Considering the greasing method used is dangerous to the maintenance personnel I'd personally dock points off "right". I'd say it was *built* "well" for the time, designed with singular purpose.
I greased the turret 2 train bearings on BB-63 as a young G2 gunners mate. Yes, the lowest ranking guys got the job. I was taught to keep a set of coveralls and underwear for that purpose because laundry wouldn’t take them. Although Zion said they used buckets filled with grease, on Missouri we used trash bags filled with grease like a baker would use for icing a cake.
I was stationed TAD on the USS New Jersey BB2 for a while during Westpac 86, the Chow Hall round table was very cool you could sit around the giant turret next to the chow hall, it was a treat, then i was back on my Ship the USS Merrill DD976, for the rest of the Westpac, Battlegroup Romeo We got to watch the live fire of the Guns during the 6 month trip. I cant remember where it was, i actualy think it was in So-Cal near Catalina Island. But its been a long time so the memory is a little gone LOL.....Anyway LOVE THE GIANT BATTLESHIPS I toured the USS Alabama, when i was stationed in Pensacola a short drive to Alabama from Pensacola.
Yes, saw their names - I was half expecting to see Kilroy pop up in there! The engineering, all machined from analog computations - and the turrets STILL turn so smoothly - is incredible!
That is some of the most beautiful welding I have ever seen! That's all done with stick, on a positioning table, in 1943! Those are huge welds on a huge precision part, without any warp. Those old boy, or girls, were excellent! We must remember that women filled in the skilled labor shortages during the war and that might have been Lady welding! At any rate, that was a months long welding job and it had to be excellent all the way through. Good on them!
I do not know about Iowa class warships, but at Seneca, the Prairie Shipyard, towards the end of ‘44 most of the weldors were women, and the yard was kicking out an LST ship every 5 days according to my dad’s electrician’s notebook.
@@teamcybr8375 that schedule was in dad’s notes for the last few days of production as the war wound down ( and no doubt the Chicago Bridge and Iron wanted to get paid for the leftover assemblies.) There were three lines of ships on the land. The two sides were in various early stages, the center were more completed. They did weld sub-assemblies and moved the pieces on big rollers pulled by crawlers. They finally launched sideways, turned around, electrically de-gaused with AC coils so they would not be magnetic, and launched down the Illinois River to sail up to the east coast and sail to Europe and everywhere else needing an amphibious landing. Not bad for a 270’ by 80’ flat bottom ship. LST 325 lives in Evansville ( another Prairie shipyard) as the last working LST in the US.
@@cadewey6181 I looked into them out of curiosity, and there's also technically another working one! LST-510 Was converted into a car ferry and still operates between Connecticut and New York!
As train operator on turret II, BB63, I never got to see the bearings moving .. you can imagine why. Listening to Zion talk, I have an appreciation for the trust my shipmates had for me .. to not 'goose' the turret while they had their hands in there. Iowa is the only one of the Battleships that I never set foot on: I was assigned to the Jersey first, then went across the pier when she decommed, and got to visit the Wisconsin during the Persian Excursion.
@@singleproppilot Greasing the bearings took half the day .. tracking down our Turret officer to get his signature for the regularly scheduled maintenance and lock out tags when needed, and swapping with other departments for gp grease took the other half. The turret does not move very fast at all .. so being told to not play with it while they were trying to apply the grease seemed funny to me .. but I never saw the job from this angle. That isn't much space to get out of the way in, even if I only get a millimeter or two when spinning the syncros furiously. Train _has_ to be manned and lit off during this procedure .. that is the only way to turn the turret to expose the next set of bearings. Other than quarters, its the longest time I ever had to sit in that brass tractor seat!
In this modern age of high speed computers, space travel and the plethora of 'technology', it gives me chills, and a tremendous amount of pride, to see the absolutely amazing level of design, engineering and manufacturing from 70 - 80 years ago....and it all still moves! God Bless America and our fighting men and women!
So if those rollers are turning then the turret is turning as well as the guns themselves. To be on deck watching the those 16" barrels swinging around would have been amazing!
Our dad was a machinist at Mare Island Naval Shipyard during WWII, he ran a gigantic vertical boring mill. He said he cut the bores on propellers, but also did the machining on the gun turret bearing rings for battleships, so this was REALLY interesting for me! I really wish I'd gotten more info and details from him.
