The Helicopter Control Booth on Battleship NJ: TOUR

In this episode we're taking a tour of the Helicopter Control Booth

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[benjaminshropshire]

A guess on why they included the blast shields: That space is likely to be unmanned most of the time and particularly when the guns are being used so it's reasonable to make its default condition the one that won't be damaged by over pressure.

[charlesflorence]

Enjoyed watching your episode on the helicopter flight deck.
I had the good fortune to get to deploy on the USS Iowa off the coast of El Salvador in the early 80s. I was a young army aviator and we flew our two Hueys off the Iowa for 2 or 3 weeks. Flew President Duarte and the Salvadoran Supreme Court members out to the ship for a fire power demo which I had the pleasure of filming with the ships photographers mate.
Great memories.

[utbs]

Are there any cool plated over decks that were open in WW2? What about old hoist runs like for 40mm ammunition? I remember you pointing out old mounting points for 20mm cannon which was really cool to see. I remember finding a few of them when I had the run of the _Missouri_ for a couple of days in Bremerton back in the 90s.
Having spent so much time killing my legs and brain on _Missouri_ for a couple of days and getting to see _Wisconsin_ on her way home from Desert Storm with the _Saratoga_ battle group are two of the major highlights of my naval career.
We are fortunate to have you folks sharing _New Jersey_ with those of us who will never have the chance to see her and we thank you so much for that.

[BalshazzarWastebasket]

i think the fact there was never a post about halsey's walk-in humidore is a tragedy. admirals and captain's kept their cigars there for years and it deserves telling.

[leftyo]

SGSI, Stabilized Glide Slope Indicator. always cool to see a piece of gear i used to work on. they had a short tech school for those at NAS Coronado.

[Mountain-Man-]

The "rail" winch system for helos you were talking about on modern ships is often called a "beartrap".

[Med]

the pics of the helo on deck...REALLY put into perspective just how freaking huge the Iowa Class ships are

[speedmph]

I got two questions. One for the Ryan/iowa class vets: Did they rotate the aft turret over the side to give the helos a little more space?

Second question is for the modernish U.S. Navy guys: how important is a hanger for embarked Helos. Ryan mentioned how that was one of the reasons the Iowas didn’t have a permanent helo complement, but if I remember correctly, the Flight I Arleigh Burkes coming onto the scene around this time also were designed without a hanger but being they were also ASW ships I doubt they didn’t leave port without an MH60 on board. What was the big difference between a Flt 1 Burke with no hanger and an Iowa?

[saltydawg]

Iowa did not have any embarked aviation personnel to man the helo control booth up to the time I left the ship in 1986. One of our ship's company officers served in that role. We did have three Army Huey helos with Army crews for a month or so during a Central American swing in 1985, but the Army did not have anybody in the booth during helo ops.

[davidduma]

I would have loved to see more detail of all those control panels like the brief look at 5:10

[sburbStuck]

It looks like those sprayers are actually supplied with fresh water, judging by the pipe up above at 5:10.

[LeetHaxington]

It'd be cool to just hang out in a room like this and watch everyone working during a storm or something. I'd chill on my laptop there and watch the chaos as long as I don't have to actually do anything

[kpeimnx]

After I found the New Jersey channel, I binge watch this channel daily. Props to team N.J.

[jerlewis]

I used to man Pro-Fly on the USS Capodanno during flight quarters with the SUPPO. It was about the size of two phone booths. We had a system to talk to the flight deck crew, a system to talk to CIC and a phone to talk to the bridge. We had an anemometer and the wave off lights.

[abbottshaull]

Great look at the space. Yeah, it amazing to see how big the 16-inch gun turrets are compared to the helicopters that would normally operate with a Battleship.

[connorgagel]

the video I’ve been requesting for the past 2 years! Thank you so much!

[lewisgeyer]

Using a drone for exterior shots of the ship, like the helicopter booth, would be nice. But your videos are still very good as is. Thanks.

[seanquinlan]

I was on an LST in '83 out of San Diego LST large slow target

[jeffreyyoung]

I am always amazed by the size and complexity of the battleship. It had to be a nightmare to have to create every days roster of what to do and how it was scheduled and who did what part of the planning.

I have always suspected the main schedule was preplanned, and any contingency was dealt with as it arose, but the entire trip could take months, and each phase must have been coordinated with every other part of the crew and their needs and duties throughout the voyage.

Have you had any plans on showing what that took to do in a video yet?

[buzz]

Did a SAG Deployment with her in the 80s, a Big boy, and when guns are fired its a sight to see and hear. Walked those wooden decks many times moored outboard of her.