Turning Turret 3 - One Year Later (includes previously unreleased footage)

Not sure how it went so fast, but it's been a year since we turned Turret 3. We decided to mark the anniversary by talking to the people who were inside that morning and releasing a bit of footage we hadn't shown you yet.

(The clanging noise in the background was from a cargo ship across the channel. The turret made no noise on deck as it turned - smooth as silk and completely quiet!)

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For more video on our Turret 3 project:

On deck (part 1):    • Turning Turret III After 30+ Years  
On deck (part 2):    • Turning Turret 3 After 30+ Years - From Fo...  
Inside the rest of the turret:    • Inside A Rotating 16 Inch Gun Turret  
Starting the motor:    • How To Train Your Turret  
How we powered the motor:    • How To Power A 16" Gun Turret  
Split screen view of the trainer's position and on deck:    • Rare Trainer's Seat View from Inside a 16"...  
The rollers in motion:    • Never Before Seen: 16" Gun Turret ROLLERS ...  
The first time a projectile had been loaded into a turret in 30 years:    • We Loaded A 16" Projectile Into Turret 1!  
Moving a projectile around the shell deck:    • Zen and the Art of Parbuckling  
A discussion on what we do and don't need to ask the Navy for permission to do:    • Iowa Class Battleship Contracts Demystified  


Turning the turret was the result of months of hard work and research by our team, as well as input from Iowa Class battleship veterans. We make it look easy, but it's most definitely not.



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