Turning Turret III After 30+ Years

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We made history about a month ago by turning the inner projectile ring in Turret I. Today, we topped that feat.
For the first time since the IOWA's decommissioning in 1990 and for the first time since 1992, a turret on an Iowa Class battleship has been rotated.
This footage is just a tease of what we got. Stay tuned for more - including mind-blowing views from inside the turret that have never been seen on film before.
This evolution was the result of months of hard work and research by our team, as well as input from Iowa Class battleship veterans. We make it look easy, but it's most definitely not.
- More angles of the turret turning: • Turning Turret 3 After...
- Inside the turret while it's turning: • Inside A Rotating 16 I...
- How we powered the training motor: • How To Power A 16" Gun...
- How the turret is trained (turned): • How To Train Your Turret
- A look at the rollers the turret sits on in motion: • Never Before Seen: 16"...
For those asking to hear the sounds of the turret turning without music/to hear the motor noise:
1) There is no motor noise on deck when the turret turns; it's completely silent
2) Video with no music here: • Turning Turret 3 After...
3) To hear motor noise INSIDE the turret, go here: • Inside A Rotating 16 I...
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@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles 3 месяца назад

For those asking to hear the sounds of the turret turning without music/to hear the motor noise: 1) There is no motor noise on deck when the turret turns; it's completely silent 2) Video with no music here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eD8k6bpJZ98.html 3) To hear motor noise INSIDE the turret, go here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8gt-kC2XdTs.html

@sortachris3067 Год назад

Imagine a ship passing by and seeing turret 3 tracking and training on to them. Bravo Zulu!

@LordSlayer001 Год назад

it'd likely be a cruise ship. I'd love to see the look on people's faces.

@brentonholbrook6928 Год назад

I'd need new skivvies 😂 I'm a Navy vet, and was never on a ship but I'm well aware of the power these guns have.

@Ghauster Год назад

I know the radar was made fully operational several years ago on the USS Salem. Imagine someone getting lit up by the targeting radar with the turrets rotating onto target?

@dustycombs3092 Год назад

Looks like Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Missouri have got some catch up work ahead of them to top this lol

@williammacdonald3173 Год назад

@@LordSlayer001 they would be terrified

@davidhunt3808 Год назад

How can anyone not be impressed by these old battleships ? They are awesome !!!

@bradfordhofmeister Год назад

Cuz people only care about planes and nothing else it’s sad to me

@christopherromaine7706 Год назад

The USS Iowwa is the greatest battle ship of all times.

@christopherromaine7706 Год назад

I'm also surprised that the turet still works from 30 years

@greatpotoobird640 7 месяцев назад

It’s sad that nobody is impressed

@leadheadmike1 6 месяцев назад

No one impressed? Fuck I'm extremely impressed. It's sad that I just found out about today.

@BB.61 Год назад

Bravo Zulu BB-61 crew! Despite any negative publicity, the fact that a 70 year old turret and projectile ring can still rotate is a testament to how well the ship was cared for by her crews past and present!

@gamer645464 Год назад

She is 80 years old now actually.

@sirboomsalot4902 Год назад

The crew of the Iowa were really done dirty by the navy after the turret explosion.

@williammacdonald3173 Год назад

They are able to be turned by hand which is how they did it

@benjohnson2421 Год назад

@@williammacdonald3173Too fast. It seemed powered to me.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles 11 месяцев назад

@@williammacdonald3173 Shore power.

@Dutch972 Год назад

I never thought I’d see a battleship’s guns move under their own power in my whole life. So cool! Thank you for sharing this moment with us

@russellschuh1634 6 месяцев назад

You ought to see a "Live Fire"

@leadheadmike1 6 месяцев назад

@russellschuh1634 is it possible for a live fire shot? With permission of course

@pickleperson7432 4 месяца назад

@@leadheadmike1 unfortounately, it is extremely, extremely, extremely unlikely that any of those guns will every fire again

@Someguy6571 Месяц назад

@@leadheadmike1 Not gonna happen. Also just the safety concerns alone of trying to fire 80 year old ammunition out those old gun tubes. It's just out of the cards.

@Kill0rGurke Месяц назад

@@Someguy6571 the ammo isnt 80 years old, since these ships have been in service until the 90s. Theres most likely a way to make new ammo since theres also still ammunition for world war tanks and weaponry made today. The only concern is if the ship can still take the stress of firing the main battery after all these years

@SgtFluffytheoriginal Год назад

Still unbelievable That I have moved it and the Guns hundreds of times and thought it was no big thing after a while. Glad we kept everything in good condition for you.

