Comments by "Gregory Wright" (@gregorywright4918) on "The Drydock - Episode 137" video.

@Drachinifel Your website Channel page?
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Officially the Officer of the Deck, but in battle that would often be the Captain (with the XO in CIC). Note that a number of those turns were to starboard - the island is on the starboard side, so they can see better on that side, to avoid other nearby ships maneuvering. The helmsman is located in the middle of the bridge, but follows the commands of the OOD. There is a picture of a Yorktown-class bridge around somewhere.
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This channel has several clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i9DyEBtAHA
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@streetracer2321 The captain IS the "skipper", which is just a nickname. The helmsman would be "Helm". He is stationed in the middle of the bridge, and would rely on the OOD to give steering directions and check the sides for nearby ships. In battle, in the USN circular formation, the carrier would be the "guide" ship of the formation that the other ships would maneuver around to keep their relative positions. There would also be lookouts on either side of the bridge wings calling out nearby ships or incoming aircraft threats.
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There were cameras recording flight deck operations, especially landings. The stability of those films looks like it is mounted on something, but not stabilized because it follows the roll of the ship. There are a few points at which the camera is manually trained to the right and focused in, but the rest seems as though the camera was just left on the mount (maybe the PM was ducking?).
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This channel has some of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8n3wTIrx4Q
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@mahbriggs I don't think the Archives footage was checked very carefully...
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Hook em up to a generator and see how many mili-amps you get: enough to recharge the phone?
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That came from the US National Archives; this channel has some of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i9DyEBtAHA
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@Isolder74 The steadiness of the frame rate makes me think it was powered in some way, either batteries or a ships line. At one point it is manually swung to the right and jerks like it was not used to doing that. It may have been mounted and attended by a PM for filming landings. There are a number of amusing/sad clips of bad landings floating around. Probably used to critique landing tactics.
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@Bardghost_Isu Realize also that a "more powerful charge" can be hard to achieve, because the bags of powder are fixed size and weight, you cannot just throw an extra bag in there. They may have to go back and re-mix the powder at the factory to keep the bags the same size.
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You make some sense, but realize that the USN did bring a fleet train that set up in a large lagoon "behind the lines" (Noumea, Manus, Ulithi) with crane ships and floating drydocks to handle those sorts of things. Barrel wear was recorded for each gun and you could pretty much predict well in advance when you would need to drop back for a refit.
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Are you counting the Vikings?
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I think Drach said the original came from National Archives... you could look around to see if USN has released any declassified versions.
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By "land-based" you mean the ships were anchored?
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Modular building was used in WW2 - eg., some ships were built in sections in Denver and carried by train to Mare Island for assembly (the dimensions and weights were carefully proscribed). It was used somewhat inter-war, but mostly "sections" being built in shops at the builders yards and craned on-board. Your idea of #2 would take a LOT of storage space on or near a yard, and you would have to deal with preservation from rust and weather effects. It would be hard to hide, so the WNT or LNT would be able to count it. Then there is the time to put it together, test it out and crew it. The Japanese solution was simpler - build a ship to one stated goal, then shortly before you start a war, rebuild it or rearm it to a more desired one (Mogami, Zuiho, Hiyo, etc).
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