Removing 10 Keel Blocks From Under the Battleship: Why? How?

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In this episode we're talking about removing some of the ship's blocks.
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@dan1elhalas 27 күн бұрын

I’ve attempted to watch some of the videos of other KZfaqrs about this, but I just can’t, Ryan please don’t ever stop being the voice of history for this ship. You create a whole level of interest that no one else can touch.

@TheBigExclusive 27 күн бұрын

Because Ryan actually uses conversational tone and dialog. It seems like he's actually talking with you in a conversation as if you were there with him in dry dock. Other KZfaqrs feel like they are reading facts from a book or Wikipedia. Like they are giving a boring lecture. Ryan also gets to the point quickly and understands why we are asking our questions and what interests viewers.

@Bob_PA 27 күн бұрын

I'm not even into military history, the Navy or maritime history but I've watched every episode for the past two years. I just thoroughly enjoy Ryan's storytelling.

@danielayers 27 күн бұрын

This is the truth! :)

@SteamCrane 27 күн бұрын

Ryan has internalized a massive amount of knowledge about the ship, so he can easily talk about it. I hope he is around for the next yard period!

@sbrunner69 27 күн бұрын

There are other videos about removing keel blocks from under battle ship NJ?

@rwdavidoff 27 күн бұрын

Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial receives operating support from the New Jersey Department of State, also from a number of other businesses, and private individuals like yourselves. It receives physical support from 292 keel blocks, and a giant honking concrete drydock.

@justdeaf-ry6bn 27 күн бұрын

I think Ryan is making the right decision on whats best to prevent corrosion on the hull for the next 30 years. I also find it interesting on how he takes on what options he can use or not use. It goes to show how he really cares about Battleship New Jersey future.

@Kellen6795 27 күн бұрын

If all goes well, i'd hope Ryan is still Curator in 30 years if he hasnt retired yet. The way things get explains in a clear concise manner, the ease of listening too, the formats, the overall quality and knowledge. Very very few other youtubers have the ability to get all of these in 1. Ryans a treasure and just imagine the shear wealth of knowledge he will have even in 15 years time. Looking forward to the videos from all the years to come!

@vintagefurness 26 күн бұрын

As someone who served on USS Lexington, steamed the same boilers as the Jersey, drydocked in Philly Shipyard, and worked at the shipyards in Norfolk, VA, I really appreciate your videos.

@jefesman 27 күн бұрын

Thank you to all those who have participated in the tours so that Ryan & his crew can keep addressing these types of issues!!! It is awesome to have the opportunity to take care of the vessel as best as possible.... Great work!

@politicsuncensored5617 27 күн бұрын

A "Much" older Ryan may see the next dry docking of the NJ in 30 years, but I have my doubts on myself. Even if I do I would be 101 years of age. Thank you Ryan for all that you do in keeping the battleship New Jersey as a memorial for future generations. Shalom

@user-ux9my7io4p 27 күн бұрын

You guys are taking better care of NJ than the Navy did

@phillyphakename1255 27 күн бұрын

Can't afford not to. It's going to go 10x as long without maintenance, and it's now an OLD ship. You gotta take care of the ol' girl.

@willw8011 26 күн бұрын

USN never wanted to reactivate those. The age of the battleship ended long before the politicians understood.

@camickelson 26 күн бұрын

Totally agree

@2adamast 17 күн бұрын

They kept her in running condition. The idea that each successive team started counting from one is interesting.

@AsbestosMuffins 27 күн бұрын

See when Ryan plays Jenga he uses a battleship to make things interesting

@justaskin8523 9 күн бұрын

Now that's funny right there!

@Firefyta2 24 күн бұрын

I must say Ryan, as a history buff and a big battleship fan, Im so happy to see she is in good and capable hands for many long years to come. Im sure her sailors are very happy and proud that you will see to her well being for hopefully many long years to come. I made it to Philly a couple of weeks ago to see her in drydock and what a sight she was. I hope to see her in Jersey when she returns home, Way to keep her in ship shape and for the most part fully operational state.

@ginog5037 25 күн бұрын

She is in great hands, wish I can afford to see her. Well done Ryan and everyone involved to preserve this history 👏

@vinceromano8245 26 күн бұрын

Ryan, you”ll still be in charge for the next dry docking. Thanks for another great and informative video.

@TXGRunner 25 күн бұрын

Congrats on the success of your tours and being able to add stretch projects. You realize you're the reason that worked, right? You built a following through your videos and now that is paying off handsomely.

