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A nice bit of fun , I'm sure Ryan will be laughing . seriously I wish we in the UK. had been able to preserve a few more 20th C ships . Its remarkable that there are so many in the US. and a tribute to all the people who have spent their time and contributed to achieve that . Good luck to USS Kidd .

So funny! But seriously, you guys are just jealous that you don't have 16 inch guns to play with on your museum ship 😛🤣

old ships like this always look so cool at night/dawn when the light is low and they're lit up.

This was really good fun. Good on you guys for going with it!

Great video! Everybody loves Ryan 😊😊😊😊😊

Hope he responds to this. Other ships should do more vids like his to create interest. Think it is time for a new build BB though soon but replace the big guns with a mix of railguns and missile loads, go nuclear drive and add a to the aft both a limited flight ops deck for about 4 VSTOL or Helicopter craft and a well deck (a smaller version of the landing assault ships for special ops) Could escort the carriers or break off for detached independent ops. With rail guns that have been tested so far a 5 to 15 lbs. slugs could match the power of the old 16inch guns with less weight and no powder. The top turret house could hold the whole thing including the mags. The aft guns could even be on the top of a hanger for the 4 aircraft. The Idea of the missile battleship was rejected as the missiles were too expensive for a full load and slow to replace at need. What I suggest would be about equal to two missile frigates in missiles in a muti-role ship able to take over or augment nearly any other ship's job in the fleet at need, short of a carrier or sub.

Hi I'm Ryan szimanski 😂 now what everyone needs to learn is Ryan's outro battleship new jersey receives opperating fund from new jersey state etc that's a tounge twister great gag though 👍

Will the real Ryan Szimanski please stand up?

"I'M SPARTACUS...er, I mean Ryan Szimanski!"

Will the real Ryan Szimanski please stand up... ("To Tell The Truth" 1960's/70's)

Love it!

"...like this one of battleship NEW JERSEY" 🤣 Seems it shrunk a little bit.🤭

This is the sad story of what happens to dedicated ship people when you take their ship away from them.

This was genuinely funny. Wish he had popped in for real at the very end though. Drach hasn't been by to see you guys yet, has he?

Wheres' Mr. Ryan Szimanski? I saw his name in the title and there wasn't even a slight mention of him! XD

Love the hard hat, so appropriate for the drydock videos.

The real Ryan Szimanski has at least 8" of belt hanging past the buckle... Well done!

But where's the end of the video spiel about where the funding comes from?

I'm Ryan, and so is my wife.

This is gold!

If Ryan doesn’t LOL when he sees this, something’s wrong with him. 🤣🤣

You are forgetting the all important "Museum and Memorial" part! But seriously, nearly fell out of my chair laughing at this. Great job!

Greetings, DD-661 crew! Sending all the goodness from BB-62 land!

This is awesome!

That is so cool. Thanks for sharing this.

I totally thought you were going to use the opening song of FRIENDS. Great job anyways!

What a beautiful ship you got there. Take good care of her

Kidd Matters, Full Kidd, Saved by the Kidd, The Kidd(s) of Life. I could go on 🤣🤣

Well done Kid(d)s

I absolutely LOVE the way it reminds me of those late 90's/early 2000's comedy shows 😂

10:25 is where the description of shot #3 begins (which is when the accident and hand injury occurs). You’re welcome.

So looking forward to seeing this space brought back to 1945 configuration! Great work Tim, Molly, Parks and all the shipyard crew!

Slowly, gently, move her away from her cradle, she's fragile now, old and sleeping, don't wake her up. She dreams, you know, dreams of young men, true and strong, young men who rode her rough and she loved it. That was so long ago, sleep has taken away the edge, time taken away the strength, all her young men have gone now, there's just her. Time to clean the rust, to paint the bottom, check for leaks, time to move her one more time, maybe the last time, maybe not, she's fragile now. Oh! But wasn't she magnificent, back in the day, fire and storm and blazing battle with her young men making her the terror of the seas. Wasn't she he stuff of legend, now become her own myth. Once her boilers were hot and her guns hotter. Once blood ran down her decks, as her young men died. The stuff of legend, when the whole world was on fire, when tomorrow was not promised, when so many good ships and their young men, vanished beneath the sea. Now, there's just her, dreaming, being the myth to those who never felt power of her guns, those who listened to Grand Pa tell his tales and never really believed them. Being a Sunday morning entertainment. Move her slowly, she's fragile now, at the end of her story, she earned her rest. Let her sleep.

I am glad to see a WWII vessel getting rid of post War changes. I have visited the USS Cassin Young and she is full of later additions and hardware. Thanks for all you do! TM retired museum curator

ok, what for are you insulting the intelligence of the guy in the thumbnail? the navy needs a waiter on board so they can feed the crew properly. said waiter's intelligence or lack has no bearing on the matter. 😉

Please save what you remove

I get why youre doing this backdating; I just feel a bit conflicted about it. All that Cold War era modifications and gear that is being removed and scrapped is still a part of USS Kidd's story / history, and it has always been lectured to museum patrons of other vessels and fields of study that to backdating when done should be reversable. In the end you folks are the Kidd's custodians, and I will trust your judgement on this. Thank you for the updates; I look forward to seeing her when everything is complete.

who is getting the equipment that you guys are taking off the ship? will it be on display somewhere too?

Should just leave the ship in it's last in service configuration

Really very interesting. What will you do with the post war equipment? Is it suitable for other museum ships?