8 battleships and 4 aircraft carriers. I'd say they did a good job keeping as many capital ships afloat as possible. The UK for example only has HMS Belfast, a light cruiser, still in existence.
I was a young 18 year old "BOILER TECHNICIAN" on board the IOWA from (1983-1986) some of of the greatest memories of my life....... BT3 JAMES WILLIAMS (PLANK OWNER) #4FR......,.. I really do miss my brothers in arms......... I'm glad I got a chance to travel the world with my "SHIPMATES"….….. whew, so many countries......... ❤❤❤❤
Back in high school, around 1983, I did a long report talking about the history of Ironclad ships. My classmates gave me crap about picking that, of course. I loved it though and the battle ships and carriers of the WW2 era were my favorite. I've gotten to visit the USS Alabama when I was young, but seeing this brings back the love I have for these ships. Hearing Getscher & Zion talk about working and specs is awesome! Thank you for producing this video!
i can't believe we let our steel industry get moved off shore, it's super critical video is amazing, i couldn't stop looking at all the welds! thank you!
Way cool. Always wondered how the turrets worked. Seeing it actually move is unbelievable. You guys are over the top with this. Also, hearing Zion talk about greasing makes is so real. Real background history from real Navy.
Iowa has not only led the class of ship, it is now leading the class in museum videos. Not just naval videos, this has raised the bar for all museums. This is some of the most in depth video possible. Seriously, 17" of steel deep multiple decks down. Great job.
I also love how they pay such a respectful tribute to Turret 2's 47 lost sailors in 1989. What a sad tragedy that was. Another great reason for USS Iowa to be a museum/memorial ship forever.
What always facinates me about ships of this size from that era is somewhere there are a stack of blueprints that must be as high as a person. Each part was designed entirely by hand. I wonder if there are any documentaries out there that deep dive into how these boats were designed.
It'd be fun to set up gun loading drills for high level donors to the museum, using dummy projectiles of course, where the guests can man and operate every station involved in the loading, firing, and operation of the turret. Of course you'd have to sign pain waivers.
If you haven't seen them assembling cruise liners it's amazing. Then you have to realize all the wiring, plumbing, water, HVAC, etc. had to match up nearly perfectly.
I servered on the USS Kitty Hawk. The first time I stood on the dock and saw this ship, I thought I could get lost for a couple of days on her. The size of these ships is hard to imagine, when you are standing on the dock and staring up at them.
Я 20 лет работаю сварщиком. Приходилось трудиться на разных предприятиях и видеть разное, довольно сложное оборудование. Но этот линкор с его многочисленными внутренними и внешними механизмами меня поражает. Как и те люди, которые когда-то это строили! Настоящее произведение искусства! Берегите ваши линкоры )))) Всем желаю мира и добра! ✌️
For 30 year old greese, thats doing pretty good. Keep up the good work! Between you guys and Ryan, the naval history youtube scene has never been better.
Great stuff folks. It looks a little too claustrophobic for me. Now I'm hoping nobody calls me asking about some stuff I wrote inside some machinery 30 years ago. 🙂
LOVE the format of this video with the in-person intro and narration combined with footage from the event, it brings us as viewers so much closer into the story. Please keep this style of video up where practical (I know you guys are busy as hell 😂) great job as always crew 👍
U guys are so lucky to have that kinda access to such a powerful and in my opinion one of the most beautiful fighters ever made goss bumps soo cool I’d be in heaven if I could have free range of the ship for a month or more just to check out all the mechanical systems and to see the living history on top of that awesome thanks for filming this
Educational, entertaining, and amazing! Only the Iowa crew would have thought of capturing a live action video like this! I think Mike and Marann should have signed their names in grease too.
Wow that was an incredible shot that you got I never seen the inside of a turret I never seen them move before this is all really good content Good work you guys that would be neat to show the machinery that runs those turrets back and forth.
Incredible. I want to say that I heard Ryan S. from the New Jersey state that the turret motors take something on the order of megawatts to operate, which was impractical from shore power.
He probably did say that.... and he was wrong! There is a video here on the Iowa youtube channel that breaks down the amount of power that it takes to rotate a turret. See here for yourself: ua-cam.com/video/AtVZ0u_Xmog/v-deo.htmlsi=7zNjYcojfloLrySr&t=51
only about 1200 amps if recall (without watching the video linked below). yes i say only, because we just had a bus plug at 1600 amps go bad at work and needed to swap it out. assuming 480v thats only about 576kw.
