Berard - The Mega Transport Experts - Austal LCS Coronado Loadout (1-9-12).wmv

[@FritBat]

I am proud to know that the U.S.S. Coronado lives on! I served on the Coronado twice, for a total of eight years. She went through many changes. Thank you Australia! Thank you for your service and dedication. leaperman

[@joncl1]

I lived in mobile for a while. Right across the canal from austal is the spot where the cruise ship docks downtown for boarding. I used to ride by all the time and look into the open doors of the austal facility and see this thing being built in various stages. It was pretty bad ass. Especially when it got too big for their building with all the scaffolding and such and they pulled it out into the canal for a period to work on it.

[@DD788snipe]

If only to be young again. I love to go play with this new toy. awesome.

[@baked1604]

I once went on the an independence class ship in San Francisco once so I signed up to join the navy and instead I got the USS Carl Vinson but I was still glad to be serving on the Carl Vinson

[@300BC]

Where the ship was dry docked at the end of the video is on the south end of Pinto Island (mouth of Mobile river), in the upper right corner of the screen is the general area where Brookley's runway ends at the water. The beginning of the video is from the Renaissance hotel downtown, you can see the civic center at the bottom of the screen, the state docks is north (left, up river).

[@themarster2000]

Makes me proud to see an Australian company building such a great ship, we should be building sum for our Navy.

[@BroncoBadWill]

The LCS program is the business-end face of the USN now, outside of the Carriers, assault ships, and Zumwalts. It's a radical design, but so have been so many other great military machines..

[@MatthewEast1989]

Also, A fair chunk of the design work happened using Aussie designers from Australia based out of Henderson as they had the most experience out of Austal divisions in military ships as well as civilian ships (The LCS-2 is based off of a similar shaped car/ferry)

[@peteryeung111]

This company is great, mine arrived on time and in perfect condition. Tell them Pete send ya' .

[@Antifaith29]

Austal is an Australian company that specializes in the design and construction of aluminium vessels. Its main products include passenger and freight ferries, luxury yachts and military vessels. Austal has three production facilities, one of them on the Australian mainland in Henderson, Western Australia, one in Balamban, Philippines and one in the United States, in Mobile, Alabama. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[@Wrootplonk]

I don't know what's more impressive: moving a 2800 ton ship by what's really a big truck, or the insanely epic music. Probably both, come to think of it.

[@videopokernetwork6824]

It's a masterpiece. But, if you look at the order, I requested Blue with a gold pin stripe. Call me when it's ready.

[@investornator]

When Americans and Aussie's put their minds together they make a great product.

[@antony3678]

Yes another great piece of Australian design, engineering and manufacture. Built in Western Australia since around 1995. Travelled with my car loaded on a civilian version back in 1996 from Melbourne to Tasmania. They also build the Australian Navy and Border Force patrol boats. Bet you Americans didn't know that?

[@philchristmas4071]

Yes, but this was Austal USA. It would be like us taking credit for the MQ-28 Ghost bat buit by Boeing Australia. BAE, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, General dynamics, Boeing, Rheinmetall and many other defense companies have companies in many countries. When our defense companies build weapons in other countries we no longer take credit for those designs because they're built by their designers, engineers and workforce.

[@lotechfarmer]

Fantastic audio track! An awe inspiring arrangement of our Naval Hymn!

[@unclefester9113]

Strange to have the music from Hunt for Red October ? - Crazy to think the thing rolls on just a few platforms. My dad built a boat in the back yard - and we rolled it on 5 foot pieces of 3 inch round dowels. The boat road on a wooden cradle. How many years did it take to build the ship ? Amazing feat of engineering.

[@nshire]

Amazing that all that weight can be supported without crumpling the small pieces of hull that bear the weight.

[@musoangelo]

When drydocking a ship there is a thing called a blocking plan which calls out where blocks are to be placed to support the vessel. There are several arraignments so on subsequent drydockings all the hull plating can be inspected/painted.

[@tattyan]

That is very cool. The US Military always impresses me to come up with their inventive and challenging system designs. They will be ahead of the world for another century.

[@paulgibson4991]

This all started in western Australia

[@aqelalharbi5854]

Oke siap masuk pelabuhan tni al wonorekjoh perak ke surabaya Ri Abk sama perwirak komandan kapal palaksah kapal mohon izin masuk pelabuhan tni al Moscow ke surabaya oke komandan Ri

[@larryantonio3519]

Philippine Navy should get this kind of warship! Its a beauty!

