too!! Thanks again for taking us up last year - a huge highlight for me!
Hello again, I believe that the unidentified four bolt foundation was a gyro repeater (aka peloris ) if there is evidence of a cable penetration in the center of the bolt pattern, you can bst on it. Iowa has these. Great videos fron you on the New Jersey !
additionally . Ladders are grounded in the superstructure because Electro Magnetic radiation will act on the ladder just like antenna. Radiation from the SLQ 32 and the rotating radars not to mention the HF radio sets. The satcom stuff not so much/ It can deliver a shock to a body (not that anybody would normally be topside while underway due to loose EM radiation from many high powered sources ) But mostly to eliminate the snap crackle and pop line noise from delicate tuned radio sets
For anyone wondering why the air radar could pick up the round is simply because it's moving so fast. The round covers well over 50ft in just one scan of the radar so it sees it (in layman's terms) as like a long streak through the air.
I'm a tower climber. The grounding is also to ground RF (Radio Frequency) Radiation created by any sort of transmitter (Radio, Radar, Satcom, TV, etc...) The Radio transmitters don't have to on this ship they can also be coming from other ships, radios towers, etc... The ladder could be at a different electrical charge than the structure it's near, causing a safety hazard for climbers and reflected or creating RF noise for any type of receiver.
that would be a great spot to put a live earthcam so people can get the sense of the view with out actually going up there ( even though you arent allowed ) be a great view over the forward guns and around the surrounding areas
I’m a current SLQ32(V)4 tech and seeing the antennas was awesome! I wonder if anything is still in them. I wish they’d do a tour of the ECM room as well.
@@derekseibert4116 They did a video that showed ECM on the O10, just below the antennas. Forget which one. But the spaces are gutted. And there is a recent video showing CEC with the SLQ-32 DCC. I was a (V)3 Tech 20 years ago.
Ok ya EWs, old FC here, I always wondered what all was in that contraption (SLQ-32). I know it mostly receives but it could transmit too, right? What frecs (or is that classified?) doesn't cover, HF to X band?
Once again another great video and I love seeing parts of the ship that would not be on the normal tour So much forgotten technology and you explained it in a way that talks across to everybody
Thanks for posting, Ryan and Libby. Only way I’ll ever see those areas because heights are not for me. BZ for going up there so we don’t have to. Can’t imagine what it would have been like to be stationed that high while underway, pitching and rolling.
There are so many gizmos and gadgets, lights and bells, boggles my mind! I suppose most of the 1" or so diameter lights were notifying something? I'd be like a two year old kid asking "What's this?" and "What's that?" over and over... Thanks for these types of videos. I'm an Air Force guy so Navy stuff is intriguing. Yes, even videos about Air Force stuff intrigues me too. After all. I was admin and didn't get to see much technical stuff. Have a great day!
Ryan, Your videos offer extraordinary content to those of us who really appreciate what WWII meant to the United States. If I could offer one suggestion, it would be to equip yourself and the camera with a wireless microphone system, and add a high-quality wind baffle to the mic. The poor audio quality in parts of this and some other videos is distracting, and in my opinion detracts from the otherwise-excellent content you are producing. Thank you so much for preserving this amazing part of American naval technology! I will certainly visit the museum next time we travel east.
Funny story a long time ago my grandpa took me to the USS Alabama and we went up into the superstructure and he found a door that was shut and he had the idea to try to pry it open so after about 5 minutes he finally got it open so we roamed around the unreasoned part of the superstructure it was really creepy to ten year old me since everything was run down and rusty and the lights were off and he had to use a flashlight and we ended up getting lost and for about 45 minutes we just roamed around in the dark until we finally found our way out
I live just a few miles away. Can't wait to come visit. Your videos are awesome. I like seeing things that regular tourists can't. It makes for good videos.
As I was watching this one thing I kept wondering was, what was the plan for the crew all the way up there if the ship was sinking? Considering the amount of ladders and stuff you have to go through to get back down, would they just wait until the ship was far lower in the water and then jump? It almost seems preferable to wait instead of potentially risking getting stuck halfway down or something if the ship suddenly rolled over. Would love to hear a bit more about the plans for abandoning ship for men in less easily accessible areas of the ship such as the 011. Great video btw, found this channel a few weeks ago and have been enjoying working my way through all the videos.
Hi. X navy. Saw jersey in drydock longbeach. Huge wow. Destroyers here. Instructor sitcom systems. ET1 who's Heart has in equipment and not paper work.
As usual another awesome video. I can’t wait to visit my family in South Jersey soon so I can come see the ship and the great crew that keep her looking so awesome! You do an incredible job narrating the videos Ryan. Hopefully one day you will start doing visiting lectures on ships like the Lexington or the Texas. My family and I would love to see your take on all of of the museum ships, while being on them. Thanks again, and keep the great videos coming.
