I served onboard the Iowa from Dec 1985 to Aug 1987. I know every spot on that ship that you showed on the video. Brought back plenty of memories.

I still remember the last visit of the Iowa in Germany. It was the greatest ship I have ever seen! Thank´s for the video.

Love all 4 of the Iowa class ships. My favorite is the N. J. With her 19 battle stars. They could hit us with EMP and these ships could still fight

A good friend of mine was contracted to do repairs to that bathtub when the ship was being re-furbished. He told me that was the most miserable repair job he had ever had for the reason they had Government guards on him watching every move he made and told him that bathtub was priceless and he better not mess it up.

Thank you for a very interesting video. I'm a current member of the RCN and it's pleasing to see a beautiful old lady being so lovingly cared for.

Cant wait to take the tour ! took the tour of the USS Midway a few years ago... I know it will be great :)

of the 95% that will be opened up, turret 2 will be part of that missing 5%. RIP the 47 who died in there in 1989.

@brucec43

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's happened by now, but I seriously doubt you could ever open up 95% of a BB and have it be safe for the public. There are ladders people could get killed on, tiny narrow passages, catwalks over long drops in the engineering spaces, etc. But the more the better.

@ObamaTookMyCat

5 жыл бұрын

@@brucec43 yea lol its now 2019 and im sure they are probably only at 30%

@williamstaples1207

3 жыл бұрын

@@brucec43 Go visit North Carolina. I wandered over most of that ship. Some of it was closed off as they prepared for hull repairs, but 90-95% of that ship is probably normally open. They wrapped ropes around the ladder hand rails to add grip, etc.

@sammyprestwood3182

2 жыл бұрын

That accident was due to human error had nothing to do with the guns

that hoist system is for changing damaged equipment in the engineering spaces.Trust me i was a BT on the Iowa in the 80's.it was never used for what they said it was. good story thought.

You would strike 8 bells at 4:00 PM or 1600 hours. It's also the change of watch.

@ferrisvlogs

8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur Stillwell I'm in the Army and even know that! (former Navy brat!)

my dad was first 88 on it 1943 . he lost his heavy cruiser in quadacanal battle .

Iowa Captain: I can’t believe they put a damn bathtub in my state room. Bathtubs have no place on a ship of war! (Two hours later once he’s alone in quarters) It’s time for a bubble bath.

I got a tour of it when it was docked in Portsmouth shipyard around 1990.

Thank you all for saving the History!

My Brother served on the USS Iowa. 7 years as a chief gunners mate. He hates the fact that she's moored in California.

From what I remember the monorail on Broadway was for moving equipment around to the maintenance shops. Broadway doesn't run all the way to the turrets.

I intend to visit the great warship in honor of my Uncle Roy who served aboard for 3 years, including taking President Roosevelt across the Atlantic to meet Churchill and Stalin, and then 2.5 yrs in some of the most fierce battles of the WWII Pacific.

Remarkable technology. Nothing like the Iowa Class. Thanks.

for the people that don''t know BT is Boiler Technician.

I'm currently serving in the Navy and I'm normally stationed at PH, but I like to volunteer at the Missouri and the Iowa when I can... I've been inside turret 2 on Iowa. It was only 5 minutes... but the place definetely has ghosts.

It's a shame that they didn't show the names of the HTs that were stamped into the work-bench in the "Pipe-Shop". We put those there back in 1987 or '88. Would love to see a shot of that.

I have a picture of the Iowa pier side in Norfolk,VIirginia, across from my ship, shortly after the explosion in the forward turret, which killed almost 40 men. in the photo you can see the wreath placed above the hatch and the barrels in different positions. would love to send an enlarged photo to the Iowa.

@wmsanders99

6 жыл бұрын

Ray Bergeron I went to the Iowa Memorial service as command Representative; Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic Operations Specialist A School

bery nice!

I just toured last month. Very nice but didn't get to see engine room or inside of any part of the main guns.

The Iowa is the only Iowa class battleship that's still in the reserve fleet it's a museum but it's still in the reserve fleet

@HarveyParsons1975

Жыл бұрын

Do that mean The Iowa can be reactived at any time?

80s crew member here. 1st DIV

All the tax money spent of rehabilitation of the last 2 or 3 battleships. Just to be made into a damn museum. They have way too much life left in them. They should be upgraded and updated again, and rejoin the fleet. To many new systems could make these old girls useful for decades to come.

@larrybeckelhimer8386

5 жыл бұрын

They would be sitting ducks with the technology of today, but looks like Trump might do that very thing. With enough money they might be very helpful.

@larrybeckelhimer8386

5 жыл бұрын

To be honest, my old girl is the Battleship North Carolina, BB 55. I am not old enough too have served on her decks or attend to her guns. But when I was in the second grade that Great Ship came out of the mothball docks and bought by the citizens and donations from businesses of North Carolina. The school kids of N.C. were involved by bringing pennies to school that were collected everyday for a time and donated to the effort. It gave the old girl a new life too honor the veterans who fought in WWll and on her decks. So be proud that the money was spent to spruce the IOWA up, she has an important roll now, to educate and honor our service personal as BB55 has been doing now for 57 years. It fought all the way across the entire Pacific battle zone to the end. Japan.. I am 64 years old and never get tired of going back to walk her decks.

Still in 2018 and you still can't go below deck ?

