Life Inside US $4 Billion Nuclear Submarine. Inside Kitchen and Sleeping Rooms

Living and working underwater. Life at sea onboard a submarine is unlike anything else on this planet. Sailors onboard a submarine live and work for months in a tight undersea world. In this cramped space where they work they also cook, eat, sleep and shower.
Life inside US Navy Nuclear Submarine's Kitchen and Sleeping Rooms. Living and working on a $4B Submarine
00:00 Intro
00:08 Life on a submarine
01:15 Sleeping rooms
03:05 Toilets, Showers, Laundry Room
04:04 Kitchen and The Food
06:45 Free Time
07:09 Communicating with Families
08:43 Grooming Rules
09:01 Medical Care
10:25 Driving the Submarine
10:57 Torpedo Room & Missile Control Center
11:38 Sailors Enjoying Their Meals
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[@brucewoolner4271]

Total respect for those that work inside a sub. Hats off to them. You have to be of a certain mind set. I couldn't do it.

[@Retsler54]

I could if I only got the coffee all times I wanted to.

[@RAH_BLISS]

I was a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, and we were treated so much better to include combat deployments.

[@ericericson3535]

I served on a diesel/electric World War II vintage boat from 1966-72. Watching this video was like a biplane pilot watching Top Gun!

[@243wayne1]

I'll bet!

[@choossuck7653]

Portsmouth

[@myeflatley1150]

The Navy now openly allows gay activity. It has been decades since I was seriously abused for wanting to be open. Is this video AI generated?

[@choossuck7653]

@@myeflatley1150 nobody cares bro

[@kevinflaherty3936]

Any idea when the Navy decommissioned. Its last wwii sub ?

[@homesteadgal4143]

My Father was a Navy man. When I was young, he took us on a tour of a Navy sub -- I'll never forget the experience, but this video gives a much better perspective of our subs. Thanks!

[@IzzemMA]

Respect to these men and women.

[@splender88]

These subs have come a long way but it takes someone special I know I would freak out being stuck inside something that is so deep under the water. Its almost like being buried alive. I am grateful for these men and women doing this its a big sacrifice and my hat is off to them!!

[@pcbacklash_3261]

Indeed! I served on two surface ships, and one of my favorite ways to relax was to walk out along the main deck at night, stop and listen to the water rushing by. I know this may seem cheezy, but looking out at the horizon, you could almost feel at one with the universe. Can't do that on a sub.

[@gocygo63]

​@@pcbacklash_3261😮😮

[@rsalek]

I was a cook on the USS West Virginia ssbn736 gold. This brings back a lot of memories! Of course in 1998 cell phones weren't even an issue- when we were able to get a family gram it was pretty short and printed put and given to us. I see some differences with more computers being utilized in some areas on-board, but really not much else. Best food in the navy and then some!

[@sieunhau1]

But how could you guys workout ?? This video shows very limited options for working out. Maintain a healthy weight or lose weight is as important as eating, right?

[@rsalek]

@sieunhau1 I packed on a lot of pounds, especially as a cook. There were weights and some cardio machines - you could work out if you really wanted to.

[@sieunhau1]

@@rsalek damn, very “limited options” for working out. Nah I am good, joining Air force maybe better choice.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

@@sieunhau1are you blind buddy , there were 2 exercise bikes free weights and ever herd off the best form off exercise calisthenics your own body weight push ups dips boxing 🥊 if you can’t lose gain or maintain weight with all this available then your pathetic or full off excuses

[@davidsimpson6870]

Not only are the bunks warm, so were the toilet seats!

[@realcoolbreeze]

😂😂😂

[@michaelancona1120]

I served on the USS Baltimore SSN-704 back in the late ‘80s. It was quite the experience.

[@fredlandry6170]

I have several family members that were in the Navy and Submariners were called Bubbleheads.

[@mrlodwick]

Be proud.

[@TkKirkland-lm5wv]

Still called that

[@crookeddoghomebrew9144]

Bugmariners in Australia bubbleheads are clearance divers.

[@billsanders5067]

Hospital Corpsman were called pecker checkers, boswain mates were called deck apes, shipfitters are turd chasers, siglemen are skivvy wavers and gummers mates are cannon cockers.

[@coconuciferanuts339]

We rely on these brave submariners for defence. They patrol the cold dark depths of our seas as sentries.

[@kylebradt7887]

Brother was on SSBN-741 for five years. He loved it.

