The Real Reason Why US Navy Has 11 Aircraft Carriers | Irish Girl Reacts

[@neilis2405]

We don't just have 11 aircraft carriers - we have 11 traditional nuclear powered carriers. If you include our STOVL conventional type carriers we actually have 20 aircraft carriers, plus 1 that is built and undergoing sea trials, 3 more under construction, and 2 more that are decommissioned but still capable of being returned to service if needed. Yeah we do Navy right :).

[@swimmer8585]

We got more coming in the next decade now

[@barrymiller3385]

Decommissioned nuclear carriers might LOOK as though they could be returned to service - but they cannot.

[@pdp101ski]

It would take years to put Big E back on deployment. There’s a big diff between inactive (about to be Nimitz) and decommissioned.

[@swimmer8585]

@@pdp101ski There's another USS Enterprise coming in 2028 in the Gerald R Ford class of supercarrier. Don't need to bring back the old one there's already a new one on her way

[@pdp101ski]

@@swimmer8585 I’m aware, but Nimitz is set to retire soon as well. The Ford class will come online as the Nimitz class retires. So it will remain at 11 active.

[@DonP_is_lostagain]

Happy Monday Diane! Fun fact: The US Navy has the second largest air force in the world. The largest? The US Air Force.

[@DianeJennings]

Ohhhh

[@dillonsronce2583]

Both the navy and marine corps have a very high large number of planes which some people don't know. A lot think it's just the air force.

[@parnellyeatts]

You've got that backwards mate. If you desire to be a pilot, join the US Navy! ⚓

[@dillonsronce2583]

@@DianeJennings my grandpa was a marine corps vet who was based on Guam during ww2, his job was to repair all of the navy and marine corps planes that came to the base.

[@LS-vo7hc]

@@dillonsronce2583props to your grandfather😎 My father was in army air corps flying the “hump” supplying fuel out of India into Burma. He passed 3/17/22 7 days before his 99Th birthday. Very few of those guys left and we are poorer in their absence. Spread love Seek wisdom Peace

[@JasonMoir]

Seeing a carrier in person is something else. It's hard to appreciate how massive they are, even knowing they can hold 5,000+ people.

[@DianeJennings]

I wanna see one!

[@LindaC616]

​@DianeJennings there used to be one parked in the harbor not far from where I am now. If it were still there, I would probably be able to see it from my kitchen window. It had been mothballed, all technology removed, and there was one day a year where they would open it up and let people tour it, usually when tall ships came. Fun fact: it's how my Scottish grandmother friend almost got me arrested (the first time, in a double-header weekend). At the time, I did not live close by, and she said "I'd love to have a picture of that. we might get ships like that in Aberdeen, but usually they go up to Inverness." So I drove her on a public road where she could get out of the car and take a picture of it. And when she got back in the car, I could see the private coming toward our car. They actually wanted to confiscate this little Scottish grandmother's camera!

[@donovanfoto3263]

San Diego has the USS Midway Museum, which is open to the public. The number 11 is a misnomer. Many other ships are aircraft carriers, but are classified differently. LPH and other ships are aircraft carriers in reality. We have a HUGE navy and make sure the world knows it.

[@davidneel8327]

@@DianeJennings I once saw multiple carriers are the same time. I was on a business trip in the Seattle area and drove past several carriers at the docks outside of the naval base near to Seattle. I couldn't stop so no pictures. These were older designs but still HUGE.

[@jec6613]

@@DianeJennings On your next visit to the US stop by Intrepid in NYC, Midway down in San Diego, or Hornet, Yorktown, and Lexington around the rest of the coast - and remember that today's ships are still three times bigger. We also have a number of battleships spread around the US - North Carolina, Massachusetts, Alabama, Texas, New Jersey, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin

[@CapnDan57]

Right On, Diane. I spent 10 years in the Navy Anti-Submarine Warfare community. The same type of rotation -- Deployed, Preparing for Deployment, Maintenance & Upkeep -- is true for all types of ships, not just carriers. Ireland, ostensibly neutral, certainly does benefit from having a friendly, strong US military. Getting ready to launch my own boat tomorrow.

[@jec6613]

Quite the truth - and not just Ireland, Panama, Costa Rica, and many others in central and South America rely on the US Navy deterring any aggressor in the hemisphere. For the first half of the 20th century, Brazil, and Chile actually kept first class Navies, but once the two ocean navy act came into effect in 1940 they just stopped even trying to keep up and rely on the US Navy, providing port facilities in exchange for the understanding that we'd prevent any invasion. Japan, the Philippines, and Australia also rely on the US Navy to provide a strike force if required and only maintain a small self defense force and facilities for the US.