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

Iowa still using 40Kw generators, nxt year she will be on newly installed shore power 2000amp 450 volt 3 phase 3 wire

i like to visit this ship :P

I was at the battleship

The Super Destroyers of Battleship: DISCOVERY"S NO.1 Deserved

I don't think the overhead rails in the passageway are for transferring ammunition. A more likely use is moving machinery and other heavy equipment like motors, pumps, etc. from the machinery repair shops to the various machinery spaces. Those ships had extensive repair facilities, soft of a floating shipyard.

@brucec43

8 жыл бұрын

No, I've got a lot of BB books and one photo did have a caption about moving shells. It may be that it had other uses, of course.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003

8 жыл бұрын

You would be incorrect sir. Broadway and the monorail were designed to move shells from turret to turret in case one turret was knocked out. Those rails were also used when taking on or offloading projectiles.

@nuc9901

8 жыл бұрын

+David Smith I think we need a GMG who actually served on an Iowa class ship to 'rule' on this. I would like to know how the shells and powder bags made it up through all the interlocks and safety mechanisms as well as the armored bulkheads and decks to the second deck to move along that passageway and then down to the other turret's handling rooms to be sent up to the guns. I'm having trouble imagining 16 inch shells and powder bags swinging along Broadway when the ship is at condition zebra and is dealing with battle damage severe enough to disable the magazine for a main turret without disabling the turret itself.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003

8 жыл бұрын

nuc9901 I was a GMG on the Iowa....I served in turret 1 in 1989.

@nuc9901

8 жыл бұрын

+David Smith I yield to your knowledge! Details please! How often did you transfer shells that way? how long would it take to get 3 shells and their powder bags to the other turret? was their rigging designed for this or was it improvised? I always thought 16 inch turret's were isolated from each other with crews buttoned up 'for the duration' but they must be a lot more open than that. after Jutland all the navies of the world looked at their flash protection and made modifications to improve flash-tightness. The Iowas must have been planning to fire so many rounds from each turret that they could run out.

Combat Engagement Center?? NO!! Combat Information Center!!

@brucec43

8 жыл бұрын

I think they changed the name sometime after they were reactivated.

@nerfinator03

3 жыл бұрын

Actually these ships have both

Does anubody know how USS Iowa get power now?

@wmsanders99

6 жыл бұрын

Yuriy Samorodov Shore Power cables I am sure.

Bellissima nave

She was a powerful ship...until dumbass Captain Mossally allowed special unauthorized Naval Gunnery trials to see if more range could be achieved from her 16/50 weapons. I guess 23.4 miles wasn't far enough. He should have been demoted and out of common human compassion, should've stepped in to keep that bullshit story about Hartwig from getting out of hand!! But NOPE.......he was concerned for his own reputation and NOT for the men that would follow him into battle!!! Mossally successfully achieved ruining one of the most beautiful yet powerful warships in the world!!! The Navy should've taken the expense of turret 2s repair out of his salary and/or retirement!!!!! I wonder if he was at the USS IOWA museum opening?

@CRAZYHORSE19682003

8 жыл бұрын

If you think they were "Unauthorized" than you are naive. To get the extended range we needed a specially made overcharge bag of powder. It was about 1/4 the size of a normal bag and had really big grains of powder in it. Where do you think a bag that was custom made came from?

@apieceofdirt4681

8 жыл бұрын

+David Smith Thanks for the sarcastic reply. They were "Unauthorized!" NAVSEA NEVER approved of the experiment. Some mid-level guy said it was ok but even he didn't have the authority to give the green light on the experiment so it was "unauthorized!" The size of the charges are irrelevant although I understand what you're saying. My car speedometer says 120 but that doesn't mean I'm authorized to go that fast. The gun crews knew the turrets and guns were not 100% yet the MCFC went through with it.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003

8 жыл бұрын

apiece ofdirt I was a gunners mate in turret one on the Iowa. The experiments had ZERO to do with the accident. Those custom bags were made at Dahlgren if I am not mistaken. There is ZERO chance the experiments were not authorized by a flag officer.

@apieceofdirt4681

8 жыл бұрын

+David Smith First, if you indeed served aboard her then you are the man!! And I don't mean that sarcastically. I have a tremendous amount of respect for our Vets & service members so thank-you for your service. That said, I have read extensively (no internet) on the subject which includes lectures from Bill Jurens from the official Iowa record on the accident and did a research paper in college about it which doesn't make me a pro. We all know over ramming was the probable cause for the explosion. Improperly stored D-846 powder milled from the early to mid 1940's added to it. The flag officer may have said ok but he didn't have the authorization for gunnery experiments those orders came from NAVSEA then the CNO halted all 16” gunfire. Low moral, inexperience & the unauthorized experiment to get increased range were secondary factors. If what I'm saying is incorrect then history needs to be rewritten. If you did serve aboard her, peace to your fallen brothers.

@CRAZYHORSE19682003

8 жыл бұрын

apiece ofdirt I don't buy the low moral stuff I have heard. I LOVED being on the Iowa and I don't recall anyone who hated it. The powder was a issue....one of the byproducts of the powder breaking down was ether. I know guys would open a air tight canister that contained 3 bags of powder, stick their head in and breath in deep. It was how they were getting high. We know the rammer position indicates a over ram but on the sound powered phones you could hear GMG2 Lawrence talking with plot about a problem they were having and they were trying to correct. So there was something wrong, they knew it and we're trying to fix it. What exactly it was will forever remain unknown.

I thought it was mothballed?

@ObamaTookMyCat

9 жыл бұрын

dailydriver55 it was, now it was donated to be a museum

We need a 4 ships back in the navy. Put them back to work