[@Jon.Ingram]

Austal's massive shipbuilding facility that is building these "Star Wars" ships is located in Mobile, Alabama... I know, I live near it! I have seen the first one of these ships ever built, docked alongside the Austal facility on the Mobile River. Simply freakin' awesome! They are powered by two massive gas turbine engines. Each LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) (Shallow water...) is all aluminum in construction and is built for: 1. SPEED! 2. Able to be operated by a very small crew for the ship's size and 3. To operate in a littoral (shallow) water environment. You have to have a secret or better clearance to board one and you also have to have a "need to know!" Anyway, I saw a documentary on these ships and they are truly futuristic. There is so much automation, top flight I.T. and just shear computing power aboard that it allows the ship to be operated by a much smaller crew than one might expect. Also, like I said each one is VERY, VERY FAST! AND, each ship is powered by impellers not propellers. ie: like gigantic personal watercraft/jetboats etc. They use gas turbine engines to drive massive jet drives for propulsion. SIMPLY FREAKIN' AWESOME!

[@MicroAppleStudios]

As a Pipefitter of 2 years working at austal, I can say that most of this is correct. The LCS however, its powered by 4 20V 8000 M91-1DS (12205 HP @ 1150 RPM) making a total of about 48820hp.

[@RM2Static1986]

Totally fascinated how they move the ship around. Amazing.

[@007TruthSeeker]

Thanks for posting this video. The LCSs should play an imprtant role in interdicting pirates, terrorists and others using shallow-draft vessels in coastal waters, where large U.S. & other Navy ships were at a disadvantage because of their draft. While many ignorant and silly comments have demonstrated the lack of mental capacity of many people, I am confident that these ships will distinguish themselves admirably once their crews get a chance to do their thing.

[@daphnetruman]

Me: One of the most incredible things I've ever seen. U.S. Navy: Tuesday

[@user-ho1fh2gw9l]

Good joke

[@Loccutus28]

This exciting. It is the future of the US Navy, the greatest Navy on the face of the earth! The USS Coronado and the USS Omaha (yet to be completed) are the future of the Navy. Large, very fast ships that can go anywhere in the world with unbelievable speed. Thanks to Berard and to all those who serve in the US Navy. Also, greetings to our Russian friends who also have an outstanding Navy!

[@Twinfire]

Austal, from Australia....awesome

[@AVportau]

nice move by Berard... for those who don't like this LCS ship, it wasn't built to be invincible (as no ship is), it was built to be deployed for purposed missions with interchangeable modules. to say it's a lame, or sitting, duck is simply not true. for the missions this will conduct it is a very capable and adaptable ship with a very small radar image... and not hard to include missiles and CWIS for a more combat/defence role... this ship would likely defeat all other conventional designs of comparable size without even seeing them on the water... so what use is a conventional war ship with a deck gun except for scaring pirates?

[@srb211]

It is the USNS Spearhead. It is a Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)

[@MatthewEast1989]

The Hull was designed by Austal but I believe most of the weapons systems was incorporated by GD though I do believe they are looking at export opportunities.

[@MrMagicBannana]

I didn't know Darth Vader was into ships

[@tpiz2448]

Pretty damn impressive boys and girls! Well done!!

[@rickrasmussen1011]

The LCS is the the perfect example of bringing a 1 inch knife to a gun fight

[@loftsatsympaticodotc]

So you think a battleship operating at 18 knots is better?? This trimaran flies!! at 57 mph, and I bet it outruns everything else of its size or larger on the ocean!

[@rickrasmussen1011]

@@loftsatsympaticodotc yep, you're exactly right, it's soooo fast it can outrun torpedoes, missiles, shells, and even aircraft. It's speed is why we call it the Brave Sir Robin boat, 'cause when danger rears it's ugly head it'l just "run away, run away" (fyi, a battleship could do 33 knots, faster than most any other Navy ship)

[@zsiyw]

I'm an aircraft man myself, but must say this is a cool looking vessel. Take it she's fully stealth etc... Who commissioned her? Australia?

[@300BC]

Wonder what the ship at 2:16 is, looks like a high speed ferry build with the same material and design.

[@JackCain]

Mr. MacDonald, Naval battles are no longer slug fests at 15 knots. They are missiles launched from over the horizon from a target that may disappear before you know you are under attack. As in all battles, you have to be found before you can be killed. The harder you are to find from a distance, the more chance you have to get close enough to do your own mission. All aluminum hulls rely on defense systems to survive - close range is hard to achieve against them.

[@1chish]

The first part is but the final part is "For Those in Peril on the Sea" which is considered to be the Mariners Hymn the world over. Different arrangement but still very powerful.

[@fnb16]

Big bold letters on the stern: "Come at me bro!"

[@EventDewan]

🤣🤣🤣 not build in warp drive space travel

[@ChrisKardiake]

In fact it's "Crimson Tide" theme which is a copy or a "tribute" to the "Hunt for Red October" theme. :)

[@300BC]

Yes they do; Germany, France, Spain and the UK. They also have a facility in China, and just broke ground for another facility where this video was taken (Mobile Alabama).

