A buddy and I toured that ship. It's a pretty physical thing to do.....up and down ladders, steel decks, hours of walking. By the time we got to the Captain's cabin, it was time for a nice sit-down and relax for a few minutes. Those brown vinyl chair & sofa were mighty comfortable for a spell!!!
A few friends and I went back in June and boy was it hot. There's a convenient air duct you can stand under by the end of the table and it hits you in the face. So nice..... It's a very physical thing to do, and while there are several guided tours to follow, the ship is very *open* to wander around. Just don't cross/lift a rope or chain, mind the off limits signs that exist, and it's pretty much a "go for it" type of environment. And the whole place no matter where you are smells like fuel oil. It's quite a nice scent.
I was the MS for Captain Katz as well as Capt Tucker. Most nights, the Captain would invite several officers up for dinner. Always great conversations. My GQ station was also the Captains cabin long with one Marine. Great memories. I was on the final decom crew as well.
Fun memory for me,: when Ryan showed the phone directory under plexiglas on the Captains desk, it showed Admiral Reason's staff in 1989-90. CDR Valencia was listed as the Sked/Ops Officer. He was my XO onboard USS Thach (FFG43) from 87-88 and assisted me in getting transferred to New Jersey in May of 88. In 1989 when RADM Reason embarked with his staff, CDR Valencia came to the Signal Bridge and looked me up. It was a very pleasant reunion and he stopped by from time to time chat with me when underway. A great officer and my SM gang was impressed that a CDR (O-5) would stop to catch up with a lowly SM2 (E-5).
Man, if only you posted this thirty years ago. I swear my grandmother had throw pillows that looked exactly like that. She gave them away when she got a new couch. Granted, I think the Ship was still in service when that happened.
Love this style of video, please keep them coming. It’s great to hear the thought process behind how a space is laid out and to see what historical documentation the museum has or doesn’t have for a space
Stuff you need to include there to make it more lived in? 1. Ashtrays lots of Ashtrays and tobacco packages. 2. Coffee mugs, where are the coffee mugs.... 3. News papers, magazines, and a TV guide. 4. Where are the pens and note pads. 5. and final item, where is the picture of the captains wife???? 😉☕
@himaro101 you can use those old 1969ties stand alone ashtray and bolt them down. Magazines under the plexiglass... and captains wife .. who would want to steal that?
I have been watching the Battleship New Jersey (launched December 7, 1942 and decommissioned for the 4th and final time on February 8, 1991) UA-cam videos for several years. Ryan Szimanski is doing a great job as the BB-62's VP for Education & Curatorial Affairs. His efforts have turned the Battleship New Jersey into an attractive, educational museum ship that is available online or at Camden, New Jersey.
2:58 I'd forgotten there were two gangways on Missouri when I went aboard. I had to march ~1km to the fore gangway, where two marines in dress uniform with rifles greeted me lol. That was a shock. 🇦🇺 ⚓ 🇺🇸 _Still easier than boarding an aircraft\helo carrier._
I was in the captains in port cabin of USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 one time. Every Navy nuclear reactor operator has their final checkout with the CO. He gives the final approval on your qualification. I remember the three portholes. Only ones on the ship. They were salvaged from CV6 when she was scrapped. Same type as seen here on NEW JERSEY.
I seem to recall that the CO's Inport Cabin on USS SPRUANCE (DD 963) had a false overhead of metal panels to cover the support beams, wires, plumbing and ventilation ducts. It had a much more formal look. One could almost forget being on a ship.
I suspect the area by the forward door in the in-port cabin was a yeoman's desk mounted to the wall. Some sort of working space for message runners or the captain's yeoman during WWII.
7:50 If you don't mind a suggestion, if that outlet was there from the 1940s-50s this Boomer thinks that it might have been a vintage record player cabinet or console record player. It would be a contemporary entertainment to play the Captain's choice of music, it's the right size, the speaker is pointed down the length of the cabin and it would have required an outlet.