[@ArtFreeman]

I was a rider on submarines and surface ships. I agree that submarines have the best food in the Navy.

[@buzz5969]

Maybe best afloat but AF gallies are the best shore side. Retired Squid.⚓️🇺🇸✌🏻🍻😊

[@Kingx90]

What’s the best meal?

[@user-kh8or5du5h]

And the Navy has better food than the Army on a troop ship

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Carriers have the best food

[@yoloswaggins1579]

These guys definitely have to have discipline and unity to get along and function in such a tiny space. Imagine if guys had beef, that sub would turn into a cage match.

[@minhafamilianaamerica2305]

Holy, This is one of the best videos of submarines I have found, thank you! Also its soo crazy how tight the bunking beds are!

[@thevet2009]

As a former Infantry Grunt…I’d trade my previous hardships for a tour on this sub any day.

[@patrickpittman2342]

Absolutely. Looks easy af

[@Rasdawg915]

Nahh Fk that... there ain't even enough space to b*tch on one of those things😂

[@moblack5883]

You aren’t smart enough to

[@denno3124]

​@@patrickpittman2342yea, ok

[@denno3124]

You had your choice already

[@vindevhunta4905]

I could never… Hats off to those take on such a task

[@TheASSedoTV]

I worked as a seaman. I loved it. But seeing a vessel with no portholes freaks me out 😬😨 Thank you for this incredible video, Sir!

[@trickywoo5165]

i got a tight feeling in my stomach imagining being under the sea in this high tech tin can 😬

[@user-jv5vb6hs6f]

So the all the us military is volunteer service these days lol

[@charleswomack4480]

Can’t imagine being over 6’ tall and serving in such cramped quarters.

[@user-vi3lx5mn9f]

There Awesome!! Glad I was above water in my time in the Navy....

[@drop12341]

“Hot Racking” not “Hot Bunking.” I’m a retired Chief Hospital Corpsman with twenty one years in service under my belt. And yes, submariners eat like kings in a toilet paper roll. It beats the MREs and vacutainers which feed me for so many years on the Green side (i.e. U.S. Marines).

[@nicholasmartin297]

It must have been depressing dealing with all those corpses.

[@choossuck7653]

MREs are great. Especially the older ones that were geared towards actual Americans. Now its geared towards United nations.

[@onetruekeeper]

A sub's co2 scrubber not only has to scrub carbon dioxide but flatulence from all that rich food.

[@remaguire]

A shipmate of mine was returning home to the USA from Scotland and a 2 or 3 month boat deployment. A customs officer insisted that he open his luggage. Shipmate asked if he REALLY wanted that and was told in no uncertain terms, "OPEN IT". Once open, he was then told in no uncertain terms, "CLOSE IT!" The stink of all those months was nasty!

[@onetruekeeper]

On Russian subs they give you disposable underwear and socks to wear.@@remaguire

[@gewglesux]

I'm hoping that they eat more healthy than what we saw in the video

[@onetruekeeper]

If you mean fresh vegetables those cause even more gas and they are perishable and has to be eaten first.@@gewglesux

[@onetruekeeper]

Russian sub crews are given disposable fatigues, underwear and socks which don't have to be washed.@@remaguire

[@BuckFutterd]

At 12:20 the guy didn't look to happy being the dining room waiter. He got the guy at the table a cup of soda and just looked like he was having a bad day. Also if there is only 6 to 8 people and they have to prepare 4 meal times (along with prep and clean up) me being in the navy years ago I know those guys are lucky to be getting 6 hours of sleep if not less.

[@tomaskren8686]

That guy is a FSA (Food Service Attendant) or Crank from back in the day. He is a very junior guy (typically less than a few months onboard). That is exactly his job so that the guys can get their food & eat quickly. It limits the amount of people up in an already cramped place. We don't get a ton of time to eat, especially when you have to get an entire forward and aft watch team through in 30min so these guys help get drinks, refill condiments & get deserts for the guys eating and relieving. He could be having a bad day but unbeknownst to him, he is being judged by every qualified guy that comes through there. Because it is a tight knit crew and the survivability during an accident requires every person to know alot about firefighting and damage control the qualified guys are seeing how he handles doing the worst job onboard to see if he even wants to be a "Brother of the Phin"

[@4541studios]

True. I joined under the "striker" program and did my time as "mess crank" you can get a lot of hazing from the guys but it's all well intentioned.

