The Sand Locker

[@mattblom3990]

Support this museum! As a Canadian several years ago I wanted some memorabilia but their online store wouldn't ship to me. I emailed them for help and the friendly lady who ran the store got me a UPS quote and delivered my stuff to the post office. That was touching and I'll support them best I can.

[@chrisgay4786]

thanks, been meaning to email them about a similar problem.

[@mattblom3990]

@@chrisgay4786 I checked the staff list but couldn't find the person who helped me years ago. Hopefully the new staff are just as kind.

[@gresvig2507]

Can't express how glad I am that there isn't any stupid sand left in there. I worked as a millwright's assistant at a concrete plant, and sand did horrible things to the inside of steel hoppers. Welding patches. All the time. So many patches. . .

[@IcthioVelocipede]

I continue to be amazed by the sheer number of rooms and compartments on this ship, most with apparently a very specific purpose. I half expect the next video to feature the 3/8" fastener hardware compartment, and on the other side of the ship is the 1/2" fastener compartment, while up towards the bow we find the 1/2" left hand thread fastener locker.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

I know this was a joke, but you wouldn't believe the number of rooms full of hardware that we have

[@IcthioVelocipede]

@@BattleshipNewJersey Actually I do believe that, I think we've seen some of those hardware rooms in previous videos. :) Is the ship divided up this way for structural/damage tolerance reasons and it just makes sense to use all these little rooms for specific things since it has to be laid out like that anyway?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

It seems to be that every group has their own own storage spaces so the machinist keep their stuff separate from the repair guys who keep it separate from the electricians. So its a lot of the same stuff in different places.

[@Zonkotron]

@@BattleshipNewJersey Makes a LOT of sense because Repair Personnel are "get it done" while machinists are "has to be perfect" type of people and them sharing equipment would probably be a really bad idea. Can kinda confirm from experience on a smaller scale. If you just use a lathe to chamfer a screw the cutter can be dull and chipped and it will work just fine. Turning to 0.0005".....yeah well :D

[@blakewerner4368]

@@BattleshipNewJersey that's just how the navy works,... komshaw, I'll trade you this tin of peanut butter for that 5 gal of deck gray.

[@steadmanuhlich6734]

Ryan, I enjoyed your tour videos I have seen so far (including this one), and subscribed to see more. You asked what other parts of the ship we would like to see. So I offer this list of suggestions for entertaining video content: 1. Compartment where the "red lamp oil" is stored for the port running light, and where the "green lamp oil" is stored for the starboard running light. ;) 2. Where the sound-powered phone batteries are stored ;) 3. Where a sailor can get a "gallon of prop wash." ;) 4. Where the spool of "water line" was kept ;) 5. Where the "ID-10-T" forms were kept. ;) Anyone sailor in the USN would know about these special places. :)

[@ComradeBenedict]

"STOP BLOWING HOLES IN MY SHIP!" - Ryan, probably

[@ghost307]

Check out The development of the Naval Shell - Stop poking holes in my ship! on Drachinifel's KZbin channel.

[@kainhall]

2:49 thank you for the "map" of the ship . it REALLY helps place everything

[@ayayaybamba3445]

I swear this man is like the American cousin of Drachinifel. Similar hair, beard, and love of naval history.

[@richardmoore609]

One big difference. Ryan has a battleship, Drach does not.

[@michaelthomas3994]

@@richardmoore609 give him time. Lol

[@cbhlde]

Let's throw in Lindy Beige for a fun meeting! :)

[@Simon-ho6ly]

@@cbhlde oh that i would love to see

[@cmoore8658]

This is- actually accurate-

[@scottpenland3576]

Great videos! Having served aboard both New Jersey and Missouri I wish I had the time to see more of the ships spaces. Everyone busy with their work as well. Great history on these ships!

[@ericbengtson2822]

Hey Scott, cool to hear you served on New Jersey. How long and it wasn't enough time to see most of the ship spaces? What were your duties?

[@blakewerner4368]

Thank you. I haven't thought about holy stoning for a good bit (50+ years) when I saw the topic was the sand locker I just had to smile. I can't for the life of me remember the tune we had to sing to get the right licks though. Perhaps some things are better forgotten. I was on ca148, which we thought was big, one time we highlined to the jersey on a westpac tour, we were dwarfed!