@markholub97 26 күн бұрын

So glad to see New Jersey getting the maintenance she deserves after so many years of faithful service. Thank you as well for answering my earlier question about maintaining the ship near the keel blocks. You’re doing an awesome job Ryan and I look forward to the day New Jersey is 100% restored. ❤

@johnstreet797 27 күн бұрын

Ryan you are the best and only thing I appreciate about New Jersey, having been born and raised there.

@ryder6070 27 күн бұрын

what about the Boss?!?! MY new haircut>>?

@mm3mm3 26 күн бұрын

I think Ryan is the smartest, most passionate curator out there. 😊😊😊😊😊

@Tuning3434 26 күн бұрын

hmmm, that statement is helped because Paul Farace isn't an official curator of USS Cod. Then again, Ryan introduced me to Paul.

@mm3mm3 24 күн бұрын

@@Tuning3434 That is so cool that you actually know Ryan and Paul

@jamesrobertson4035 26 күн бұрын

LOVED my tour of BB-62 with you on my 65th birthday. I look forward to another tour with "much older Ryan" in the drydocking in 30 years!

@brckshouse3660 26 күн бұрын

This guild of wizards maintaining the knowledge of old

@user-jq2rf4nf3o 27 күн бұрын

Ryan might opt for the extra under coating , fuzzy dice and the spinner hub caps - Earl Shiibe for $29.95

@robertpoore7604 27 күн бұрын

Lmao

@toddmetzger 27 күн бұрын

I would love to see her in the Black Dragon scheme please. We know Ryan loves that scheme too!

@theshapeexists 25 күн бұрын

Maaco just under bid them and is throwing in 2 pine tree air fresheners

@mtacoustic1 19 күн бұрын

So that's how it's done! Always wondered how you got to paint where the keel blocks are.

@Knight6831 27 күн бұрын

The Canadian Flower Class Corvette HMCS Sackville had its underwater hull completely replaced by modern steel as after the Sullivans partially sank, I had the question to other museum ships in NA like Sackville of how would they avoid suffering the same fate as the Sullivans

@DSNSGaming 27 күн бұрын

HMCS Haida had a bunch of hull and other work in 2002 and 2015. 2002 was when Parks Canada took her on and she was moved from Toronto to Hamilton.

@aserta 26 күн бұрын

When things are that bad, there's no point in trying to save anything. That's wishful thinking. But in this case, NJ's actually decent. Still thicker than other (functional) ships. For a static ship, the extra plate is belt and suspenders.

@Steve-OH601 27 күн бұрын

Ryan, excellent video as always. Thanks for sharing the in-depth details of the work being done on the ship. Very informative. Random question - what brand of shirt is that? Thinking of picking up one for work wear. Thanks.

@iangriffiths7191 26 күн бұрын

I have been amazed while watching your KZfaq posts at how many holes have been cut or drilled in the hull over the years. As a land lover I would never have thought they would do such things.

@kaziwill 26 күн бұрын

You're the only KZfaq curator I can stand. I've tried watching the others and the cringe is insane

@jar8459 27 күн бұрын

Thanks Ryan for all you do.

@zaynevanday142 26 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏 for the update Ryan 🔥

@ypaulbrown 26 күн бұрын

Bravo Ryan, you are the Best.....

@arthurbrickley4108 27 күн бұрын

Glad I could contribute to the extra task going on with the extra money from fry dock tours. I enjoyed it very much. Continue doing fantasic work.

@johngallus1735 27 күн бұрын

You do such a great job talking about this wonderful Ship

@danknight5019 27 күн бұрын

Ryan you are doing a fantastic job, keep up the great work

@phil20_20 15 күн бұрын

To get to the other side! 😃

@imchris5000 27 күн бұрын

this seems like a way to coat under the blocks without refloating. coat under the now missing blocks then replacement with wedges and blast out the other ones

@tomfeng5645 26 күн бұрын

Every time it's released, the hull will sag a bit relative to the remaining blocks, so I'm not sure that's viable. Maybe if all other blocks were blasted out too to balance along the ship's length, but at that point, is it any less work than just floating the ship over.

@justincoggins694 22 күн бұрын

Saw, you on the news a, few days agp funny because I was already subscribed and stuff.

@cerad7304 27 күн бұрын

Hopefully cryogenics technology will advance quickly enough that Ryan won't be as old as he might expect to be when the next dry docking rolls around.

