Submarines Are WAY Scarier Than You Think...Here's Why

Submarines Are Way Cooler Than You Think
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Hundreds of military submarines lurk in the depths of our oceans with enough nuclear weapons to destroy entire countries. Let’s talk about it.
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[@kitsune303]

As a former submariner, I can neither confirm nor deny that I enjoyed this video.

[@bubblehead4270]

Fellow bubblehead here

[@avedic]

Aw Tom.....u liked it u rascal u.... ;P

[@samithedood]

Speaking as someone who snorkeled once, we stand with you

[@joelmctaggart3187]

Sensible comment.

[@edwardta3202]

Did a tour on a SSBN. Most rewarding experience in my life.

[@juantejadapng]

It would be so sick if you made a video about how underwater cables came to be and how they work nowadays.

[@trialanderror9004]

That would be pretty cool.

[@jffrancais4559]

I mean, just think about it. There are underwater cables that connect the US to Europe which is just crazy to think. I have no idea how on earth they were made, but that would be an interesting topic to learn about.

[@sachin2842]

google it already they have so many good info. it was usa and england first established I think. they work normally cool with time to time maintenance to say briefly.

[@fersuvious]

@nerdwriter has an amazing video about this.

[@konstantin6482]

I was always curious about it

[@JERIGNUSS]

My son retired from the SECRET SILENT SERVICE after 20 years. He gave me a tour of his sub and the tight quarters the submariner’s live and operate in daily. It takes a different kind of person to be underwater in a metal tube for days and months - a really brave kind of man.

[@lisabradyusa]

[@lisabradyusa]

My son is deployed on one at this very moment. Hurry up and wait (for him to get home). God Bless our Troops! Past, present, future ❤️

[@PrestonGarvey69]

There have been cases of men going mad and not causing a mutiny, but just outright freaking out having a panic attack because they are hundreds of feet underwater with no escape or ability to leave till they resurface. It's a fear not many humans get to experience because not many people get to be on subs. I've been told it's like the fear of an airplane but 100x worse because their death can be instant rather than having time to parachute out, and you can't swim out compared to jumping out of an airplane; YOU ARE THERE until the sub resurfaces.

[@lisabradyusa]

@@PrestonGarvey69 thanks for that dose of truth, I ask that we pray for the crew and all the deployed right now. Pray the submariners don’t freak out because there is no out. They vet the guys good before they go under so they can do it! Stay strong out there y’all!

[@edmartin875]

And they are all volunteers.

[@elliottboomsluiter7214]

Wanna hear something that utterly ups the terrifying nature of nuclear submarines? I was cleaning out my ex’s car some years ago, and found some documents from her ex, who had served on an ICBM submarine in the US navy. One mentioned a dishonorable discharge from his military service. I was curious as to how he had managed to get a dishonorable discharge, so i asked. Her answer changed the way i view the world forever. Homeboy had been selling his fellow sailors LSD, while on active duty. I mean, i thought that scene from Apocalypse Now was wild, but hearing this story was mind blowing. People with their fingers on the doomsday button, tripping balls on acid in a compressed metal tube with no windows. True story.

[@WarriorBane]

Holy F@&$#

[@tobyjohnson2771]

Yep, heard the same thing within the Australian Navy. LSD is huge in the military because its not detectable via drug testing... Who knows what tripping balls on a sub and not getting caught is like, cannot imagine anything worse

[@yagbadshobotski735]

Thankfully, they cant just launch the missiles on a whim.

[@Kpoping727official]

In a world of tiktoks and KZbin shorts it's always amazing that Johnny is able to consistently make these 30 minute videos and still hold our attention Amazing editing!!

[@johnnyharris]

This comment means the world to me. Thank you

[@VaibhavSharma-zj4gk]

It felt like a movie climax for 30 minutes

[@1DontNoclip]

It's not the editing, it's him, if there was just some random other person nobody would watch it

[@avgoustinos92]

The average TikTok user doesn't care for this kind of content, that's why.

[@tylernorby4939]

@@avgoustinos92 Using apps like Tiktok is just so stupid. It's an incredible time sink and destroys your attention span. Goodluck being productive if you can't stay focused for long because your brain has been messed up by Tiktok.

[@averageamerican8607]

As a current submariner, it's appriciated that so many people are starting to realize we exist. Quality video

[@shellracer3189]

What's that even like

[@SPOcepSS]

@@shellracer3189 close all the windows in your house and disconnect the internet and data, that’s what it’s like. Obviously smaller but you get use to it pretty quick

[@shellracer3189]

@@SPOcepSS what do you even do all the time like it seems so boring

[@zan1971]

Is that really appreciated? I mean isn't being stealthy and blending into the background your entire purpose?

[@SPOcepSS]

@@shellracer3189 you stand 6-8 hours of watch, then have 6-8 hours of like either maintenance, or you time which usually people will play games, talk, workout or sometimes sleep extra or work on projects or other stuff related to work, then you have 6-8 hours of designated sleep time. So yes it is very boring 🤣 usually you have some HDDs with a lot of stuff to keep you entertained or cards and board/video games

[@sdoitla1431]

Was open-water kayaking off the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA when a very large sub slipped by underneath me. Saw a faint dark shadow and felt a "swell" as it passed with just the slightest mechanical sound. Very strange experience.

[@edmartin875]

The water must have been deep where you were. I was on a smaller boat than the Ohio class in the 70's and SOP was to surface when inbound at the 100 fathom curve (600 feet).

[@michaelsmith2733]

I know there is at least one base in the Puget sound. My grand parents lived above the Narrows and we could use Grandpas binoculars to watch the ocean going traffic, many were subs. This was back in the early 60's.

[@sdoitla1431]

@@michaelsmith2733 Submarine Base - Bangor, on Hood Canal.

