I appreciate the fact that every time the New Jersey’s 16” guns fire, the camera just shits itself.

@X_R41D3N

2 жыл бұрын

The 16 guns scared the living *SHIT* out of the camera.

@patriotic_car5944

7 ай бұрын

​@@X_R41D3Nscares the shit out of ANYTHING

@ut000bs

5 ай бұрын

Do you hear the momentary static every time the SPS-49 radar is pointing that way? I always thought that was cool. A lot of little static in the background, too. Lots of things are transmitting causing that.

@benjaminmurphy3928

2 ай бұрын

HMS Prince of Wales knocked out it's own radar set with her opening salvo against the KMS Bismarck in the battle of Denmark Strait

I took this video with a camera my mother-in-law won on the Price is Right. I was on the same show and won a car. MY wife was on when I got back form this deployment and won a Wide-screen TV. You go to love the Navy.

@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113

5 жыл бұрын

Ron Eslinger THANK YOU for doing this! It really is just about priceless!

@Bart-dg6qv

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Eslinger Lucky you!

@ThumbsUP-ThumbsDOWN

4 жыл бұрын

@CPTVCAM@gmail.com .

@RonEslinger

3 жыл бұрын

@6767jade I was the LT Nurse Anesthetist who came onboard in the Philippines. I had bee in the Navy 8 months and retired in 2003. Thank you for contacting me.

@rc6147

3 жыл бұрын

I was on the RECOMM crew in '82 (5//82-5/84) What year was this taken?

3:21 main battery be like, "now let me show you how's it's done"

The last two of these were retired after Desert Storm in favor of guided missile destroyers. What isn't widely known both of the Iowa's used in Operation Desert Storm, the USS Wisconsin and the USS Missouri, fired only 52 Tomahawk missiles during the campaign. However, they fired 1383 rounds through both ship's 16inch guns. So the guns were not completely obsolete.

@lightningwingdragon973

Жыл бұрын

What isn't actually well known is that the original fire control system were just as effective as any modern stuff they could have installed, so they just left them as is. That's how accurate these guns control systems were. It should be noted that it is specifically the control mechanisms, and not the guns themselves. Those had poor accuracy at their longer ranges, but that's a gun thing, and not an aiming thing. This issue would persist, only being rectified by much more modern guided shells, by which time battleships we're now museums.

@tomybrandoni6606

Жыл бұрын

They can be reactivated again tho 👀👀👀

@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass

Жыл бұрын

Not anymore they scrapped their remaining 16 inch ammo as they had passed their shelf life.

@onlythewise1

Жыл бұрын

@@lightningwingdragon973 yes the Iowa bb61 shot a Japanese house ten miles away , they fired Agin and Japanese wonder why, it was a direct hit first time my dad was on it in ww2 first one on it

@onlythewise1

Жыл бұрын

@@tomybrandoni6606 allot of work

Excellent to be able to see shell splashes from fall of shots. Usually we get to see guns friing but rarely how the shots fall. Thanks for the treat!

@ObamaTookMyCat

8 жыл бұрын

+trent8002003 i dont really know if this was considered fall of shot, since they were not shooting beyond the horizon, and the guns were only elevated to maybe 3 degrees. I think fall of shot refers to any range past the horizon where a high spotting point, such as an aircraft or the fire control towers of the standard type BBs built before the war.

@trent8002003

8 жыл бұрын

+TOY5OLDI3R24 No. Fall of shots mean exactly what it says. Where your shots of shells fall. Doesn't have to be beyond visual range. Can be point blank. You fire a salvo (or a single shot) at 3 or 30 degree elevation at target 3000yds or 40000yds, you still need to observe your fall of shots.

@janselkennethtolentino8269

7 жыл бұрын

trent8002003 Do you mean like plunging fire or when the shells plunge into the enemy ship or ocean? Like how Bismarck destroyed Hood?

@biscuitninja

6 жыл бұрын

200-300 ft water spouts. Wouldn't want to be anywhere near that

@spikespa5208

3 жыл бұрын

@@janselkennethtolentino8269 Or practically point blank. Like how the Kirishima was dealt with.