You also have to remember that Ryan & the New Jersey are moored in a place where they simply can't get enough shore power to move the turrets, the infrastructure is not there, and the costs to make some other way of doing it possible simply far outweigh what that museum could do. Cool that Iowa has the resources to do it
I must say that Maranne ( please excuse if spelling is incorrect ) could never look awkward, just nimble and spry. What a fantastic job you folks are doing on Iowa. Who would have thought it possible to video turret three's roller path in motion ! Iowa has truly come alive with your hard work and dedication. Thanks to all your staff and volunteers.
Not only were you the first person to walk through that space in 30 years, but you're probably the only female to EVER walk in the space. Pretty damn cool!
Yes and no. Probably the first female to walk in that space since the ship was commissioned, but probably not the first to ever walk in it. There is a reasonable likelihood that women were involved in the construction of that area, though they might have only walked the area in the time *before* the turret was placed into the barbette.
I'd love to see just one of those bearings on a table. The big donut looks like the outside, non load bearing part. I bet there are still a couple in a old warehouse somewhere in the Navy supply system. ❤👍😊
Like you said, Marann, absolutely incredible! Hats off to all the turret-greasing-gang. along with you and Mike, for this experience! Great reading the comments and replies.
machinist here, that is really cool footage. I understand wanting to keep it historic but that space really looks like it could use some fluid film or something all over those walls. the grease looks good still
Great to see video of the actual rollers moving. Each of those 2,000 ton turrets weighs as much as an entire Destroyer - a USS Fletcher-class destroyer was rated 2100 tons!
I have been in that space on the heavy cruiser USS Newport News (CA-148) and on the other side as well, it was a nice, cool place to take a nap.🐉Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club Member 1968-69🐉 🇺🇸⚓ Thanks, for the tour.
Sonar Domes are filled with water from the fire main and very seldom dry. and to keep the rubber (1 billion dollars to repair window safe), we would turn off the water and push the water out using low-pressure air. the dome needs to be under pressure, so to get into a pressurized dome, people need to go through the airlock. On the inside (The 30+ foot rubber window in my time 7, ply steel belted window could only be made by Goodrich Tire Com), the back wall had/has the names of all the people that would go into the dome in Grease Pencil. Holds up well against Salt water.
1. That is some serious confined space. 2. Highly capable, personable, knowledgeable, not afraid of dirt & stone Fox! 3. Technical specs on rollers & lube frequency?
We visited the IOWA this past summer while on vacation, I highly recommend if you get a chance. So many things to see, read, and do :) Keep up the great work !
There sounds like there was a slight tight-loose sound to the turret/rollers that smoothed out in a short time - it sounded like a good thing. Great sounding motors too!
Nice! We visited Battleship Iowa in May. Our two boys really loved the experience. They say it's much better than the Legoland & Aquarium we visited during the same trip!
very ccol! 80 year old tech still working flawlessly. Nerd question - are these electrically actuated?(training), what kind of power is required to bring these on line? Is power generation still even available onboard, or was there external power tied in? Like I said, nerd question. Ryan Szimanski ?- your turn...
Super cool to be able to see this. Very impressive that the bearings and ways were hardened to such an extent that they don’t seem to have developed any flat spots despite them being stationary for so long.
Its so hard to imagine that thing being built and being built right. It just blows my fucking mind.
No CNC. Just absolute skill and quality
Yeah, especially if you look at what the US produces today 😅
You probably need an active subscription for the weapons to work, on today's ships.
Considering the greasing method used is dangerous to the maintenance personnel I'd personally dock points off "right". I'd say it was *built* "well" for the time, designed with singular purpose.
I am a welder/fabricator who is used to working with big heavy stuff and this blows MY mind.
No pressure, but you guys are raising the bar for the rest of the museum ship fleet. Battleship Iowa's been killing it.
Listen, just cause you got a pretty lady as a presenter doesn't mean Iowa is beating out New Jersey.
@odin029 Appreciate that!
@@mattorama I think what they are talking about is moving the guns and anchor. I don't think the other Iowa's are doing that "yet"!
@@dundonrl That's fine. But we take our state pride very seriously over here.
Do I have a treat for you, his name is Ryan Szymanski with the New Jersey :D
I greased the turret 2 train bearings on BB-63 as a young G2 gunners mate. Yes, the lowest ranking guys got the job. I was taught to keep a set of coveralls and underwear for that purpose because laundry wouldn’t take them. Although Zion said they used buckets filled with grease, on Missouri we used trash bags filled with grease like a baker would use for icing a cake.
