Refloating the Battleship To Paint Under the Blocks

[@captaincrazyhat]

I was on my Dry dock tour the day after fleeting and man it was so wet down there in the dry dock lol. Very slippery but I got my picture taken with Ryan to show my parents because they couldn’t go see New Jersey in the dry dock and we like to watch these videos together. I even bought one of the old anodes so I cold always have a piece of the ship. Best birthday present in my life since I was born the year she was deactivated and made a museum.

[@DylanAmalfitano]

I was there on Saturday as well. Also got a pic with Ryan which was icing on an already amazing day. Video hardly captures the scale of this ship. It was a once in a lifetime experience that I won't soon forget.

[@bbeen40]

Lucky dogs, you two.

[@captaincrazyhat]

@@DylanAmalfitano absolutely! I had to see it because I have spinal nerve damage so in 30 years I am not likely to be able to make those stairs down. I even got to “tickle the belly of the dragon” and touch the bottom of the hull. I will remember this for the rest of my life.

[@Xsiondu]

Congratulations. That really was a special moment. I just realized that this is only possible because of the museum ship program and the individuals who love this history enough to take care of it.

[@davemcglynn]

Also visited Saturday, and now kicking myself for not getting the picture w/Ryan! I felt like a bother to ask for a picture.

[@lesliebrown4704]

As an engineer it is amazing how rudimentary yet precise this operation was. The good old plumb bob. Great job!

[@ghost307]

I had a GC championship his new laser level...until the battery went dead. I pointed out that gravity never breaks and that the plumb bob and water level worked just fine for the pyramids.

[@Tracy-zr9mg]

I know I love that they use a plumb bob on the bow and the stern so simple but effective!

[@Tracy-zr9mg]

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[@johnbaer1528]

As a mason, I agree..... Don't over-complicate things.......

[@ColonelSandersLite]

@@ghost307 Sure, but on the other hand, a laser isn't effected by wind. I mean, *maybe* a sandstorm or something but you're probably not doing something like this in the middle of a sandstorm.

[@rilmar2137]

She looks so amazing with a fresh coat of paint

[@F-Man]

Paint!

[@daz2372]

Underwater line paint

[@jkull173]

I said the same thing about my ex wife and her “system of coatings”

[@mcorvin9029]

@@jkull173 😂 i read that & immediately imagined Rodney Dangerfield saying it…

[@kevinthomas895]

Excellent time lapse with no goose butt!

[@MosBikeShop]

I was hoping for at least a goose butt cameo! Wonderful video. How about plumb-bob cam? 😀

[@radboogie]

Love the low tech floats and plumb bobs for alignment. No fancy lasers and GPS systems, just gravity and the Mk.1 eyeball 👍

[@himaro101]

Very much a case of "it works, don't fix it". Rare these days

[@josephstevens9888]

Sometimes low tech is the best tech!

[@TooManyHobbies58]

Please do a video on the pump house and how the water fills the drydock and how the water is drained.

[@StubbyPhillips]

Yes! Pumps please!

[@tiv_2222]

I agree! I want to see the crane as well!

[@TooManyHobbies58]

@@tiv_2222 I agree on the crane!

[@Pilotman28]

Pumping water happens only on dewatering, not filling.

[@timothyreilly4499]

One might say... There is but a Fleeting moment left in time... to see the Battleship in drydock... after fleeting.

[@ericbrainard4072]

Wow, she looks fit to fight again, almiost… So proud to be a native of NJ and to see her Battleship preserved for future generations to see and tour.

[@dwayne7356]

As a NJ taxpayer, I am happy we got our money out of that ship.

[@jimtalbott9535]

@@dwayne7356You still are. I live in Washington State, and I’m considering a trip out there one of these years. So when I get there, I’ll bring my kids and wife, and we’ll need: Hotel stays, meals, a car rental, and other misc while we’re there. All of that will pay tax into state coffers, and will provide income streams to all your local companies that are in these businesses. Multiply that by all the visitors from out of state per year…..and she’s providing a real positive boost to your state. And hey, maybe you’ll come out here and see the Turner Joy, at Bremerton. :)

[@mrbondohrama]

I tip my hat to Ryan and his ability to answer questions I'm unable to ask. An example: I think to myself, "I wonder if they use a trolley to move the ship whilst in drydock". Ryan, "you're probably wondering how they move the ship after it's been refloated while it is in the drydock".

