British Guy Reacts to The US New Gigantic Aircraft Carrier That Shocked The World

[@theblackbear211]

Those turns you are watching are called "Combat Radius Turns" - they are determining / demonstrating just how tight a turning circle the vessel has at high speed. In actual operation, this vessel will rarely incur more than a 5 degree list, even while turning.

[@Daehawk]

The scenes you see of the ship leaning over are part of her sea trials. They take the ship to flank speed...fastest she can go....and hard over the rudder...turn as hard as they can....to see how stable she is in the turns and test rudder strength and tightness of turns. They make a lot of S turns in the open water back and forth back and forth.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Its just wild to me how basically a really small town underneath and airport can take a hard left at max speed and they all do it at the same time. Seems like no matter what machine it is it does some kind of wild tactical manuvering

[@Jedi_Master_Obi-Wan_Kenobi66]

The US Navy has built/are currently building 3 other Gerald R. Ford class carriers, the USS John F. Kennedy, the USS Enterprise and the USS Doris Miller

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

wouldnt be the US navy equipped with a superior ship without a USS Enterprise to back the prestige up :)

[@Jedi_Master_Obi-Wan_Kenobi66]

@@xGoodOldSmurfehx That name in the US navy is a legend within itself, the USS Enterprise from WWII Should've been preserved, she won 20 battlestars during her time in service, the most for any US ship in history 😄

[@drakedbz]

@@xGoodOldSmurfehx There's definitely a reason the Star Trek franchise uses the Enterprise name for the Federation's flagship. Very important to our history.

[@bretthoomana2541]

When will Dennis Miller get his own carrier?

[@jrooksable]

When are they building the U.S.S Joe Biden?(for designed surrender, of course!)😂

[@MichaelScheele]

Gerald Ford served on board aircraft carriers during WW II, so naming the new aircraft carrier class after him makes sense.

[@thomasherbert5790]

Disagree , This guy wasn't that great

[@thomaskay8480]

You can’t beat with the USA military complex. Having been deployed on large ship, a great experience to remember for life. USMC Retired.

[@BlackEpyon]

That's why China is going for quantity over quality, and Russia is investing in nuclear-powered hypersonic missiles, and nuclear torpedoes.

[@wadeduffy9101]

You saw in the video some explosions nears the Ford. I live on the Atlantic coast of Florida. We heard these huge BANGS that turned out to be live fire exercises to make sure near misses didn't rupture the hull.

[@wesleyehowell]

I can see someone asking the helmsman, "so what do you do in the Navy?" "I drive a Ford."

[@lgkfamily]

3:42 Although a 4-year delay in deployment is excessive, the first ship of any class has the longest and most rigorous testing phase. There are shock tests that are expected to damage the ship to some degree, but what they are looking for is to test whether the new ship can remain in the fight when exposed to those violent shocks. It's not just the overall ship. Every component down to the bolts, welds, and rivets have shock test specifications -- some damage is allowable, but overall the ship and its subcomponents must remain capable of bringing the fight to the enemy. When something fails these initial tests, they must be redesigned and shown to be able to passed the tests. Once the first ship passes all the violent testing, the remainder of that class that are built do not undergo every rigorous test, otherwise every ship that is commissioned would have some damage, even if it is repaired damage.

[@a00141799]

When I was your age, I was still in the Navy.... I served for 6 years and spent 3 on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger CV-61. The Ranger was a conventional carrier (Forestall Class) with diesel engines and was incredible complex to operate and maintain. The many, many systems that a warship has to utilize to fulfill its mission requires so many experienced, skilled and knowledgeable professionals, mechanics, engineers, technicians, and support personnel. The Ranger alone had over 5,000 personnel on board to perform all of these tasks and every job was important and necessary. These new carriers are infinitely more complex than those old carriers. They incorporate more technology than any warship ship ever built. The elevator system that was mentioned as not currently working is a case in point. These elevators have to lift aircraft and helicopters, munitions and other equipment from the hangar deck up to the flight deck and vice versa. The elevators on the Gerald R. Ford are designed to lift 200,000 lbs on a moving ship in rough seas during a battle. The elevator is outside exposed to elements, heat, humidity, rain, (sea water, corrosive and salty) and has many moving parts that have to be maintained. The Ranger had two of them I remember that they would sometimes break down. We spent a month in Hawaii getting it repaired. (That was cool!!) When watching a video like this, you have to look past the absurd price tag and appreciate the complexity involved in bring all of these sophisticated systems and experienced personnel together so that this carrier can successfully accomplish all of the things that it was designed to do. It provides the US with a capability that its opponents cannot match. Training alone would require many many years of experience just to be able to perform most of these jobs. There is a reason that they are so expensive to build and operate. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@harryhamilton1880]

Dude I also served for 5 and a half years sorry you spent so much time on the Danger Ranger, but hey then again I was an Aux sailor and moved around things that went boom so maybe I am just as crazy.

