The Beginning of the Turreted War Ships

[@notme123123]

You know what they say…”One historic battleship is an iconic memorial to our naval history. But two historic battleships is the start of your own private fleet!”

[@phillipbouchard4197]

I was unaware that a full scale replica of the Monitor existed, although I do not believe they were able to weld back in 1862 !

[@kpkndusa]

That's a riveting observation. I thought the same thing too.

[@allangibson2408]

All ships were riveted until 1930. (MS Carolinian)

[@manga12]

Yes actually they could well they would have to forge welder beat the tar out of it and it takes forever to set a welder using a hammer him with a type of power hammer it Has to be fluxed, Has to be red hot and you have to work at slowly otherwise you blow the flux out of it and the molten metal that is bonding with your materials together just asking a blacksmith that does that type of work in the modern day and age, it seems to take a good 5 heats or more it seems when ever I am watching christ centered ironworks forge weld something, and it can be done without flux but it helps keep the scale and oxidation from the air from building up and getting in the way or getting inclusions in the weld

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@manga12 actually, red hot is too cool to forge weld properly. You want bright yellow-white hot, just short of the ignition temperature of the steel. Forge welding a retention chain for your own working station was one of the first tests I had to pass at a blacksmithing course I took back in 2013

[@mqbitsko25]

They could weld, but not THAT kind of welding.

[@robotbattalion1701]

For historically significant ships in general, USS Monitor was an amazing shift in thinking that the world took note of. Thank you for showing off the replica.

[@davehopkin9502]

Investigations into turreted warships were going on in France and Britain, a floating battery with a turret was used in the Crimea in 1857, The RN liked coles turret design and ordered HMS Trusty an ironclad which actually was the first warship with a turret - USS Monitor was the first turreted vessel to fire a shot in anger

[@robertf3479]

The most significant ship to serve the US Navy is, of course, USS Constitution. This ship also represents the 'Heart' of the Navy while its 'Soul' would be represented by Enterprise (CV 6.) Both would represent its 'Fighting Spirit' as neither was ever bested in battle, setting the standard for every other ship and sailor who served or serves.

[@Ronaldopopkings]

Those ships didnt bring anything new thu. Monitor was a new tier of ship that all the previous ones could never defeat.

[@tankman7711]

@@Ronaldopopkings I respectfully disagree about Constitution not being in a class that brought something new, she was a ' Humphreys' Frigate...a new style Frigate unique to the U.S. Humphry Frigates, most part, were faster and able to carry more firepower than the standard Frigate of the day. Thus, Constitution , depending on her Skipper, could and did carry up to fiftyfive (55) cannons. That design, Humphry style, was a new technological design of the period.

[@tankman7711]

LT.Presley N. OBannon, uSMC ships detachment, USS Constitution was the first to raise The Colors over enemy soil at Derna. Prebles boys were all trained on Constitution...she had to burn her own sister in Algiers, USS Philidelpia, to keep her out of the hands of the Barbary Pirates. She lost her figurehead to anti political folk here in the states and it was never replaced. To me, Constitution is significant. But, thats just me.

[@TwisterTLT1]

@@tankman7711 not just that but they introduced diagonal scantling which made the hulls much more rigid and became a standard of the last wooden hulled ships out there.

[@BattlefireTV]

@@Ronaldopopkings You cannot say that USS Constitution did not bring anything to the table. Constitution and her other five USN original frigates were not only made against pirates. But were specifically designed to beat both French and British frigates in a one on one skirmish. The US government new that they had no navel capacity to deal with European navel power head one. So instead make frigates that can beat in small skirmishes against other European frigates. They introduced diagonal scantling and had 24-pounders compared to the 16-pounders used by frigates at that time. Not to mention most frigates having around 44 armaments where by the time the war of 1812 started the USN original frigates carried more than 50 armaments. If you look at the listings of skirmishes the six USN original frigates pretty much dominated most of them. So much so it was completely one sided. Two of these frigates did end up getting captured. But the overall tally significantly tilts towards the USN frigates. The number of ships they destroyed or captured was astounding. And these frigates was the start of US as a navel power.