[@mrjuvy49]

The USS Sullivans has a port call with Ireland every so many yearsin Dublin.

[@neillenet291]

I served aboard the USS Nimitz from 80-84. I worked on the Flight Deck, and yes Diane, carriers are HUGE.

[@neillenet291]

@@WD-ih7vg I came aboard the Nimitz after they got back from filming that movie

[@beverlywooten2972]

Yes the Navy has alot of fire power PLUS 2 fully functional hospitals ships that include numerous operating rooms, and they do humanitarian deployments from time to time to different countries around the world USNS COMFORT AND USNS MERCY..( I miss being on the Mercy..beautiful ship inside and out ). GO NAVY 😉

[@jec6613]

The fact that the mission of USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are to be a military deterrence is still a bit mind bending to me - when they show up they say that the US is willing to accept a lot of casualties, and their secondary mission is humanitarian.

[@UtilityCurve]

​@@jec6613The largest hospital in Ireland has 700-ish beds. Mercy and Comfort have 1000 each. And they float.

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

There’s Diane de La Jennings. Back from her Friday absence. Glad you’ve returned

[@DianeJennings]

Thanks

[@edkeaton]

Happy Monday to you Diane! Glad to see you back as always! Hope that you had a fantastic weekend! I have found this video to be very interesting and insightful. Thanks for the upload! Enjoy your week! All the best to you and Chewie both! 😎👋😁

[@DianeJennings]

Thank you 😊

[@ExUSSailor]

The Nimitz Class carriers are 333m long overall, 77m at the beam, and, displace about 100,000 tons. The newest class, the Gerald R. Ford Class, is about the same size, although they displace a little more, because, of lots of new, advanced systems on-board.

[@ExUSSailor]

The truth is, nations like Russia, and, China NEED to be opposed, and, kept in check. The US is the ONLY nation that can reasonably do that. That is why we need to spend $800 billion per year on the Defense Department. Like it, or, not, we are the world's policemen.

[@paullangland7559]

My brother is in the Navy. He spent some time on a carrier. He was attached to a F-18 squadron at one point in his career.

[@DianeJennings]

Wow!

[@JefferyBrewe-mb1yh]

Thanks!

[@Philistine47]

10:00 "Two years old?" Yes, the Navy has requested permission from Congress to cut some really very new ships from the fleet. There's a lot of history behind these particular ships, but basically the Navy never really wanted them in the first place - and then they turned out to have serious problems.

[@michaelsommers2356]

Those new ships being decommissioned are those useless and worthless Littoral Combat Ships; ships that should never have been built in the first place.

[@nzlemming]

@@michaelsommers2356 They should have built Clitoral Action Vessels instead.

[@Caseytify]

@@michaelsommers2356 Ah, yes, the LCS. Also known as the Little Crappy Ship. The Navy wasted a huge amount of money on those white elephants.

[@BC-ui9yt]

When I saw the quick shot of one of those abominations, I just shook my head... yeah, build other types of ships, but preferably ones that are seaworthy and can actually, you know, engage in combat.

[@butchgriggs6325]

There's a few things wrong with this video. They do not know a damn thing other than poorly regurgitated content. Fact are not the strongest.

[@bdwon]

You are such an artist, Diane. And profoundly thoughtful. Thank you for your efforts.

[@Armando_Brown32]

Really enjoyed yesterdays patreon video other than the part about the Eagles vid. Chew looked like he had an amazing time.

[@DianeJennings]

Oh, thank you! I’m so glad 😊

[@mikeh720]

Three great years of my life were spent on an aircraft carrier (CVN-73). Hugely complex machine run and maintained by guys/girls in their 20s-30s and younger! Cheers Diane! Ps- thanks to your one collaboration with Joel and Lia, I just got home from an awesome vacation in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😀

[@DianeJennings]

Sounds like you had a great trip, Mike! I saw a photo!

[@eschiedler]

My first cousin died at age 20 while on deployment on a USN carrier, the Saratoga. On one of his letters home, he said the work was long hours and boring. I can tell you one of the saddest things you'll ever witness is what I did during his military funeral. They play taps and fire a three gun salute and fold the flag draped over his coffin and give it to the mother. Not a dry eye anywhere.

[@CreativeSteve69]

This was really fun to watch Diane. i got few family members who were part of the navy/army in some form. I know a little bit of Carriers. But this was a great video cuz I didn't know this much about them. I learned something new from this thanks.

[@wabash9000]

When they started slicing the butter for the bread I started laughing.