@martypalmiere7672 Год назад

It has been my honor and privilege to be a part of the team who accomplished this magnificent feat. The last time I witnessed this was in May of 1989 when we turned Turret II back to centerline from 90° to Starboard. The myth that you can't train a 16" gun Turret while on shore power has been shattered and put to rest, this goes out to all the nay sayers. The lights didn't even flicker let alone trip off line. USS IOWA, first in and best of the class. "We're IOWA Sailors, when the going gets too tough for others, it's just right for us.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Год назад

@@martypalmiere7672 Love you and thanks for ALL you did to make this happen!

@beedalton9675 Год назад

@@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles I visited the mighty mo. And big whisky... this brings a tear to my eye.... it's a reason why we still have them... sleep lightly and hear the call....their not retired just resting

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 Год назад

@@martypalmiere7672 That was the last time for me as well. I was in the center gun layer station, elevating the gun over and over and over again as we used the backing tool to try and dislodge the shell. We had to be using shore power for that.

@martypalmiere7672 Год назад

@@CRAZYHORSE19682003 If you're referring to the IOWA during the inport turret restoration post 4-19-89 then yes, you correct Sir. We were most certainly on shore power.

@PixelmechanicYYZ Год назад

I have a feeling the New Jerseys inbox is about to get flooded...!

@molotovEOD 2 месяца назад

How do you think I ended up here!? LOL

@Octopat Год назад

Everyone’s inner 5 year old is giggling with joy after this. So awesome.

@alanbare8319 Год назад

Now looking forward to the "How we did this" video!

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Год назад

It's coming.

@christianvalentin5344 Год назад

That is the question on everyone’s mind!

@19TheChaosWarrior79 Год назад

I would have loved to have seen Ryan on the New Jersey's reaction 😂

@gmgg424 Год назад

Good to see a turret moving again. I served on the New Jersey from 83-87. I was a 5 Inch gunner.

@Turboy65 Год назад

The Navy really needs to authorize all four BB museum ships to reactivate the boilers and steam plants for limited operation including the ability to operate the power systems that run the gun elevation mechanisms, and to activate at least one galley so that visitors can experience the Authentic Navy Style Meals cooked right there onboard.

@johns8364 Год назад

Battleship NJ has a video about the pins that secure the turrets in place. There's just a few welded plates holding them in. Once they're removed, the ship should, in theory, be able to move her turrets. I hope I see it someday.

@rodgersrcaviation2785 Год назад

Me too be totally awesome to see all three turners rotating together

@nzcyclone Год назад

I doubt the Navy will ever authorize starting up of the boilers and steam plant. And, I can understand that. They are old pieces of equipment which have not been maintained. And yet, if something goes wrong it would do so majorily. Also the fact to operate that sort of equipment is highly skilled, not including just how much work would even be required to start it all up. Afterall all the piping would need checked as well. There is too great a risk if restart them. I would imagine the turrets would have a massive current draw to enable all of them to be rotated at once. To then have a shore based power supply capable of handling that current draw I guess is the limiting factor, but, would be a much safer and better option (or else put a massive gas fired generator somewhere within the ship, that also though is a lot of work). But I agree it would be awesome to see the guns not only rotate but also the barrels having the ability to go up and down.

@bigstick6332 Год назад

Never going to happen. Can you imagine the disaster it would be to light off boilers and steam plants unmaintained for over 30 years? The sea chests they need are welded shut. It woud cost millions just to be able to light them off. All that to elevate guns? They can and have recently manually elevated the guns on NJ.

@wysoft Год назад

Huge amount of money for nothing. Entire steam plant would need to be resealed. Boilers are likely in poor shape internally. HFO tanks have likely already been cleaned out, where is your fuel coming from? There's little reason to do it. The steam ships I work with have to have the engine room continually heated while in layup just to prevent seal and gasket deterioration from constant expansion and contraction cycles of the surrounding water and ambient environment. These BBs haven't had any PM in 30 years because they are never expected to operate again. Iirc the turrets are hydraulically operated which is why they can still be turned. The hydraulic pumps can be operated off of shore power. Could you get an old BB underway again if really needed? Sure probably, after a 3 month drydock period at a bare minimum, for a big pile of money

@McBruch Год назад

This is absolutely amazing to see the sheer might of just one turret. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

@LordOstrik 4 месяца назад

As an Iowan, seeing the namesake of the Iowa Class Battleship have her turret rotate fills me with such joy. We don't have much to brag about out here, but we have this.

