USS KIDD Veterans Museum
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Floating Drydocks: Purpose, History, and How They Work
Filmed as the USS KIDD was raised in her drydock, Elijah uses KIDD to illustrate the process of drydocking a ship. He also outlines the history of mobile drydocks from 1900 through WWII.
0:00 Overview
0:23 What is a floating drydock?
0:55 Logistics in WWII
1:55 Invention of drydocks in early 1900s
2:24 Purpose
2:56 How do they work?
4:01 How are they transported to the middle of the ocean? Power source?
4:53 Crew
6:00 Development
10:16 What if the U.S. didn't use floating drydocks in WWII?
10:33 Watch KIDD go through the process via previous live streams
The USS KIDD Veterans Museum is a non-funded state agency that receives no regular state or federal funding.
To support this drydocking effort:
www.usskidd.com/support-our-mission/
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Відео

Prepping Drydock + IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT in Project Update #5
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This update is the first look at the USS KIDD's soon-to-be drydock and keel blocks. Plus, an important message concerning the drydocking process. 0:00 Overview 0:20 KIDD's drydock 0:38 How does a drydock work? 1:18 Security warning 2:13 How can you watch the drydocking process? 2:51 Why do we need your support? 4:03 Why is Tim being a jerk? (Because we love y'all) 4:29 Keel blocks challenge - W...
How Does a Ship Navigate Through Its Own Magnetic Field?
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How Does a Ship Navigate Through Its Own Magnetic Field?
Blueprints Search, Homefront Restoration, & Shipyard Updates - Project Update #4
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Blueprints Search, Homefront Restoration, & Shipyard Updates - Project Update #4
Wasted Metal Repairs, Rebuilt Motors, Tank Cleaning, & more - Project Update #3
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Wasted Metal Repairs, Rebuilt Motors, Tank Cleaning, & more - Project Update #3
USS KIDD Ascending the Houma Navigation Canal (Drone POV) - Journey to Drydock Day Three
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USS KIDD Ascending the Houma Navigation Canal (Drone POV) - Journey to Drydock Day Three
What Did We Remove This Time? Project Update #2
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What Did We Remove This Time? Project Update #2
Fantastic Voyage: USS KIDD (DD-661) Returns to Sea Bound for the Shipyard - Shipboard POV
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Fantastic Voyage: USS KIDD (DD-661) Returns to Sea Bound for the Shipyard - Shipboard POV
KIDD Matters Gag Reel ft. Ryan Szimanski (Curator of @BattleshipNewJersey )
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KIDD Matters Gag Reel ft. Ryan Szimanski (Curator of @BattleshipNewJersey )
KIDD Matters Intro - Meet the Staff of the USS KIDD Veterans Museum
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KIDD Matters Intro - Meet the Staff of the USS KIDD Veterans Museum
Dumbwaiter Removal, Stewards' Quarters, & more - Project Update #1
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Dumbwaiter Removal, Stewards' Quarters, & more - Project Update #1
KIDD's Left the Cradle: Up-Close Shipboard POV
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KIDD's Left the Cradle: Up-Close Shipboard POV
Amazing Footage of USS KIDD Traveling Down the Mississippi (Drone POV) - Journey to Drydock Day One
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Amazing Footage of USS KIDD Traveling Down the Mississippi (Drone POV) - Journey to Drydock Day One
Fletcher-class Destroyer Sails through New Orleans
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Fletcher-class Destroyer Sails through New Orleans
Incredible Footage - Bird's Eye View of USS KIDD's Historic Move from Cradle
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Incredible Footage - Bird's Eye View of USS KIDD's Historic Move from Cradle
USS KIDD Passing Under I-10 Bridge
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USS KIDD Passing Under I-10 Bridge
USS KIDD Shortly after Departure from Cradle
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USS KIDD Shortly after Departure from Cradle
Rare MuseumShip Rendezvous: USS KIDD (DD-661) & LST-325
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Rare MuseumShip Rendezvous: USS KIDD (DD-661) & LST-325
The A-7E Corsair II - Behind The Scenes of a Museum Warbird
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The A-7E Corsair II - Behind The Scenes of a Museum Warbird
Pirates & Flamingos - The King of Spanish Town Visits USS KIDD
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Pirates & Flamingos - The King of Spanish Town Visits USS KIDD
History Rewritten - The 120-Year Case of Mistaken Identity: The Bayou St John Submarine
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History Rewritten - The 120-Year Case of Mistaken Identity: The Bayou St John Submarine
USS KIDD Volunteer Trash Talk
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USS KIDD Volunteer Trash Talk
Positional Awareness: Can You Escape From a Darkened Ship??? - KIDD Bitts Ep 0017
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Positional Awareness: Can You Escape From a Darkened Ship??? - KIDD Bitts Ep 0017
High Seas History Ep 0007 - The Philadelphia Experiment
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High Seas History Ep 0007 - The Philadelphia Experiment
Strike A Rate - Fourth of July Trivia with USS KIDD - Ep 0002
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Strike A Rate - Fourth of July Trivia with USS KIDD - Ep 0002
Behind The Scenes - DIY Archival Boxes
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Behind The Scenes - DIY Archival Boxes
High Seas History Ep 0006 - The 2nd Battle of Baton Rouge
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High Seas History Ep 0006 - The 2nd Battle of Baton Rouge
High Seas History Ep 0005 - The Unluckiest Ship in the Fleet
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High Seas History Ep 0005 - The Unluckiest Ship in the Fleet
World of Warships: Longest Night of Museums - Destroyer USS KIDD
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World of Warships: Longest Night of Museums - Destroyer USS KIDD
Behind The Scenes - The WWI Exhibit (2017~2023)
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Behind The Scenes - The WWI Exhibit (2017~2023)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @princessamberangel
    @princessamberangel 10 годин тому