[@dr.louismoore400]

Thanks for sharing this information about the project. Another New Jersey link: Robert Livingston Stevenson of Hoboken was commissioned to build the first ironclad warship for the United States in 1842. (He died before this happened.) In addition, some the drawing for the actual USS Monitor are archived at Stevens Institute of Technology and point to another NJ-Monitor connection. Charles William MacCord served as the chief draughtsman for John Ericsson Monitor from 1859 to 1868 and drew at least 34 of the "Monitor" drawings. MacCord became the first chairman of the Mechanical Drawing Department the Stevens Institute in 1871.

[@stevewilke8524]

Thanks so much for taking the time to make and post this video! I've read about the Monitor many times over the years, and heard they'd recovered much of the turret, but had no idea that they'd made a full scale static display of it! Amazing that it's technology was still being implemented in battleships 80+ years later. "Any technology sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic." - - Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer

[@kman-mi7su]

What would really be cool but would never happen is to have a collection of historic ships together in one spot just for the 250th commemoration. Imagine this lineup in Philly or Boston,(two pivotal historic cities in the country's founding) The USS Constitution, USS Constellation, USS Olympia, USS New Jersey, (actually all 4 Iowas) The Intrepid, a modern Supercarrier, and some other ships. It would never happen, but it would be a historic once in a lifetime sight.

[@ImpendingJoker]

You'd need USS Texas(BB-36) to represent the Dreadnaughts.

[@michaelimbesi2314]

It actually probably could. Philadelphia was the colonial capital, so it would be Philadelphia. They already have Olympia and New Jersey, and they would have the Monitor replica too. Constitution can actually still sail, so she could come. There's precedent for a historic ship making a voyage on the ocean (Charles W. Morgan did so). Constellation could be towed up from Baltimore via the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, avoiding the open sea. The Intrepid could be towed too, since it's still large enough to be seagoing, and it's only up in NYC, which is only a day or two's sailing time. They could probably even drag Wisconsin up and Massachusetts down, if they really wanted. And you could even drag the cruiser Salem and the USS Nautilus along too.

[@garywayne6083]

Some of that will happen, it will be very cool!

[@oneworldgovernment9548]

@@ImpendingJoker ​ It would be great if Texas showed up, but she's probably too weak to be tugged there. Unless her repairs will be completed by 2025, and she's sturdy enough, than yeah definitely she should be their.

[@kman-mi7su]

@@ImpendingJoker Yes that too. Its the oldest and the only WW1 surviving.

[@trime1851]

I think that there is no ship (still existing or gone) that exemplifies the Navy and our history. They are all a part of our "Historical Mosaic" and should all be remembered. And of course the men (and recently women) who served on them (both known and no longer known) are a part of this legacy.

[@StarClad13]

I think the addition of a "Battle of the Ironclads" is great exhibit to add to the battleship New Jersey museum. The Battle of Hampton roads was such a significant battle of Naval Power and it's a shame it is not widely remembered. The Battle changed almost everything about the rules of Naval Engagements.

[@thurst6510]

I was stationed at the Norfolk Naval base and can remember when the Monitor's turret was found. Wow!

[@Mkelm444]

So many historic ships CV-6 enterprise as well as CVN-65, the first nuclear powered aircraft ship. USS Missouri comes to mind (sorry NJ but Missouri had the surrender signing) as does the civil war Monitor. The earlier frigates are contenders, Constitution and her sisters, but I think the winner has to be USS Bonhomme Richard, the 42 gun ship on board which John Paul Jones defiantly called out that he had not yet begun to fight.

[@LeoLaforestIII]

Glad to see you got to this museum, Hope to see you cover more naval history in Hampton roads. Maybe even say hi to Wisky while your down here. Thanks again for the great content!

[@pilotdane]

Wow, that's exciting news! I can't wait to see the Monitor replica.

[@pauld6967]

That celebration is something I should put on my calendar and it is cool that you want to have a Monitor replica for your museum. This video makes me realize how long it has been since I have been to the Maritime Museum in Newport News,...they hadn't built their replica,...so at least 15 years!