[@joshschneider9766]

Mmm no. The military industrial complex needs to stop siphoning half our annual budget every year for asinine vehicles that don't need to exist. We could easily educate all ameridans, have single payer national health care, end homelessness and more. Instead we have the ford class and the f35 because clown shoe asses tell us to just not think about it.

[@jacksprat9344]

@@joshschneider9766 Spoken like a true Marxist / Leninist.

[@colgoochthemarine]

I spent two years on our sister ship, Kitty Hawk. Carriers are one of the most complex machines on earth.

[@jman0870]

@@joshschneider9766 uh…the only reason the majority of the world is as peace is because of the US Navy. It’s the largest navy in the world and has the second largest Air Force in the world. You get to sleep in peace at night because of the US military complex 🤣

[@micahottaway8455]

Nimitz Class class carriers do not have or ever did just have one nuclear reactor. They always had two. The narrator in the video did not do his research. Take it from someone that actually served on a Nimitz Class carrier as a nuclear operator...

[@TheBeesleys99]

Thank you for updating me! Also, thank you for your service! It must of been super hard! Respect!

[@Fridge56Vet]

Yeah, I was pretty sure they had 2, too. Thx!

[@GrownKidsTV]

hahah...i yelled at the computer when the narrator said that...a lot of things wrong, but still a cool video and a cool reaction

[@JamesWilliams-kt5qr]

To be fair he presents himself as a British person who isn’t an expert. And he seems very willing to learn. He acknowledges that there is a lot he doesn’t know.

[@micahottaway8455]

@@JamesWilliams-kt5qr The person reacting to the video was not what I was referring to. The person narrating the original video did not know what he was talking about at all...

[@danielnorth1406]

Yeah they list a bit while turning. Very top heavy. End up walking on the bulkheads sometimes. Kinda fun if you don't get sea/motion sick, and you have your wits about you.

[@SilvanaDil]

The narrator is high. EMALs issues have been virtually eliminated. EMALs is big step up from CATOBAR, which itself has only been done by the USA (and France on a smaller scale). China is feverishly trying to get its *first* CATOBAR.

[@shockwavecity]

The narrator isn't high, the original video is a russian or chinese propaganda piece for the most part. You can tell by the stilted english in the title. These things are all over youtube, but usually they use a robot voice.

[@strawman6085]

You can tell by the strange Gerald Ford detour at the beginning it was going to be a biased video.

[@Fergus_0703]

@@shockwavecity the voice is AI.

[@frankcrawford416]

China will fail.

[@SilvanaDil]

@@frankcrawford416 - The sooner the better, both for the non-CCP citizens and the rest of the planet.

[@txbeachbum]

I'm not in the military, an engineer, computer tech, electrician... But to expect a 1 million ton ship that is 1,500 ft. long, 150 ft. wide with elevators, bathrooms, kitchens, etc... to be perfect right out of the box is insane. There is tons of wire and miles of wire connections that all have to work together.

[@andystewart581]

That first carrier they showed was the USS Eisenhower CVN 69. She was my first ship and was the newest carrier in the fleet at that time. Early 80's.

[@kenhelmick5149]

Hey there shipmate! I was onboard Ike 1980-1982

[@jdanon203]

The reduction in radar cross section is more for smart munitions, like say a missile, fired from hundreds of miles away that uses radar to guide the weapon onto the target. If the radar cross section of the target (ship) is reduced, it may make it harder for the missile to acquire the target giving the ship precious extra seconds or minutes to deploy countermeasures.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Ahh ok yeah when you look at it like that then its a big difference

[@Dagobah359]

It would also mean that enemy forces would have to get closer to detect it. Imagine something like instead of being detectable from 30 miles away, you've got to get within 20 miles. It takes 2.25 times as many 20 mile radius circles to cover the same area as 30 mile radius circles, meaning it would take more than twice as much time/effort to locate.

[@BMF6889]

A 20% reduction in crew is significant for a number of reasons. The Nimitz has a crew of about 5,000. So a 1,000 crew reduction means that it can store more food which will reduce the need for at sea replenishment, less cost, fewer sailors away from families, potentially more room for crew comfort, etc. But it also has some drawbacks. You can't just take experienced crews from the Nimitz class carriers and put them on the Ford class. They all need to be retrained. And you can't take a Ford trained crew member and put them on a Nimitz class carrier. At least for two decades you can't just swap crew members between classes of carriers. Also it has been a tradition that a squadron of Marine fighters serve onboard aircraft carriers. Typically that has been Marines flying the F-18 Hornet that is compatible with the Navy, but the Marines are transitioning to the F-35B which is not compatible with Navy Nimitz or Ford class carriers. It's uncertain if the Marines will continue to fly the F-18 as well as the F-35B or for how long. Theoretically, there is no reason the F-35B couldn't fly off Nimitz and Ford class carriers since it needs neither a catapult or arresting system to takeoff and land. Perhaps the Marines will eventually get the F-35C which is compatible with both classes of carriers.

