I worked at the shipyard that built the U.S.S. New York. It was quite an honor to have a small part in her construction. I never got to go aboard though, I left the shipyard when she was only about a quarter of the way built, and still a year or so from launching. Thank you for this video tour, the ship is a great memorial to those lost, and I'm gad to see that her crew takes it so seriously.
I worked on it for about a year as a welder right up until the Navy moved on board and it was such an honor to work on it. I am proud that I'm able to say that I helped build that ship. I am proud of all the Navy ships I help build but this one was definitely my favorite for so many reasons
Want too know why the US has the Best Military in the World. Right here. Professionalism,Safety and Top of the line Engineering and Production systems. These ships bristle with the Best of the Best and it shows. Very Well Done. Outstanding!
Its because US military spends ridiculously more than everyone else. Americas military is no more professional than any other military, and in terms of engineering and quality militarys like the French, British, German, Swedish, Russian and Chinese are just as good, infact I would probably rate the germans the sweds and the British engineering as the best. America builds quality across the board but i think these days America seems to lack outside the box type thinking and engineering. Being at the top for a long time can do that. I think the British are the best at shipping and designing new technologies, the germans are best at tanks and comming up with outside the box ideas, the sweds are best at small arms and designing aircraft, and nowerdays the Chinese are best at reverse engineering (just as important) and mass production. The Chinese can now pump out a higher output of new shipping than what America managed during its peak in ww2, incredibly impressive!
@@joelhungerford8388 We spend ridiculously more because most other countries don’t and we know they, by habit, will come begging and screaming for our help. Regarding China, you are correct about their unrivaled talent for reverse engineering but doing so indicates a very low level of ingenuity. I hope that helps your perspective.
The USS New York was stationed here at Mayport, FL. Our group of friends would go play golf on the weekend at Mayport. The NY stood out in several places on the course. It was always great to see the ships from the base golf course. Shalom
I had no idea what this purpose of this ship was, but looking at it in this video, it is one giant floating warehouse/garage. You could store every type of military vehicle on it, land vehicles, rotor-wing aircraft, shore landing crafts, boats, whatever else. It seems like the ultimate utility ship for all missions.
These tours are absolutely amazing. What fascinates me is the engineering that goes into these ships, even the door hinges!! And look how clean it is all kept.
BB-34 is essentially the "forgotten" big sister of USS Texas (BB-35), pretty much similar to the situation with HMS Queen Elizabeth: a lead ship overshadowed by the younger sibling, in the HMS Queen Elizabeth's case, she was overshadowed by HMS Warspite.
Just came across these Joel, thanks for taking the time to produce a video! Really cool to see a sliver of what we keep in service. Major kudos to the NAVY, I've always had an immense appreciation for our military coming from a military family. As a career firefighter I swelled with even more appreciation seeing the continued dedications to FDNY members.
How cool. I visited the USS New York during Fleet Week in NYC many years ago, but I didn’t get the personal in-depth tour you received. This was the only active ship I’ve ever been on. All the rest have been museum ships. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you again young man, terrific video. Thank you to the young lady who gave the tour aboard the USS New York. In honor of those Patriots and your effort I will donate to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. I believe it's the best way to say thank you for their service.
I get the vibe that submariners are way more laid back than surface sailors. The submarine commander was like, "yeah let me show you this awesome room" while the officer here was like, "nope can't go in there that's where all the gossip goes down."
Yes typically the tours are just normal duty section crew members who are usually volunteers. We get better over time, and we only really do tours during fleet weeks which if you are lucky your ship goes to once every few years.
I was stationed on a destroyer in San Diego from 83-87 and it was awesome. We went from Alaska to Australia on various deployments. It was a great experience!
@@ARWest-bp4yb I was looking at some satellite pics earlier. RTC San Diego is now a public park. NTC across the bridge appears to now be a home for a rather large collection of little boutique shops. USS NEVERSAIL still sits on what was the NTC side of the bridge. Most of the businesses a few blocks down Rosencrans from NTC now appear to be places which you could actually consider taking your children to. Our beloved collection of strip joints, camera salesmen, and tattoo parlors seem to have left when the Navy did. The area around 32nd Street still looks much the same. Pretty sure that handing a bouncer your ID with a $20 folded up under it in that neighborhood will still cause vision issues while reading birthdates...not that being under 21 has been a concern for me for about 35 years now. They might actually let me back into a few of those bars now. I did Boot and IC School in San Diego, then headed off to the USS Kansas City (AOR-3) out of NSC Oakland for the rest of my '87-'90 Active Duty hitch, followed by 3 years in the Reserves. Left the ship as an IC3 and Reserves as an IC2.
