Absolutely Outstanding, this guided Tour of BB-55. My wife and I were fortunate to visit BB-63 in Pearl Harbour, back in 2005. Three hours on board passed by way too fast, the USS Missouri was That Interesting . ❤ 100% ❤ 🇺🇸 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you for filming and posting this, I wish there was more content out there on North Carolina, she's a beautiful and unique ship that isn't as well appreciated as the Iowa class ships.
I was there 20 years ago this month. I'm from North Carolina, but never knew, as I grew up in Maryland, about this amazing ship and her courageous crew. I was fine touring the main and superstructure, but I could not go below deck. I never went down there. I didn't have the right. That's a sacred place of honor. I just did not feel welcome. There's a sadness mixed with grief there. I'm glad I found this. I thank you, as former Army, for showing us a place I was never worthy to step. God bless all who served on her and who keep their memories safe. ❤
I really enjoyed how nice the different compartments are preserved and viewable. It would have been nice to see the parachute riggers loft. Thanks for honoring our merchant sailors. We are often times unheard of as well as forgotten. Nice tour! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
Awesome tour. Looks great from the last time I saw her. I used to live about 10 minutes from the ship and visited several times. A couple of times my wife and I watched a Friday night movie on the fantail. Great experience. Even saw Mr. Roberts one night.
I really enjoyed the tour. I noticed the “we” also, but laid it off to his time and personal investment in the ship. He obviously cares very much for her and I’d imagine he has donated a lot of time and effort to the reconditioning and maintenance of her. From my dad’s experience with a ship he served on being reconditioned this way, he was very grateful to the people who salvaged and repaired his ship. He wouldn’t have minded the way the this gentleman refers to the ship
Self toured her a couple of years ago, absolutely fantastic the amount of access to her you have. Also, very good signage explaining what you are looking at. Highly recommend.
What I love about this ship class the "South Dakota class" is they were retired right after the war and never put back into service like the Iowa class so when you tour one of these ships you see her exactly how she was during WW2.
I remember visiting the U.S.S.NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) back in 1984 before I enlisted in the Navy that November and there were absolutely no holes whatsoever in the Kingfisher.
I have to come back for a 2nd visit ... that ship is indeed "The Showboat" ... my favorite out of touring the Texas, Wisconsin, New Jersey, & Yorktown.
I was there with a friend about 15-20 years ago. Not sure if this was mentioned but the North Carolina almost sunk during a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean. So amazing how they built these ships. I remember that little plane.
No battleships were severely damaged during Typhoon Cobra. In fact the North Carolina class survived with less damage than the Iowa class battleships did, and were noted to handle the heavy seas better than the Iowa's did, thanks to their bluff bows with greater deadrise.
@@redsky8763 Not sure where they get that, unless they're saying that the entire fleet was in danger. Which would be true, but to say that North Carolina or any of the other battleships nearly foundered is inaccurate given that the battleships came through the typhoon very much intact and with little damage, especially compared to the destroyers and carriers.
I grew about a hour north of there outside the Marine base and it was a yearly or every other year thing. I recall when it was still battle ship gray 100% and they had just got new decks in the early 90s. Wilmington itself is such a historical place you got Ft. Fisher on the civil war trail go up 2 hours north you got Ft. Macon which is one of the best forts I have been to and I have been to a bunch lol
Whoa Bruh! Give the guy a break! You don’t know what his background is! He may be retired military. Besides old people have trouble remembering sometimes, and he has a lot to remember. And you’re wrong about him not saying “ they”. Listen to him say “they” right around the 12:55 and 13:00 points. I think he did a good job!
His comments about combat information center the Captain was well aware of what went on there as he was often on the bridge listening to recommendations and messages relayed to the bridge from CIC by way of intercom or a phone talker on the bridge.