@henrycarlson7514 27 күн бұрын

So Wise , Thank You

@tsmall07 26 күн бұрын

Did my drydock tour last weekend. Drove up from Northern Virginia. Definitely worth it.

@bazra19 26 күн бұрын

As Much as I am against doubler plating, because she is not going to sea again, I think you have made the right decision.

@nicholasnewman5349 26 күн бұрын

I wonder how many times he's used the phrase "System of Coatings", At least 200 for sure

@F-Man 27 күн бұрын

Seems like a rather heavy responsibility.

@Stan7670 27 күн бұрын

That's an understatement.

@diytwoincollege7079 27 күн бұрын

Yuk yuk yuk

@justincase9638 27 күн бұрын

It steels the show

@DavidSmith-cx8dg 26 күн бұрын

Doublers are probably the best for a museum ship where you want to keep the original material . The quality of welding and preparation will be all important I would think .Ryan does a great job of explaining the choices and limitations of planning a docking . It's great that the scope of work can be expanded to make sure New Jersey stays afloat without undue concern can be achieved .

@JackDrinkn2DollarJim 25 күн бұрын

There must be some kind of paste they would use between the new plates and the hull to eliminate as much empty space as possible.

@aamiddel8646 26 күн бұрын

If you use a doubler plate 'glue' it to the hull so no water can get in and weld it as intended.

@sibhuskyguy 27 күн бұрын

the big tan line is i am assuming the caulking you were talking about in another video?

@billsimpson604 27 күн бұрын

That is the nice thing about steel. It is easily welded using electricity. These days, they even weld some skyscraper joints.

@Tuxon86 26 күн бұрын

Back in the day, and in the dead of winter in Montreal, my father who worked at Vickers as a plater had to break those blocs using wedges and sledgehammer. People were build stronger in those days.

@AbrasiveCarl 26 күн бұрын

" a much much older ryan" made me giggle for some reason

@guidichris 27 күн бұрын

Bondo on a battleship? Love your videos so informative.

@williamcarl4200 25 күн бұрын

Interesting. I worked a dock for 3 years. Never removed a block. We got em in and got em out. Was pretty efficient and a bargain for the Navy. We were sailors after all, and we rocked. Bet no sailors drydock a ship anymore.

@MrOlddude1957 27 күн бұрын

Does leaving the ship on those blocks affect the underside of the ship in terms of its weight is there a limited amount of time it can be on the blocks?

@justincase9638 27 күн бұрын

Fantastic !! See you this weekend!

@BuddyMcNugget 27 күн бұрын

Amazing work. I hope to make it down to see it some day. And it sounds like it should still be around when that day comes.

@Name-ps9fx 27 күн бұрын

I would've thought that when the Navy brought it out of decommission status, they would consult the records and find that they completed the first area and the second, so now it's time to do the third. That way they wouldn't skip any areas over time.

@aserta 27 күн бұрын

0:59 Keel block no 81 looks a bit sad. Someone give him a hug on the next dry dock tour!

@fsodn 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for posting about this. I took the tour this last Sunday morning (w00t!) and they were talking about this. It's great that you're posting further details. Is there any possibility that the plates you're welding on are enough different that you'll get dissimilar metal corrosion? Or can you eliminate that possibility with testing?

@theshapeexists 25 күн бұрын

Thats a lot of steel thats been eroded away. Impressive. I remember watching an old movie on the mothball fleet and they gave some insane statistic of the weight of steel that rusts away from the fleet in a given year from just sitting in the water. I don't remember the number, but it was a very large one.

@SteamCrane 26 күн бұрын

I will be 110 in 2054, looking forward to being there!

@robertgarrett5009 27 күн бұрын

Hope you're using a bedding compound. This should prevent water ingress between the plates as it fills the gap.

@bobjohnson2172 26 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@TheBigExclusive 27 күн бұрын

Will you also be painting and coating the doubler plates too?

@cruisinguy6024 27 күн бұрын

Obviously…..

@nightkil13r 26 күн бұрын

The main issue with Doubler plates and has caused vessles to sink, is you have no easy way to keep an eye on the corrosion levels of the hull between the plates, that could allow for corrosion to go unchecked till the doubler plate itself cant stay fully sealed and now you have water intrusion thats more difficult to repair. I would consider doubler plating with a heavy heavy distrust. Then again im not a ship builder, and only know from the incident reports ive read.