[@georgehopper7310]

I worked on the NEW JERSEY and the MISSOURI while they were at NISMF Bremerton and helped run alot the DH you are talking about. Also preserved the Main Engines. Booth impressive ships.

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

Yes both very impressive. Only able to see the Missouri so far up close. Are the engines maintained so they can be put back in service if need be?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

The engines are not maintained so that they can be put back into service on either New Jersey or Missouri

[@georgehopper7310]

@@BattleshipNewJersey Especially the NEW JERSEY, the propulsion lube oil system piping was so full of holes that I barely got enough into the reduction gears to make a difference. The MISSOURI was in much better shape.

[@BeechSportBill]

Lots of crawling! Thanks for taking us along!

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

I can't even imagine the noise in that space when the anchor was going up or down.

[@jamestheotherone742]

Probably permanently deafening.

[@jimwjohnq.public]

Louder than you could believe. I was on a carrier in the forecastle whe we anchored out. Loud. Real loud.

[@kainhall]

their are a few videos of anchor chains getting out of control...... chain brake fails, ETC and then the last "shot" of chain comes out..... whips around with TONS of force, ETC . even from these old, "shot on potato 12" vidoes show how LOUD and absolutely scary it is

[@kainhall]

here... i found the vid im talking about...... this was on the Tarawa.... a helicopter carrier ship

[@NavyCWO]

I served in everything from LSTs to CVs and if you are in a compartrment near the bow, once the anchor is released you can not believe how noisy it is!

[@fko1]

The ship must have been a beehive of activity 24 hours a day. Always work to be done and people doing it

[@AJGladys]

Lipstick impressions would certainly suggest certain activities in quiet hours!

[@allenshepard7992]

I have been told "Busy guys have less time to fight, less time to be upset. Less time to think negative thoughts" Yes makes the cruise go faster. I was also told they would put a picture of an ugly girl on bulk head. As they days went by she looked better and better. (Comment was from Korean War / Vietnam era guy so it is not appropriate for today)

[@Marin3r101]

During WWII even more so 3000 men on ship compared to post war reactivations.

[@cbbees1468]

Couldn't agree more.

[@curtismsh9211]

@@allenshepard7992 I can attest that to be true. They called it "Deployment goggles" when I was in Iraq. I've got some really funny stories about that.

[@alansalacain2193]

Video idea: walking from bow to stern without crossing paths with the tour route. Also, thanks Libby for all your hard work, you are truly the unsung hero of this channel!

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Our tour route is so extensive you couldn't get from bow to stern without crossing into the tour route. But a walk from stem to stern in some capacity is on the list now.

[@PrincessPumps1]

What are the most unexpected or surprising items/artifacts the museum has found aboard the ship?

[@jerrywhalen2100]

How about the lipstick on the bulkhead wall

[@user2C47]

Or the hidden office.

[@markzarraonandia6975]

I shoveled plenty of sand from the Sand Locker on the USS Iowa (we called the Sand Locker "Iowa Beach". Inside our Sand Locker was a little kid's plastic pail and toy shovel. Battleship Veteran - USS Iowa BB-61 1985-1988

[@kilikus822]

Ryan, that big piece of line you were standing on is called the towing hawser and as the name implies it is, in fact, used for towing.

[@Amnix]

I'd love to see a video about the graffiti and other art by the sailors. When Ryan went to the armored belt, he pointed out someone wrote 'Kilroy was here Nov 69.' Is there any other graffiti with a date like that?

[@EdgarStyles1234]

two sailors having fun in that compartment xD left the lipstick!

[@garbo8962]

Thought it was a reminder to kiss your swert butt good by if you are locked in there and that and ajoining areas hit by a missle.

[@andreww2098]

Hello Sailor!

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

No woman on warships back then so no. Maybe a few nurses but they were off limits to the enlisted. Not enough to be related.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

@@xcalibertrekker6693 implying a man can't get dolled up

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

@@EdgarStyles1234 Fair enough. ;-)

[@user-wl7pj7xt4v]

Janky doesn’t do that ladder justice

[@LTV_inc]

Excellent knowledge. As a Mech. Engr. I like seeing the details. Your way of presentation and your conveyance of it is a thing of beauty, carry on soldier!…….🤓

[@anthonywhisenant3597]

Being active duty Navy I'd love to absolutely take a curators tour!

