S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien In Drydock 4k

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2018
  • The steam powered liberty ship "S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien" in drydock at the Mare Island Shipyard, near Vallejo, California.
    A tour of the exterior of the ship in drydock, tour of the steering engine room, and main engine room.
    Stay tuned for the video of the voyage from drydock to San Francisco!
    More on the ship:
    www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Jere...
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Комментарии • 32

  • @gunsaway1
    @gunsaway1 Год назад +1

    MAGNIFICENT!

  • @onceANexile
    @onceANexile 4 месяца назад

    That BOAT went thru a COMPLETE OVERHAUL 10 YEARS ABO.
    BOILERS, everything.
    A new ship
    Richmond California.

  • @xKmotx
    @xKmotx 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the awesome tour! Amazes me that people designed these complicated ships so long ago, and even more amazing the men and women that constructed them.

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  6 лет назад +1

      xKmotx you're very welcome! Thank you for watching! Yes it's quite incredible, knowing they did it with slide rules, or even just long and! The craftsmanship skills lost to time...

  • @okxtan2648
    @okxtan2648 3 года назад +2

    The reference video for visiting this type of engine room.
    Well done ! 👍😉

  • @silverstarflite135
    @silverstarflite135 3 года назад

    The guy in the red shirt is adorable.

  • @ibjeterhere
    @ibjeterhere 6 лет назад +2

    Worked on these ships a lot in the sixties, a real work horse ....
    Would have liked to have seen the shaft alley and the seal to the screw , never looked at it back then but other then that I’ve been all over them ...
    Driving the steam winches was a real treat :)

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  6 лет назад

      Jon Jeter wow that must have been quite the experience, knowing you were working on the last of the reciprocating steam ships. Yes I have footage of "shaft alley" that will be going in the cruise video I'll be uploading soon. Thank you for watching!

    • @rp1645
      @rp1645 4 месяца назад

      YES shaft Ally is amazing. Went on her when in dock at SF. I got to see the shaft Ally. It's just a wonderful walk down the long shaft. The grease or oil points at each big support. The bridge was amazing with just round windows. The fly bridge is where they conned, is what the crusty old tour guy said. He said the helm guy better keep his ears open and watch the compass. You don't look out the window if at the helm station. It's amazing how British ships put their helm down inside the ship, the officer in charge stood watch on the fly bridge with very little protection from the elements. 😊😊

  • @jamesberlo4298
    @jamesberlo4298 4 года назад +2

    Fantastic, I wish you could do an episode on how the Derrick's & Winches are powered and work.

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  4 года назад

      Thank you.
      I will be on her again in the future. Hopefully I can con the crew into exercising some of the deck equipment.

  • @TunTavernWarrior2
    @TunTavernWarrior2 6 лет назад +1

    It’s great to see you and your dad checking out another ship. Just tell him that I don’t think he can fit that in his yard in case he’s getting extra ambitious. In all seriousness, I Wish I was there with both of you to look at that beautiful lady in drydock. The ship I most want to see in drydock being repaired is the battleship USS Texas. She has a wonderful history of her own.

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  6 лет назад

      TunTavernWarrior2 Thank you! Haha we may not be able to fit the ship... But maybe the main engine, if anyone had one laying around..

  • @shortribslongbow5312
    @shortribslongbow5312 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome tour hope to see more soon.

  • @KPen3750
    @KPen3750 3 года назад +2

    Why is the rudder not perfectly aligned? great video just really puzzled

  • @JCG-049
    @JCG-049 2 года назад

    And what is the size of that propeller? Because I feel like the engine wouldn't have enough torque to turn that thing, or is it geared so the engine spins faster than the prop?

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  2 года назад

      The engine drives the prop directly at a maximum of 76 RPM. Reciprocating steam engines have an incredible amount of torque. They produce their maximum torque at zero RPM. This one probably produces upwards of 1,000,000 ftlbs

  • @peanut1412
    @peanut1412 4 года назад +2

    How did they get the ship so perfectly on the concrete blocks?

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  4 года назад +2

      They have a drydocking drawing for the ship. They set up the blocks accordingly at a set distance from the end of the drydock. They then bring in the ship over those blocks, use multiple lines to keep it in place, and slowly let the water out of the drydock.

    • @peanut1412
      @peanut1412 4 года назад +1

      Wesley Harcourt thanks that’s really interesting

  • @jimsonbrown9768
    @jimsonbrown9768 5 лет назад +3

    How do they paint under the keel blocks?

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  5 лет назад +1

      According to the guys in the yard they don't paint under them... They just set them in a different pattern the next time she's drydocked and get the places they missed the last time. I was surprised.

    • @jimsonbrown9768
      @jimsonbrown9768 5 лет назад +1

      Wesley Harcourt :thank you.

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  5 лет назад

      @@jimsonbrown9768 you're very welcome!

  • @MF11283
    @MF11283 3 года назад

    When they are talking about the cast steel bow piece, what's the forward hook on the bottom for?

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE  3 года назад

      I believe it was something to do with catching cables/lines and preventing them from fouling the prop... I'll ask more to be sure

    • @MF11283
      @MF11283 3 года назад +1

      @@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE 👍🏻 I was thinking that simple cause its not very pronounced. Id appreciate a definitive answer, but its just a curiosity so don't go out of your way
      Thank you