I dare say that's quite a better sounding way of doing it.
Trash bags sound smarter than buckets, especially in that small space
I was stationed TAD on the USS New Jersey BB2 for a while during Westpac 86, the Chow Hall round table
was very cool you could sit around the giant turret next to the chow hall, it was a treat, then i was back on my
Ship the USS Merrill DD976, for the rest of the Westpac, Battlegroup Romeo We got to watch the live fire
of the Guns during the 6 month trip. I cant remember where it was, i actualy think it was in So-Cal near Catalina
Island. But its been a long time so the memory is a little gone LOL.....Anyway LOVE THE GIANT BATTLESHIPS
I toured the USS Alabama, when i was stationed in Pensacola a short drive to Alabama from Pensacola.
That is amazing.
What actually powered the the movement?
Is there a massive gear with an electric motor?
Yes, saw their names - I was half expecting to see Kilroy pop up in there!
The engineering, all machined from analog computations - and the turrets STILL turn so smoothly - is incredible!
Wasn't Kilroy Army?
@@tobyw9573 -- Kilroy was EVERYWHERE ! ! USAF was army, then; and USMC materiel was US Navy cast-offs. ALL US personel drew Kilroy cartoons.
@@tobyw9573kilroy came from the merchent navy.
Kilroy was there 😊
Inches are better than centimeters.
That is some of the most beautiful welding I have ever seen! That's all done with stick, on a positioning table, in 1943! Those are huge welds on a huge precision part, without any warp. Those old boy, or girls, were excellent! We must remember that women filled in the skilled labor shortages during the war and that might have been Lady welding! At any rate, that was a months long welding job and it had to be excellent all the way through. Good on them!
I do not know about Iowa class warships, but at Seneca, the Prairie Shipyard, towards the end of ‘44 most of the weldors were women, and the yard was kicking out an LST ship every 5 days according to my dad’s electrician’s notebook.
A ship every five days! That's incredible!
@@teamcybr8375 that schedule was in dad’s notes for the last few days of production as the war wound down ( and no doubt the Chicago Bridge and Iron wanted to get paid for the leftover assemblies.) There were three lines of ships on the land. The two sides were in various early stages, the center were more completed. They did weld sub-assemblies and moved the pieces on big rollers pulled by crawlers. They finally launched sideways, turned around, electrically de-gaused with AC coils so they would not be magnetic, and launched down the Illinois River to sail up to the east coast and sail to Europe and everywhere else needing an amphibious landing. Not bad for a 270’ by 80’ flat bottom ship. LST 325 lives in Evansville ( another Prairie shipyard) as the last working LST in the US.
@@cadewey6181 I looked into them out of curiosity, and there's also technically another working one! LST-510 Was converted into a car ferry and still operates between Connecticut and New York!
@@teamcybr8375 I was wrong. LST 393 is in Mustegon ,MI as well.
As train operator on turret II, BB63, I never got to see the bearings moving .. you can imagine why. Listening to Zion talk, I have an appreciation for the trust my shipmates had for me .. to not 'goose' the turret while they had their hands in there. Iowa is the only one of the Battleships that I never set foot on: I was assigned to the Jersey first, then went across the pier when she decommed, and got to visit the Wisconsin during the Persian Excursion.
I’m sure they had a lock out / tag out procedure for the turrets, same as for any other maintenance operation.
@@singleproppilot Greasing the bearings took half the day .. tracking down our Turret officer to get his signature for the regularly scheduled maintenance and lock out tags when needed, and swapping with other departments for gp grease took the other half.
The turret does not move very fast at all .. so being told to not play with it while they were trying to apply the grease seemed funny to me .. but I never saw the job from this angle. That isn't much space to get out of the way in, even if I only get a millimeter or two when spinning the syncros furiously. Train _has_ to be manned and lit off during this procedure .. that is the only way to turn the turret to expose the next set of bearings. Other than quarters, its the longest time I ever had to sit in that brass tractor seat!
Missouri?
In this modern age of high speed computers, space travel and the plethora of 'technology', it gives me chills, and a tremendous amount of pride, to see the absolutely amazing level of design, engineering and manufacturing from 70 - 80 years ago....and it all still moves! God Bless America and our fighting men and women!