[@philnaegely]

here's details on that www.battleshipnewjersey.org/visit/group-tours/tour-options/ , seeing you are active navy, I think they do deals for those currently serving, but I could be mistaken.

[@derkaderkaduh]

Interesting note, Iowa had her paravane gear removed at some point, but her crew rigged it back up in the 80s. Captain Seaquist discusses it in his interview with Drachinifel around the 48 minute mark.

[@grizwoldphantasia5005]

@ 6:13, "paravain" is wrong :) and so is "wench". Methinks someone had some fun.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

1:57 And this, squid, is why you will be painting when you are not training to fight fires. Also, the paint makes the fire more intense. Paint it anyway, inspection is coming up.

[@chadhartsees]

That brass/copper looks polished!

[@carlwitt3934]

Turns out that "what's inside the sand locker", is the lipstick marks of a very popular stow away.😏

[@whirledpeaz5758]

BB62 was built in WW2, Im sure there must have been some Rosie the Riveters in the shipyards?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

We do not believe this is at that old, but we did have plenty of women who built the ship, about 30% of the workers in fact! We've interviewed a few of them, if you check out our Oral History playlist you can see them there.

[@anaetachandler8357]

Probably left by a rosie or female celebrity who left them there for good luck for the ship.

[@anaetachandler8357]

@@BattleshipNewJersey agreed most likely from the eighties retrofit. Lipstick can last but not that long ie WW2

[@anaetachandler8357]

What Celebrities visited the New Jersey during her career

[@Grumppant]

You almost need a fisheye lens to be able to capture some of these spaces! Great video

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

But really! If the fisheye didn't make people even more dizzy we would!

[@shorey66]

@@BattleshipNewJersey maybe a ultra wide angle lens? Not sure what type of camera you use though. With a wider angled lens you wouldn't have to plan around as much and it would be easier to orient yourself in the space. These videos are amazing. I'm binge watching the entire channel.

[@Svilans]

Paint questions: Any idea how much paint they would have on board? Was the New Jersey ever dazzle painted? Iowa was measure 32/1B I think? Maybe a video on the different paint schemes? Lots of fun photos out there! Would they have the ability to repaint a substantial portion of the ship away from port? For example the Bismarck painted over the black and white stripes of the hull and deck swastikas while in Korsfjord on 21 May 1941. Keep up the great work!

[@nilo70]

Always a treat to see !

[@tylersmall6024]

Thank you for doing another exploration video! I love these. I live in Missouri but some day I’d love to visit!

[@Imustscream]

I really like the better audio and video quality in the videos over last few months. Great channel.

[@johnstanislawjr3835]

Another great video Ryan. I just donated $20 to the museum's Go Fund Me page. I wish it could be more, but know that I appreciate everything you are doing. Keep up the great work!

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Thanks for your support!

[@benwelch4076]

It is interesting to see the shape of the bow through the bulkheads inside the ship. Now that the mystery of the front of the ship has been revealed, we need to go as far aft as we can get.

[@josephstevens9888]

I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@christianvalentin5344]

@Willie Dynamite If Ryan has made a video of the “Nixie” anti torpedo defense, then yes the very rear of the ship has been shown.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

And here's the Nixie Room kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKesgYJ6e6Z1rLc

[@soteriamediaproductions6165]

Methinks maybe the lipstick kiss marks on the tow line pipe might have something to do with the crossing of the Arctic Circle initiation, where the uninitiated have to kiss the bullnose of the ship as one of the tasks to receive the “Bluenose” certification. Sometimes the weather in that region is not to friendly to being on the weather decks to perform such traditional chicanery.

[@mytmousemalibu]

Sounds like an officers club in the Pacific! The Sand Locker

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

"What's in the sand locker?" "Why, that's where we keep our piping hot roast beef sandwiches! Crawl down there and see for yourself, Seaman!"

[@HM2SGT]

Great, thanks, now I have to go to arby's!👌👍😸

[@lizj5740]

Thanks for a most interesting video. Sand locker: who would guess. Love from Liz and Ginger in Australia.

[@axelrajr]

very interesting. for the two carriers i was on, the frames forward of 0 use letters. constellation i think went to frame c and Truman i believe went to frame h.

[@USSBB62]

Thanks very interesting. Never got up that far when I was on board. Even for a Gunners Mate "Holy-stonning" brings back memories !

