USS KIDD - EXPLORING A WWII DESTROYER
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2019
- We made a trip to the USS Kidd, a WWII era Destroyer that served in several wars and conflicts. It has been restored, yet is left in an original type condition. Since the ship is known to be haunted, we were going to use a spirit box to try to communicate with any spirits. In the end, I decided against it for this trip because I didn't want to take away from the historical aspect. We are planning a future trip where we will do a paranormal investigation.
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My Uncle served on this ship during WWII. He was awarded a Purple Heart medal, after receiving injuries from the Kamikaze attack. Seaman First Class Joseph Hacke form North Versailles Pa., now deceased.
Wow, thanks for sharing that. Those were some great men fighting for our freedom.
Good story. That generation was the greatest ever. Thanks and God Bless.
Oui un très beau navire à coup sûr
I am from Dormont, Pennsylvania.
From Clairton pa
I MADE A MISTAKE in the video. I called this DESTROYER a BATTLESHIP!! I made a mistake in believing that all war ships were BATTLESHIPS regardless of their classifaction. I hereby want to APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE that when you watch the video you will hear me calling this vessel a BATTLESHIP and not a FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER. I changed the thumbnail and the description to address my mistake, but unfortunately, I cannot edit the wrong terminology that I used in the video. I hope you can still enjoy the video as this DESTROYER is a very important piece of history and a an interesting place to visit.
Thx for correcting yourself mate she’s a DD not BB
Yep, at the very least I am more knowledgeable about ships after making this video. 👍👍👍
Its okay, we all make mistakes, thats what makes us Human :)
I’m actually visiting the ship in a few days and I decided to change my username and profile pic to the kidd because I’m really hyped for it, thank you for uploading this, can’t wait to see her!
Awesome! Have fun exploring it and seeing an interesting piece of history. I've been a few times and it never gets old!
My father served on the USS Longshaw, DD 559, sunk off Okanawa on May 18, 1945, with 86 dead and 95 wounded. She was a Fletcher Class Destroyer with 12 battle stars.
The Longshaw, (and my father for about four seconds) can be seen delivering mail to an aircraft carrier in the fictional war movie Flat Top that was made in 1953 using a lot of WW2 combat footage.
My father was on a sister ship, USS HAMMOND during WW2. June 6th, 1942, in the Battle of the Coral Sea, she was sunk by a torpedo from a sub. My father survived, and received a purple heart. I am here doing research, and now have a full feel for what it was like on board. Thank you for spending the time.
Awesome story! Thanks for watching!👍👍
the only time you would have a "full feel of what it was like onboard" is if you were ship's company.
@@bvnseven His stories made it real for me. You are rude.
Hammond DD-412 wasn’t one of Kidds sisters, she was an older Sims class destroyer. Regardless, that is an amazing story!
My Father Doyle Terrell and his best friend ( who is also his cousin by marriage to my mother's cousin ) Silas Dean Adams serves on the USS Kidd during the 1950. We have a 18 X 24 inch picture of the USS Kidd in our living room. My Father Doyle Terrell passed away in 2007. His death crushed my soul , for imiss my Father everyday. My family was pro US Military no matter what branch of service. My cousin Daryl Hankins is Navy. I joined the Navy during the early 1980's. There is more of our family & friends that ended up joining the Navy Todd Robinson ( Who passes away this year RIP ), his brother Croby Robinson, brother Dr Rollin Robinson. A couple years back I seen that the main actor's from the movie 🎥 Olympus has Fallen took a tour of the ship.My father and mother made several of the Reunions for the USS Kidd before my Father passing. Hey any of the people who served with my Father and Si Adams please feel free to say "Hi!" to me or to SiAdams I can pass that onto Silas Dean Adams for you. We are still a close family.. Go Navy!
OUTSTANDING video! Thanks for putting it up for us.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks man. I have wanted to visit the Kidd for a long time but never had the opportunity. This was the next best thing.
