South African Reacts to The Most Powerful Ships in the U.S Navy

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

Smarter Everyday channel for the most comprehensive look on board a nuclear submarine

[@zevynozevyn4102]

Yep 👍

[@augl2702]

That's one of my favorite series on KZbin. His series on the US Coast Guard is also very informative and well made.

[@dianabodemer1889]

That's what I saw. 😅

[@yzenynot]

Absolutely agree.

[@marcusthacker7440]

Agreed.

[@Jedi_Mistress]

Interesting fact: The largest air force in the world is the US Air Force. The second largest air force in the world is the US Navy.

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

The U.S. Army has 4k aircraft as well, which would be higher than Russia or China as well, but ya know, helicopters arent the same thing

[@perryhatch1491]

@@shalakabooyaka1480 The US Army has a large number of fixed-wing aircraft as well.

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

@@perryhatch1491 They have around 3 hundred fixed wing and over 3 thousand helo's. the armys website says 278 back in 2020

[@donaldnevgonhapniv3084]

Yes... But..., Yes army has about 300 fixed Wing, But these are support & transport birds.

[@my1vice]

And you'd think we could win a war once in while, huh?

[@jaycooper2812]

The hospital ship USNS "Mercy" is 894 feet long. It was actually an oil tanker when it was built and converted to a 1,000 bed hospital. These ships have several operating suites and are used mainly to provide aid in times of disasters around the world.

[@lolcatyt2066]

1970/71 I served aboard The USS Sanctuary AH 17. Mostly in Da Nang harbor.

[@Dagobah359]

lol. Meters, mate. If someone doesn't know how long a football field is, they don't know how long a foot is either.

[@NavyVet4955]

@@Dagobah359of you can multiply the feet by .304 and figure it out yourself.

[@Dagobah359]

@@NavyVet4955 I'm American, and don't need to convert. I'm clarifying to Jay that he's doing the communications mistake of "not knowing your audience". He gave an answer which is correct but useless to someone who'd ask the question.

[@NavyVet4955]

@@Dagobah359 that’s fine, my comment still stands for anyone else that needs a quick way to get a ballpark idea of feet to meters.

[@driggs2821]

Hey, Jono! US Navy vet here; I served aboard an aircraft carrier but trained for submarines as well. Truth be told, service is pretty much the same on both, especially for the engineering department sailors. We rarely saw the Sun even on the aircraft carrier. But when we could, it was glorious. My favorite experience was Vultures' Row, where members of the crew could watch flight operations from a catwalk on the side of the island (the superstructure with the bridge, flight and traffic control, and the primary mast) day or, even better, night. Night flight operations on a super carrier is hands down the absolute coolest thing you can witness, but you can only witness firsthand.

[@SilvanaDil]

A sub launching nukes would be the most deadly -- for all of humanity. Leaving aside nukes, the Ford and Nimitz class carriers.

[@pyxals]

Except that the SSBNs aren't tactical, they are strategic. If a missile is launched, then the program failed. But yes, considering that most of the of the US nuclear arsenal is on these boats, they are an unimaginable threat. 41 For Freedom 598-608 SSBNs FTB trained . Smarter Everyday series on subs is awesome

[@nancystanton955]

The hospital ships are absolutely beautiful. They literally take your breath away. I know one of them was sent to Haiti to help care for people post the huge earthquake they had some years back. I remember as a kid watching battleships come into the harbor, mainly Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. They filled us with awe. My hometown is Gloucester, Massachusetts , the oldest fishing port in North America, so big ships were often seen. If we were to talk about the best looking ships the hospital ships would have to step back. The US Coast Guard cutters have that honor. Gleaming white with a large red, gold and blue stripe along the bow.

[@desertfoxaz97]

Uuuuuh fucking mate.... WTF, VIDEO OF A USA NUKE SUB???!!! They will smoke you and your family come up seriously please never saw that again .

[@williamthot3978]

I went into the Navy in 1972 worked in the SICU at Pensacola Naval Air Station. The chief of surgery became the commander of the Mercy. I am a Doctor today due to the education and kindness of the Doctors that I worked with.

[@jaycooper2812]

The Tomahawk cruise missiles can carry several different warheads from conventional 1,000 pound high explosive to a nuclear warhead. They are extremely accurate and can hit a target 2 meters square from 1,500 miles (2415 kilometers). I have seen a test where a Tomahawk missile flew through the goalposts of a football field, the missile had been fired from 1,250 miles away.

[@originalv5107]

Well… The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

[@maryheicher2003]

Hubby was in the navy for 20 years and served on multiple carriers

[@moomoopuppy508]

My father was stationed on the first US nuclear aircraft carrier, the CVN-65 USS Enterprise, which was the carrier featured in TOP GUN (1986). The officer's families were able to take a day trip/tour of the carrier while it went around San Fransisco Bay.

[@mjackson780]

My husband was stationed on the Enterprise in the mid 70's.

[@larrycanupp411]

I watched Top Gun in an Enterprise rental car.