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

I’ve seen them use heavy equipment and even tow trucks to reposition on dead ships. This was an excellent explanation of how it’s done.

[@Spawn-td8bf]

The bow on view is just amazing. I can see one reason she was so fast. It looks like she could cut butter with that beautiful bow. Take care and God Bless, Paul from Florida.

[@oboewankenobo8675]

It’s amazing that those divers could see what they were looking at in that muddy water.

[@WilliamMurphy-tj7il]

River water? I thought it was cleaned up city water!

[@timothyreilly4499]

Absolutley!! I wonder how far they could see... 12 inches maybe?

[@gordonrichardson2972]

@@WilliamMurphy-tj7il The city water is used inside the ship for ballasting.

[@fsodn]

7:54 Yeah, time-lapse video! And you had great weather for it; so cool!

[@rondrew2857]

Love this series. I was involved with the Reactivation and Modernization of Iowa in the late 80s as an engineer at Ingalls. Only set foot on it once, but I did watch it leave, under power, and amazingly quiet.

[@brckshouse3660]

Im sad i cant see this in person. Its been a privilege and an honour to have followed the journey getting her this far.

[@Tracy-zr9mg]

I share your sorrow it would be wonderful to see that thing like that😢 never hated being poor more than I do now LOL

[@georgekern1914]

Agreed. She is very impressive,

[@Erougel]

Many thanks for your videos. This ship is fantastic and full of history. At least, Americans, you don't deny your past and are proud of your armies. On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day, I would like a majority of French people to remember and ask themselves the question of knowing to whom they owe their freedom.

[@obroni]

My schedule for 2055 is already heavily booked, so I'd better visit this weekend.

[@bradley-eblesisor]

As a child trapped in a man's body, I really appreciate your observations and insights. This whole process has literally made a dream of mine come true, from a distance. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to this beautiful, magnificent ship! Oh, how I wish I could be there!

[@Tracy-zr9mg]

I feel your pain friend I can't get there either but, if I could, I would give both of my arms to tour that Dry Dock

[@bbeen40]

We are lucky to live in a time where we can follow along like this. Good stuff

[@rebekahspinler]

I was there last weekend. I was under 47000 tons of ship. Quite mind blowing ❤

[@thedude5869]

Was on a tour this Sunday, really cool, little hard to hear because they were pressure washing but hey not too many people can say they walked underneath a Battleship these days. Highly recommend checking it out if you can. BIG THANK YOU to everyone keeping New Jersey alive!!

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Wow , a lunchtime video caught me by surprise . I'm thinking it looks pretty obvious from the waterline level the ballast is making a big difference . I'm guessing it will be right when she's back to her museum normal trim . Positioning can take a while , always fascinating to see the riggers ratcheting the wires to get it right . A nice time lapse for the record of an event that won't be happening again for many years .

[@MrGoesBoom]

Guys in the yard have done a great job, she looks fantastic with the new paint.

[@jdpayne10]

Took the tour on memorial day! Awesome is the only way to describe it. Our guides were outstanding 👏

[@cameron1975williams]

This project has gone incredibly well. A lot of credit surely must go to Brian and Co for their excellent planning.

[@maigretus1]

"The last five feet took a lot longer to pump out," is one of the best illustrations of Archimedes's principle I've seen. Though Ryan, please don't jump out of the drydock and run naked through the streets of Philadelphia shouting, "Eureka! Eureka!" 😂

[@timothyreilly4499]

Although Fleet of feet... Ryan resisted the urge to fleetingly run through the streets of the navy yard. Such cannot be said for certain (fleeting) airline passengers.

[@chrismaverick9828]

There's no replacement for displacement.

[@ddegn]

Do any of you know if the pumps slow down as the water is lifted high and higher? I was wondering if the pumps having to work harder could also contribute to the slow down. (I'm going to ask this as a general comment as well.)

