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The USS Gerald R Ford just returned from an 8 month deployment like a week ago. It's back in the US now.
I thought it was in the Red sea.
@@marcmo7138 It is currently defending the red sea yes. Not sure where he got it was back in the US but as of fridays news reports it was still there shooting down drones.
@@marcmo7138 Checked and last week it was in fact in the US
@@devinjenkins4752 Thanks
@@devinjenkins4752 That was my understanding. IDK
The power output from the Gerald Ford is said to be enough to supply over 120k American homes. And it just returned from an 8 month deployment.
I was wondering when they mentioned the energy efficient light bulbs, what TINY fraction of a percentage every single light bulb being on would be for the total power output. I can't imagine on a carrier it would make a real difference.
@@RogCBrand It's capable of producing much more power than it actually needs, a setup that indicates an intention to mount high energy weapons on it in the future.
As @RogCBrand says, this is a forward design for the energy-hungry weapons and other technology of the future. Lasers aren't exactly Energy Star-compliant appliances.
@@GeraldWalls i wonder. . . energy weapon? or instead of a plane with mag launch just open it up like a giant rail gun. I could just be dreaming but some other guy in the navy mighta had the same dream. lol
@@jayeisenhardt1337 Amazingly we actually do have "Energy" weapons already that are declassified or were dug up, they're mostly relegated to anti-artillary, anti-aircraft and anti-vehicle though, and 90% of them are US developed. You can find a list of what is /believed/ to exist and whats confirmed to exist, and what is being worked on wikipedia. Interesting read for sure too.
The USS Gerald Ford is the first ship of the Ford class of super carriers. The second ship of this class has now been completed and launched, the USS John Kennedy. It hasn’t been deployed yet. There are 2 more under construction-the USS Doris Gray and the USS Enterprise. These are still the largest warships ever constructed. All the US aircraft carriers are nuclear powered with enough fuel to power them for 25 years or so. Even the previous Nimitz class of carriers are larger than any warship in the navies of any other country.
The USS Doris "Dorie" Miller, CVN 81, is the Ford Class Aircraft Carrier you have in mind. At the beginning of the attack Mess Attendant Miller went topside and carried wounded to safety. He made several trips up and down, wading through waist-deep water, oil-slicked decks, and struggling uphill on slick decks. Then Miller took over a .50-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun and fired it until the ammunition ran out, even though he'd never been trained on the weapon. For his bravery, Miller was presented with the Navy Cross in May 1942. He was the first black sailor to be awarded the medal, one of the Navy's highest honors.
I miss wrote the name of the Ford Class super aircraft carrier. It is not the USS Doris Gray. It is the USS Doris Miller-named after a black sailor who was relegated to working as a a cook on an American ship at Pearl Harbor during the surprise attack by the Japanese naval planes on the American naval vessels at Pearl Harbor, WWII. He heroically carried wounded American sailors to safety under fire; then, despite no training with using a weapon he manned a machine gun on his ship and shot down at least one Japanese airplane. He was nominated for a Medal of Honor, but received the Navy’s highest medal-the navy cross. He is the only enlisted man to receive the recognition of having an American carrier after him.
"Let us ensure that history will never forget the name... Enterprise" - Jean-Luc Picard
Closer to 50 years the original USS Enterprise CVN-65 was in service for 52 years
The life span of a aircraft carrier is 50 years. After 25 years of service the carriers come back in to have and fuel rods replaced and the ship modernized.@@Dannyedelman4231
This ship is 100% combat ready and all issues have been resolved, it recently just got back from extended deployment in the Med
I would imagine that unless something changes soon, the Ford's next deployment is probably gonna be the red sea.
I’m from Halifax Nova Scotia and it was moored in the harbour. It eclipsed George’s island in the middle of the harbour and I’m pretty sure put on the biggest display force ever one aircraft carrier has more aircraft than an entire country and that’s Canada. I’m talking about.