[@hannswade6252]

I fully agree to the above ⬆️ statements,, but adding my own personal experience here,, even if you reduce the amount or number of ship’s crew on board,, you got to also add the amount of crewmen back again because you have to take into account all the aircraft crewmen and pilots added to your ship to fly , maintain, and service each one of your aircraft your fleet puts aboard your carrier group,, this can number up into the x600’s per separate aircraft division’s,, I know this personally,, because,,I was one of the lower aircraft maintenance personnel aboard these Nimitz Class carriers in the late 1980’s during our Cold War with Russia 🇷🇺 ,, H. Wade,, US navy veteran.🎖🏅🏆

[@garymorris216]

I'm a u.s. Navy vet and can fill you in a little bit on your confusion about stealthy ships. You are 100% correct, a ship like that and especially with it's battle group in tow, could be VERY easily seen from a mile away. The idea is to NOT BE SEEN from HUNDREDS of miles away. The "stealth" that's built into modern warships consists of how the ship is shaped in order to deflect radar, materials used in construction which have less of a radar signature, refined electronic warfare systems which are less detectable, etc. Standing on a ship, the "horizon" (maximum distance you can see) is usually 10-12 miles away. So really, when dealing with distances greater than that, stealth can very much come in handy.

[@billpickard7848]

Beesley the Nimitz class is named for WWII admiral Chester Nimitz he served in the Pacific.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Oh wow! Never knew that!

[@jamesedwards2483]

Admiral Chester Nimitz COMMANDED The Pacific Fleet!!

[@aaronburdon221]

@@jamesedwards2483 Yea, a lot of people seem to give MacArthur all the credit, but he was the land commander over there. Nimitz was the big sea commander.

[@pamelareynaud8502]

His enthusiasm for anything war makes me wonder if he played with toy soldiers as a child lol. Great reactions. 👍

[@TheBeesleys99]

Maybe 👀😂😂

[@pamelareynaud8502]

@@TheBeesleys99 That means yes. 🙃😊

[@mickeydooley2230]

Man i got out of the Navy in '04 and i was in the USS Constellation battle group which was 1 of only 2 non-nuclear carriers left, other then the Kittyhawk...the Connie was huge cant imagine the new ones

[@BMF6889]

The sharp turns of the Ford is part of its testing before becoming fully operational. The carrier is required to do maximum turns at full speed to test stability.

[@danielnorth1406]

Without elevators things move much slower. I was aboard cg62 when our 51elevator broke. Took all day to offload 5" rounds. All hands... Never moved stuff as big as they are moving, but it's not fun, even on the smaller scale

[@dougcampbell7898]

It's the same size as the Nimitz class. The Ford has been deployed and the Kennedy was been launch in 2019. The Enterprise is under construction.

[@edschultheis9537]

Nearly every new weapons system has some problems to be resolved when it is first released for operations. These are super-complex systems. Sometimes it takes a few years to get all the bugs worked out, but they will get fixed, and then we will have many decades of good use out of the weapons system.

[@benlitfin2275]

There is a KZbin video on the differences between ships and boats. When making a tight turn boats will lean IN whereas Ships will lean OUT.

[@HemlockRidge]

You were correct. This is an old video. It's a re-post. Most of the problems have been worked out. I believe that the EMALS is still not where they want it to be between launches and failures , but I believe it's now in the 1.5K+ average. It will get there.

[@Messywildcat78]

As with any first ship in its class, it will have initial setbacks that the follow on ships in the class shouldn’t experience.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Very true!

[@robertkennerly7443]

The steep turns are part of the shake-down work-up .....just to see what she can do. After coming out of the yards from the repair or after just being built ....the shake-down work-up (exercises) is the first thing that has to be completed to be certified. Once the certification is completed ....then the work-ups start ( out for two weeks ...in for a month) .....out for a month ...in for two to three weeks .....out for six weeks in for a month .......each work-up trains the crew and aircrews as to how to complete various missions. After the work-ups are down then you go out on a cruise for 6 months or longer.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

2:48 That is the way it turns. It 'lists' in the opposite direction of the turn. Like your car leaning away from the direction of the turn. Except a ship doesn't have a suspension to lean against. They have been talking about the USS Ford for sometime now.

[@jamesedwards2483]

It's Showing The Full Speed, Full Rudder Turns During Seat Trials

[@MarkoDash]

there's videos around of some of the Nimitz's doing their shakedown maneuverability testing, it's crazy to watch something so big carve around like it's a speedboat.