[@carlcolvin8320]

​@@tomaskren8686my nephews son graduated from Nuke school about a year ago. He wanted subs and was lucky to be assigned to the IDAHO her launch ceremony will be some time this summer. His Chief was able to get him TDY on another sub for 6-9 months. He was able to earn his Dolphins then and the sub traveled under the north or south pole can't remember which one but I guess it is a big deal for the sub crew. He is back at his base in Ct.

[@remaguire]

I deployed on many different types of ships including subs. Maybe it was an anomaly, but the best chow I ever had in my 25 year career was not on a sub, but an aircraft carrier! USS America during a North Arabian Sea deployment in the early 80s. Chow was good on a boat when you first pulled out, but once you "ate your way through the boat", and were underway for a couple of months, the food got hinky. But, it was a very different USN back then.

[@corpsman827]

I agree, some of the best food I've ever had has been on the aircraft carriers, but unfortunately it's a trade-off for long lines. I remember waiting an hour and a half to 2 hours on lobster/ steak night for some chow.

[@simontemplar1]

these are special people...................when I was in the army I went on a course in a WWII sub.............all I wanted to do was get the hell out on deck for fresh air.

[@ceeb2275]

I served on HMS Revenge and HMS Renown. whats interesting to me is how similar a late1960s Polaris Boat is to a modern SSBN,. looked to me as the same layout...... I love my Submarine Brothers..... In Arduis Fidelis

[@michaelhall3482]

I was stationed in Charleston S.C. in the early 80s on a sub-tender and I definitely remember the HMS Revenge tieing up to our ship. Took a few of your guys out to some clubs. Was you in this sub in around 81-85?

[@dougb7428]

I was a surface ship sailor and complained about the lack space and privacy. I have all due 😮respect for submariners!

[@ramonworden4844]

That was fascinating. Kudos to the submariners that is something most people could not do. Present company included. The food must be excellent . Though I saw no overweight submariners

[@bildo99ify]

Can someone please tell me what the camo covers are called that they are wearing in the thumbnail shot? I searched for Dixie Cups, but I can't find these camo ones.

[@MrTwo33]

cAImouflage

[@tomaskren8686]

I remember when the Doc Roberts was a HM1 NUB.

[@barrystone1377]

Spent my time in the Navy on a YTB attached to a sub squadron. We spent our time putting subs alongside a tender, and getting them underway. I don’t remember ever actually going inside one.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

I never served on a sub, but I served on a rather small surface ship (an old 'tin can'), and my trick for finding privacy was to catch a nap in one of the tiny fan rooms inside the ship's main deck exterior. Even a fan room can seem quiet once you acclimate to the noise (decades later, I still need a fan or white noise machine to sleep).

[@Wildman706]

I’m a old Tin can sailor too.Was a MM on a FF-1075,DD-863 and my last 5 years was on the mighty MUX DD-944.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

@@Wildman706 Are you kidding me!?? I was on the "Mighty Mux" too (until it was decommissioned)! Then I moved to a cruiser, then back to Great Lakes. I recently discovered that one of the Mullinix's sister ships is maintained as a museum at a town here in Michigan. I've definitely added visiting it to my bucket list!

[@petrolo72]

💯 many similarities in the mess hall and the bunkbeds as the penitentiary system in California. 🛏️🍽️

[@chrissterling7228]

I am most impressed with the plumbing if that many soldiers ate that well the amount of dumps in would be astronomical 😮

[@simoncampbell3144]

It goes into a torpoodoe to be fired at the enemy, its classed as a biological weapon

[@paulhomsy2751]

Useless comment, you're quite obviously incapable to keep it clean and think others need your assinine input.

[@amymahoney3513]

​@@simoncampbell3144-- 🤣 I like the way u think soldier!!❤

[@VegasYouTuberSteve]

@@simoncampbell3144 The torpoodoe? 🤣

[@Kingx90]

@@VegasKZbinrStevethe torPEEPEEPOOPOOdoe

[@tonyrowland9216]

the Corpsman is just a few college hrs from a P.A. degree. That’s why the NAVY treats them so well. Don’t like the Navy? Get out And make 10 times the money and home every night. However most stay for 20 yrs retire and become PAs

[@erikb8979]

Thank you men and women of the u s armed forces

[@TheDrAstrov]

for killing millions of people around the world

[@charlesburke2379]

Naval personnel are just lucky the submarine forces attract sufficient numbers of volunteers. Because the day that stops, is the day they're going to start commandeering guys to the underwater service. Much like high risk tunnel rat duty during the Vietnam war. Luckily, volunteers carried the load!