[@TheGreatTriston]

What do you mean Aussies This ship was built for the U.S. Navy by Austal in Mobile, Alabama USA.

[@Lukos0036]

The US. It's one of two LCS designs ordered by the Navy. The other is a single hulled design by Lockheed Martin. Not sure how many of each example they will make.

[@onnaboatlikahboss]

looks like something that Batman would have... "Does it come in black?"

[@baked1604]

The bottom does but not the top

[@philchristmas4071]

Austal USA is now working on the Navajo class ships. The Independence class was a beautiful ship, but plagued with problems.

[@Veldtian1]

Is it just happenstance or was it meant to look like an Imperial I-Class Star Destroyer all along..?

[@300BC]

It's built by Americans in America (Mobile Alabama), the ship is a design of Australian company Austal. If you had the skills necessary to play some part in ship building you could possibly work there. Basically straight across from where they dry docked this ship the French company Airbus is going to start building A320 jetliners soon (Americans building them).

[@Jack-tx2ve]

Are these the ones that are massively over budget and rotting away due to stray currents before they have ever really been any use?

[@angeloc9521]

The music is from "Crimson Tide" one of the best sub movies of all time. That being said, DAMN, THAT SHIP'S BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT. LOOK AT THE ANT-LIKE PEOPLE NEXT TO IT.

[@tommyzDad]

"Crimson Tide".

[@angeloc9521]

***** Thanks.

[@navnig]

It would have been the greatest sub movie of all time if Gene Hackman wasn't so bloody awful in it.

[@mcfester999]

Who designed it? If Austral, would they be able to sell it to other countries. Is Austral just the contractor that built the ship? Cool ship anyways, would love to see a vid of it blasting something out of the water, lol.

[@jamesmerkel9442]

U really get a good look at the hull, n this video. Hving just watched the seesaw effect of a trimaran they might think about extending the out rigger underwater prt up even w/the hull hard angle pnt. This makes it more stable toward the back & helps keep the knife front end n the water. 60/40 not 50/50. U can see it n the video at 4:09 mark.

[@Liamflynnphoto]

The trials with the first ship of the class the USS Independence went relatively well. This ship isn't designed to operate out in the open ocean with a battle group. It's meant to get up close to shore and potentially inland along rivers to provide fire support where destroyers and cruisers can't get. This ship can also basically outrun any ship the Russians, North Koreans, and Chinese can throw at them. Don't get me wrong it's not like they can't fire back. That five inch on the bow isn't there for nothing

[@Graviton1066]

No this is by Austal/General Dynamics ... the Freedom Class ships are Lockheed Martin.

[@weekuah]

maybe this had already been asked in the thread , too long to go thru every one of them. anyone know where the inlet duct for the water jet is ? can't really see them.

[@ejasonrichmond]

The manufacturer is an Australian company.

[@tylerpope4302]

I live in the same city that was built in. I remember it being built then it in the water. I didn't know that ship was so badass untill then.

[@ajdahun]

Basically Brookley Field is NOT across the river. State docks, Civic Center and downtown is across the river.

[@Yourname-tq1gz]

What a feeling it must have been as the designers and engineers watched this

[@Cougar545x39]

Well, this vessel has two propellers linked to two diesel engines and a gas turbine (that adds additional power when top speeds are required).

[@majormackenzie834]

I have just decided what am I gonna say when I talk to the company which design my future yacht. Like this

[@franckbensaid5530]

A quoi il sert à péché les poissons

[@thargyi85]

Awesome. The greatest military on earth

[@joaquimantoniodemelloneto6869]

Maravilhozo.gostei.espetacular😎

[@dave20thmay]

"For those in peril on the sea" and they will be with this thing around

[@MrDrawson]

I saw one of these in the San Diego harbour last month

[@FritBat]

How many will serve on her? The old Coronado had several thousand.

[@charlessmith6412]

Initially, the Navy had problems with both classes of LCS. Does anyone know if they've worked out the kinks yet? For what it's worth I worked on the levelling crew that provided QA/OBS for both classes of ship.

[@nailtonmiranda7917]

Thank you so much!!! The your edition is wonderful, congratulations!!!

[@ChrisKardiake]

I think it's: "Hymn To Red October" from "Hunt for Red October" movie.

[@marty_debiru]

So this is the new Uchuu Senkan Coronado, nice.

[@lipparonipaolo]

spettacolare ...il varo di una futura astronave !!!!!!! saluti Paolo.......

[@williamlarson3623]

Beautiful, but strange 'Littoral' included in this USN Combat Ship designation (primarily tasked in coastal zones, for close-in shoreline bombardment, surveillance, etc?) This beauty looks like it could take on an aircraft carrier, including it's planes and destroyer escorts, and still survive!