My son served on the US Abraham Lincoln when it was the largest at 1092 ft and 104,000 tons during “Blackhawk Down “. The Ford is actually 3 ft longer.
I also served on the Abraham Lincoln. When I transferred to it it didn’t even have an island. Lol. But it is funny how I felt serving on the newest, biggest and awesome all around ship the navy had and now, it’s not even hardly remembered. When was your son stationed on the Lincoln ?
@@kennethvaughan8195 He served from about 1997? Through 2 west packs, a trip to Japan and Australia, Somalia , desert shield, desert storm including 3 tours in Iraq/Kuwait. He was a flight deck corpsman. Now retired from the Navy.
@@Lilbit371
Yea I had already headed out of California. Shortly after the first gulf war I left out of the navy, went to work for the navy just as a civilian. Anyway I hope it was as good for him as it was for me. Would love to go back there for a visit. Lol
we'll see the future when carriers are being bigger or became freedom ship concept from 90s
In America, when something bad happens in the world, the first question asked is where is the closest aircraft carrier? And how fast can she get there? And do we need more than one? Then everything else follows...
Not to mention that no carrier is alone, they are in a strike group, meaning there's more military might than many nations have!
@@josephsmith590yea it’s usually 8 other ships. Including attack submarines and missile frigates.
@@josephsmith590 The carrier protects and enables the fleet and provides long range capability, the fleet keeps the carrier alive.
Indeed.100%
One interesting thing about the nuclear generators - on humanitarian missions a single aircraft can provide power to a large city, providing temporary power to those affected by natural disaster. Quite incredible.
After a particularly devastating storm, the Hawaiian island of Kuai was powered with a submarine until shore power was restored. I've heard of many instances of locomotives powering small cities during times of crisis, as they are essentially giant generators.
I remember an article about some foreign leader bashing George Bush for sending the USS Ronald Reagan to Japan during a crisis meeting when the Fukushima incident happened. She mentioned how stupid he was for sending an aircraft carrier group for a crisis. There was a representative who sent her a correspondence releasing it to the media simultaneously.
It commented on how the USS Ronald Reagan is capable of supplying enough power to the shore to run hospitals and emergency services during the crisis.
How the USS Ronald Reagan had deployed helicopters to assist with search and rescue.
How it was supply much needed fuel for the local search and rescue aircraft.
The fact it was supplying food and drinkable water to those in need.
etc etc etc.
Yeah lol having an entire floating airport + dozens of aircraft + two nuclear reactors at your aid ain't a bad thing 😂
@dnmoretti8898. An American aircraft carrier has a 40 bed sick bay and can preform every surgical procedure expect a heart transplant. It can turn 50,000 gallons of sea water into fresh water every day. it can provide 5,000 hot meals three times a day as well as 10,000 cold foods every day.
@@JohnMcDonald-ef5gzActually the CVN 78 Ford class can provide more than 100k gallons per 24 hours of fresh potable water, and another stand alone purification/cooling configuration of steam condensation and reverse osmosis is used for the nuclear propulsion system(s).
The potable water output can also be used in a ship to ship/shore emergency.
These are amazing and magnificent ships, and yes they can be used for humanitarian needs as well as standoff deadly platforms.
It’s crazy that you could take one of these things and hook it up to a city grid and power the city! They did it during Fukushima disaster.
They also desalinated water and provided fresh water for the area.
It really is just a moving country aint it?
The carriers frequently resupply but usually at sea instead of doing a port call. The resupply ship goes into port to pick up supplies, aviation fuel etc. then returns to the carrier strike group and transfers the supplies needed to each ship in the group. For more urgent supply they also send the greyhound (aircraft) out to pick up mail, parts, people etc. Kind of handy having your own airbase just upstairs isn't it?
It is pretty cool watching a resupply at sea as well with the ziplines.
UNREP - Underway Replenishment. I have personally taken a flight as a passenger in a COD Greyhound from the USS America, cat and trap.
