Submarines - Extreme Technology - Big Bigger Biggest

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
  • At 171 metres long, the USS Pennsylvania is the biggest submarine in the US Navy. It can dive deeper than a thousand feet, sail for 20 years without refuelling, and remain submerged for up to 6 months. The vessel carries a crew of 155 men and a deadly nuclear arsenal. The film investigates how this submarine was made possible through a series of six historic engineering breakthroughs. We explore the inner workings of six landmark submarines, including the tiny Turtle and colossal German U-Boats. Each features a major technological innovation that allowed engineers to build bigger submarines, including the development of underwater breathing, torpedo’s, missile launch systems, and stealth technology. Using computer-generated imagery this film reveals the incredible stories behind these machines and the inventions that have allowed them to grow in size. Six ingenious leaps forward enabling submarines to evolve, from BIG, to BIGGER, into the US Navy’s BIGGEST.
    00:00 Introduction
    03:11 Breathing Underwater - Turtle Submersible Vessel
    13:23 Manoeuvrability - H L Hunley
    19:48 Torpedo - U-66 German U-Boat
    25:32 Power - USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
    32:08 Nuclear Strike - USS George Washington (CVN-73)
    39:49 Stealth - USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)
    Episode from the “Big Bigger Biggest” documentary series exploring the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop some of the largest structures in existence.
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  • @janl4062
    @janl4062 Před 11 měsíci +311

    This is the kind of production I want to see on television. A perfectly crafted documentary, from authentic footage and experiments to animations. Incredibly fascinating. I enjoyed every minute of it.

    • @Vreth6
      @Vreth6 Před 10 měsíci +29

      These are old TV shows ☺️ I remember swing Big Bigger Biggest on TV 20 years ago or more, on Discovery Channel or National Geographic can't remember which channel

    • @breakthecycle5238
      @breakthecycle5238 Před 10 měsíci +11

      The sound effects made it very entertaining.😁

    • @brianm5753
      @brianm5753 Před 10 měsíci +4

      they made weapons of mass destruction sound sexy

    • @neilcowan535
      @neilcowan535 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Way too much 'Big Bigger Biggest' graphics combined with loud clunking noises for my liking.

    • @legodestroyer2738
      @legodestroyer2738 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@breakthecycle5238 Yes! Like when they were putting on the fuel tanks on that fuel sub..

  • @retirednuke
    @retirednuke Před rokem +1369

    I served for 20 years on submarines, and my last one was an Ohio-Class SSBN. An absolute beast.

    • @jack1979o
      @jack1979o Před rokem +75

      Ohio>:)

    • @noahwiebe2558
      @noahwiebe2558 Před rokem

      @@jack1979o shut up normie

    • @mangeunleashed1380
      @mangeunleashed1380 Před rokem +54

      I did 10 years on Frigates ASW. Glad we're on the same team 🤝

    • @Firstname137
      @Firstname137 Před rokem +17

      Ive always been curious about this, what was your guys food like?
      In boot, we had a recruit who complained about the food and one of our Di's chewed him out and said something like
      "If you wanted good food you should have joined the Airforce or tried for the subs, in my Corps you eat what you get and you learn to love it!"
      On that day I also learnt that the heating packs for food were supposedly for officers, LOL .
      Which of course was not true, but became the norm much later when we would field strip our MRES to cut weight.

    • @deantait8326
      @deantait8326 Před rokem +14

      @@jack1979o yes, ohio high in the middle and round on both ends :-)

  • @Objection_23and1
    @Objection_23and1 Před 10 měsíci +339

    The OceanGate has truly ignited the urge to learn about submersibles and the titanic like a crazy person. So bizarre yet powerful, poetic tragedy. This submarine is just so amazing!!!

    • @kennethwilliams8240
      @kennethwilliams8240 Před 10 měsíci +25

      Let's not forget that a submersible& submarines are 2 completely different technologies.

    • @notoriousnat92
      @notoriousnat92 Před 10 měsíci +8

      I don’t think they oceangate imploded, if they found ash and no bodies, it was hit with a missile. Just from what I’ve gathered about submarines, submersibles, implosions and explosions. Anything unidentified traveling at those depths would be “blown away”

    • @Maldoror200
      @Maldoror200 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @Objection_23and1..💀.."poetic tragedy".., Hmmm, how strangely erotic..🥀

    • @justinaugustine7234
      @justinaugustine7234 Před 10 měsíci +1

      i came here for that too. Really wonder how Engineers created this insane Underwater Submarine

    • @rssvss
      @rssvss Před 10 měsíci +8

      ​@@notoriousnat92😅😅😅😅😅

  • @lucianduggins1729
    @lucianduggins1729 Před rokem +18

    This sent me way back, to watching these as a young child, and where my love of engineering began. Thank you

  • @Daneki
    @Daneki Před rokem +75

    The format of this, bouncing between the original ideas and how they've evolved and are applied today, is fantastic.