    Lol I love Parks Stephenson!

  • @John-be5lw
    @John-be5lw 11 годин тому

    That’s some very cool history you’ve got there and I hope that it is preserved for generations to come

  • @yann6753
    @yann6753 12 годин тому

    Went to school with a guy called Kelvin. I'm sure he'd know.

  • @shilombaba
    @shilombaba 22 години тому

    Brass is indeed a nerafious metal

  • @mikenite8869
    @mikenite8869 День тому

    Google is apparently reading minds now. I was just passing the museum downtown the other day and I was wondering what kind of plane it was. Crazy, thanks for the informative short.

    • @kylehenline3245
      @kylehenline3245 День тому

      If you use google maps or an android phone at all its no coincidence, Location data is used to target ads/content

  • @PeterBerarducci
    @PeterBerarducci День тому

    Isn't that an Arab sword on its tail?

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 12 годин тому

      @PeterBerarducci : If memory serves from the Argonauts' squadron colors/emblem description of the time period represented, the sword on the aircraft's tail is a cutlass. The cutlass was issued in the Continental Navy and was common on the high seas throughout the Age of Sail. This fits not only with it being a naval aviation squadron, but also with the aircraft name, as "corsair" is a synonym for "pirate" in some parts of the world. The cutlass was of European origin.

  • @David0lyle
    @David0lyle День тому

    Thor were a couple of naval officers in the Japanese navy who wanted to make tracking the location of the dry docks a priority. It didn’t really happen in a serious way and the years that following the war there was lots of hard feelings. Damaged ships were simply lost or worse, recovered by the alíes. The Japanese navy and the army spent quite a bit of the war blaming each other but the arrival of the dry docks in each retaken foothold meant that a large portions of the ships that Japan would reasonably be expected to be lost would be returning to action effectively fully functional. The war was hopeless.

  • @tedmiles2110
    @tedmiles2110 День тому

    There is an AFDL in use at Alameda, California by Pacific Dry Dock. Floating Dry Docks helped win WWII in a big way! TM who has visited the dock with ships in them.

  • @hypercomms2001
    @hypercomms2001 2 дні тому

    Nope, I was not going to ask you about the floating dry dock, but what is going on with the floating plant material in the river?

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 День тому

      Water hyacinth. You'll find it in pretty much any body of water in Louisiana, and this shipyard is located in the southern part of the state. During the filming of this video water was being pumped from the drydock, causing the water hyacinth to get churned up. In an upcoming video showing the drained drydock, you'll see the plants left behind all around the ship.

  • @Boston_369
    @Boston_369 2 дні тому

    Big tug looks drunk......smackin' the bow

  • @WhodatLucy
    @WhodatLucy 2 дні тому

    Way cool, so does this speed up the process?

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 День тому

      For ships damaged in the middle of the ocean, the mobile drydocks expedite the repair process greatly. The turnaround time is weeks instead of months.