Ryan, can you do a "Life of a Steward" video? Show us the every day life of the Captains Steward and everything it would entail. What all he did for the Captain, where he hung out when not needed, where his rack was located...did he have a special rack closer to Captains quarters? Stuff like that...think it'd be pretty cool. I was Army, so I have no idea how the Navy works.
When I toured the ship , when I was in the capitain cabin I remembered the photo of Nimitz and Halsey in that space. The table was in a different spot but the desk is the same . A lot of history between that walls.
I think that an animatronic Captain would be awesome, it could be any Captain and gives visitors all sort of info on what they're seeing in the cabin, or maybe an animatronic Ryan.🤣 In all seriousness, maybe a video that plays on the TV talking about the in port cabin that talks about some of the things mentioned in this video along with interviews with the surviving captains.
That would be easy enough and wouldn't even need to be a replica, you can order the real deal online, no restrictions. A Captain's hat, or cover in Navy/Marine Corps speak, would just be a regular issue peaked/combination cap with "scrambled eggs" on the brim, I don't think that there's anything else to it.
How about the XO's cabin? When I was stationed on LHD-3 in the early 2000 era one of our XO's wanted a treadmill in his cabin. It was not fun taking it to his cabin and installing it I will tell you that much.
I wouldn't have made a very good sailor. I'm scared of deep water and get sea sick just watching video of ocean swells. I also have a fear of confined spaces and don't get along very well with others just to name a few... But thanks to all that did serve!. 😊
Ryan, Have you ever reached out to the different crew members for information? As I would think the Capt's Steward(s), Aides, staff could help you out.
Nice tour! I'd imagine there were ashtrays on every table during the war, less so afterwards. Maybe with a holder/cradle if bolted to the end tables. I'd look at the mounting bolts for the cabinet to the left of the door to see if they match the height of the covered over holes to the right of the door. Seems about the right height to keep a cabinet from tipping if the ship hit some rough seas. I'd bet the war era phones were black and Bakelite, is there a switchboard on the ship, probably replaced by a telephone cabinet with lots of relays? I saw what looked to be a map / plans room past the captains desk. Figure out what the map / drawing size was, and I'd bet the coffee table was the same size. Of course they could use the dining table, but I'd think those comfy chairs would be better for long thinking and planning sessions. Do you guys have a 3D scanner?
Dating back to sailing ships the Captain has most choice over his living quarters layout so it's never really possible to be entirely accurate. It looks pretty similar to many cabins I worked in, some had more extra homely additions than others, often depending if they were married.
Thanks for this tour video! I've got a question about that space below the EXIT sign beside the entry for visitors coming from outside. Is it possible that there was once some sort of coat closet and/or hat rack in that corner for visitors to deposit their overcoats or raincoats? Next to the outside entry door would be a logical place for one.
That TV stand looks a bit tall and narrow, and with the heavy television on top I wonder how stable it would be when the ship "rocks and rolls". Would that piece of furniture be connected to the deck or walls? Similarly the silver cabinet and the wood cabinet next to the exterior door could be unstable.
its so weird to see this room that normally would be off limits to a person like me . I feel so wrong just seeing that room its kind of like if i am seeing this room i have gotten myself into serious trouble.
So what happens during combat? Does the port cabin get stowed? Seems like a lot of stuff to tip, fall, and/or break while the ship rolls around to maybe and possibly even concussion from the guns(?)
A US Navy ships captains cabin is not only his living space but also his office as well as a conference room so it isnt a grand luxurious space all trimmed out with luxurys. !
CRT= That would be a Cathode Ray Tube for you youngsters. Those were the only TV displays before the invention of flat screens. They have a vacuum inside the glass, so that electrons can travel from the electron source to the front screen to form the image.
I've often wondered, when a high ranking officer selects a ship to be his flag ship, does he take the room(s) of the current captain? Does he bump everyone down a notch in accommodations?