[@eddiehaskell1957]

​@@larrycanupp411...lol

[@Jerseybytes2]

@@larrycanupp411 I was going to mention my husband was also on the enterprise but your answer is far better than any of ours lol

[@glassontherocks]

My uncle was stationed on the Kitty Hawk when they retrieved the Apollo Astronauts.

[@zacharyricords8964]

An aircraft carrier is definitely the strongest. Especially because of the battle group they travel with including several other of these ships on the list.

[@protorhinocerator142]

The battleship is the second strongest. The carrier is the strongest. Within that range there are normal carriers and CVN supercarriers. It's like going from a Model T to a decked out 57 Cadillac. A CVN can topple a country. Whenever a war starts brewing up, the President wants to know immediately where the carriers are and how long before they can arrive. He always means the supercarriers. In Desert Storm I believe we had two carriers supporting operations. Two carriers is a lot.

[@apwmojack]

That's what I would say but as a single ship I would have to go with the sub class . Hard to find can pop up fire and disappear again

[@zacharyricords8964]

@@apwmojack true. The aircraft carrier itself isnt the powerful part, its everything it involves. A sub is increadible powerful by itself.

[@apwmojack]

@@zacharyricords8964 totally the battle group besides aircraft is what makes the aircraft carrier the big boy

[@Depthcharger]

Carriers and their aircraft are incapable of defending itself from submarines without their support vessels

[@P2Zip]

While the info on these ships are short and vague the comments are incredibly enlightening and I can feel the pride from those who were on one.

[@kevinbrown3075]

What they didn’t say about the Wasp Class Amphibious ships is that they are troop transport ships and the troops they transport are multiple companies of US infantry Marines.

[@mariamanasewitsch2977]

One absolutely mesmerizing sights is watching a fleet go out & coming in. The seabee’s line the entire surface of the ship saluting. I think it’s awesome that you’re so impressed with my country. Proudest day of my dad’s life was when he became a US citizen. There’s a lot of beautiful things about America. There’s some ugly things too. But at the end of the day, EVERYONE believes in the American Dream & it’s a good thing to want to be a better human. My nephew did 6 years in the Navy. That’s what happens when you’re born & raised in the Las Vegas desert. You think you’re sleeping on deck, watching the stars, only to find out your BUNK is right next to the catapult’s & you sleep to the sound of hydraulics. Lifting aircraft!!!! He was on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan & was a responding ship to aid after the tsunami in 2004. He couldn’t believe the devastation. So, hopefully you’re trip you’ll see the “better” side of America. You’ll like Texas. People are very friendly.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Hello Jono ! I was an enlisted man Operations Specialist ( radar operator ) in the US Navy from 1985 to 1995 . I sailed on an Adams class Guided Missile Destroyer for four years , served as a Military Policeman in Japan , then sailed on a Ticonderoga class Guided Missile Cruiser for four years . I've sailed the Atlantic Ocean , the Pacific Ocean , the Indian Ocean , the Persian Gulf , the Mediterranian Sea , the Caribbean Sea , and several other bodies of salt waters . One day in the Atlantic one of my shipmates was swept overboard and rescued at the last second . One time in the Med a Spanish Naval Midshipman fell overboard . His ship and my ship searched for him for three days without success . One day in the Persian Gulf my cruiser was guarding the carrier Carl Vinson when an F/A 18 Hornet jet crashed into the water . The aviator was rescued by a helicopter . One day in the Pacific a civilian seaman on a merchant ship became ill with apendicitis . The US Coast Guard sent a helicopter to bring him to a hospital in California . The helicopter didn't have the fuel capacity to fly to the merchant ship and back . So it flew to a navy ship in the area , refueled , flew to the merchie , picked up the seaman , flew to my ship for refueling , then flew to a hospital in San Diego . The US Navy and US Coast Guard are very proficient at saving lives at sea . I would reccomend you to look up the WW2 Battle of Midway sometime .

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Those are some great wild stories. I'd have to say you would win on interesting things experienced in my life. Are you talking about how many pilots and ultimately the York Town sailors who were rescued? You do know you could right a book. P.S. Thank-you and your families sacrifice for preserving freedom at home and around the world.

[@Locke99GS]

Regarding submarines; SmarterEveryDay did a whole mini-series on submarines where he had access to an active military nuclear powered submarine for a couple of days and he was allowed to film. Highly recommend checking them out. He goes over stuff like the sonar, and how they cook and make water and air, and other interesting things.

[@daneldon01]

Thank you for your recommendation! I really enjoy watching and learning about subjects like the one you mentioned. I'm looking forward to checking the SmarterEveryDay channel! God Bless You! 💕✝️💕🇺🇲

[@ArshMD_]

I started following you for less than 24 hours and I am not at all disappointed. I have watched several of your reactions, and I'm satisfied.

[@kennycasey9940]

That CGI battleship footage used in the video is actually of the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship, Yamato, and comes from the mostly CGI movie, "The Great War of Archimedes". The Yamato was sunk by US carrier-based aircraft during the battle for Okinawa in World War 2. Actual battleships used by the US Navy were given a 2 letter ship type designation (BB), named after a state and assigned a number (example - USS Texas, BB-35). The last actual BB class battleships were decommissioned several decades ago. The US Navy currently has no BB class battleships in it's fleet.