[@DianeJennings]

😂

[@rickeycarey4556]

Very interesting learning with you more about the 11 US navy air craft carriers. I do think the future robots and air craft drones will increase on air craft carriers to protect human life. Our houses will have to robots to do the work too like laundry, dishes, mow the lawn. I like when Chewie in the background hanging out in his bed. Thanks for making the start of the week joyful.

[@DianeJennings]

🥰 U2 Rickey!

[@rickeycarey4556]

@@DianeJennings 🥰🥂🎉

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

​​@@rickeycarey4556 we have robots now that do the laundry and the dishes. They are called the washing machine and the dishwasher respectively. And you can buy a robotic lawn mower.

[@danielbenincasa770]

Hi Diane! This is cool. My brother was in the US Navy from 1975 to 1978. He was stationed at North Fork, Virginia. He was a gunner on the USS Forrestal. It's retired or Decommissioned in 1993 and scrapped in 2015.

[@danreed5171]

kool...Hi I am Reed Hyland....my roots in Cork and Conemarra. this was very informative and interesting and dare I say Beautful, like you

[@alanhembra2565]

I served on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) from 1989 - 1993. You don’t get the force projection the American aircraft carriers have until you see them moored near an allied Navy ship and see the sheer size difference. Also being on top of a skyscraper in Singapore and looking out at the bay and seeing the shop and her escorts dwarfing everything out there.

[@charlesmarkley220]

My son is onboard right now. Very proud of him. Of course.

[@mattheweudy2396]

10:59 🤯the fact that 1 whole carrier needs to be present in the Mediterranean is a bit of an eye opener, they’re quite concerned with Diane & Chewie’s safety😜

[@HansDelbruck53]

Chewie's all the protection Diane needs. I pity the fool who crosses swords with Diane when Chewie's on guard.

[@Chrisrob90406]

The other area of projection (shared with the Mediterranean?) is the Indian Ocean ... the Middle East being in the middle.

[@MrSheckstr]

The basic 11 carrier make up allows for two carriers to be on station in the Atlantic (with the med included as part of that) and two carriers on station in the pacific theater (including the Indian ocean) , Four carriers at dock preparing to relieve those carriers on station , and three carriers in drydock dock for short term renovation, long term renovation, or on a training cruise (often in the gulf of Mexico near Pensacola Florida) Others have mention the 9 or so Wasp or America class “carriers” but the US navy does not fully consider them carriers because they are limited in the types of planes they can carry. Because these carriers cannot launch planes for Early warning radar, electronic warfare, refueling, and ASW (anti submarine warfare) they are not considered true FORCE PROJECTION carrier and are best suited for amphibious escort or Coastal defense

[@MGower4465]

They tried sending part of a carrier, but it had poor seakeeping traits and was hard to control in heavy waves.

[@mattheweudy2396]

@@MGower4465 😂 but they could really use 1.5 carriers in the Pacific

[@cbrbird]

We were in San Diego last December and watched two squadrons of Super Hornets launch, at night, from the Naval Air Station to join the USS Nimitz which had just sailed after maintenance at Bremerton, Washington. It was an awesome sight, and just a part of the aircraft that would be flying out to the ship. It really gives you an idea of the power that can be wielded by these ships...

[@BC-ui9yt]

I don't know what they carry now, but back in the day the wordstoeywas they had more firepower (including nukes) than was used in WWII. The entire war.

[@scottdean2199]

Crew is the right word. The ideal for aircraft carriers is to have enough for six months at sea and six months at port. This allows for plenty of downtime for maintenance of the aircraft and ship as well as reducing the mental stress on crew.

[@DianeJennings]

🎉

[@davidneel8327]

@@DianeJennings Navy nuclear subs have two crews. A gold and blue so they can switch out deployments.

[@RichardEckhard]

I was on a retired aircraft carrier and it was quite impressive. Thanks for the interesting video Diane!

[@gregmcmahon957]

I really enjoy this video. Happy Monday! I really hope you have a great week,

[@josephcote6120]

Diane, if you ever make it back to San Francisco, drop by and say hi, then go over to Alameda, an island city near Oakland. The retired aircraft carrier USS Hornet os docked there. Volunteers keep it maintained and it is open for tours. Sure it's old, but she's still a big girl. This was the aircraft carrier that picked up the astronauts after their trips to the moon. A lot of history there.

[@robbiemane]

u make a good point about the paint thing

[@patrickkujawa9083]

great show!! thanks!!