[@TIOLIOfficial]

I just love how KZbin randomly recommended this video to me and when I went to the channel's videos, I saw that he uploaded a video about the underwater cables just 2 weeks ago. Love it.

[@WTP_DAVE]

The coolest thing about submarines that i know about is that the design of each propeller is confidential as it can be used to isolate their sound profile, which is why you will see subs all the time in dry dock and a tarp over the tail

[@srice8959]

Also every submarine has an Odd Amount of Blades. I can’t remember why, but any subs with an even amount of blades makes way more noise and is also less efficient as one with an odd amount

[@michellekennedy4426]

Wait,where are you living that you can see subs in dry dock? I would of thought they'd be hidden away if in dry dock.

[@srice8959]

@@michellekennedy4426 One of the Drydocks is in Connecticut

[@jonangelo3705]

@@srice8959 rotton groton lol

[@berrybbenson4634]

@@jonangelo3705 EB the pinnacle of efficiency lmao.

[@maximiliandort3489]

I find it absolutely insane that the main factor that keeps humanity from annihilating itself is different groups of humans divided by arbitrary borders holding a knife at each others throat at all times.

[@The_Viscount]

And, yet, it mostly works. For the entirety of the first cold war, the east and west sat with guns to each other's heads. This forced everyone to negotiate and compromise.

[@spencerscott6347]

​@@The_Viscount not only that but the fear was a shared experience on both sides. we thought Russia was big mean but they were just as terrified. and it was actually one of those underwater cable hacks that made the Americans realize how scared the soviets were themselves that led to the talks to finally start the end of the cold war.

[@henriksvensson126]

Yes and it's childish.

[@maximiliandort3489]

@@henriksvensson126 the childishness of it is what terrifies me most.

[@PjKneisel]

Yeah and it seems like all it would take would be a country with this capability to have some sort of despotic tyrant who does a “suicide by cop” to potentially end everything for everyone everywhere.

[@brinkman4925]

I lived that life for ten years and its still entertaining to hear about it on your channel. I would really love your take on Admiral Rickover. He was a legend amongst submarine nukes. Especially because he wasn't just given the go ahead to but nuclear plants on submarines. It led to the abomination of the uss enterprise with it 8 submarine nuclear reactors. The only of its kind out of his defiance to produce a nuclear carrier instead of a submarine. It was said that the enterprise was supposed to be so absurdly expensive that it would never be built. Of course it was built anyway. Rickover also obtained funds for his reactor prototypes via "creative ways" when his research projects were denied.

[@Erik-Vadee-Veechee]

The people who invented subs are genius The people who built them are skilled The people who navigate them are cunning The people who they target are....toast. You could do a whole video on each group of people because there are a lot of Rabbit holes involved in every aspect. Well done on explaining the submarine I learned alot from your videos. Thanks 👍

[@Calikid331]

It's amazing how he's suddenly made me really interested in submarines. He doesn't just explain their importance, he goes into depth about every topic he discuses and it's amazing.

[@goatlib2338]

haha "in depth"

[@gbombmr6125]

@@goatlib2338 you do better then

[@volgogrado99]

@@gbombmr6125 easy, it's a submarine joke hehe

[@milkyo1206]

@@gbombmr6125 😑🤨

[@xonor13]

If you found this interesting, look up SmarterEveryday's videos touring a real US nuclear submarine. It's super fun and interesting

[@paskal_navi]

I cannot express how I am grateful to the whole team behind these scenes. Kudos to you guys.

[@johnnyharris]

for real. such a powerhouse team of smart creative people bringing stories like this to life

[@Vellis.]

Waffle House?

[@ConspiracyVoid4]

Yeah this is some amazing content

[@mannyathabang1315]

It's incredible we getting this top tier journalism for free. You and your amazing team have my full support, thanks for the great vid.

[@scottrunge4077]

top tier journalism? there is nothing in this video that is new and he literally is using video from modern marvels.... TOP TIER!!! lol

[@carloandreaguilar5916]

@@scottrunge4077nobody said he presented anything new, they said it’s top tier journalism, which it is. The way he explained and communicated the video is top tier, made it interesting from start to finish while informing us of it all.

[@Fightre_Flighte]

Alternative title: Guy has a panic attack about submarines for 28 ninutes straight. But, really, this is a great one. Very informative, and a good history and jump start on submarines for anyone not in-the-know.

[@NirHL]

What I love about Johnny Harris' videos is that they always feel like a friend that grabs me by the forearms, wide eyed, and whisperly shouts "you won't believe what I've just read!" Just makes me forget how many hours of research, scripting, and editing went into making these awesome videos.

[@jacobbayer1097]

There's no limit to how many submarine videos I'd be willing to watch. Please make more.

[@sulav07]

Second that. Also a video about how espionage is done through subs.

[@MrBev19]

Agreed, keep them coming haha

[@avedic]

What if.........he made NOTHING BUT submarine videos? Hm? What then? Yeah, you'd probably like it.... ;P

[@sumitkhokhar3191]

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[@avedic]

@@sumitkhokhar3191 d13.... bingo!!!

[@stefantsarev4442]

The video is awesome, but there is something that I need to point out in the beginning of the clip - this is not a rocket, it is a missile. -> The rocket's motion is based mostly on the natural laws of physics - aerodynamics, ballistics, direction of launch, gravitational forces. It is in many cases considered an artillery projectile with a thrust generator in its tail. Once launched, it cannot be guided, so it usually hits the target it's aimed at, as long as this target is reached before the fuel gets depleted. -> The missile is intended for pinpoint precision. You need to make sure the missile hits not just A target, but THE target. Therefore it has several guidance systems and sensors such as GPS, INS, RADAR, heat or radiation-seeking etc. It also has a rocket engine, but it is used only in the initial stage of the weapon. And, since they don't need to be aimed, missiles are almost always launched vertically. -> Here is where the confusion may come. Any vessel which is intended to carry out people or equipment in space, is called a "rocket", and it used to be such for a long time - the rocket sends the package in space and falls back to Earth as, technically, a piece of metal junk. However, the SpaceX Falcon rockets are called rockets, but are actually missiles, since they can be guided back to the launch bay and used again and again.

