Full Tour of USS North Carolina Battleship

[@MartyBecker]

What a wonderful tour. Thank you for filming it and to the USS North Carolina.

[@kerrimerlotboutin157]

Amazing tour on an amazing ship. The walk through the roll of honor room at the end is a really sobering reminder of the sacrifice.

[@shawnjamison2759]

Excellent presentation. The tour guide was great to listen to and learn about the ship.

[@nathankaye1577]

Binge watching this US Wars Ship tours from the UK. Absolutely love these tours.

[@SRR-5657]

Thank you for filming and posting this, I wish there was more content out there on North Carolina, she's a beautiful and unique ship that isn't as well appreciated as the Iowa class ships.

[@revolution1970]

Self toured her a couple of years ago, absolutely fantastic the amount of access to her you have. Also, very good signage explaining what you are looking at. Highly recommend.

[@user-vg5sh4ik5o]

Excellent tour. This ship is a jewel... 1944 era preserved

[@royarchibald6392]

Awesome tour. Looks great from the last time I saw her. I used to live about 10 minutes from the ship and visited several times. A couple of times my wife and I watched a Friday night movie on the fantail. Great experience. Even saw Mr. Roberts one night.

[@Mobilehomeman1972]

I live 25 minutes from the USS North Carolina and had never been on it but passed it hundreds of times over my lifetime of living and working in the area,About 10 years ago my daughter wanted to tour it so we did. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and learning of the ships service record. I also visited the submarine and aircraft carrier in Charleston SC. I couldn’t imagine living in those tight quarters and having to run up and down the steep narrow stairs daily.

[@barnaclebill1615]

I really enjoyed how nice the different compartments are preserved and viewable. It would have been nice to see the parachute riggers loft. Thanks for honoring our merchant sailors. We are often times unheard of as well as forgotten. Nice tour! 😁👍👍🇺🇸

[@rolandsingh]

Absolutely Outstanding, this guided Tour of BB-55. My wife and I were fortunate to visit BB-63 in Pearl Harbour, back in 2005. Three hours on board passed by way too fast, the USS Missouri was That Interesting . ❤ 100% ❤ 🇺🇸 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦

[@jeffenglish9344]

Why anyone would be critical of this volunteer who clearly loves serving the North Carolina…is beyond me.

[@freedomisntfree_44]

Right, I’d be so interested with so many questions they’d get tired of me 😂

[@Mr.Glidehook]

I was there 20 years ago this month. I'm from North Carolina, but never knew, as I grew up in Maryland, about this amazing ship and her courageous crew. I was fine touring the main and superstructure, but I could not go below deck. I never went down there. I didn't have the right. That's a sacred place of honor. I just did not feel welcome. There's a sadness mixed with grief there. I'm glad I found this. I thank you, as former Army, for showing us a place I was never worthy to step. God bless all who served on her and who keep their memories safe. ❤

[@Bellthorian]

I have been on the North Carolina at least 10 times since the early 80's, the last time I visited was in 2023. When taking the tour and shooting the breeze with the docent, he looked at me and said that I should be giving the tour lol.

[@Bellthorian]

You did not have to recalculate your targeting data in between shots. The MK-9 Rangekeeper, once it had developed a firing solution updated it in real time. What that meant is that you could do figure eights and change speed as much as you wanted and each salvo would be as accurate as the first salvo. The only time you would have to recalculate is if you were under local control because the fire control computer was knocked out.

[@Bellthorian]

The MK-9 Rangekeeper fire control computer used a lot of data to achieve a firing solution. Outside air temperature, barometric pressure, powder temperature, how many rounds had been fired from each gun since it was last relined, curvature of the earth, rotation of the earth, your course and speed, targets course and speed, height above the waterline, projectile type. I am sure there are even more I can't remember.

[@davidsoule1252]

I was an FTG aboard USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 during Westpac deployments to Vietnam in 1970 and 1972. I was assigned to talk to the gun director, the gun mounts and the bridge and to watch the left side of the computer during GQ. While starting to make a run on targets in N. Vietnam, I asked the bridge for barometric pressure. The answer from the bridge was 27.8. I told him, "That cannot be right!" He insisted that he was right. I knew that we would have to be in a severe storm like a hurricane and we were not. I asked to speak to his supervisor and explained the situation. The supervisor checked the barometric pressure and it was 29.8. Yes, you are very correct in everything you mentioned. Wind speed and direction and average temperature of each of the 2 magazines during the past 24 hours was also set into the computer.