Thanks for watching. I wish we had did a little better job on the video. At the time, I didn't think it would get very many views but we may make another trip and make another, more detailed video.
Great tour I hope USS KIDD and other WW 2 era vessels can be preserved in perpetuity for generations to come and their sacrifices and contribution to preserving our freedom never discounted...
Hey ub1953 my Father Doyle Terrell served on the Kidd 1950's . Go Navy!
Beautiful video. This is a few mile from my home. The river is so low we can walk beneath the hull.
Great tour! One of my family was the first CDR of the USS Porter DD 800 from June 1944 to Dec 1945. It gives me better insight into a Fletcher class destroyer. Thanks
It's one of the most interesting places I've visited and seeing how they had to live in the cramped space first hand makes you realize the sacrifices they made. It's literally like stepping back in time.
I served on the USS Braine DD630
West PAC 1968. I’ll never forget that time March through November 68
We provided plane guarding for the Carriers Constellation, and Kitty Hawk. Also gun fire support for the Marines off the coast of Viet Nam.
We actually rescued a flyer who had to ditch ( could not make it to the Carrier) really great memories!
M R Bevan MR3 USN 1967 to 1971
I served and flew off the Connie summer of 67 ! Was an NFO with VAW-13 Det 1 flying in Skyraiders (EA1F's) Thanks for guarding the Connie , she was a good boat !! Ltjg J Marlin USNR said that !
on a tin can destroyer ? how was it ?
@@dks13827
I could talk/write about it for hours!
The Ship was only 300 ft long so it was a lot of getting used to.
I got orders to the Braine in March 1968. The Navy flew me to the Philippines to catch the ship.
When I got there the ship had just left for plane guarding off the coast of Viet Nam. They put me on the USS Misspillion AO 105 that was a supply ship that carried fuel oil and aviation fuel for the carriers. I was on it for 5days before we caught up with the USS Braine after pulling along side they transferred fuel and me over to the ship. We then spent the next 54 days at sea, following the Kitty Hawk and the Conny while the Tet Offensive was going on. As far as day to day activities/operations go I was assigned to B Division for a Month, That was taking care of the fuel oil fired Boilers. Then I spent the next month in M Division that’s where the steam engines were located.
They also made the electricity and water supply. I was then assigned to R Division as I was Striking for Machinery Repairman. I worked in a small machine shop and repaired equipment and parts for the ship.
The ship was narrow and being 300’ long it didn’t ride the waves well it went more with them.
So It normally would take me a good week or so to get my sea legs. Every time we got into even some slightly rough seas I got sea sick.
The ship would roll side to side and if rough water you could get wet as the water would wash onto the main deck. It was quite the experience/adventure. To be on a WW2 ship that lost 43 men from two Kamikaze strikes.
If you ever get the opportunity to visit one of the Fletcher class destroyers that are museums it would be an awesome experience.
@@johnmarlin4661
Hey John good hearing from you.
Just wanted you to know that while plane guarding the Connie,
During the Tet offensive in 1968
We actually recovered the ( I think the weapons officer ) from a returning F4 after crashing before making it back to the Carrier. The Pilot did not make it, all we found was his helmet.
It was quite the experience.
Plus we enjoyed the ice cream that the Connie sent over.
Our freezer was down and we were out there for 54 days because of the offensive.
Regards
Mike Bevan MR 3 USN
Imagino q en esos años ya estaban en funcionamiento los destructores con doble cañón d 15 pulgadas creo
Cool, glad you guys went up the ladder and saw sonar control and the fathometer.
That asbestos lagging is solid, secure. Don't worry about it until it breaks up.
My Eagle Scout service porrect was in the forward crew compartment (at 21:22 mark) scrapping paint, clean up and some other stuff, nothing electrical. This was as when the Kidd was in the middle of the Mississippi before she was open to the public. The Kidd has come a long way since then. We ha access to the entire ship, from the sonar room (a small hatch in the forward crew compartment) to the gun director's turret above the bridge. and from the anchor winch room in the bow to the emergency steering room behind the aft crew compartment.