  • @BobbyMan905
    @BobbyMan905 2 дні тому

    Where is it now?

    • @user-pp3pq6fz1t
      @user-pp3pq6fz1t 2 дні тому

      Baton Rouge

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 День тому

      In front of our museum in downtown Baton Rouge

    • @brianb8060
      @brianb8060 День тому

      That was on the Ranger, after my dad had already left. He was on the Ranger in 1964

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 12 годин тому

      @@brianb8060: Unfortunately, Corie never served aboard RANGER. That's just the squadron she was chosen to represent. See the full video for the full explanation of how/who was chosen for her to display. 🙂

  • @KR72534
    @KR72534 2 дні тому

    Wow!

  • @Boz2131
    @Boz2131 2 дні тому

    I remember working on that CHT tank back in the 80s when I reported back home for my reserve duty. Man was it tight back then, and I was a skinny 20 year old cack then also. Retired HT1 Mike Goetzman

  • @paulklee5790
    @paulklee5790 3 дні тому

    This was fun and informative…. Thank you!

  • @bobkohl6779
    @bobkohl6779 3 дні тому

    Be nice to see how you got the ship off the cradel

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 3 дні тому

      This video should help ua-cam.com/video/5Pkj-IAShSI/v-deo.htmlsi=tMpGqOniGOIWF14b

  • @rokee1998
    @rokee1998 3 дні тому

    Great video, very informative, but please, please, please quit saying mkay, it reminds me of Mr. Mackey from South Park. Otherwise EXCELLENT video!

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 2 дні тому

      i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExcWFoamhiMWMzeTd3cDlrOWp5OTA0MDkxeHdjNGg2dzlxMHI3c3IzOSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3Q35chD4bMtEePqr8A/giphy.gif 😉 Your dogs are cool.

    • @rokee1998
      @rokee1998 2 дні тому

      @@usskidd661 Thanks, again GREAT video, I subscribe to the Texas, New Jersey and now your channel, I grew up in Houston and lived there for 30 years, have been on the Texas many, many times, I am so glad it's new home will be in Galveston, the old berth was in a sketchy part of Houston and was bordered by refineries, the Texas will get a lot more visitation in Galveston. Keep up the great videos!

    • @rokee1998
      @rokee1998 2 дні тому

      @@usskidd661 Also have you ever noticed the similarities between Adam Schiff (D) and Mr. Mackey from South Park??? www.google.com/imgres?q=mr.%20mackey%20south%20park&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.srcdn.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F02%2FSouth-Park-Pajama-Day-Mr-Mackey.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fscreenrant.com%2Fsouth-park-mr-mackey-voice-actor-change-backlash%2F&docid=z3Ge25C-6kcqUM&tbnid=I548yuFtvhRBLM&vet=12ahUKEwiD7daq1IaIAxXzMtAFHcTQKOwQM3oECG0QAA..i&w=2200&h=1100&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwiD7daq1IaIAxXzMtAFHcTQKOwQM3oECG0QAA

    • @rokee1998
      @rokee1998 2 дні тому

      @@usskidd661 Thanks for the compliment on my doggos, they are my kids.

  • @blitzwolfe7875
    @blitzwolfe7875 3 дні тому

    How did they guide the Kidd on the keel blocks? Did she fit like a puzzle, or divers guided the hull, etc.

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 2 дні тому

      If you go and view the livestreams, you'll see lines being toss from each wall of the drydock to the KIDD to center her up on the dock. Lots of mathematics and planning were involved. Divers are often used to confirm those mathematical results.

  • @blitzwolfe7875
    @blitzwolfe7875 3 дні тому

    Disappointed in these comments... Stand strong, pirates.

  • @mshafer2006
    @mshafer2006 3 дні тому

    So, with Texas and New Jersey coming out of dry dock and now the Kidd going in and also next year The Sullivan's going into dry dock, do yall know when other museum ships are going to go into dry dock? I would imagine that all of them minus Constitution is due to dry dock. I follow as many of the museum ships that have UA-cam channels but they don't seem to update as much as yall, New Jersey and now The Sullivan's channel does. Or they just don't have a channel.