[@noahjones4237]

Also are we gonna talk about the thumbnail of the vid itself being a ship from the Cyberpunk universe? Specifically one of Arasaka's? XD

[@lextek.]

One of the neat things about the nuclear powered ships is that they only need to have their reactors refueled or replaced if needed every 25 YEARS! and some even 50 YEARS, so basically for the life of the ship they have unlimited range and don't need to go a naval base except for extreme repairs or refits of updated technology.

[@protorhinocerator142]

You can literally sail around the world 100 times without refueling. Everything else becomes the limiting factor, like food and ammo.

[@garycamara9955]

Or supplies

[@Alachua03]

My nephew was a crewman on a US Navy Destroyer. Every year when they come in from deployment the Navy does what they call a Tiger Cruise! Half the crew goes home and the rest of the crew can invite two relatives aboard for the final portion of the cruise. I flew out to Pearl Harbor with my brother and we went aboard for the final part of the cruise from Pearl Harbor to San Diego! The Navy put on a fantastic show in a convoy of ships which included the Nuclear powered USS Long Beach! There were kids aboard and talk about seasick one threw up on me! Loved every minute even after we docked in San Diego, although on land, I still had to hold on to steady myself!

[@augl2702]

Man... The Iowa Class. USS New Jersey "Fire Power For Freedom" The USS New Jersey was nicknamed by her crews as, "Big J". Our enemies called her the "Black Dragon". She had dark blue paint, and when she fired a full broadside from her 9 main guns, it looked like she was breathing fire. Then you got hit by nine 2,700 pound bombs.

[@w.reidripley1968]

When they fire a main battery salvo, all nine 16" rifles don't go off at the very same instant, but it's not ripple firing either. It's this huge, hot, cracking _BAMBBBBAMBAMBAM_ basso thunder that I've heard once again in my dreams since. Half the world turns orange, then brown. Then the dark smoke blows away, for it's windy most times at sea. Salvos are the only times I ever actually felt the _Iowa_ (BB-61) roll; its hull is designed to suppress rolling as much as possible. A pitching motion was easier to feel.

[@protorhinocerator142]

I never saw an Iowa class but I toured the USS Alabama in Mobile harbor. It's about 100 feet less long than an Iowa. Big old nasty monster. I couldn't see being on the receiving end of all that firepower. To avoid repeating the shame of the Treaty of Versailles the US Navy sailed the USS Missouri (Iowa class, "the big stick") into Tokyo harbor at the end of WW2 and had the Japanese surrender to 5 star General MacArthur. That's a ship you can feel good signing surrender documents on. Honor has been satisfied.

[@augl2702]

@@protorhinocerator142 I've driven past the USS Alabama a couple times, but never had the chance to stop and visit. The only museum ship I've had the fortune to visit is the USS Lexington (CV-16) down in Corpus Christi, TX. I lived there for about a a year, and visited 5-6 times. It was a great. Well over 800 feet long, and a displacement of around 30,000 tons. The 'Blue Ghost'. It's a monster of a vessel. I haven't seen a modern carrier in person, but the Gerald R. Ford is 1,100 feet and 100,000 tons.... I can't even imagine the scale.

[@donaldnevgonhapniv3084]

​@@protorhinocerator142Yeah, no. The formal signing was intended to humiliate. From taking place on sovereign territory, forbidding salutes, to the canvas cover on Japan's copy.

[@daneldon01]

I don't comment often, but I just wanted to let you know I really enjoy your channel. You're laid back, relaxing, and funny when you want to be. It almost feels like I'm watching with a friend, lol. I'm going to happily recommend your channel. Keep up the good work, and good luck! God Bless You! 💕✝️💕🇺🇲

[@wallybacon22]

I am a Plank Owner on the USS Bataan LHD 5. 844 ft x 165 about 1000 sailors and when we go f something up, we carry 4,000 of our crayon eating brothers and sisters called Marines.

[@P2Zip]

To funny about the crayon eating brothers and sisters but I feel the love. Everyone serves a purpose and everyone works together. That's what makes our military great.

[@JohnElizondo]

The Ohio Class submarines are the most powerful due to their nuclear armed missiles. I served on the USS Midway CV-41 (Retired), and prefer aircraft carriers myself, but nothing can compare to the amount of destruction that one of those subs can do. Cheers!

[@bobkonradi1027]

I have read articles by people in positions to know, that one ballistic missile submarine carries more firepower than all of the explosives expended from the dawn of history through every conflict even to today.

[@garycamara9955]

I was on the Midway 😊And the Ticonderoga.

[@Princess_Celestia_]

A-4, A-6, A-7, AV-8B, F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-111 all carried nuclear weapons and the A-4, A-6, A-7, AV-8B, F-4, F-18 and the F-111 where all aircraft that were stationed on Aircraft Carriers. Officially the U.S. Navy no longer carries nuclear weapons on Navy surface ships since 1992, but there's nothing stopping them from doing so if they needed to. Now imagen 85 to 90 F-18's each packing 4 B61 nukes taking off from a single carrier and your Ohio class sub don't seem like such a big deal with its 24 Trident I or II nuclear missiles when it comes to destructive power. Sorry might, but I have to give the title of most powerful to the Carrier.

