Update #5 in the USS KIDD (DD-661)'s drydocking period. Hull degradation is the main reason the KIDD is being drydocked, so we're showing you what's going on under the skin. Ship Superintendent Tim NesSmith details all the methods that are being used to restore and preserve the hull.
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Reefer video: https://youtu.be/spCIWYKCQOU?si=aucKsarbBRj4kB5Z
00:00 Welcome to Drydock 6 in Thoma-Sea Shipyard
00:18 Assessing the Hull - Damage & Thickness
02:18 Clad Welding the Divets
03:34 Cropping & Renewing the Penetrations
04:41 Cropping & Renewing the Touchpoints
07:29 Matching New Steel to Curve of the Hull
10:00 Fortifying the Keel
10:53 About the Touchpoints
11:51 Replacing Whole Plates
13:09 Effects of Saltwater Exposure on Ships
15:13 Looking in Reefer Deck
16:40 Wind-Water Line
17:20 Closing Thoughts