[@BasementBerean]

I've been on the USS Carl Vinson. (CVN 70) I remember being toward one end on the hanger deck and not being able to see the other end. Almost like a single large room going on forever. And, being up on the flight deck toward the rear end and not being able to see the front end of it. It was almost like looking over the horizon.

[@kateealer7]

One of the coolest things ever: watching the USS Eisenhower head out for deployment while running a 20 k outside of Norfolk. That ship is boss.

[@robc1952]

I was worried when you didn't post friday, glad you are ok

[@DianeJennings]

Sometimes I will post. Sometimes I will not. No need to worry, but thank you.

[@dvdbluraydude3038]

They’re floating cities, I read a story in the Navy Times, back in 90s, about 2 brothers that were on the same carrier and didn’t know it until their mother starting getting mail from the same ship.

[@DianeJennings]

Omg that’s totally wild

[@donovanfoto3263]

It's also NOT supposed to happen since the Five (5) Sullivan brothers died in ONE ATTACK. The navy has said two brothers CAN NOT serve on the same ship, at the same time. It still happens, but rarely.

[@dvdbluraydude3038]

@@donovanfoto3263 I believe they were either Step-brothers or half brothers, I forget.

[@donovanfoto3263]

Sounds most logical.

[@autocross350z]

@@donovanfoto3263 Me and my brother were on the same ship for about a year, we had a younger brother at home, I don't think they would let a whole family of brothers serve on the same ship

[@shaneb.7741]

I was privileged and proud to serve on 2 of those super carriers. Thanks for the video Diane. Now, like Chewie, I would like to take a nap.

[@DianeJennings]

He’s having one right now

[@wildbillnj1975]

My step-grandfather served on a destroyer in a carrier group during WWII in the Pacific. He said the carriers were the only ships whose galleys had enough freezer space to always keep ice cream on hand. If any airman went overboard, you can't stop a carrier to pick him up - one of the support ships would do it. They would pull alongside the carrier and throw a cable across between ships (like a giant clothesline), and send the airman back to the carrier in a bosun's chair, and in return the carrier would send back a 5 gallon tub of ice cream. (In case just saving the guy wasn't enough incentive for them.)

[@jj48]

If you ever want to visit one, we have museum ships all up and down the coast, and some of them are carriers. The USS Yorktown is pretty fascinating, if you ever find yourself visiting South Carolina.

[@stevenphilpott1493]

First ship was the Uss Oriskany CV34. She was an older style first commissioned in 1950. still a huge ship but dwarfed by the later nuke powered super carriers 950ft vs 1100 ft

[@bigscarysteve]

The Oriskany was the first ship to do what?

[@MrSheckstr]

My father served on the Nimitz for most of my elementary school years (2nd through 6th grade) about half of my birthdays were spent on the carrier with about a dozen of my classmates on a sort of mini field trip

[@mike28003]

Flight deck of a carrier is around 4 square acres. I was a plane captain in a hornet squadron attached to 2 different carriers USS Kitty Hawk and USS Carl Vinson.

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

Thanks Diane!

[@komcaloon5609]

It makes me very happy to see Diane take an interest in the US Navy and Naval Aviation❤ As massive as an aircraft carrier is it looks pretty small when you’re going over 130kts. I was not a carrier based aviator because my anti-submarine aircraft was too big to land on one, but you can see why Naval Aviators don’t like to be confused with Air Force pilots??😃. What a great Segue for a reaction to“Top Gun” Diane!😍😜

[@DianeJennings]

I should…

[@Caseytify]

Not to mention "pilot" has an entirely different meaning for navies. You don't call them pilots, you call them naval aviators. They even worked that into TOP GUN. Charlie was deliberately dissing Pete Mitchell when she said "Oh, you're a pilot!" That's also why he looks irritated when he corrects her "I'm a naval aviator, yes."

[@winterburden]

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

[@DianeJennings]

🎉😊

[@geodkyt]