Were the Captain’s sea cabins primarily for sleeping, or would he also have taken his meals, worked at a desk, and had small meetings there while the ship was at sea, instead of in the port cabin?
It's interesting how battleships became irrelevant during WWII. They ended up serving as invasion bombardment platforms. In the case of Iwo Jima, they proved useless in neutralizing the Japanese.
Maybe because of my age( in my 20s in the ‘80s…. But I really wish you had gone with the WW2 look in these rooms. I feel the 1980s was the least important time of the ships active life
I wish there was a way for you to have your videos copied to a more permanent form of storage in order to better assure opportunities for future viewing. These videos are a really important record of your beautiful ship. And we've seen too often recently that on-line "archives" can vanish all too easily.
Would the tables and lamps be bolted down? Or in heavy weather did the stewards have a plan to secure stuff? Or in Typhoon Cobra did things just get smashed?
I am wondering if the blue carpet is true to actual, or if some other floor covering (e.g. tile) might have been used at various points in the ship's career.
You are three d printing railings for the tables? Seems like that would be a simple project for the machine shop. Turned stanchions and bent brass rod for the rail.
Have you enquired through, The Freedom of Information Act, about any photos from all four battleships of the Captain's Quarters? Navel Museum or even Annapolis? Archived photos of officers and sailors reenlisting in this cabin? It is always asking the right questions that get you the best results. Good Luck!
A video I’d think be Neat if one of the turrets not on display are the breeches to the guns still sealed from being molthballed? And what the area looks like before the museum opens a space like that?
Probably need some photograpic geniuses that can properly map these things based off of pictures. I bet that if you would call out for people that can piece it together as a full picture from all available pictures that theres enough people that can volunteer with that. Thats actually how they managed to make an almost full model of the Titanic
8:00 Between the outlet and mountings in the corner, I'm curious if there was a food prep station? Warmers and cabinets. Coffee. Especially with plating opposite, where does the door go?
Why would you need a food prep station if the captains galley is literally next door with his own personal steward. If he wants coffee, he presses a button to summon his steward, and asks for a coffee.
I was wondering if there was some kind of in room refreshement cabinet there. If someone wanted a glass of water the steward wouldn't have to go to the pantry, with possibly self service and some snacks like nuts and mints?
Do you know if any women other than Mary McKinnon served/sailed on New Jersey? I remember you mentioning a long time ago that maybe a woman officer served aboard, and had a head, shower and bunk reserved for her down near the medical bay?
For such an impressive ship meant to show off the magnificence of America, etc., I was expecting a captain's cabin more like what you might see in a sailing ship like the USS Constitution, like fine woodworking details and elegance, etc. Some things that look to be missing from a ship captain's cabin would be books like journals and nautical almanacs. A globe or world nautical chart. A photo of the ship underway or at anchor. In this case, a photo of the NJ firing her guns would be a cool photo for the wall. Most government offices have a photo of the president so a photo of Reagan would fit the 80s time period. An American flag.
so the last acting captain is still with us and they obviously care about the ship since they're donating items. could someone ask him what was in that corner? I'm sure that's been thought of but why not? also if you really just have to know when a finished wood item was made you can send in a sample of its varnish or stain and they'll be able to determine an aprox date of creation from that. its actually not as expensive to do as you would think.
That crooked lampshade is really stressing me out.
There’s a list.
@@skibbyau. trim😳😂
My OCD is is on high alert..ready to drive to Camden to straighten that out.
Was that way in the last Captain cabin vid. Must be a reason.
@mecha-redneck9745 Maybe it's broke.
A buddy and I toured that ship. It's a pretty physical thing to do.....up and down ladders, steel decks, hours of walking. By the time we got to the Captain's cabin, it was time for a nice sit-down and relax for a few minutes. Those brown vinyl chair & sofa were mighty comfortable for a spell!!!