[@rogerbogh3884]

Man, this is awesome news. I went to that museum three years ago. My visit coincided with an exhibit centered on Admiral Nelson. A great exhibit. One should not forget that there is a mock up of the Merrimack there as well. The Monitor turret mock up inside the museum is well worth a visit. Just gushing. BTW, I will be there. That is such a great idea. See the first and the last.

[@stevenvillines6771]

Getting to see artifacts from the Monitor at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum was a very cool and humbling experience.

[@chrisbruce5711]

1 tiny correction the guns when loading where suppose to come into the turret and be covered by a slab of metal the swung down.. the whole just keep turning the turret thing was because stopping it was a bit hard.

[@michiganengineer8621]

I'm hoping the replica of Monitor you guys are planning on building is more accurate than this one. While they WERE able to "weld" two pieces of iron together, it was by heating them cherry red (or hotter) in a forge, putting them on an anvil and then beating the sin out of them. NOT by stick welding which is what it looked like on the replica conning tower.

[@chrisb9960]

I nominate you to start beating he sin out of them. 😏

[@robertf3479]

My wife and I toured the Mariners Museum shortly after Monitor's turret and guns were first placed in their tanks to begin the preservation process. This replica of Monitor was new at the time also. The backstory as I remember it being told was that the replica was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock's welder apprenticeship program. I don't recall a lot of it, I wasn't feeling my best because of chemo-therapy. I wanted to see the Monitor artifacts ... just in case I didn't survive. Obviously I did survive and we've visited several times since but I need to follow up on that story.

[@zoopercoolguy]

@@robertf3479 That's a pretty cool way to get funding for something that wouldn't have happened otherwise.

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@chrisb9960 I've DONE welding of that type, and NOT with a power hammer. Never again on anything larger than a door hinge LOL

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@robertf3479 Congrats on beating the Big "C". I don't recall anything about the Monitor when I was briefly stationed in Norfolk before joining USS Saratoga in the yards in Philly.

[@hollyfoxThe]

As a huge Clive Cussler fan, I must say I think the discovery and recovery of the USS Hunley was a huge event. Such an interesting story of one of the earliest attempts and submarine warfare. I hate history lessons, but some things intrigue. Thanks for the great insight into the Monitor. Now, please take care of your belt. 🙂

[@chrisburgess7657]

RIP Clive we still love your work you will be missed The Hunley was a huge achievement absolute ground breaking technology the first of its kind look at where subs are today most feared and formidable boats in the water today tnx Holly

[@dutchman7216]

This was such a cool episode thank you for making it.

[@superancientmariner1394]

I would argue that HMS Trusty, of 1861, the year Monitor was designed, has the claim of being the first warship to be fitted with a revolving gun turret

[@rostdreadnorramus4936]

Pretty cool that she's easy enough to build that multiple replicas can be built of her for different organizations, which is more then what can be said for a lot of other ships. What would be cool, is if in the future, our technological level became great enough that we could casually make replicas of ships ranging from Fletcher to Yamato, as easily as we do the Monitor, and then there'd be tons of museums with them. History books of the day: World of Warships started off in the early part of the 2000s making a video game with various historical Warships in it. It then expanded and has become the owner of the largest fleet of museum ships in the world, with a vast collection of famous vessels, on display on many locations all across the world. Be cool if I got to see such a world. I doubt it will happen in my lifetime, but eh, who knows.

[@bluerebel01]

I live in Yorktown, wish I knew you were going to be in NN so that I could have met you.

[@zoopercoolguy]

Hands down, USS Constitution is the most historic ship in the US Navy, being the only surviving major combatant from the founding of the Navy.

[@robertf3479]

@E Van When was this? To my knowledge 'Old Ironsides' hasn't left Boston since the mid-1930s.

[@baronpen]

Most historically significant ship in US Naval history, IMO, is USS Constitution. Having said that, if someone said it was Arizona or Missouri, I wouldn't argue too much. I also think USS Massachusetts is far more historically significant than a lot of people realize, since she's the only surviving battleship that fought (& won) against an enemy battleship. Yes, Jean Bart wasn't completed and only had one turret, but I think it still counts.

[@thatww2nerd81]

Why do you think Constitution was so significant?

[@baronpen]

@@thatww2nerd81 Oldest commissioned warship afloat, only ship on active duty to sink an enemy vessel.