There are a LOT of us in the business who don't think the 11 carrier number is sufficient. Just to cover the *peacetime* patrol requirements of the US Navy would take 13 carriers (4 regions - Atlantic, Med, Pacific, and Indian Ocean) with 3x carriers each, plus you've always got that one carrier in the shipyard for midlife refit for a couple of years). That gives you a single carrier group on station in each "area of interest", and the only way to add more carrier to a conflict is to defer maintenance and crew training by deploying carriers that would normally be in their homeports at that time. As we did when we surged carriers to "double up" to support operations in Afghanistan and Iraq... and the Navy is *still* suffering from deferred maintenance and training for surge deployments that happened years ago. We've also seen the impact on sailor retention, as sailors get out of the Navy because they kept doing multiple back to back deployments without ever returning home and seeing their families, getting their required training schools, etc. (Remember the collisions the Seventh Fleet kept having? That was the predictable result of working the fleet at surge rates for extended periods, and simply canceling necessary training courses.) And the "retiring brand new ships" thing? That's because the ships in question were so badly designed (due to badly thought out and contradictory requirements) they are a net *loss* to naval capacity - the resources to maintain and use the LCS class ships - note there were 2 different and mostly incompatible versions built at the same time, for political reasons - takes far more than simply building new ships that weren't designed to be a jack of all trades for the "no major wars, only peacekeeping in coastal regions from now on" mindset of the late 1990s. The LCS classes are *bad*, Diane... really bad - limited capability, limited endurance, poor survivability, and major systems are still having serious reliability issues. And they are super expensive to run, to boot - taking more to operate them than much larger ships that are far better in every single way. Naval engineers have been saying the hull code LCS actually stands for "Little Coffins for Sailors" for the last 20+ years. 😒

[@donovanfoto3263]

LCS - Littoral Combat Ship, a ship (poorly designed) to go into very shallow water, unlease holy hell and get outta Dodge quickly.

[@michaelsommers2356]

@@donovanfoto3263 Except they can't "release holy hell".

[@michaelsommers2356]

I saw a video here on YT about an LCS testing the ASuW module. Flight quarters was an all-hands evolution. If they were at flight quarters all day, as they could be given their mission, there was nobody to make lunch or supper. Even the captain took part in field day (while I have no objection to officers doing real work, I think the captain might have better ways to spend his time than polishing brass).

[@donovanfoto3263]

@@michaelsommers2356 : Undoubtedly the Captain was 'inspecting' something or other, instead of polishing 'BRIGHT WORK'.

[@michaelsommers2356]

@@donovanfoto3263 I don't remember whether he was specifically polishing brightwork, but he was definitely cleaning. He boasted about it.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Good video!! This is quite similar to the US Army's doctrine of having 10 active-duty divisions as well. Concept was (or when I was in US Army during the 1980s-1990s) to be able to fight 2 WARS at the same time. Idea was to have 4 Divisions fighting in each Theater of Operations (war) with 2 Divisions in reserve and be able to rotate a division out of the Theater of Operations for rest/refit. When I was in the US Army during the 1980s, there was a crap-ton of active-duty divisions (think about 18 in total). By about mid 1990s, with the downfall of the Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact, the US Army down sized and that was where the idea of a 10-Division Army being able to fight 2-wars at same time came about. The Army did not need the "excess" divisions.

[@Axxis270]

While the video is right it also leaves out another fact. The USA is huge and is basically surrounded by water on 3 sides with the West coast being cutoff from easy access by water from the rest of the country and thus you need a large enough navy just on that side of the country alone to defend itself. That doesn't even include Hawaii or Alaska and the US territories of Puerto Rico, The US Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa. Then you add in places like Japan and Taiwan, and several others, who we also protect. How many different navies does Europe have combined? The USA is almost as large as all of Europe combined with all their different navies so it only stands to reason we need a huge navy.

[@lisapop5219]

Our son was on the covid cruise on 2020-21. It was ridiculous as well as long. He was a Marine on float.

[@charlesmarkley220]

My son is onboard the USS Nimitz right now. He is 19 and decided to serve the cause of peace. Obviously I am incredibly proud of him.

[@mrjuvy49]

So am i. My son is a navy Commander and is now the CO of the Kansas City reserve unit.

[@tomdodds8091]

In an emergency situation, that 1/3 of the carriers on training schedules would be moved to "on-the-job" training ASAP. They'd have had training scheduled regularly prior to that, so it's not like they'd be way behind the curve.

[@Oneway_myway]

One of the long passageways on a Nimitz class carrier… the best way to describe how long it is, is to face two large mirrors at each other, then look at one of them. It seems just as infinite on the O-3 level. You just keep walking and walking for 1000 feet stepping over the knee knockers every thirty feet

[@jordanroth5797]

Alright, so you had asked if it is called a crew while the ship is deployed. While you can use that term to encompass the broad spectrum of personnel on the ship, we generally split the personnel into 2 groups: Ships Force (those assigned to the ship itself) and the Air Wing (those assigned to the various aircraft squadrons that are only on the ship while out to sea). While deployed it takes a combined group effort to make it all work as smoothly as it does.

[@toddlower5546]

"Aircraft Carriers are so big." Modern cruise ships are longer & heavier.