A few friends and I went back in June and boy was it hot. There's a convenient air duct you can stand under by the end of the table and it hits you in the face. So nice.....
It's a very physical thing to do, and while there are several guided tours to follow, the ship is very *open* to wander around. Just don't cross/lift a rope or chain, mind the off limits signs that exist, and it's pretty much a "go for it" type of environment. And the whole place no matter where you are smells like fuel oil. It's quite a nice scent.
I was the MS for Captain Katz as well as Capt Tucker. Most nights, the Captain would invite several officers up for dinner. Always great conversations. My GQ station was also the Captains cabin long with one Marine. Great memories. I was on the final decom crew as well.
Please more videos like this where you move around and talk, they are so much more interesting when you are less static and show details.
Fun memory for me,: when Ryan showed the phone directory under plexiglas on the Captains desk, it showed Admiral Reason's staff in 1989-90. CDR Valencia was listed as the Sked/Ops Officer. He was my XO onboard USS Thach (FFG43) from 87-88 and assisted me in getting transferred to New Jersey in May of 88. In 1989 when RADM Reason embarked with his staff, CDR Valencia came to the Signal Bridge and looked me up. It was a very pleasant reunion and he stopped by from time to time chat with me when underway. A great officer and my SM gang was impressed that a CDR (O-5) would stop to catch up with a lowly SM2 (E-5).
Man, if only you posted this thirty years ago. I swear my grandmother had throw pillows that looked exactly like that. She gave them away when she got a new couch. Granted, I think the Ship was still in service when that happened.
The table from the Whidbey Island was a fun surprise. I was embarked on the Whidbey Island on my way to the Gulf after Hurricane Katrina.
I came here to say my ears perked up about Whidbey as well. My dad served on her in the late 90’s.
Love this style of video, please keep them coming. It’s great to hear the thought process behind how a space is laid out and to see what historical documentation the museum has or doesn’t have for a space
Stuff you need to include there to make it more lived in?
1. Ashtrays lots of Ashtrays and tobacco packages.
2. Coffee mugs, where are the coffee mugs....
3. News papers, magazines, and a TV guide.
4. Where are the pens and note pads.
5. and final item, where is the picture of the captains wife????
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Excellent suggestions.
All things that visitors would pick up and steal
@@wurly1 It's sad that you have to consider that. But historic place I've been too, those sorts of things are either missing or somehow attached.
@himaro101 you can use those old 1969ties stand alone ashtray and bolt them down. Magazines under the plexiglass... and captains wife .. who would want to steal that?
I have been watching the Battleship New Jersey (launched December 7, 1942 and decommissioned for the 4th and final time on February 8, 1991) UA-cam videos for several years. Ryan Szimanski is doing a great job as the BB-62's VP for Education & Curatorial Affairs. His efforts have turned the Battleship New Jersey into an attractive, educational museum ship that is available online or at Camden, New Jersey.
You should have straightened up the lamp shade Ryan! LOLOL !
As always, attention to detail. What a great video channel.
Are you trying to kill me? Straighten that lamp shade!
Let’s not forget the captain’s cook on that great documentary Under Siege, Chief Mess Management Specialist Casey Ryback (SEAL).
Wrong Iowa class 😁😁
@@NicolasCrouch That movie was not filmed on an Iowa class.
@@everettputerbaugh3996Yes, is was filmed on USS Alabama. However, the movie is about USS Missouri.
The USS Alabama is a South Dakota class battleship not an Iowa class
And Erika Eleniak, his assistant
2:58 I'd forgotten there were two gangways on Missouri when I went aboard. I had to march ~1km to the fore gangway, where two marines in dress uniform with rifles greeted me lol. That was a shock. 🇦🇺 ⚓ 🇺🇸 _Still easier than boarding an aircraft\helo carrier._
thoroughly enjoyed this!
And now the captain's BEDROOM, the captains 04 level sea cabin and the admiral's cabin Please. Make a "command" series, perhaps.
