Battleship North Carolina | Discover the Showboat: A City at Sea -- Soda Fountain

[@RebeccaLRodgers2024]

My Daddy Dick Rodgers a Retired Navy Captain of 30+ Years is a Volunteer onboard her and i am So Proud

[@kathyc1786]

Cecil is the best He knows everything about the ship

[@anthonychiaramonte5135]

Thank you for your hard work and sacrifice Sir! I was just on board last month and it's great to have first hand knowledge of what I saw.

[@gregoryard858]

Anthony, thank you for the support. We tried an app but this seems to be working much better. It is a slow process to get it right though. We are working on provision issue and sick bay now but we are waiting for cooler weather. Thanks again!!

[@piatpotatopeon8305]

Inviting over the New Jersey crew paid off! They got me to follow the link over here. I was a fool to think one battleship's worth of KZbin content would be enough.

[@gregoryard858]

Each ship was similar yet very unique. I love learning from other ships. We complement each other rather than compete.

[@carolinadog8634]

Keep these vids up you are giving us such great insight into small details of our great ship

[@gregoryard858]

Thank you. We are still working on more. Just too hit to video right now!!

[@herrcobblermachen]

Sweet mercy, every episode gets better and better. I always overlooked the soda shop. Could we have a go at the Chief's mess or chain locker next? I know they're not in a restored state and possibly repurposed....

[@gregoryard2969]

Thanks for the kind words. It takes a lot of research and planning to get to the point of recording. It is quite motivational to hear people enjoy and appreciate the effort. Kim Sincox is the mastermind behind this project. She is concentrating on everyday life in this segment. It primarily deals with provisioning (food) and recreation. I am involved in a couple more sections because of the research and restoration work I have done in the areas in the past and then i will be taking a break so other folks can share their accomplishments and knowledge. Provisions Distribution is one of them and I think the reefers will be presented. We talked about them today. There are a few more areas to cover before moving on to the next segment. Have no idea what it will be at this point. I will pass on you requests. Chief's galley and mess are used as ship archives. It is all shelving with books and artifacts. Cecil

[@rgj5832]

So first off thank you for your fantastic work. I have never been to the North Carolina but I live in south Alabama and visit the Alabama often. The ice cream and soda fountain has always been an interest of mine. This might be a dumb question but it appears your setup could be real work functional. Do you guys actually serve out of the fountain? Do the soda compressor and ice cream machines work? Thanks!

[@ColKorn1965]

All hail Cecil!!!

[@albertjones773]

This was awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@Robert-ff9wf]

You did a great job!! Thank you!!!

[@gregoryard858]

Thanks Robert. This was the second one we did. The first was vegetable prep. Still learning. Working on sick bay and provision issue now.

[@jerredwayne8401]

The only other soda fountain I've seen is the one on USS Texas. On the other hand my grandmother had a malt machine like that one but with a green base she used to make all us grandkids chocolate malts with until she passed a few years back. She had a few of the mixing cups like shown in the video

[@gregoryard858]

The green base was probably a Hamilton Beach. The one in the video works perfectly. The Texas is a beautiful ship. I hope they are able to get her ready to reopen sooner rather than later!

[@jerredwayne8401]

@@gregoryard858 yeah thats exactly right

[@danquigg8311]

Is the fountain open for business during tours?

[@shields8947]

wait wait wait. hold up, how are you gonna show a boxing match on the NC and not go into detail?

[@resolute123]

So what would the money be used from the Soda Fountain?

[@gregoryard858]

It went to the sailors fund that was controlled by the ship chaplain. It could be used for ship functions or to help sailors who needed a little assistance. In 1942 they sent a check to Macy's in NYC and bought Christmas gifts for the crew's children.

[@resolute123]

@@gregoryard858 Thanks. I'd figure it would be something like that.