The Unsolved Mysteries of Battleship NJ That Came About in Drydock

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Komentáře • 439

  • @gopurdue02
    @gopurdue02 Před 29 dny +158

    I would like to see a 5-10 clip from some of the workers of what it is like working on the battleship. Basically a human connection to the project.

    • @blue387
      @blue387 Před 28 dny +15

      These workers deserve a New Jersey beefsteak dinner

    • @supergeek1418
      @supergeek1418 Před 28 dny +4

      I would agree. Perhaps just after she's been reflected.

  • @wbstaple8387
    @wbstaple8387 Před 29 dny +222

    The answer to all of them? Aliens. You know we always fight aliens with battleships.

    • @tankman7711
      @tankman7711 Před 29 dny +10

      LMAO!! Maybe a new ' Documentary ' featuring USS NEW JERSEY this time!

    • @justinfowler2857
      @justinfowler2857 Před 28 dny +6

      That movie was DAF, but that scene is pretty good.

    • @decapitofamily3410
      @decapitofamily3410 Před 28 dny +3

      The made for TV 'movie' Mega Piranha contains documentary footage of the BBNJ propeller bite......probably

    • @Gr8thxAlot
      @Gr8thxAlot Před 28 dny +4

      I was going to speculate it was Soviet submarines, but I like Aliens better.

    • @cpbethlehem6548
      @cpbethlehem6548 Před 28 dny +3

      Seamonsters, Kraken, or Godzilla

  • @slavicboi8068
    @slavicboi8068 Před 29 dny +168

    I'm going to see her tomorrow, super excited

    • @foundersrule3496
      @foundersrule3496 Před 29 dny +11

      Enjoy the tour.

    • @F-Man
      @F-Man Před 29 dny +7

      Have *a blast.* I hope you make some memories that stay with you forever.

    • @kevinthomas895
      @kevinthomas895 Před 29 dny +5

      Remember to see the JFK a few hundred feet from the drydock. Also plan to spend some good money at the drydock store.

    • @Obnoxiouswolf2
      @Obnoxiouswolf2 Před 29 dny +5

      I'm going with a friend to see her tomorrow too.

    • @wompinoag
      @wompinoag Před 28 dny +3

      I'll be there too!

  • @arniestuboud
    @arniestuboud Před 29 dny +120

    PORT PROPELLER NICK: Best guess from me is that a towline connected to a tug dipped into the water near this prop and when it was pulled up by the tug powering away from the ship it caught on the prop and acted a bit like a band saw blade for a moment before getting freed. It seems to me that several below-surface wrecks (notable the Russian sub Kursk) were cut into pieces using cable "saws". Possible???

    • @ronblack7870
      @ronblack7870 Před 28 dny +12

      yes i agree this is very plausible especially in a tow from long beach to new jersey that's a long way.

    • @bobcougar77
      @bobcougar77 Před 28 dny +8

      @@ronblack7870 This was my guess as well. Some kind of cable got fouled there.

    • @ranekeisenkralle8265
      @ranekeisenkralle8265 Před 28 dny +4

      an interesting theory, but didn't he say the material got pushed inward instead of removed altogether? In my own comment I theorized hat maybe during the last canal tow she got slightly out of position during a starboard turn and dinged something underwater, which would explain the displacement of metal in an inboard-direction - especially on account of forces involved. A turning prop would have done much more damage to itself if it hit an obstacle (see the centerline prop on Bismarck for comparison after it chewed up the rudder)

    • @lonnyyoung4285
      @lonnyyoung4285 Před 27 dny +3

      I was thinking that it looked like a steel cable ended up against that particular point (and a bit bent), then tension worked to straighten the cable, thus putting a nice nick into the propeller.

    • @arniestuboud
      @arniestuboud Před 27 dny

      @@lonnyyoung4285 Yup. That is what I said.

  • @foundersrule3496
    @foundersrule3496 Před 29 dny +141

    My best quess is...Encounter with the fins off Godzillas back while he was out on a morning swim

    • @CigarAttache
      @CigarAttache Před 29 dny

      czcams.com/video/XLmR9ngZhNE/video.htmlsi=o8at_nsCeI4bFmg3

    • @raycreveling1583
      @raycreveling1583 Před 29 dny +11

      Godzilla is more of a NY city elite Kaiju spending time at the Intrepid. Gamera is the kind of "Every monster" that would hang out with the Big J and that turtle shell could do some damage to a Battleship.

