I stood throttle watch on a guided missle destroyer for three years back in the 70s. When our Captain was engrossed in a war game we often played, he would call down to Main Control and ask who was on throttles. If it wasn't me, he would say " wake up Sta*ger and get him on watch!". I was only 18 but I could drag those boilers down to the red line at 1080 psi without pulling them offline. Thank you, Captain. Featherstone for having such confidence in a young very young boy. RIP, Sir.
I stayed aboard the QM twice before. Last time was during the week of 9/11/2001. They've change quite a bit since I was there. Added a lot of tour-facilitating stairs and walkways, presentations, etc. When I was there, I was free to roam shaft alley, the turbine area, steering area, saw the thrust blocks, etc. There were a lot more visible catwalks and a lot fewer signs and labels on things. The first time I was there, in the late 90s, there was a mannequin diver "standing" on the propellor. Interestingly, after all the construction, etc., the propellor wrench and fairing are still, exactly where I remember them. The tour recorded in the video was well done. I may never make it back to Long Beach, but I remember my times aboard her well.
My wife and I stayed on the Queen Mary on our 15th anniversary and got a tour of the ship. It is a technological marvel. Even though she is about 90 years old it is still a fascinating ship.
This is one of the best tour posts I have seen! Great guide, very informative and helpful. Really enjoyed this and great to see the Queen Mary up and running again :)
I stood throttle watch on a guided missle destroyer for three years back in the 70s. When our Captain was engrossed in a war game we often played, he would call down to Main Control and ask who was on throttles. If it wasn't me, he would say " wake up Sta*ger and get him on watch!". I was only 18 but I could drag those boilers down to the red line at 1080 psi without
pulling them offline. Thank you, Captain. Featherstone for having such confidence in a young very young boy. RIP, Sir.
I stayed aboard the QM twice before. Last time was during the week of 9/11/2001. They've change quite a bit since I was there. Added a lot of tour-facilitating stairs and walkways, presentations, etc. When I was there, I was free to roam shaft alley, the turbine area, steering area, saw the thrust blocks, etc. There were a lot more visible catwalks and a lot fewer signs and labels on things. The first time I was there, in the late 90s, there was a mannequin diver "standing" on the propellor. Interestingly, after all the construction, etc., the propellor wrench and fairing are still, exactly where I remember them.
The tour recorded in the video was well done. I may never make it back to Long Beach, but I remember my times aboard her well.
My wife and I stayed on the Queen Mary on our 15th anniversary and got a tour of the ship. It is a technological marvel. Even though she is about 90 years old it is still a fascinating ship.
This is one of the best tour posts I have seen! Great guide, very informative and helpful. Really enjoyed this and great to see the Queen Mary up and running again :)
Great tour guide
Thanks for upload was a great tour.
I've always been interested in how the bridge worked and what the crew were responsible for
9:05 I believe some ships with multiple props, can reverse some to make turning easier.
Cool.
Im here right now
13:08 We called them things "The Navigators Balls."
Lagging fires on the turbines was common.
Steam turbines, the gentleman's way to travel, hey? ex P & O engineering officer, SS Nevasa and SS Canberra. hahahaha.
The war may have been even shorter if the SS Normandie hadn't burnt and been scrapped.
To bad this ship is so f up
At least it’s not United States