[@Ryan-wj7yq]

You’ve earned a sub, no pun intended lol, great editing and awesome commentary. Entertaining and informative the entire time. Fantastic video very well done. 👏 👏 👏

[@akshayuppala9295]

I just subbed because of this video about sub

[@mustertherohirrim7315]

No 10k likes??!

[@lukemczen7486]

Dude, the fact that those missiles use stars for guidance is just incredible to me

[@SA-5247]

That was a joke lol.. they use satellites

[@dasa7921]

@@SA-5247 and what do satelites use?

[@TLK22]

​@@dasa7921They use an orbit and precise clock.

[@TLK22]

​@@SA-5247ICBM use inertial navigation because it can't be jammed like satellite. Not sure where he got the idea they use stars.

[@TLK22]

​@@SA-5247Wikipedia says that there is an astro-inertial navigation system so he's correct.

[@Ej99x]

As a current submariner this is probably one of the most informative and entertaining submarine videos on KZbin. A lot of in depth knowledge

[@Tethloach1]

back in 2019 I wondered how big submarines were, then was amazed to find out that they can be as big as sky scrapers. Air craft carriers are like several city blocks. If technology keeps advancing then people will have stationary bases under water.

[@whatever_12]

One thing i wonder is how loud is it inside? I got to be on a frigate and was shocked at how loud the environment was.. Almost like in an industrial factory

[@jacobrogers2214]

@smartereveryday is weeping silently

[@berrybbenson4634]

Former NAV ET here and yeah submarines are cool, unless you're on one xD. One of the most rigorous and stressful jobs on the planet. I don't think I will experience something even remotely that difficult again and I'm glad.

[@12crenshaw]

Lol what? It was like goodnight storytime. What was so in-depth?

[@antonlindemer7535]

One inaccuracy to note: At 12:08 the Chief of Naval Operations is shown to be Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, however at this point (in 1947) the CNO was FADM Chester W. Nimitz. Otherwise this is a very well-researched and comprehensive video. Another masterpiece by Johnny Harris!

[@missyounorm33]

One of my summer jobs was crawling inside the nose cone of a Los Angeles class submarine and replace the zinc “sacrificial “ anode plates that surround the sonar dome. It looked like a giant disco ball

[@devinhiett7341]

My grandpa was a crewmember on the U.S.S. Nautilus around the latest 60's to early 70's. He taught me an appreciation of these silent goliaths and the amount of power they have. It's so cool to see someone get excited about submarines the way I do

[@jimmurphy6095]

You can tour that ship. It's docked in Groton. We used to take the kids there when they were small. The museum is a great visit as well.

[@devinhiett7341]

@@jimmurphy6095 gotta check that out for sure now

[@gbleebin]

Yes Johnny! I would be more than happy for you to 'dive' down the sub spying rabbit hole. I mean I'm happy to watch more or less all of the stuff you make for us anyway, but, and I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself, I think a lot of us must love you not just for your detail but your unusual yet fascinating choice of subjects. You make me feel like I'm learning about stuff that's dangerous to know lol.

[@maceyboyo1282]

same!

[@wobblysauce]

It isn’t just a rabbit hole.

[@kobinakalle]

This

[@onlyonelink]

Yes.

[@sarthakthememegod]

101% Agreed

[@boobentobi1737]

Wow! This video really put things in perspective and was SUPER informational!! What a great channel!! You and your team are just amazing!!!

[@RoberinoSERE]

I was a missile Submariner on USS Florida in the 1980s when she was brand new. New Subs dont smell new like Cars. They actually smell bad until your nose gets use to the odor.

[@aliraheem6135]

My favourite submarine story was the HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant collision. A British and a French submarine bumped into each other in the English Channel. That's it. It's like two thieves trying to sneak past each other in a pitch black alley way only to walk directly into each other because neither could see the other.

[@ashg7368]

Cough… this never happened… cough

[@deltavee2]

I like the one about the Russian sub captain in the Pacific that got too close to the bottom of an American warship which accidentally ran over the sub, spinning it once, they believe. The sub left a chunk of its propeller in the hull of the U.S. ship. And yeah, that one did really happen. koff

[@reviewtechny4952]

@@ashg7368 lol why would you say this? such a weird thing to do, everyone can just google it and see it is true...

[@lubumbashi6666]

It was in the Atlantic. Submarines don't patrol in the Channel! That's like wandering around on a motorway.

[@Unkn0.n]

My fav submarine story is the one where they had their nuclear power over heat. The nuclear weapons over heated n created a nuclear explosion under water. Thus creating a tsunami that destroyed a nuclear power plant in japan.

[@RonWithTheStop]

As a US Navy Submarine Veteran, you definitely did your homework. Excellent video, good job!

[@nomore-constipation]

As a child of a fellow Navyman and Submariner. I'd definitely like to see his unique view on the history of these boats (worldwide) not just America

[@collinsoconnor5843]

Stop lying. You worked at McDonald's

[@mtmadigan82]

I agree, I was expecting to be very underwhelmed.

[@nomore-constipation]

The way the US Government pays @@collinsoconnor5843, I'd say he was probably working both if he wanted to afford anything 😂

[@KneeoGeeo]

Homework? That they go into space lol

[@VelocidadOrbital]

i just love how youtube creators make amazing produccions by their owns, and they are 10 times betters than any program or produccion that its in television today in Discovery, Natgeo or History Channel , that's make me appreciate even more the people that is behind this kind of videos, i just love them , keep doing this beautiful work

[@wackomanx]

Back in the 90's, my dad was on a fishing trip with a friend and a submarine surfaced which flipped their boat. My dad spent the night in the ocean and was rescued the next day.