  • @michael2782
    @michael2782 Před rokem +84

    As a crew member on the USS Growler, SSG-577, we served up to 3 months per mission. This was a diesel electric (batteries) boat where air, water and food were all at a premium. Like the "leap 5" boats in this excellent video we had to surface to launch our strategic Regulus missile AND guide them to their designated targets with radar. Upon release of the Polaris boats information we were green with envy, where they had gold and blue crews who swapped every other period at sea we we had black and blue crews (no swapping). Brings back fond memories.

    • @nazigrammar9728
      @nazigrammar9728 Před rokem

      Who the fck needs u? Be a doctor, dentist etc, not a useless trash who takes our taxes

    • @buckhorntx
      @buckhorntx Před rokem +2

      Don’t know if I feel safe or terrified after learning all that. Kudos to the S”quids” of these incredible machines for their service. Makes my Icebreaker time in the 60’s seem like a canoe ride by comparison!!

    • @michael2782
      @michael2782 Před rokem +2

      @First Last Actually submarines used to always be named after a fish - of which a Growler is one (I'm old - no sense of humor left 🙃) .

    • @timothy7497
      @timothy7497 Před rokem

      Gold crew here, you have a right to your envy !! Camping on the beach for days in Hawaii , skin diving , Yep.

    • @markbilsborough4150
      @markbilsborough4150 Před 7 měsíci

      And there is that DASO run in Ft. Lauderdale during spring break. Fond memories.

  • @Alex462047
    @Alex462047 Před 9 měsíci +10

    I'm not sure when this documentary was written, but propellers (propulsion units) have come a long way since this tech. Fully shrouded water pumps are used now, with a turbine designed to minimise localised water pressure drops (which lead to cavitation). It's all very advanced now.

    • @g60corrado91
      @g60corrado91 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @Alex462047, it was originally from 2009, so probably filmed in the mid 2000’s.

  • @stuartking256
    @stuartking256 Před rokem +20

    I've never had anything to do with the Marines, Ships, or Submarines, but this is a fantastic video production. Thank you. 👋👋

  • @jessicabuckman9675
    @jessicabuckman9675 Před rokem +552

    I absolutely enjoyed every single minute of this video, WELL DONE to the people who made this video.

    • @randyhoffa1809
      @randyhoffa1809 Před rokem +2

      8hpg

    • @jimbob-robob
      @jimbob-robob Před rokem +9

      Yes, knowing how Armageddon can be unleashed upon fellow humans is so uplifting and heartwarming...

    • @Yeet42069
      @Yeet42069 Před rokem +21

      @@jimbob-robob It is, if you also know that the reason we enjoy peace is because of these weapons of mass destruction.

    • @wilspu5590
      @wilspu5590 Před rokem

      Cycling shorts?

    • @lechar92
      @lechar92 Před rokem +3

      it's because it's from the 90s or early 00s, when tv was still good

  • @gary3696
    @gary3696 Před rokem +14

    Father of an ex-submariner here, really enjoyed the video, thanks.

  • @Zevonfan524
    @Zevonfan524 Před rokem +13

    Andrew needs to start a CZcams channel. I’d love to hear him explain all manner of science.

    • @robertjenkins2948
      @robertjenkins2948 Před 9 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/w2wi6T4P9-U/video.html he's a regular on the royal institute

  • @PerfectedEvil
    @PerfectedEvil Před 10 měsíci +3

    I had the good fortune to be sail boating off Maui when a Los Angeles class submarine surfaced in the waterway between Maui and Lanai. It cruised past me majestically, and then another surfaced and cruised near the first submarine. A few submariners were on deck of both submarines. I lost site of them when I rounded Polihua Beech to continue my day sail. But it was a highlight of my 5 years on Maui. All my nearly 6 decades living near Bremerton, never saw one. Go live on Maui for a few years and see 2 at the same time. Fricking awesome!

  • @nathanpell-cook4122
    @nathanpell-cook4122 Před rokem +325

    Submarines are fascinating to me. So much power, responsibility, and advanced stealth capabilities in a tube that can hold over 100 men and go so deep its almost unfathomable in my eyes. Imagine no windows, no sunshine, and no loved ones for 6 months at a time.

    • @eyesuckle
      @eyesuckle Před rokem +26

      Did you say. . . "unfathomable"?😉

    • @Nevir202
      @Nevir202 Před rokem +8

      @@eyesuckle lol

    • @nathanpell-cook4122
      @nathanpell-cook4122 Před rokem +7

      @@eyesuckle Yes it's a word Look up the definition

    • @nathanpell-cook4122
      @nathanpell-cook4122 Před rokem +10

      @@eyesuckle unfathomable-
      incapable of being fully explored or understood or impossible to measure the extent of.