[@SpearM3064]

*ALL* ships and boats both lean (heel) in the same direction - initially inwards and then outwards. When a ship's rudder is put over, the forces on the rudder act outwards. Since the rudder is below the center of gravity, the ship develops a small angle of heel inwards. As the ship turns, the centrifugal force acting on the underwater body causes the ship to heel outwards. The laws of physics apply equally to ships and boats irrespective of size. The angle of heel depends on the speed and rate of turn (amount of rudder). This is why small, fast boats appear to always heel in the direction of the turn. In fast motor boats, a sharp turn at high speed can result in an alarming heel. The instinctive response is to reduce the rudder angle, but this actually increases the heel. The correct action is to throttle down and reduce speed.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

@@SpearM3064 Ah!! I would have reduced deflection on the rudder. Good to know.

[@cfromcass]

I see so muck misinformation. The large price tag is not just for the carrier alone as implied. The Ford would be leading an additional battle group on top of the ones we already have including Cruisers, frigates a sub and aircraft & support ships. The cost is NOT just for the carrier ship alone.

[@gregweatherup9596]

I had heard about problems with the electric catapult and with the elevators, but I hadn’t heard about any issues with the arresting system.

[@timmiller7569]

The USS Ford will see her first deployment with her battle group mid-2022. Her aircraft are now present for duty and training continues. All her elevators have been improved and installed. She (USS Ford) is the first in class. Most "first" ships in class usually take longer to sort out and find ways to more rapidly construct and improve production cost. But, while I'm no military expert, I wonder why we (United States) build such large ships. In my outlook, the bigger the ship, the bigger the target seems to me. Pilot-less stealth drones WILL be deployed as to improve her capability.

[@theblackbear211]

A lot of what has delayed the Ford's deployment is that as the lead ship in its class, it has been involved in a great deal of very extensive testing in order to set benchmarks for future performance - with an expected lifespan of over 50 years ( The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the very first Nuclear Carrier ever built was active from 1961 until 2012) this tersting is not unusual or even entirely unanticipated. From personal knowledge, I have to say this clip tends to over dramatize a number of things. Not all of the statements being made have a solid basis in fact. They Navy has had a number of problematical ship designs - all started during the same time frame, that has indeed lead to a reassessment in there design and procurement practices. (among other things)

[@halicarnassus834]

Before even opening this video I knew it would be about the Gerald R. Ford Class. The New Nuclear powered Carrier Fleet named after The 38th United States President whom hailed from my Hometown, the Great City of Grand Rapids Michigan.

[@BlackEpyon]

But that thumbnail tho? Total clickbait.

[@normanhutcheson812]

The reason it’s “turning” so drastically, is because it’s on it’s trial run, or what’s called a “shake-down cruise”. It basically has very little weight inside it (notice no aircraft on it’s deck, no aviation fuel onboard, no ammunition or bombs inside it), so they’re just seeing how fast it can go, how quickly it can turn (if it has to), and how sea-worthy it is. It’s just getting tested, that’s all.

[@jamesedwards2483]

The Narrator Doesn't Know What They're Talking About. Nimitz-Class Carriers Have NEVER Used A Single Nuclear Reactor!!! They've Always Used 2!!! The Only Carrier That Used More(Based On 1960s Tech) Was USS Enterprise(CVN-65), Which Used 8 Westinghouse A2W Pressurized Water Reactors!!

[@mrexists5400]

well yes, but actually no it used 8 reactors, came in pairs of 4 models not all the same. the reason was to see which model of reactor would be best, the enterprise was a test bed to see which reactor would work best for future carriers, which is why the later carriers only used 2

[@jamesedwards2483]

@@mrexists5400 I Can Assure You That They Were All The Same Type!! The Reason I Know This Is Because I'm A Former Crew Member, Having Served Aboard From 2001 To 2004!!

[@mrexists5400]

@@jamesedwards2483 i guess what i was told at nnptc was in correct? where i was learning how to work on the reactors

[@garygemmell3488]

It is not gigantic. It is roughly equivalent to the Nimitz class carriers that came before it. It features a lot of automated systems that reduce the number of crew necessary and has new magnetic launch system which replaces the steam catapults that have been in use for nearly 70 years. It is merely the application of what the Navy has learned over time combined with new technologies.

[@SpearM3064]

^ This. Gary is exactly right. It isn't just "roughly equivalent", it's _exactly_ the same size (1032 feet long, 252-foot beam, draft of about 40 feet), but the crew is only about 4300 instead of 6100 because of the new technologies.

[@PhoenixThunderheart]

Regarding the lean while turning, "Ships" lean away from a turn. "Boat" lean into the turn. It's a hard turn but normal for a carrier.

[@edschultheis9537]

That aircraft carrier that was tilting... It was making a hard turn to the left. Look at the wake behind the ship. That may have been part of the sea trials (before it was release to the Navy for its first deployment) for the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.

[@MrEd-qg8td]

I do believe that the newest of the Ford class carriers may have been launched already the USS John F Kennedy. CVN-79 And USS Enterprise CVN-80 is being built as I speak.