[@superancientmariner1394]

And was tied up alongside.

[@tankman7711]

@@baronpen Dont forget, LT. Presley N. Obannon USMC, Marine detachment USS Constitution was first to raise the colors over enemy soil at Derna. LT.OBannon is buried in Frankfort, KY!

[@MartyInLa]

That is really cool I had no idea there was a full size replica of the iconic Monitor!

[@stevewindisch7400]

Most significant ship in the history of the USN: USS Constitution, no ship did more to establish and maintain the reputation of the Navy. But there is a very close second from the USS Enterprise CV6 ; who did so much in the blackest time of that most critical war. Her legion successes insured that many more people of both sides lived that could have otherwise died if that very deadly war had to go on longer. Of course it is not really the ships; it is the men who sailed in them. The ships are the symbols of the crews' sacrifice and heroism. Yet they are also technological wonders of their age, and pleasing to the eye. Just their sight can stir emotion. There are many ships who deserve honors. Some criteria for "most significant" that should be considered are: 1) The ship must have been victorious, with a string of wins. 2) It must have survived it's war. Maybe not completely fair, but that is what survival is. It wasn't fair that Big E got sent to the scrap yard either.

[@logansorenssen]

I'd be more than willing to trade Intrepid and North Carolina for Enterprise and Washington instead. Alas, that's not how it shook out.

[@zoopercoolguy]

@@logansorenssen God forgive me, but I'd even trade an Iowa or two for CV-6.

[@paulkenny5052]

@@zoopercoolguy But we do already have an Iowa class BB, BB62 New Jersey.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Enterprise still lives as her components were used to build CVn-65, and now CVN-65 and CV- components are to be incorporated into CVN-80 which is now under construction.

[@deepbludreams]

The problem with Constitution is her sisters did not do so well, the USN Big Frigates pretty much spent their entire time bullying lesser frigates and it did not take long into the war of 1812 for the Royal Navy to start cutting down third rate ships of the line into Razee'd Frigates (This is taking a big ship of the line, sawing a deck off, and making it go faster, a crude way to make a Constitution style knockoff.) This lead to the capture and reflagging of one of her sisters for service IN the royal navy, not a bright day for the US Navy. I'll argue that Monitor was more important, she was so dangerous of a ship that an entire type of ship got named after her, "Monitor" warships saw service all the way to the first world war and got built by many nations, we don't see the legacy of oversized USN style heavy frigates elsewise. As much as I love old ironsides, she was a bit of a footnote in naval history when viewed outside of a US perspective.

[@danielsprouls9458]

The monitor was an ironclad ship. This means basically a wooden ship with iron armor added. The metal available was boiler plate which I would assume is curved rolled iron or steel. The other armor used was railroad iron. Basically railroad rails bolted over a wood frame. This makes for a boxy ship such as CSS Virginia. Union shipyards had more access to curved plate so designs were quite different.

[@davidwright7193]

Ironclad means a ship clad in iron ie. armoured that is all. Most ironclads were iron built the wood was present as part of the armour system where it’s role is to provide a flexible backing layer to prevent splinters spilling off the back of the armour plate. The wooden hulled ironclads were typically converted from ships originally laid down as wooden warships many of them converted before launch after HMS warrior rendered every warship afloat obsolete. The armour ought to be a single hammered or rolled flat sheet of metal specifically produced for the purpose allowing a degree of case hardening to be done. US foundries weren’t capable of producing such plates at the required thicknesses in the 1860’s so monitor was armoured by laminating thinner plates reducing the effectiveness of the armour. Warrior on the other hand has a single 4.5” hammered plate armour over the citadel. The real innovation in Monitor is in her semi-submersible design with the key areas of the ship all being below the waterline and only the turret, conning tower and air intakes standing above a deck with virtually no freeboard. The problem with this is that without an electric power train the engine needs more air than shielded air intakes can supply and in any kind of sea the ship takes on too much water first threatening to gas the crew with CO and eventually sinking the ship. Problems that would eventually be solved by Holland and the electric boat company. The real successors to Monitor are the Los Angeles class submarines not the Iowa’s which owe their design heritage rather to HMS warrior and the ocean going ironclads of the 1860s. The first turreted battleship is HMS Devastation launched in the early 1870’s.

