A Tour of the Bridge of the Most Decorated American Battleship In History

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  @IrishCarney · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVeeRbqbsmc&amp;t=595">9:55</a> &quot;we&apos;ve got a set of these ship&apos;s alarms.&quot; &nbsp;Glad to see that unlike the crew on Red Dwarf, if they have to go to red alert, they don&apos;t have to change the bulb

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  @b.thomas8926 · 3 years ago

  Seeing this, its obvious that modernizing NJ would be... expensive, if not utterly impractical. &nbsp;She was built for a different war and a different time and managed to outlive all expectations.

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  @tonyInPA · 3 years ago

  Like the gleaming ships wheel? That’s Ed’s great work…along with the brass team. &nbsp;You’ll see their work all over the ship.

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  @guaposneeze · 3 years ago

  I find it interesting that the NJ bridge is contrasted with sci fi and LCS bridges collectively. &nbsp;Apparently modern real bridges are closer to the fictional ones than the the battleship.<br>That said, the Star Trek Bridge is partly designed that way to have enough room for a ton of equipment. &nbsp;Not just the starfleet consoles but the camera dolly track, light stands and grip gear, etc. &nbsp;In that sense, it can be just as cramped as the NJ&apos;s bridge if you see some behind the scenes photos when they do close ups. &nbsp;Another funny point of analogy is that the Starfleet crew generally walked in from &quot;outside the ship&quot; just like that exterior ladder on New Jersey. &nbsp;The turbolift door was an entrance for the fictional characters within the show, but not a working entrance for the actors. &nbsp;The actors and film crew mostly entered the set by walking in through the main viewscreen which was just a big hole in the set.

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  @mrkeiths48 · 3 years ago

  Great video, gave me a flashback to the mid eighties. We pulled into Sasebo, Japan a few days before the New Jersey arrived. As a nuclear powered fast attack sub, we arrived with little fanfare and were moored in the middle of the harbor. When New Jersey arrived everybody and their brother showed up. Greenpeace and quite a few protesters were there and it was quite the show. I believe this was right around the time that the USN started &nbsp;saying they could not confirm or deny that warships were carrying nuclear weapons. It was a thrill to see the mighty battleship arrive from our vantage point. What a sight!

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  @nielsenricky · 3 years ago

  Thanks for all the great content Ryan &amp; crew!

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  @GenericSweetener · 3 years ago (edited)

  Neat thing: the typewriter at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVeeRbqbsmc&amp;t=930">15:30</a> isn&apos;t a typewriter, it&apos;s a DEC DECWriter Correspondent, a remarkably compact portable teleprinter/terminal from ~1982. I&apos;m curious to know what they would have needed it for in the chart house (not sure how computerized navigation was getting then), maybe weather data?

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  @eddieb1323 · 3 years ago

  We were just there a little over two weeks ago and after watching this video it feels like Ryan was our personal tour guide. It is wonderful to re-live the experience through this awesome video tour and we can’t wait for the opportunity to visit BNJ again and maybe spring for a curator’s tour!

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  @ryanlimbaugh8361 · 3 years ago

  I think a video on the starting procedure for the battleship would be awesome. As in switching from shore power to internal power. Enjoyed this video a lot as well

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  @þþþþþþþþþ · 3 years ago

  I was definitely not aware of how tight the bridge was outside the conning tower. &nbsp;I figured it had at least 2x the space outside the conning tower. I know I&apos;ve watched a ton of your videos and seen the bridge before but it just never sunk in. &nbsp;Good job showing just what the real conditions are and pointing out something and subtle as that.

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  @StingyGeek · 2 years ago

  Really appreciate the work that goes into presenting this ship to people who can&apos;t make it in person.

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  @clayp6415 · 3 years ago

  I seriously appreciate these videos, the time and effort that is put into them. &nbsp;These ships are amazing and should be preserved forever.

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