    • @eyesuckle
      @eyesuckle Před rokem +21

      @@nathanpell-cook4122 Whoosh.

  • @thundercat277
    @thundercat277 Před rokem +24

    Superb engineering on single sub hulls for submarines makes them smaller than the double hull design and is more maneuverable with stealth !

  • @can2allen210
    @can2allen210 Před 10 měsíci +21

    I remember watching this when I was 8 or 9, completely awestruck of the engineering and the power of this submarine. This show sparked my imagination of what could be built and the boundaries that could be pushed. Amazing show

  • @caliado
    @caliado Před 10 měsíci +2

    Love how enthusiastic the chemists 👨‍🔬 are in teaching and encouraging learning.

  • @georgecaceres9840
    @georgecaceres9840 Před rokem +68

    No wonder why the level of discipline the crew most have to run this incredible piece of art machine. Excellent video

    • @DodgyDaveGTX
      @DodgyDaveGTX Před rokem +3

      Absolutely. You couldn't get me to step foot inside a submarine, it's way too claustrophobic.

  • @whatta7793
    @whatta7793 Před rokem +21

    I usually don't watch videos this long on CZcams, but damn if I didn't watch every second of this one. Very very well made video.

  • @EaglePMAC1862
    @EaglePMAC1862 Před 8 měsíci +2

    It was very enjoyable to watch.. And very educating.. The experiments was an added touch. Very informative. Thanks

  • @vali4487
    @vali4487 Před 10 měsíci +38

    What a great trip thru history ❤️ When I first started the video and I saw 46 minutes, i was not sure i’m gonna make it to the end, but actually i’m sad it finished so fast. Great documentary!

    • @samuelodan2376
      @samuelodan2376 Před 10 měsíci +1

      My exact thought. I initially thought it would take a couple days to watch it through, but I finished it without even pausing.

    • @mkhanman12345
      @mkhanman12345 Před měsícem

      Im going to watch

  • @FatRescueSwimmer04
    @FatRescueSwimmer04 Před rokem +12

    When I was on SSBN-743 (USS Louisiana, she's 8 year's newer than the Pennsylvania) for 6 years, I always imagined myself on a space ship/star trek made the work day tolerable and sometimes fun lol. I was glad to move on to Aviation side of the Navy though NGL haha

  • @DarkKnight-zf2yj
    @DarkKnight-zf2yj Před rokem +5

    Ah yes, quality content
    I enjoyed every minute of it, thank you

  • @user-lm1zt7zy2k
    @user-lm1zt7zy2k Před 9 měsíci +2

    I love how they explained the advancement of technology succinctly.. Que história sobre submarinos espetaculare! Gostei muito e recomendo. .

  • @rayb3117
    @rayb3117 Před rokem +11

    My hat is off to anyone who can endure 75 days at sea, and, underwater. I like my wide open space and sky. Congrats to the men and women who who do this, you are the heroes of the sea.

  • @brianross4190
    @brianross4190 Před rokem +9

    All our submarines are built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in RI ! It takes almost 5000 people mostly welders to create these boats. Best job in the world with the best Teams of CoWorkers along with the Navy’s Inspectors and engineers on site !

  • @thekameleon9785
    @thekameleon9785 Před 9 měsíci

    I always looked up to soldiers. And special forces etc.. but i think these Submariners deserve more credit.

  • @gunther-e39
    @gunther-e39 Před rokem +4

    After the Type VII U boat, there shouldve been the type XXI that really revolutionaized the entire concept and is the true grandfather of ALL modern submarines. First type U-boat in human history that was from the drawing board designed as meant to be operated 99% underwater rather than as a surface ship, like the earlier U-boats that mostly used to dive for rather short amounts of time, and only to evade destroyers and such... the Type XXI on the other hand, was pretty much designed and built to do everything... while underwater.

  • @bowlampar
    @bowlampar Před rokem +83

    From a turtle developed into a highly sophisticated underwater war machine that not only can bring enormous destruction to enemy naval fleet but also to our earth in a timely manner.

    • @VirgilTStone
      @VirgilTStone Před rokem +6

      Big bangs make a big mess

    • @sovietsymp803
      @sovietsymp803 Před rokem +19

      @@VirgilTStone Yep, just ask your parents.

    • @tcf70tyrannosapiensbonsai
      @tcf70tyrannosapiensbonsai Před rokem +6

      I hope one day such devices will be rosted and rotted away and forgotten.

