Battleship Texas, One Good Turn Deserves Another

In order to steer the ship, steering inputs were made using either mechanical wheel helms, or electric controllers primarily located on the Navigation Bridge or in the Armored Conning Tower. The steam steering engine could also be controlled in Central Station or at the steering engine itself. However, most of the heavy work required to turn the ship’s large, single rudder happened in Aft Steering and the Steering Gear Room. The video takes us down to the first platform, four levels below the main deck, aft past turret 4 and 5 handling rooms, then into the compartments located far in the stern of the ship.