[@rory4484]

That is the ship exercising a super tight turn at a very accelerated speed...one which the ship will never have to do in real life duty but designed to test the stress limits of the aircraft carrier.

[@fredbright2096]

If you think the carrier is tipping over, you should be on board some of the old destroyers when they were running full out and made a tight turn, you could almost lean over the railings and touch the ocean. As a civilian working on some of these ships sea trials, I can tell you that you might think that they were going to keep going and capsize. Not a fun experience for a landlubber.

[@NavyCombatCorpsman]

Anything that’s big and giant is part of our culture in America. Bigger better stronger faster more expensive more intimidating, the whole shock-and-awe factor.

[@TheBeesleys99]

Yeah that the vibe I'm getting ahah!

[@infiniduck100]

@@kevincinnamontoast3669 Indeed

[@NavyCombatCorpsman]

@@kevincinnamontoast3669 There is another example! :-)

[@BlackEpyon]

If "big and giant is part of our culture in America," is in reference to America's obesity epidemic, then you've certainly got that right. But Russia has you beat in a few categories.

[@NavyCombatCorpsman]

@@BlackEpyon Dude, why you gotta be a troll? Bigger and better and badder has to do with the military and every part of the United States. That’s the reason why people from every nation on Earth want to come here.

[@K9-Crazy]

It looked like the aircraft carrier at the beginning was practicing a sharp turn, most likely putting the left screws in reverse and right forward.

[@s1ugtrail978]

The ship tipping is just from it turning, this goes to show how fast it truly is.... The top speed of the Gerald Ford is highly classified, but one thing anyone needs to know is it can outrun every single ship we have.... This would put it at one of the, if not the fastest, military ships in existence... And for its large Mass and size this is truly a feat beyond imagination...

[@skipstreet]

One of the things ships practice is high speed turns. It is wild standing on deck when this is going on. High speed turns are needed to avoid subs and torpedoes.

[@kathyholmes8881]

I haven't seen it yet. Very good ! Thanks!

[@nomdeplume7537]

I think I heard that one of the issues with the elevator stem from an error in construction. There was a misalignment when the parts were put together

[@TheBeesleys99]

Ahh ok that makes sense!

[@drewpamon]

On the turning. Fun fact the carriers are actually the fastest big ships.

[@williambradley3421]

As a Veteran of the U.S. Military I can tell you that every single item that US soldiers use anywhere from the uniform to weapons, ammo, vehicles, planes and ships has to be 100% the best money can by or it is not issued!

[@user-rn3rn6nl3h]

Ha.

[@williambradley3421]

@@user-rn3rn6nl3h You don't believe me?!

[@mike28003]

@@williambradley3421 also as a us vet no I don't believe you

[@williambradley3421]

@@mike28003 Well then.....that's cool your entitled to your opinion. I will narrow it down a bit as a Frontline soldier in the US Army. We definitely had the best equipment!

[@mike28003]

@@williambradley3421 the last time I had to qualify with the M-16 was back in the mid 2000s the one I pulled from the armory was a Vietnam Era M-16 a-1 with the triangle foregrips 3 prong flash suppressor and no forward assist so tell me we get the top of the line crap

[@YellowEllo]

The radar signature may make it harder to distinguish it from other ships

[@ViolentKisses87]

Keep in mind they are replacing all 10 Nimitz Class Carriers with Ford Class Carriers USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and was launched on October 29, 2019 USS Enterprise (CVN-80) Is being built right now and will be launched in 2022 USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) will be launched in 2026

[@frosty3693]

The reason they are having so much trouble with the catapults, arrestor gear and elveators is that they use electromagnetic force, rather like a rail gun and maglev systems some very high speed trains use instead of wheels. The US Navy is known for it's high crew counts for a ship. The Royal Navy use fewer people on their ships. The big benefit is cost rather than food supply. People are expensive and sometimes hard to come by.

[@SGlitz]

Recommend The USS Midway Museum in San Diego. Full aircraft carrier experience. 1945 to the 1970s

[@gradypatterson1948]

Hard to call the Gerald R Ford "gigantic" - compared to the Nimitz class, it is the same length at the flight deck, and only 2 feet wider at the deck. At the waterline, it is similarly comparable to the Nimitz class. A new EMALS/AAG was delivered and fitted in July August of this year - so far it looks like they have resolved the previous issues - but we'll see over time. Oddly, the Nimitz class is rated at 85-90 aircraft (fixed-wing and helicopter), while the Ford class is rated at 75+

[@BMF6889]

4000 launches between maintenance isn't a lot in time of war. During the Gulf Wars, that number was reached in a matter of days. The real question is how long does maintenance take on the EMALS. If as the video said that the Ford could launch up to 1,000 a day, then every 5th day it would need maintenance. BTW, the reason the Ford has had so many problems and delays, is because, in part, the Navy and contractors decided to skip many of the prototypes and tests during construction in order to try to make up for delays and cost overruns. For example, the elevators that lift the planes from the hangar deck to the flight deck wasn't properly prototyped and tested and so when it was installed, it didn't work and had to be completely removed and redesigned. And the elevator used to bring bombs and missiles to the flight deck didn't work either and had to be removed and redesigned. The Ford also had significant problems with it's defensive systems and towed array anti-submarine sonar system.

