Catacombs

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• CL

  @clippyremembers · 2 years ago

  Shout out to whoever is crawling through the bowels of the ship with a camera in their hand to film these!

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• TI

  @tindjin07 · 6 years ago

  I'm not typically claustrophobic but dang just endless tiny openings to squeeze through would suck.  I couldn't imagine crew having to move through places like that during combat repairs or emergencies.  Thanks for showing more spaces not normally show to those who didn't serve in those areas.

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• DA

  @davidepperson2376 · 5 years ago

  One more thing: I’m sure you have many detailed and general schematics and drawings of the NJ. Perhaps you would consider inserting a simple diagram that would show where you are in the ship. You do a great job of explaining it, but sometimes how things relate spatially might be helped by a cutaway drawing, schematic or facsimile thereof. Just a thought, not a criticism, because you’re doing a great job.

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• MR

  @mrz80 · 6 years ago

  How many pairs of khaki pants have you ruined making these videos? :D

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• RG

  @rgraze911 · 5 years ago

  I havent seen my old workspace since decom. I actually was inside the evaporators chipping away at the scales built up. I was an a gang and the forward diesel was where I worked. The space also has mpac, lpac and hpac. They were also used for air psi in the turrets. I also of course toured the wire ways as far forward I could go into turrets. Heck I had one of the last watches on the ship and wandered every where.

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• SA

  @sailorgabbie · 5 years ago (edited)

  I was a shipyard electrician. Cable armor is to facilitate pulling the cable in during installation. Cable can chafe and cut other cable as it is pulled through a cableway.<br>It serves no other purpose. It is not to protect against battle damage. Today, very little shipboard cable comes with armor. Instead, they use cable lube to make them slippery and reduce friction/chafing during installation. Btw some old cable contained &nbsp;asbestos in the jacket. Perhaps that&apos;s the reason for the sign.

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• LA

  @lanceschoenbaum1358 · 5 years ago

  Very interesting video. Thanks for taking the crawl. During my time on New Jersey (1988-89) I worked on the 03 level, directly under the bridge, where the Flag Bridge is located. Inside the Flag Bridge is a small watertight door which leads inside the central citadel armored &quot;stalk&quot;. This is a large tube which runs from the 3rd deck all the way to the bridge. It contained many wires and cables for ship control like helm and communications input. In the middle of the tube was a small vertical ladder which allowed a person to actually climb all the way down, giving access if repairs were needed. One morning in 1989, while inport Long Beach, I decided to try and crawl from the 03 all the way down, using just a flashlight. I made it somewhere down to the 01/Main Deck level when I got too claustrophobic. The wires were closing in the lower I went and as the ship was using some power, the wires were warm! I lost my nerve, got a little freaked out and climbed back up. I can tell you coming in to the fresh air of LA harbor never smelled so good. Lance Schoenbaum SMC(SW/AW) USN.

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• BL

  @BlackSoap361 · 5 years ago

  “Now this one has really seen some shit.” <br><br>That’s an honest curator.

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• ÞÞ

  @þþþþþþþþþ · 5 years ago

  Insane to imagine someone potentially going through those tiny openings to get to their battle stations in a hurry - or worse to do damage control.

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• DE

  @deanwilliams2353 · 5 years ago

  Chances are that the asbestos warning at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOIv2kv_yhs&amp;t=435">7:15</a> refers to the insulation in the wires above the sign. &nbsp;At that time, it was not unusual to use asbestos as previous wire had been insulated with tar impregnated paper. &nbsp;Not a great combination for a battleship.

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• ST

  @stevenrice47 · 5 years ago

  My friend&apos;s dad was on electrician on the New Jersey during Vietnam. &nbsp;He told me about the Catacombs. &nbsp;How he use to crawl down the to fix cabling. &nbsp;He was a short guy, 5&apos;3&quot; and could race through them. &nbsp;He said big and tall guys like me couldn&apos;t make it.

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• TU

  @turdferguson4124 · 5 years ago

  The engineering complexity and shear amount of material in a large warship are mind blowing.

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