You’re missing one casualty, the restaurant that was hit by the ship while being maneuvered into its final resting place 😂. I took confined spaces class with my FD inside this ship.
took 5&7years old grandkids 80plus degrees all were soaking wet suggest going when temp. is cooler.. also wearing sneakers glad i didnt wear boots im 66and got a workout grands fell asleep on the way home..been 20 years since last time there was worth going again got to see the boys light up
The kingfisher aircraft you guys being spoken of is that the same one that was supposed to be on the back of that Coast guard boat you were talking about on your own one of your last videos?
Combat information Center assists in navigation..and the safe maneuvering of the ship. During war time CIC ans. Call for fire missions from spotters ashore. The job requires you to always be calm & alert.
Hi Joshua. My husband and I love your passion for these beautiful examples of history. I work as an electrical engineer for a Marine business and I love all things nautical. You do a very good job and we think you’re adorable. Mark and Charles
For WWII it has 15 battlestars. More than any other battleship. The Iowas continued on after that war and have more battlestars now. I do believe the New Jersey has 29.
Nice guy but he kept getting the armor thickness wrong and other small mistakes, that don’t really matter but the mistakes surprised me considering his job. Good tour guide though.
Ok the history is not correct about it being the next most powerful since the Japanese Yamato. The South Dakota class had more armor and the Iowa class did as well.
You're walking around amongst 20mm Oerlikon automatic cannon, 40mm Bofors, 5"/38 caliber and 16"/45 caliber cannon. Why do you have to have your measly pistol? Do you realize how incredibly insecure you sound?
Engine need to be fired, decks need to be maintained the hall has to be washed and protected on a weekly basis. If it's not getting done a boat will go to shit fast
🤣 I'm not sure that you understand that she's a Museum, maintenance schedules are not the same as an actively commissioned ship. She's not fallen apart in the almost 60 years she's been sitting there. Her engines require no routine operational maintenance, since they are no longer working. (In fact many parts were removed and used aboard the Iowa's when they were recommissioned in the 1980's) No steel hulled ship or boat requires weekly hull washing and painting, not even an actively serving ship, so I don't know where you get that.(And as an old Boatswain's mate I know they don't) The decks are oiled teak, they were fully replaced about 20 years ago with fresh teak 2 &3/4 inch thick which will last another 20+ years, before needing replacement. Routine maintenance of the deck is done.
Different class of Battleship. Mamie is a South Dakota class. The SD class ships weren't as pretty as the NC class, but were models of efficiency, and crammed more HP, slightly more armor and slightly less firepower (fewer secondary and AA guns) on a hull around 100 feet shorter.
I realize this guy is proud to work on it but it pisses me off that he always says "we" like he was there or something. NOT A SINGLE TIME he says "they" honoring the men who fought and died on that ship. I get the feeling hes a stolen valor type guy if you meet him at a bar
@32:51 35:15 he says their, I don’t think it’s that deep man, your kind of picking straws at that point I’m not getting that kind of vibe. It just sounds like he’s a passionate tour guide to me.
The ships current purpose is a museum and he is a part of the ships crew in that capacity. He puts in work to maintain the history and legacy of the ship. He is a part of the ship and its history. So yes “We” is an accurate representation. No he isn’t sweating in boiler rooms or fighting japs. But he is telling the stories of those men as a living part of the ship just as they were.
I wonder, since the North Carolina was getting scavenged when it was in mothball, and they had to scavange parts from ships being scraped to replace the parts that had been scavenged from the NC, if they ever came across a part that originated on the NC. Maybe even after another part and someone told them, hey you might be interested in this, it actually came from th NC.
What a wonderful tour. Thank you for filming it and to the USS North Carolina.
Absolutely Outstanding, this guided Tour of BB-55. My wife and I were fortunate to visit BB-63 in Pearl Harbour, back in 2005. Three hours on board passed by way too fast, the USS Missouri was That Interesting . ❤ 100% ❤ 🇺🇸
Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you for filming and posting this, I wish there was more content out there on North Carolina, she's a beautiful and unique ship that isn't as well appreciated as the Iowa class ships.