[@davidsoule1252]

Awesome video! I probably will never tour USS North Carolina, though I love Naval history. I was aboard USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 during the Vietnam War for 2 deployments. Strauss rode shotgun for and fought along with USS Saint Paul CA-73, a WWII heavy cruiser on the gunline. A shipmate and I went aboard USS Saint Paul and asked if we could take a tour. The OOD asked us what rate we were. We told him that we were FTG's. He called Gun Plot an an FTG came up and gave a tour of the ship, including Gun Plot and the 8" guns. Awesome to be able to tour USS Saint Paul while the ship was still active. I also was able to tour USS Missouri and USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. I had been a Pearl Harbor sailor for years before. We manned the rails and hand saluted USS Arizona, the men entombed below and the memorial built above the ship every time we passed.

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

Hey Josh great clip mate, I’m Australian I think of Guadalcanal when I hear the name North Carolina. Still a really impressive beast.

[@johnnysager8899]

I saw this beautiful ship when I was little and made me feel very proud and safe being there..

[@bluewhaleadventures152]

Wow. Another fantastic, knowledgeable and detailed tour. Keep up the good work. 💪

[@julieannbolt8092]

AWESOME, JUST AWESOME.

[@RDKimmins]

Great tour. Wow, the Guide is amazing and provides lots of great information 😊

[@peterkruse788]

From an old coasty , wow great step back in time. Thanks from US

[@joephysics5469]

I've been on the NC twice. The access to a lot of areas is awesome. You can take your time going though it at your own pace.

[@eBaum96]

Give me a few hot pockets and a flash light and I'll happily get lost in this beauty for days!

[@user-mx8nr3sp6n]

I visited the USS North Carolina and opted for the VIP Showboat tour. Our particular tour lasted 4 hours, and our guide was extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend the showboat tour, especially for those interested in naval history.

[@timothystevenhoward]

beautiful ship! I just love the wartime configuration! neat also to compare the dreadnaught Texas to the more streamlined engineering of the NC.

[@RichardBelanski]

one of the best tours of the several battleships that I have done

[@robertsmith8648]

Thanks in St.Louis Mo.

[@why_the_etude_matters]

I visited this ship. Incredible experience.

[@Bellthorian]

In the Navy, one of my favorite practical jokes to use on noobs was sending them for batteries for the sound powered phones.

[@davidsoule1252]

A bucket of steam or 30 feet of chow line!

[@Bellthorian]

@@davidsoule1252 Or down to engineering for a BT Punch.

[@DebraJean196]

I really enjoyed the tour. I noticed the “we” also, but laid it off to his time and personal investment in the ship. He obviously cares very much for her and I’d imagine he has donated a lot of time and effort to the reconditioning and maintenance of her. From my dad’s experience with a ship he served on being reconditioned this way, he was very grateful to the people who salvaged and repaired his ship. He wouldn’t have minded the way the this gentleman refers to the ship

[@HeavyPickr0010]

Yea, “we” he is referring to the United States as a united country. He should say we, not them or they.

[@youreatowel9705]

What I love about this ship class the "South Dakota class" is they were retired right after the war and never put back into service like the Iowa class so when you tour one of these ships you see her exactly how she was during WW2.

[@willardpatterson706]

Very true, though just FYI this is a North Carolina class, the predecessor of the South Dakota class. :)

[@youreatowel9705]

@willardpatterson706 yea I realized this about 10 minutes after I posted it then couldn't find my message lol. However It is true for both classes of ships.

[@GrandPitoVic]

I've toured that ship because I live in North Carolina. Great ship. I was in awe

[@pierredecine1936]

I toured the NC back in the 90's - spend all day aboard !

[@danb1059]

Outstanding tour! Thank you gentlemen!

[@damkayaker]

I have to come back for a 2nd visit ... that ship is indeed "The Showboat" ... my favorite out of touring the Texas, Wisconsin, New Jersey, & Yorktown.

[@patricktyler84]

been there twice coming home from Myrtle beach!!!!! well worth the extra drive&time!!! Showboat BB55

[@q95oldies57]

Very interesting. I toured the NC when I was about 7 years old, over 60 years ago.

