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Could something have scratched or damaged the previous protective coatings to expose the steel for longer than the rest of the hull, lead to more pitting in those patterns?

ooh the propeller damage would be a problem if it ever was used but thats incredibly unlikely

The diagonal lines are quite likely to be from links of anchor chain rubbing.

BUGS BUNNY SUMMED IT UP THE BEST WAY AND HE CALLED IT GREMLINS !

my guess the front dent was someone screwed up dropping anchor

Another thought on the bow scratches. Need to get underway from anchor fast. Haul up the anchor and get the screws turning. By the time the anchor is near the surface, the ship is moving, and the anchor gets pulled up against the hull by the motion of the ship through the water. It swings on the chain, leaving an arcing scratch, and it's being pulled upward too. The scratches aren't noticed as they are underwater, and deep enough in the protective coatings to expose steel. The scratches rust over the months and even years before they are even noticed well below the waterline, let alone the ship gets drydocked. The scratches get plenty of time well below the waterline in the forward area against the rushing water it plows aside to rust and pit.

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Maybe that damage on side bottom is from Tugboats ?

I feel like I have seen those "stretch marks" before. North Pacific fishing trawlers. Specifically the Dutch Harbor fleet. One of the reasons I heard was sailing through the storms and rough seas would send impacts through the hull and various points would begin to work harden or crystalize. Then they be eaten by corrosion. How much is true and how much is a captain making it up is untested.

Giant Squid tentacle marks for sure.

I haven't watch the video yet. But did @BattleshipNewJersey Museum ship plug an advertisement in the video ?

I bet that rudder angle helps stability at speed. Kinda like toe in or toe out in automotive. Only takes a few degrees to change the driving characteristics of a vehicle.

Clearly the Jersey Devil has been busy these last few years.

The first ones are dents from the anchor chain

Ryan..I assume you have a couple of older naval architects on your restoration team that are familiar with old battleships, or perhaps a few viewers that fit the description. What are their thoughts about the few mysteries that you are dealing with?

Maybe the prop hung up on a steel mooring cable

Maybe she was slow ahead steaming and dropped the anchor below the water line by accident or if she was in puget sound or juan de fuca strait striking a large floating log that broke free from a log boom

Is there any chance of getting the contract amended to allow the galley to operate? Food is a big part of culture. It would be cool if you could serve the kind of food the sailors on the ship would have eaten. You could rotate through whatever old menus you have. Noting when it's from, where the ship was, and what it was doing on the signage. It would also be a good revenue source and keep guests on board longer.

So wise , Thank You. Gremlins

I think the bow pitting is from when the ship was used in the " Philadelphia Experiment " That impressed current system isn't what you think it is . . . . .

Either the boardwalk giant octopus or a balance mark.

I suspect policy is to stop moving before dropping anchor or you risk denting and breaching the front of the ship with a strike from an anchor pushed by the water back. Maybe it was an emergency drop or just poor control dropped the anchor once while it was moving, it only happened once so I suspect they leaned. The bangs on the side and blade probably came from grounding, if it sits in mud currently that would be the most likely place, mud is probably not all mud and there are rocks also. Where was it docked, any other shallow where it touches a muddy bottom. The bent up side keels seem to be under the shadow or protection of the side of the ship, the paint on the side would take the beating of any canal scrapes, I assume the canal is like a dock and goes straight down.

How about some attention to the Marine detachment spaces.

Shout out to Cereal in general

My best semi-educated guess for those diagonal scratched (and resultant 'pitting') were caused by a propeller strike with a tug or possibly another vessel they were refueling OR a re-supply vessel(yes, battleships often refuel their escorting Destroyers) The eveny-spaced lines would be consistent with a prop strike (look at propeller mark scaring on Manatees as an example. If those scratches/gouges in the hull paint were not properly addressed, they would be prime spots for salt-water corrosion to start. Another possible scenario would be scratches from an anchor chain, but the anchor chain really doesn't have sharp edges that would cause deep scratching/gouging of the hull's paint.

Do any other the other Iowas exhibit similar damage to the first (bow erosion) and third (bilge keel) mysteries?

I'm trying to imagine the rental vehicle inspection form for an Iowa class battleship!

The old Girl has stretch marks, or scratches from the zombie squid attack, i bet that zombie squid took a bite

Ok Ryan you win its just CGI to make us write in the comment section ok you got us , Nice one mate .

"aliens caused the damage"? Hey, lets not bring the border crisis into this subject......

The dent in the bow could have happened while in the mothball fleet.

Another money making suggestion for you... Strenuously challenge the restriction on opening a "Deli" on board... Humans make rules... Humans can retract them... Right? Lawyer-Up if you have to, eh? It'd be worth it. Carry on...

you should have current "crew" on the channel to talk about why the want to volunteer and there thoughts of the ship

The Navy clipped the propeller so they can tell she's been spayed (disarmed).

When I was in the Navy in the 80s we got paid electronically and had ATMs on the ship. Kennedy had several of them. I don't know if NJ ever had them but it would be an interesting thing to display. I don't know if you could hand carry one though.

Still still looks like a cable rub

Could it be a Torpedo. out of a submarine that Was a dud You know didn't work Just barely hit it, no strength behind it. Just guessing Talking about the Dent way on Down the bow

Where are you from Ryan, I ask because your pronunciation of HULL sounds like HAUL, love your content

I was on dd-972 Oldendorf and a tug slammed into us. dented the side and knocked a soda can machine off its mount. That happened in San Diego.

If the ship is rocking at the pier that will damage them

i dont know bout the pitting, but perhaps you buzz some welding rods in there and grind it flat?

That's a buoy hit

Souvenir hunter

Here's a suggestion for your new pay phones... Actually connect them operationally... and allow your guests to use them with their quarters... Just a bit of a money maker for the museum... They can say, "Hey, I phoned you from the New Jersey's actual, real, US Navy telephone...!" (Tip: Have lots of quarters on hand for your guests to buy.)

That could be tugboat rubbing on her pushing her around

A primary cause of rear surface spall is the arrival of the extremely fast shock wave from the front surface impact. Because the rear surface is in contact with air, the mismatch of material properties at the rear surface causes the shock to double in amplitude there, exploding the rear surface.

Your first mystery isnt that hard. That are (anchor) chain marks. We use the same chain to cut ships in parts for salvage.

I’m curious, did New Jersey or any other Iowa class Battleship ever have to deal with or plow through ice? Ice breaker style?

Wow!

As a GenXer and one of the last people to experience the military before mobile phones, in particular smartphones, became widespread I think having the payphones on exhibit is a fantastic idea.