haha other starboard! I miss getting up every morning at sea to do T Checks and race down to the gun layer, Train stations. If it was hot out, the outside safety. Fun fact: I was an outside safety behind Turret 3 on one shoot because Newbs kept walking out on deck while we shot. Was one of the most incredible experiences of my life and I did not die like the lore said I would.

I cracked up at "Other starboard!"

Amazing, didn’t realise the turret still rotated

i actually get to see the turret being turned?! my god it IS christmas

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

😆👍

Amazing! That turret spins verry quickly for its weight! Verry cool to see! Thanks guys!

When you see the size of those turrets when they got lifted in, it's astounding that they can move that smoothly at all, never mind after 8 decades and a long service life. A true testament to the engineering skills of its designers and shipyard workers.

@user-mr8ij8gi7c

4 ай бұрын

One of the other USS Iowa videos mentioned that the turrets weigh about 200 tons each.

It is actually cool to see part of the ship come "alive."

Was cool seeing the turret position indicator move too at the trainer station 👍

Anyone on that cruise ship really got a show!

Absolutely incredible every time we see it. Probably the first time that many of these things have been filmed!

I definitely have to revisit the iowa. So much more has been opened up.

Called I fire from the New Jersy guns back when it was sailing in the Tokin Gulf. The ship is in better shape than I am now.

Great to see one of those 16 inch turrets rotate 👏🏻👏🏻great work

One of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Must have been even more amazing in person!

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

We still get goosebumps six months later!

A close up of the dials of the instrumentation would have been nice.

Thank you.

I’m sure this will be answered in the documentary you’re working on but I’d love to see the behind the scenes on makings sure all the hydraulic lines were functional and getting the hydraulic pump back up and running. I’m also interested to know how old and big the hoses that run the pump are. Such an incredible feat to get the turret moving again!!!!

Imagine being on Shore in your car and seeing that thing tracking you

This is So Zen to watch... this Cold War Gunner's Mate thanks you...

Imagine being in one of those cargo ships and you see the uss Iowa train one of its main guns at you

Beautiful

that is freaken awsome!!!

totally radical dude

Now imagine 3 of those turrets slowly aiming toward you

Imagine being a thief, it's night and you board the ship and you see how a main turret turns towards you😅

this is so cool! thank you for this video!

That whole turret weighs as much as much as a WWII era destroyer.

A thing of patriotic beauty.🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank-you for a really interesting video. Is there anything you might consider commenting on with regards to the learning process to ensure all went well for rotating the turret?

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

We're working on a documentary about the whole process. The learning curve will definitely be part of it!

Now we need to get thoes barrels moving, shells loading and engines purring~

Great video! Question: Now that this turret is functional again, enough to rotate at least, will the Iowa Museum staff continue to operate (rotate) the turret on a regular basis, or will the turret go dormant again once all the 16" shells and power canisters are loaded into the ship? That would be a nice attraction to help bring in visitors on a regular basis if you planned to rotate the turret once a month (for example). I have visited IOWA once since it became a Museum in San Pedro, and I plan to visit again, hopefully in the near future. If there was a scheduled "turret day" once a month (again, just for example) I would certainly plan my next visit accordingly. I wouldn't miss the opportunity to see the turret rotate in person for all the tea in China. And I would probably pay more to be standing on the deck with Mike Getscher while it's rotating.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

We definitely want to turn it again and let people see it in person. The challenge is that it's 80 year old equipment. If we wear it out or something breaks, there's no replacing it, so we have to be thoughtful about how frequently we operate it.

@gdownz1044

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely the best way to go 👍 Careful periodic rotations is a great way to both share with the public and exercise the turret just enough and not over stress 80+ year old parts. USS Iowa Always 1st in all things Battleships 💯✊

@SlipFitGarage

6 ай бұрын

@@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles I understand....and I agree. Hey, even if you did break it beyond repair, you'll be no worse off than you were before you rotated the turret for the first time as a museum. lolol. I'm kidding! 🙂 Thanks for the reply.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing…!

That is so cool!