[@1jinzkie]

austal is an australian owned company bro.. we just sayin how proud we are building ships for the american navy

[@hasibuan626]

Absolutly unique and artistic ship, is it the the first shape in the world ?

[@WarbirdPhoenix]

All that's left is to install a matter/antimatter core,gravity engines,ion thrusters and a shield generator with a couple of emitters throughout the hull and we have ourselves a space frigate ready for war.

[@GONDAINAGONDAINAGOYAN]

American technology excites me always　 Greetings from Japanese

[@pogmirebuttson2404]

Yep! Except Austral is an Australian company. They build around 15 - 20% of the USA surface fleet.

[@lpabildgaard]

Great, one more war machine you must be so proud.

[@with33]

What is the point of this ship? Like is it for deploying matines or recon or what? And did we buy or rent this from the australians? Because they make some high end boats but they are very costly.

[@TFOKillSwitch]

the ship and her sister ship were built to handel brown water missions. lcs1 only needs 12 foot of water. in fact lcs 1 was buit on a river in wisconsin lsc 2 and 3 i think needs 14 feet water to op in

[@ilia196180]

Красивую технику делают,молодцы.

[@attahallelujah794]

Илья Игнатов ะราจยสทนเไ ร้ี้ทยยยยยยยยเเถลงข่าวเกี่ยวกับเรื่องของการ

[@WinsonSwat27]

the music isn't strange for me.. can anyone tell me what music it is?

[@soapydesigner]

What's with the music being played below normal speed?

[@solemonthemag]

Are they still corroding at an alarming rate?

[@galicije83]

Music is from movie Crimson Tide....

[@Cougar545x39]

Well, the transmission/engine combination has its origin in germany. ;) These days, advanced technology is often made in lots of countries in cooperation, which is very good and cost effective.

[@riotagus]

What i would like to know is , how are they going to remove those wheels from under the ship before they flood the dock to float the ship ?

[@popsflying]

They won`t remove them. They will flood the dock and when the ship floats they will remove them then. The wheels don`t float and they will have cables pre-attached to pull them out.

[@stuebemattable]

popsflying the wheels get removed before the ship is put it the water. The yellow frame is supporting the ship and the transport underneath lifts the frame

[@aqelalharbi5854]

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[@EkoFajar-xj3nk]

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[@YoSip3Ek]

Thank you United States Navy for bringing an ancient techology a dream true coming from a humble Southern Islander in the East I approve the United States of America to used all it full potential God help us all.

[@merlinschaadt2805]

@BerardInc or someone other. Has Xomeone an ideo of the soundtrack which is used? would nice to know

[@hailthepentagram]

what music is this? I kinda like it! :)

[@Bullerias]

To put it basically: to conduct coast warfare in home waters (because the coast guard is not outfitted to do so) These ships are designed and built in the USA so how the hell did Australia fit into your comment?

[@OGP69]

The closing is from the Navy Hymn.

[@tattyan]

Oh, I now understand. This ship is for coast guard, so it needs a high velocity and maneuverability rather than fuel efficiency. Makes sense.

[@1chish]

They are indeed and if you want to see some pretty great engineers at work check out how pieces of an aircraft carrier 4 times bigger than this boat are moved from one part of the UK to another for assembly in Rosyth where the Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers are being completed.... Engineers are engineers regardless of Nationality and long may they be so.

[@fernandochavez4312]

That’s exactly how my neighbor moves his fishing bout every summer.😀

[@caitgems1]

no matter what you think about american foreign policy, you have to admit they are pretty good engineers!

[@athelton]

Does anyone know who the composer is for that song?

[@williamcallister3276]

Got to admit it looks great

[@Graviton1066]

Armament: BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun 4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher Mission modules The Mission Modules can be specialized antisubmarine warfare devices or experimental guns. Each LCS also has its own FireScout unmanned Helicopter that can be fitted with missiles or rockets or a cannon.

[@mcfester999]

Yeah, I'd like to see a vid on what weapons she has.

[@drolsen1325]

So proud to be an American!

[@petercrack2909]

Makes me proud to see an Australian company building such a great ship, we should be building sum for our Navy.

[@drolsen1325]

@@petercrack2909 AUSTAL USA!

[@arungopi2763]

What's written on it's back CORONA

[@1991kcin]

Does it self right?

[@Snailmale7]

Will someone tell me the name of the track (s) that accompany this video?

[@MrRescue100]

Hans Zimmer - Crimson tide OST

[@TrinityAlex]

+Ricardo Cassamá Thank you very much!

[@antoniovenancio7511]

fantástico esses gigantescos navios ...

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