@AJC9 Год назад

As a crew member on Iowa's last cruise before decommissioning in 1959 (before the missiles were added) I can verify the soundless turret rotation claims. From my General Quarters battle station on the 07 level - I was ET5- I'd leave the small puka and stand at the rail watching the shells leaving the big guns seven decks below. Rotation was silent, discharge of the 16s was surprisingly easy on the ears (low rumble), but the 5"-38 repeated BAM BAMs from the nest right outside my station gifted me with a diminished hearing that I carry even today. Those years aboard Iowa were some of the best of my life. Bravo Zulu to all the MSN staff. AJC

@PNut8421 Год назад

actually brought a tear to my eye. i never thought i'd ever see a 16in gun turret rotate in my lifetime. that you Big Stick!

@TroyVail-xo8et Год назад

For those of you asking about hearing the sound of the turret moving. I was on the 03 level above the turret, other than the normal port sounds the only sound from the turret was a dull rumble. It is barely audible in the video I took. It was truly a sight to see from above, it moved nice and smooth. Also for those of you asking, this was months of hard work, planning and dedication. It has paid off with amazing success. We were wondering if the crew on the cruise ship berthed behind us were watching and questioning what was going on!!! It is an honor to work with such an amazing crew.

@keresztesbotond740 Год назад

Seeing this turret turn is equal parts magnificent and terrifying

@SATO_FD2R Год назад

Gorgeous, she is still stunning all of these years later!

@MilesStratton Год назад

I have never been more proud to be a member of the museum crew than I am today! You knocked it out of the park Marty!

@martypalmiere7672 Год назад

Miles, thank you for your very kind words, but I'd be some real kinda shit if I didn't give a shout out to the rest of our Engineering Team........ George Musulin; Dave Moser; SCPO Rick; Maranne Fengler; Gerald Costin(Ship Store Guy); last but not least, Mike Getscher(Ships Engineer& COO). All of us busted our collective asses to bring this off efficiently, effectively and above all, SAFELY ! ! The shore power myth has been obliterated !

@DocbritoFMF Год назад

Why did they need to load projectiles into the turret for weight?

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles 2 месяца назад

@@DocbritoFMF We want to use it to replace the water ballast in some of our tanks. It's also for display for when we open more of a turret for tours.

@finscreenname Год назад

All museum BB's should be able to turn their turrets. Also it should be at a scheduled time every Saturday at noon or something like that. Make it an event and call it 'the turning of the turrets"

@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P Год назад

It .... WAS.... GLORIOUS!! A LOT of SUPER Work, from our Volunteers!!!

@RScottPR Год назад

Between this today and the UP Big Boy 4014 pushing a stalled revenue train yesterday, it's been a good week for American might and engineering! Happy 4th!

@HunterDeRiot Год назад

Don't forget about USS Texas (BB-35) currently being repaired, and be given a new home once she's finished.

@J-1410 Год назад

So they finally made it do work, about time. Sounds way better when it is working. It'd be neat hearing those work across the plains back in the day.

@handymansteve 11 месяцев назад

big boy moving a rev train??? that should've been newsworthy... maybe i just didn't hear about it...... that thing could ALMOST outwork an SD70 loco!

@braschlosan 6 месяцев назад

@@handymansteveit's a very cool video, especially once it passes the camera and as he pans over to it the wheels start to spin in place from the torque !

@handymansteve 6 месяцев назад

@@braschlosan I'd love to see that..... old steamers are just way too cool

@BattleshipMan_ Год назад

I damn near cried seeing this, im upset i couldn't see it live

@jessicawells5145 Год назад

It would be awesome to have a fully functional turret for certain days of the year,to were the gun's and turret moved.truly a historical day for the museum!!

@dundonrl Год назад

Fully functional turret? I want to see 1500 Sailors on a fully functional battleship!

@Odin029 Год назад

I know its an accomplishment, but I'm not going to lie, seeing that turret turning is still kind of ominous.

@RuralTowner Год назад

Indeed. Seems enough that's the case when viewed on a screen...now imagine seeing it in person as a random passerby that didn't expect it...movement in peripheral vision drawing your attention.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 Год назад

Just seeing my ship alive again literally has tears in my eyes. On another note, I wonder how much hydraulic fluid she leaked moving the turret?