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

So cool. As a former Air Force Museum volunteer and Commercial pilot, thank you all so much for preserving history!

[@drewfullhart1750]

I love watching your videos daily

[@dannygr8957]

I don't know if you already made a video of this subject, I would be interested in a video about the food that the crew ate. Because I think it must've changed a lot over the years and it had to be difficult when the new jersey was on sea for a long time. Ps: Love the videos you guys make

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKqsp5eceZiMmtU

[@dannygr8957]

@@BattleshipNewJersey thank you, keep up the great work

[@lukegreenworks]

@@BattleshipNewJersey can we see the ships air compressors?

[@ColKorn1965]

One of the volunteers on BB55 said to our tour group," They didn't eat Yuppie foods.....like Arugula."

[@anatmoolmuang7965]

Very informative video. I would like to recommend using a wide angle lens for shooting the tight areas because I most of the time lost my imagination of the dimensions of the ship. Thanks for the great video.

[@ConspicousFaux]

The Cheiftan's hatch, naval edition.

[@ghost307]

Is filling and emptying the sand locker one of those fun jobs that you get assigned when you tick off an officer or do you just suddenly get 'volunteered' for it?

[@MrArron4]

Believe the term you are looking for is voluntold.

[@danielwright8490]

VolunTOLD!

[@csn6234]

Like being assigned latrine duty in the middle east?

[@charlesgantz5865]

You don't tick off an officer. You cause the officer to discuss your attitude with the Chief. The Chief then gets ticked off, since it interrupts his enjoyment of his cup of coffee, and you get "assigned" to that job. Actually, when the Chief gets ticked off, he then proceeds to tick off your First Class, then he assigns you to a job mutually agreed to with the Chief. They do have a Chain-of-Command to follow.

[@lukewarmwater6412]

yes.

[@robertthomas5906]

Has to be a story behind the lipstick marks.

[@StuSaville]

What happens in the sand locker, stays in the sand locker...

[@DeliveryMcGee]

I'm guessing they're from somebody giving a couple of the girls a tour when the USO did a show in '83. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)#/media/File:Julie_Hayek_USO_Tour.jpg

[@jcee2259]

My last Naval ship tour was Russian. Age of Sail relic. Three mast square rigged except for the aft spanker. That tells you what vessel type it is. Every USA citizen had a 'minder' who was not going to let anyone into prohibited areas.

[@GABABQ2756]

Sand could also be used on the wedges for shoring. The sand would help keep the wedges from slipping.

[@tommanion5504]

This video reminded me of a childhood memory from my father. He served aboard the Valley Forge (CV-45) during the Korean War and mentioned that the ship had a "sail locker". What would a 1950's aircraft carrier need with a sail locker? He said what they kept in the "sail locker", though I can't remember now. Does the New Jersey have a "sail locker"?

[@rre9121]

Great stuff. I'm glad you guys got to stay busy during covid.

[@duanem.1567]

The towing hawser Ryan is standing on appears to be identical (perhaps the same line) as the 10" braided nylon lines used as the bow and stern mooring lines on the BBs.

[@MrJeep75]

I talk to a sailor from the Missouri when it was in astoria before it left to Hawaii, said he got lost on board and came out a forward hatch on deck while they were underway, the captain seen him from the bridge said he got a very stern talking to

[@kennethflusche7900]

Sand Locker if my memory is correct just forward of the paint locker on LPH-7 in port a good place for deck division to hang out (or was that Hide Out) Lipstick on the Bull Nose? 1975 was a long time ago

[@Droodog127]

looks like fun exploring that ship

[@flatworm00]

I could spend weeks going over this ship!

[@birdfeeding]

My vote would be for Shaft Alley. Not much to see there, likely, but still a place not many will have seen. Love your vids!

[@robertmurphy4836]

Great look into the bow of New Jersey. Always wanted to see that area. Battleship Texas recently did a video showing the inside of the bow and stern castings that joined to both ends of the ship's keel. Dose New Jersey have similar castings? They also showed parts of the ship's degaussing system that functioned while the ship was in operation. They showed cables mounted to the inside of the hull. I assume New Jersey has something similar. As for ideas to show the ship alive. How about the ship's surface search radar in motion. Also signal flags on lines to the mast. Does New Jersey have searchlights like the older battleships had?