[@Depthcharger]

In terms of sheer sea to ground destruction, the Ohio class can't be touched; however, the fast-attack subs(LA, Seawolf, and Virginia class) would absolutely murder an Ohio Class in a head to head. The fast-attack subs could also devastate any other ship in the fleet. They are too stealthy to be detected

[@bradleynugent4991]

@@Depthcharger I served on both Ohio and Seawolf class, and when I served on the USS Nebraska as a SONAR technician we went to the torpedo range accompanied by the USS Seawolf and our goal was to track the Seawolf and shoot torpedos (exercise torpedos) at her, and the Seawolf proved very difficult to track (I was the passive narrowband operator for battle-stations torpedo, so my primary job was tracking submarines) however we did find her, we did track her and we did shoot torpedos at her and passed our torpedo certification. After speaking with the operators on the seawolf (who had a much more modern SONAR system than we did at the time) they had an even more difficult time than I did trying to locate us, because Ohio class submarines have certain advantages in remaining undetected that I cant and wont go into detail about because of the classified nature of submarine detectability and vulnerabilities, because the primary mission of Ohio class SSBN's is to remain undetected.

[@kevinlaughery1740]

The Gerald r. Ford is definitely considered the most powerful ship in the United States Navy because of the amount of people jets and bombs it can carry but the Ohio class submarine can lay waste to any country alone

[@samshare2146]

American football field = 100 yards (end zone to end zone) = 300 feet. This is the usual reference, but technically the field is 120 yds (360 feet) including the end zones on both ends. --- As for which is most powerful ship isn't a ship. It is a group of ships that consists of the Nimitz class aircraft carrier (at least until the new Ford carrier is brought up to speed, at which point it will be the most powerful). I say this with a BIG caveat. The aircraft carrier is the most powerful ONLY WHEN it has a full complement of support ships. This "Carrier Battle Group" is the most formidable thing that one can go against. Carrier Battle Group: 1 Nimitz or Ford class Aircraft carrier 2 Guided-missile cruisers (offensive = e.g. guided missiles against land targets). 2 Destroyers (defense = e.g. anti-sub and anti-aircraft) 1 Frigate (defense = e.g. anti-sub) 2 Submarines (defense and offensive = e.g. anti-ship, sea to land cruise missile attacks) 1 Supply ship. --- As for submarines. I believe there are vids online but in general, they are cramped. Very cramped. Definitely not a place to be for the claustrophobic.

[@ExUSSailor]

It should be noted, there are NO battleships in service with any navy. The last ones to be used were the Iowa Class, and, the last one, the USS Missouri, was decomission in 1992.

[@RogCBrand]

What got me was when the narrator is talking about "a Battleship having large caliber guns" while showing a modern Cruiser firing a missile. Then in a video about the "most powerful ships in the U.S. navy" they have the British Daring class. So many of these videos are full of obvious mistakes, they'll show the wrong thing in videos or photos, etc. And what gets me, is with just a little effort and desire to do a good job, most all those mistakes could be avoided. I get the feeling they are just trying to churn out as much material in as little time as they can. Or, just maybe it's not a human making these, but A.I.!

[@MinorLG]

Do note, that several of the iowa-class battleships are technically still in reserve service, this means that they are partially stripped-down, but maintained. The New Jersey, for example is still part of the strategic reserve, but currently sits demilitarized as a privately funded museum, under contract. The Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey (501c3), currently maintains the preservation contract.

[@donaldnevgonhapniv3084]

​@@RogCBrandwhich is likely to be more accurate artificial intelligence or natural stupidity.

[@RogCBrand]

@@donaldnevgonhapniv3084 If the A.I. is programmed by those with natural stupidity, or uses data that is skewed by natural stupidity, then it might be hard to tell the difference...

[@hkjuhucampbell4005]

Several Naval bases have open house on some weekends and allow visitors on the ships. Need to check in whichever area you go.

[@rohan1970b]

The specific ship mentioned, the USNS Comfort is 894' long.

[@dianabodemer1889]

Never be scared of ships, we actually rescue millions. Our coast guard, state police, always figure it out.

[@rudymarmaro]

I served aboard a nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine, the USS John Adams, SSBN 620. I went in at 17 in 1979. Did 4 years on a sub.

[@gderoxtro]

The Adams was my qual boat, reported aboard in '84. Looks like I just missed you.

[@robertcrundwell2782]

As a former Medical Corpsman (Hospitalman) I would have to say the hospital ships.are the most powerful. It is their job to keep the combatants (Navy and Marines) in healthy shape to do what they are required to do in their various specialties.

[@davidk8509]

3 feet equals a yard. a football field is 100 yards. So the hospital ship is 900 feet long.

[@SpearM3064]

It's marginally shorter than that, but only by a little bit. Officially, it's 894 feet long. That's just over 272 meters.