@martypalmiere7672 Год назад

Actually my shipmate, not a whole helluva lot, we put 250gal. in the tank, still in there ! There is a substantial amount on the decking after sitting idle for 33 years.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 Год назад

@@martypalmiere7672 I tell you what shipmate, turret one leaked hydraulic fluid like a sieve. I spend many an hour on the electrical decks, soaking up inches of it with a sponge and squeezing the sponge in a bucket. A very long, inefficient and tedious job. I would bring my Sony Disk man and a small pair of speakers down there and jam out to Guns And Roses and Skid Row. So much so whenever I hear a Skid Row song on the radio I catch a brief whiff of hydraulic fluid, lol.

@fredgraffam7628 11 месяцев назад

@@CRAZYHORSE19682003 awesome story 👍

@SuperDan000 Год назад

I was there 2 weeks ago. I saw the part where they lowered the guns. I was not expecting the turret to turn. That was the biggest surprise to me.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Год назад

😉

@nate6692 Год назад

Wow - 300 Horses of electrical service isn't exactly a couple of drop cords.

@rogerstlaurent8704 Год назад

Nah just a couple 20 gauge zip cords could run a 300hp electric motor LOL ... great video nice to see a 70 + year old 16 inch gun Turret move again

@requen Год назад

Well, they make electric cars with 4 times that many horses.

@setesh1294 Год назад

Absolutely stunning. Just as smooth as if she was brand new.

@aydindiaby2988 Год назад

What a breathtaking video, as a fan of the Iowa class battleships myself, I was especially shocked and surprised to see one of those magnificent turrets rotate in my life time. It is truly an amazing thing to witness with my own eyes in the 21 century over 3 decades later.

@firemedic5100 Год назад

Man, that made my heart go pitter patter. Totally amazing.

@iowabattleship Год назад

I am proud of our extraordinary operations team and crew for planning and executing a safe evolution turning Turret 3. It will be a memory that they will never forget. Our crew brings alive the IOWA daily, safely, in all that they do. There are a lot of rumors swirling on how; it has been months of planning and electrical improvements to accomplish. Our crew is here to highlight the importance of all historic ships in preservation of national ideals. They live by the motto "speak softly and carry a big stick", proudly preserving the legacy of those that served aboard her safeguarding our freedom. Our crew is what keeps the ship alive and this is yet another example of their perseverance and commitment. For those speculating... we did not activate any of the ships power generation or navigation systems nor did we do this to show up any other historic ship. We did this because we have the ability, talent, and need to do so. One ship, one crew.

@forresthippensteel Год назад

“We choose to [rotate Turret 3] and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills” - John F. Kennedy

@comradevlad7459 Год назад

Absolute chills seeing that behemoth of a structure move so easily after decades of silence! Love everything y’all do, great job!

@lenjablon9956 Год назад

Wow! Such a marvelous thing to see again! Congratulations to all the OPS Team members who made this possible!!!Bravo Zulu!!!

@lordgreystoke9311 Год назад

Kind of defines TR's statement of "Walk softly,...but carry a big stick." Thanks for sharing.

@jasoncraft2135 3 месяца назад

Not sure why this took so long to hit my feed, but it's great to see old girl moving again. 30 years seems like yesterday.

@Cerdafied777 Год назад

This gave me chills. Bravo Team Iowa on accomplishing this amazing task, and thank you for keeping her alive 👏🏻

@eherrmann01 Год назад

Very cool. It moved much faster than I expected.

@johnharding8865 Год назад

I dropped by the uss iowa for a tour in february and I got to say it was the greatest experience i've ever had! Video's don't even come close compared to being there in person and she is worth all the donations she gets!

@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113 Год назад

YES!!!! Thank you!

@chriswalker1058 Год назад

Fantastic. To see that turret move I can’t describe how it makes me feel. Being British and to have family that fought to keep evil at bay in ww2 just seeing that move makes me proud

@barneylinet6602 Год назад

I believe that Jutland was the Royal Navy and Britain's finest hour.....Imagine seeing 24 of these Dreadnoughts in line-of-battle, crossing the T of the entire German High Seas fleet....an unfortunate German commander stated that he looked out of the slits of his armored conning tower and saw fire-belching big guns from one end of the horizon to the other. Aimed at him.

@eekedout Год назад

Can’t smash that like button hard enough!!! Great job having that beautiful ship breathing life again!!! Next, steam!

