I'm sitting here resting between sets working out with the USS Kidd underway on the big TV. Tell me life isn't beautiful! Take care Kidd team, you always have my support.
It WAS pretty peaceful. But only because of all the prep work done by our staff, TNT Salvage, Verret Shipyard, McKinney Salvage, and Budwine. Otherwise, it could've been a very stressful trip.
Excellent to see USS KIDD on the move. As a NEW JERSEY volunteer who may or may not have a gps screenshot showing 5 knots (only checked once), the downside to speed in this special case is that you only get there faster!😢
So happy to see her getting the work done she needs! Wish I could have joined you, would have loved to gone back to sea on a small boy again! "Underway, shift colors!"
Glad the seas were good to get into dry dock. Good luck. Crazy thing was that it's been 42 years since she has been in open water I was 2 and living in Germany. Also, glad to see y'all beat the speed of Texas and New Jersey
LOL The speed record was just fun icing on the cake. 🙂 You can find our first Project Update shipyard video in the Drydock playlist. The next will be dropping later this week.
❤❤ That was a once-in-a-lifetime voyage, I wish I could have been a part of it since one of my grandfathers served on a tin can in WWII and my other in the Silent Service plus Korea,
You would think cell companies would ad repeaters to oilrigs off shore to expand coverage considering a small tower would have a long range over the ocean to the coastal areas. Packed with people on vacation on the beach or near the beach at sea. Also Oil companies could provide a taste of home via cell or internet as well as keep alternate communications for crews with long stays.
Tim actually did get that brief text exchange with his wife that is shown in the video as they passed close to an oil rig. Possibly the rigs have their own small towers with coverage over the rig's immediate vicinity???
@@usskidd661 nice. I went to bb62 drydock tour in April 21st what an amazing experience it was. I posted videos and pictures on my channel. Good luck with the dry docking.
I'm sitting here resting between sets working out with the USS Kidd underway on the big TV.
Tell me life isn't beautiful!
Take care Kidd team, you always have my support.
And we appreciate that!
Middle of the gulf on a Fletcher no cell service sounds incredible!
It WAS pretty peaceful. But only because of all the prep work done by our staff, TNT Salvage, Verret Shipyard, McKinney Salvage, and Budwine. Otherwise, it could've been a very stressful trip.
@usskiddveteransmuseum7568 Kudos to them. It makes me happy to see all these museum ships getting this attention.
Fletcher class, destroyer backbone of the Navy in WWII
Amazing to see the old girl underway. So happy she is going to get some TLC so many other generations will get to learn and enjoy her.
It is beautiful to see such a majestic ship on the water again.
It’s good to see her back on the water again
Excellent to see USS KIDD on the move. As a NEW JERSEY volunteer who may or may not have a gps screenshot showing 5 knots (only checked once), the downside to speed in this special case is that you only get there faster!😢
Congratulations on a safe passage. The ships crew, tow and steering tugs and dock workers are to be all commended on a job well done.
So happy to see her getting the work done she needs! Wish I could have joined you, would have loved to gone back to sea on a small boy again! "Underway, shift colors!"
Those tugs work like a well orchestrated machine. Amazing work and excellent seamanship.
Yes, they did! 🙂
I bet it felt amazing to be out on the water with her. Well done 🎉
Glad the seas were good to get into dry dock. Good luck. Crazy thing was that it's been 42 years since she has been in open water I was 2 and living in Germany. Also, glad to see y'all beat the speed of Texas and New Jersey
LOL The speed record was just fun icing on the cake. 🙂 You can find our first Project Update shipyard video in the Drydock playlist. The next will be dropping later this week.
❤❤ That was a once-in-a-lifetime voyage, I wish I could have been a part of it since one of my grandfathers served on a tin can in WWII and my other in the Silent Service plus Korea,
Wicked!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂👍
@@usskidd661 Who couldn't? This is a WWII ship setting sail again!
Thank You for the Time & Effort
Documenting this Labor of Love
and sharing it
Thank you, Jeffrey, for your longtime support!
You would think cell companies would ad repeaters to oilrigs off shore to expand coverage considering a small tower would have a long range over the ocean to the coastal areas. Packed with people on vacation on the beach or near the beach at sea. Also Oil companies could provide a taste of home via cell or internet as well as keep alternate communications for crews with long stays.
Tim actually did get that brief text exchange with his wife that is shown in the video as they passed close to an oil rig. Possibly the rigs have their own small towers with coverage over the rig's immediate vicinity???
The beeps from the rigs are just to let ships know that there's a structure there, like a fog horn but constant.
Thanks! We suspected that was the case, but it's great to get independent confirmation. 😄
When is Ryan gonna come visit you guys again
Unknown. But I guarantee it won't be before NEW JERSEY is safely back in Camden, set back to rights, and reopened to the public.
@@usskidd661 nice. I went to bb62 drydock tour in April 21st what an amazing experience it was. I posted videos and pictures on my channel. Good luck with the dry docking.
Very cool! So, how close did you get to that corner of the drydock? couldn't have been more than a few inches.
A foot? Two feet?
25:30 Dont lean on the life lines!!!!