    • @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
      @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman Před rokem

      @@tcf70tyrannosapiensbonsai ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @limberekurraru6155
      @limberekurraru6155 Před rokem

      All these sophisticated war machines are to kill people(ourselves), not, lions, not rattle snakes, jaguars? So we can easily wipe ourselves out of existence. if USA, Russia, China have these arsenals and decided to go to a full scale war, it means the earth will be depopulated in days. What is the use? How stupid?

  • @claytondennis8034
    @claytondennis8034 Před rokem +45

    I'm a former Submariner, so, I am biased; but almost every aspect of operating a Submarine is fascinating. The parallels of Submarining to space survivability are interesting as well, but I've seen few people talk about that.

    • @gerry45
      @gerry45 Před rokem

      i would like to know how deep she can go

  • @sanfo2003
    @sanfo2003 Před rokem +4

    As a kid I grew up on the beach near Seattle where the Bremerton ship yard is. They would take submarines out in Puget Sound for testing and I would take my 16' ski boat out to watch them. I would be paralleling the submarine, at a distance, when all of a sudden this large, noisy plume of water would spray up meaning the submarine was getting ready to dive. I would tag along and watch it go under until you would never know anything was there. It was kind of creepy, but cool.

  • @h4l0g3n
    @h4l0g3n Před rokem +7

    Chapter timestamp/footnote for "32:08 Nuclear Strike - USS George Washington "mentions CVN-73 (CV = Carrier Vessel/Aircraft Carrier, N = Nuclear Propulsion); I think you meant to put the hull designation of the similarly-named submarine instead. The one you're mentioning is SSBN-598 (SS = Submarine/Submersible Ship, B = Ballistic Missile, N = Nuclear Propulsion).
    I love the video! I used to serve on the same class of submarine featured in this video (SSBN-738 / USS Maryland).

    • @dolfinwriter5389
      @dolfinwriter5389 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Great catch on the hull number! I didn't see that!

  • @nthused
    @nthused Před rokem +11

    Submariner here as well…USS Florida (G)…it was great seeing the Pennsylvania and her crew here! Very good video explaining the technology of the ship at a high level.

  • @StarrDust0
    @StarrDust0 Před rokem +12

    it was really well done documentaries like this that inspired me to get into engineering.

  • @Paulius-lb4ng
    @Paulius-lb4ng Před 9 měsíci

    If I owned Hollywood, the special agent Scientist in the Lab would make for a great Q character with absolutely no acting needed at all.

  • @rjust2297
    @rjust2297 Před rokem +7

    Understanding of swimming pool engineering on simple levels. And then also having an excellent internal gyroscope and becoming part of the machine that you're driving.. could you imagine if that just came naturally.

  • @NaveenKumar-vj9sc
    @NaveenKumar-vj9sc Před rokem +8

    What a way to tell a story with complementing animation about the technology transformation. Thank you! I have enjoyed a lot while watching it. Wish for more informative videos similar to this in technology transformation. Thanks!

  • @tarastikhomirov6609
    @tarastikhomirov6609 Před rokem +2

    My uncle was an officer on the first nuclear submarine in the Soviet Union. They completed the first ever around the world tour without surfacing the sub. Pretty cool stuff.

    • @dolfinwriter5389
      @dolfinwriter5389 Před 11 měsíci

      @tarastikhomirov6609 Is this another "it was invented in Russia" communist fabrication? USS TRITON did the first submerged circumnavigation of the Earth, not the Soviets.
      I'm not saying you're wrong, but are there more details to this story that would clarify what appear to be a conflict with actual history?

  • @jilokizito1705
    @jilokizito1705 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Very great teachers in this clip. No way you'll hate physics or chemistry with them.

  • @MrPilgrim
    @MrPilgrim Před rokem +4

    I love the little James Bond music in the background

  • @2dolphins980
    @2dolphins980 Před rokem +21

    My son a "nuke" on a fast attack submarine. The engineers on board are incredible and face a huge myriad of challenges everyday and every hour. WE SALUTE YOU!

  • @AndrewGogus
    @AndrewGogus Před 10 měsíci

    The more I realize how dedicated and amazing Americans were back then. They created all this from scratch, making breakthroughs in invention and technology each time.

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    @trakyboy5128 Před rokem

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  • @shirleycrosner634
    @shirleycrosner634 Před rokem +11

    Excellent presentation - thank you ❤

  • @JoseFerreira-lh1zj
    @JoseFerreira-lh1zj Před rokem +11

    Very interesting and informative. Amazing technology.

  • @c3p0r2d2abc
    @c3p0r2d2abc Před rokem +5

    For big, bigger biggest I would have expected a mention of the Russian Typhoon. By far the largest submarine ever build.

  • @hxxua
    @hxxua Před rokem +159

    I never expected how much I would enjoy this. Props to the makers they know what they are doing.