[@redsky8763]

I was there with a friend about 15-20 years ago. Not sure if this was mentioned but the North Carolina almost sunk during a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean. So amazing how they built these ships. I remember that little plane.

[@erichammond9308]

No battleships were severely damaged during Typhoon Cobra. In fact the North Carolina class survived with less damage than the Iowa class battleships did, and were noted to handle the heavy seas better than the Iowa's did, thanks to their bluff bows with greater deadrise.

[@redsky8763]

@erichammond9308 Well that's what they told us at the Wilmington Memorial. The North Carolina almost went down in the storm.

[@erichammond9308]

@@redsky8763 Not sure where they get that, unless they're saying that the entire fleet was in danger. Which would be true, but to say that North Carolina or any of the other battleships nearly foundered is inaccurate given that the battleships came through the typhoon very much intact and with little damage, especially compared to the destroyers and carriers.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@erichammond9308I’d argue Iowa having one of her prop shafts bent is just enough to be considered “severe”, even if it pales in comparison to what some of the carriers and destroyers went through in that typhoob

[@erichammond9308]

@@sirboomsalot4902 A bent shaft? That's nothing.

[@anthonylowder6687]

I remember visiting the U.S.S.NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) back in 1984 before I enlisted in the Navy that November and there were absolutely no holes whatsoever in the Kingfisher.

[@F-Man]

A hunk of metal is gonna deteriorate a bit in 40 years outside.

[@skipmagil]

I don’t get it

[@rjust2297]

Finally administration of private contracting that makes sense. Thank you for your service after your service. 🇺🇲 Awesome.

[@EnlistedBombin]

I grew about a hour north of there outside the Marine base and it was a yearly or every other year thing. I recall when it was still battle ship gray 100% and they had just got new decks in the early 90s. Wilmington itself is such a historical place you got Ft. Fisher on the civil war trail go up 2 hours north you got Ft. Macon which is one of the best forts I have been to and I have been to a bunch lol

[@briang.7206]

His comments about combat information center the Captain was well aware of what went on there as he was often on the bridge listening to recommendations and messages relayed to the bridge from CIC by way of intercom or a phone talker on the bridge.

[@Bellthorian]

The camouflage was not used to "Hide" from the enemy. It was intended to confuse gunners using optical rangefinders. If the gunners made a mistake thinking the ship was traveling on a course of 90 degrees when the ship was traveling on a course of 270 degrees, it would throw off their firing solution.

[@csbgky144]

THE NORTH CAROLINA IS GEAT, BEEN THERE!

[@zcam1969]

you can take a tour of that ship ,i did when i went to Kure Beach .

[@joshjones6805]

Need ti do one on uss alabama battleship and the sub uss drum

[@seeingtheworldsailingvesse3639]

I've been there and I have met that guy it's a beautiful battle ship

[@jhare18]

Salute.

[@FinleyMorris-i2t]

very good

[@dianewhite8950]

Everyone should visit in willimington.

[@rjust2297]

The kingfisher aircraft you guys being spoken of is that the same one that was supposed to be on the back of that Coast guard boat you were talking about on your own one of your last videos?

[@sirboomsalot4902]

No, Taney would have carried one of these things en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_JF_Duck She wasn’t carrying aircraft anymore when the Kingfisher entered service iirc

[@why_the_etude_matters]

I gotta ask. What’s this we business? Did he serve on the ship?

[@tommyanderson-filmmaker3976]

I love visiting the USS North Carolina.

[@prs44]

full tour? i could have sworn this thing had some boiler rooms and engine rooms

[@byronharano2391]

If pushed into active service, could she be an asset today? Thanks

[@Laser-warriorjf9ny]

Whoa Bruh! Give the guy a break! You don’t know what his background is! He may be retired military. Besides old people have trouble remembering sometimes, and he has a lot to remember. And you’re wrong about him not saying “ they”. Listen to him say “they” right around the 12:55 and 13:00 points. I think he did a good job!

[@ernestboahn5950]

took 5&7years old grandkids 80plus degrees all were soaking wet suggest going when temp. is cooler.. also wearing sneakers glad i didnt wear boots im 66and got a workout grands fell asleep on the way home..been 20 years since last time there was worth going again got to see the boys light up

[@PeteHerring]

When i Was in the army, I always came to look at, i live in Roseboro nc, but now iam retired and live in Germany, ilove it here because of the Fast cars

[@briang.7206]

Combat information Center assists in navigation..and the safe maneuvering of the ship. During war time CIC ans. Call for fire missions from spotters ashore. The job requires you to always be calm & alert.