[@MrJneesy]

served aboard the Forrestal CV59 and the Kennedy CV67 its hard to describe the sheer size of these monsters

[@BillW1]

Go Navy!!! Beat Army!!! I wasn't in the Navy. Relatives were. Plus I live about 10 miles from the USNA.

[@DianeJennings]

Go sports! 😂

[@donovanfoto3263]

U.S. Navy - U Should Never Again Volunteer Yourself

[@michaelsommers2356]

I lived in Bowie when I was a kid. My father covered Navy football for the _Evening Star_ in Washington during the Staubach era.

[@BillW1]

@@michaelsommers2356 I grew up in New Carrollton, and delivered the Evening Star.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 2:47. Howdy there, Miss Diane & Chewy! 🤠 Ahem. Psst! Ships carry boats and sometimes other ships, but boats can't carry ships! Excluding toys and models. 😁

[@ronshepherd6950]

USN - been there, done that: 1978 through 1992

[@gspot2112]

Miss Diane you are so cool. Love your content. 🇮🇪🇺🇸

[@DOffio]

Diane, The carrier flight deck is 2 HECTARES in area. (5 acres.)

[@417jumps3]

333 meters long, 75 meters wide, over 102,000 tons, 70+ aircraft and when they’re in port they have their own zip code!!

[@nickerpsg1]

Those carriers have 70 planes each and are manned by almost 6,000 crew members...oh, and they now have a 12th (USS Gerald Ford) with major updated effects !!

[@yugioht42]

Copper based paint is on every ship meaning it’s not getting scratched. copper creates a shell on the metal. Besides the engineers are more worried about bomb and torpedo hits than paint. Honestly ships get a full repaint every week anyway to keep rust out. It’s normal and scratches aren’t anything to be worried about. Champagne bottles when smashed on ships actually flow down as the glass drops onto the dry dock with the alcohol.

[@markdoherty3718]

Chewie is unimpressed with this subject, he needs a sign that reads "Make treats not fleets" Great job Diane.

[@DianeJennings]

He’s a lover

[@LindaC616]

​@@DianeJenningswhat does Chew like to watch on tv?

[@dillonsronce2583]

I have a good friend who was in the navy for about 7 or 8 years and he served on an aircraft carrier the whole time.

[@jamesslick4790]

We learned (From our "Mum", the UK) to have a big Navy, And, then we added Air power to that. 12:30 I don't HAVE TO "imagine". I'm on Concast!

[@doughinkley8796]

You mentioned the size, With a total load displacement of 97,000t, these 332.8m-long aircraft carriers have a 4.5-acre flight deck capable of carrying over 60 aircraft. These ships can accommodate 3,000 to 3,200 ship company, 1,500 air wings, and 500 other crew are powered by two nuclear reactors and can reach a speed of over 30 kt. There are 2.47105 acres to a hector.

[@rogergray2247]

Hi Diane! I was in the Navy back in the day. I didn't much care for it when I was in, but do miss the travel and the friends I made there. Then I got a job at Kodak. But I lost it, so now I'm out of the picture. Have a great Monday!

[@DianeJennings]

😂😂😂

[@brstahl]

Just as a comparison, in WWII, the U.S. had 111 aircraft carriers, with more on order that were cancelled at the end of the war.

[@DianeJennings]

😱

[@Chrisrob90406]

@@DianeJennings Back then there were many different sizes and uses. Sort of like helo carriers today.

[@patrioticz2858]

0:33 they want to make it 13, it is so you can have 2 or so in maintenance but have more that can be in service like swap them out

[@TR4200]

Imagine, flying your first mission over the sea and seeing your aircraft carrier. It looks like a postage stamp from the sky. Then realizing you have to land on it.

[@DianeJennings]

😱 I couldn’t do it

[@donovanfoto3263]

It's mostly handled by computer, (ACLS) which is why it isn't THAT impressive. Auto Carrier Landing System

[@Chrisrob90406]

Carriers are part of "Carrier Groups" (Carrier Strike Groups/Carrier Attack Groups) that are a strategy of large navel groups with all kinds of capabilities (and support ships) that were developed during World War II. These are big operations. There is more to US military strategy than just the Navy and there have been strategizing & adjusting the makeup of carrier groups for decades. (like shifting to the use of missile based ships and away from carriers or more use of helo carriers) Carrier groups can have more than one carrier ... common in the 1940's.50's though less so now. Yes, the US has more carrier groups than the rest of the world combined. Some countries have a carrier (often just a helo carrier) but not enough ships to make up a carrier group. The whole contingent is needed to make it all work.