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 2 дні тому

      Here’s a list of vessels that we know of who have gone to drydock in since becoming museum ships: PAMPANITO (1987, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2021), TEXAS (1988, 2022), COBIA (1996), CONSTELLATION (1996-99, 2015-16, 2022), MASSACHUSETTS (1998-99), LIONFISH (1999), HAIDA (2002-03, 2016), LST-325 (2003-04, 2013, 2024), EDSON (2004-05), INTREPID (2007), LAFFEY (2009), TORSK (2011), HOGA (2012), SLATER (2014, 2020), TURNER JOY (2017), TANEY (2020), SACKVILLE (2020), COD (2021), INGHAM (2009, 2021), ORLECK (2022), NAUTILUS (2021-22), BOWFIN (2022), AMERICAN VICTORY (2022), VAMPIRE (2023), JEREMIAH O'BRIEN (2023), NEW JERSEY (2024), MAILLE BREZE (2024), JOHN W. BROWN (2024), and KIDD (2024). Here's a list of museum vessels that we know of who are planning an upcoming drydocking: THE SULLIVANS (planned 2025), CROAKER (planned 2025), COBIA (planned 2025)

  • @dw-bn5ex
    @dw-bn5ex 3 дні тому

    Just because Ryan stands in one place and talks doesn't make it interesting. We tune in to see the ship so pick up the camera and show us whats going on.

    • @2dogsmowing
      @2dogsmowing 3 дні тому

      Ryan is in a class all his own. He lives and breathes anything to do with the new jersey. I believe he lives on the ship. (Not really, but I wouldn't put it past him. ) 😅

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 2 дні тому

      We did as much with this drydocking as we were allowed to do per safety restrictions. If you watch the drydocking livestreams, you'll see that this vantage point was the closest that we could get to her. We were not allowed on the drydock as we would have been in the way of the shipyard workers. We included footage here from Project Update #5 where Tim was allowed on the dock while the yard was dismantling the previous vessel's blocking arrangement. There is drone footage that is forthcoming, but because of military contracts of new construction in the immediate vicinity, all of that footage must be reviewed first and cleared for release to the general public.

  • @james-i1d
    @james-i1d 3 дні тому

    does the navy still use dry docks or big the ship back home with the new lift ships

  • @rufusmedrano2962
    @rufusmedrano2962 3 дні тому

    The battleship that’s in Los Angeles is the USS Iowa

  • @williamlloyd3769
    @williamlloyd3769 3 дні тому

    Great overview of the development and use of mobile US Navy drydocks during WW2.

  • @kd4pba
    @kd4pba 4 дні тому

    Thank you, that took some balls...

  • @asylumlover
    @asylumlover 4 дні тому

    SHIP, SHIP, HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @blitzwolfe7875
    @blitzwolfe7875 4 дні тому

    never got the notification that yall we're streaming, (IDK why i have all notifications on,) but i love that progress is slow and steady, (ironic, considering shes a DD!), but yall think shes homesick? 😂

  • @djcfrompt
    @djcfrompt 4 дні тому

    Had the pleasure of visiting your ship this April, and visited BB-62 last year. It was astonishing, the size difference between the two - New Jersey's twin 5"/38s seem small on her mammoth structure, while Kidd's singles take up most of the ship.

  • @toveryonder1115
    @toveryonder1115 4 дні тому

    californium is a great nonferrious metal

  • @itsrogue2
    @itsrogue2 5 днів тому

    Ryan must have lost a bet and we need to educate him on how to say ALbany great video

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 5 днів тому

      @itsrogue2 : No bet. Someone said they'd "pay to see him do a HSH episode." They agreed to a donation to KIDD, to NEW JERSEY, and to SLATER (where it was filmed during the annual HNSA symposium). He agreed to do it. SLATER agreed to allow the filming. The rest is history.

  • @user-ey8df9ss2i
    @user-ey8df9ss2i 5 днів тому

    Compro 800.000 navios dessa classe para a marinha do Brasil Rio de Janeiro niteroi Brasil