[@CallsignWombat]

Recently retired Submariner here. It's always cool to see people look into and learn about our ways of life and what we used to do. It's such a small community and I'm glad people find awesomeness in our line of work. If anyone has a question that I'm allowed to answer I absolutely will. Thank you Johnny!

[@CallsignWombat]

Before anyone asks I was a Torpedoman. The rate specifically is responsible for all weapons aboard from rifles and pistols to torpedoes and missiles.

[@aidilmubarock5394]

Just yes or no, is the submarine capabilities pretty much the same since cold war?

[@PerfectRodo]

@@CallsignWombat Thank you for your service, and mad props to you and the other silent underwater sea-nerds.

[@AndyPentax]

Recently we have been told about UAP’s that fly from a high altitude and then drop into the Ocean. Can you discuss anything about these? What are they? And do we have any idea as to their origin?

[@dannypomeroy9255]

@@CallsignWombat are you a Troll how many subs do China and Russia have that's modern class nuclear weapons and how many off coastlines

[@mikebauer6917]

Once while in the US Navy, my ship did an emergency underway replenishment (parts or something I wasn’t privy to) for a Ohio class boomer. I was on watch when this thing rose up behind us and came along side. It was shockingly massive and fast. Like a monster shadow moving under the water.

[@CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

@Mike Bauer 😂😂Shockingly Massive? Absolutely. Fast? Uh…No. They can get above 20,but I won’t comment on how much. BTW, what Year wazzit?

[@JustsomeSteve]

I can only imagine Moby-Dick on steroids :P

[@bronzebacksnatcher5163]

was it a missle?

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

@@bronzebacksnatcher5163 No, it was up to 24 of them all containing 12 warheads each, in one place. And the Nazy has dozens of them.

[@DavidKulcsar12]

​@@djjazzyjeff1232Only the Nazis did not have nuclear warheads. This time it is much scarier.

[@user-bw9sd7no6k]

First time watching one of your videos. Absolutely great content and put together really well. You kept it very entertaining and educational at the same time well done sir. I had no problem watching the entire thing. Thank you.

[@NixHarpinger]

Fun fact about MIRVs is that not all 12 warheads will be thermonuclear bombs. I don't know the ratio, but there will usually be several dummy warheads in the mix. And while the Mk. 7 blast yield is currently unknown, some (NATO) warheads aren't even "that terrible." The tactical W76 (tho these subs normally only carry one of these) is between 5-7kt and Mk. 4's are from 90-100kt. There is the Mk. 5 with its 475kt but regulations state that a maximum of 8 of these warheads can be fit into a single Reentry Vehicle (so 8 live; 4 dummy). For reference: Fat Man - 21kt, Fission bomb (dropped on Nagasaki) Little Boy - 15kt, Fission bomb (dropped on Hiroshima) W56 -1200kt, Thermonuclear warhead (Minuteman II ICBM)

[@damiadeniji]

Johnny's upload rate and consistency of high quality long-form content is unmatched.

[@toofy7253]

He inspired me to make better videos, which will be coming within a year. Soon many more youtubers like myself will be producing at a similar level. We were headed that way, but he's probably helping to motivate the next class of youtubers. It's coming!

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[@djhgdsfadsiuydsauy]

more submarine videos! this is one of the most fascinating dives into a topic i never knew was interesting to me i've ever seen on this platform. your writing, editing, direction, research.. everything comes together so well to create the most engaging long-form informational content i remember watching

[@jeffe_77]

Submarine Espionage please!!

[@marcoconci7867]

if you like submarines, go watch Smartereveryday video series on them. it's really fucking cool

[@cloutm_anager8262]

So damn cool!

[@probablynot1368]

@@jeffe_77 Yes! It’s an excellent series.

[@jimwood8526]

More sub videos would be much great 👍

[@troy.s]

Very cool video. A friend of my step-father served on a sub out of Bangor and he was allowed to give us a tour. I remember hearing a reference to the Trident Missiles, but I'm not sure if older sub going for a retrofit or if it was the Ohio, which had just launched. Either way, it was a sight to behold, especially for a 12yo boy. I'm sure if I toured the same boat now, 40 years later, it would feel tiny and cramped for sure.

[@edmartin875]

Where is this "Bangor" ? The only one I know of is in Maine, about 60 miles inland. Perhaps in the UK ?

[@troy.s]

​@@edmartin875 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Submarine_Base_Bangor

[@stevefarris9433]

I served 23 years on the boats. Started with the WW2 diesels that used the snorkel to supply air for the engines, moved to the nuclear fast attacks and finally to the missile boats. It is interesting that I lived through all of those things you talked about and yet still found your video worth watching. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@grg20111]

I served on the USS Alaska SSBN 732 Trident class submarines from 1987-1991. I’ve launched missiles before and I can tell you the entire boat flexes at launch 🚀

[@oscarprendergast7295]

Grg20111 Thank you for protecting me And for your exemplary Service in the silent service sir!

[@oscarprendergast7295]

Spar torpedo - nothing new there- we used this type of device on land to take out “pillboxes” called “Bangalore mine” It was A Bomb basically on the end Of a Long pole

[@skp8748]

​@@oscarprendergast7295 😂😂

[@edwardta3202]

I was a JO on USS West Virginia SSBN 736 2019-2022. We nicknamed the Alaska “God’s Boat” cause she won the battle E every year

[@grg20111]

@@edwardta3202 That’s what’s up mate!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

Countries keep the geometry of the propellers of their submarines top secret because they generate the majority of the noise. Somebody detecting that noise could interpret various parameters if they also know the diameter, number of blades, blade shape, direction of the prop. Every unique prop is like a signature for the submarine and can be catalogued by opposing intelligences to determine the mission capabilities of whichever enemy vessel they encounter.