[@darrenshoults4620]

I did a 6 month tour of the Persian Gulf and that was a mental and emotional trial. Never knowing when you might be hit by a Silkworm Missile or run into a mine that is sitting 9 to 12 feet below the waves to tear a ten foot hole below the waterline. A 340 day tour of duty is not a pleasant thought.

[@mattheweudy2396]

2:43 I once rode on a mini carrier overnight, & it was much bigger than I expected, “small island” is accurate

[@KNETTWERX]

In addition to the 11 CVN’s (aircraft carriers), the US also has 9 LHD/LHA class ships that are amphibious assault ships capable of carrying up to 20 F-35 B aircraft. Usually these amphibious ships carry a mix of F-35 B’s, helicopters, and Osprey aircraft as well as amphibious ground forces (aka Marines).

[@KNETTWERX]

I should also add that the LHD/LHA ships are about the same size as a WWII aircraft carrier.

[@frosty3693]

Launching a ship, often there is a bar/blade welded to the bow that the bottle is hit against to make sure it breakes. If the bottle does not break is very bad luck. The ships are not finished when they are launched so there is plenty of time to remove the bar and repaint the bow. Each carrier carries enough aircraft to equal, or surpass, the airpower of the airforce of any othe nation ranking seventh or less in the world. (read that somewhere but don't remember where)

[@jameshorn270]

Realistically, there are the Atlantic/Mediterranean, the Indian, and the Pacific Oceans. It is unusual for there to be more than two carriers active in one ocean at time. The other carriers are in training, others are undergoing maintenance or upgrades. The nuclear engines give unlimited range, but in peace time, we cannot keep the crews at sea for years at a time. There was a documentary series which followed a carrier crew on deployment to the Persian Gulf over 8 or 9 months. In that time, the carrier made multiple port calls, and was not on station for all of that period.

[@jjmcgee83]

I did an extended tour on the the Nimitz ;) Feb 2004 - Jul 2010. Saw a lot of the planet. Unfortunately, 70% of the earth is water. JK, Made it to Dubai, Perth, HK, Singapore and Tokyo to name a few after four deployments. Worked in Reactor department.

[@Canthus13]

So yeah. We have 11 supercarriers. We also have 9 (Eventually 11) amphibious assault ships, which are basically smaller aircraft carriers (And 'smaller' is deceptive. Those amphibious assault ships are the same size as an essex class fleet carrier in WWII) that carry 20ish F-35s or helicopters or a mix of the two. THey also carry about a battalion of marines and all their equipment.

[@TheSocratesian]

The US Cyber Command was elevated to a major combatant command by the Pentagon a few years ago. It is a very capable force and is growing.

[@donise8406]

If you think 11 is alot during WWII we started with 5 outdated ones and by the end of the war had 17 Fleet Carriers and 122 Escort Carriers

[@MrJonnydanger]

The USA actually has 8 more aircraft carriers on top of the 11, that are smaller and used by the marines that carry attack helicopters and vertical take off and landing f-35s

[@michaelsommers2356]

Although those ships carry aircraft, they are not aircraft carriers, as that term is used. They only carry helicopters and perhaps VSTOL planes; they don't and can't carry fixed-wing planes such as on real carriers. Their job is to land and support marines on hostile shores, not to fight enemy surface fleets.

[@jimtrela7588]

Look at the count of carriers and escort carriers the U.S. had in WW II.

[@jeffdege4786]

​@@michaelsommers2356They are as or more capable than what most other nations call aircraft carriers.

[@mattheweudy2396]

13:09 it seems to me that it was only 30 years ago that internet was almost non-existent in most people’s day to day lives, a forced switch back would be a nuisance, but I think we’d manage.

[@bigscarysteve]

Thirty years ago, I had never heard of the internet. I first started hearing about it in 1994. I first saw it on a computer screen in December 1996. I didn't become a user of the internet until 2000. In 2013, I had a five-month long interruption in my internet service, and I barely missed it. I've been having connection issues over the past couple months, and life now seems impossible without it.

[@kennethkaetterhenry7592]

I served aboard two carriers, Nimitz and Eisenhower

[@JL-by6ce]

80 born black dude who got blessed to serve overseas 20 years ago, I still feel like her. Never saw one in action, much less the strike group. BUT THATS CRAZY STILL 🙃🫡💪🏽💯😎

[@ironwarmonger]

Cyber-War-Fare sound dangerous, but remember the seen from Starship Troopers, if you stop the hand from pressing the button you have stopped the threat. That is why the U.S. had the military it does, and had back up system for everything. They still use paper charts for a reason (and the last Navy that still does), shortwave been around for more then a century and it still used, etc.