[@shaneclark7538]

Remember, the US government only shows public information from declassified files. This is 30 year's from what is currently happening

[@dallasarnold8615]

I recently saw a video that says that the U.S. Navy determines what is a ship or a boat by the way it handles in a turn. If it leans to the outside of curve it is a ship, if it leans towards the inside it is a boat, excluding submarines ( which as far as I can find have always been called a boat ).

[@BlackEpyon]

Eh. Po-teh-to, po-ta-to.

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@BlackEpyon What the heck is that supposed to mean ? No reference to anything.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@dallasarnold8615 I mean that you can call it something different, but that doesn't change what it is.

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@BlackEpyon Dude, I am not the one giving titles. It was an interesting video. During my time in the Marines, we would rag the Sailors about their " boat " and they would go nuts. " This is a ship ! " So, I always wondered what criteria anyone would use to distinguish between the two. I mostly had assumed it had to do with size. But I was wrong. But If you wish to go around showing your ignorance after you have been informed, knock yourself out !

[@BlackEpyon]

@@dallasarnold8615 When a rich man is neurotic, we call him "eccentric." When a VIP is murdered, we call it an "assassination." If a boat can't bank into it's turn, it's a "ship." You can call it whatever you like, but it doesn't change what it is.

[@SWLinPHX]

The problem was getting the elevator buttons to light up when you pressed them, and also a way to override if someone presses a bunch of buttons so it doesn’t stop on every floor.

[@BlackEpyon]

That's just basic electrical engineering. If that's all the problem was, then they were probably short-staffed, and focusing on more important things.

[@cfromcass]

The Nimitz Carriers are still more effective and capable. The Naval Command wants a new ship but the older ones are still unmatched. Sailors used to the older but effective steam/zipper launch system will always put down the new electronic launch system. The weapons can always be upgraded. The Ford Class I believe was supposed to include a Rail Gun which I know they are having problems with.

[@cfromcass]

EMALS also reduces the stress to airframes cause by the older system which is why Navy airframes don't last as long as Air Force so the Navy planes life will be extended.

[@americansmark]

It's been forward deployed to Japan for 4 years idk what the narrator is smoking.

[@SilvanaDil]

Well, the narrator is a bit of a nutcase, but it hasn't been fully "deployed" yet. It won't be much longer, probably in the next year.

[@DivusMagus]

You are thinking of the USS Ronald Reagan, which is a Nimitz class carrier.

[@SpearM3064]

@@SilvanaDil It was commissioned into the Navy in 2017. That means it's completed its fitting-out and its sea trials. So, yes, it's fully "deployed", even though it might not be on full active duty yet.

[@davidhohn9106]

You guys are aware that the narrator is just reading a script...aren't you?

[@americansmark]

@@davidhohn9106 yes? He's still the one saying it.

[@joebright4607]

I’m an old man. I served on the USS Forrestal. Our steam cats worked just fine so why don’t we build something proven to work, use that until, and before we invest millions of more to destroy real equipment ? Arresting gear as well, how much heavier are the planes now ? This sounds more like the crap they put in our cars. Designed to fail, only one piece of the catapult when I was in, was designed to fail, but done in an intentional way then scuttled destined for the seabed. The timing is a bit off on readiness, because when we were at sea, we operated on alert status, and had to be on station, and put a bird in the air= usually two minutes, five minutes, or fifteen minutes. Hours ? Only maybe from the dock with no sailors aboard and you have to round them all up, plus fly the air wing in, it may take a couple hours ? If you are at sea, it is mere moments for you to put a bird in the air, and every two minutes per cat. X 4= every thirty seconds you are going to have teams of the worlds best pilots, with unbelievably cool nerves ( listen to the tapes), up in the air forming up to protect us, and ready to meet our enemies head on. If all goes well, even if he can barely see through the hail, that pilot is looking for a postage stamp stuck to a bobbing cork, and timing his landing with a swell . He has no choice, nowhere else to land, I held my breath, but they stuck it almost every time. I’m guessing that the pilots of today, have just as steel of nerves, as those that came before, I’m kinda hoping they never need to use those skills, and can one day, just put them in the drawer.

[@TWISTEDSPARTANXIII]

Saw the thumbnail and thought huh don't recocognize that ship. Wait a minute...is that an arasaka logo on the side? Lol Kujira. Love the vid btw

[@gottablulu]

Currently the Ford is getting refit with steam instead of the maglev. Lifts are getting refitted too.