[@tommccoy6708]

The time I spent serving on an American submarine was interesting for sure. I was on patrol in the Mediterranean ocean when the USSR collapsed. Wild times when I think back on it.

[@clv603]

My old man was a submariner for over 20 years. I have no idea how he did it, but I remember when I was around 12 years old taking a family tour of the boat how crazy it was to me the idea of living in those quarters for months and months at a time. Hats off to the squids of the Navy

[@andreasschuster9225]

Submarines, Doritos, Maps - does not matter what, Johnny and his team always entertain us ♥

[@wazzup233]

Next topic he should tackle about satellite, aircraft carriers, the internet and astronomy. 😁

[@jaykim8851]

And Subway....how this sandwich chain has made it's way within deep within South Korean media and entertainment 🤣

[@jaykim8851]

one other video...from a few years ago...Johnny delving into the mysterious case of why the McDonald's ice cream machines are always broken. That was my first Johnny Harris video. The video that got me hooked was the video on how Russia would most likely invade Ukraine based on publicly available information, thorough research in Russia/Ukrainian relations and history, and information driven inferences....a few days after I watched the Johnny Harris video....Russia invaded Ukraine by rolling in their armor and troops to my horror. But I was well informed and mentally prepared to process this horrid news in advance thanks to this channel. Slava Ukraini and thank you Johnny.

[@JustAnotherTechBro]

Great video! My Dad was on the USS Andrew Jackson in the 60s and 70s during the cold war. He ran the nuclear reactor on it. He didn't tell us much about it and always said "If I told you then I'd have to kill you." Today I wear the peacoat that he wore while standing on the deck of it during a surface in god knows where that was. 100% wool, made in 1966 and still durable af.

[@rowan6207]

awesome man

[@katiekane5247]

My parents down mummy bags finally gave up the ghost. Can't beat official military gear for durability.

[@mikedrop4421]

A tech bro in a vintage peacoat. Yep, that checks out.👍😁

[@dagwould]

What a great heritage. Thanks for telling us.

[@lincolnduke]

And it glows in the dark too!

[@pascalf9602]

Nuclear subs are loud and therefore much easier to detect. Kinda defeats the whole point of a sub. You can check out the 2001(I think) incident when a German sub (non nuclear) got near a US carrier and shocked everyone when they decided to surface near it. There were even US officials on the German sub and they were "reportedly visible shocked". It was a training exercise, obviously. We (Germany) don't own nuclear subs for that reason ETA: it was the USS Enterprise and was photographed by the U24

[@edmartin875]

Any Submarine running on nothing but battery power is quieter than any submarine running on any other power source.

[@bluexeyedxpassion]

you would also have to know EXACTLY where that sub is too. in a moments notice she can disappear.

[@DavidKoppana-iq8jr]

MIRV is an overly powerful tool of war. Johnny Harris I encourage you to make more of these concerning submarine warfare. You’ve just hit the tip of the submarine.

[@charlesjustice8771]

I used to work in a facility that maintained and repaired the W series warheads on these tridents....let me tell you this. If it truly ever came to a full scale exchange it would absolutely be the end of the world. I left that job and work in a grocery store now. Less stress. Less fear. More peace.

[@toziassmitt]

r/thathappened

[@charlesjustice8771]

@@toziassmitt 🤏🍆

[@justinojara9169]

Problem with some of you is that you have never known how resilient the earth and humans are, God created this world ,and no one ,I mean no one will ever destroy it completely, while people thought covid will wipe all of us in Africa, we are still here

[@Cykadelia]

@@justinojara9169 You're just plain delusional at this point, religion doesn't even having anything to do with it anymore.

[@bp8652]

Grocery store "customers" are more likely to kill you than nuclear missiles.

[@elultimo102]

I've heard stories that the psych exams for submariners are extremely thorough, given the close quarters and months of never seeing daylight. During WW2, you couldn't even have tooth fillings, due to possible pressure changes. The screening & training of submariners would be an interesting topic.

[@louisketchman9283]

Screening isn’t too crazy for officer side at least. You interview with an admiral in DC just to check if you’re normal or not. Then besides that it’s just power school (navy nuclear school)

[@Klyptic]

There is no crazy psych exam lol

[@Paul-hp6zp]

@@Klyptic there should be.

[@Klyptic]

@@Paul-hp6zp then there would be even fewer people than the already few. Already undermanned and overworked, won't happen

[@alexpegg238]

@@Klyptic I did one. It was just a 300 question standard psych eval. If any questions got flagged, a follow up was made with a professional. Although I don't know if that was just because I was a nuke sub vol.

[@AnthonyGhandour]

I love the way you deep dive on so many topics and it takes you down a rabbit hole….my great grandfather said to my grandma GK General Knowledge is essential in life and it’s a never ending learning process

[@jchastain789]

I was in the boy scouts and we spent a weekend on the uss York town also went to fort Sumpter. I'll never forget it all. Everlasting experience

[@fredrick1176]

Do more about submarines! I had a relative who served on a boomer class growing up. They are fascinating, and absolutely do not get enough credit for how important they are

[@evann-t2915]

@@adfaklsdjf boomer /srs

[@rocksparadox]

@@adfaklsdjf It's p3wd13c4nc3rfantard level ''humor'' , try again.

[@TheAntManMan]

The whole point of johnny is geography type shit.. when we get an out of the blue video lifting the curtain on something random we just “ooohh ahhh, thank u J!” Not try and turn this into a ice cream machine channel 😅 Much love Freddie! Hope your day is awesome

[@Chr7st]

This has to be one of my favorite videos you've made. The animations, the submarine building side-story, plus I never realized submarines played such an important role in politics. Great stuff johnny

[@waynebonavia7570]

I loved working on and it was an exciting thing to do I'll never forget things I saw and experienced it's amazing they're looking out for us as long as things keep escalating we just got to be a way a better way I know there is.