[@georgem7965]

There has been a lot of comments about the obvious modern welding on the replica Monitor conning tower. IIRC the original was made of about 3-4" square bars of iron stacked up like Lincoln Logs. They may have been fastened at the corners with a hole punched or drilled through the "logs" and a vertical rod inserted to lock it all together. Even using square steel tubing for a replica some judicious grinding of the welds would help camouflage the modern technique.

[@davidvansickle5850]

This fulfills my request on the early Monitor ships.

[@bjturon]

I thought the Navy was founded in Whitehall NY in 1776! There is a big sign on Route 4 proclaiming so! 😄 This sounds like the replica steam locomotives that have been built, like the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust's 4-6-0 steam express locomotive 'Tornado' in the UK. 🙂

[@GrantDolanMusic]

USS Constitution, being one of the original six navy frigates, is probably the most historical, but USS Missouri (sorry New Jersey) has a place in my heart with the end of WWII.

[@fire304]

That's a really cool idea, good luck and I hope to be able to see it myself!

[@bohhica1]

Wind is hurting your videos, good luck and stay safe and healthy.

[@1903A3shooter]

Live a few miles from there, wish I had known you were there. Love to meet you. Dave.

[@joshuasill1141]

The most historical ships, I believe, are USS Constitution, USS Maine, USS Arizona, and USS Enterprise (CV-6). They are historical because of what they mean to the history of the United States. Now if you mean historic in the way of technical evolution - then it would have to be USS Demologos/Fulton, USS Monitor, USS Nautilus, USS Enterprise (CV-65).

[@leewhite5594]

I've been a subscriber for quite a while now, love Ryan's passion and more importantly his knowledge of all warships and not just battleships, but are we not going to talk about the feather (or whatever) flying out of his mouth at 0:44 lol.

[@Masada1911]

What the hell is that. Lol

[@Tornado1861]

Maybe he just swallowed Tweety Bird right before the cameraman said 'Action'?

[@gavindavies793]

He seems very calm for someone literally spitting feathers!

[@quintusantonius9375]

this is actually really cool. I may need to plan a trip up north!

[@31dknight]

Great video from the battleship.

[@mrz80]

Everyone should Monitor this channel for further cool content!

[@BrianHoff04]

Did that fly out of his mouth? "Propulsion"? That looked like it came out of his mouth. 0:44

[@Masada1911]

Yeah wtf lol

[@jetdriver]

I very much hope your replica is a complete one. By that I mean that it also replicates engines, boilers, few quarters, magazines etc etc.

[@slimeydon]

That is such exciting news! Other than the Monitor and all of the obvious choices, I fell that the most historically significant ship would be the CSS Hunley, first submarine to sink an enemy warship.

[@hardyje1915]

Nailed the sound. As always.

[@henrycarlson7514]

Thank You

[@davegoodridge8352]

USS Nautilus. The worlds first nuclear submarine. Would be my vote.

[@Jeremiah90526]

Been on it, dad said it was a little more cramped as compared to his boat, the USS Kamehameha SSBN 642. That one was historically significant because she had the longest career of any nuclear sub at 37 years.

[@tortugagreen9924]

it's interesting that rather than a true slot for the guns to elevate within, they simply drilled multiple holes to overlap and produce something close enough. I guess it's simpler though, and there's not much advantage to be had in doing it "properly," when the difference in weight and protection is minimal.

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

Time was of the essence.

[@seasirocco3063]

I hope that Russian monitor that was discovered not to long ago gets restored, considering that she's a not too distant relative of USS Monitor.

[@Will_CH1]

HMS Trusty beat the USS Monitor by one year. It was the first turreted warship

[@timmotel5804]

Amazing. Thank you so much.

[@jasonsharpe9501]

My brother in law is one of the Navy divers who went to Monitor to retrieve the turret, engine and guns

[@mdsx01]

During the battle of Hampton Roads, her turret rotation mechanism jammed and would only rotate in one direction, so her turret was literally just spinning in a circle and fired when it was pointed in the direction of Virgina.