[@coolbreeze253]

Toured Bath Naval Shipyard in the state of Maine a few years ago when the Zumwalt was nearing completion. It was to be the first of several but the very high costs curtailed the program.

[@seraphuziel]

Happy to have walked the decks of a couple of these boats. Bigger ones are being built; just you wait ;) Look up the USS Parche & Carter.

[@binyominsilverman1592]

@SmarterEveryDay has a series where he went onboard a submarine. I believe it was a Los Angeles Class ship.

[@patrickmalcomb7056]

I actually served on the USS Bataan (LHD-5) from 2004-2008. Its homeport is Norfolk, VA.

[@subitman12]

Another fun thing about a submarine is angles and dangles. A submarine needs to test if it's watertight, we go down at a high angle and then back up again. Sometime, we would do an emergency blow. This is when we blow out all the water stored in tanks that would normally be maintained for stability. Once all that water is gone, the submarine shoots up at a high angle until it's on the surface. We've had families of crew members on board tour the submarine for a short pleasure cuise. When we do an emergency blow, we announce it first, the crew member would put one of the children on the deck even toddlers while another crewmember would stand in front to catch the child. Some crewmember would slide holding his child with him. It's pretty fun.

[@HemlockRidge]

This video must be pretty old. The Marines still have some "Harrier" jets , but only 80 as of 2018. They are superseded by F-35Bs. And two of the "America" Class of LHAs are now in service. And the "Freedom" Class of Littoral Combat Ships is currently being fazed out. The USN has a new class of Frigate (FFG) in the pipeline, the "Constellation" Class, to replace the "Freedom" Class LCS. At this time, the "Independence" Class of LCS (the Trimaran design), is not on the chopping block. The "Daring" Class UK Destroyer is no longer the "most powerful in the Royal Navy". That would be the "Queen Elizabeth" Class of Aircraft Carrier, of which there are two.

[@ExarchGaming]

It's a terrible AI hack video, from a military-based content farm. when it brought up hospital ships and old battleships as the most powerful ships in the us navy; I realized it wasn't a human that wrote this. Any missile destroyer or guided missile cruiser would lay the most powerful battleships at the bottom of the sea with harpoon or tomahawk missiles. the range, defenses, sensors, electronic warfare elements are all so much better today. The new Constellation class frigates are going to be even better and slots in to NATO designs as it's a ship class in service with a number of other NATO countries, so the parts and supply chain for them is going to be much greater.

[@protorhinocerator142]

By the way they discussed the USS Mercy hospital ship, I think it was when Trump sent the Mercy to New York to help fight the covid outbreak.

[@HemlockRidge]

@@protorhinocerator142 Yes, Mercy to NY, and Comfort to LA.

[@garycamara9955]

Both are small by comparison to the US ships of their class.

[@MlTCH]

The thumbnail isn’t a real aircraft carrier. It’s a real modern graphics card.

[@rmh258]

In Fall River Massachusetts we have a museum with several ships the biggest is battleship Massachusetts. Love that place. One year for independence day I watched fireworks from on deck.

[@gaylecrytser6895]

It's been so hot here in Central Florida for the past 4-5 months it's getting crazy.

[@gundam2jimmy]

When they were talking about the battleships, they mostly showed the video game, World of Warships, and did not show any of the REAL footage of an Iowa firing her main guns during Operation Desert Storm in the 1990's. Iowa's keel was laid down in 1939, launched in 1943. Yes, we used a 50 year old ship to yeet 16 inch shells at 2,000 pounds a piece, and 9 at a time, per battleship and 4 ships, at Sadaam Hussein.

[@Plastikdoom]

And oh. If you’re on a warship, stowing is the least of the worries, be terrified of fire, or if you’re in/very near the boilers/engine rooms, be very scared of them taking a hit, haha. Drowning would be nice to those alternatives. Fun fact, I drowned as a kid in the ocean, went way further out than was told, pushing the limit. Sure it kinda sucked, is scary, definitely, briefly panic. It kinda burns some, then you’re out, so yeah CPR works. Even the old school type of decades ago. I’d say, if you could choose a way to go on warship. It’d be, to be in the magazine and it takes a catastrophic hit, cause you’d most likely be gone before you even knew anything was wrong.

[@EntropysSmile]

The Zumwalt just casually cruising under Coronado Bridge, on its way out of the Bay. Its funny how easily you get used to these ships, Jets, and Choppers when you live in San Diego. I sail by them all the time on my little Laser with its daunting 14 feet long hull, shallow draft, Six Foot Dagger board. and weighing about 130 pounds. I can Zip around them and play in the wakes.

[@Stuff_And_Things]

The Titanic was just under 3 football fields long. As far as I know, all Navy ships have a med bay onboard. I was on a fast frigate which was a converted from a destroyer class ship. Our med bay had capabilities similar to a clinic. A carrier had more extensive facilities and most deployments included at least one carrier in the group.

[@Lithonion1]

I actually drowned when I was very young. My biggest fear was to have that happen again. So you can imagine the looks family gave me when I joined the Navy. lol I was on a Spruance class Destroyer the USS Caron DD-970 for 4 years. After being in the Navy and training I wasn't worried about drowning but what was in the water.