  • @dflo4165
    @dflo4165 Před rokem +14

    I used to work on the periscopes on the Los Angeles class subs. I thought these boats were big, until I got to see an Ohio class “boomer”. Now these are big boats. That was back in the 70’s and 80’s. When I retired in 92 the newer scopes didn’t even penetrate the “people tank”. These were inside the sail. They had cameras instead of actually seeing the light coming throughout the tube section to an eyepiece. You just looked at screens. Pretty neat.
    I got to see into the reactor once, now that topped everything. The only thing they would run out of underwater was food. Submariners are very unique people, it not just for anybody. I almost went that route. All are volunteers. Highly intelligent to start with, and they do years or training.

    • @mikewithers299
      @mikewithers299 Před rokem +1

      I almost went into the Navy out of high-school but backed down before signing the papers. The thought of being next to nukes in a metal tube under water was too much for me. I can't even swim! 🤣🤣 Don't get me wrong, I'm fascinated by these machines and how awesome they are. I missed a great opportunity now that I see how safe they are

    • @krashd
      @krashd Před rokem +1

      If you think An Ohio-class is big you should see a Typhoon, it has twice the displacement of an Ohio and the size of a WW2 aircraft carrier.

    • @dflo4165
      @dflo4165 Před rokem

      @@krashd I would love to have seen a typhoon! But today, many are just radioactive hulks. I wonder if any are still in service! Even back in the day, I don’t think they would have let me onboard. I wasn’t important enough to get an invitation!!

  • @davy1458
    @davy1458 Před rokem +4

    That 1776 turtle sub totally has the best sound.

  • @spenserkao
    @spenserkao Před rokem

    Among so many documentaries introducing nuclear submarine, this is the best! Especially, the use of CGI is doing its job perfectly.

  • @SkyAIChannel
    @SkyAIChannel Před měsícem +2

    The format of this, bouncing between the original ideas and how they've evolved and are applied today, is fantastic

  • @lawrenceleverton7426
    @lawrenceleverton7426 Před rokem +3

    Just name the Turtles Operator. Give him some credit at least. His name was "Ezra Lee". Even George Washington congratulated him for his attempt. He lived for many years after his journey and was buried in 1821 at Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme Connecticut.

  • @EmmanuelMonforte
    @EmmanuelMonforte Před rokem +7

    I've played this while I sleep, I was clapping in my dreams at the ending sequence. Totally magnificent.

  • @robertwilson756
    @robertwilson756 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Thank you for giving a detailed yet easy to understand explanation of how and why this horrifying tragedy occurred.

  • @TheMizpah2000
    @TheMizpah2000 Před 4 měsíci

    US Navy submariner are a special breed of patriot. Smart and brave. Imagine going on a sinking ship.

  • @nataliedaniel5619
    @nataliedaniel5619 Před rokem +22

    This is a truly insightful piece keep up the good work to the people who made this

    • @mikefabbi5127
      @mikefabbi5127 Před rokem

      You're profile picture says you shouldn't be watching nerd stuff. Are you a Unicorn?

  • @andrevanzegveld
    @andrevanzegveld Před rokem +11

    Correction, they didn't sink 33 ships but 5,000 ships.
    The German navy used the Unterseeboot, or U-boat, to sink 5,000 ships measuring more than 13 million gross register tons during the war.

    • @lawrenceleverton7426
      @lawrenceleverton7426 Před rokem +1

      But close to 80 percent never came back. 785 were lost BTW. Only 52 US Subs were lost and still on eternal patrol during WW2. That is quite the difference. Considering US Submarines destroyed 55% of all Axis Warships. Even with bad torpedoes up until 1943. God Bless Submariners.

  • @jacobpenkava2980
    @jacobpenkava2980 Před rokem +1

    Great presentation thanks for the hard work that went into this 👍 👏

  • @janisauzans2102
    @janisauzans2102 Před 9 měsíci

    Fascinating documentary!

  • @ronmorrison1964
    @ronmorrison1964 Před rokem +8

    Thanks Navy for your service!

  • @johnwestmorland3211
    @johnwestmorland3211 Před rokem +7

    Wow, they finally figured it out, thanks to Roswell!!!!! Two thumbs up, Godspeed!!!! Outstanding balance and integration of both Technologies!!!!

  • @GermanGreetings
    @GermanGreetings Před rokem +1

    Best explained ever. Thank you !

  • @JosephDent-qd9ih
    @JosephDent-qd9ih Před 2 měsíci +2

    1995 not 85 .