It was actually very stable. Yes yould be over water, but not an uncomfortable roll. During a typhoon, three of us decided to go to the 011 and watch the storm. Roll still not bad, the worst was dodging the green water coming over the coaming. Vietnam Vet
Really lo be these behind the scenes videos of where most people won't ever get to go. I'm definitely interested in doing the curator tour, I love these battleships
17:10 Regarding lightning rods, their purpose is not strictly to afford a point or points for lightning to conveniently strike. A part of their purpose is to try to allow the voltage potential between charged clouds and (in this case the ship) to be bled off, hopefully preventing a strike. Due to the extreme electrical potentials present in a thunderstorm, the employment of this preventative scheme is not always a success. Then, a lightning bolt would hopefully hit the rod (and not other points up high) and channel the strike current safely away from occupied areas and equipment. lightning.org/lightning-protection-overview/
I wonder how the Museum staff is sure it's safe for the Curator and Cameraperson to go into these spaces that have maybe been sealed off for many years?
I have a hypothetical question alternative history, what if while Halsey was of chasing empty carriers the Japanese concentrated their forces including the two Yamato class battleships and ran the gauntlet at surigao strait where 7th fleet set their trap Would the old battleships that were sunk at pearl harbor be able to stop them ?
Yes, Of Oldendorf’s six old battleships , three had Mark 8 radar gire control same as Iowa’s, but he other three still had Mark 3 radar, the same as South Dakota used to maul Kirishima at Guadalcanal. In my view, the Americans’ ability to bring accurate radar-directed firepower from twice as many guns would outweigh Yamato’s heavier guns and armor. In fact, I believe Oldendorf could have split his force in two and adequately handled the Japanese Southern and Center forces. The aircraft from the Taffy’s would still be a force.
Moored on the Delaware and a heavy ship,,, that noted, from the top of the antenna tower there can you feel the ship sway? ...maybe a plumb bob attached, out of wind, to see what kind of minor motion takes place in a given day.
That door looks like a pain to close. I've worked on high rises before and on a windy day or if they got the fans ramped up, the roof doors are a total pain. Can only imagine how stubborn it must be to open or shut if shes underway.
Weirdly it opens easier than closes? I can open but can never get it closed, it locks up like 6 in from the opening and then won't budge. - Libby the editor
Great videos, thanks for keeping them coming! One suggestion for a future one if possible, how about the goat locker? Normally inaccessible to all but the CPO's, I was curious to see what it was like now, and the difference between commissioning and the following era's... Thanks in advance!
Ryan, are the 4 bolts on the deck where the signal lamps used to be mounted. I've noticed in pictures there were I think 4 up there, then in later pictures they are removed.
The Mark 38 Director that is Spot 1 has six occupants when fully manned: Left front: Leveler Center front: Cross-leveler Right front: Trainer Right rear: Asst Rangefinder operator/talker** Center rear: Rangefinder operator** Left rear: Spotter (Officer). **These two switch off every half hour or so because looking thru the rangefinder causes significant eye fatigue.
I would not want to try to close that door while the ship is rolling from side to side. If that door was on the down side of the roll, you'd never close it. Barry
doesn't look like an easy task to spot the fall of shell with those vision slits, I wonder how the spotting positions in the British Queens Anne mansion style superstructures compared.
Ryan mentioned "following along on our plans" while he climbed around the other day. Are these plans available for download/purchase? i was not able to find anything on the museum website.
North Carolina and Washington have one less level (deleted and reposted because I mistakenly typed Wisconsin). I've been in the director on the NC, and it's cramped.
How stable was the ship in heavy weather? Wouldn't being that far above the waterline mean even a small roll would pose a difficulty in maintaining your footing?
The ship was known for being very stable. During typhoon cobra it was complained that it was the only time they had to hold their cup to pour coffee in it, so if that's the roughest night they had they're in good shape. But the top does sway more than the bottom.
Just curious, have you ever felt the battleship move/sway at all? Whether from passing ship wakes or storms or whatever? Or is it too massive for river waves to even be noticeable?
at 4:31- scuttle and deck look to me to be may 1.5 inch think - that would be heavy ! Does it have the counterweight to assist in opening it? (especially from below)
How many people would be stationed on each deck? I wish your camera person would have climbed that ladder and given us a slow 360 degree pan from the highest point on the ship. Or if you need a volunteer for that, just ask.
Big heavy duty 8 dog clip water tight door 14 storey above the normal water line, did rough sea conditions and spray get that high ? or was it a case of just fitting a standard rain and spray proof door no matter where on any exterior opening ?