I can't believe I found myself on this you tube video.It is so exciting. I'm the one standing in the chow line scratching my nose! It was so long ago! Thanks for the video! Tom Stephens

It’s great that all four of these giants were saved and preserved for people to see.

@daniko4447

5 ай бұрын

Yet they couldn't preserve the Enterprise CV-6, the most decorated warship in USN during WW2

@Highwayspet

5 ай бұрын

Yes, a true shame.

@nathansullivan4433

2 ай бұрын

@@daniko4447 Agreed, a colossal shame indeed. At least we learned soon after about the importance of saving these relics in the first place, but we all wish it didn’t cost the scrapping of the legendary Big E😢

Served aboard her in '69... saw all this from 90 feet away! One 16-inch volley blew a guy's Dixie cap off from three levels down! One awesome ship! Was there when we used the 16-inchers to bombard San Clemente Island off CA coast. I think my ears are still ringing even though we all used cotton to muffle the blast! :-) -- Blessings, John Donahue, LT (jg), USN

@SuperBossGiovanni

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. She is a fine ship indeed. I've toured her corridors more than once

@LordPotato690

3 жыл бұрын

You sir are very lucky to have served on an iowa class but since I am a teen I might only go to an arleigh burke or anything else other than an iowa class

@pcpilot8383

3 жыл бұрын

@@LordPotato690 If you choose to join any service you will be rewarded. One day young children will be asking you to tell your stories on your time on those old Arleigh Burkes once they become museum ships. If you choose to stay in the private sector just as good. Always try your best and excel. If so a bright future awaits you. Bravo Zulu

@def774

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for service

Those splashes, my god...

@wdcjunk

3 жыл бұрын

AND the flight time!

@RD1R

3 жыл бұрын

Aaaaand now I get why shooting water columns was a legitimate defense against torpedo bombers

@hattrick8684

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they were inert too... at least it sounded like someone said they were dummy rounds.

@mdb831

2 жыл бұрын

Those are practice rounds. The real shells weigh what a small car weighs and can travel 15 miles or more

I just visited the USS New Jersey this past Sunday (writing this on 29 April 2019). The ship has been permanently docked at Camden, New Jersey as a museum ship since 2001. They’ve kept it in good condition, and most of the ship’s original equipment is still intact and operable. Of course, the guns are not fired now, but it was a very cool experience to be on board.

@pesachnestlebaum

5 жыл бұрын

Hah! I was there at the same time as you! Wonder if we ran into eachother

@henryroomberg1256

Жыл бұрын

A few years ago during Boy Scout they fired the guns. I think it was 2018

@F-Man

Жыл бұрын

@@henryroomberg1256 Not the 16-inch main battery. Some of the 5-inch guns are still active, as well as the saluting guns.

@neubauerjoseph

15 күн бұрын

They just repaired the Iowas guns a little while ago what is expensive is replacing the teak wood deck

I served 2 years on the Big J, 5/82-5/84. got to watch these 16"ers a few times when not on watch or GQ in the Engineroom. Awesome sight. When in Beirut for NGFS for 24th MAU,, we were at Condition 3 and on February 8th we let loose 288 rounds. Was at Battle Stations for 7 hours.

@e-train765

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service 🫡 I am also very envious; not many hold the claim of serving on a BB

judging on the splashes, this is indeed a assurance that this is the USS New jersey since the splashes are blue, and the New jersey used blue dye for its shots to tell the difference between the ships who is shooting where to accurately adjust fire.

@emitowww

7 жыл бұрын

! ObamaTookMyCat ! Wow… didnt know that

Built a scale model of her when I was small. It has been my favorite ship ever since. I followed her life through her deployment off the coast of Beirut in 1983 right through to today. Miss battleship days.

@laughingsnake1989

2 жыл бұрын

She’s just resting maybe someday the old girl will wake up and show the world the black dragon is still kicking ass

@dhirajfernando5373

2 жыл бұрын

@@laughingsnake1989 👍❤

went on a tour of her today. impressive is an understatement. 1 16in gun barrel weighs 107 tons entire turret and basket 2200 tons.