@Sutho81 Год назад

This is awesome to see. Built in an era when things were built tough and designed to last. I would love to know how it happened, the New Jersey has been wanting to do this for years but claims they could not get enough power to the turrets even if they were to remove all the pins holding them in place.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Год назад

Stay tuned. We'll be answering that question in a future video.

@DrewBarkerOk Год назад

I think now that Iowa has woken up, we'll see all of the battles wake up from their naps. Gonna be an exciting time coming soon i think.

@ronaldtreitner1460 Год назад

any of the old ww2 hands around to answer that question if any are left, but i'm guessing likely not many even from back then knew all about such stuff.

@InchonDM 10 месяцев назад

@@DrewBarkerOk A few years ago, someone made a disparaging comment somewhere about the state of USS _Texas_ and about how badly her conservation was being handled, since they were still attempting to get her ready to move for docking. It got a direct reply from one of the Iowas' accounts, I think _New Jersey,_ telling them off -- stating that the entire fleet was watching _Texas_ to learn everything they could from what her team was learning about restoring and maintaining these magnificent machines. I think about that comment a lot, now that _Texas_ has finally made drydock. The whole fleet is watching, and the lessons are being learned. I expect we'll see the practical result of these lessons very soon!

@Masada1911 Год назад

It’s honestly pretty surreal to even be seeing this. Crazy stuff by the museum staff and everyone else involved.

@phillipbouchard4197 Год назад

May God bless U.S.S. Iowa BB - 61 and all her crew and volunteers ! A most impressive sight to behold. I never thought I would see a turret train, and so quickly at that. Good luck with your ammo storage project.

@DavidSmith-cx8dg Год назад

That's a big old turret . The work that must have taken to achieve this on old and complicated systems is impressive . A lot to go potentially wrong if you don't get it right . Terrific sight .

@kuninagako9035 9 месяцев назад

Most of the Iowa even north Carolina turrets are still active all they did was pin it with locks and disconnect the fire control system. The main question is that if the fire control system still works and it does there so old but so well made. Don't make ships like they use too nowadays ships are lame and tin canny and look like crap miss old battleship classes nothing more patriotic then these old ships

@mattsteward2247 Год назад

That was amazing! 🇺🇸💪🏼

@minstan7415 Год назад

I can't find the right way to express the feeling after seeing the heavy metal gracefully moving, just like saying she's not perished yet. Hats off to the old beauty.

@rclooking99 Год назад

What a sight! Beautiful! Bravo Zulu to all the people it took to make this happen.😍

@NFS_Challenger54 Год назад

Oh my God, this is truly amazing! It's like Iowa just woke up from a long sleep. To me, words can't describe the sheer awesomeness of seeing one of the turrets moving for the first time in over 3 decades. I have to say though, the turret rotation speed isn't bad for a battleship that's 80 years old. Long live the battleship.

@wramsey2656 Год назад

Reliving a little glory in a ship who will be remembered forever.

@iowa61 Год назад

I can’t tell you how moving that is. Literally and figuratively. Thank you!

@robertmray Год назад

Awesome! The ole girls still got it!

@CRAZYHORSE19682003 Год назад

I have literal goosebumps all over my arms seeing this.

@Bigjohn7 Год назад

Moves smoothly,like it nothing! 🇺🇸😎🚀

@fredericksaxton3991 Год назад

USS IOWA came into Pompey way back in the late 1980's. I managed to get on board her both times. VERY Bloody Impressive. Well done USA for keeping her in one piece.

@TomBatemanRT85 Год назад

WOW! I was just at Iowa a few months ago. Amazing to see that turret move. It looked smooth! Congratulations to everyone who made it happen. I look forward to my next visit!

@DerekCross118 Год назад

Man, I just can't stop watching this! Each viewing I am filled with positive emotion. So happy to see the turret move! So happy the crew accomplished this goal! Outstanding work by everyone. Thank you.

@silverado0938 Год назад

I have wondered if museum ships could do this for so long. To finally see it on RU-vid is amazing

@beedalton9675 Год назад

I'm tearing their still queen of the sea... long live the iowas

@Beavis-et8ox Год назад

I have seen this and the other turrets turning and then firing "right above my head" in the baltic sea 1985. That was really impressive and a bit scary.

@TheKilroyman Год назад

I still find it hard to believe that all 4 of these are museums. An entire class of battleship preserved.