I was in the captains in port cabin of USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 one time. Every Navy nuclear reactor operator has their final checkout with the CO. He gives the final approval on your qualification. I remember the three portholes. Only ones on the ship. They were salvaged from CV6 when she was scrapped. Same type as seen here on NEW JERSEY.
I'll bet the steward had a fun time preparing the space for heavy weather.
Please do the Captain at sea cabins too! 😊
I seem to recall that the CO's Inport Cabin on USS SPRUANCE (DD 963) had a false overhead of metal panels to cover the support beams, wires, plumbing and ventilation ducts. It had a much more formal look. One could almost forget being on a ship.
I bet Admiral Szimanski never thought he'd become an interior decorator on his latest assignment!
Great video but, your lampshade is crooked, lol. Thanks, Ryan and Libby.
Excellent video and great work by the team
I suspect the area by the forward door in the in-port cabin was a yeoman's desk mounted to the wall. Some sort of working space for message runners or the captain's yeoman during WWII.
Thanks for the information.
I guess byside the door under the exit sign, there could have been a wardrobe grid made of metal to hang coats or other seaman clothing.
I went in there once to give 12 o’clock reports, 80’s era.
7:50 If you don't mind a suggestion, if that outlet was there from the 1940s-50s this Boomer thinks that it might have been a vintage record player cabinet or console record player. It would be a contemporary entertainment to play the Captain's choice of music, it's the right size, the speaker is pointed down the length of the cabin and it would have required an outlet.
So wise , Thank You. Good Plan
Ryan, can you do a "Life of a Steward" video? Show us the every day life of the Captains Steward and everything it would entail. What all he did for the Captain, where he hung out when not needed, where his rack was located...did he have a special rack closer to Captains quarters? Stuff like that...think it'd be pretty cool. I was Army, so I have no idea how the Navy works.
Oh boss is that a tilted lamp shade I see?
When I toured the ship , when I was in the capitain cabin I remembered the photo of Nimitz and Halsey in that space. The table was in a different spot but the desk is the same . A lot of history between that walls.
All Hands magazine,on the coffee table.
Along those lines, Proceedings Magazine and ship's newspaper would also be there.
@@RRose-ie8oh That's August 1981 Proceedings that has a BB broadside.
I think that an animatronic Captain would be awesome, it could be any Captain and gives visitors all sort of info on what they're seeing in the cabin, or maybe an animatronic Ryan.🤣 In all seriousness, maybe a video that plays on the TV talking about the in port cabin that talks about some of the things mentioned in this video along with interviews with the surviving captains.
i in joy your vides
you could definitely use a replica captains hat for kids (of all ages lol) to try on!
Not likely, though it would be neat.
That would be easy enough and wouldn't even need to be a replica, you can order the real deal online, no restrictions. A Captain's hat, or cover in Navy/Marine Corps speak, would just be a regular issue peaked/combination cap with "scrambled eggs" on the brim, I don't think that there's anything else to it.
How about the XO's cabin? When I was stationed on LHD-3 in the early 2000 era one of our XO's wanted a treadmill in his cabin. It was not fun taking it to his cabin and installing it I will tell you that much.
Great video…
I’m putting my money on a popcorn machine being in that corner. Can’t get any more American for entertaining than that.
I wouldn't have made a very good sailor. I'm scared of deep water and get sea sick just watching video of ocean swells. I also have a fear of confined spaces and don't get along very well with others just to name a few... But thanks to all that did serve!. 😊
Great, Ryan. Thanks. Have you ever shown the at sea captain's cabins?
Ryan, Have you ever reached out to the different crew members for information? As I would think the Capt's Steward(s), Aides, staff could help you out.
Nice tour!