  • @micaelramirez4793
    @micaelramirez4793 Před rokem +214

    I truly enjoyed this. Every minute. The way this video was crafted from going back in time, I had no idea there was a submarine in the 1700s. Everything about it was just awesome. Thank you

    • @crocodile2006
      @crocodile2006 Před rokem +3

      Yes all pretty accurate... but their claim that "rocket engines need air to burn" was completely wrong. They have their own oxidizers inside the missile.
      The problem is it's difficult to burn under water because of the cooling effect.

    • @gasperstarina9837
      @gasperstarina9837 Před rokem +2

      @@crocodile2006 sometimes it is "hard" to watch good documentary about a theme you master because you know everything and there is always a few things wrong in every documentary 😁 i feel you

    • @izzy2815
      @izzy2815 Před rokem

      Im a submarine, my pronouns are she, her

    • @crocodile2006
      @crocodile2006 Před rokem +2

      @@izzy2815 Wouldn't your pronouns be 5Degrees/Down/Bubble and Blow/Ballast/Tanks

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Před rokem

      Lies again? Elevate Training Easy Target

  • @emmitv8884
    @emmitv8884 Před rokem +6

    After this video I learned that it is really difficult to live under a submarine,tucked everything in between those strange machines this is so claustrophobic

  • @seehazesmoke
    @seehazesmoke Před 10 měsíci +3

    You couldn’t pay me to get on that titanic sub

  • @willboudreau1187
    @willboudreau1187 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I am NOT IMPRESSED that the captain of a nuclear submarine walks near all that expensive armaments and navigation equipment with a cup of coffee in his hand. EXTREMELY dangerous.

  • @failuretocommunicate
    @failuretocommunicate Před rokem +111

    Superbly done in every respect, from an ex-ASW operator. Thank you so much.

    • @j.b.9581
      @j.b.9581 Před rokem +1

      Thank you for serving. Please, write a book!!

    • @failuretocommunicate
      @failuretocommunicate Před rokem +1

      @@j.b.9581 I think that book's already been written, but thank you for your kind compliment.

    • @samuelabaleibaravi3650
      @samuelabaleibaravi3650 Před rokem

      Amazing, weapons created to destroy fellow humans and continents of their habitation. Sad, so so sad .

    • @turnedkestrel1459
      @turnedkestrel1459 Před rokem

      What do I have to do to work on a submarine (Schooling? Applying? etc.)

  • @danielanthony1226
    @danielanthony1226 Před rokem +13

    Very interesting...the 3D illustration was highly superb 👌 and most of my unanswered questions like how missiles are fired under the water was answered correctly..thanks alot

    • @noahjager6459
      @noahjager6459 Před rokem

      The process that accelerate the missiles is so strong that it doesnt require air

  • @rolandcanacolo6870
    @rolandcanacolo6870 Před rokem +1

    absoulout brilliance in technology

  • @mythoughts5615
    @mythoughts5615 Před 10 měsíci +1

    "an apocalypse machine capable of devastating entire continents" mind boggling to process that ability by a machine

  • @Learnbeyondboders
    @Learnbeyondboders Před rokem +7

    This is beyond amazing. I have re-watched the documentary for the 5th time in a row

  • @cryptombt5880
    @cryptombt5880 Před rokem +9

    This was a brilliant video. I was so intrigued. Really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot

  • @wk9378
    @wk9378 Před 9 měsíci

    The biggest game changer will be the improvement in battery technology. Now they can go further and quieter without the need for nuclear power. They are also cheaper to built.

  • @nkattastanley8975
    @nkattastanley8975 Před rokem

    Thanks to the team that put this together

  • @dewaynethompson8095
    @dewaynethompson8095 Před rokem +13

    I was on the Pennsylvania Gold crew when this was made! The Blue crew had the boat at the time!!! Was the top Trident in the fleet for years!

    • @darrenkamalu9047
      @darrenkamalu9047 Před rokem +1

      I was on the Nevada Gold Crew just out of DASO trials in the 1980s. It was the top submarine.

    • @Nevir202
      @Nevir202 Před rokem

      What's the difference between Gold and Blue? I mean obviously they are designations, but do they mean anything more than just separate designations?

    • @krash2fast99
      @krash2fast99 Před rokem +1

      @@Nevir202 two complete crews who take turns. Boat docks to resupply and she gets a fresh crew as one team leaves and the other boards. No significance to either color; blue and gold are the navy’s colors so those are the two they picked.

    • @Nevir202
      @Nevir202 Před rokem

      @@krash2fast99 thanks much

  • @chumaokafor8214
    @chumaokafor8214 Před rokem +31

    I love how they explained the advancement of technology succinctly.

  • @ib_ra7im
    @ib_ra7im Před 10 měsíci +2

    My feed is all submarines and titanic now😅

  • @mcfrenchfry2196
    @mcfrenchfry2196 Před rokem +5

    The engineers of the old days and bravery. True heroes

  • @rcsontag
    @rcsontag Před rokem +17

    The USS George Washington SSBN598 was originally designed as a Fast Attack submarine in the Thresher/Permit class. Before it was commissioned, it was cut in half and the missile compartment and systems added.