@30AndHatingIt

5 жыл бұрын

And just to put that in perspective a pickup truck is about 2 tons, so the 16" barrel alone weighs close to 50 trucks. Another fun and impressive stat: the F1 engines on the Saturn V rocket dumped out 15 tons of fuel every second... so 7 pickup trucks every second flying out of the engine... and there were FIVE engines running all at once. We used to build some cool shit in this country...

You showed the shots fall. You are a video god. What you are seeing, friends, is the only video in existence of a battleship's shots landing in the water that has a quality allowing you to actually see it.

Even the secondaries are badass

Got to watch the New Jerseys 16 inch guns fire from the deck of the USS Nimitz....damned impressive

@shelleycunningham9679

4 жыл бұрын

I think they should let the New Jersey first their guns 16-inch guns scare the heck out of everybody

@shelleycunningham9679

4 жыл бұрын

I think if they let New Jersey 1968 keep firing the guns in Vietnam the the war would have been over with 30 days firing a no-hit from North Vietnam something was wrong with the government

@shelleycunningham9679

4 жыл бұрын

Look at guns fire

Brings back memories. I was onboard her when this clip was shot during the 1986 tiger cruise. Even recognized a lot of old shipmates. Good times.

Almost feel sorry for whoever is on the receiving end of those 16"s. ... Almost.

@garyslomczynski6579

5 жыл бұрын

My dad served on the New Jersey during Korea 1950 to 1952 No 2 main turret shell hoist!!! He is a Jersey Boy as he says!!!

@johnbockelie3899

4 жыл бұрын

Big J was painted dark blue during WW2.for camuflage.

@ErrantChordier

4 жыл бұрын

I envy them, they'd be disintegrated before they even feel any pain. It would be a very, very quick and painless death. The survivors, on the other hand...

@adamjones2025

3 жыл бұрын

​@@ErrantChordier It would be over before you knew what hit you.

@wvbygraceofgod5508

3 жыл бұрын

You can hear the shells flying through the air @4:11-4:13

I recall when the USS Bagley steamed with the New Jersey in the 80s, it was an awesome sight for a 20 year old radioman!

@MrBen527

10 жыл бұрын

Wow! Seeing the rounds hit the water was priceless! !

@haidkar7811

9 жыл бұрын

Its wasn't an awesome sight for those who were bombed by it though.

@MrBen527

9 жыл бұрын

haid kar Wasn't supposed to be.

@TedRoberts

9 жыл бұрын

Oh, I'm guessing it was quite awesome...in a shocking sort of way...

@haidkar7811

9 жыл бұрын

Haha fair enough lol

What puzzles me is that the Iowas guns could cover 60% of the Korean peninsular around 55% of the Vietnamese peninsula and around 45---50 % of the targets in the Desert Storm action those 16 inch guns and the variety of shells used still made them a potent weapon

@jaybee9269

2 ай бұрын

That’s why battleships are still not obsolete.

The 16's were awesome. But liked the end best. We called it a steel beach picnic. USN 91-95. USS America. Weapons.

I served aboard the Jersey from 86-88,what a bang! 1st Dev !

Fun fact: USS _New Jersey_ (BB-62) is officially the fastest battleship ever built. When _New Jersey_ was reactivated for Vietnam she ran speed trials and clocked 35.7 knots over the measured course.

Was this the "Dependants Cruise about 1988 50 miles past Catalina out of Long Beach, California? I was about 14. I was there and was given a 5 in shell as a souvenir. Awesome experience.

@Lolipopgirl33

Жыл бұрын

I think that was the day cruize I went on as a kid, did they just return from a tiger cruize from seatle? LA Rams cheerleades, and the actress Ann Julian?

And so these ships and their 16 inch guns are all decommissioned. Their range is 27 miles, but newer guns have ranges from 63 to 100 miles with GPS targeting. Amazing stuff. But these ships are certainly cool and should all be turned into museum exhibits around the country like the battleship Texas.

such a beautiful ship!!! she now sits in Camdin New Jersey proudly!!!! if only battleships were still in service

Ron I was crew member on the big j when this was filmed I think I recall us doing this. I was proud of my ship I was in hardest divisions deck dept First division This movie brings back fond memories. It was very very loud. My job was helmsman when guns were fired. And couple times was in turret one think handling poweder

@user-82719a

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your Service Sir!