[@michaelbee2165]

I think submarines are viewed as something 'elite', a cut above, to a lot of 18-20 year old young men, and justifiably so. It takes a pair (including the women) to volunteer for duty like that, so I'm not particularly surprised that many volunteer. I salute them!

[@arneldobumatay3702]

One reason making it feel less cramped are the camo uniforms. You can't see fellow shipmates, making spaces appear to be open and uncongested. 😉

[@loricharpentier1654]

One word...YIKES!

[@allgold8003]

Australian here. Heard a story where a boat would be loaded up with alcohol etc. and sail out to sea off the coast of Tasmania. US submarine would surface, take the goodies from the boat and submerge. All secret 😂.

[@BostonsF1nest]

Those bedrooms look absolutely miserable

[@palmbeach4825]

Thanks for sharing.

[@charliedallachie3539]

Seems cozy especially with that little curtain

[@user-ic1uv9ug4x]

Great​ &​ greatest​ uncle​ sam,​ no​ more​ words.

[@beverleymarcelin6188]

I pray God keep them safe day and night that we and their family could sleep comfortable, nuf respect

[@mikejackson1717]

I was in submarines from 76 to 80 stationed in Pearl Harbor SSBN THOMAS A EDISON. Sonar tech. Should have stayed in, I had it made. Great times

[@sigmann66]

How do they stay so fit?

[@HotTamalie]

We had a hot tub and a swimming pool on my sub!❤❤❤

[@stevenhj3124]

As we said in the Navy......."Well done." I was PN3, USS Fox (DLG-33) Vietnam 1968-69.

[@42N8_1]

After seeing this I am glad I chose to serve in the Army.

[@Droolbaby]

I should have joined the Air Force...they were treated better than us.

[@billywills9501]

Tremendous People. And, thank you for the Great video.

[@mikegracie3212]

The living areas were called berthing compartments. Sharing bunks used to be called hot racking, the eating area was referred to as the mess decks.

[@nicholasmartin297]

I used to know a girl with a hot rack and she used to make a mess when she was eating.

[@howardcohen4845]

Very informative 👏 👌 👍

[@alexanderleach3365]

Food on a submarine is the best.

[@moderateminneapolita]

How are the kitchens vented? How do the toilets work?

[@jerroldbates355]

Do they only have a couple toilets for the crew.

[@allanfifield8256]

6:47 board position looks like a legitimate skilled game.

[@JackElo7777]

Amazing!❤

[@therealcomment1811]

I am extremely claustrophobic... I would never survive in a sub...

[@jpd9355]

Awesome video!

[@VicariousReality7]

$4 Billion Because the price really matters to the people who print money.

[@user-nb5sv7cr6g]

God must be with them. They are blessed to do this. Thanks you all!😍

[@viveviveka2651]

Do they have a psychologist or some kind of counseling available? It seems like an environment that would be psychologically and emotionally very challenging, especially over the course of months of confinement. Aggression and fights breaking out, among other issues.

[@sin46ned]

Very interesting!

[@dimvidpro]

How do they handle death on board.

[@martinmate2788]

Great video

[@user-uv3yc5bn7o]

We were on 18 hour days. Not 24 hour days. And the food was good only during the first half of the tour. The second half, it started going down hill. : )

[@who-gives-a-toss_Bear]

10:32 "Keep the ship safe" I was always told Submarines were always called Boats!

[@nojnoj3069]

God bless America. Having the good sense to look after those serving in the armed forces with excellent food.

[@ZahidaliMarwat]

How they throw the stomach dumbs under sea

[@CTLanni]

I got hungry just watching this vid.

[@SlipMahoneyBowery]

All while being aboard the most sophisticated piece of machinery in the world. The range of technology is found nowhere else.

[@HenrikFromDenmark]

Really cool documentary. In case one of the crewmembers get's a contagious winter diarrhea and vomiting disease how will that work out inside the sub?

[@user-uv9tl4jt8w]

Have you noticed that the submarine force is not so obviously diverse, which ensures the quality of the high-tech army.

[@billsanders5067]

Naval vessels do not have kitchens and sleeping spaces. Navy navy 1966-70.