I was there 20 years ago this month. I'm from North Carolina, but never knew, as I grew up in Maryland, about this amazing ship and her courageous crew. I was fine touring the main and superstructure, but I could not go below deck. I never went down there. I didn't have the right. That's a sacred place of honor. I just did not feel welcome. There's a sadness mixed with grief there. I'm glad I found this. I thank you, as former Army, for showing us a place I was never worthy to step. God bless all who served on her and who keep their memories safe. ❤
Why anyone would be critical of this volunteer who clearly loves serving the North Carolina…is beyond me.
Give me a few hot pockets and a flash light and I'll happily get lost in this beauty for days!
I really enjoyed how nice the different compartments are preserved and viewable. It would have been nice to see the parachute riggers loft. Thanks for honoring our merchant sailors. We are often times unheard of as well as forgotten. Nice tour! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
one of the best tours of the several battleships that I have done
Awesome tour. Looks great from the last time I saw her. I used to live about 10 minutes from the ship and visited several times. A couple of times my wife and I watched a Friday night movie on the fantail. Great experience. Even saw Mr. Roberts one night.
I really enjoyed the tour. I noticed the “we” also, but laid it off to his time and personal investment in the ship. He obviously cares very much for her and I’d imagine he has donated a lot of time and effort to the reconditioning and maintenance of her. From my dad’s experience with a ship he served on being reconditioned this way, he was very grateful to the people who salvaged and repaired his ship. He wouldn’t have minded the way the this gentleman refers to the ship
Wow. Another fantastic, knowledgeable and detailed tour.
Keep up the good work. 💪
AWESOME, JUST AWESOME.
Self toured her a couple of years ago, absolutely fantastic the amount of access to her you have. Also, very good signage explaining what you are looking at. Highly recommend.
Great tour. Wow, the Guide is amazing and provides lots of great information 😊
Hey Josh great clip mate, I’m Australian I think of Guadalcanal when I hear the name North Carolina. Still a really impressive beast.
From an old coasty , wow great step back in time.
Thanks from US
I've been on the NC twice. The access to a lot of areas is awesome. You can take your time going though it at your own pace.
Thanks in St.Louis Mo.
What I love about this ship class the "South Dakota class" is they were retired right after the war and never put back into service like the Iowa class so when you tour one of these ships you see her exactly how she was during WW2.
beautiful ship! I just love the wartime configuration! neat also to compare the dreadnaught Texas to the more streamlined engineering of the NC.
I saw this beautiful ship when I was little and made me feel very proud and safe being there..
Finally administration of private contracting that makes sense. Thank you for your service after your service. 🇺🇲 Awesome.
I've toured that ship because I live in North Carolina. Great ship. I was in awe
I remember visiting the U.S.S.NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) back in 1984 before I enlisted in the Navy that November and there were absolutely no holes whatsoever in the Kingfisher.
A hunk of metal is gonna deteriorate a bit in 40 years outside.
I don’t get it
Outstanding tour! Thank you gentlemen!
I toured the NC back in the 90's - spend all day aboard !
been there twice coming home from Myrtle beach!!!!! well worth the extra drive&time!!! Showboat BB55
I have to come back for a 2nd visit ... that ship is indeed "The Showboat" ... my favorite out of touring the Texas, Wisconsin, New Jersey, & Yorktown.
Very interesting. I toured the NC when I was about 7 years old, over 60 years ago.
I was there with a friend about 15-20 years ago. Not sure if this was mentioned but the North Carolina almost sunk during a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean. So amazing how they built these ships. I remember that little plane.
No battleships were severely damaged during Typhoon Cobra. In fact the North Carolina class survived with less damage than the Iowa class battleships did, and were noted to handle the heavy seas better than the Iowa's did, thanks to their bluff bows with greater deadrise.