Upper Projectile deck Turret One.....I spent many an hour there. Thank you for keeping my former duty station so clean :)
So if those rollers are turning then the turret is turning as well as the guns themselves. To be on deck watching the those 16" barrels swinging around would have been amazing!
Still working flawlessly after 30 years: great engineering!
How many rounds fired since new? In operation circa 80 years
@@tobyw9573 Battleship gun tubes are replaced after a certain number of shells are fired. Those gun barrels are most likely not original.
I always wondered what that looked like. Thanks from a BB55 volunteer!
Our dad was a machinist at Mare Island Naval Shipyard during WWII, he ran a gigantic vertical boring mill. He said he cut the bores on propellers, but also did the machining on the gun turret bearing rings for battleships, so this was REALLY interesting for me! I really wish I'd gotten more info and details from him.
You folks need to do a video on everything that was involved in getting this system to start working again. I am really curious to see that.
It's in the works.
I was going to comment - would love to know what it took to get the turret moving!
That’s America rolling out a special delivery. Thank you for the video
I have nothing but immense respect for the engineers, the men and women who built the BBs, and the sailors who maintained those huge guns.
what women? don't act like men weren't exclusively drafted
@@doltBmB Men were drafted and so women took their places in the factories and shipyards to keep war production going.
That is an awesome look while the turret is turning.
This is wonderful. Glad that US were able to preserve their battleships - opens a door to the past. Thanks!
8 battleships and 4 aircraft carriers. I'd say they did a good job keeping as many capital ships afloat as possible. The UK for example only has HMS Belfast, a light cruiser, still in existence.
I toured the Iowa at Norfolk Naval base in the 80’s with my Dad when the Iowa was still commissioned. Such an awesome ship
I was a young 18 year old "BOILER TECHNICIAN" on board the IOWA from (1983-1986) some of of the greatest memories of my life....... BT3 JAMES WILLIAMS (PLANK OWNER) #4FR......,.. I really do miss my brothers in arms......... I'm glad I got a chance to travel the world with my "SHIPMATES"….….. whew, so many countries......... ❤❤❤❤
Hell yeah! This is what I'm talking about! The more in depth you get into the nitty gritty engineering stuff the happier I'll be 😊
Back in high school, around 1983, I did a long report talking about the history of Ironclad ships. My classmates gave me crap about picking that, of course. I loved it though and the battle ships and carriers of the WW2 era were my favorite. I've gotten to visit the USS Alabama when I was young, but seeing this brings back the love I have for these ships. Hearing Getscher & Zion talk about working and specs is awesome! Thank you for producing this video!
i can't believe we let our steel industry get moved off shore, it's super critical video is amazing, i couldn't stop looking at all the welds! thank you!
Right? Those welds are incredible.
Way cool. Always wondered how the turrets worked. Seeing it actually move is unbelievable. You guys are over the top with this. Also, hearing Zion talk about greasing makes is so real. Real background history from real Navy.
Iowa has not only led the class of ship, it is now leading the class in museum videos.
Not just naval videos, this has raised the bar for all museums.
This is some of the most in depth video possible.
Seriously, 17" of steel deep multiple decks down.
Great job.
I also love how they pay such a respectful tribute to Turret 2's 47 lost sailors in 1989. What a sad tragedy that was. Another great reason for USS Iowa to be a museum/memorial ship forever.
All I can say is that it couldn't be me! So, thank you guys very much! Truly amazing!
What always facinates me about ships of this size from that era is somewhere there are a stack of blueprints that must be as high as a person. Each part was designed entirely by hand. I wonder if there are any documentaries out there that deep dive into how these boats were designed.
Nailed it. This stuff is beyond fascinating. Somewhere we actually have a measurement on the length of the blueprints and it's impressive.
It'd be fun to set up gun loading drills for high level donors to the museum, using dummy projectiles of course, where the guests can man and operate every station involved in the loading, firing, and operation of the turret. Of course you'd have to sign pain waivers.
That is incredible amount of weight sitting on those rollers. Thanks for sharing!
That's so interesting! Thank you for bringing this to us!
The size of those bolt heads on the barbette wall is incredible, I’d love to see the wrench they used to tighten those things.
« Bolt heads » as in those are literally the size of a human head.
Absolutely remarkable stuff, BB-61!
That interstitial space has some pretty serious welds.
I am always amazed that something this gigantic like can be built by human hands.