Such an awesome weapon, the 16 inch guns were one of the most powerful weapons of their time. I would love so much to watch those guns fire in real life.

Days gone by but still remembered. Good film footage, should be sent to the museum on ship for the future generations to enjoy. Sounds like a lot of fun was had that day.

Thanks for the suggestions you have provided here.

the ferocity of these 16 inches guns... now I can't imagine what the guns on the Yamato would sound like

john Rees - That is a Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon System). It is an automated anti-ship missile defensive platform consisting of a Vulcan M61 20mm gatling autocannon that fires approximately 4500 rounds per minute and uses radar for targeting.

saw her in Vietnam awesome

That was awesome thank you for making this and thank you for sharing it.

Thank you for uploading

This is amazing. I wished I could have been on one of the battleships when they fire. I bet its one hell of an experience!

It's still amazes me on what countries can develop during wartime. I absolutely love the battleships. Some of the technology that they were using back then is unbelievable. Most people don't realize that the battleships had what some people are calling the first guidance computers. They would put in all the relative information and the fire solution would be calculated and they then would know where the point and raise and lower the barrel. Think about where we would be in aviation if it was not for world war I and world war II. We went from planes that couldn't fly any higher than 5 or 6,000 ft to planes that would why five times higher and a hundred times faster than what was ever believed possible. When you just look at the ships this country has taken into war it amazes me that anyone would want to test us. Just look at today that battleships are at museums and that we now have nuclear power aircraft carriers. Even today nobody has as much firepower as we do with just one carrier. Right now the United States is the only country who has a nuclear power aircraft carrier. And if it wasn't for war we would never have seen this. I'm pretty sure that if the war did not happen that some of these remarkable inventions would happen but it would take a lot longer to see the final product. God bless America and God bless all the men and women who have defended our rights.

@vipertt100

3 жыл бұрын

France has a nuclear powered carrier.

@cabriskus4700

Жыл бұрын

@@vipertt100 That they do and I’m pretty sure china has one too, but the United States has 11 nuclear powered carriers which is wild

@ut000bs

5 ай бұрын

These babies were already being built when we went to war. _New Jersey_ was launched December 7th, 1942. Exactly a year after Pearl Harbor.

The Black Dragon roars!

The Big J/Black Dragon. Definitely a Naval Legend.

Dayum...those LEGENDS fired!!!🔥🔥🔥

I came to see big guns firing, I got was advertised and am not disappointed.

Just can't stop admiring it ♡

*already fall in love with Iowa class Battleships🔥

The Iowa class battleships are incredible feats of engineering. They are marvelous in design and function. Just the sight of these monstrosities is a powerful deterrent to enemy aggression and their firepower is awesome! Let us resurrect these war machines out of museums and revive our Navy, the most powerful Navy in the World!

Well said - Thank you.

funny, the guns firing early in the video sound like little farts..... then the big guns come in and its like "holy shit...get out of the way!"

The phalanx never gets old

Man, the shock from the guns firing - it knocked the recording head away from the tape!

Oh boy, if I could time travel I would go back so I could serve on one of these great beasts of war.

My uncle was stationes on this ship back in the early 80s. I saw him interviewed about what it was like when the big guns were fired.

She’s still docked 15 mins away from my house

I bet the New Jersey museum would love to get a copy of this footage for either an exhibit or for the archives. Have you offered it to them?

Fantastic ❤❤❤ I love it. It brings me memories

the camera just died during then 1st fire

I remember when I was in high school they had the New Jersey over in Vietnam. And they fired 30 straight days. And did not take one hit from the North Vietnamese. Probably scared s******* of it. Sometimes I think they should bring the battleships back. Give people warning shots. I don't know. I just know it's a bad boat. Went on her 1986 at the Portland Rose festival. That boat was huge. The New Jersey confire 23 miles away.

That’s beautiful...just beautiful!

That firepower though. That's the same firepower that the New Jersey used to sink the Japanese Destroyer Maikaze in the Truk, February 1944

I am your 1k subscriber!!

how long does it take to load all 3 barrels in one turret? and those shells aren't as fast as some people think. they have a speed of 1900 mph and a range of 24 miles. god help anyone on the receiving end of those guns

@5up3rAIN002

7 жыл бұрын

Every single barrel has its own loading system, with a loading time of about 30 seconds.