@marcbiff2192 25 күн бұрын

They could use flanged pipe penetrations welded to the inner hull where they have placed a doubler plate these bosses will have two valves on them they act as a tell tell open the inner valve for a period than close, then open the next valve any water that has accumulated between the hull and the doubler plate should be observed,they are normally welded at the lower side of the doubler with 40 or 50 mm pipe.

@nightkil13r 25 күн бұрын

@@marcbiff2192 that make so much sense. Thank you.

@chrisglen-smith7662 26 күн бұрын

Hope you remember to check and repair the burnt off paint on the inside of the hill where the welds damage it.

@hoseman1 27 күн бұрын

I would have loved to have seen her in dry dock, unfortunately I am recovering from surgery and could not handle all of the steps. Keep up the good work and she will still be here in 100 years.

@physicsphirst191 27 күн бұрын

The doubler plate does not restore the full bending strength or stiffness of the wasted metal because it is not fully bonded to the substrate area, but it does provide equivalent material for wasting.

@joeserdynski1045 25 күн бұрын

Thanks ! ! !

@zimbabwesteve4620 26 күн бұрын

What does the prep look like before adding the doubler plating? Id assume that the hull will be cleaned so just the coatings are under the plates?

@fsj197811 27 күн бұрын

Considering the coating was in good shape and what you're putting on there is even better, I'd have left it alone and left the money in reserve for other upgrades or put it towards that next 30 year dry dock. Thanks for sharing.

@justincase9638 27 күн бұрын

I have some fear about the air gap in between.. I hate rust - and even more so rust I can't see.. Though I suppose at the bottom of the ship no one is going to see anything!

@petegossett5494 27 күн бұрын

I agree. Either leave it alone, or cut it out & replace it. By just welding a plate over it they’re potentially inviting problems they’ll likely be unaware of.

@GregoryVeizades 27 күн бұрын

Yeah those doubled plates fell out of fashion because of rust jacking. Rust starts in-between the plates and jacks them apart.

@johno7370 26 күн бұрын

Will there be a video showing the entire hull so future generations can see what the hull was like when NJ was drydocked? Also including what you found and what work was done this drydock event?

@tonydagostino6158 27 күн бұрын

To prevent any water intrusion, couldn't you "trowel on" a thin layer of that epoxy before welding the doubler plate? That would fill any possible void between the two plates wouldn't it?

@anilhaksever 27 күн бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. Basically why not to "glue" inside part of the plate while welding the edges.

@ghoti221 27 күн бұрын

Depending on the sealant/expoy, it won’t cure properly, creates too much of a gap to get a good weld bead, won’t bond properly to the existing system of coatings, or expansion cycles might damage the weld bead as the material flexes. There are a lot of different engineering things at play here, but hard to know for sure without knowing exactly what they’re doing.

@black07rr 27 күн бұрын

Then you have a gap between the epoxy and and the plate, no matter what you do there would be a gap, the only way that truly add metal and not have a gap short of cutting out old and putting in new would be pad welding the hull via weld stringers. Butt that would be ugly and cause some pretty severe warping of the outer plate unless they let ample cooling between each pass, which after a certain amount of time would still get extremely hot unless you really really let it cool off 100% between passes. That would also be extremely slow and expensive, and with how thin the metal is a high chance of having leaks due to welder blowing a hole through it and not seeing it. 1/4 inch is not thick at all in the welding world. Structural tests are given on 3/8” plate.

@johnwinters9235 27 күн бұрын

When is the re-floating to move it 4 feet? I will be there on Sunday May 19th

@chrisglen-smith7662 26 күн бұрын

Wow, fancy a jet wash that can cut through a yard or more of solid wood!

@billcattell5520 27 күн бұрын

How are you going to roll the plates to match the contour of the hull?

@SteamCrane 27 күн бұрын

Good reason to go 1/4". The yard should have plate rollers, most ships have curved bottoms like this.

@jasonreed8862 26 күн бұрын

Are you going to apply the full system of coatings to the doubler plating?

@capnkwick4286 27 күн бұрын

I wonder if the material that is used for spray-on truck bed liners would be useful.

@jess2690 27 күн бұрын

Random question, is the Reddit account, BattleshipNewJersey really your official Reddit account?

@robertschultz6922 27 күн бұрын

I hope they take a picture of the check when they pay the yard to show how much this whole thing is going to cost at the end!!!

@rleeAZ 27 күн бұрын

Wondering if flame spray build up might be an option to build up the steel?

@hololightful 26 күн бұрын

How do they form that curve in the new plates you're adding?