I seen how the back of the turret passes underneath the deck where the anti-aircraft guns are,, I wouldn't want to be asleep up there when that thing was turning?😮

so so cool

Absolutely fantastic! It would be nice to see where turret 3 is still leaking hydraulic fluid and to know if this is an issue that could be fixed.

@mikegetscher2165

6 ай бұрын

As an 80-year old hydraulic system, it essentially leaks from almost every joint in the system. We've tightened up a handful of gasket joints and a few fittings, but there is literally no way to prevent it from leaking. And remember, these pumps and associated hardware are no longer supported by the legacy manufacturers, so no parts are available.

@JB-hu5jm

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. It would be interesting to see a dedicated video on this aspect.

@randymagnum143

5 ай бұрын

@@mikegetscher2165 but you have an entire machine shop! I'm sorry, I had to!😁

Imagine what people think. Who don’t know the BB turrent scan move again! After seeing them move.

Im surprised the rollers dont have flat spots from sitting in one spot for so many years. There is a lot of weight applying pressure on the rollers.

@mikegetscher2165

6 ай бұрын

The rollers are hardened nickel steel and beautifully machined. The "locking pins" that are so often talked about are not actually for locking the turret in place. They are called "centering pins" which prevent seaway stress in the roller carriage, backlash chatter in the pinion/ring gears and to prevent or minimize "brinelling" in the roller track. The latter being the creation of indentations and flaking of material from the hardened faces. We have no evidence of brinelling or indentation in the system.

@jefferyroy2566

6 ай бұрын

​@@mikegetscher2165How did you acquire such knowledge? So many KZread comments are just plain disposable, but this one introduced me to "brinelling." I may not get the opportunity, but hope to use it in the future.

WOW🤯‼️‼️ 🗣️ Fantastic ‼️🇺🇸⚓️

I'll never understand how a modernization of the Iowa class BBs would not be a good addition to any fleet.

Awesome Video! Thanks for showing us the goods! Can you Tell us more about the Dog on the Deck!

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

That's Vicky - the ship's WWII mascot. He was found by IOWA's first captain, brought aboard the ship, and remained in her company till the end of the war. These days, he's hiding all over the tour route as a kids' scavenger hunt and now we have a giant version of him for them to see at the end. pacificbattleship.com/learn-the-history/the-story-of-victory-the-dog/

@berteisenbraun7415

6 ай бұрын

@@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles This Article is the BEST!

What if we fired blanks from the guns to play the 1812 overture?

I bet that bus driver had an odd feeling.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

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Hand rotated, i wouldn’t have guessed.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

Right? We like to joke that it's a stick shift.

I would like to know if there is a video out there or if not if one could be made explaining the Navy's roll in letting you guys do this. I have already heard the why you did it (to load shells) but did you have to get the Navy to sign off on the plan due to restrictions in your contract with the Navy when you got the ship. Very cool to see this. Must have been something to see from one of those busses drive by as those big guns pointed at them HAHA.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

The Navy didn't have to sign off. Our contract with them says we're allowed to operate equipment for purposes of display, maintenance, and/or safety. This project fits all of those conditions.

@robertl606

6 ай бұрын

@@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles Very interesting. Thank you for the info. Keep up the great work!

How often do you exercise the turrets?? Do you also work the 5" turrets??

Are y’all going to turn turret #1 anytime?

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

Not too likely. Turret 3 gets to turn and Turret 1 gets all the projectiles. Fun for the whole family...?

@JB-hu5jm

6 ай бұрын

Would you also make the gun training again?

How is the power transmitted from the motor to the pinions? Is it just a giant hydraulic coupling?

@mikegetscher2165

6 ай бұрын

This is an electro-hydraulic system. The motor simply spins a pump, the pump is "stroked," and the hydraulic fluid is split towards two hydraulic motors which rotate the pinions.

I wonder if the turrets on USS Texas can also turn

The turret could also be rotated automatically by the firing computer, right? In that case, how often was a person actually controlling it manually versus letting the computer do the work? Same for elevating the turrets?