@derekwall200

7 жыл бұрын

Alexander Nikolis so 9-12 barrels for 1 ship, so at 30 seconds reloading time for each pipe in my opinion they could fire continuously but at a slow rate

@5up3rAIN002

7 жыл бұрын

Yes pretty much. With 9 barrels and 30 second reload time for each, that's about 18 shells per minute!

@derekwall200

7 жыл бұрын

Alexander Nikolis seems like a sufficient rate to pummel any opposing battleship or lay down some path clearing enemy death dealing firepower to pave the way for land invasions

@mcduck5

3 жыл бұрын

It really re-enforces the mistake the British made when they scrapped the vanguard. I am fairly sure with the vanguard at the sharp end of the fleet the Falklands war wouldn't have happened...

Such a beast of a warship, no wonder we brought her out time and time again. You don't even need to fire the guns just point them at the enemy and give them something to fear. Got to sleep over on this ship when I was young for scouts and to this day I remember that trip, now I still live like 30 minutes from her and wonder if those shells can hit me from Camden.

@ToreDL87

2 жыл бұрын

An Iraqi garrison surrendered to one of these monsters (Missouri I believe), before firing even commenced. And it takes a bit to get Middle Easterners to surrender to anything at all, so that about says it all!

Great BB-62!!!!!! Formidable Battleship

Cool to see the stabilization system doing its thing to keep the big guns on target. Land lubbers like me have no appreciation for how much these ships roll even on calm seas.

You can hear the rounds flying through the air that’s nuts!

bery nice video!

Do you hear that SPS-49 radar going round and round? The louder static burst every 6 seconds? That is the big air search radar up on the mast letting you know it's radiating. 😉

That's so cool that you can see the splashes... ON THE HORIZON! One thing though - I thought that you couldn't be anywhere near the guns when they were fired due to overpressure. I know, there were men manning the AA mounts while the guns were fired in war, but they had special precautions. Am I misinformed?

@slayo710

Жыл бұрын

Earplugs and open your mouth I guess lol

My rack was just under that 5 inch mount on the starboard side. Lost hearing but it was still cool to serve on her

I witnessed all of this as a phone talker for the Weps Officer, USS NEW JERSEY BB-62. You needed to brace yourself up there above the bridge. The first firing was a spotting round. The second firing was all of 'em, and the wind was sucked out of your nose. You better grab on to something, or you're going to be blown down to the deck, with everyone laughing at you (I know this because the first time as a phone talker for the Weps Officer, I was briefed as to what to do during a firing, which was held on and duck behind something sturdy or metal. Having done that for the first round, I didn't think that was too bad. The second firing threw me to the deck, lost my sound powered headphones and mike, and couldn't breathe for a few seconds. I was assigned to the Weapons Department's Admin Office.

To bad we can't see her firing her main guns again. Got to visit her last year. A great museum ship to go to if you have the chance.

3:48 That’s what we need to have in the Navy. These ships scared the shit out of many people even though they were old. The huge ass guns and brute strength they had. Just imagine all of these upgraded ships having some sort of kamikaze style attack these days with the phalanx (sea-wizz), the missiles and all. These ships might be too expensive for the Navy to operate, but you know....these ships is what everyone in the world knew of the Navy back in the day. This is what I wanted to do when I was a 17 year old kid. When I found out that they all got decommissioned, my heart sank. So I joined the Marine Corps. Now I’m retired and wished we had some of their artillery in Iraq..... Semper USMC / Retired

+john Rees : That is a Phalanx Close In Weapons System made by a joint operation of BAE systems and General Electric. It mounts one 7.62 calibre Minigun, and fires 4500 rounds per minute. Automated defense solutions are obtained via radar contact.

@dberry1052

8 жыл бұрын

+MCPO. John-117 ...true 20 Mike mike

Cannot wait to visit her this summer after they replace her teak decking.

The little baby BRRRT is so adorable.

Are there any Video records off the new Jersey firing at Beirut? damn awesome!

