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Video of the workings inside a 16" turret and barbette

Discussion in 'Other Weapons' started by Slipdigit, Oct 3, 2010.

  1. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Does anyone know if there is video of the inside of turret and barbette of a South Dakota or later class battleship?

    I would like to see how the shells were handled in the interior and how the other machinery functioned.
     
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    Gebirgsjaeger Ace

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    Found only this:(

    [YOUTUBE]FU2QywXt7ds[/YOUTUBE]
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Slip, there might be something related to the turret explosion back in the '90s? Congress luvs to over-engineer their investigations.
     
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    George Patton Canadian Refugee

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    I can't find any videos, but here is a diagram:

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    Hope this helps.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    The turret footage from "Sink the Bismarck" was accurate, for a 15" turret.
     
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    How a Warships turrets operates, hope this has some use jeff.?:)

    [YOUTUBE]Xsp0Mr5Lcl8[/YOUTUBE]
     
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    [YOUTUBE]BJdinQQk1O8[/YOUTUBE] this video clip has the commentary..
    :)
     
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    SymphonicPoet Member

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    This is a rather well known video that's been posted here before. Not sure if it's precisely what you're looking for, as it's the 16" 50s off an Iowa, rather than the 16" 45s off a S. Dakota or N. Carolina. But you did say S. Dak or later, so maybe this will help:

    YouTube - 16 Inch Gun Training Film

    It does show the shell and powder handling very well.
     
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  10. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Yes, this is what I was looking for. It did not occur to me that someone would post it on YouTube.

    I was wanting to see how the handled the powder and shells down in the turret, mainly how they moved around the projectiles. It looks like a lot of hard work down there.
     
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    Oh, but does it. A navy acquaintance of mine who was briefly aboard an Iowa (NJ, I think) tells me the decks were oiled to make it easier (possible maybe?) to handle the shells. On the other hand, an oiled deck just sounds like a catastrophe waiting to happen to me. Still, I guess you do what you have to do.
     
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  12. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Nice video's! I'm sending the link to an Uncle who was stationed aboard the USS Massachusetts. He worked on the shell floor moving those big things.
     
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