I Visited the Ship that Makes Supercarriers Look EASY

0:00 The ship with the most complex operations
1:40 Why amphibious ships have 11 weather forecasters onboard
2:44 Well deck operations on USS Bataan
3:00 Why sailors don't swim inside the well deck
3:23 Well deck operations inside USS Bataan (LCAC/LCU)
5:24 Playing Tetris on USS Bataan: the complexities of loading cargo
6:48 Why F-35s can't land on USS Bataan yet (Thermion)
7:40 What types of aircraft are carried on USS Bataan?
8:27 How are emergency landings done with VTOL aircraft?
9:12 Firefighting equipment on USS Bataan
10:04 Hangar bay on USS Bataan
11:07 The crisis response force of the United States: What is R2P2?
12:04 What differentiates a MEU from Navy Seals or IRF
12:33 Replenishment through the well deck on USS Bataan and stern gate marriage
13:38 Why USS Bataan has its own refueling rig: RAS vs. FAS
14:35 The Stairway to Heaven on USS Bataan
15:09 How personnel navigate inside a US Navy ship? The Bullseye
16:06 Why amphibious ships deal with more threats compared to aircraft carriers
18:07 Why amphibious ships have larger hospitals compared to aircraft carriers
18:36 The advantages of amphibious operations and their risks
When it comes to complexity of operations, there is a class of ships in the US Navy that makes aircraft carrier operations look simple! This is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT
Music:
Mortal Blow - Dream Cave
Leaps - Jay Varton
No Stone Unturned - Brendon Moeller
Yhello - Lofive
On the Trail - Tigerblood Jewel
Truce No More - Dream Cave
Virginia Highway - Tigerblood Jewel
Hyena - Tigerblood Jewel
Thyone - Ben Elson
Cloak - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
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[@NotWhatYouThink]

Which ship should I visit next?

[@louislee7984]

YAMATO :)

[@ubirter]

BRP Sierra Madre

[@phil_nebula676]

How about aircraft carrier either Nimitz or Ford-class?!

[@chocoaddict7085]

New Jersey

[@jesserice7777]

USS Theodore Roosevelt (in theater).

[@wrenchinator9715]

It's amazing to think of how large carriers have gotten, when you realize that the Wasp class is slightly larger than an Essex fleet carrier from WW2.

[@cruisinguy6024]

Very much so. Even though they’re seldom counted as carriers the amphibs are more capable and larger than what other countries have to offer. Personally I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up developing a light attack / escort carrier as a fleet multiplier and as a trade off in hostile areas instead of risking the super carriers, I’m envisioning something akin to the UKs Queen Elizabeth class but nuclear powered, angled deck, and catapults which are things they removed from the design to cut costs.

[@wrenchinator9715]

@@cruisinguy6024 That's basically what we have already here, and what the WW2 escort carriers were for. They were able to park themselves off them and fly dive bombers and somewhat outmoded fighters in support of troops ashore, freeing up fleet carriers to go after the Japanese fleet. Except for that one time when they and a bunch of destroyers/destroyer escorts took on the Yamato and won.

[@cruisinguy6024]

@@wrenchinator9715 I'm thinking of something between these and the 11 supercarriers, but still capable of launching E-2 Hawkeyes and Hornets plus a theoretical fixed wing ASW aircraft which we will certainly need in a peer / near peer conflict. The ambibs simply don't have the force projection let alone ASW capability like the 11 big boys do, not to mention they're not nuclear powered and don't have catapults or arresting gear. Really a nuclear QEII class would be a good platform. Basically, many experts believe we need more carriers. For every 1 deployed carrier there's 2 back home so we can only deploy 3 or 4 at a time. Considering in a peer / near peer conflict we're likely to lose 2 right off the bat that puts the US Navy in a huge bind especially given the limited shipyard capacity. A new class of intermediate carriers would add significant capabilities without the extreme cost of the super carriers. Hell, they could even be turbine powered like the QEII class to save money but of course nukes would be ideal.