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

Assuming the pumps give the same CFM regardless of water level, the slowest pumping should actually have been while the NJ was still fully floating. The dock's area at the water level would be the widest and because the ship is floating the amount of water she displaces is constant so it acts as if she wasn't there. But as soon as she touches the blocks (which I suspect was rather quickly, possibly before the pumps were even turned on all the way) the effect Ryan pointed out would come into effect.

[@cebruthius]

How does it illustrate Archimedes' principle?

[@jarodstrain8905]

My son and I had a great time on our dry dock tour, and meeting Drachinifel afterwards. The Victor has a killer burger.

[@SteveTrockroll]

Thanks Ryan, another super informative presentation and the team at the shipyard have done a fantastic job. Congratulations to all involved. From the UK

[@aikawaayumu9003]

I would just like to say what a joy this channel has been. Battleships, especially WW2 US battleships, have been a favorite topic for me since I stayed overnight on the Massachusetts in Battleship Cove as a Boy Scout. Ive been able to see and learn about things I never could have just researching. Its also been fun watching Mike evolve in to the amazing on screen personality he is today. When I finish my 1/200 Trumpeter USS Missouri (sorry, they didn't have the New Jersey☹️) I need to find a way to send you a photo.

[@AvengerII]

Thanks! The video DID answer my question about how they'd paint the bottom of the ship all over. No wonder they only paint these things about every 20-30 years! LOL Well, they probably did a lot more maintenance and repainting more frequently when it was in service. As I recall, one of the details that saved the USS Midway from being scrapped was the frequency of its repairs and maintenance. It was in MUCH better shape than the Coral Sea and most of the supercarriers when it was decommissioned versus those other ships' material states when retired.

[@rayatkin3913]

A great project, technical and historical rolled into one. Great job by Ryan too.

[@charleslayton9463]

What a beautiful ship, and what a beautiful paint job!

[@dougbyrne8616]

Was lucky enough to be serving onboard the USS Wisconsin BB64 in #2 engine room when we went to Philly for dry dock. They took all of us on a tour underneath the ship. It was great and will never forget it

[@justdeaf-ry6bn]

Ryan, she's beautiful ship with a fresh new bottom. Great job to you and ur crew. Also to the crew metal workers, painters and etc for giving love and care to Battleship New Jersey. Awesome job !

[@ronaldmiller2740]

GREAT NEW BIRTHING WITH REPAIRS ,, WE LIKE THE GRAY ,BLACK , AND RED PAINT JOB ,.. TO BAD SOME OF THE RED PAINT DOESNT SHOW WHEN FLOATING WOULD LOOK GREAT /..THX..

[@simonabunker]

Thank you for doing this series! There is no way it would be practical for me to visit from Australia, but watching the videos is the next best thing. They will also be a great historical record of the process!

[@titanscerw]

Great info and work, Ryan and team to share. Great work on yard side of things. Love these updates!

[@Odin029]

There's a moment starting at about 9:20 when the ship actually starts floating. That was pretty cool to see.

[@markrinehart7224]

Thanks for answering the question of how to be precise in moving the ship

[@BonesyTucson]

Impressive how precise this is.

[@svgproductions72]

Great stuff Ryan! Glad I was able to make it to the dry dock last month for a visit to see her!

[@F-Man]

Battleship in the morning?? Don’t mind if I do 😂

[@timothyreilly4499]

I love the smell of battleship in the morning

[@F-Man]

@@timothyreilly4499There most definitely is a battleship smell, too!

[@cwaldrip]

It’s got to be such a treat to the dry dock crew to get to work on these museum ships. It’s also a pain, but hopefully it’s more of a treat.

[@themetalmaiden7462]

Took the tour Satruday morning and it was definitely a once in a lifetime chance to see something like this.

[@danielmkubacki]

Wow she is almost done. Time flays when you’re having fun.

[@samsmith2635]

Thank you for sharing Ryan, I too love the simplicity of moving the ship forward to a different blocking position. She is looking great and the ship is in more than capable hands, especially keeping Drachenifel nearby. 😉

[@gwagnsso]

Your end timelapse was wonderful.