Thanks Joe, loved this and the sub one you did. I noticed you blanked something out when you went to the wheel house of the New York, that intrigued me what it was???
it was the control panel that allows warp speed travel...still very very top secret...hush hush stuff...only 3 people alive knows about it... JK I'm sure he caught something on the right angle, that wasn't allowed.
A commenter said, "Tour guide seemed a little nervous but did a good job anyway." I agree. She was a bit robotic like she was giving a safety briefing on a Disney ride...lol. She did well though and I thank her kindly for her service!
What is it with today’s Military? I see alot if Fat Chicks nowadays in the military. When I was in “The early 80’s” there was a weight limit for everyone. I guess they relaxed a lot of rules to get people to join. But that Woman Swabbie would not have been able to serve or if she got chunky like that they would give her so long to loose the pounds if not they would have discharged her.
That large piece of steel does NOT have all the dead responders departments on it. There is no mention of the New York Fire Patrol, which was not part of the FDNY. They lost Fire Patrolman Keith Roma on 9/11. He is always forgotten, despite the fact he is credited with saving over 200 lives.
The broadway reminds me of the iowa class battleship that has a broadway as well, also great way to remember those lost in 9/11 im in 🇨🇦 and remember seeing the WTC on fire
Good job on the video. I ate one of my best steaks on a destroyer maybe 50 years ago on a private tour. They took us out on a short cruise and fired their 5 inch gun if I remember correctly
It's called a "ladder well" because not all that many years ago, those were literally ladders, that basically run through spaces that look a whole like like a well shaft. There are no stairs on U.S. Navy vessels or even shore bases.
The USS New York was built right across the Mississippi River from where I was born and raised My next door neighbor worked on the design of the vessel!
What you missed was noting the pressure differential on a lot of those hatches. They run a slight positive pressure on the ship's interior. Keeps the A/C in and the heat/humidity/pollution out. The gal giving the tour was NOT an officer. She was a Chief Petty Officer. an E-7.
Such a shame she didn't give you a tour of the Ship Store! That's where our sanity and moral is maintained through energy drinks, Hot Cheetos, and nicotine.
25:05 - well now we all know how to navigate the ship if I one of us ever needs to infiltrate one like Solid Snake did for the short sequence we were allowed to play as the actual protagonist during Sons of Liberty.
With all due respect, awesome video, and an awesome tour, but some of these service members need to work out a bit more. I am blown away that some of them are not meeting physical requirements.
Bruh navy has the lowest requirement when it's comes to physical and academic, they literally changed their asvab requirements to 10 join the navy... asvab 31 was always requirements to even qualify for any branch....don't even ask about their physical
I think if I had it to do over again I'd join the Navy and try to get on a ship like this one, a "non combative" combat ship. Not as "cool" as nuclear sub, but more like a cruise ship that does military stuff.
Not going to lie, all the 9/11 shrines seems a bit much. I understand a few, but once you start including a guitar from a guy that shit his pants to get out of the draft, it's too much at that point.
That was a safe bet on your part as you probably would've gotten your ass kicked. I've never met an AF guy and been impressed - next time join a real service.
0:38: ok, it wasn’t in 2000, but in September 2001, nor was it bombed, but two airplanes flew into them. My mom wasn’t working due to breast cancer and I used o go back home to eat at noon instead of staying at school. That’s when, eating with my mom in front of TV looking at the news and waiting for our Code Quantum épisode we saw the news. When I got back to school in the afternoon most people still hadn’t heard about it. The next day as I got the newspaper from the shop early in the morning to bring it back home as usual, every adult was talking about it in the shop. And when I got to school every body talked about it to the extent our teacher even spent an hour talking about it to us. And that was here in Europe, I’m not even from the USA, I’m not even from an English speaking country . I can’t believe a so called “American” can make such a mistake. People use to make fun of Americans, saying they are the most ignorant of all the people, even an illiterate African from a small village in the desert knows more than an American. I used to not believe in it, but you just gave me confirmation I was wrong.v
