Touring a Senior Naval Officer's Stateroom on USS New Jersey 

I commented on this over a year ago. It got many likes. :) I'd love to see a video about the medical staff during general quarters. It would be fascinating. Thanks!

lol extra bit at the end

So blessed to get back to normal programming. Glad to hear about the ship.

It's nice to be back to what feels like a bog standard New Jersey video. It's comforting, and informative. Shouts out to the staff!

So glad I watched till the end 😊

I hear ya Ryan, it has been a long day!!!

Thank you Libby and Ryan for taking my comment from “Battleship NJ Returns Home: From The Sky and the Ship” and make another ship exploration video!! I know you all are extremely busy getting the ship back open and ready for visitors. You guys are the best!

The first time I saw a sink like that on the Wisconsin, I wondered how many officers used that sink for a secondary purpose in an emergency...

I appreciate the authenticity of the preserved spaces and how you leave them furnished as if the crew had just stepped out of the room.

If the Signal Shack has been refurbished, it would be nice to see how it looks now. Thank you for the tour of the stateroom!

The stateroom reminds me of a jail cell. Thank you Ryan for showing us this stateroom; small but better than the regular sailor's quarters.

I loved the dry dock tour. How about a tour of the machine shop area. I toured the North Carolina and was impressed with the available shop equipment. I'm guessing the Iowa class is even more impressive. Great channel, keep up the good work.

As an officer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary Culinary Assistance program (we supply volunteer cooks for USCGC Stations and Cutters) I'm always interested in the galleys, sculleries, and mess decks.. Two years ago I was deployed on the USCGC Bertholf both in the Arctic and Central America, my quarters were in officer's country where I shared space with a Navy Lieutenant - somewhat similar to this space except there were two built in bunks and an ensuite head and shower. Space was slightly bigger (we had separate desk spaces). Great sleeping space, constant background noise from ventilators, etc. and of course rocking of the ship (I was slightly surprised by the fore and aft motion which had to do with the stateroom being fairly far forward.). Ryan, thank you for your video series, keep up the great work.

I'd be quite happy to see whatever you can show. And I do hope I will be able to visit when she's fully up a running as a museum. Several years back when I had a job that had me running all over the country, I was fortunate enough to have time to visit BB-59. I feel bad for the fellow I was working with on that particular job because he was stuck with me spending a good 6 or 7 hours going anywhere they would let us on that ship. I managed to go through 2 large backup batteries trying to keep my phone running while I took pictures of, well, everything. Had I known ahead of time that we would end up there, I would have brought a proper camera. There's a portable drive here at home with literally hundreds of photos I took that day. It was the first battleship I had ever visited, something I'll never forget. Needless to say, I'd be more than happy to see whatever you all are willing to show, lol.

Pretty luxurious quarters. As a Junior Engineering Officer aboard a Knox class frigate USS Ainsworth FF-1090. WE had a similar space for two men and it doubled as bedroom, bathroom, conference room, sometimes a late night mess hall and office for two. Heaven forbid the Navy could manage to have both "roommates" on the same watch.

What is the circular feature seen over your left shoulder? Also, what is up with the "Sopranos ending" of your video?...edit...just saw the end. Please include occasional outakes, adlibs, and bloopers! Love you guys, keep up the great work.

@BattleshipNewJersey Too funny Ryan! Great video thanks for sharing!!!

Thank you for showing senior officers' quarters.

HI RYAN,, MY SON MAX AND I JUST CAUGHT THE TAIL END ON A BLOOPER 10:07 ,, IT WAS FUNNY COULD YOU DO MORE IT MADE MY DAY ,,YOU SAID ITS BEEN A LONG DAY I AM TIRED ,,. HA!! YES IT'S BEEN A LONG DRY DOCK TIME TOO,, TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF . LETS LAUGH TO.. PEACE THANKS..

I'd love for you to do a deep dive into the analog fire control computer for the 16" guns. It is a marvel of WW2 technology.

My work asked for pics for lockers so I picked the New Jersey. Since fan of this. Channel

If possible, it would be neat to see a walk from one area to another. Like from this cabin to the bridge or a gun turret.

More end screen bloopers, please!😂

that ending though! 🤣

Thank you for these videos.

If you guys have time you could make a playlist with the videos where you've shown off different rooms or areas of the ship.

Great video as always. What about a video about the upper bow. You have talked about the revisions and changes briefly in past videos. I would like to know about the reason for the changes.

Personally I would like a tour of the Personnel Office with its ranks of file cabinets for sailors service records and all those typewriters in an era before computers. Another very significant space and operation to discuss would be every sailors best friend, the Postal Clerk!! He and his statff, needed a high security clearances as he had to tell shore stations where to route the ship's mail and so they sometimes knew where the ship was going before CIC did! From the Flag Admiral to the lowest seaman or fireman recruit, everyone relied on the PC for mail which until the 1990's was the ONLY WAY to communicate with loved ones or conduct naval business not urgent enough or too detailed/long to send as a radio message. Talk to some PC's (an extinct rating now) and you'll have plenty of stories!