    • @davidkennedy3050
      @davidkennedy3050 Před 29 dny

      No, it was from the battle with the aliens from the sequel to movie Ryan like to hate

    • @AirJoe
      @AirJoe Před 29 dny

      Or a stray shot from the aliens. Maybe it wasn't the Missouri and maybe it wasn't CGI.😂

    • @infinite3135
      @infinite3135 Před 29 dny

      Exactly what I was going to say. What else could it possibly be?

  • @Orxenhorf
    @Orxenhorf Před 29 dny +53

    The Navy clipped the propeller so they can tell she's been spayed (disarmed).

    • @acdii
      @acdii Před 27 dny +3

      Yep, can't have NJ spawning off baby battleships.

    • @elliottbriggs3385
      @elliottbriggs3385 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@acdii must have been done a while ago, considering Kentucky and Illinois never were made

  • @philipjohnson1103
    @philipjohnson1103 Před 29 dny +36

    Chain removed corrosion protection years ago, cleaned and painted over, but pitting remained. Dents in same area and on bow also from anchor when ship was moving.

    • @iwantmyvanback
      @iwantmyvanback Před 27 dny

      Ooh, great assessment. Definitely seems like something that would happen

  • @philbudne2095
    @philbudne2095 Před 28 dny +23

    I'm trying to imagine the rental vehicle inspection form for an Iowa class battleship!

    • @michaelclark3544
      @michaelclark3544 Před 26 dny +1

      Would you like to sign up for our insurance? If not I need your initials here, here, here, here, x50 and then sign and date that you refused and are responsible for damages at the bottom. Thanks

  • @CAPNMAC82
    @CAPNMAC82 Před 28 dny +26

    Mooring buoy for your dent. BB buoy is 16-18 foot in diameter and 10 to 12 foot deep. You nose right up to the buoy so you can lower anchor chain from the bullnose (or a hawsepie, to XO's preference).

  • @richw2615
    @richw2615 Před 29 dny +24

    If I had to guess, I would say that she was parked in a high school student parking lot. One day could easily account for all of the damage.

    • @tankman7711
      @tankman7711 Před 29 dny +1

      LOL! Or maybe the local shopping center on ' Dollar Day ' !

  • @roberthilton5328
    @roberthilton5328 Před 29 dny +52

    For the notch in the propeller, it would be interesting if you could go up with a construction lift and see if any dissimilar metal is in the notch. Something like a cable dragged across the propeller?

    • @willdsm08
      @willdsm08 Před 28 dny +4

      Or, someone swimming by with a torch who happened to want a souvenir.

    • @StevenSeiller
      @StevenSeiller Před 28 dny +1

      Or measure the diameter of the nick

    • @dvone4124
      @dvone4124 Před 28 dny +2

      @@StevenSeiller So what part of the curator matches the size of the missing piece? More importantly, does Ryan have to pay for this damage? 😄💲💲💲

    • @AC-jk8wq
      @AC-jk8wq Před 28 dny

      Looks like an odd affect of electrolysis…. Electrolysis can weaken the area, then crumble when bumped…
      See if any of the other blades are showing a similar affect in the same region…
      There must be a dozen professors of metallurgy in NJ, and Philly…
      Invite them to tour the Battleship!
      Stretch marks and electrolysis are popular conversations for some people…. 😃

    • @roberthilton5328
      @roberthilton5328 Před 28 dny

      @@AC-jk8wq Ryan said that the notch shown was "... the only visible damage on any of the propellers," and later says "...some of the blade is missing, some of the blade is bent inwards." Doesn't sound like electrolysis.

  • @babayaga8045
    @babayaga8045 Před 28 dny +6

    Ryan that ship is in good hands with you and your crew . Its getting better tlc than it probably ever has. American People thank you and everything you do for this very important veteran.

  • @DavidSmith-cx8dg
    @DavidSmith-cx8dg Před 29 dny +27

    I did think anchor chain for the bow damage in a previous video , although Ryan's design and cavitation theory sounds feasible as well . There are plenty of bumps and scrapes mooring a ship , especially a dead one without a crew .I've' seen some of the old wooden cats forced in odd positions against the sides by tide and wind when tied up against a wall but the propeller is a mystery . Unless it was a weak it must have been a hefty impact to cause that .