It's a very interesting and fun experience touring it, like a step back in time.
That had to have been early 80’s?! Because brec took us downtown to the depot museum there and then let us walk up the bank. I remember being very intrigued by her.
@@lelandgaunt9985, that was in the early 80s.
Nice tour but two suggestions: Where is it? What is the hull number? I served on both the USS McKean (DD-784) and the USS Blue (DD-744) in the 1960s. It's always important to identify a ship with its hull number as the class differentiates what type of armament, power, etc. the specific ship has. Good job!
The USS Kidd is berthed on the Mississippi river in Baton Rouge, La. The hull number is DD-661. You are correct that I should have included more information and on future videos I will. To be honest, when my son and I went to tour it and make a video, I didn't think it would get very many views. Lesson learned. Thank you for your service, and for watching!
@Lew Wheelz he's a vet asshole
Jimmy Lester Thank you for your service, Anchors Aweigh
@Defund ThePoliticians shut up you moron
@Defund ThePoliticians Relics like that saved your country - you have no respect which shows how little you know.
Nice upload, good camera work. I'm reading "Tin Can Titans" about Fletcher class destroyers in WWII and this walk through gives a real sense of the spaces the men fought from. The exhibit is top notch with all the props from the period. Oh yeah, the red toilet seat mystery - The red toilet seat was reserved for any sailor recovering from a bout of venereal disease.
Thank you for watching and the kind words. I'd love to go back one of these days and makena better video of it. Thank you for mentioning that book, it sounds interesting and I'm going to check it out. The USS Kidd is definitely a very good example of the WWII era destroyers.
they are all old or dead. the greatest generation who served on her. thank you for your service. i was inspired by the story Commander Evans who saved the american landing "light off all boilers for maximum speed! make smoke!""
Uno d los últimos fue mi padre sirvió en el número 41 q posteriormente se llamó Almirante Ferrandiz en la armada d España
I'm crazy lover of Fletcher Class Destroyers A very great thank you for this movie (have you a picture of left internal gun turret 5" 38 cal on board ???)
Sorry I dom't have any other photos other than what's in the video. But I agree that there is something awesome about the Fletcher Class Destroyers!
Stunning condition
Its just mind blowing they could roll out these Fletcher class Destroyers- start to battle ready in 212 days average.
well maintained
The pot was moving because it's hanging on the bulkhead of a ship sitting pier side in the water, which is continually in motion and that motion is imparted to the ship, which is always moving although it may not always be perceptible. Just pointing that out, not trying to be snarky. It's a great old ship and I appreciate the video. Thanks.
ruclips.net/video/3RZCx82vyCA/видео.html here’s a video of the ship out of the water.
The interior design still reflects today’s Navy vessels.
That's intersting to know and I can see how it probably hasn't changed much, function over fashion. Other than the U.S.S Kidd, the only other vessel I've been on is the U.S.S Alabama. It was very much like the Kidd but bigger.
What vessel of Today ?I see a good difference.
No
I won't travel all the way to Baton Rouge to visit a Fletcher Class Destroyer when I have one very close to me in the USS The Sullivans DD-537 in Buffalo, NY
I like the original look of this Destroyer with the single pipe 5 inch turrets. Real bad-ass.
The USS Kidd was named for Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd who was the first American Flag Officer killed in combat he was the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor when she was destroyed in the attack
I went on that ship a couple days ago
Loved the video! Dont buy the ghosts thing tho lol
Thanks for watching. We've toured it several times and it's still fun and interesting each time. My oldest son and I slept onboard many years ago and that was fun.
@@AllAmericanMack Lucky! That's so cool you got to have that experience!