[@wrenchinator9715]

@@cruisinguy6024 So you want something closer to the Forrestals or Kitty Hawks then. Supercarriers, but not quite at the level of an Enterprise, Nimitz, or GRF.

[@Colin-eo9xj]

@@cruisinguy6024 The US has already developed the America class of LHA's which are essentially these same amphibious ships but with no well deck to allow for more focus on aviation. I imagine that is to help fill this same gap you're mentioning.

[@akfernandez4732]

NWYT edging us with a face reveal never gets old

[@uss_liberty_incident]

You edge to NWYT? 😳

[@krystalmae5557]

@@uss_liberty_incident get ur dirty mind from the washer out now

[@cabriskus4700]

@@uss_liberty_incidentyou don’t??

[@yanekaforbes-ellis206]

Lmao. Doesn't everyone edge to NWYT

[@Milleniumlance]

I'm shocked that's his real voice 😅

[@uss_liberty_incident]

Good on you for getting that deal with the USN! Even if afaik the DoD had to review your video before you posted it, it did not detract at all from the quality of this video. Very happy to see you going places, literally and figuratively.

[@bc-guy852]

Well said - and I note that he's just about to clear THREE million subscribers. That's incredible channel growth in a short time, IMO. He's earned it.

[@JawsFan27]

What is that pfp and username?? lol

[@littlekirby6]

@@JawsFan27 this is why I love anonymous social media, you get people with a shitpost username and picture making a normal comment lol

[@uss_liberty_incident]

@@JawsFan27 Don't worry about it uwu

[@EShirako]

@@bc-guy852 Wow, it shows 2.99M subs under the video right now. 2:30pm on 7/15/24, in case anyone cares! Hopefully that'll tick up soon!

[@emanuelfigueroa5657]

It is everything, a mobile base, an escort aircraft carrier, an amphibious assault ship, a logistics hub, a vehicle transport ship (including aircrafts), an anti submarine aircraft carrier.

[@Platypus_Warrior]

Very impressive quality of work here ! So glad we get to watch it for free somehow. Thank you

[@NotWhatYouThink]

well, you may have skipped an ad or two, but yes, more or less free :-D

[@Platypus_Warrior]

@@NotWhatYouThink I have no money anyways. Why say I skipped ads? You can tell or it's a guess? I know views gets you money with ads. Does the video count as an ad for the army?

[@Jackknight28]

@@Platypus_Warrior He is joking, most people skip longer ad videos.

[@salehalkhulifi]

​@NotWhatYouThink I have one question Why are you afraid to show your face on camera ???? I hope you brave enough to answer

[@damnwereinatightspot]

Agreed!

[@MrPde27]

Army vet here but have always been fascinated with the Navy ships. Very cool, thank you.

[@michaelkendall662]

Army has a small navy or at least they did "The service has 132 cargo and logistics watercraft, and several thousand soldiers tasked with manning and operating them. By comparison, the Navy now has 242 active ships in commission, according to the U.S. Naval Vessel Register. While the Army’s fleet has dwindled in recent years, it once had about 300 hulls in service."

[@Trucktiger2468]

This is perhaps my most favorite video you’ve done. These ships are not as well known as the carriers and you have shown how important they are to the worldwide mission of peacekeeping and humanitarian relief. Also, I actually like that you did not want your face shown on camera. This was not about you, but about the men, women and machinery of the US Navy and Marines.

[@Liriq]

Alright, NWYT, you worked your magic. I'm sold on this thing. These slick salesmen..... How soon can I take delivery?

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Perfect! I'm just gonna need proof of parking spot near your residence.

[@everettputerbaugh3996]

@@NotWhatYouThink Damn the luck. It's too tall to bring it this far up the Missouri river.

[@Ed_Stuckey]

One of your best uploads yet.

[@bc-guy852]

I seem to say that - every episode.