[@blockstacker5614]

I think I read somewhere that the gunners would get very easily disoriented, although that would be understandable with how new the technology was.

[@kevinyoung9557]

Good stuff.Old Ironsides for sure.

[@RailPreserver2K]

If you're ever in Charleston could you try and look at the Hunley and then the clamagore to show how much submarine warfare had Advanced since the Hunley because I hear the clamagore slated to be sunk

[@nx014]

Ryan- of the Battleship USS New Jersey Museum and Memorial - the most historic ship in my opinion is the Battleship USS Missouri ( BB-63) because she was the last battleship ever built in the US, was where the Japanese surrendered on her decks ending WWII , but she also transported the surrender document in which the Empire of Japan and the representatives of the Allied Powers/Forces back to (then ) US Naval Station ( now Joint Base) Pearl Harbor and presently stands watch over the Battleship USS Arizona Memorial .

[@anthonymicale421]

Wasn't Wisconsin after Missouri?

[@blnmadisonbm]

Welcome to the 757! Your SUBSCRIBERS may not know this, but admission to the MARINERS MUSEUM in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA is only 1 dollar.👍 It used to cost more before COVID-19 but you also don't get to see as much as you used too. None the less, the MARINERS MUSEUM is a OUTSTANDING PLACE, that I've been to countless times, seeing as how I live in VIRGINIA BEACH, and when the NOTORIOUS, HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL is BEHAVING traffic wise, it's only 45 minutes from where I live. Anyway, HAPPY to see ya'll filming in my area. WELCOME BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY to the 757. Side note for your SUBSCRIBERS, BATTLE SHIP WISCONSIN is located in my HOMETOWN of NORFOLK VIRGINIA, and is part of another WORLD CLASS MUSEUM called NAUTICAS in DOWNTOWN NORFOLK VIRGINIA. GO NAVY!⚓🇺🇲

[@EMJ31]

There are so many, Ryan, but the USS Arizona has to be in the number 1 position as the mist historic, due to watch she was, due to what she became, and due to what she still symbolizes and will continue to symbolize. She is both a somber tomb and memorial, but also a warning as to how our freedom can be jeopardized in mere moments when we start to get the illusion that liberty is somehow safe and permanent, and we then underestimate our enemies and the tyranny they wish to impose upon us.

[@jeremycox2983]

Battleships Texas and New York because they were first USN BBs to have 14 inch guns and the first to launch an airplane off the #4 turret I believe for the Texas.

[@johndeerejedi]

As well as producing a replica of the Monitor I think you should make a battleship Montana.

[@johnlee8523]

I wonder if he'll mention the Virginia class hybrid turrets, completely useless but really cool to look at!

[@shanepatrick4534]

Like on the aft of the USS Kearsarge?

[@thomassibley4251]

Virginia’s had no turrets, they were casement ironclads.

[@map3384]

I’ve got to say USS Birmingham. She launched the first aircraft to take off of a ship which laid the foundation for carrier aviation.

[@straybullitt]

Don't forget about the USS Pennsylvania! The first ship to recover a airplane. There have been so many significant ships in US Naval history, it is difficult to choose one.

[@RoadTr]

It was U.S. Navy divers that recovered the pieces of the monitor, and then gave the pieces to the Mariners Museum.

[@decepticonshadows3901]

Arizona is definitely up there, don’t know about most important though.

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

So cool. Thanks! I’m from GA so... lol... 😎🖖

[@ruthfieldbeck8299]

Is there an index somewhere listing all of your many video's? Have you thought about putting out a kind of greatest hits compilation?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

If you go to our page, it lists all of our videos

[@flakstruk-8481]

Thats a really tough question. I think the USS Enterprise as a name is far better known than anything else in a wider sense. For history, or naval fans, its hard to seperate Missouri/Yorktown/Enterprise/Johnston ect

[@SuperCritical374]

Congratulations on finding and using the caloric microphone that John Ericsson invented in 1822.

[@nx014]

Ryan of the Battleship USS New Jersey Museum and Memorial - when you are going to visit the USS Slater - where it now calls home?

[@OhYeaMista]

New Jersey vs Monitor vid let’s go. Should be a close fight 🤣

[@tominiowa2513]

Neither is a match for Drach's Floaty Log.