@@AllAmericanMack I have heard that some of the old war ships are haunted! Ghost definitely exists! My daughter and her kids went to the Myrtles Plantation and they took about 50 pictures during the tour and 4 of those photos had unexplained figures in them! 2 guys dressed like old civil war soldiers and a little girl and a servant girl all had that grey haze look! Craziest thing I've ever seen and my daughter said that the only thing she heard or felt was cold drafts while walking around! But I have heard that the old WW2 war ships have been known to have ghostly things happen while visitors are touring and during sleep overs!
They say that this one is haunted and I've been wanting to go back and do a little paranormal research. We also caught some creepy images at the Myrtles in one of our trips. Check these out! ruclips.net/video/045mtBZfdqQ/видео.html
I thought it could be better kept. Not exactly in Ship Shape, though i never heard of it being haunted. The only ghost on there ia the one they call Asbetos !!!
She was gone through in the 1980's. The ship hosts overnight stays for different groups, such as The Boy Scouts. In the mid-1990s I was a Sheriff's Deputy and worked extra duty as security. When the guests are on board the walkway is lifted and no one is allowed on or off, except in the case of an emergency, until morning. It is quite the experience.
Considering it only gets funding from donations and tour admissions, i think it's in pretty good shape.
There are plans to have her moved to a dry dock for some much needed repairs.
The last time it's been in dry dock was in 1962.
In it's current location, it spends about half it's time out of water, but it's not enough time for needed repairs.
Honestly, it looks good with some "patina". I thought the galley was amazing and totally period-correct.
considering she's around 78 years old,she like then Sullivans in Buffalo are still hanging in there
Man up you was unless you snorted it's not going to hurt you
The racks look uncomfortable but trust me a navy ship rack is the best sleep ever.
Yep, when we slept overnight on it I was expecting it to be uncomfortable but it was actually just the opposite. I don't remember even waking up the whole night or tossing and turning like I do at home.
Its a shame you cannot go inside the engine room... i took the tour yesterday.
I moved to USA when I was a kid. The very first memory of America was when my mother took me to this ship along with a family friend. I clearly remember that day despite it being almost two decades ago, during the year 2000. We were given stickers to stick onto our shirts while we toured the ship. We passed by one room which was pitch black. It was so dark in there not even the lights outside of the room helped to make out any shapes.we didn’t go inside the room, but we did pass by. There were numerous colored little lights that kept blinking, so I assumed that was one of the control rooms? But in the middle of the room, two big red eyes stared me down. I remember feeling confused and scared, and I kept pointing to the eyes and asking my mother what was that thing. I don’t think she saw it because she dismissed my fright and said it was just a dark room. I asked her about it recently and she said she doesn’t remember seeing anything strange on that ship. It’s been so long and I don’t know why I never bothered to research it. I didn’t know it was a WWII ship either. I thought it was just a random ship that we toured, but a few minutes ago, I became so curious and typed in ‘Haunted Ship Baton Rouge’ and this was the first thing that popped up. I googled images of the ship and knew right away that this was the very same ship I toured 20 years ago. I will never step foot on it again, lol. But now I’m curious if other people have had similar experiences?
We've toured it a few times and never really found anything paranormal going on, but we weren't really looking. We did make a trip to tour it and do a paranormal investigation in January of this year. It was a freezing cold day so we didn't think anyone else would be around but unfortunately, there were actually quite a few people so we couldn't do it. It is listed as one of the most haunted places in Baton Rouge so I still want to investigate it. When me and my oldest son slept onboard some years ago for a school trip, I didn't particularly notice anything but there were a lot of people around. Thanks for sharing that story, it really makes me want to go back!
I don’t remember seeing anything like that when I toured but that was almost ten years ago
Mi padre sirvió dos años en uno en el 1957 cuando fueron a eeuu a comprarlos posteriormente se llamó Almirante ferrandiz para la armada d España
I have not picked up anything on her.