[@filoIII]

There's more of a carrier under water than on top.

[@donwild50]

There was a Hospital ship "Sanctuary" that served during the Vietnam War, sailing about 20 miles offshore. Wounded or sick service personnel would be delivered to the ship by helicopter. The ship served from 1945 to December, 1971. As it entered service just after the end of WWII, it's first mission was the care of returning POW's. It had 786 beds. In February, 1969, I was flown out to the ship after I was wounded during the war. It was the first time I had been on a deep sea blue water vessel. It was like going from Hell to Heaven...from a nasty jungle to a comfortable bed in less than a day after I had been wounded. Cool and clean and safe. It was sold in 1989 to an organization called Life International for ten dollars, but by that time it was nearly obsolete...it was almost 50 years old. It earned 11 Battle Stars during the Vietnam War, but ended up being scrapped in 2011, 66 years old.

[@lisab.9956]

During 9/11 & COVID, New York City needed help because hospitals couldn't handle all the cases. U.S. Navy deployed hospital ship U.S.N.S. Comfort to New York Harbor, but it was hardly used during COVID. There is a hospital ship stationed on East Coast in Atlantic Ocean (U.S.N.S. Comfort) & one on West Coast in Pacific Ocean (U.S.N.S. Mercy) to shorten time it takes for ships to arrive. They have state-of-the-art medical equipment, operating rooms, & other things needs for most medical treatment. (Only thing I don't think they are able to do are major organ transplants.) In addition to being deployed near war zones where U.S. troops are fighting such as Desert Storm & Operation Desert Shield, they also help during national disasters in U.S. & abroad such as hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., (if countries will allow them to help). All medical staff onboard ships are U.S. military personnel as well as additional military to keep them safe & protect & operate ship. Dimensions of U.S. football field is 360 feet (109.75 meters) x 160 feet (48.8 meters), so hospital ship length of 3 football fields is 1,080 feet (329.25 meters).

[@johnny555]

If you go to New York, you can go tour all kinds vessels at the pier. It's a must do.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

There are several videos showing the inside of submarines underway. They will give some idea of day to day life on one. Just search it on KZbin. This video is a little old. The Zumwalt destroyer has been (or will) be phased out. And the Littoral ship program is being abandoned.

[@MarioButter]

There is an old saying (think it's still true): The largest air force in the world is the US Air Force. The second largest air force in the world is the US Navy.

[@willcool713]

I recall, there was once in Grenada when I was young and once this century in the Philippines, maybe more, where the US sent a fleet in to rescue mere dozens of American citizens who were taken hostage -- a whole fleet! It doesn't happen often, and I'm sure I blow it out of proportion emotionally, but the idea that my country might send a whole fleet to rescue me really chokes me up.

[@dallasarnold8615]

If you have not seen it, you should watch the "Sixty Minutes" episode of them interviewing Jessica Buchanan who was rescued by Navy Seals in Somalia. If you don't tear up, you have no heart at all.

[@billdevany3303]

I'm from the US, i didn't know about 75% of these! thanks

[@pappapandagamer7438]

With the aircraft carriers when they are in the water, you are only seeing like 30%-40% of the total structure... the rest is under water. I used to be a contract welder working on Various NIMITZ class carriers in PSNS and have seen them in drydock.

[@devingarrett5800]

I used to work to work on subs. I even worked on the Florida's conversion described in the video.

[@RobertJones-ux6nc]

Jono, if you love the heat, here in Texas the temp is in the 90's that F with about 51% humidity now. But while in the Marines I have been on some very powrrful ships like Aircraft Carriers, Battleship, Cruisers. But have also traveled on ships that are just barely armed on the outside until you find out what it is carring inside like a LST (Landing Ship Tank) which was carring about 40 Main Battle Tanks plus 500 infantry Marines and that was just one ship in the Amphib Force of 4 or 5 ships.

[@KittGagnon]

So wonderful to hear you my friend

[@keithjansen2409]

A football field in U.S. is 100 yards which is 300 feet,aprox 92 meters total of 276 meters ship length.

[@danielmcgraw7908]

190 m long, 25 m wide, 8 4m draft and a crew of 130 and a speed of 35 knots. Is also had a radar profile of a small fishing trawler.

[@robdog7516]

The newer ships you see that are space age looking are designed that way for stealth. They have anti radar coating and the shape makes them very small on radar.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

12:52 under, on, or above the ocean. they're called _"Destroyers"_ for a reason.

[@jacobs2162]

This is the best Playlist for submarines: Smarter Everyday Nuclear Submarine

[@jlaguilar369]

The length of a football field is 100 yards and 120 yards if you add the end zones.

[@Shadowcub69]

The USS Zumwalt type ships are built about three miles from my house, its something to drive past the docks and see them take shape and then sometimes catch them going out on shakedown cruises.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

The Zumwalt class destroyer program has been cancelled. Only 3 are being built.

[@Splagnate]

It’s 95 degrees F 35 C with 90% humidity here in Florida!