    • @dieselyeti4025
      @dieselyeti4025 Před rokem

      That's incredible; you'd think an SSBN would have to be designed that way from the start and couldn't be modified that extensively.

    • @daveware4117
      @daveware4117 Před rokem

      With a modification like that, i wonder what the test depth was compared to the normal thresher class subs. Its got to be declassifide at this point

    • @ilonaruru9187
      @ilonaruru9187 Před rokem

      Would you go back to the ocean deep I know that it is beautiful down there with all the life that lives in the ocean absolutely stunning created

    • @herbenevolence4198
      @herbenevolence4198 Před 11 měsíci

      @@ilonaruru9187 and you ain't gunna see any of it lmao

    • @bayoulafourche
      @bayoulafourche Před 10 měsíci

      That's pretty interesting, I didn't know that. I spent a lot of time on the GW when I was in 38A on the Holland. A million years ago it seems. I had my kids later on in my career. They were pretty young when I retired and have no idea what kind of work I used to do. I also was a crane operator on the Alamagordo ARDM-2.

  • @TruthAboutHeaven
    @TruthAboutHeaven Před rokem +6

    Amazing technological advances!

  • @garyjohnstone6422
    @garyjohnstone6422 Před 3 měsíci

    THE Peacekeeper. Ultimate stealth. Unquestionably the key to winning any war so America must have the very best and a fleet of them at the ready as she does. What an incredible feat of engineering. Such amazing complexity. Testimony to man`s genius.

  • @user-vk1zy5uu8l
    @user-vk1zy5uu8l Před 10 měsíci

    I love how they explained the advancement of technology succinctly.. I love how they explained the advancement of technology succinctly..

  • @johnking9754
    @johnking9754 Před rokem +30

    Great video! I have actually sat inside the real Hunley in Charleston, SC. We were doing some instrumentation work with the conservatory. It is TIGHT inside, super scary to think of being on the crew turning the crank in the cold, dark underwater.

    • @j.b.9581
      @j.b.9581 Před rokem +1

      The crew of the Hunley had courage beyond any that I can think of in the history of submarines!!!

    • @ericclarke161
      @ericclarke161 Před rokem

      Lpl0

    • @lawrenceleverton7426
      @lawrenceleverton7426 Před 11 měsíci

      I live in Charleston. I thought it was still in a tank, to prevent further decay. Never been to the place its located now. I was in Chas when they recovered it out of the mud from the bottom off Sullivan's Island. God Bless Submariners.

  • @DodgyDaveGTX
    @DodgyDaveGTX Před rokem +6

    There's a cracking BBC crime drama miniseries set on a submarine called 'Vigil'. It does a pretty good job of conveying the tension that's inherent within life upon a submarine (as well as the excellent writing/acting of course lol)

  • @michaelgeffner5205
    @michaelgeffner5205 Před rokem

    My father-in-law was Admiral of our nuclear navy . Admiral Rickover. Don was a nuclear scientist and his modesty would not allow him to answer the detailed thinking I had in mind about those days. That sub was Nautilus. There is a great video about Rickover and that amazing engineering it took to produce our first nuclear sub. Great video w great fun facts...like if you filled current disks with the info on our latest sub, it would be higher that the Empire State bldg. It would take 6000 lbs of paper to keep it current with the same disc space..

  • @bayoulafourche
    @bayoulafourche Před 10 měsíci +1

    I know I'm telling my age but the George Washington was one of the first subs I worked on. Started on the east coast and retired on the west coast.

  • @phil20_20
    @phil20_20 Před rokem +137

    I always thought it didn't make sense he couldn't drill through the copper bottom. Although it could have been a harder alloy, I suspect weakness from oxygen deprivation was more the likely culprit. I'm glad this analysis addresses it more fully.

    • @dmrr7739
      @dmrr7739 Před rokem +57

      Remember though, he is limited in how much upward force he can generate by the buoyancy of the submarine. As he tries to seat the drill, the drill is also pushing the sub down. Add in natural currents in the water moving him up, down and sideways, and it must have been very frustrating.

    • @Nevir202
      @Nevir202 Před rokem +38

      @@dmrr7739 Don't forget, he'd have been trying to drill into a sloped surface. That's a nightmare even with a drill press, let alone with all the other issues you're mentioning.

    • @lloydevans2900
      @lloydevans2900 Před rokem +11

      He's using a drill designed to penetrate wood, as that was the expected material - not too surprising since all vessels at that time were of wooden construction. Copper is quite soft as metals go, but a lot more resilient than wood. So you're not going to get through copper plating with a wood drill.