We're constantly amazed by the thought that went into everything around here.
If you haven't seen them assembling cruise liners it's amazing. Then you have to realize all the wiring, plumbing, water, HVAC, etc. had to match up nearly perfectly.
I servered on the USS Kitty Hawk. The first time I stood on the dock and saw this ship, I thought I could get lost for a couple of days on her. The size of these ships is hard to imagine, when you are standing on the dock and staring up at them.
Я 20 лет работаю сварщиком. Приходилось трудиться на разных предприятиях и видеть разное, довольно сложное оборудование. Но этот линкор с его многочисленными внутренними и внешними механизмами меня поражает. Как и те люди, которые когда-то это строили! Настоящее произведение искусства! Берегите ваши линкоры ))))
Всем желаю мира и добра! ✌️
For 30 year old greese, thats doing pretty good. Keep up the good work! Between you guys and Ryan, the naval history youtube scene has never been better.
Wow, what an excellent presentation on such a niche thing. And to even have a primary source os gold.
Luv’n the UA-cam algorithm…that was a cool video
Thanks for showing this unique opportunity!
Ngl this video was easily THE COOLEST ive seen from any battleship channel.
Filming it was pretty darn epic, not gonna lie!
Great stuff folks. It looks a little too claustrophobic for me.
Now I'm hoping nobody calls me asking about some stuff I wrote inside some machinery 30 years ago. 🙂
😂👍
Amazing footage 😮
Amazing! That was like a time machine!
Thank you for sharing that! Awesome
LOVE the format of this video with the in-person intro and narration combined with footage from the event, it brings us as viewers so much closer into the story. Please keep this style of video up where practical (I know you guys are busy as hell 😂) great job as always crew 👍
Thank you so much. Will do and appreciate the understanding of how busy our small team gets!
I'm really amazed that all this, the bearings and most of all the electronics still work😵
U guys are so lucky to have that kinda access to such a powerful and in my opinion one of the most beautiful fighters ever made goss bumps soo cool I’d be in heaven if I could have free range of the ship for a month or more just to check out all the mechanical systems and to see the living history on top of that awesome thanks for filming this
Awesome and educational!
Educational, entertaining, and amazing! Only the Iowa crew would have thought of capturing a live action video like this! I think Mike and Marann should have signed their names in grease too.
Look at that bolt above his head! Massive
The scale ... BIG. Terrific video. Something I would have never thought I'd see. Thanks!
Wow that was an incredible shot that you got I never seen the inside of a turret I never seen them move before this is all really good content Good work you guys that would be neat to show the machinery that runs those turrets back and forth.
ua-cam.com/video/ZyfTPMpLWQs/v-deo.htmlsi=yrdQWh1tiq1wyBg5
Thanks for the tour! It was amazing!
Incredible. I want to say that I heard Ryan S. from the New Jersey state that the turret motors take something on the order of megawatts to operate, which was impractical from shore power.
He probably did say that.... and he was wrong! There is a video here on the Iowa youtube channel that breaks down the amount of power that it takes to rotate a turret. See here for yourself: ua-cam.com/video/AtVZ0u_Xmog/v-deo.htmlsi=7zNjYcojfloLrySr&t=51
@@SlipFitGarage Thanks!
only about 1200 amps if recall (without watching the video linked below). yes i say only, because we just had a bus plug at 1600 amps go bad at work and needed to swap it out. assuming 480v thats only about 576kw.
@@SlipFitGarage Ryan could probably benefit from having a ships chief engineer on board
You also have to remember that Ryan & the New Jersey are moored in a place where they simply can't get enough shore power to move the turrets, the infrastructure is not there, and the costs to make some other way of doing it possible simply far outweigh what that museum could do. Cool that Iowa has the resources to do it
Amazing footage!
It's so awesome to see this stuff! Love it!
absolutely amazing, thank yuo for sharing this.
The interview with the guy who greased the bearings was perfect
Awesome !!! Thankx
Awesome history!
Wonderful video, and wonderful staff -- good to meet you. 😀
Great to meet you. Welcome!
I must say that Maranne ( please excuse if spelling is incorrect ) could never look awkward, just nimble and spry. What a fantastic job you folks are doing on Iowa. Who would have thought it possible to video turret three's roller path in motion ! Iowa has truly come alive with your hard work and dedication. Thanks to all your staff and volunteers.