[@richardanderson6874]

Regarding the ladder that was cut off and re-positioned, I think this was to afford greater hand and foot purchase on the rungs. Its original position I think was too close to the hull or wall.

[@ingimaris]

Ryan Zsymanski - you have talked me to sleep for the last 4-5 weeks at least. Thanks dude!

[@quikdrw]

I did not know that there were negative frame numbers!!!! That was interesting.

[@robertpoore7604]

Great tour and explanations. Was very interesting

[@m.streicher8286]

"here is the sand locker" oh yeah the video topic

[@josephyuhas5748]

Ryan and Libby, I was a tin can sailor station out of San Diego. In the 80's I believe I was on shore duty and was asked to come on board the Battleship New Jersey to work on some of her UHF communications equipment. I will always remember that time. Thank you for the videos of the fine ship.

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

I heard a from someone who served on the NJ that the hull was twisted due to not having the turrets at a 90 degree angle when they had a fire mission.

[@RickTheGeek]

I saw there are telephones in various spaces on the ship. I volunteer at a telephone museum (and we have one of those phones in the collection!). Do those phones work? I assume they would be for calling between various locations on the ship, not sure how they would connect to the "outside world". It would be cool to see how the phone switching system worked - and if it doesn't work now, it would be a fun project (at least to me!) to get it working again!

[@stuartdilts2729]

There's this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2rIpoqNhrGknbc

[@gamla65]

I would like to see the rudder engines/room. Saw one of a wooden ship in the Netherlands , hoe the thick ropes run through the ship to the steering wheel. Would be interesting to see how it is done in this area

[@lonnywilcox445]

Abby it is time for a blooper reel! Surely there is footage of Ryan going through a hatch and demonstrating what a knee knocker is or doing his best "Oscar" impression. Is Oscar still aboard or was he recycled onto another ship?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Did you see our Mail Buoy Watch episode?

[@lonnywilcox445]

@@BattleshipNewJersey I'm more of a trip and fall humor guy. But yes, I did watch it.

[@trieger50]

Hmm, lipstick on a bulkhead... Sounds like Deck Div was stowing away some LBFM-PBR's

[@campkohler9131]

At 06:15 what is a "paravane wench?" Was the navy employing some female to operate the paravanes, and why did they keep her cooped up in that cabinet? :-) Obviously the navy yard or it's contractors did not have a very high educational bar for hiring recruits/employees. At the CA Aerospace Museum at Sacramento's former McClellan AFB, there is an F102 with hand-applied markings describing the source of the paint job in which the word Sacramento is misspelled, so the USAF had it's problems, too. I can't imagine how bad things were in the army.

[@tylernathan7985]

I sure wish I’d known about you back in 2007. We would have loved a curators tour for a couple of days. I’d have bought a few nights aboard if possible. Next time I’m back in the east coast, I’m buying everything I can on new jersey

[@ddivinia]

Love your videos.

[@Firestorm2900]

I believe that line you were standing on is called a Towing Hawser if I remember right. Those lines behind are moring lines.

[@wfoj21]

For a tow like that the tugs towing wire off the main winch is the majority of the length (the typically carry about 2000 feet of wire- using as short some segment of rope is like a shock absorber- and lesser strength - it would part first instead of damage tow wire. Its also possible anchor secured in place - and the anchor chain let out some as the attachment point.

[@johnslaughter5475]

Six days shalt thou labor and do all thou art able, And on the seventh -- holystone the decks and scrape the cable

[@kennethwise7108]

That green primer was some toxic stuff! I remember painting a space and walking out lightheaded

[@bobberger918]

I was on dd830 enjoy your tours

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

I guess there are times when the camera woman says to Ryan, 'No way I'm climbing into there'. Love these videos keep them coming.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

I needed both hands to get all the way up there and thus couldn't bring a light with me so you couldn't see anything!

[@loosh5101]

There was a recent video (the "Void Video" IIRC) where Ryan essentially said "nope, you're not following me down here." I also seem to recall something about him having to go up to the TACAN antenna solo. :)

[@Slcm02]

Excellent video thank you

[@mikebaker8315]

Ryan..... I have no idea... best line ever

[@TempoDrift1480]

I'd do whatever it takes to preserve that lipstick. Someone had the brains to do that so I would consider it pretty significant to the life of that ship.