[@rorimorgant.williams6647]

Some of the “crazy” looking ships have stealth capabilities. I have limited knowledge about the Navy coming from an Air Force family and being a non-serving member on top of that but I find that there is something visceral and primal about a Battleship. I have seen 1 in my life (57 years) and I was very young at the time but just walked up to it it just had an aura of power.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

standard *_PLAY AREA_* of an NFL football field is 100 yards/90 meters. but the *_FULL_* field (including the end-zones) is 120 yards/108 meters.

[@ratlips4363]

Some of those images are directly from World of Ships and are animations

[@charlescota9562]

The most powerful ship in the US Navy is any one (1) of the 12 active SSB(N) Trident Nuclear Missile submarines. They carry 24 Trident D5 missiles, each with a maximum capacity of 8 W8 475 kiloton independently targetable warheads. For reference, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was a 15 kiloton weapon. The USS Ford, CV(N) 78, is the most powerful conventional weapon system. At 1,092 ft (337 meters), it is the longest carrier, with a beam of 256 ft on the flight deck (78 meters), and a height of 250 ft (76 meters). It carries a nominal air wing of approximately 75 aircraft, generally composed of 4 squadrons of strike fighters, 2 squadrons of helicopters, and a squadron each of electronic warfare aircraft, command and control aircraft, and a squadron of support aircraft. What is most impressive about the aircraft carrier in the US Navy is that they are the fastest vessel in the fleet. The nominal top speed is listed at 30 knots (35 mph), but the true top speed is classified. Of course, as a submariner, I still consider any surface vessel a 'target'. You might enjoy viewing an episode of 'Dark Footage' on youtube which demonstrates the result of a submarine test attack using a Mark 48 torpedo - the results are impressive and illustrate why submarines are still formidable platforms.

[@Idealdeath8304]

We were supposed to build a shit load of Zumwalts. They are impressive as hell but the cost to build them we could build 5 arleigh Burke class destroyers for the same price. They are super expensive to maintain too. So we capped out Zumwalt fleet at like 2 or 3 I can’t remember

[@pyroman6000]

Mission creep. It'll get ya every time. The other contributing factor to the class being cut to 3 is that the LRLAP projectiles for the main battery guns were so hideously expensive, they approached the price of a Tomahawk cruise missile. And those guns cannot fire any other 155mm ammunition, because they were designed FOR those rocket assisted shells. Defeated the whole purpose: a cheaper alternative to a cruise missile for long range land attack... So, shoot a missile with a 700+ lb warhead, and a range of several hundred miles; or shoot a 6" shell with maybe 35# of explosive in it, and 100 or so mile range- for nearly the same price. Much of the huge cost of Zummwalt has to do with it being a completely unique design, based on technology being developed at the same time the ship was being built- and an endless list of changes... Then you have the fact that the massive R&D costs for this are now spread out among the cost of THREE ships, not the 30 originally planned. The same happened with the LCS. (the switchable mission packages turned out to be MUCH more difficult to swap out than expected, and a couple never did get all the bugs worked out. Drivetrain issues didn't help, either. A more focused design likely would have been much more successful.) In the end, they simply did what they probably should have done in the first place: Upgrade to a better, more capable Tomahawk; Design an improved Burke class- using all the lessons learned with the first iterations, and adding to them; and simply replacing the Perry's with another actual frigate. And all grumbling about Constellation not being an indiginous design aside- it's a proven, existing design- that works. (which means you and I aren't eating another massive R&D cost!) We're just adding our own fun bits to it.

[@ExarchGaming]

we're actually going even smaller, the new constellation class frigates will be able to do everything the burke class can, but be faster and able to network in to the rest of the fleet. it also shares a supply chain with europe, since it's a foreign design. I suspect with a mature supply chain for these, the cost will be a lot lower.

[@austinverlinden2236]

If you get a chance to visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, they have a submarine you can go inside. They used to have it for free, but now you have to pay to see the exhibit.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

12:25 Jono, the Zumwalt class destroyer program has been cancelled with only 3 ships being built. They simply have had too many issues and are considered failures in regards to their intended design and capabilities. The first (and most major) issue was their cost, approximately $8 billion per ship. Another was their missile capacity, 70. Then their was their ammunition for the guns. The guns were designed to work with a specific shell that was a new design. That shell ended up costing between $800,000 -$1 million PER SHELL. This ended up requiring the removal of the new guns and installation of a previous series of naval gun. The AGS (Advanced Gun System) is to be replaced with hypersonic missiles as of 2023. There is also questions about its new hull design (I believe it’s called a tumblehome hull) and the hull’s stability in heavy seas.

[@DragonSlayrr142]

I love that for the battleships the video used clips from the videogame world of warships

[@ME_ME.....................1.1]

Smarter everyday has a video with an indepth description of how subs work and the crew life. Some interesting information about how they break through ice and produce oxygen onboard.

[@LordGertz]

I will gladly give you our heat. We're having a bit too much at the moment. Extreme heat brings the fires. Though silver lining, it gives us great sunsets. Enjoying your videos from California.

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

You should look into a submarine museum ship in your region. Might have to train hop for a day, but they are super cool in person.