[@wilgarcia1]

Those looked like F18 fighter planes. Did a quick google and they are about 50 feet long. Probably way smaller than you think. =) Most people only think of airliners when they think of airplanes cause its the only type they see. Fun fact the worlds smallest airplane is under 9 feet long =)

[@LClark-ry9to]

Hello. I love your channel. Texas U.S. Navy Veteran They are called U.S Navy Sailors. 🇺🇸

[@davidleatherneck]

Well, actually, the first example of rapid deployment was in Kuat, when we drove Sadam and his Red Guard back to the Bag. The huge number of Sadams soldiers surrendering on the battlefield was stunning.

[@slytlygufy]

Kuwait, Saddam, and Revolutionary Guard. The Red Guard were Chinese.

[@davidleatherneck]

@@slytlygufy ,,, Ahh, yes. Thanks for the correction.

[@alu.minium521]

Awwwww thanks for the compliment Diane. I pretended to be one of those highly trained specialists serving on CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson. Yes carriers are big. BOOP

[@DianeJennings]

Very cool!

[@Shasta--1]

We had ways which we used effectively to cut those underwater cables back in WWII, so I'm sure we have them now. And are probably better at finding them.

[@TwistedSisterHaratiofales]

In the 1980's when I was in the Navy it was 14, plus we have 4 Battleships.

[@ronbusby4596]

There's also many carriers in the reserve fleet which could be rushed into service.

[@scottferguson2092]

Great video Diane! US aircraft carriers are pretty impressive, but also a bit scary. Definitely wouldn't want the US military to flex its might my way (Canada), although it would be over pretty quick I'm certain.

[@tisjester]

Naw.. You have that secret weapon.. Maple Syrup - Just hose down any invading force with that and you will win by default!

[@scottferguson2092]

@@tisjester Canada does actually have a Maple Syrup Strategic Reserve! (Really, look it up) 🍁🍁🍁

[@tisjester]

@@scottferguson2092 I know this. I watched a KZbin on it. USA we have Cheese Strategic Reserve lol.. Cheese!! ?!?!?

[@scottferguson2092]

@@tisjester I heard that. It’s underground somewhere I think, isn’t it?

[@oldmanghost219]

Taffy 3 --- One of the many incredible stories of WW2. The Japanese had a plan to lure the 3rd fleet away from protecting the landings at Leyte Gulf from the northern approach. It worked and Taffy 3 with a few small ships was left there. A large powerful Japanese fleet approached from the north and began firing. Taffy 3 didn't have much to fight them with. They knew it was suicide but they attacked with such furry that they fooled the Japanese into thinking that 3rd fleet was there. Captain Ernest E. Evans of USS Johnston did not hesitate. He led the attack knowing it was suicide. He did not survive. along with 90 others from his ship. Planes were making strafing runs some with no ammunition. ... [ “This is going to be a fighting ship. I intend to go in harm’s way, and anyone who doesn’t want to go along had better get off right now.” Lt. Ernest E. Evans, at the commissioning of the USS Johnston, October 27, 1943.]

[@Rick-lb8sm]

I don't know how much credit I would give to this guy the reason why there is an odd amount of aircraft carriers it's because we have one stationed at Japan at all times and the aircraft carriers that's always mentioned are active aircraft carriers how many do you think United States has in dry dock

[@2gnospam]

I have spent two weeks aboard two Nimitz carriers. I was fortunate enough to catapult off both. Given my layman's experience, there is nothing that can compete with their capability.

[@andyjg13]

My job takes me to aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships regularly. In a couple weeks I'm going underway on one for a few days and am not looking forward to it. ☹️

[@Sunset553]

I have relatives who were in the Navy and I wish I could get them to talk more about submarines and aircraft carriers and anything else they can talk about.

[@BillW1]

Happy happy Monday Diane!

[@DianeJennings]

😊happy Monday to you!

[@michaelsherck5099]

We need more battleships, in case the aliens invade. That wasn't a movie, it was a documentary! 😊

[@darthken815]

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Thunder!

[@likeorasgod]

@@darthken815 I know it was a movie and I know it's not suppose to be real, but the only thing I keep asking, "Where they get the powder for them guns?" LOL That not something you keep on a museum ship.

[@darrenshoults4620]

I had to be flown to the USS Enterprise by helicopter to have my wisdom teeth removed. I was totally lost, the thing is literally a floating city of 3,000 people plus hangers, machine shops, maintenance bays, offices, everything you need for a airport and city support services. As a small town boy, l was overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of the place.