    • @NeneExists
      @NeneExists Před 28 dny +2

      The striations near the bow really do look like they were caused by a large chain rubbing or swinging.

    • @Hurc7495
      @Hurc7495 Před 28 dny

      Cavitation occurs at trailing edges and id dare say greater pressure drops than you would encounter in that area.

  • @adriansrealm
    @adriansrealm Před 29 dny +16

    The bow damage could have been from the starboard anchor chain pulling across the bow as turned with the wind while at anchor.

  • @orangegear8435
    @orangegear8435 Před 28 dny +8

    On July 30th, 1912, the USS North Dakota had photographs showing damage done to her front buldge due to the anchor being dropped. I believe this might be a similar situation here with New Jersey. Dents can be seen on the National Archives. National Archives Identifier: 6038105 and 6880558.

  • @boballstaedt6814
    @boballstaedt6814 Před 28 dny +6

    I, along with my family, started doing volunteer work in February 2001.. She was tied up further down across from the SS United States ( near what was the Delmonte water tower ).. I remember a bad storm came up the Delaware and pushed the ship away from the pier and the temporary gang plank fell down and a few of us were stuck aboard till crane came to put gang plank back.. Maybe propeller clipped something?.. She was tied starboard side to peir

  • @Norbrookc
    @Norbrookc Před 29 dny +31

    The aftermath of an attack by the rare metal-toothed cookiecutter shark?

  • @dochoovie8746
    @dochoovie8746 Před 28 dny +20

    Ryan eating cereal is the B roll footage I didn’t know I needed to see 😂

    • @chrismaverick9828
      @chrismaverick9828 Před 28 dny +2

      I've had Magic Spoon before. It was okay. Have to say that the 'cereal' base they use has a samey aftertaste regardless of the 'flavor' you are eating. The flavor is definitely forward and not unpleasant, but it's that aftertaste and something about the texture (stale Cap'n Crunch?) that kept me from going back.

    • @Dripfed
      @Dripfed Před 28 dny +1

      I like the part where he reads the box 😂

  • @jmrico1979
    @jmrico1979 Před 28 dny +2

    ha ha... that commercial with ryan eating cereal... that was awesome

  • @timau7664
    @timau7664 Před 28 dny +6

    I knew sponsors and adds would come along eventually, great to see more support for the channel and NJ.. but I was not expecting cereal! Find that hilarious for some reason.
    Looks like you're doing a great job Ryan and team. Would love to come and see her one day.

    • @Biker_Gremling
      @Biker_Gremling Před 28 dny +6

      This cereal ads have been sponsoring videos on previous occasions. Much better than the company that was selling land in Scotland.

    • @F-Man
      @F-Man Před 28 dny +2

      If you get to go visit the ship, you’ll also find that Subaru is the “official car of Battleship New Jersey” 😂

    • @jimcat68
      @jimcat68 Před 28 dny

      @@Biker_Gremling Yeah, those Established Titles ads are a "we don't talk about that" moment for many CZcams channels, not just this one.

  • @denniss5512
    @denniss5512 Před 29 dny +32

    Kudos for doing the videos in the rain.

  • @zetordaft
    @zetordaft Před 28 dny +4

    Measure the spacing of the stretch marks and compare it to the pitch of the anchor chain, my suggestion is that an anchor (or mooring) chain dragged across the bow and scratched the paint off which let the corrosion take hold. Also see if there are similar marks on the other side of the bow for your erosion theory but I’m skeptical of that. Great video as always 👍

  • @cassiebanks
    @cassiebanks Před 28 dny +19

    _"It fits a variety of lifestyles, like high protein for if you're about to take a battleship into dry dock..."_ - I fell out laughing when he said that. Ryan makes me laugh. I would like to think someone who was on that ship at the time would remember something hitting the stack so hard it left a big dent. _"Opppps!"_

  • @johnmccrane1660
    @johnmccrane1660 Před 21 dnem

    Thanks for the updates and the mysteries.

