Project Update 1 - Exclusive Look at Dumbwaiter Removal, Stewards' Quarters, & more
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- This is an in-progress look at one renovation project for the USS KIDD during her drydock period. Certain elements that were added during the Cold War will be removed, returning KIDD to her August 1945 configuration.
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0:00 Intro with Tim!
0:40 Ladder Shifting & Stewards' Berthing
2:41 Look Inside the Dumbwaiter
4:15 Amplifier Removal & Stewards' Mess
5:34 Outro
I am glad to see a WWII vessel getting rid of post War changes. I have visited the USS Cassin Young and she is full of later additions and hardware. Thanks for all you do! TM retired museum curator
So looking forward to seeing this space brought back to 1945 configuration! Great work Tim, Molly, Parks and all the shipyard crew!
Tim's visit to you guys and CASSIN YOUNG really helped a lot in visualizing the final product on the upper and lower levels. The middle level will be the jewel of the project, though. 😃
Just wanted to say I found your channel from being subscribed to New Jersys channel. Ryan mentioned your channel in a previous episode with New Jersey being in dry dock
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Love the new editing style!
I get why youre doing this backdating; I just feel a bit conflicted about it. All that Cold War era modifications and gear that is being removed and scrapped is still a part of USS Kidd's story / history, and it has always been lectured to museum patrons of other vessels and fields of study that to backdating when done should be reversable. In the end you folks are the Kidd's custodians, and I will trust your judgement on this. Thank you for the updates; I look forward to seeing her when everything is complete.
We don't ignore her Cold War history at all and seek to preserve it and honor ALL her crew members of all eras. The big factor in choosing her target date for restoration back in '82 was the fact that she escaped major structural modifications during her career and thus COULD be retrofitted to WWII configuration. CASSIN YOUNG, THE SULLIVANS, and VELOS (as well as all the Gearings and LAFFEY representing the Sumners) could never be walked backward due to major structural changes made to them. So, there are still numerous examples of that technology aboard KIDD's sister destroyers in the Historic Fleet as they all represent different periods of the Cold War era. 🙂
Great video folks! I'm really looking forward to seeing the ship when you're finished. Btw, that was a nice touch when you handed the camera back and forth.
Glad you liked it! 🙂
Thank you for this video, great job best wishes to all in keeping the uss kidd alive 👍🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲
Please save what you remove
cool stuff
Always interesting to see what is planned in drydocks. I think Slater is the only one previously that was taken back to her WW2 configuration, so it's nice to se..e a Fletcher that way. I do understand why it isn't going to be possible with the other two.
KIDD's been targeted to August 1945 since the start of her restoration in 1982. This is just pushing her back to '45 in even more minute detail. 🙂
Theres my update! Good too see alls well so far. What will happen to items that are removed? Scrapped, donated, etc
Scrapped, per NAVSEA regulations for items removed. Perhaps the metal used for souvenirs? 🤷♂️
@@usskiddveteransmuseum7568 save me a piece! 😂
who is getting the equipment that you guys are taking off the ship? will it be on display somewhere too?
NAVSEA requires that it be scrapped. Since it's Cold War era, the other museum destroyers already have their sets still in place. Perhaps the metal can be used for souvenirs? 🤷♂️
@@usskiddveteransmuseum7568 I strongly advise against scrapping. The equipment is irreplaceable, even if other examples exist. The removed equipment should be offered to the other museum ships to be retained as spares - in the case that vandalism, theft, flooding (here's to you, Sully) or other destructive events were to occur. True, there is a cost to transport and store the equipment, and hopefully no destructive event will ever occur to those other ships - but if not so lucky, having authentic spares is like these is invaluable. Kidd, having no future need, would not be expected to bear the cost.
Really very interesting. What will you do with the post war equipment? Is it suitable for other museum ships?
NAVSEA requires that it be scrapped. Since it's Cold War era, the other museum destroyers already have their sets still in place. Perhaps the metal can be used for souvenirs? 🤷♂️
Should just leave the ship in it's last in service configuration
42 years too late for that. She's the only WWII configured destroyer in the world now. Unique.
ok, what for are you insulting the intelligence of the guy in the thumbnail? the navy needs a waiter on board so they can feed the crew properly. said waiter's intelligence or lack has no bearing on the matter. 😉
😆😂🤣 Yeah, that guy in the thumbnail admits that "not being the sharpest tool in the shed" is evidenced by him making a career with a non-profit. 😉
@@usskiddveteransmuseum7568 you know, only the Fleming Yachts Fleming 55 ( now Fleming 60 ) actually comes with a dumbwaiter as part of the standard equipment. It really is a bit of technology that society has no real use for any more, yet it is a useful bit of technology.