[@JPMediaProductions]

It’s always a great start to a weekend seeing another NWYT vid drop! Thank you for the work and dedication you do.

[@uss_04]

Landing Ship Docks have been more fascinating to me than Supercarriers. They are capable of so much in terms of force projection and yet smaller than a super carrier. Thanks for covering this!

[@ethangifford7570]

I was on the USS Makin Island, an LHD-8 wasp class ship. I was a motor T operator, and most of the time, I was moving trucks in the well deck, getting them on and off the LCACs. That was a lot of my job, but I also got to fly on V-22s to get into different places, and on CH-53s. It was a good time and definitely the best part of my time in the Corps. Moving trucks around the well deck is one hell of a task. I would only put people I trusted in my trucks to move them around in such tight spaces. There are people around the well deck guiding you, but if you're not precise with the brake and gas, you could very easily hit something or someone. I saw some Marines who didn't have good throttle control try to climb up the ramp off the LCAC. They'd mash the gas to get going too fast, then have to stop, and repeat that all the way up the ramp. I always taught my guys how to modulate the gas pedal with very minor movements to keep a constant speed up the ramps and how to hold themselves in place on the ramp without using the brake pedal. I always loved teaching things like that to the Marines who were under me and watching them improve their driving skills.

[@henrycarlson7514]

So Wise , Thank You . A fine example of why we need so many different types of ships, Aircraft and other things

[@bc-guy852]

Yup - I'll admit to having ship-envy! Our naval vessels are in sad shape. These are Master Class. Canadian Military and Navy Planners - - please watch and learn!

[@henrycarlson7514]

@@bc-guy852 Sadly from what I can see , Canada is even worse off than we the Us are

[@vcat417]

I loved this episode little bit more than others because of the banging expensive suit on 9:46

[@grantwindsor6814]

19:00 setting up that smokescreen looks so awesome

[@gaveintothedarkness]

This was a top notch video. Probably one of the best in a long time. Keep up the great work!

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

Yes though it's pronounced like: Baw-taw-awn It's a historically significant place for the US military in the Philippines. Not sure why they don't know it.

[@BenEMT]

I love seeing LCACs on the Chesapeake Bay. You can hear them before you see them, though - not super stealthy 😂

[@bruderschweigen6889]

They aren't supposed be stealthy also stealth doesn't mean quiet it means it shouldn't be seen on radar no piece of equipment is silent lol

[@BenEMT]

@@bruderschweigen6889 yes indeed! They've also been deployed around here to Smith and Tangier Island for hurricane evac. Always had a sigh of relief when I heard them rumbling out that way

[@JawsFan27]

Awesome video! I was on a MEU before, I honestly miss being out at sea. There's something about the experience that you just don't get back ashore.

[@el_larva]

This might be your best video yet. Very well done!

[@donalddodson7365]

Very well done. Thank you. Here in San Diego, California, USA, we are very proud of the women and men of the USS BOXER (LHD-4), and the Marines who deploy with it.

[@retirednavychief6983]

I served aboard the U.S.S. Belleau Wood from 1986-1990. Thanks for giving us all a good look at the new Gator Navy.

[@billd9667]

I was deployed with a surgical team from San Diego to the Tarawa and then the Belleau Wood for the Iranian Crisis in 1981. I became a shellback on her just out of Diego Garcia. What a mess with all of the young Marines and us on that deck! My jeans were good and shot after that - along with my knees lol. It took a lot of time to get all of the mayonnaise and other unknown substances out of my hair as well. I'm looking at the framed certificate on the wall as I type. I was aboard for 90 days or so and will never forget the experience as the Harriers visited as well. Man are they loud. My hearing has not been the same since. It was a genuine honor and there was rarely a dull moment as there was plenty do do both on and off duty. It's hard to believe that such a huge vessel that served as home and host to so many people was sunk as a target and is now at the bottom of the sea. I guess it beats being scrapped. It must have been a sight to see those fireworks! Still, it's a bit of a heartbreak to know that she and so many ships and boats have gone on - like a home that has burned to the ground, they take ghosts with them. Thanks for your service, Chief. Really. From the heart.