  • @Dudz_MgGee
    @Dudz_MgGee Před 29 dny +51

    RYAN SAID STRETCH MARKS! I am now at peace.

    • @iwantmyvanback
      @iwantmyvanback Před 28 dny +3

      They do look almost exactly like stretch marks though. Lol. Perfect comparison!

    • @mysock351C
      @mysock351C Před 27 dny +4

      Is he implying that the Battleship New Jersey is FAT??? Sacrilege! The bulbous bow is just because she is big boned. That is all.

    • @rossreed9974
      @rossreed9974 Před 27 dny +1

      YESSSS! ... But who was the father and where is the offspring?

    • @davidciaffa4711
      @davidciaffa4711 Před 27 dny +1

      The aftereffects of her birthing a couple destroyers. 😂😂

    • @mataogearsky5353
      @mataogearsky5353 Před 26 dny

      @@davidciaffa4711 Don't you mean... _berthing?_

  • @danielcoburn8635
    @danielcoburn8635 Před 29 dny +17

    Kraken scratches...

  • @patrickradcliffe3837
    @patrickradcliffe3837 Před 28 dny +17

    1:20 cable mooring lines rubbing against the hull caused this, or from minesweeper gear.
    9:50 cable got fouled on the screw during the tow.

  • @edmabe2312
    @edmabe2312 Před 29 dny +7

    As for the propeller, maybe a steel cable that the ship encountered while under tow “sawed” and bent the metal? Hence the rounded shape. Just a guess.

  • @rogergoodman8665
    @rogergoodman8665 Před 29 dny +33

    That dent in the bow might have come from when they bumped the Soviet sub in front of them at a red-light when the Sub driver passed out drunk!!!😂

  • @phillipdavis3316
    @phillipdavis3316 Před 28 dny +5

    Those pesky Delaware River piranha have been up to no good again....😂. Can you film a closeup of the damage to the propeller?

  • @AC-jk8wq
    @AC-jk8wq Před 28 dny +1

    Ryan,
    Great advertising skills! 😃
    Part of being a great curator…
    Battleship NJ is fortunate to have you aboard!
    Go Magic Spoon!

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown Před 28 dny

    always wonderful my friend Ryan........thank you so much

  • @grizwoldphantasia5005
    @grizwoldphantasia5005 Před 28 dny +3

    When I toured underneath USS Midway CV-41 in drydock in Yokosuka Japan, 73-76, there was a long scratch on the bottom of the hull, memory says 264 feet, but don't rely on that. It had not been there in the previous drydocking (Hunters Point, late 72? to early 73?), and there was no entry in any log. Of course everyone was laughing about having sheared the periscope off a Russian sub, but more likely it was a log or semi-submerged jetsam or flotsam container.

  • @TimTernet0
    @TimTernet0 Před 27 dny

    Keep up the Excellent work Sir!

  • @bottomup12
    @bottomup12 Před 28 dny +1

    8:24 nice refocusing on the propeller then back to Ryan! Great video!

  • @duenge
    @duenge Před 28 dny +2

    Saltwater Termites, Ryan....

  • @isilder
    @isilder Před 28 dny +1

    The diagonal line of pitting on the hull looks like its where the anchor chain scraped all paint off, and then the corrosion happenned. The anchor chain , and the dent on the bow, only happens when deploying or weighing anchor while under way...

  • @stephenhammer7357
    @stephenhammer7357 Před 29 dny +1

    love listning to your explanaions

  • @whatever8282828
    @whatever8282828 Před 28 dny +1

    The ripples on the newly painted bow are surely entirely different, but remind me of seeing in-service B-52's at air shows. On the ground their hull is kind of rippled since it is so thin. Apparently this is thought to be okay and it puffs out at altitude! The skin on so many of these things is not as thick as you might expect.

  • @yes_head
    @yes_head Před 29 dny +8

    Yikes, you guys get more rain than we do in the PNW! Re: the dents, is Ryan avoiding saying "We hit a whale. RIP."

    • @F-Man
      @F-Man Před 28 dny +1

      It’s rained every weekend so far since March 2. Very unusual for us.