Where is this DD, Patriot's Point, Charleston? Yes, Hull # would be good. I served on the USS DeHaven DD727 during the Korean War. The DeHaven had dual 5"/38 gun mounts, #51, #52 fwd, and #53 aft. Kidd has the single 5"38, looks like three gun mounts, not sure.
DD 661 and it's in Baton Rouge, LA
Thanks Robert, I checked and it's the USS LAFFEY DD724 at Patriot's Point.
Too bad so many old ships got sunk or contaminated in the crossroads project
The one my dad served on was out there with the rest in 1948 and sunk as target ship.it
DD 406 USS Stack Benham class
I didn't know about the crossroads project, thanks for mentioning it. You are right, they destroyed a *lot* of ships for that and it is a shame more couldn't have been spared and preserved.
I don't think there is actually a ship on earth that doesn't have some kind of ghost story associated with it.
25:15 I can imagine the free time in the crew compartement area! hahaha
OFFS, its NOT a battleship, its a Destroyer.
After I posted this video I was made aware of the fact that this was a Destroyer, not a Battleship. I changed the thumbnail and and description to reflect that, but there is no way to edit the video. I did believe that battleship was a general term used for all war vessels, now I know otherwise. Thanks for watching.
@@AllAmericanMack Fair enough, I sort of got that anyhow, it says DESTROYER in all but the video...it IS a sore point for some though.
@@MrKiwi1960 I had no idea it was a big deal and my knowledge of it all is limited at best, but in the end I learned something so I'm thankful for that!
@@AllAmericanMack sailors get hot under the collar with this mistake. While all ships are battleships in the sense they are ships that do battle, those that served on a tin can would be highly offended to hear their old ship referred to in such a way. Those on a BB (Battleship) had it much easier than those on a DD (Destroyer)
You have a nice day, at least you corrected your mistake and that is worth a lot. :)
The frying pan moves because the boat is in the water.
It is a ship NOT a boat!!
Uh ... no. That ship isn’t moving in that river.. at all
Is good the preservation of this historial vessel. In Spain don't exist this culture. ☹️ 💚🇺🇲💚🇪🇸💚
When i was a kid i knew hole bunch of men who served in ww2 now it ww2 really is history both grand dads where in ww2 now they ben gone over 20 years when i was a kid it dident seem so long ago
"Restroom!!!"
DON’T SIT ON THE RED SEAT
Its called the head not restroom
@@anthonylowder6687 tell that landlover that.
Little small for a battleship
As it says in the title, its a Destroyer; NOT a Battleship.
@ 12:51. That’s lagging. Not the actual pipe that’s cracked 🤣
I knew it wasn't the pipe that was cracked but was concerned that it could have been asbestos because supposedly most of it had been removed, but not all of it.
Is that a Fletcher?
Yes it is.
@@AllAmericanMack Fletcher class was a brutal machine. Our navy ( Greek ) had four of them in the past.
I'm not too famalier with military vessels but I have heard the same thing about the Fletcher class destroyers.
@@VaggelisNovember including the ex Charrette
Battleship? The Kidd is a Destroyer, definitely not even remotely similar to a cruiser let alone a battleship.
I was about to say the same thing!
Ok guys, I edited the thumbnail and description, but couldn't edit out the part of the video that had it. I made the error of thinking that all ships like these were considered battleships, then each one had a special designation like destroyer, etc. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
@@AllAmericanMack Not a problem.
All American Mack no problem at all!
He corrected it
It’s a destroyer not a battleship
when i was younger i slept on that ship for a cub scout thing and i woke up frequently through the night and one of the times a headless figure wearing combat boots jeans and a red plaid shirt appeared right in front of me... it appeared from the boots up and seconds later it disappeared from the shoulders down... it was creepy and ill never forget it i know it might sound kinda stupid but i know what i saw lol
It is supposed to be haunted so I can believe you saw something. We were actually going to do a spirit box session on this trip but decided to wait until next time. We went back about a month ago but there were too many people around so we are going to try and go again at some point. I slept on it maybe 10 or 12 years ago on a field trip with my son. They said it was haunted but once I went to sleep, I was out until morning. Considering we slept on those cots, it was actually a very restful experience. Thanks for watching.