[@jeffhoward9186]

Glad to hear it was a success. Performed professionally and safely. All fingers and toes accounted for.

[@veyo5188]

Jeez I dont miss the diver tending days. It's like watching water get wet

[@johnc2438]

Fascinating... truly enjoyable. As New Jersey was the first U.S. Navy ship I ever went on board, I'm very happy that it's getting the TLC it deserves. Thanks!

[@rodpettet2819]

Most interesting video for a while Ryan! Thanks.

[@jasonmoran7425]

I took my tour last weekend of April. I plan to go back in 2055(?) when 62 is dry again.

[@gregkarkowsky967]

Ryan, that paint job is beautiful. Thanks of you good work.

[@3UZFE]

This is awesome. Great to see.

[@georged9234]

Thanks! I was very curious about fleeting operations, especially how new position was achieved and confirmed.

[@Arkelk2010]

WWII era capitol ships are so beautiful.

[@utube321piotr]

Outstanding job of renovation and progress reporting.

[@BlackEagleOps]

Amazing to see all these feats of engineering and yard work!

[@Tracomaster]

no goose butt in this timelapse very nice! Also, re-iterating my question for how the 'recovery' phase of the ship, mainly how to prevent further damage of flooded spaces (used for balancing) after they are pumped dry again.

[@oleran4569]

Glad you were able to get a great time lapse video of the operation!

[@superkang7448]

Thanks for taking such great care of her and letting us be involved in the process!

[@lewisgeyer1440]

Fascinating process, thanks for the info.

[@jimfleming3975]

Ahhh! A morning video!

[@SCVIndy]

Amazing ! Thx for full explanation

[@rocklarsen228]

Lovely outro

[@yes_head]

4:00 Epic beard sightings! These guys aren't channeling their 1921 forebears. More like their 1821 ancestors! 😄

[@earlyriser8998]

she does look good with fresh paint

[@lithiumike]

I plan on visiting the next dry docking in my retirement. If myself, KZbin and this channel are still around I'll come back and comment.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

The old boat is looking so good 😍😍🇦🇺

[@Bodi2000]

Left to Right! Ryan!!!

[@a4s2reckonwith]

She looks beautiful now. I haven't see this ship since it was sitting at the front of the Philadelphia Shipyard for years.

[@Tracy-zr9mg]

Absolutely fascinating! I would give both of my arms to be able to see that ship in Dry Dock. Unfortunately, I am not financially able but these videos have been wonderful thank you all so much for all the effort yall put into doing this. It has been amazing! ❤

[@NoName-zn1sb]

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

[@36736fps]

Great videos. I don't know of any others like these. Three questions: What are the workers doing at 1:42? Pressure testing a sea chest? How long does it take to flood and pump out the drydock? How many gallons in the drydock?

[@tedzehnder961]

I know you want to get people to visit in person, that`s understandable. I hope you also made a lot of video that haven`t been in the presentations that can be shown at a later date.Walking around the whole ship and taking video in detail would be nice for people that can`t be there. Your description of the work done was impeccable but a picture is worth a thousand words.

[@pavil58yt]

She looks great!

[@DeliveryMcGee]

I work in retail merchandising, it amuses me that ships are done in 4-foot increments, just like the shelves in your local grocery store (unless it's ancient and/or weird, the shelving in a grocery store is 48 inches between centers of the uprights, and NOW YOU CAN'T UNSEE IT)

[@johnpickens448]

Archimedes said, 'If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world. ' The guy with the chain pulley reminded me of this

[@BlindMansRevenge2002]

Coming from someone who is a big naval warfare enthusiast this is some of the most fascinating stuff I’ve ever seen. Additionally, I can’t get enough of it. What a great time to be alive.

[@bbeen40]

Couldn't agree more. We are lucky we get to experience it together in real time. Good stuff

[@marshallgrads]

Thanks!

[@POVwithRC]

Time do be flying

[@blackbuttecruizr]

So close to completion!

[@mr_deisel6728]

I wish I can go. I do not have the money to do it. She looks great with new paint.