I'd imagine there were ashtrays on every table during the war, less so afterwards. Maybe with a holder/cradle if bolted to the end tables. I'd look at the mounting bolts for the cabinet to the left of the door to see if they match the height of the covered over holes to the right of the door. Seems about the right height to keep a cabinet from tipping if the ship hit some rough seas. I'd bet the war era phones were black and Bakelite, is there a switchboard on the ship, probably replaced by a telephone cabinet with lots of relays?
I saw what looked to be a map / plans room past the captains desk. Figure out what the map / drawing size was, and I'd bet the coffee table was the same size. Of course they could use the dining table, but I'd think those comfy chairs would be better for long thinking and planning sessions.
Do you guys have a 3D scanner?
If I ever had to spend the night on the ship, I’ll take these digs, please and thanks.
Excellent, except none of the ships offer stays in the captain's quarters.
17:27 how did the christening bottle survive? Didn’t it get smashed against the side of the ship?
Dating back to sailing ships the Captain has most choice over his living quarters layout so it's never really possible to be entirely accurate. It looks pretty similar to many cabins I worked in, some had more extra homely additions than others, often depending if they were married.
Thanks for this tour video! I've got a question about that space below the EXIT sign beside the entry for visitors coming from outside. Is it possible that there was once some sort of coat closet and/or hat rack in that corner for visitors to deposit their overcoats or raincoats? Next to the outside entry door would be a logical place for one.
That TV stand looks a bit tall and narrow, and with the heavy television on top I wonder how stable it would be when the ship "rocks and rolls". Would that piece of furniture be connected to the deck or walls? Similarly the silver cabinet and the wood cabinet next to the exterior door could be unstable.
its so weird to see this room that normally would be off limits to a person like me . I feel so wrong just seeing that room its kind of like if i am seeing this room i have gotten myself into serious trouble.
How did the Stewards secure the objects in the display case during heavy seas?
So what happens during combat? Does the port cabin get stowed? Seems like a lot of stuff to tip, fall, and/or break while the ship rolls around to maybe and possibly even concussion from the guns(?)
That "empty" corner - location for the ice cream machine that mysteriously migrated to a submarine ;-)
Do you still have the leafs for the large table stored somewhere? Just curious to be honest.
Thanks
A US Navy ships captains cabin is not only his living space but also his office as well as a conference room so it isnt a grand luxurious space all trimmed out with luxurys.
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Carpeted the caption quarters on the uss iowa
"Everything you never thought you wanted to know about the captain's port cabin, but were afraid Ryan was going to tell you" 😉😄
CRT= That would be a Cathode Ray Tube for you youngsters. Those were the only TV displays before the invention of flat screens. They have a vacuum inside the glass, so that electrons can travel from the electron source to the front screen to form the image.
8:00 it was probably some sort of storage/serving area, where the stewards could do their duties.
I've spent a lot of time in this room when troop 48 did events on the ship
Does the Ship still use the on board HVAC system or external/added?
what happened to the 40mm gun tubs at the back of ship that is now just a hole
I've often wondered, when a high ranking officer selects a ship to be his flag ship, does he take the room(s) of the current captain? Does he bump everyone down a notch in accommodations?
New Jersey was a flagship at times.
That is called the Admiral's cabin. Watch the video.
Interesting how stark the Captain’s quarters are. Battleship not a Carnival Captain’s space!
With Real Plastic Flowers !!!!
has ryan symanski been on all 4 iowa class battleships
Were the Captain’s sea cabins primarily for sleeping, or would he also have taken his meals, worked at a desk, and had small meetings there while the ship was at sea, instead of in the port cabin?
Waiting to see if you explain what WETSU on the banner means...
There are other videos about that, including a recent one with Admiral Tucker who brought that saying on board when he was CO.
How much time did the captain spend onboard when the ship was in port?
Does a bar go where the “end table” is?
It's interesting how battleships became irrelevant during WWII. They ended up serving as invasion bombardment platforms. In the case of Iwo Jima, they proved useless in neutralizing the Japanese.