[@topspot4834]

Completely agree. Just commented that ... Not sure what it is specifically, and I've watched all of them, but this was just so good. Fascinating topic, and amazing effort from Johnny and his crew. Scary though ... Like terrifying.

[@Gaetano.94]

@@waynebonavia7570 Such a low effort video just to hit quota.

[@tunanocrustgarage]

Subbed, your ability to relay information/story tell is very good and quite entertaining. Good voice tone 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffrhorer1811]

I think you would have to be crazy to want to serve in a sub. Like a cave you can never walk out of. If you served honorably on a sub you have my respect.

[@hansiallen2281]

I'd honestly be really interested in a video about how submarines spy. The example you gave is one that I never would have even have thought of but is genius, and it would be brilliant to see more!

[@jimcabezola3051]

You might try the 1998 non-fiction book “Blind Man’s Bluff” by Sherry Sonntag, Christopher Drew and Annette Lawrence Drew. I’ve read it several times in the past 25 years, and it’s always fascinated me. My go-to submarine spying book.

[@Liv1nMohawk]

@Jim Cabezola Even Red October have some accurate information

[@xeniathetiefling831]

I’ve always found espionage and all things spies fascinating. Would love a video covering it in depth!

[@goodwinter6017]

the way those rockets just burst right out of the ocean and blast right off into space is magnificent.!!! super cool !!!!!

[@CharlieBasta]

This video makes pushing that subscribe button so easy. Very well done. Very informative. And WOW the amount of research you must have done for this. Outstanding work.

[@comradelilly5070]

I don’t understand how you’re able to make such high quality content so quickly. Love what you’re doing, please never stop

[@gushterell7989]

He is funded by the CIA.

[@NickyHendriks]

I would most definitely love to see more videos on subs, from an extended one on how subs are used to spy around but also for the more little things like how the crew lives on a sub as it can stay under for over three months at a time. What do they eat? Is there any off-time and how is it spent? Ordinary Navy ships get refueled and restocked using support ships, subs don't.

[@tylerproctor6367]

The crew has a rotation of watches, and we have to hot rack. Which means that there are more people on the boat than racks, so we have to share beds. We have regular food, taco Tuesday, pizza, burgers etc. when you are not on watch if you aren’t doing qualifications we play on our switches, card games, cribbage. Watch movies, regular stuff

[@joeis18]

Smarter Every Day has the best video series on these

[@SaxyPlayer96]

Smarter every day has a good series and the Channel Sub Brief has multitudes of videos about specific subs and ships/history/ world naval operations etc.

[@rosalinplaat380]

Yes please tell us about the spying tactics!!!!

[@Theman3806]

Any current info is classified for the most part however you can learn more about legacy subs and the lifestyle

[@EmilyChuu]

The first video you show of the test nuclear rocket was designed by a family member of mine. Hes amazing!

[@saafaque1618]

#johnnyharris Thank you for your content, regardless of the topic I keep coming back to your channel when i feel drained or need some brain juice. Perfect conversation starters - your videos never get old! Keep them coming. Peace

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Johnny, you're such a hard worker; I love your stories. I'm always impressed by the exhaustive lengths you expend to tell such fantastic stories ✨ Thank you

[@daymal2717]

I LIKE TURTLES

[@DiabeticWalrus1]

AUUUUGHHH

[@bread8718]

Let’s not forget the entire team and the community

[@maazkalim]

Sounds like Mr Harris has only recently started watching ‘Vigil®’.

[@mikekaup5252]

My dad made nine war patrols on US subs in WWll. He started on the R17 a WWl boat. He then did two on the Halibut. He did the first four of the Pampanito. After the war he would sleep under a blanket that was stretched tight from head to toe and completely covered. A submarine way to sleep and not be bothered by the commotion around him. I recall many stories when submariners would party at the house on weekends in the fifties.

[@NovaTrap1312]

Has he ever cursed about the Mark 14? :D

[@Rocinante808]

My grandfather was a radar operator in New Jersey I believe and according to maybe apocryphal family stories he had discovered the German U-boats that had made it into the harbors or at least super close to East coast & felt guilty for telling his superiors cuz they ordered a strike & sunk them. It’s wild to think how much sympathy & hate on both sides can have for one another.

[@esperanzaflores3634]

We need a submarine series please ! This is so good and so interesting.

[@jonhoyt2886]

Love your content bromosapien! Very interesting video. Also, as a side note, the red hat makes you look like you stepped out of the Bill Murray movie, The Life Aquatic 😂😂

[@yashsaboo7]

This is so well researched and the storytelling is top-notch as always. Want more Submarine content please :))))

[@adrianmillard6598]

Not well enough researched to know that radio doesn't work underwater.

[@chazzerbox131]

Or that British and Dutch has masses of patents on submersibles way before Washingtons attempt for the revolutionary war

[@datboi2250]

@@Loothansa I think you just summed up my feelings about this channel. Which also explains why I enjoyed his vids when he was talking about Micky Dees ice cream machines, but I don't enjoy ones that talk about military stuff... To sum it up his videos aren't well researched at all even on surface level but are "packaged" very nicely

[@sammyjones3500]

@@adrianmillard6598 Don't they have antennae wires they feed out underwater? Seen it somewhere?

[@adrianmillard6598]

The towed antenna is for ULF ultra low frequency not radio.