Malo ? Ademas no son d 5 pulgadas , mi padre sirvió dos años en el almirante ferrandiz catalogado con el numer 41 en eeuu y comprado al mismo en el 57
23:50 in the head anyone know why the one toilet seat is red? It’s for the guys who had a STD. They thought back than you could catch it from sharing a seat.. no joke look it up. Pretty embarrassing to have to use that red seat infront of everyone haha
The last fletcher in original condition the other two are converted for more modern warfare.
Plus I’ve been on the Kidd many times never heard of ghost or seen any thing so not buyin the haunted part.
Thanks for sharing that. I searched for haunted locations in Baton Rouge and the Kidd came up as one of them. But I slept overnight on it years ago and it was very peaceful so I'm not so sure it's haunted either.
you're still missing the Velos ex Charrette
USS KIDD Is The Twin Of USS GREYHOUND
US Destroyers are named for people the USS Kidd was used as the Greeling
Greyhound was a radio call sign of the ship in the movie. Most ships in the US Navy are named after people or places, the only exception was the subs during WW2, they were named after various fish.
This ship is a destroyer, not a battleship
No era un barco recreativo, fue un navío hecho para la guerra
Its nkt a battle ship its a fletcher class destroyer
You are correct, I made a mistake in calling ships that were in battles, battleships. I did correct it in the comment pinned at the top but unfortunately I can't do anything about the audio. Thanks for watching.
329 men on there ?
Anyone want to tell him that entire ship is lead paint and asbestos?
He didn't mention lead paint as a concern and since he probably won't be pulling it off the walls and eating it or sanding it down, it won't be. Asbestos floating in the air from being broken or asbestos dust is a way bigger concern so other than you just wanting to post what you think is a cute comment, it makes sense to not touch anything sketchy.
And the pan is moving because the boat is in the water.
Actually the ship is sitting in a cradle so it's not floating. A structure was built for it to sit in since the water levels of the Mississippi river vary depending on the time of year.
Thought they removed the asbestos.. no?
I'm not sure if that was asbestos or not, but it kind of looked like it was some that had been coated and painted over. I want to say that the last time I heard anything about it, they said "most" of it had been removed.
All the asbestos would have been removed long ago. That was likely fiberglass that had been painted over
How would you know what asbestos looks like ?
Its not haunted ive been on it many times
That pipe you hear a guy comment about asbestos,it proubly was but it was a steam pipe.When they clean the kitchen real good its called field day.You turn on an open up all the steam valves and steam the kitchen real good then after it looks like a foggy day in London you begin to wipe everything down from the top to the deck.Why,once you get bugs on the ship its real hard to get rid of them an even a sailor hates bugs lol
Wow, awesome information and that really makes sense. Thank you.
@@AllAmericanMack I served navy on a Spruance class destroyer from 85-88 and your welcome
haven't had bug juice since then..
@@bvnseven bj worked great on all brass fire fighting nozzles lol
This is not a battle ship it is a desrtoyer
Mi padre sirvió en el Almirante Ferrandiz en el 57 creo cuando España 🇪🇸 lo compro a eeuu 🇺🇸
I can still hear you breathing through your nose.
Only WWII US destroyer in its original configuration!
there is only four Fletcher Class Destroyers around
Too much moaning about Asbestos, hardly a risk in its current state. Otherwise a good video.
Americans have a very strange fear for asbestos.
I know right! Why are they so afraid of the lung damage and mesothelioma caused by asbestos?
COVID is you worrie
It is now. Luckily we filmed this before all that but would like to go back soon.
No narration.
Nothing gets by you huh? Sharp