[@davidcruz8667]

Three football fields=300 yards (100 yards per football field) not counting the aprons and of course the spectator areas, so 900 feet... so 274.32 meters. Some of our carriers are bigger, a floating airport and city averaging about 6,000 personnel. Yes, every ship has at least a sick bay, and larger ships even have triage, ICU, surgical suites, and other things for their own personnel and troops that are brought aboard from rescue operations or land evacuation that terminates on any ship, but a hospital ship is a floating medical facility that can be deployed anywhere in the world in support of large combat operations, humanitarian actions, quarantine during epidemics, and so on. Chinooks on our amphibs? Yes, we have flown the Army CH-47 from them, but he's probably confused. Usually the tandem-rotor helos on a Gator would be CH-46 Sea Knights, usually flown by the Navy and Marine Corps, and they're a little smaller. And his aircraft complement info is a little old, we now use the F-35B instead of the AV8B Harrier, and the Sea Knights have been replaced by tilt-rotor Ospreys. Love the CH-53 Sea Stallion and Super Stallion, one of my favorite rides into battle.

[@archersfriend5900]

Smarter Everyday did a whole series on touring submarines.

[@josecortijo1423]

John the answer to the question is 9 out of 10 oh, this makes up a carrier task force. Only one that's not part of a carrier task force is the hospital ship. Now you know why the answer is Carrier task force

[@briandstephmoore4910]

All ships have medical personnel and equipment to an extent. Usually the medical Ship is somewheres in the area and if need be could chopper them or what nots

[@greghamann2099]

I toured a WW2 sub the USS Cobia at Manitowoc Wisconsin. The battleship Wisconsin can be toured at Norfolk Virginia. That would really be awesome to see.

[@matthewhill5130]

I know of two cities where you can take a tour of a decommissioned submarine. One is in Portland Oregon and it is moored on the Willamette River and is part of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). The second is in Galveston Texas at the Galveston Naval Museum. There are more than likely others around the country and you probably could Google their locations if you are interested.

[@sactyb]

This clip was ok..for those who don’t know any better, it may seem cool..but as a former sailor, I know this video was put together half ass by someone who knew a little about the Navy while using basic information (probably copy from another similar source) to put together this video..

[@GDSPARTAN]

For the tour a submarine thing, another channel "smarter every day" did a 6 video playlist touring a nuclear submarine, and discussing how some of the non-classifed systems work.

[@dougfurr5217]

Can not comprehend the training a US Marine Pilot goes through.......All Marine are 1st and foremost a soldier, so ground and weapons training...like and Army guy...Plus hes a pilot, so there he has to train like hes in the Air Force,,,,,,,,,,and Wouldnt you know it, your going to be on an Amphibious Assault Ship so Navy training to boot!!!! Respect the hell outta those guys.

[@michaelszczekot8729]

The carrier strike group and the AEGIS system would be good follow up videos

[@quasicrystal5166]

A football field is 100 yards and a yard is 3 feet so 900ft long

[@bleachedbrother]

Those hospital ships were originally oil tankers.

[@johnwillis4706]

There used to be a third hospital ship. I spent time on it as a patient in 1968. It's name was Repose.

[@ryannickels7212]

Most powerful ship is the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. 20 Intercontinental ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. That thing has the capability to do the most horrendous damage of all of these ships, hence it is the "most" powerful.

[@LeonS.Kennedy-m9m]

I like how the thumb nail has an Arasaka Aircraft Carrier from the Cyberpunk universe

[@ThePsychodad69]

Yeah they brought the ships home during covid, Mercy\Comfort or Pacific and Gold fleets. They weren't empty, basically used for politician's and elites, those ships can do everything a hospital can do. 300yds is 3 🏈 fields

[@Dr.Spatula]

That's endzone to endzone, not the actual length of the field. 120yards

[@seanscott]

i dont know why the video listed aircraft not shown during the amphibious assault ship/carrier. first is the osprey and second is either the sea stallion or super stallion...

[@seekexplorewander]

For the hospital ship.....an american football field is 100 yards or 300 feet - or roughly 91.44 meters - so the medical ship is about 274 meters, or 900 feet long.

[@seekexplorewander]

And.....as other posted stated (I'm a military history nerd)...the aircraft carrier is the most powerful ship ever built, the biggest military ship ever built, and it carries more planes than most countries have in their entire air force.

[@rbmatch1]

There is a documenttry about the USS Florida on youtube. My brother inlaw works on it and he is even in the video.

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

12:13 It is reminiscent of the old Ironclad class ship back in the day.

[@zackbaustian7853]

You like the heat? It's 44C here in Texas today ( I did the math) and I always run in to someone who says they like it that hot. I have to work in it so I do not enjoy the heat like I used to. Mostly a struggle to survive. I'm ready for winter already. How hot is it there? Just recently discovered your channel and I greatly enjoy your content!

[@RxDoc2010]

A football field is 100 yards ~91 meters long. When you visit the U.S. come to South Carolina, you can tour the USS Yorktown (Aircraft Carrier) and an assortment of smaller ships. Sadly I think the removed the submarine.