[@dixiemae5042]

7th generation North Carolinian 👊🏻💪🏻

[@darthnihilus511]

Most beautiful state in America!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Acky642]

I have lived in Wilmington for 20 years and have never been on the battleship

[@fomomofo6917]

You’re missing one casualty, the restaurant that was hit by the ship while being maneuvered into its final resting place 😂. I took confined spaces class with my FD inside this ship.

[@CRAIGKMSBISMARCKTIRPITZ533]

I'm Going To Visit USN NORTH CAROLINA When I Come To USA 😃

[@PierceFamily-m3d]

Make sure you purchase the guided tour. You’ll be glad you did!

[@COYOTE_N8]

This is why im so proud to be an American! Because all the military men and women that have given everything for us. We need to do our best as normal citizens to make sure what they fought for was not in vain! Thankfully are future is looking a little better!

[@frankcherry3810]

My Uncles name is on the display of North Carolina’s fallen. My dad was there when she was brought in. I was in school. Hoggard class of 70

[@KevinJ.Hurley]

Im so proud to be an AMERICAN SO PROUD

[@brianlackie5093]

A maintenance crew has to live aboard any boat and maintain it practically everyday. Or at least once a week if they're really good at it

[@MichaelCuff-qp3oo]

The New Jersey has the most battle stars at 19 for battle ships. The Enterprise has the most at 20

[@shanedixon9102]

New Jersey was still in service post WWII. North Carolina was the most decorated Battleship of WWII. The Enterprise is not a Battleship.

[@Xpunkpro]

@@shanedixon9102 The Enterprise is not a Battleship. BOOM!💥💥

[@sirboomsalot4902]

New Jersey didn’t get all of her battle stars in WW2. Iirc she got four or five in WW2

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Also, if we go by most total, that honor goes to USS Nicholas with 30

[@TheJTTaylor000]

37:18= Turret Ghost

[@lukehorning3404]

That’s a awesome ship but it isn’t even in the top ten most decorated he seems a bit off on some stuff

[@brucemobley9416]

For WWII it has 15 battlestars. More than any other battleship. The Iowas continued on after that war and have more battlestars now. I do believe the New Jersey has 29.

[@brucemobley9416]

I meant 19.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

He’s right. She’s not in the top ten, sure (according to Wikipedia she’s the 15th most decorated of WW2), BUT none of the ships more decorated than her for WW2 are battleships.

[@MQ1983A]

Hello❤❤❤good

[@PaulMSabol]

I've visited the USS North Carolina twice, great tour, but I would liked to have seen the engine/boiler rooms.

[@JimBishop-p3l]

For the life of me why people wouldn't donate their service to get her where she needed to go just to have your co.part of history

[@CbAss-y2k]

Imagine the sailors who thought ship flying in the horizon

[@ConnorFutrell]

We don’t call those “navy showers” we call those “sea showers”

[@richieincident3613]

Палуба на Каролине выглядит однозначно гораздо лучше чем у Алабамы. Да и вообще в целом сохранилась лучше чем второй.

[@leftyo9589]

"ive never heard a navy man complain about the food". as an old salt, im gonna call BS on that!

[@briang.7206]

I served on the 7th fleet flag ship 69-73 I have no complaints about food.

[@capn82]

Prettiest WW2 battleship design. Period.

[@BigBossman1975]

Ok the history is not correct about it being the next most powerful since the Japanese Yamato. The South Dakota class had more armor and the Iowa class did as well.

[@DebraJean196]

He said UP TO the Yamato.

[@mark5368]

Hi Joshua. My husband and I love your passion for these beautiful examples of history. I work as an electrical engineer for a Marine business and I love all things nautical. You do a very good job and we think you’re adorable. Mark and Charles

[@ny1t]

I went to see it but no guns allowed.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Just stash your pistol or whatever in your car, why do u need a gun on a tour anyway.

[@erichammond9308]

You're walking around amongst 20mm Oerlikon automatic cannon, 40mm Bofors, 5"/38 caliber and 16"/45 caliber cannon. Why do you have to have your measly pistol? Do you realize how incredibly insecure you sound?

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I’m very pro-gun, but it’s a little ridiculous to refuse to go anywhere without your gun.