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

5 ай бұрын

From Sr. Chief Koehnen, who's "driving" the turret in this video: Normal operation would be something like this... Most of the time, the ship would be at General Quarters while shooting the turrets. (During Desert Storm, one turret was always manned, in that case, the word was passed to keep clear of the firing turret.) Anyway, the short answer to the question, train and elevation stations were always manned during all modes of operation. One exception to this would be during maintenance, only the system(s) being used would be manned. During firing, control of train and elevation would be in automatic control, plot would send an electrical signal to the receiver regulator in the turret, which would then turn that signal in to hydraulic flow to operate the system. Train had its own receiver regulator, as did each gun. To get to that point, train / elevation operators had to light off their systems, and upon order of the Turret Captain, the order would be given "Match Pointers, and Shift to Automatic. . Once in automatic, the operators remained on station, standing by to take control in case of a malfunction. At the end of firing, the Turret Captain would give the order to the operators to take control, and would give the position to train/elevate the turret. So, hand control for maintenance and preparation for firing, and hand control for securing from firing. (There's other situations, local control, system casualties, when the systems could be in hand control, but that's another story. )

I know the Battleship New Jersey, the turrets are welded partially down. Why was the Iowa's ability to turn the turrets mostly left intact?

@SomeRandomHuman717

2 ай бұрын

The "welded down" turrets described in a DoD publication turned out to be a piece of 1" angle iron tack welded in place on the centering pin retraction mechanism. Nothing that 7 seconds of quality time with an angle grinder couldn't take care of.

Question for the muesem and another who actually got to turn the guns dueing her deployments: 1. If orders were given to turn a bearing, would it be turned faster than it's shown now, or would you turn it at a steady pace as shown? 2. Is there a separate controller for elevation, and does the previous question about speed still apply? [Edit: i saw the video regarding the elevation and have my answers!] Sincerely, An interested and curious civilian

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

20 күн бұрын

1. When the turret is turning "full speed," it can go about 4 degrees per second. We were taking it easy when we turned that day because it had been sitting so long. We didn't want to push it too hard.

Bravo Zulu to the crew of USS IOWA to get turret 3 operational with the original receiver regulator system under local control. Curious about the stepped startup…any concerns with motor loads under autotransfomer voltage? Full disclosure- BB62 volunteer here! Also…is there any schedule for turret 3 operation on IOWA? Tony

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

Welcome, BB62. Nice to have you hanging out. Here's the info about motor loads: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6iKvJKuj7vTn8o.html No schedule yet for another turn, but we have to re-center it eventually! Stay tuned. ;-)

Ryan, Has nothing on This - New Jersey, Iowa Heads and Tails Above (New Jersey) Just Sayin'...

@WalterSedar

6 ай бұрын

I believe Ryan said in one 1of his videos that as long as he's curator, this will not happen

@budguy8829

6 ай бұрын

@@WalterSedar Think Ryan mentioned that they don't have enough shore power going to the ship to power the turret so they can't turn one if they wanted too.

@budguy8829

6 ай бұрын

@@robertl606 Ryan had mentioned in a video(s) that they can't reactivate any of the engines since they are preserved for possible but not likely ship reactivation. Which prevents the ship from generating steam to power the ships systems like the turrets and they can't reactivate the kitchens either since the ovens and stoves run on steam too. The New Jersey had paid a lot of money to have her fuel tanks cleaned out, so she also doesn't have any fuel on board.

@robertl606

6 ай бұрын

@budguy8829 Yes sir, those rules also apply to the hydraulic system.

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

@@robertl606 Our contract with the Navy allows us to operate equipment for purposes of maintenance, display, and/or safety. This project fits all those conditions.

Is that as fast as it can turn or can it turn faster

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

25 күн бұрын

Can go just a little bit faster. We didn't want to push it too hard.

When the old girl needs to stretch.

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That's so cool to see something that large moving with such ease. Goes to show the incredible engineering that went into these magnificent ships. Can you also elevate the gun barrels or is that not allowed? I remember seeing a video on how they were set manually but I'm curious to know if they can still be elevated by the hydraulic systems that were used while she was still a commissioned vessel. Also, can you do a behind thr scenes look at the preparation of the systems used to move the turret under hydraulic power? Would absolutely love to see that. Awesome video!!

@BattleshipUSSIowaLosAngeles

6 ай бұрын

Behind the scenes video is coming. Barrels could be elevated with the motors, but we haven't got them running at present.