  • @cherokeecook1260
    @cherokeecook1260 Před 25 dny +1

    A cereal company doing at spots on a battleship restoration. What a wild timeline we’re in

  • @supergeek1418
    @supergeek1418 Před 28 dny +3

    Question: Is that chunk on that propeller bent towards the bow or stern?
    That would certainly give a big clue as to exactly what happened. I. E. If it's bemt towards the bow, it's pretty obvious that something hit it from the rear, whereas if it's bent aft, it probably happened when she was getting towed, and struck some sort of submerged hazard.

  • @timothywaterworth8649
    @timothywaterworth8649 Před 29 dny +2

    I was on dd-972 Oldendorf and a tug slammed into us. dented the side and knocked a soda can machine off its mount. That happened in San Diego.

  • @gregscally5119
    @gregscally5119 Před 28 dny +2

    The ship carries the scars and cuts of a long life of faithful service to her nation. May she continue her deserved retirement for many many decades to come.

  • @truecerium4924
    @truecerium4924 Před 29 dny +5

    Will you make a highres laser scan of the ship to get a 3D model for research and documentation?

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 Před 28 dny +1

    Intriguing!

  • @spencerm3554
    @spencerm3554 Před 28 dny +1

    I am sure I read somewhere that Joe Namath went to visit the ship during its Vietnam reactivation. He probably fired a few footballs at the bow!

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 Před 28 dny +1

    Has the ship ever been in Arctic/Antarctic waters? Old glacial ice is pretty hard, and steaming through pack-ice floes could cause continuous scraping at the paintwork where the ice is pushed aside. Bearing in mind that ice is 90% under water might explain why it is below the boot-line.

  • @DRAGONSLAYER1220
    @DRAGONSLAYER1220 Před 28 dny +1

    I don't know why, but that line about "a loud gong sound" just cracked me up.

  • @aserta
    @aserta Před 29 dny +14

    edit: hm, if metal's bent, that's as strike. There wouldn't be any noise necessary. The prop's mass and it being under water would deafen any sounds. And prop tips are very fragile. I've seen titanium props with chips, thinned enough, materials behave in weird ways.
    Given how round it is... i wonder if it's not a crack that got ground out. AFAIK, if you have cracks in stuff like this, you want to make the hole as perfectly round as possible. Cymbals and other similar musical percussion instruments can actually be made to still work after they get cracked if you carefully remove the material in that area, neatly.

    • @WinnieThePugh
      @WinnieThePugh Před 28 dny

      A strike through any material would make noise

    • @sambrown6426
      @sambrown6426 Před 28 dny

      @@WinnieThePugh Yes, but the water and the prop's sheer mass would muffle the sound enough that you wouldn't be able to hear it. Jet skis and some boats with inboard engines have their exhausts underwater for that exact reason.

  • @squangan
    @squangan Před 29 dny +3

    I’m curious, did New Jersey or any other Iowa class Battleship ever have to deal with or plow through ice? Ice breaker style?

  • @mikeshandtightgarage4893
    @mikeshandtightgarage4893 Před 28 dny +1

    The colossal squid strikes again!!!!!!!

  • @schoalz1
    @schoalz1 Před 27 dny

    I worked on and rode her as an electrician for Long Beach Naval Shipyard. I helped install tank level indicators in most of the tanks and the peak tank did not have that dimple when we were in there. I'm wondering if it occurred during the high speed run where we got up to 35 knots? Checking for variations in thickness in and around that area may give you clues.

  • @mykofreder1682
    @mykofreder1682 Před 28 dny +2

    I suspect policy is to stop moving before dropping anchor or you risk denting and breaching the front of the ship with a strike from an anchor pushed by the water back. Maybe it was an emergency drop or just poor control dropped the anchor once while it was moving, it only happened once so I suspect they leaned. The bangs on the side and blade probably came from grounding, if it sits in mud currently that would be the most likely place, mud is probably not all mud and there are rocks also. Where was it docked, any other shallow where it touches a muddy bottom. The bent up side keels seem to be under the shadow or protection of the side of the ship, the paint on the side would take the beating of any canal scrapes, I assume the canal is like a dock and goes straight down.

  • @RangieNZ
    @RangieNZ Před 28 dny +2

    The diagonal lines are quite likely to be from links of anchor chain rubbing.

  • @utube321piotr
    @utube321piotr Před 28 dny

    Great job Ryan. Would be interesting to watch invitational interviews of Navy officers that served on this magnificent ship.