[@JG54206]

Just a note; fast attack subs are also called Hunter-killer subs and are made for sinking other submarines or surface vessels as well as protecting friendly ballistic missile subs and surface vessels. Some modern fast attack subs also carry the capability of launching cruise missiles as well as advanced surveillance equipment which allows them to fill a multi role niche. The ballistic missile subs also have advanced surveillance equipment but their main purpose is to be ready on station to fire missiles if needed. At least that’s my understanding of it.

[@CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

@Julian G Only Hollywood idiots & Civilian basement morons use the term “Hunter-Killer”. We (Actual “Qualified Submariners” like myself - STS1(SS), SSN-653) don’t use it because it sounds like a crap Video Game or a POS B-Movie. It’s always been “Fast Attack”. You’re also incorrect about a Fast Attack’s’ capability of shooting Cruise Missiles;ALL Fast Attacks, not just “some”, have the capability of shooting Cruise Missiles; Boomers can shoot Cruise Missiles as well.

[@mohamedalkaboom]

Yes

[@dagwould]

Pretty close.

[@randomuser3061]

Fast attack subs are for reconnaissance and deterrence. Never heard of hunter killer lol

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

You're correct. Ballistic Missile or Cruise Missile Subs are louder, larger and generally less capable at Naval Combat than Fast Attacks. They're still formidable, but their main purpose is to use Stealth to safeguard the Payload of Nuclear Arms.

[@professorkusemwa]

This is one of the most interesting videos I have seen from Johnny Harris. You're a good story teller. Keep it up Bro! 👍🏻

[@johnchaisson4142]

@johnnyharris - take a look into TACAMO which is a critical component of the nuclear submarine deterrent. Super interesting tech that spans air, land and undersea. Great story to tell here

[@ExoticzZninjA]

You really should cover the story of Eugene Fluckey who wrote about his experience of the second world war in the Pacific being a skipper of the USS Barb (the book - Thunder Below - is extraordinary). He sunk 17 ships including an aircraft carrier, and literally destroyed a train. Oh and he revolutionized submarine warfare by launching rockets from his surfaced sub.

[@cidshroom]

Lucky Fluckey's book Thunder Below really is extraordinarily entertaining. I tore through it in no time.

[@baijokull]

One of my favorite premises for sci-fi books is when earth as a whole is threatened and everyone just decides to focus all human effort on facing that problem (probably not what would really happen but a nice thought experiment). Just imagining what we could all do if we actually worked together on something other than beating up our neighbors.

[@joeyglasser2574]

I agree, but it's not realistic. The truth is nuclear weapons are never going away. Knowing that, we should want to reduce nuclear war (and war period) as much as possible. As counter intuitive as it is, nuclear weapons and the mutually assured destruction they provide will most likely result in less conflict in the future. If anything, nuclear weapons will probably make humans beat up their neighbors less and allow us to work together more.

[@Kazimier101]

I'm sure you read/watched Watchmen but check it out if you haven't because it's right up your alley

[@elagrion]

Earth as a whole is threatened today. It's called climate change. And what do we do? As species, we continue stubbornly to create value for shareholders and profit-up.

[@joeyglasser2574]

@@Kazimier101 I've heard of it but never watched it. Do you recommend reading it or watching it?

[@joeyglasser2574]

@@elagrion What do you recommend we do instead? Just flip the switch on fossil fuels and stop using them today? I support being environmentally friendly and reducing emissions but there needs to be a realistic path towards a green future. Ending the use of fossil fuels today would cause civilization to collapse. Also, what's wrong with creating wealth and increasing profits?

[@theinternetguy4426]

Hands down….massive respect for the effort and 10/10 for the creativity 🎉

[@MacNChees33]

Saw this reposted on TikTok. Wanted to make sure to support the actual creator. I served on a Virginia class submarine and this is fascinating.

[@azilbean]

Johnny's storytelling skills + new production team = 🔥🔥🔥 And yes, more please 🙏

[@jimmyohdez]

My roommate while I was in the Navy was a bubble head. He worked on the nuclear reactors and had to be there every day at 4am to start the reactors or some shit like that. Hope you’re doing well Mike!!

[@zoanth4]

One of the old heads I work with was on the sub that tapped that Russian cable in the 80s. It's in the book Blind Man's Bluff

[@nastywoodsman]

This reminds me of sitting in the pub listening to your mate go on about something he only has a very limited knowledge of.

[@franzm262]

As a former submariner this is an awesome video. Brings me back to an amazing time in my life when I was doing some awesome stuff. No one does it better than a submariner.

[@AuxiliaryPanther]

No one does it deeper.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

If Johnny get's excited by submarine launched rockets, then he should look up the Sea Dragon. It is incredibly colossal

[@nazeeralisd9746]

Except no one has made a sea dragon to date

[@tomleake8227]

My only criticism is that you skipped the whole thing about AIP engines, and you skipped over the whole. Submarines are one of the best tools for laying naval mines. You should do a video about naval mines.

[@fredytamayo2904]

thank you, the last reflexions you made in the end of the video about the best minds of us , could or would do impossible things possible. thanks

[@ShogunAlfred]

Didn’t realize Johnny had such a big audience of Nordic seafarers that the distance between Iceland and Norway was considered a good representation of distance

[@dheiyomain6775]

Americans like to measure that way i guess

[@delorbb2298]

Or maybe it was a mistake on the part of one person and not everyone in a country?

[@ciellouise8153]

i think you can expect people to know where iceland and norway are on a map without them being seafarers

[@vibratingstring]

@@ciellouise8153 Americans are so geography dumb that it really doesn't matter what you choose for reference. Might as well make it loosely associated with the GAP.

[@Daggz90]

We have these things called 'education', 'attention', 'sense' and 'reasoning' which allows us to understand things better. The U.S should try it.