I've seen a number of your videos - well done. I would like to see your description of inside one of the big gun turrets.

I just like watching anything with the New Jersey. My stepdad served for a time during the Korean War on the New Jersey. I’ve acquired various items from my mom for his time in the Navy. I thought about asking one of the local VFWs if they would want anything. If not, I’ll ask the museum. If so, I’ll pay for the shipping.

In the Navy, all medical officers are called "Doctor" or "Doc". So you'd have Doctor Katz the ship's medical officer, and Capt. Katz, the ship's commanding officer. I don't think there was any confusion, but I'm sure they found it funny.

love to see medical spaces including surgery and x-ray... saw them on the plans.

The Macintosh is anachronistic. The earliest model to use that chassis was the Quadra 630, released in mid 1994. New Jersey was decommissioned in early 1991.

I'd like to see some talking about the medical spaces on board, especially how many hospital beds, and how they are arranged.

Have you done a tour of the ship's library? I remember CVN71 had a space dedicated to manuals for ship's systems that was maintained by engineering (E-1/E-2 divisions in late 80s) and probably others later. I can't remember the actual name of the space right now but we had a person in our division whose GQ station was that library.

It would be good to contrast that space with a junior officer's stateroom. On the ships that I was on in the late 80's to 90's, there were bunks, as it was 2 to a stateroom for junior officers. Curious if that was the case on NJ.

Great video thank you

Who is the girl in the picture? Is it a stock photo or an actual photo from someone who stayed in the cabin?

Those drawers/cabinets shown at 2:18, I have that exact set in my garage.

love the blooper reel

Great content as always.

Before I retired from the Air Force I heard an interesting story. I was stationed at Langley AFB in VA, close to Norfolk Navy Base. I was in Communications, and hence this story. We often worked with the Navy on joint exercises, etc. One of our guys had to go on one of the Navy Command ships for a couple of weeks. He was met at the gangway by the officer of the deck. He was in civilian clothes, so the OD asked what his rank was. He told him he was an E-6. The OD said , “Oh ok, we will have you stay in First Class berthing.” He said there was nothing first class about it! Several months later he had to do it again, but he had put on MSgt (E-8). This time , because of his rank, they put him in Chief’s quarters. He said it was a DRAMATIC difference!

Very cool, is there a video of the captains quarters?

I grew up as a civilian kid on a Navy base, 2 blocks from the CO's house. My father was rank equivalent to a Captain (and later a RAdm), so we qualified for SOQ housing. My mother said the SOQs were "wife killers", so we lived in a JOQ. It is interesting to see what the shipboard SOQ looked like! Please talk about the number of "cabin boys" that were in service to tend to the occupants' needs.

That’s a pretty nice room. It’s got just about everything you need

I found this to be very interesting. I like it.

Interesting glimpse in to how an officer lived while aboard. What I keep coming back to is how many years those rooms, decks, and companionways were silent, dark, and empty when the ship was mothballed. Just waiting for a crew and a chance to live again. It must be a ship filled with ghosts and stories. I'd like to see areas of the ship that have been closed off for years and not available to the public. Also I'd love to see a comparison between how the enlisted men lived in 1945 and in the modern era-- what changes were made with regards to berthing, mess halls, bathrooms-- that sort of thing. How close would be their experiences?

I would be interested in seeing the different sink valves from different era and how they work.

Seeing any space is awesome. But I have two requests. I’d like to see exploration of more unrestored spaces. The museum has done an excellent job preserving the ship, which would make me think that an unrestored space would be pretty much as the navy left it at the end of the ships career. I’d also love to see all of the weird spaces. The ones that beg the question, what on earth is this doing here or even, what was it even for!?

Thank you for all of the informative videos! I've seen many of them and I know you speak about "what if the Navy needed the ship back" all the time, my question is about who would crew a WWII battleship in 2024? I've looked and there isn't "Battleship for Dumbies" operations manual available! Who would teach todays saliors how to operate the ship? Thanks

Ryan you should do a video about all the vintage computers onboard. Give a history on the story of how and why the Navy ended up with the computers on board, what they were used for and see if they work.

I once spent 1.5 years on a USAF base, as a contractor. My company was building a very sensitive facility, and I provided night security for the site. My "orders" stated that I had O-3 rank, so I could give orders to the military people I interacted with. I'm curious what the quarters for an O-3, a Liuetenent, on the New Jersey would have been like.

Has the museum ever considered turning some of the staterooms into Airbnb rooms for a fun overnight stay?

I'd like more details about the shift thrust bearing!

Do you have any pictures of a "aluminum tomato" target? I just seen it mentioned on a video about the USS Iowa. The docent said it was made to reflect radar so they would have a target for practice. I cannot find any pictures of such a target. Would make for an interesting video.