[@rager1969]

Wow, cool that you got that access. I wasn't aware of how big and versatile these ships are. It's my understanding that we need more of these ships, as the cut-backs from a few years ago has limited how many simultaneous missions we can support, keeping in mind that some have to be in dry dock for maintenance/refit and the need to rotate in an out of active deployment (you can't keep a crew on deployment indefinitely).

[@Murphxl]

I find the logistics of military operations really fascinating. Most dont think about everything that goes into getting to those locations and making those operations work

[@geneard639]

The best explanation for Carriers and Amphibious Assault Ships is... Carriers go out to end problems, Amphibious ships go out to start problems.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Nice!

[@winstonsmith1222]

Thanks for this I had no idea of the complexity of these ships

[@Critical-Thinker895]

Every episode gets better and better. The Navy wants you in their PR and media group.

[@ronnie1900]

Thank you for showing this, I was on the LCU's in the well deck for LHA-1 and LHA-5 during deployments in the gulf.

[@kerrypope767]

ACU 1 ?

[@mikelastname]

This is your most interesting content yet. Great insight and glad you seem to be getting the access you deserve.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

I love this channel and I am so glad you get to see these in person. I am living vicariously through you! Appreciate everything you do to bring these to us :)

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Thanks James!

[@daexion]

I remember seeing the USS Peleliu in dock and and hadn't realized how big it was until I was looking at it's flight deck from the flight deck of the USS Contellation.

[@jamiebray8532]

You make some of the best videos about all things military. Keep making the best, & I'll watch'em all with a like every time.

[@Srinathji_Das]

Wow! Thanks for sharing this awesome video! Thanks to those who let you film aboard those ships!

[@krystalmae5557]

Next video "I visited the most incapable ship in the us navy"

[@NotWhatYouThink]

which is ...? 🤔

[@TheWastelanderGuy303]

@@NotWhatYouThink Freedom Class LCS🤣

[@rickreese5794]

What a complete waste of assets 😢

[@uss_liberty_incident]

That or the USS Gabby Giffords lol

[@krystalmae5557]

@@NotWhatYouThink pls do this video, its actually a great idea

[@JoeTheis]

I'm building an RTS game with modern military hardware, so your content is a great resource to learn from!

[@Kernelhazzard1]

Great video! That's a hardcore ship!

[@roseherrera366]

Noiiiiice content brother! Keep up the good work! 🇵🇭🇺🇲

[@elricofarmer1561]

WoW 😮 I had not thought about the various uses of this 1 ship! Thanks for a great educational video and some cool video content. Great job 👍🏽

[@AgricultureTechUS]

Your explanations are always so clear. Thanks for this!

[@xandrewvondiue522]

It's amazing how you can even make logistics sound engaging. Another amazing vid

[@ski8799]

This was an excellent review, well scripted and designed. I use alot of amphib vessel footage in my military fiction videos on my YT channel, I learned alot from this episode. Thanks

[@TerryKeever]

I'd never thought about how they take aboard landing craft. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@edzeljereza8234]

Served onboard an amphib in 1999 to 2001 albeit the smaller and older ones. An LPD (Amphibious Transport Dock), USS CLEVELAND LPD-7. If you're prone to being seasick, this is not your ship! We carried up to 800 Marines and their equipment and we fly helos (helicopters for you civilians) and surveillance drones. It was fun especially with the Marine contingent onboard!

[@dstuart2918]

Bless all of you for your magnificent service!!!!!

[@jakedasnake417]

For Fleet Week Miami I went on that same exact ship and they had like 4 different helicopters and they had all the guns and vehicles in the main area. Then also had an LCAC.

[@armyhobo2471]

It’s really amazing the amount of access the military is giving you. Keep up the great work!