@legogenius1667 Год назад

@@dgansz705 To be fair neither of them were finished, so 4 out of the 4 Iowas that were possible to be made into museums got there.

@frankbodenschatz173 Год назад

Congratulations Iowa!

@TaterTot11 Год назад

This makes me unreasonably happy to see that Iowa is Alive below the neck after all. Sleep lightly my dear.

@markackermann673 Год назад

WELL DONE IOWA! MADE ME PROUD!

@collie117 Год назад

Next Episode: we made turret 3 fire full loads again! Here’s a Demonstration! (For educational purposes)

@jdewitt77 4 месяца назад

Really amazing. I didn't think they could be turned anymore after so many years of inactivity.

@gridrover Год назад

Well done, my friends! Being on the Volunteer Crew of the Battleship Iowa was a major highlight in my life! 👍

@thomasklausen4596 Год назад

Well done Team IOWA. Well done indeed!

@ChrisBrown-iu8ii Год назад

3 thumbs up. Should make it an anual 4th of July event.

@mopman90125 Год назад

Congrats on the milestone

@Classickoolcars Год назад

I simply cannot give this enough likes!!! 👍👍👍👌👌

@vipertt100 Год назад

In a word..epic!! A sight to behold. Bravo Zulu indeed amazing.

@garylopes2935 Год назад

Beyond amazing!!!

@jacobmoorefield7609 Год назад

Glorious after 30 years

@barneylinet6602 Год назад

I went inside the no. 1 turret on USS Alabama......Its very cramped with machinery and partitions. Looked through the optical rangefinder, and i had this strange sense that this great battleship, sleeping, had just opened an eye......

@edwardwebb7678 Год назад

That was awesome!! Congrats to all involved!

@tomc.7520 6 месяцев назад

As an old cruiser man, CG 19, that was awesome.

@brucenevils2154 Год назад

I think I have broken my finger smashing the like button. Outstanding!

@jth877 Год назад

This is awesome. I was told by New Jersey that it couldn’t be done because the training motors were 1200amp. I really didn't understand why a newer more efficient 300hp motor couldn’t be sourced or a higher rpm motor with a proper reduction train. Well done!!!

@roscop.coltrane8532 Год назад

Ryan also said they were weld in place, so I thought they couldn’t rotate.

@patrickcotter5629 Год назад

@@roscop.coltrane8532 No they aren't welded in place

@jth877 Год назад

@roscop.coltrane8532 Only T2 and it could be cut free in about 5min with an angle grinder.

@PixelmechanicYYZ Год назад

Another huge problem is how do you get the old one out, and the new one in, without a shipyard to dismantle the turret?

@jth877 Год назад

@@PixelmechanicYYZ I believe there's a chain fall near it that can be used. The motor isn't physically that large.

@S0RGEx Год назад

God dude, that's insanely cool.

@KyriosMirage Год назад

Aw, yeah!!! That made me super happy to see. Going to go loop the video a few more times for good measure.

@certaintngs2000 Год назад

Just the sound of machinery turning the turret, that would have been PERFECT!

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Год назад

There's no sound when it turns. We wouldn't have covered it if there had been noises to hear. There were annoying sirens and some banging noise in the harbor in the background, so we spared you and used music.

@certaintngs2000 Год назад

@@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Thank you for your reply and you get a PERFECT seeing that turret turn so easily!

@JCS1069 Год назад

Great work Team Iowa! hope to see an in-depth video on how this was accomplished.

@andrewmunczenski3632 Год назад

One of the coolest things I’ve seen on RU-vid in some time. I’ve visited Missouri and New Jersey. Iowa needs to be next.

@yankeedogg2212 Год назад

Made me think of dad. He served 23 years. His last ship was the Iowa. His retirement ceremony was under the front turret in ‘85. I was 16 at the time and throughly impressed. 🇺🇸

@edwardbrophy9749 Год назад

Awesome 👌 Beautiful 👍

@Aftermath779 Год назад

Seeing that turret move felt like Iowa was alive once again.

@gdownz1044 Год назад

Awesome 👍 Job VERY WELL DONE!!! I can't.. or maybe I can imagine seeing the turret swinging to port on a summer evening and firing off 6 bags in the center gun. 💥 It's a Beautiful thing to Imagine 🤔✊✌️

@raphaelmendez8072 9 месяцев назад

This gives me hope that someday I can be fortunate to be around to see one of Big Mamie's turrets trained out! Bravo Zulu to the Iowa BB-61 from the Massachusetts BB-59.