More blooper reels at the end of videos, please!

Figured out what was bugging me. You've got a mid 90's Dell keyboard paired with that Macintosh.

I like the hidden outtakes

How about a video on (PG) sailor art in the engine rooms? Wisconsin has Boiler Room Betty--anything like that on New Jersey?

Another good video, but I'm not sure why you would need to update any of the furnishings in that space except the mattress, the chair, & the electronics.

I'd love to see that area where they stored all the nuts and bolts and such. We saw it in passing one time, but I'm a hardware guy and would love to see some of what they stocked and how much they kept in stock, maybe even learn how the kept track of everything if somebody used a pound of #6×3/4" Flat Head Wood Screws or 2 dozen 1/4"-20x 1-1/4" hex head bolts how would they keep track of that? Or did some poor guys have to count all that out once a year? However, there may be very few as interested in this subject other then me. I still wish someone would make up some "Bullseye" posters Boards from different spaces. I'd buy a few from the Carpenters to hang in my workshop lol

Any chance of doing a presentation on the Chief Engineer's berthing ?? I don't think that I have seen one on that position. Thank you for your time.

Good video. Stepping down a few levels, something like a senior petty officer's state room would be good.

Interesting. I've never seen computers like that in staterooms before. Was there some sort of primitive ship based intranet for them to access? The room also has some similarities and differences to the staterooms on my museum ship (USS Hornet CV 12). Like, the desk is integrated into some of the shelving, and is painted seafoam green. There are also two safes- one in the back of the desk, and another safe on the wall next to the bed and sink.

I'd love to see a quick tour of the CPO quarters and the chief's mess.

where did the leader of the enginer department live aboard and how did he hold meetings with his staff of officer to service the the engine room, boilers and electrics aboard.

🤣Currently LOL'ing in Submariner!

Great video! I'd like to see the Chiefs' billets if possible. Thanks

Have you ever done a video on the Ships MailRoom?

Gaah Macintosh with a PC keyboard!

Machine shop!!!!!! Show one of the volunteers using the machines to make something for the ship!

Looks like a standard state room that I’ve seen. Unclogging p-traps and fixing dripping faucets.

My grandfather was also a captain/ doctor when he served. I believe on the sub tender Holland

Can we have a video on the teak deck? It's been a while since we have seen it.

What was considered the “break over” between senior officers and junior officers? Was it rank? Department head/duties? Some combination? Was there segregation according to duties? For example, we’re engineering officers quartered elsewhere, perhaps lower in the ship to be closer to machinery spaces? Just wondering how accommodation assignments were made.

Have you done the Admiral's quarters when the ship was used as flag ship?

I would like to see GFCS M56 control room. Thanks Pete in South Carolina.

How about the plumbing crawl spaces underneath the heads on the armor deck? You mention them, but never really looked into them. Also, where were the stills hidden. I'm sure that in her career that various enterprising sailors have setup brewing and distillation setups to provide illicit booze.

I'm. Carroll. Smeltzer. My. Dad. Was. On. The. USS. New. Jersey from. 1965. To. 1972. He. Was. On. Deck. Divion

what the heck is that huge round thing on the wall behind you behind the steel beam?

Take a nap Ryan, you deserve it 😊

I see a COSAL binder in the book shelf. Was that a supply officer room as well as the medical officer stateroom?

That’s more than what I ever had as an enlisted sailor. 😊

How about Jr. Officers staterooms? Like ensigns.

What about the draft from the gap under the beam? Does that go into another passage way?

There would have been no confusion because if you were a crew member and were told that Capt. Katz wants to see you, they would tell you "The Doc wants to see you at 1400." Navy corpsman and doctors of all kinds are all known as Doc.

How about a video about the goat locker?

3:18.. where Ryan gets his "Distressed" wardrobe

Grate

I would love to know the name of “the guy” or “guys” that decided “USN Puke Green” was ‘soothing’ and a great color for the interior of a submarine or ship? I recently went to look at a new home and the ‘interior designer’ painted a larger portion of the walls in a very similar color. I don’t know if I was having non-soothing flashbacks over the color or my body just trying to retch up lunch because my brain couldn’t handle what it was seeing.

Have you done one on the med bay?

Calling Dr Howard, Dr Fine, Dr Howard!

Bit of an oddball question but have you gone around and pulled the backup batteries from your display computers? They're all leaking these days, turns the machine into a paperweight

Unrelated question: Do you have any recommendations for relocating USS United States since it must now vacate its current berth in September ?

Belair cigarettes on the desk. This cat was a man of culture.

Cool!

Can you cover any hazing that would happen to newbies? It is the military, it happened. Not talking about the crossing the equater thing, that is well known.

Looking at it, that could be a senior officer's stateroom on a Nimitz carrier. I don't see a difference. I hope you had a good nap in there. 😉🖖‍

I'd love to see the captains quarters and the engine room

I would be very interested to know how many curators can be stacked in one of the gray water tanks