[@oli24yt]

I got to visit and tour USS Wasp as a tiny 12-year-old Canadian Sea Cadet when she visited Halifax for the RCN Naval Centennial. Pretty sure my mouth was hanging open in amazement nearly the entire time - easily the biggest most complex machine I had ever been up close and personal with, and the amphibious component totally blew my mind. We even stayed onboard when she sailed out into the middle of the harbour to participate in the Royal sail-past. Still remember that the lunch we got onboard was terrible though lol, I was really puzzled that with all the fancy tech going on they still couldn't manage to cook salmon and rice on a setting other than "dessicate". I was too young to know the universal truths of bad military food yet lol.

[@bomguy999999]

Been on a few different types of amphibs. Nice video.

[@brenttesterman3171]

One of your best yet, thanks.

[@shantanusapru]

F'kin' brilliant video!!!

[@thestormofwar]

That was amazing, thank you!

[@rschris]

Awesome video! I had some great times on that boat !!! I do miss it

[@katarjin]

I get to run around these ships from time to time for work, they are pretty neat, Ship forces are always helpful and get us what we need ...despite being tired from all the drills and watches they do. (Shoutout to LHD 7, yall were great)

[@MotoroidARFC]

Nicely done.

[@Addictedtocollecting01]

Love this channel!! Awesome to see how big and respected you've become.. Thank you for your hard work.

[@edwardweeden8837]

Magn8ficent video. Have watched you for years and THIS is your best work!

[@Sevenspent]

Nice, my first ship was in LHA-4 USS Nassau decommissioned back in 2011. Good, Bad, and funny memories since the ships are almost the same.

[@steves3651]

Best vid you've made! Keep it up

[@Saved-by-Zero]

I was Proud to be on the USS Peleliu LHA-5 Amphibious Assault. Now decommissioned. From being on the bridge to manning the helm, to well-deck operations. Being on port lookout to look over the flight deck, I had seen the helicopters and harrier jets. Assisted refueling at see when the two ships collided 😮

[@PootieTang101]

'07 - '08 USS Kearsarge LHD 3 22d MEU 3/8 2d CEB 2d MarDiv

[@donovansteltzner9080]

“Translate to English” 😊

[@bertamus47]

Another great video man! It’s cool you cover interesting smaller details no one else does.

[@bc-guy852]

Man - your episodes are getting better and better! Fabulous stuff! You're actually Livin' The Dream these days aren't you?

[@NotWhatYouThink]

It’s been nice visiting these ships :-)

[@Michael9-23-15]

This was great 👍 I really enjoyed your video, and I look forward to seeing more.

[@njjeff201]

Thank you so much. Bless our Vets 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@John-zq8nf]

Great document. Thanks

[@mattsonn]

All the navy videos have been great!

[@philsalvatore3902]

By far the best video this KZbinr has ever done. Bravo Zulu.

[@strategistaow3520]

Camera man Knock knock his back while you are filming

[@garymiller5937]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you very much. I had no idea all the things these ships were involved with. 😄😄😄❤❤❤

[@soffici1]

Well done, man! Very informative video,as always

[@apok1980]

Yo, this channel is seriously stepping their game up. Keep up the good work!

[@martinfisker7438]

You guys are doing a bloody good job! The "regular" videos are still REALLY good, even after god-knows how many years - but these special episodes where you get to visit the ships/planes, are just world class documentary work

[@NotWhatYouThink]

It means a lot, Martin!

[@kyk1682]

Thanks for everything you do. Been with you since zumwat man. Hope you have a nice one!

[@clowning69]

i was waiting for this video!

[@Sadbubble4922]

So it's like the swiss army knife of the us navy. Pretty cool ship!

[@lynnkramer1211]

I love me some Marines. I learn something new every time I watch your channel. Thanks NWYT.

[@andrescj4659]

So interesting! Thank you!

[@theknifedude1881]

Our Military is SO AMAZING! I was in the USN in the’60’s(SCUBA Diver, collector for a Marine Biology Museum) things have really changed. Go USA!