  • @Petesmotoadventure
    @Petesmotoadventure Před 28 dny +1

    1:21 classified attack by the Kraken left those marks.

  • @corollaguy6740
    @corollaguy6740 Před 29 dny +8

    I actually love the addition of an inline ad. Seeing magicspoon cereal on an Iowa class battleship is surreal and hilarious

    • @k.r.baylor8825
      @k.r.baylor8825 Před 29 dny +1

      I've been watching this space for over a year, and I admit it was a bit weird to see a professional museum curator like Ryan hawking cereal on this channel. I'm sure it's a fine product...but it felt like my uni history professor taking a moment out of class to sell trendy clothes.
      I actually watched the entire Magic Spoon cereal ad, too. It was that surreal.
      But the bills must get paid, and in this new era of social media, I guess we will all become pitchmen for products. "Yay, capitalism!" More sponsors, please.

  • @HeyHeyHeyHeyHey
    @HeyHeyHeyHeyHey Před 28 dny +1

    If all dents are parallel, and under the waterline, it could be a contact with another ship propeller.

  • @workingguy6666
    @workingguy6666 Před 28 dny

    I can't believe it, but I just ordered some of that cereal from your link. Seems fun and healthy.

  • @user-jq2rf4nf3o
    @user-jq2rf4nf3o Před 28 dny +1

    A free battle ship with every empty box of Magic Spoon!
    Ryan could have a contest where you too can dry dock your own little card board battle wagon!
    Build one now ! You show them how!
    Winner gets a fresh supply of Magic Spoon for a year!
    Runner up gets a month supply and third gets a box of powdered milk....
    Just floating this idea. what do you all think of it?
    The Battle of New Jersey Cod

  • @jasonappleton5045
    @jasonappleton5045 Před 29 dny

    I remember you saying in a previous video that these ships were known for vibration from the propellers. I wonder if these were fitted with PBCF if it would have helped. Great info. Thanks for sharing.

  • @johnmcmickle5685
    @johnmcmickle5685 Před 28 dny +1

    That screw look like it was dragged over something at some point while being towed. There is a lot of forgotten junk in the water in the US

  • @titanscerw
    @titanscerw Před 28 dny +1

    Ryan: "you have made scratch on my battleship!" - the video! :)

  • @Rayinn-lw3ej
    @Rayinn-lw3ej Před 29 dny +5

    The diagonal stipes look similar to cavitation damage I've seen in primary coolant pumps and other pumps where two phase (liquid and vapor) are possible. I would expect that careful work with sonar might be able to hear them. Ryan's comments about 'flow patterns' coming off of the bow would explain why they are diagonal. Just a though from one who has seen similar damage in other water bearing systems.

  • @joebeach7759
    @joebeach7759 Před 28 dny

    I think you're correct about the marks on the bow. Either cavitation or marks left from debris hitting it. All it takes is one scratch in the paint and over time, moving at her speed, I'm sure that would just propagate. Even if it was only for a few years between dry docking.

  • @Milleneum
    @Milleneum Před 29 dny +2

    I wonder how many trips a day Ryan is making on those stairs going up and down to the drydock? Could be building some good calf muscles.

  • @wfoj21
    @wfoj21 Před 29 dny +2

    The 3rd on is from the Pennsylvania megalodon. 10 trips through the panama canal. Could that be a record for a US Navy ship? Any transits of Suez Canal or Straights of Malacca in her career?

  • @gbh7241
    @gbh7241 Před 15 dny

    1. Electrical or galvanic corrosion related to being in the same position for a very long time. Caused by numerous issues. Zinks on a nearby vessel or shore infrastructure, electrical leakage or large dissimilar metals nearby. 2 drydocking injury, especially a floating drydock

  • @ShukenFlash
    @ShukenFlash Před 27 dny

    Just from the apparent shape and angle of the chunk out of the propeller, it almost makes me wonder if there was some sort of chain or cable rubbing against it in mothballs and it just, sawed it's way into the blade, bending it and removing some material. It very much reminds me of marks I've made when I slipped cutting/filing something.

  • @davidschick6951
    @davidschick6951 Před 28 dny +2

    Somewhere an OOD or a BMC is remembering an oops.