[@alphakiller2269]

Having a uncle who is a navy high rank officer he can’t wait to be in command of these ford carriers

[@WhodatLucy]

As of March 2021 it still was having electronic issues and yes it has been deployed

[@lgkfamily]

2:43 Leaning outward in a turn: It's not just aircraft carriers that do this. There is a lot of physics going on that I won't go into here. Smaller vessels tend to lean into a turn. Larger vessels tend to lean outward. The terms "boat" and "ship" seem to align with this phenomena. A vessel that leans into a turn is a "boat," and a vessel that leans outward in a turn is a "ship."

[@johnclapperton5556]

Not true, it is not size but planning verses displacement hull. A 30 foot trawler style is displacement and leans out where a 30 foot cruiser that has a planning hull leans into a turn.

[@mauricesharpe2748]

Those banking turns are part of their high speed test of maneuverability. They are moving at over 40 mph.

[@killerjms21]

Im pretty sure that is a stress test that you are seeing when it looks like it is on its side.

[@monwell27]

It looks a lot like the sea trials to me. They conduct those turns at 30+ knots. The stress test I believe involves dropping a bomb off nearby.

[@killerjms21]

@@monwell27 that's what meant

[@isorokudono]

Its built like a jetski. Two props. There was one built on the west coast too. Two different designs.

[@hawkmoon419]

Didn't know they were having so many problems with the Ford. Video didn't mention that there are 3 more under construction or authorized. Naturally cost over-runs on the Ford will be spread across subsequent ships bringing the average cost per ship down.

[@BTinSF]

In October 2022 the USS Gerald R. Ford finally deployed for the first time.

[@kokomo9764]

This turn was during sea trials. It was designed to be stressful on the ship and that the ship could perform to specifications. Not only does this stress the hull but every system on the ship. The elevators are a new. They are not cable lift. They use an electromagnetic system instead of cables. The Ford is no different than any other weapons system. It takes time to perfect it. People were ballistic over how long the F22 took to become operational. The same with the F35, F15, F14 etc.. So when it is taking much longer that critics expected I am not worried. In the end the NAVY will get it right.

[@BlackEpyon]

The first of anything always goes over schedule and over budget. Same reason JWST took so long to be built (they're getting ready to launch it now).

[@viper1x2]

Haha no that isn’t how they usually turn it was doing like evasive maneuvers drills. There used to be memes saying how to drift a carrier Lmaoo

[@-C0mr4d3_C0VID]

Some of my friends I served with were assigned to the Ford. I'm not going to say much so as to avoid any "loose lips sink ships" situations, but according to them, it works.

[@steeljawX]

I get your enthusiasm, but the cheeky cynic in me just finds it entertaining that a British guy is finding the Gerald R Ford as a "big carrier" when his own country devised a plan to build a 2km pykerete aircraft carrier during WWII. That would have been monsterous had it ever actually seen the light of day. I'm not saying the modern day carriers are small by any means, but we do tend to blow them out of proportion because contextually they're only seen next to subs, frigates, cruisers, destroyers, and patrol boats. If there was a line up of a cargo-liner, a Carnival cruiseliner, and an aircraft carrier, sadly the carrier would be the runt of the 3. But again, that's the context of why they seem overly huge.

[@jeffthompson9622]

I believe that our largest warships' sizes are constrained by the need to negotiate the Panama canal.

[@jman0870]

Were you ever on the Nimitz? I got to spend a day on it as a kid back in the 90s. I can assure you that it’s huge.

[@evelynlucker5132]

I just looked it up and it is in active service. Built right here in my hometown of Newport News,Virginia!!

[@TheBeesleys99]

Nice! Cheers for the info :D

[@2dorfasis]

2:41 You live on an island. How do you not know boats lean when they turn? I like your vids anyway. Keep up the good work.

[@TheBeesleys99]

My excuse would be i lived in england before jersey for 16 years :D

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Maybe in some ways it is tough to find funding for the ship. I dont really know how it works but that could be a problem. Or they just want it to be perfect

[@jamesplymire5342]

The new Gerald R. Ford entered operational capability about 8 months ago.

[@theblackbear211]

The whole discussion of the reactor plants in both the Nimitz and Ford class are completely wrong.

[@DUTCHESSMD]

Beesley! Love the old school Adidas shirt!

[@RockDocNeal]

The new Ford class carriers are very impressive, if they can get all the new tech to function consistently at the same time! I'm hoping all the protection systems have the technology and capability to keep up with the advancements in anti-ship weapons technologies, but it's not like they are sailing the seas alone, they are accompanied by a carrier task force which generally includes 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers or frigates, 1 auxiliary ship and an attack submarine, which are all there to provide protection and assistance of the $13 Billion asset. The top speed of the carrier is listed as "in excess of 30 knots (35mph)", but the real top speed is classified. My brother went to graduate school near Norfolk, Virginia, which is home to 4 carrier task forces, and he said that when he was out on a boat doing research, he saw a carrier moving out into the open ocean that was traveling "much more" than 30 knots.