[@sunkorg]

Tom Clancy's book, "The Hunt for Red October" remains one of the most accurate depictions of life on a sub and its related politics, thanks to Clancy's close relationships with the Navy. Another of his books, "Red Storm Rising", includes very detailed depictions of sub warfare. And the C64 game of the same name was wildly enjoyable to play as a kid in the 1980s. 😊

[@martinschmidt4894]

Red Storm Rising is a great book.

[@StephenConantJohnson]

@@martinschmidt4894 Co-authored by Larry Bond. I recommend several of Bond's books. He writes a submarine story as well as anybody alive.

[@clintgholson]

I was on the USS DALLAS FROM 04-08

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

And ubisoft didn't do anything with it

[@AAB1]

This video is great. Beautifully told and made.

[@Indrid__Cold]

I LOVE that general Rickover named his production facility "Electric Boat." There is something so cool and minimalistic about that name!

[@Ankitkumar-kq1no]

Wow, this video is truly amazing! I was completely engrossed for the entire 30 minutes. The information on submarines and their capabilities was so informative and eye-opening. I had no idea that they were capable of so much. The presentation was top-notch, and the video production was of high quality. In this age of short attention spans, it's refreshing to see a video that can hold my interest for such a long time. Keep up the great work!

[@gaatzaat]

I didn't even realise it was half an hour long until i read this! Such an interesting video about something I'd barely thought about before

[@probablynot1368]

The KZbin channel SmarterEveryDay posted an entire series on submarines.

[@alarcon99]

Since Johnny loves maps so much I hope that the next submarine video touches on just how unmapped the ocean floor is and although submarines have radar and sonar to help them “see” it also alerts anyone who might be listening to their location. So submarines find themselves having to perform literal “maneuvers in the dark”. And there was a nuclear machinist mate that died when an American sub hit the side of a mountain. Also it would be great if he goes into the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion

[@sainteyegor]

He wasn’t a nuclear machinist’s mate, he was non-nuclear AKA A-ganger. Also… operational subs avoid using active sonar since it gives away their position. Source: I was a sonar technician on 688 class subs

[@alarcon99]

@@sainteyegor my mistake. Thanks for the correction. What a shame 😔

[@PaxilRose]

I appreciate how he did this video from the officer's lounge and with the hat of a Typhoon class Soviet sub.

[@usmantariq4756]

I'm here after the Ocean gate accident and I've got to say this solved most of the queries inside my brain regarding Subs

[@edmartin875]

Which "Ocean gate accident" are you referring to ? Thresher, Scorpion, the idiots that wanted to sightsee the Titanic, or something totally unknown except to yourself ?

[@brianr6661]

I operated nuclear reactors for the US Navy. I got out 15 years ago but I got to see a lot of tech while working in the shipyards. The stuff that we were retiring was mindblowing. The cutting edge stuff I only got wind of but didn't get trained on because my boat was a little older. I can only imagine what they have come up with in the last 15 years.

[@d3vitron779]

Neat, I’m like a week from qualifying at prototype. Can’t wait

[@brianr6661]

@@d3vitron779 just remember, shipmate, it gets better after ORSE.

[@levisguy53]

@@brianr6661 always like those drills that didn't require forward participation! enjoy the pro-pay, steam pigs!

[@travelingman45]

What boat? I was on the Kentucky 2010-2012

[@travelingman45]

@@d3vitron779prototype was the best! In SC, or NY? Get on a fast attack, boomers are not all they are cracked up to be. And fast attacks get to do traveling and pulling into ports.

[@Slackware1995]

As an ex-submariner (bubblehead) who served on SSBN-731 USS Alabama, I can neither confirm, nor deny that your graphic on what the Ohio class looks like on the inside is not correct. I can confirm that I do NOT miss the horrible hours that I worked in the engineroom. The best part of my job as an Engineering Laboratory Technician was always being the first on deck, able to breath fresh salt air, after we surfaced.

[@naninolovyou6388]

Jesus dude, you have me so intrigued about every one of your topics. You are a talented investigative reporter. PLEASE GOD, someone gives you a television series!!! I LOVE your channel. It is, easily, my favorite! LOVE YOU ❤❤❤❤

[@jesusolaizfelix71679]

Thank you for having a progress bar for your sponsor

[@Kaze919]

20:05 I love the story of finding the cable was basically like, we need to make sure no soviet fishermen drop an anchor here and rip up the cable so there was a sign in Russian that said “don’t drop anchor here” and that basically just meant “underwater secret cable here”

[@lillylee2410]

As a Russian-Asian, this video is surprisingly accurate. My Russian father was a nuclear scientist who got political asylum in USA, my mother is Chinese from a military family. The stories they told, life changing but life threatening too. Not sure I can ever share. Thank you for your channel Jonny!

[@zeening]

"not sure you can ever share"???? rofl yeah russia/china are gonna come hunt your PARENTS down because YOU... UNDER A RANDOM KZbin NAME... commented about a STORY THEY TOLD DECADES/YEARS AGO..... talk about an inflated sense of self worth rofl

[@MrSuperbfan]

Would definetely love to hear those stories but it's understandable that you can't share them

[@rowan6207]

Find it mad how every crazy video I watch on KZbin there’s someone who’s experienced it or knows loads about it in the comment section everytime and it’s usually one of the top comments. Crazy

[@garden0fstone736]

“can’t share it” then why post a comment about it at all lol.

[@user-wx6oe9lx3b]

@@garden0fstone736 just to sound cool

[@timtebow155]

Outstanding video! You and the crew, and your set are giving me Steve Zissou vibes

[@aoandd]

That spy movie thing you mentioned - yeah that actually would be a great movie. It could have many, many of the Hollywood Heavy hitters and icons, men and women. It could be an extended movie..like one of those "special movies" like the GF. It would bring about ideas for others. I wish I had another place to say this. I've given up several million dollar ideas on youtube comments. Anyways good videos. I've been steady watching. I subbed.