[@EDKguy]

Great tour, interview and information, but for God's sake, give the poor man a cough drop.

[@willardpatterson706]

Nice guy but he kept getting the armor thickness wrong and other small mistakes, that don’t really matter but the mistakes surprised me considering his job. Good tour guide though.

[@brianlackie5093]

Engine need to be fired, decks need to be maintained the hall has to be washed and protected on a weekly basis. If it's not getting done a boat will go to shit fast

[@erichammond9308]

🤣 I'm not sure that you understand that she's a Museum, maintenance schedules are not the same as an actively commissioned ship. She's not fallen apart in the almost 60 years she's been sitting there. Her engines require no routine operational maintenance, since they are no longer working. (In fact many parts were removed and used aboard the Iowa's when they were recommissioned in the 1980's) No steel hulled ship or boat requires weekly hull washing and painting, not even an actively serving ship, so I don't know where you get that.(And as an old Boatswain's mate I know they don't) The decks are oiled teak, they were fully replaced about 20 years ago with fresh teak 2 &3/4 inch thick which will last another 20+ years, before needing replacement. Routine maintenance of the deck is done.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

The navy won’t let them operate any of the steam-powered machinery, and everything else is impossible for any museum. Not enough manpower or money for it.

[@mustanlab302]

Single mom was hot.! Thanks for bringing your kid out

[@robertwarren4248]

Didn't cover nearly enough for being a 2+ hour tour. Between the coughing and throat clearing, there was too much talking and not enough walking.

[@AaronGreig-q4e]

You will have to go see it then.

[@adamabeyta8996]

Always always show the flyover… 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@franksmith8210]

Couldn't make it to the end, too much "Umm, uhh" going on to pay attention.

[@kevind.3124]

Haunted ship 👻

[@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697]

USS MASSACHUSETTS BABY FALL RIVER MASS SLEPT ON IT AS A BOY SCOUT

[@Junior-b4c]

Same here! Will never forget!

[@erichammond9308]

Different class of Battleship. Mamie is a South Dakota class. The SD class ships weren't as pretty as the NC class, but were models of efficiency, and crammed more HP, slightly more armor and slightly less firepower (fewer secondary and AA guns) on a hull around 100 feet shorter.

[@hitchhikersguidetotheusael967]

Ho bunch of cigarettes were smoked in that ship don't it?

[@kilcar]

Parents of Small children need to be encouraged to Not bring them aboard.

[@brianlackie5093]

The battleships weren't all that effective. The Marines who died were more effective than the battle ships

[@erichammond9308]

A whole lot more marines would have died without shore bombardment. You've obviously never served.

[@Bryster51]

Good filming. except when you spoke so loudly in the Sacred space of Honor. Bad form....very bad form

[@GUNBOAT-1]

I realize this guy is proud to work on it but it pisses me off that he always says "we" like he was there or something. NOT A SINGLE TIME he says "they" honoring the men who fought and died on that ship. I get the feeling hes a stolen valor type guy if you meet him at a bar

[@Butterking99]

@32:51 35:15 he says their, I don’t think it’s that deep man, your kind of picking straws at that point I’m not getting that kind of vibe. It just sounds like he’s a passionate tour guide to me.

[@shawnjosey8203]

The ships current purpose is a museum and he is a part of the ships crew in that capacity. He puts in work to maintain the history and legacy of the ship. He is a part of the ship and its history. So yes “We” is an accurate representation. No he isn’t sweating in boiler rooms or fighting japs. But he is telling the stories of those men as a living part of the ship just as they were.

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Stolen valor guys make me puke , this guy is just a little nervous and searching for words .

[@SlangJeezy]

The English language is fascinating. It’s almost as if he could be saying “we” meaning the United States.

[@Naveandlaen]

You must be a weak man to really worry about that.

[@Jpeveto44]

I wonder, since the North Carolina was getting scavenged when it was in mothball, and they had to scavange parts from ships being scraped to replace the parts that had been scavenged from the NC, if they ever came across a part that originated on the NC. Maybe even after another part and someone told them, hey you might be interested in this, it actually came from th NC.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I don’t know of any cases of this for North Carolina, but I do know of this happening on other museum ships. For example, iirc it’s believed that Wisconsin has one of Little Rock’s fire control computers. A lot of museum ships also have parts from ships that no longer exist, I know both Kidd and Slater have lists somewhere.