@GardNRailCrucible 27 күн бұрын

Do you plan to cover the doubler plates with the system of coatings and gap sealing caulk to ensure the plate won’t have problems to the best of your ability through 2050?

@PaulCyclist 26 күн бұрын

Could you explain how this added plating will be coated after welding to the original this mild steel? Also, did you say the welds will be 100z% around the edge, making the inner sandwiched areas waterproof by way of a sealed plate seem.

@aldolajak1267 26 күн бұрын

".....liquid metal epoxy..." JB Weld !!! On a serious note, Belzona is a series of products, nine categories, worth looking into.

@philiplettley 26 күн бұрын

An idea for a video while I dry Dock, would be to talk about the pit sword again, and show where it comes out of the ship, if you can find it lol

@BuranStrannik 26 күн бұрын

That's one of the areas of higher stress during normal operation, perhaps that contributed to faster corrosion too.

@danmur15 27 күн бұрын

i really hope im going to be able to see you promoting the drydock tours in 2054 😂

@CITYNEWSSUPPORT 27 күн бұрын

Are you guys comfortable with a 30 year stretch between dry docking? In a perfect fund raising world would it be cheaper to do it every 20 years? Would catching on going damage faster be cheaper to fix?

@Armyassasin455 26 күн бұрын

Why has Sabaton not performed on the New Jersey or Texas while they’ve been on dry dock? That would be kickass and would raise a lot of money

@patrickradcliffe3837 25 күн бұрын

I would say hydro-dynamic erosion would be the cause of plating thinning out.

@CarreraTrackOntheFloor 26 күн бұрын

Will the new doubler steel plates be painted to protect against corrosion?

@senoJSR 27 күн бұрын

You all keep removing keel blocks. You're making me nervous about walking under the ship. :)

@marcbiff2192 25 күн бұрын

The hull was built with only 10 mm plate on keel/bottom plating,are you sure? i am working on the RN Type 23 Frigates the plate thickness around that area is 20mm at the keel to 15mm /10 mm upto the bilge keel,10mm/3/8 seems a bit thin for battleship construction.

@kfree1966 27 күн бұрын

How is the heat from the welding going to affect the existing coats on the hull?

@tobingallawa3322 27 күн бұрын

Good question adversely impact it I would guess

@richardverrett2891 27 күн бұрын

Outstanding results Travis. Tube Town Baby. Nice to have a visitor stop by.

@Onerouss 27 күн бұрын

I thought you all had already put what you considered to be the "minimum" number of keel blocks under the ship, yet now you are removing even more? Does this risk cracking structural members in the hull?

@pcspecialistpdx 26 күн бұрын

I'm surprised no one has come up with a way to glue 1/2" sheets of plastic to the hull and plastic weld the seams between sheets. I'd think, for a museum ship, that'd be better than steel.

@ruikazane5123 26 күн бұрын

Isn't slapping on metal plate on top of another plate and welding around it would let rust form between? The navy would never do such a thing either. As much as preserving as much parts of the ship, as recieved, is important as a museum, compromising on something to make that happen doesn't exactly sound right. Or there is something on it that I don't know yet.

@Wvanbramer 27 күн бұрын

Exterior corrosion or internal? I would think internal. Bilge area?

@nickpopelka 25 күн бұрын

If nothing happened more since 1990 I would have just left that with a good fresh paint job welding two plates together and making a area between is scary to me

@playlist325446586 26 күн бұрын

What does the "blocking position" mean?

@Haggisfondler 26 күн бұрын

Honestly the future thinking and inter generational thinking like this is what let’s me know humanity is going to be ok

@ktaylor9095 27 күн бұрын

Spray-weld thin spots? No, wait, that would probably be pretty expensive.

@rickswanberg4995 27 күн бұрын

Spray welding immediately came to mind when Ryan was talking about the thinness of the hull.

@The_DuMont_Network 27 күн бұрын

Just imagine the size of the preheater, the gun, or the lathe to spin the ship!

@timbonjovi 27 күн бұрын

So they're not afraid of water getting in between the 2 layers?

@scottivlow9962 27 күн бұрын

To make this ship last longer I rather see the State of New Jersey put up the funding for the next dry docking in 2045 to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the ending of WW2 rather than a now or never approach in year 30.

@kevinthomas895 27 күн бұрын

The department of state gave them half ($5 million) the money for this drydocking. However the people in office 30 years from now may not be as inclined to do that in the future.