  • @xyzzy09876
    @xyzzy09876 Před 28 dny +1

    Why does the theme form “Unsolved Mysteries” suddenly start playing in my mind? 😂😂😂

  • @higfny
    @higfny Před 28 dny +2

    The stretchmarks: My guess is that erosion have damaged the anti corrosion and then left it vulnerable.
    Remember Cunninghams words: A lot more ships has been a ground thqn have ever been reported.

  • @jamesbaca6723
    @jamesbaca6723 Před 25 dny

    about 13 years ago I saw a home video by my Fellow BB62 Shipmate GMG2 Paul Berman Turret Gunner that was taken during the Tiger Cruise in 1989 Steel Deck BBQ while underway. Ive tried to get a copy of it but has not been able to find it .

  • @bobroberts2371
    @bobroberts2371 Před 28 dny +1

    I think the bow pitting is from when the ship was used in the " Philadelphia Experiment " That impressed current system isn't what you think it is . . . . .

  • @Smokr
    @Smokr Před 28 dny +5

    Another thought on the bow scratches.
    Need to get underway from anchor fast. Haul up the anchor and get the screws turning. By the time the anchor is near the surface, the ship is moving, and the anchor gets pulled up against the hull by the motion of the ship through the water. It swings on the chain, leaving an arcing scratch, and it's being pulled upward too. The scratches aren't noticed as they are underwater, and deep enough in the protective coatings to expose steel. The scratches rust over the months and even years before they are even noticed well below the waterline, let alone the ship gets drydocked. The scratches get plenty of time well below the waterline in the forward area against the rushing water it plows aside to rust and pit.

    • @cruisinguy6024
      @cruisinguy6024 Před 28 dny +1

      Outside of the Battleship movie I can’t see that scenario happening, that would be quite reckless

    • @chrisevans2645
      @chrisevans2645 Před 17 dny

      I remember in one of the videos Ryan mentioned that they left their anchor behind in either Korea or possibly Vietnam, I don't remember which, in order to get underway faster. I was thinking maybe the dent in the bow could have been from the end of the anchor chain whipping back after clearing the hawse pipe. ​@@cruisinguy6024

  • @quintonanderson8884
    @quintonanderson8884 Před 27 dny

    that pitting in the plate, textbook example of corrosion of metal in the faults of the steel, a teacher of mine used photos from another ship as the pitting occurs in the larger grains with buildup carbon (ie, non-uniform and non-desired carbon deposits) in the metal first before moving on to the smaller grains so over a long period of time (exposure). it wears away along the natural grain patterns in the steel over large sheets that were consecutively from the same batch and laid down as the ship was built. this occurs in all steel so you will eventually see the same in the newer plates as well, though the pitting will be finer, wider, less noticeable bands, and much, much smaller as the amount of buildup carbon in modern steels is less than that of older as quality control has improved over time

  • @lonnywilcox445
    @lonnywilcox445 Před 27 dny

    A lot of the underwater damage can be attributed to trees. Trees often float downstream and end up in the strangest places. And as they stay in the water and absorb it, they frequently achieve neutral buoyancy and hand suspended in the water column. They can get banged around anywhere but especially in shallow water, like a channel or even at the dock. Now, the damage to the bilge keels looks kind of like hard contact with something hard.

  • @KD2HJP
    @KD2HJP Před 28 dny

    Balancing the shaft for vibration

  • @BrianHoff04
    @BrianHoff04 Před 28 dny

    Great video and very interesting.
    About the chunked propellor. Once the ship was designated to be mothballed I assume it went to drydock for that preparation.
    That after that it is then towed to it's berthing spot in the mothball fleet.
    Is it ever considered that the engines may be started in order to preserve it's functionality? (Does the Navy start up mothballed ships just to keep them ready for possible re-commissioning)?
    If that is a thing the Navy does then it would seem possible that something went awry during a start up and explain the chunk that is there.
    That's the only explanation I can think of other than the theories Ryan expressed.
    Super interesting.

  • @marvthedog1972
    @marvthedog1972 Před 25 dny

    i would agree with another commenter, the stripes on the bow could be from the anchor chain rubbing on the hull as it drops.

  • @BigDuke-md8ec
    @BigDuke-md8ec Před 28 dny +1

    That magic spoon looked delicious as you spit it out !