[@AcousticallyYours]

Been there, done that back in the 1980’s…on a LA Class fast-attack boat.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

Sounds like you served about the same time I did (1981-1989). I was on a 'tin-can' and a cruiser. Your fast-attack boat sounds waaay to rough and wild (and cramped) for me! 😜

[@AcousticallyYours]

@@pcbacklash_3261 Served 77-83, plankowner aboard USS BOSTON (SSN-703) it was way cool!

[@denniscolvin5106]

I wonder do they serve beans on board those subs?

[@sanddabz5635]

Beans beans, the magical bean..... The more you eat the more you toot, the more you toot the better you feel so have some beans at every meal..

[@thudor1]

They do things similar to the U-Boat crews during World War II....hot-bunking, storing provisions everywhere, no shaves, etc.

[@michaelengle9062]

question for anyone who's actually served on a sub.....do you really ever get 6-8 hours of sleep while underway?

[@hyharmon]

I envy you guys!!! Thanks for your service and GOD BLESS.

[@Paul-H-Wolfram6608]

Its a submersible coffin ⚰️ for the navy men.

[@user-ib1zg2ec7f]

I couldn't do it, much respect to those who can.

[@jszania]

they don't have dishwashers? what about their water-saving program?

[@nathanvandermeer]

There isn't enough money in the world to get me onto a sub. Respect to the people who can handle it.

[@JayseGreene]

Claustrophobia episode!

[@armcchargues8623]

Spent 8 years of my life out of my 20 in the Navy underwater on boats considerably smaller than these things. Thankfully, I'm pretty short, so I could stretch out in my rack.

[@GareauRA]

"We can't show the officers sleeping quarters because of the sensitive nature of the work they do"....shows Weapons Systems Control.

[@jamesbuck555]

AS-39 BABY!

[@AndrewGrey22]

What happens on a sub when someone screws up and becomes a problem? Is there a jail onboard?

[@thatguy8869]

My guess is that someone from the stewards department of a US Navy ship should be be able to ask for top dollar when they retire and begin a civilian career of cooking. I worked on factory trawlers back in the 90s and 2000s, and even though you go out on one of those boats to make money, what the cooks will be serving is one of the main sources of happy thoughts and morale maintenance.

[@beerborn]

Glad I joined the Air Force.

[@13bcoffee]

When I was in the Navy I visited a sub but it did not go out to sea with me on it. One thing that really got to me was how often I had to duck and I am only 6ft tall. Steps are called ladders and they are much steeper than a normal ship. On my friends sub, the work schedule was 12 on and 12 off. Two teams, blue and gold. I also found out that they just can't pull into any port for liberty. So to add on to things, the sub sailors liberty ports are not as nice. I do admire them because they get alot more training that your typical sailor. To start with they all have to go to sub school and qualify. There's also added physical exam requirements. One thing that I loved to do on the surface ships that I was assigned to was to step outside during the evening when I was off duty and get some fresh air and just admire the sunset in somewhere like the caribbean! You won't be doing that too often on a sub.

[@staszekgolab9319]

My cousin was on submarines in Polish Navy in 1960 ties. Family got him back in metal coffin which they were forbidden to open. The official cause of death was his fault: painting with acetone based paint without turning on ventilation.

[@RivetGardener]

Oh Lord...the clip of this cook squashing the chicken breasts to cook them faster is a clip gone viral across all environments. He should be the Annual DO NOT DO Submarine Cook Of The Year. PLEASE....Please, do not squish, press, smash the chicken as it cooks, homey! Let it cook! If you must, place a cover on it. C'mon, you know you learned this in cooking school. How many submarine videos have I watched with this guy smashing chicken on the grill? Hundreds! That submarine needs a new cook!

[@virginiaoflaherty2983]

He was just touching it lightly to get a little sear on it.

[@isaacdixon3732]

This is why I chose the Army when I got drafted. I decided that I would take my chances jumping out of planes that floating in a coffin!!

[@louistan7560]

Must be tough not knowing if you are going to be able to surface.

[@libertyforamericanow]

Scary that these missles will get used someday. Its a mathematical certainty

[@siddharthshekhar909]

No place for those with claustrophobia or those who want ' space ' , physical or otherwise. I think counselors on board , just 2 maybe , would be a very good idea.

[@paulp7365]

Oh, Dude. You don't pronounce the P or S in the word "corpsman"

[@Ken_oh545]

An AI bot voice doesn't know that though.

[@mujaku]

And what are the CO2 levels in this kind of submarine? Try between 300 ppm and 11,300 ppm. The human being can live in environments up to 15,000 ppm.