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

I think a significant vessel would be the 'USS Turtle', America's first Sub.

[@HRHooChicken]

0:44 what the heck was that

[@nickd576]

USS Nautilus, SS-168. If she almost didn't get caught at Midway, the Japanese destroyer that chased after her would have never pointed our planes right at the main fleet. It would have been a very different war without that event.

[@mattguey-lee4845]

Something makes me think there might be a video on BB-64 or CVN-65 coming soon.

[@Captain_Brian78]

That reproduction USS Monitor is pretty awesome.

[@youjustgotcarled]

Woah, I'd love to visit a floating replica of the monitor

[@burtony3]

I would argue a tie between the USS Nautilus and USS Monitor, which considers the impacts on designs of everything since.

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

Comment for the algorithm and to say hi to other history buffs. Liked and subscribed as you should too.

[@randyogburn2498]

I'd have to say the WWII subs were pretty historically significant.

[@Hibuy-]

Please do one on the USS Cod the last intact operational ww2 submarine.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

COD isn't operational, contrary to popular belief.

[@jaquigreenlees]

There are modern, currently being produced warships that have turrets, so turreted warships did not end when battleships were discontinued. I think phrasing it as the rise of the air supremacy carriers instead of end of turreted ships would fit better.

[@kdrapertrucker]

That's not really Monitor, but a replica. Monitor's hull is still on the seafloor, but her turret is under Conservation at the Mariner's museum, where it was excavated, crew remains were collected, studied, later interred.

[@stevenjennings197]

Are you going to visit Wisconsin while in the area?

[@QuantumRift]

I'd say that besides "The Monitor", (and the Merrimac), I'd have to say "Turtle" would be another SIGNIFICANT development. ANd I'd have to agree with "Robert F" (below, or above as case may be) The USS Constitution.

[@flakstruk-8481]

What are candy cane shaped frames atop her turret for?

[@paulhowes5094]

Supposedly my GGGrandfather's description of the clash of the ironclads was the nest

[@billyslide7645]

Turreted land tanks owe their linage to USS Monitor as well

[@dw-bn5ex]

Hey Ryan, looks like your firing your own projectiles.

[@rileys8741]

Love the content of this channel but I’d recommend showing more of the ship and visuals with voiceover than mainly just the host.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

There isn't much to this replica, it's just the main deck and under the hull area you see here

[@hotironaircraftshop]

My understanding is that the under sides of U.S.S. Monitor were wooden and that the armor was mostly topsides.

[@johndamico75]

Your channel has taught me that welding is a rather recent invention. Why was the conning tower of the Monitor welded?

[@hotironaircraftshop]

No contest! Enterprise (CV-6).

[@edfrawley4356]

Most significant is a real toss up. The USS Constitution has such great historical significance. The Hunley the first sub to destroy an enemy ship. Any of the first generation of aircraft carriers. And then there is the Missouri on whose decks WWII officially ended victoriously in Tokyo bay. Pick one, you won't be wrong.

[@Rammstein0963.]

Behold, the awesome might of the battle cheese!

[@vixenraider1307]

It's going to look so small next to New Jersey, but cool all the same!!!

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Yeah a 170 foot long ship compared to an 880 foot long ship. A single turret with two 11” guns versus three turrets with triple 16” guns. Would certainly make for a unique comparison

[@paulpowell9579]

Electric arc welding was not invented in 1863. Where did that come from?

[@hansmikkelsen]

Uss Monitor vs hdms rolf krake video?

[@Shinzon23]

wait; Drachnifel just did a bit about Ironclads and turreted warships and now you come out with your own? SUS! Still, great video, love the look inside the Monitor Replica (Good lord the rust tho!)

[@tangelogee]

Not a turreted ship, but I think a replica of the Turtle would be a good addition to this as well.

[@peterlv68]

Super interesting, thanks. Im genuinely curious, how did the reverb happen at the beginning of the video?

[@TylerShackleford]

0:43 the feather

[@1903A3shooter]

HOPE you got to see the original guns inside the building.

[@leppyomalley993]

Hey Ryan, let me know if/when you will be passing through D.C.