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk Před rokem +12

      Just the fact that the bit will be sliding around the surface of the metal while he tries to get it started is enough of an issue. Have you done any drilling of holes above water? Under water any work becomes ridiculously complicated.

    • @dickstryker
      @dickstryker Před rokem +6

      No leverage in addition to being exausted and needing enough air and strength to make an escape.

  • @GlamorousTitanic21
    @GlamorousTitanic21 Před rokem +101

    Submarines, (and undersea combat) is the closest we’ve gotten here on earth to space combat. Unlike on land, in the deep ocean and in space, the enemy can come from literally any direction.

    • @GlamorousTitanic21
      @GlamorousTitanic21 Před rokem +11

      @@andrewsocial9309 in air combat, and with modern sensors and visual scanners, for the most part you can see your enemy coming from miles away. In the deep ocean or space, it’s pretty much impossible to see your enemies location with the naked eye.

    • @ihavenocommonsensebut2008
      @ihavenocommonsensebut2008 Před rokem

      @@GlamorousTitanic21 well i guess space compensates that since someone could be shooting you down from a distance like a moon😂

    • @bigtyke3058
      @bigtyke3058 Před rokem +1

      You can see where your enemy is coming from underwater too

    • @nyankittyxp4521
      @nyankittyxp4521 Před rokem +1

      @@GlamorousTitanic21 think about what you said. That’s exactly what space warefare would be like. Blind to everything, unlike Ariel combat.

    • @Zomby_Woof
      @Zomby_Woof Před 11 měsíci +1

      You aren't blind at all.
      You just have a different way of seeing, primarily via sonar.
      You build a literal map of what is around you.
      And when your boat is quieter, and your sonar more sensitive, and your stack operators better trained with much more experience than the bad guys, the idea of combat isn't scary at all.
      A real world combat scenario between a US and a Russian sub would go something like this:
      US sub CO: Is the target solution still up to date?
      US: Aye aye. Per standing orders we've been in their baffles since they left port.
      US sub CO: We've just received orders to engage. Flood tubes 1 and 3 and fire when ready. Helm 20 degrees down and hard right rudder on my command.
      Russian sub sonar operator: Captain, we have a contact directly aft. It's Death.

  • @alisalem8772
    @alisalem8772 Před rokem +2

    I love submarines, especially the U-Boat 🇩🇪 submarines ❤❤

  • @aptorres01
    @aptorres01 Před rokem

    Popped in for a quick preview of the video and ended up watching the whole damn thing in one go absolutely fascinating video. Great work .

  • @bigmungus4864
    @bigmungus4864 Před rokem +3

    Dude the voice just added more power to the submarines

  • @rachidg91
    @rachidg91 Před 10 měsíci

    "Stories that will brighten our day "
    Yes , this is it

  • @apoopatra
    @apoopatra Před rokem +1

    well done. many thanks from me Apo, for sure thank you i appreciate

  • @flyingtreasure1872
    @flyingtreasure1872 Před rokem +347

    In terms of technology, as an engineer, I can only admire every single piece of this machine, but as a human who sees that we don't put our intelligence on things that will help us solve real problem makes me sick. Just use nuclear power to desalinate water is one simple thing we could of done 50 years ago.... science without conscience run our lives..

  • @milindkhamkar
    @milindkhamkar Před rokem +29

    This channel is highly underrated !!!!!! This is a true masterpiece that i have never seen before with such a beautiful history and the challenges solved by the engineers. Its beautiful and horrifying at the same time, kudos to its makers and the whole team.

  • @stephenbaker1362
    @stephenbaker1362 Před 2 měsíci

    Sgt. Ezra Lee, who piloted the Turtle was my cousin. My father served on subs during WW2. I was a sub sailor during the 70s. I operated the nuclear power plant.

  • @tilethio
    @tilethio Před 2 měsíci

    National Geography used to be a great educational platform for young and old, ...but not these days. Much had changed since the last release of "Big Bigger Biggest". I think the time has come for us to petition National Geography to consider them and make the next series of "Big Bigger Biggest".

  • @lore.keeper
    @lore.keeper Před 8 dny +1

    Can't help but feel proud 🇺🇸🤍 amazing video dude, from the animations to the storytelling, everything was perfect, deserves those 13 mil views

  • @louiscervantez1639
    @louiscervantez1639 Před rokem +5

    Excellent, I enjoyed the use of history to propel into the next phase and I especially enjoyed the mad scientist who used his experiments to demonstrate principles !

  • @anasprince6076
    @anasprince6076 Před 2 měsíci

    Much appreciate for such a comprehensive demonstration. Thanks and plz keep doing ❤