Why Are So Many Museums Being Drydocked Right Now?

In this episode we're talking about a broader story of Museum ships in drydock.

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The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the content creator only and may not reflect the views and opinions of the Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial, the Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc., its staff, crew, or others. The research presented herein represents the most up-to-date scholarship available to us at the time of filming, but our understanding of the past is constantly evolving. This video is made for entertainment purposes only.

[foundersrule]

The Battleship New Jersey tour guides and dry dock support staff are some of the nicest folks that deserve our thanks. The dry dock ship tour was amazing. Go there to give her a belly rub. It's good. Thank-you all.

[AutoBrawn]

It was so awesome to see the New Jersey recently! Even saw Ryan just before he took a tour out. The size of New Jersey can only be understood in person, the pics and vids just don't do it justice. Truly a once in a lifetime thing!

[RNemy]

I hope we never take it for granted, how fortunate we are to have such excellent museum ships around the country. A credit to the dedication of the curators and volunteers who give so much to the preservation of our history

[jonathanbair]

I have seen some of the followers from here in the USS Kid's comment sections :) Good to see us supporting all the old girls to keep them round for the next generation.

[mshafer]

Not sure originally how this channel came into my feed 2 years ago. However, with my grandfather, father, Great uncle, uncle, and 1st Cousin serving in the Army-Air Corps, Air Force, and Navy respectively from WW2 to Vietnam, I have grown to love this channel as well as the channel as well as other museum ships and Aircraft. Thank you Ryan and volunteers for what you do to preserve history as it isn't being taught in schools correctly anymore.

[leopardone]

I have been spam watching USS Kidd's drydocking.

All these amazing vessels are worthy of our attention.

Great work to all American muesum ship teams out there especially the Battleship New Jersey Muesum and Memorial!

[American_Jeeper]

It was great to see USS Texas finally get drydocked and receive the repairs she desperately needed. Her YouTube channel, however, was very sporadic with the updates. IIRC, Travis didn't even post a video to show her finished and refloated.

[AbrasiveCarl]

These are definitely historic dry dockings for all ships that are going in right now... We've never had easier access to media about this type of this.. With much thanks to you and your team Ryan.

[PaulMSabol]

Great camera angle, straight down the centerline. But I noticed that the Starboard side looks straighter than the Port side. (just as the beam starts to widen at the top of the black waterline strip)

[bend]

I'm from the midwest and in my 30's. All my life I never even knew a museum ship was a thing until I found this channel over covid

[alexanderjones]

I can largely agree with this. There might be more dry-docking now because there are more museum ships than there were 30-40-50 years ago, but social media make us so connected that we learn things that we never would have otherwise. USS Texas was the first that I personally ever heard of a museum ship going into dry-dock, but when I thought about it logically, then I I realized "Of course museum ships get dry-docked every now and then after their decommissioning, they still need maintenance even when just sitting in one place in the water, and some of that maintenance needs a dry-dock to do." Of course, it is probably much easier to arrange time in a dry-dock for a little WW2 destroyer or submarine than it is to find a big enough slot for a 60 kiloton battleship.

I've never actually been to a museum ship before, or for that matter, on any sort of watercraft bigger than a canoe. I really want to visit one of the Iowa sisters some day, to get a good personal look with my own two eyes at just how darned BIG they are. I'm in my 30's, so while I'm not really young, I have decent odds of still being around when New Jersey goes into dry-dock again. Maybe I will be able to visit then, or maybe I will be able to see one of her sister ships instead.

[TeitokuSoiree]

Also happened here in Australia last year, HMAS Vampire a Daring class DD went into drydock for a checkup on her hull and a repaint at the Sydney naval base.

[aserta]

I'm happy that the YT (and others online) are able to bring in more attention to these museums. I do my best to spread the channels to other people. Practically everyone in my family's subbed, most of my friends are as well.
I think that if we (the viewers) spread the word as much as possible, we can interconnect and give these museums a better future.

[ryansheppard]

Well said Ryan. I wish this community was around when I was a kid.

[johncatt]

I really enjoy watching y'alls channel and all of the videos that are put out on this channel, I just wish that the USS Texas would start doing videos again.

[peterolson]

My favorite museum ship, LST325, from my hometown, just came back from drydock.

[DuffyF]

In October 2021, USS Nautilus began a restoration process that was expected to last 6 to 8 months. Included in the work: blasting and painting of the hull, installation of new top decks, as well as upgraded interior lighting and electrical The restoration was completed in June 2022 at a cost of US $36 million.

[stuntmanmike]

The USS Requin in Pittsburgh, PA is really deserving of a dry dock restoration. I hope she gets done soon!

[alanbare]

I would like to see the fleet at Battleship Cove and the USS Salem go to drydock. Preserving a representative sample of what was built at the Fore River Shipyard is very important.

[AnthonyLaFerrara-lr]

The drydock tour was amazing. Once in a lifetime. I purchased an anode, got it home and cleaned it and coated it with clear lacquer. Gave it to my grandson along with the tour hardhat. He has it in his room and I told him that when the New Jersey was built the world and American citizens truly loved this country. It is a crying shame that is not the case today. God Bless America!