[@user-os5vw6nb7e]

bonjour superbe reportage bien expliqué sur ce navire amphibie et les opérations et le personnel qui lui sont attribué merci de se partage vidéo cordialement

[@JinX-so5yv]

"seamen" hehe "tight entry" hehe

[@youkilledma1211]

R2P2 hehe

[@dax9431]

Excellent! Intelligently put forward.

[@ihasmdb389]

I'm so proud of how far you've gotten with your videos!

[@nmhendry]

My cousin served on the Bataan during Iraqi Freedom. This was so cool to watch, thanks for sharing this!

[@lowenbrow643]

I was on USS Kearsarge, LHD-3 those are great ships and when deployed as a MEU can bring a whole lot of freedom to any shore in quick order.

[@benjaminlehmann]

That was facinating. Thanks

[@joeyindahl2593]

I was stationed on LHD6 from 2000-2004. I really enjoyed my time on there.

[@TurboHappyCar]

A question if you don't mind: What do the Marines do when the ship is floating around? Pushups and play xbox, or do they help out the Navy crew with maintenance?

[@joeyindahl2593]

@@TurboHappyCar depends. A lot of the embarked marines are part of the flight crews and do maintenance and things like that . Infantry type people basically just worked out and cleaned their rifles until we ultimately got them to where they were going.

[@Sevenspent]

@@joeyindahl2593 You mean to say that Infantry just eat all the food and take up space. The ship would go from 1000 sailors up to 3000 with the marines on board. The chow line became like 20mins to like a 1hr. But I guess they helped with the working parties.

[@joeyindahl2593]

@@Sevenspent I was trying to be nice, but yea you aren’t wrong ! lol

[@TurboHappyCar]

@@joeyindahl2593 Thanks for the reply. What kind of time duration would the infantry be embarked for? I can just imagine thousands of 18-20 year olds getting pretty rowdy being cooped up for too long.

[@PaulCashman]

Wow, this was outstanding.

[@user-hr7fb2bf3z]

와우 신기하네요. 상륙함에 대해서 알게 되며 어떻게 배를 들여와 정박시키고 무엇을 중요해하는 지 알게 되어 좋네요 감사합니다^^

[@Tracker709]

Outstanding video. Well done. Thank you sir.

[@DanyRibasPinto]

Excelente vídeo, muito bem didático e com ótimas explicações.

[@ritste1654]

"Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars." --General John Pershing This should be the motto of this ship. I read a book talking about landing at Guadalcanal, The units going a shore needed typewriters, but they needed bullets blood and food too. Something along the lines of one typewriter needed to go ashore in the first wave to be used for communications with the fleet, you didn't need 20 of them, but you might need 20 pallets of bullets in the first wave and you probably don't need food for a day or two (they carry C-Rations) but you didn't have the room on the ship to sort things out while offloading. SO first on, last off is a true Tetris puzzle.

[@Goldenself]

These seem like super high value targets, hope they are kept safe

[@dsteinhil]

It's cool that Scarlett Johanson was your tour guide!

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Hehe now that you say it, I see the resemblance 😅

[@theknifedude1881]

Thank you for the video, Education/Information. I kinda expect Our Military to be able to do what you explained but you made it sound like something WE CAN DO!

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Really good explanations. Thanks.

[@christiantroy3034]

Love your videos, thanks for showing the Marine Corps Taxi

[@dannydinthemountains]

The Tetris reference could also be applied to packing a backpack for backpacking. You not only need to make the best use of the available space but you need to keep the parts of the load balanced and assessable while keeping everything as light as possible.

[@garyl.bowman7705]

This was most interesting and informative. Good job.

[@HandyMan657]

Capt. Mahoney for the win! Very nice, pilot, very nice.

[@charleslord8672]

The "Gator Freighter "(Marine Troops Amphibious Landing Vessel) was the closest we had in the 80's

[@navypowertv]

I Love This Channel! About edging us with a face reveal never gets old!!!