  • @thomasastle2788
    @thomasastle2788 5 днів тому

    I can't watch the video if you can't pronounce words right

  • @bettyswallocks6411
    @bettyswallocks6411 5 днів тому

    Great movie that, a classic: Ferrious Bueller’s Day Off. 😈

  • @runedahl1477
    @runedahl1477 5 днів тому

    You simplify the compass a bit there is more to them than the quadrant balls or Kelvin balls as you call them. First of all you will find fixed magnets underneath the compass. This is to compensate for the fixed magnetism in the ship. Start by putting the vessel on a north - south and an east - west course and add or remove magnet rods to minimize the deviation. Then you put the vessel on one of the quadrant courses and adjust the Kelvin balls to minimize the deviation. The Kelvin balls compensate for the fluctuating magnetism in the vessel . Do that on several quadrant courses and position the balls so that you get the most favorable deviation on all of these courses. Then it is time to add the Flinders bars. There is a tubing in the front or in the back of the compass that you fill with soft iron bars. This is to compensate for the magnetic error that is caused by the change in latitude . This is because the angle of the magnetic field will change with latitude. The last thing you do is to adjust the length of the string that holds a magnet that is dangling underneath the compass. This magnet is to compensate for the change in the magnetic field when the ship is rolling. For those that wants to be really nerdy they can calculate each of the magnetic components by using Archibal Smith’s quotation.

  • @philpots48
    @philpots48 5 днів тому

    Well done. What is the purpose of the compass being in water?

    • @Mr.Haneys
      @Mr.Haneys 4 дні тому

      The liquid in the compass is either alcohol or oil and is there to dampen the movement of the compass card.

  • @DillardDenton-qu4winds
    @DillardDenton-qu4winds 6 днів тому

    Mario most of the statements asked or said are not holding a full hand or a hole in the pocket for marbles to roll, it's amazing how so many make statements or claim fact that are so far from truth, these people could live closer to a solve first honest with themselves

  • @daviddavies2072
    @daviddavies2072 6 днів тому

    Great stuff 🤣, keep on keeping on 👍🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲

  • @STUDI0TK
    @STUDI0TK 6 днів тому

    Too many memes

  • @sandyjack1901
    @sandyjack1901 6 днів тому

    The magnetic compass on a ship is periodically checked by a certificated Compass Adjuster

  • @garywayne6083
    @garywayne6083 6 днів тому

    lol!

  • @holly50575
    @holly50575 6 днів тому

    Thanks. It comforts me to know there are so many people throughout history, all over the world, who are smart enough to figure this stuff out!

  • @ozlemelih
    @ozlemelih 6 днів тому

    Kevin's balls in every ship

  • @merikatools568
    @merikatools568 6 днів тому

    Why didn't they just use GPS?

  • @pabloverdi7543
    @pabloverdi7543 6 днів тому

    Good idea for video and good commentary. However the clips and your pronunciation of non-ferrous make it seem much less serious. I strongly suggest you reproduce this clip and run it by a few people. This could be a really good video vs. one that I stopped part way through

    • @usskidd661
      @usskidd661 6 днів тому

      @@pabloverdi7543: Trying out different formats to see what works and what doesn't. Thank you for the honest and POLITE feedback. 🙂 Greatly helps.

  • @donaldbohn3183
    @donaldbohn3183 7 днів тому

    Now explain Plimsoll Mark!

    • @runedahl1477
      @runedahl1477 5 днів тому

      The origin of the Plimsoll mark is quite easy to explain. Lord Plimsoll is probably the person that singlehanded have done most for safety at sea. He noted that a number of ships sunk because they were overloaded and pressed forward a law in the English parliament that required all cargo ships to have a mark on the ship side to indicate the maximum weight they were allowed to load. Ironically is that the same ships that Plimsoll was after is the ones that is referred to as Plimsollers. In other words the worts wrecks. In the years after Plimsoll the maximum allowable weight has been modified a little. You have now Summer-draft,Winter-draft,Freshwater,winter Atlantic and tropical draft. There are guidelines to tell you where and when these requirements apply and if you break them you are in for a heavy fine.

  • @DillardDenton-qu4winds
    @DillardDenton-qu4winds 7 днів тому

    Too bad the kidd couldn't be addressed in bold to know all to those that seek! Identification so small and if that's the intention probably the reason double d was remove from her too

  • @Socks-Sucks
    @Socks-Sucks 7 днів тому

    Who searched up Kidd from one piece

  • @archjen
    @archjen 7 днів тому

    Beautiful effort presenting the continued honoring of our Navy efforts to protect our way of life.

  • @Dellvmnyam
    @Dellvmnyam 7 днів тому

    “museum and memorial” ^_^

  • @SheddsRacing
    @SheddsRacing 8 днів тому

    Cedar