[@FenderFingers72]

I don't care who's right or wrong in these comments. Thank you all for your service.

[@RobertMS1979]

I just saw a week or so ago. That the first carrier is 100% and now at sea.

[@chrisfeltner]

4k launches is only a few days at max

[@lilfoxychild737]

The new Enterprise's keel was laid down on April 5th 2022.

[@michaelmoore1932]

The difference between a boat and a ship is that a boat leans to the inside of a turn while a ship leans to the outside of a turn (just some interesting fact I found out)

[@TheBeesleys99]

Oh wow! Awesome! A little very interesting fact!

[@michaelmoore1932]

Yeah, something to do with water pressure against the hull or something... I'm not smart enough to understand the explanation as to why that is😆

[@SpearM3064]

@@michaelmoore1932 That's a fallacy, actually. Ships and boats both lean (heel) in the same direction - initially inwards and then outwards. When a ship's rudder is put over, the forces on the rudder act outwards. Since the rudder is below the center of gravity, the ship develops a small angle of heel _inwards._ As the ship turns, the centrifugal force acting on the underwater body causes the ship to heel _outwards._ The laws of physics apply equally to ships and boats irrespective of size. The angle of heel depends on the speed and rate of turn (amount of rudder). This is why small, fast boats _appear_ to always heel in the direction of the turn. In fast motor boats, a sharp turn at high speed can result in an alarming heel. The instinctive response is to reduce the rudder angle, but this actually _increases_ the heel. The correct action is to throttle down and reduce speed. Basically, the difference between a boat and a ship is that a ship is a boat on steroids. That's it. (Although submarines are traditionally called boats regardless of size, for some reason.)

[@michaelmoore1932]

@@SpearM3064 thanks for clarifying that.

[@greggwilliamson]

It has been said that the F-35 would be the last manned warplane the military would buy.

[@BlackEpyon]

The last "manned" plane... I somehow doubt that. How good is your Wi-Fi signal?

[@Fergus_0703]

Not the whole military, only the U.S. Navy said it.

[@johnlong9655]

The turnings are called sea trial’s

[@brkemm25]

I might be wrong but I believe it costs $165.000 dollars a day to feed the crew of a carrier.

[@themajor743]

Something odd about only one dual-band radar. I can see reducing the count through technological improvement but wouldn't only one leave the ship blind if it ever failed for any reason - say, I don't know, maybe enemy action? Some kind of redundancy would seem to be in order.

[@mike28003]

I dont know where the narrator got the info but the existing steam carriers can launch all aircraft that are equipped for carrier operations, and they try to launch an aircraft every 45 seconds. So saying it takes hours to launch with steam is completely false.

[@gregorywright2798]

New technology systems are never easy to bring into the military, the specifications are so fine and the demands are so strict that the navy won't release it unless it's a 100%

[@pip-se8pv]

A ship named after Gerald ford not working properly? I can't imagine why.

[@SpearM3064]

Shush. With this much new technology, 'growing pains' are expected. That's why the fitting-out process and the sea trials took four years before it was formally commissioned into the Navy.

[@pip-se8pv]

@@SpearM3064 i know that genius, u miss the point .

[@Grumppy1973]

Hmmmm, I feel a totally unmanned aircraft carrier of drones and such in the future. Only time to land on it is for repairs. Im sure what i just said was echo of another thought long ago. NVM :-)

[@waltdee1258]

Black Bear is exactly correct and beat me to commenting. ;)

[@certautoserv]

I served on cv 60 Saratoga v2 bivision the new carriers are more advanced in certain areas but are still powered by steam turbines older carriers like the one i was on burned oil to make stems the newer ones use nuclear reactor the exster reactors are for powering all the lifts and elevator s which are magnetic not steam or cable also can be used to power up good size city in emergencies also for powering new sensors and radars other than that they are not much deferent

[@paulonorato7501]

Most of us U.S. citizens never would have agreed to spend that much money on Another aircraft carrier, that WE DON'T NEED ! We are NOT the earths PROTECTORS.

[@BlackEpyon]

Someone has to be.

[@Ukfairgrounds]

Bring a superpower your rule is to keep world peace plus Nazi Germany wanna be aka chine is building fast so this Aircraft carrier will be very. Useful

[@BlackEpyon]

@@Ukfairgrounds Please don't confuse fascists with communists. It only highlights your ignorance.

[@Ukfairgrounds]

@@BlackEpyon its true tho

[@BlackEpyon]

@@Ukfairgrounds No, China is not a Nazi Germany wannabe. Having ambitions of grandeur doesn't make you a Nazi, nor does thinking that your ideology is superior.