That is so cool watching those bearings movre that haven't moved or been gresed in 30 years.
very interesting! Thank you for your work. Greetings from Germany....
That is just too cool! Thank you
Not only were you the first person to walk through that space in 30 years, but you're probably the only female to EVER walk in the space. Pretty damn cool!
Yes and no. Probably the first female to walk in that space since the ship was commissioned, but probably not the first to ever walk in it. There is a reasonable likelihood that women were involved in the construction of that area, though they might have only walked the area in the time *before* the turret was placed into the barbette.
@@bronco5334 Yeah, good point.
@@bronco5334 Rosie the Riveters!
Some are easily impressed.
Not for the claustrophobic.
This is just incredible.
I'd love to see just one of those bearings on a table. The big donut looks like the outside, non load bearing part. I bet there are still a couple in a old warehouse somewhere in the Navy supply system. ❤👍😊
That is a huge bearing 💪🇺🇸 thank you for sharing
Thank you!!
Like you said, Marann, absolutely incredible! Hats off to all the turret-greasing-gang. along with you and Mike, for this experience! Great reading the comments and replies.
Wow! So that's like... rollers... between two surfaces. And with grease! Just amazing. Only i USA.
This was FASCINATING! Thanks. What would have made it even better would be to see the actual gun turret move on deck. Was this possible?
Look in the description. Lots of links to other videos. =) There's even a split screen of the rollers moving along with footage from on deck.
Very cool!
machinist here, that is really cool footage. I understand wanting to keep it historic but that space really looks like it could use some fluid film or something all over those walls. the grease looks good still
Wow. This was truly a life changing experience for me. Thanks for sharing.
Great to see video of the actual rollers moving. Each of those 2,000 ton turrets weighs as much as an entire Destroyer - a USS Fletcher-class destroyer was rated 2100 tons!
I have been in that space on the heavy cruiser USS Newport News (CA-148) and on the other side as well, it was a nice, cool place to take a nap.🐉Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club Member 1968-69🐉 🇺🇸⚓ Thanks, for the tour.
Sonar Domes are filled with water from the fire main and very seldom dry. and to keep the rubber (1 billion dollars to repair window safe), we would turn off the water and push the water out using low-pressure air. the dome needs to be under pressure, so to get into a pressurized dome, people need to go through the airlock. On the inside (The 30+ foot rubber window in my time 7, ply steel belted window could only be made by Goodrich Tire Com), the back wall had/has the names of all the people that would go into the dome in Grease Pencil. Holds up well against Salt water.
Pretty amazing stuff . Thanks for sharing
The knuckles o'toole at the end. Great video!
Excellent video, had to be a very agile sailor to have that duty. Enjoyed the video.
Awesome video thank you for your time and effort bringing us this.
Oh nice! Now I find a channel for Iowa to go along with my beloved Ryan vids on New Jersey! Good stuff!
impressive how fast it moves
Awesome. Some place no one ever sees. Nice video thank you.
1. That is some serious confined space.
2. Highly capable, personable, knowledgeable, not afraid of dirt & stone Fox!
3. Technical specs on rollers & lube frequency?
We visited the IOWA this past summer while on vacation, I highly recommend if you get a chance. So many things to see, read, and do :)
Keep up the great work !
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
2:05 What is that, an 8" bolt? What a socket set they must have to work hardware like that. 😮
Cool how those huge welds are in a zipper pattern.
This is such a cool video, thanks for it!
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
There sounds like there was a slight tight-loose sound to the turret/rollers that smoothed out in a short time - it sounded like a good thing. Great sounding motors too!
Nice! We visited Battleship Iowa in May. Our two boys really loved the experience. They say it's much better than the Legoland & Aquarium we visited during the same trip!
Way Kool, Thank You for sharing.
This was amazing to see. Thank you
These caretakers have the coolest jobs ever. I wish I was 1 of them. The Iowas are amazing.
very ccol! 80 year old tech still working flawlessly. Nerd question - are these electrically actuated?(training), what kind of power is required to bring these on line? Is power generation still even available onboard, or was there external power tied in? Like I said, nerd question. Ryan Szimanski ?- your turn...
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Super cool to be able to see this. Very impressive that the bearings and ways were hardened to such an extent that they don’t seem to have developed any flat spots despite them being stationary for so long.
YUP!! That's a Bearing all'right!!
I just found your channel and i love it.. fun fact me and my wife got to visit the USS NORTH CAROLINA today!!
Such a cool video!