Maybe because of my age( in my 20s in the ‘80s…. But I really wish you had gone with the WW2 look in these rooms. I feel the 1980s was the least important time of the ships active life
I wish there was a way for you to have your videos copied to a more permanent form of storage in order to better assure opportunities for future viewing. These videos are a really important record of your beautiful ship. And we've seen too often recently that on-line "archives" can vanish all too easily.
----- Ryan, When you stay on board is the captains cabin where you sleep?
Will be get a (new?) video on the stateroom?
Did the senior NCO aboard have their own cabin/office?
Would the tables and lamps be bolted down? Or in heavy weather did the stewards have a plan to secure stuff? Or in Typhoon Cobra did things just get smashed?
I should have waited An Answer about the lamps at 23:07
You mention the carpenter's shop - how did they decide what types and amounts of lumber to have on board?
Thank you for the tour. Was there a print shop on board?
I am wondering if the blue carpet is true to actual, or if some other floor covering (e.g. tile) might have been used at various points in the ship's career.
You are three d printing railings for the tables? Seems like that would be a simple project for the machine shop. Turned stanchions and bent brass rod for the rail.
Have you enquired through, The Freedom of Information Act, about any photos from all four battleships of the Captain's Quarters? Navel Museum or even Annapolis? Archived photos of officers and sailors reenlisting in this cabin? It is always asking the right questions that get you the best results. Good Luck!
Ryan, have you thought about getting the port coverers on some of the "open houses".
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Captain Stabin
What were the XO's spaces like? They must have been almost as nice as the Captain's.
Would there be big differences among the other 3 Iowas, Ryan ?
A video I’d think be Neat if one of the turrets not on display are the breeches to the guns still sealed from being molthballed? And what the area looks like before the museum opens a space like that?
Probably need some photograpic geniuses that can properly map these things based off of pictures.
I bet that if you would call out for people that can piece it together as a full picture from all available pictures that theres enough people that can volunteer with that.
Thats actually how they managed to make an almost full model of the Titanic
Obviously his cabin isn’t on the inspection list
How is the Captain's at Port cabin made it of when the ship is underway?
8:00 Between the outlet and mountings in the corner, I'm curious if there was a food prep station? Warmers and cabinets. Coffee. Especially with plating opposite, where does the door go?
Why would you need a food prep station if the captains galley is literally next door with his own personal steward. If he wants coffee, he presses a button to summon his steward, and asks for a coffee.
I was wondering if there was some kind of in room refreshement cabinet there. If someone wanted a glass of water the steward wouldn't have to go to the pantry, with possibly self service and some snacks like nuts and mints?
Missed the boat on this one by 2mins...⚓
Do you know if any women other than Mary McKinnon served/sailed on New Jersey? I remember you mentioning a long time ago that maybe a woman officer served aboard, and had a head, shower and bunk reserved for her down near the medical bay?
For such an impressive ship meant to show off the magnificence of America, etc., I was expecting a captain's cabin more like what you might see in a sailing ship like the USS Constitution, like fine woodworking details and elegance, etc.
Some things that look to be missing from a ship captain's cabin would be books like journals and nautical almanacs.
A globe or world nautical chart.
A photo of the ship underway or at anchor. In this case, a photo of the NJ firing her guns would be a cool photo for the wall.
Most government offices have a photo of the president so a photo of Reagan would fit the 80s time period.
An American flag.
What’s the cabinets in the room next to the Captains desk?
I did the daily report to the CO. I didn't really know what to say. But have him the info
Me too...😅
so the last acting captain is still with us and they obviously care about the ship since they're donating items. could someone ask him what was in that corner? I'm sure that's been thought of but why not?
also if you really just have to know when a finished wood item was made you can send in a sample of its varnish or stain and they'll be able to determine an aprox date of creation from that. its actually not as expensive to do as you would think.
Are any of the Captains of New Jersey in the 80's still alive? If so, are any of them able to consult with you, Ryan?
Watch the video.