[@DeviantOllam]

If the keel blocks are approximately 4 ft in size and if they are spaced approximately 4 ft apart, how many of us are curious as to how the system of coatings can be applied with enough overlap to prevent any holidays? Are we talking maybe 6" of margin in between those positions and paint areas? I would also love to learn how many of the coating layers get sandblasted back or otherwise redone when the new spots are painted in this final part of the process.

[@trig1900]

The only time I saw one of these magnificent Iowa class BB's up close was the USS Missouri when she visited the port in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1991, on her way home to the United States following service in the Gulf War. She was able to enter the Inner Harbour for the first time as a result of the harbour basin being dredged to 13 metres in 1989. A truly awesome experience to stand on the same deck where the final surrender of an axis power, Japan, occurred on 2 September 1945.

[@bobuncle8704]

Looks like you got things just right. For suck a large vessel, not a lot of room for error.

[@GregEgan-v4r]

Please show some close ups of the bottom areas where blocks had been. Would be particularly interesting to view the areas near overlap of previous painting. Thanks.

[@Transit_Biker]

Just saw her again yesterday from i95!

[@tedbrudzinski4180]

The tool used to pull the cables is called a tirfor.

[@pauldegregorio6432]

I hope remembered to put the plug back in the stern before fleeting.

[@mcpick606]

Right!

[@davewitter6565]

I have viewed a dozen of these updates, my admiration to all the planning, skilled labor that goes into a project like this. Here is San Francisco we have the Liberty Ship Jeremiah O"Brien and the Balao Class Pampanito on display at Fisherman's Wharf with the Hornet CV-12 at Alameda. I would guess this type of work would be done at Mare Island or Hunters Point ?

[@garywayne6083]

Since the O'Brian sails with passengers the Coast Guard requires they drydock every 5 years. In 2012 they went to BAE Systems, Pier 70 in San Francisco

[@raplapla9329]

@6:50 the water pressure lowers with the water column height, making the pumps work more as well

[@charlesmaurer6214]

One change I would make to future drydocks would be to flood with clean water instead of river water, saw a lot of trash in that dock and mud that might affect a good paint job. The pressure wash deals with what came in with the ship but not the fleeting. Would also consider building a dock with underwater windows on either side to provide a few view points, or just underwater cameras at set points. Might negate the need for divers on the majority of jobs or limit their use. Would also consider a redesign of the blocks themselves to include a jacking device to allow a couple inches of slack to be added or taken back to allow safe removal and replacement without a full fleeting. Like the bit with the pressure wash to pull a few without destroying the set height or mulching the tops. I think it would be a wedge and screw style jack placed between sections of concrete in the base of the blocks.

[@garywayne6083]

They were pressure washing the exposed squares that were covered by the blocks before fleeting when I was there Sunday.

[@King.of.Battleships]

Wow, this early for a video it's 8am EST am for me, but the videos don't prefer until 7 pm EST for me.

[@jonnymoka]

She sure is a beautiful sight!

[@ronblack7870]

i sure hope the space between blocks is greater than the size of the blocks so when you fleet the ship and re land it that there are no areas needing redoing that are covered by the blocks. ideally there is fresh paint showing slightly around all the blocks.

[@garywayne6083]

There is - when i looked at a few spots Sunday, nice red border around each one

[@ganonn]

Catch the airport activity during the timelapse. Fun little double feature.

[@dwayne7356]

I sure hope that you are going to give the dry dock workers some kind of commemorative item like a challenge coin or a ribbon that in 30 years it will be history being told on what these workers did.

[@djscottdog1]

Been enjoying these videos

[@cowtailcalvin]

She has a gorgeous knife edge bow ... I never saw it was that thin

[@johnbaer1528]

18" determined by a plumb bob.... Kind of poetic.......

[@richb.4374]

I wonder how many gallons of water it takes to float a 50,000 ton battleship? The paint looks great on her, she almost looks ready for action again.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

about 50 million

[@yanni2112]

I would have re enlisted for one of these bad boys. Dixon, Stein and Tripoli MM2 12 yrs.

[@martindehaan2772]

Pumping the drydock dry most of times also slowes down near the bottem becaus the pumps have to overcome more backpressure