  • @asn413
    @asn413 Před 29 dny +1

    i dont know bout the pitting, but perhaps you buzz some welding rods in there and grind it flat?

  • @michaelchamberlain4618
    @michaelchamberlain4618 Před 29 dny +2

    That's a buoy hit

  • @ronaldmiller2740
    @ronaldmiller2740 Před 29 dny +5

    HI RYAN ,, MY SON MAX 9 YR.S OLD SAYS JAWS THE GREAT WHITE SHARK TOOK A BITE OFF THE PROPELLER, HA!! .. WE BOTH ENJOY YOU AND THE WORKERS WORKING ON THIS GREAT SHIP!! WE LIKE OUR TEAKWOOD THAT WAS ONCE ON THE SHIP ITS OLD,, MAX HAS IT IN HIS SEE THREW CASE WITH ITS AUTHENTICITY FROM THE BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY,,, THANK YOU!!!

  • @gregbrown4009
    @gregbrown4009 Před 29 dny +1

    Wating for the video on the other side of that dent when she is back home!

  • @philipsavickas4860
    @philipsavickas4860 Před 29 dny

    Have you looked into when you put the plates over the rusted arias of the hull doing a vacuum and fill any void with epoxy ? between the new and old plate

  • @MrWhite2222
    @MrWhite2222 Před 29 dny +3

    First one looks like they ran into a submarine. Intentionally or otherwise. Both the US and USSR/Russia would try and stay right under each other's ships in the sonar dead zone. Many instances of subs getting hit with ship props, and vice versa.

  • @maegenyoungs2591
    @maegenyoungs2591 Před 25 dny

    It’s from the chains rubbing when it was sitting before the museum location

  • @glrider100
    @glrider100 Před 28 dny +1

    Question... I seem to remember a video debating the length of the ship.. and that when next in dry dock, it would be measured.. Has that measurement been done yet?

  • @henrycarlson7514
    @henrycarlson7514 Před 28 dny +1

    So wise , Thank You. Gremlins

  • @plegge11
    @plegge11 Před 28 dny +1

    I still want to know what was in those pallets in storage that Ryan said they never had a chance to go through

  • @doctordoom1337
    @doctordoom1337 Před 28 dny

    Wonder if the huge dent in the bow happened in Yokosuka in 1968. I've only seen one poor quality photo of the ship there, but I've been to Yokosuka. That harbor is incredibly busy....

  • @ginog5037
    @ginog5037 Před 27 dny

    Ryan, it's an easy answer that plagued many ships from the past, The Gigantic Killer Squid. 🐙

  • @BattleSyth
    @BattleSyth Před 28 dny

    Stress corrosion cracking might a well. Would be dependent on steel type.

  • @MoparNewport
    @MoparNewport Před 28 dny

    The errosion - signs of damage from a collision? Seem to recall she suffered one or two.
    The dent is either an anchor or a lovetap from another ship or dock.
    Can ya get a closeup pic of the damage to the prop? What i see suggests the prop was stationary when hit.
    Lovin the work!

  • @TheEmpatikOne
    @TheEmpatikOne Před 28 dny

    First thing you showed, i bet that is coming from some friction with objects. A chain or something like that that, soon after painting, scratched through the paint. Creating a failure point for the rust to get in and thus creating "lines" of pitting. Eddy currents or cavitation would be more widespread. Scratches on the bow but not the stern are consistent with collision/friction with objects under the waterline. Check the distance between two "major" stripes, if it fits the length of a single piece of the anchor chain, you can safely assume it fits the bill.

  • @TheTommyboy1971
    @TheTommyboy1971 Před 28 dny

    That diagonal damage on the side looks like it could have been caused by cables or chain from something that the ship was towing from the bow. The scraped off paint would then lead to more corrosion in those spots.

  • @haveUSPwilltravel
    @haveUSPwilltravel Před 26 dny

    As for the prop. Possibly wire rope from tugging and towing? Slacked underneath then was pulled back to tension?

  • @aamiddel8646
    @aamiddel8646 Před 28 dny

    About the prop damage: Have a metallurgist have a look at it. Maybe he can see scratches or measure the amount of erosion or corrosion (compared to other places) so he can conclude something (like how old it is)..