@erichammond9308 Well that's what they told us at the Wilmington Memorial. The North Carolina almost went down in the storm.
@@redsky8763 Not sure where they get that, unless they're saying that the entire fleet was in danger. Which would be true, but to say that North Carolina or any of the other battleships nearly foundered is inaccurate given that the battleships came through the typhoon very much intact and with little damage, especially compared to the destroyers and carriers.
7th generation North Carolinian 👊🏻💪🏻
Most beautiful state in America!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been there and I have met that guy it's a beautiful battle ship
I grew about a hour north of there outside the Marine base and it was a yearly or every other year thing. I recall when it was still battle ship gray 100% and they had just got new decks in the early 90s. Wilmington itself is such a historical place you got Ft. Fisher on the civil war trail go up 2 hours north you got Ft. Macon which is one of the best forts I have been to and I have been to a bunch lol
Whoa Bruh! Give the guy a break! You don’t know what his background is! He may be retired military. Besides old people have trouble remembering sometimes, and he has a lot to remember. And you’re wrong about him not saying “ they”. Listen to him say “they” right around the 12:55 and 13:00 points. I think he did a good job!
His comments about combat information center the Captain was well aware of what went on there as he was often on the bridge listening to recommendations and messages relayed to the bridge from CIC by way of intercom or a phone talker on the bridge.
Im so proud to be an AMERICAN SO PROUD
I love visiting the USS North Carolina.
Everyone should visit in willimington.
You’re missing one casualty, the restaurant that was hit by the ship while being maneuvered into its final resting place 😂. I took confined spaces class with my FD inside this ship.
The New Jersey has the most battle stars at 19 for battle ships. The Enterprise has the most at 20
New Jersey was still in service post WWII. North Carolina was the most decorated Battleship of WWII.
The Enterprise is not a Battleship.
My Uncles name is on the display of North Carolina’s fallen. My dad was there when she was brought in. I was in school. Hoggard class of 70
A maintenance crew has to live aboard any boat and maintain it practically everyday. Or at least once a week if they're really good at it
took 5&7years old grandkids 80plus degrees all were soaking wet suggest going when temp. is cooler.. also wearing sneakers glad i didnt wear boots im 66and got a workout grands fell asleep on the way home..been 20 years since last time there was worth going again got to see the boys light up
you can take a tour of that ship ,i did when i went to Kure Beach .
The kingfisher aircraft you guys being spoken of is that the same one that was supposed to be on the back of that Coast guard boat you were talking about on your own one of your last videos?
very good
Combat information Center assists in navigation..and the safe maneuvering of the ship. During war time CIC ans. Call for fire missions from spotters ashore. The job requires you to always be calm & alert.
I'm Going To Visit USN NORTH CAROLINA When I Come To USA 😃
Make sure you purchase the guided tour. You’ll be glad you did!
Hi Joshua. My husband and I love your passion for these beautiful examples of history. I work as an electrical engineer for a Marine business and I love all things nautical. You do a very good job and we think you’re adorable. Mark and Charles
Need ti do one on uss alabama battleship and the sub uss drum
If pushed into active service, could she be an asset today? Thanks
That’s a awesome ship but it isn’t even in the top ten most decorated he seems a bit off on some stuff
For WWII it has 15 battlestars. More than any other battleship. The Iowas continued on after that war and have more battlestars now. I do believe the New Jersey has 29.
I meant 19.
I've visited the USS North Carolina twice, great tour, but I would liked to have seen the engine/boiler rooms.
Prettiest WW2 battleship design. Period.
For the life of me why people wouldn't donate their service to get her where she needed to go just to have your co.part of history
Imagine the sailors who thought ship flying in the horizon
Nice guy but he kept getting the armor thickness wrong and other small mistakes, that don’t really matter but the mistakes surprised me considering his job. Good tour guide though.