[@KINGIBEXX]

What were the large timbers for? At 00:31 seconds in. Was that for damage control? How was damage control expected to be done at sea?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

It is Damage Control, we call then shoring timbers. Basically supports for holding up the wall

[@jetdriver]

I'd be interested in seeing inside some of the fuel oil tanks and seeing the fuel pickups and associated piping. I know when you looked at the belt armor that was a tank but we didn't see much piping. Also a peek into the double/triple bottom if that's possible. I'd also be interested in seeing you climb up some of the emergency escape paths like those in the engineering spaces for example.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Here is Ryan inside of another tank kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnLagZhooN1lnKc

[@jetdriver]

@@BattleshipNewJersey thanks for that. Unfortunately you can’t see much of the internal structure pipes etc.

[@jetdriver]

@@BattleshipNewJersey I’ll ad another idea. If you could find a snipe or CHENG from her last commission and have them do an engine room tour with Ryan. Talk about what is needed to light the boiler from cold as they walk around to the various valves and pumps. Talk about what goes on when the bridge wants to go from steaming along at a gentle 8-10 knots to a flank bell and 33 knots. Talk about doing a crash back where you go suddenly from an ahead to an astern bell. Likely more than one video in there.

[@34scot]

I'm sure it was more than likely all for holy stoning the Teakwood deck but also they say that you can't put a Willie Pete round out with water you have to suffocate it with sand or something? I forgot what else.

[@robertgarrett5009]

Would like to see the inside of the bulbus bow below the waterline.

[@jmbauer68]

Threw up three times watching this

[@kevinbyrne4538]

9:30 -- The sand locker stores sand for polishing the deck.

[@TimPerfetto]

Thank you

[@commiecomrade2644]

Loving the channel. What’s a sand locker? The hell if I know! But I wanna see what’s inside!

[@MF11283]

At 3:00 are those giant grappling hooks next to his head? Fired by a 5 inch gun? Cause they look like they weigh a few hundred pounds

[@scottgage9541]

Must complement you. Your presentation skills are improving a lot.

[@whirledpeaz5758]

I have an interest in the ship's desalination plants. Potable water and boiler feed water systems. I only have experience with Nimitz class systems.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3nOqKdsqsyNoc0

[@tedeby5351]

Do you have to worry about confined space hazards like toxic gas buildup or rooms where all of the oxygen has been sucked up by the rusting steel?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

It is definitely something we think about it. Fortunately, unlike an active ship, we rarely close hatches which allows for ventilation that wouldn't happen if they were closed.

[@tedeby5351]

@@BattleshipNewJersey Well I'm glad you all are safe and keep up the great content!

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

That ladder looked very sketchy but if I was 18 again I wouldn't have cared either.

[@genechronister7085]

Great vid!

[@mcpress]

Hello Just completed a tour. Was a fantastic experience!!! One question, did the NJ have a print shop? Thanks James & Christine

[@paulfennell01]

ryan do you have a captains hat? if not im happy to get one for you for christmas! youve earned it for sure- thanks for the vids and thanks for your hard work keeping NJ almost ready for action!! keep her in good shape, with the recent Russian nonsense we may need to bring her back into service again..

[@knightmarex13]

So I was looking at New Jersey's general plans and I noticed a space on deck 3 just forward of turret No 1 that is labeled "Chemical Warfare Material". Any Idea what this space was used for? I know in past videos it has been stated that just cause the plans says something doesn't mean that space was actually used for that.

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Its really a damage control locker. So PPE and the like. Todays it's a room full of the ventilation hosing we removed from medical that was put there in mothballs.

[@quentintin1]

if used as a chem war locker, i would believe it would be full of stuff like respirators and gas oversuits, maybe decontaminants and the like

[@HM2SGT]

MOPP gear, Mk 5 masks & full body condoms, SCBAs... perhaps even neutralizes & reagents.

[@studinthemaking]

When they repaint the ship today. Do they use the oil, or water based paint? Or still use the same stuff the navy used today?

[@werewolfsaves2179]

I would like to see the brig and learn how a sailor could end up there.

[@mwnciboo]

You don't tow a ship with directly with hawsers - you use the mass of the anchor cable - so you use messengers and lines to pass a wire / cable+wire ...and the weight of the cable itself does the work of pulling the towed vessel forward.

[@sierraone9181]

What rooms are inside the structure below the Aft Phalanx guns.