@jm879

7 жыл бұрын

there arnt new jersey is under repare

@dodovomitory3496

7 жыл бұрын

yea im looking for that too

I wonder if he needed a new camera afterwards. Nothing like American steel.

The Black Dragon is beautiful

to TheSwhite9 i was in pattya beach tailand in august 86. one of your ship mates was good enough to give me a hat! i have some gorgeous pictures of the jersey at anchor in the harbor

@30AndHatingIt

5 жыл бұрын

Post links to the pics here!

Always was curious about the barrel life on the 5inch guns?

@ToreDL87

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty long, advances in gunpowder technology even allowed the 16 inchers to fire about 1500 rounds (whereas it conventionally used to be no more than about 300 rounds).

What an absolute monster

awesome

This is what AC DC means when they sing "The thunder of guns Tore me apart, You've been Thunderstruck"

If you could fit a RAIL GUN onto the hull which can hit targets 200 miles away Then the keeping of one or two battleships would be an asset The shear cost of maintaining these vessels would then be viable. In my opinion the worlds trouble spots are primarily the Middle East and North Korea the range of large guns would be handy for fire support

@RonEslinger

4 жыл бұрын

There were Tomahawks and Cruise missiles on the ship. The range of the 16 inch guns is 20 miles and were used off Beirut after the barrack's bombing.

I think you should bring the Iowa-class battleships back put the New Jersey on one side of the ocean put the Wisconsin on one side of the ocean the Missouri on the other side of the ocean fire the 16-inch guns scare the hell out of the countries

I stayed two nights on that ship as part of a Cub Scout outing.

That humming noise at the beginning, is that the ship's engines?

@plugs313

5 жыл бұрын

Radar microwave energy buzzing the camera's circuits as the radar makes it's sweeps.

The background noise of the ship is louder than the report from the guns firing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Is that screechy sound throughout the whole video the engines?

1st, the CWIS, missle defense system, 2nd, the 3 inch guns, 3rd, the 5 inch guns, 4th, the BIG BOYS, the 16 inch main battery.

I was in Viet Nam and knew guys who received fore support from battleship gunnery. They said there was nothing to match their ability to dig in and get deep installations.

when was the New Jersey taken out of mothballs again besides Nam it showed the phalanx weapon system I'm confused

Cool

Remember this ship sunk an island!

Fixo imaginando o yamato

What year was this?

Imagine the noise when she had all her gun in the middle of battle hammering away at Japanese ships and aircraft.

I was on the New Jersey Battleship when it came to the Rose Festival in Portland Oregon in 1983 I think it was big boat I remember when I was in high school in the sixties that New Jersey fired 30 days non stop in Vietnam scared the hell out of North Vietnamese

We're the 5" firings real or blank? How useful were 5" dual-purpose in jet age? What year is this?

@RonEslinger

3 жыл бұрын

This video was taken in 1986. This was the first Battleship Battle Group as a visibility Western Pacific (WESTPAC) cruise. The Battleships also carried Tomahawk and other guided missiles. The 5" gung were active with a 9 mile range for anti ship and shore engagement. also had Harpoon Cruise Missiles and a CIWS and 20 mm guns. I was on the ship when all 16" and 5" guns were fired simultaneously. That was a "WOW"

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

@@RonEslinger wow. Always wanted to talk to WWII 5" gunner who actually tracked prop planes in one of those turrets! Seems real hard.

The Navy did design Zumwalt class destroyer‘s to take the battleship place in the role of fire support the problem is the new guns on the destroyer cost $800,000 per around To fire so the Navy abandon building any more Zumwalt class destroyer‘s. Two were built, but the problem is the Navy has a shortfall in the area of fire support for ground forces. I would like to see the battleships brought back, but I don’t think they ever will because even if the ship for modernized they are not stealthy at all and there’s plenty of surface threats that could send them to the bottom. It would be nice if they could build a destroyerOr modern battleship that has more stealthy radar signature that can fire a 16 inch project down with rockets attached so that the weapon would have greater range. The 155 mm weapon that the navy hat on is in White class destroyer could fire 150 miles and It fired a project all about the same size as the 16 inch guns It just had a rocket system attached so that could be propelled much further.

Kolonel stelzer good