Ok the history is not correct about it being the next most powerful since the Japanese Yamato. The South Dakota class had more armor and the Iowa class did as well.
He said UP TO the Yamato.
"ive never heard a navy man complain about the food". as an old salt, im gonna call BS on that!
I served on the 7th fleet flag ship 69-73 I have no complaints about food.
Палуба на Каролине выглядит однозначно гораздо лучше чем у Алабамы. Да и вообще в целом сохранилась лучше чем второй.
Didn't cover nearly enough for being a 2+ hour tour. Between the coughing and throat clearing, there was too much talking and not enough walking.
I went to see it but no guns allowed.
Just stash your pistol or whatever in your car, why do u need a gun on a tour anyway.
You're walking around amongst 20mm Oerlikon automatic cannon, 40mm Bofors, 5"/38 caliber and 16"/45 caliber cannon. Why do you have to have your measly pistol? Do you realize how incredibly insecure you sound?
Engine need to be fired, decks need to be maintained the hall has to be washed and protected on a weekly basis. If it's not getting done a boat will go to shit fast
🤣 I'm not sure that you understand that she's a Museum, maintenance schedules are not the same as an actively commissioned ship. She's not fallen apart in the almost 60 years she's been sitting there. Her engines require no routine operational maintenance, since they are no longer working. (In fact many parts were removed and used aboard the Iowa's when they were recommissioned in the 1980's) No steel hulled ship or boat requires weekly hull washing and painting, not even an actively serving ship, so I don't know where you get that.(And as an old Boatswain's mate I know they don't) The decks are oiled teak, they were fully replaced about 20 years ago with fresh teak 2 &3/4 inch thick which will last another 20+ years, before needing replacement. Routine maintenance of the deck is done.
Couldn't make it to the end, too much "Umm, uhh" going on to pay attention.
Always always show the flyover… 🤦🏽♂️
Ho bunch of cigarettes were smoked in that ship don't it?
Single mom was hot.! Thanks for bringing your kid out
Haunted ship 👻
USS MASSACHUSETTS BABY FALL RIVER MASS SLEPT ON IT AS A BOY SCOUT
Same here! Will never forget!
Different class of Battleship. Mamie is a South Dakota class. The SD class ships weren't as pretty as the NC class, but were models of efficiency, and crammed more HP, slightly more armor and slightly less firepower (fewer secondary and AA guns) on a hull around 100 feet shorter.
Good filming. except when you spoke so loudly in the Sacred space of Honor.
Bad form....very bad form
Parents of Small children need to be encouraged to Not bring them aboard.
The battleships weren't all that effective. The Marines who died were more effective than the battle ships
A whole lot more marines would have died without shore bombardment. You've obviously never served.
I realize this guy is proud to work on it but it pisses me off that he always says "we" like he was there or something. NOT A SINGLE TIME he says "they" honoring the men who fought and died on that ship. I get the feeling hes a stolen valor type guy if you meet him at a bar
@32:51 35:15 he says their, I don’t think it’s that deep man, your kind of picking straws at that point I’m not getting that kind of vibe. It just sounds like he’s a passionate tour guide to me.
The ships current purpose is a museum and he is a part of the ships crew in that capacity. He puts in work to maintain the history and legacy of the ship. He is a part of the ship and its history. So yes “We” is an accurate representation. No he isn’t sweating in boiler rooms or fighting japs. But he is telling the stories of those men as a living part of the ship just as they were.
Stolen valor guys make me puke , this guy is just a little nervous and searching for words .
The English language is fascinating. It’s almost as if he could be saying “we” meaning the United States.
You must be a weak man to really worry about that.
I wonder, since the North Carolina was getting scavenged when it was in mothball, and they had to scavange parts from ships being scraped to replace the parts that had been scavenged from the NC, if they ever came across a part that originated on the NC. Maybe even after another part and someone told them, hey you might be interested in this, it actually came from th NC.
Hello❤❤❤good