Remember an aircraft carrier never goes by itself! They go in carrier groups
Knowing the UK marines, you did not require a boxing ring. A small bar area and a few beers would do
Underway replenishment.
(The Ford visited the UK less than 6 months ago.)
Not to mention if this thing shows up on your doorstep it will have its strike group with it. Destroyers, AEGIS guided missile cruisers. Attack subs. Multiple resupply ships.
The deck was the best part of being on a carrier, during a tiger cruise on the Carl, we had a huge BBQ, they had big belly tanks cut open filled with drinks, live band and entertainment, games, best picnic I ever been on to this day :)
USS Carl Vinson I assume
All Nimitz and now Gerald Ford class carriers are nuclear powered.
All American Navy capital ships are nuclear powered. The US retired its last diesel sub in the 1970s. And while the Yanks do occasionally break out their old Iowa-Class Battleships to lay down artillery barrages, those are no longer considered first line combatants.
I served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman from 1986-1996. The deck videos of the fire on the USS Forrestal was mandatory viewing from Safety, Damage Control & Firefighting classes in boot camp
The Gerald Ford has enough power to sustain a whole city in America.
Sailors have been taught about the USS Forstal disaster and us why all sailors in the USN go through intense fire fighting school. Please do a reaction to this disaster. Lots of good videos.
jesus christ...I've been out of the navy since 1995, and I still have nightmares about "Fire on the Forrestal" playing on repeat. That and the line snap-back movie
I worked for Southwest Marine, Todd Shipyard and the Long Beach Naval Station in the Long Beach harbor in the early 90's retrofitting and repairing Navy ships. The alarms would go off and it was time to get the Hell out of the way because they were coming in hot putting on gear and grabbing hoses during drills. It looked like a well rehearsed ballet. It was quite impressive.
@@73mremanI bet you can mentally envision that CPO grabbing an extinguisher and running over to that bird in flames, then disappearing into a vast explosion. I can't recall if he was a purple shirt or a red shirt, though.
It was called The Firestal after the incident.
@@wylie5525 i jeard it USS Forest Fire
Looking at this thing is like watching a city block Float past you.
You should watch the video of the Gerald Ford at Oslo Norway. It really puts it into perspective how big the ship is
It's borderline comedic how huge it is.
Imagine the gearing for the manual rudders😂
I am proud to have been a member of the team that machined,assembled,and tested the main propulsion turbines for CVN 77 George Bush,CVN 78- Gerald R Ford, CVN 79 John F Kennedy.
I was on the Lincoln cvn72, we resupply at sea, six months is a usual active tour. We had almost 7000 on board with all the air crew that travel with their aircraft. We went to Dubai, hongkong,Philippines, Perth, Hawaii.
I was east coast outta Norfolk, doing NATO cruises and Med/IO cruises, but my very first 6-mo deployment, our boat (USS America) sailed all the way to Singapore.
The Ford is only using one of the reactors so it has plenty of power for energy weapons if needed
The Ford was the first ship of the class and as such taking 8 years to complete is not surprising as there were a lot of bugs to work out.
The Nimitz class is only a little bit smaller than the Ford class and is also nuclear-powered. And, the US has 10 of them.
16:20 This ship will probably be around for 45-50 years so the reduced crewing costs will end up paying for the high initial cost.
You can find video of the USS Gerald R Ford going through a Norwegian fjord on its way to visit Oslo.
My son spent time with the USS Ronald Regan they were out for almost a year helping with the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Got resupply at sea. He has some cool video of it.
She does not weigh 100,000 tons, she displaces 100,000 tons of water.
Big difference between weighing and displacing. 👍
Before you get stationed on an any Naval ship. You must do fire fighting training. I did my firefighting training in Mayport, we studied the USS FORESTALL fire.
Senator John McCain was in the aircraft that was shot by the misfire.
One of the things that makes the US Navy so badass, is their ability to resupply at sea. It would surely fit in a number of ports but it does not need to be in port to be resupplied.
The pictures definitely don't do it justice. My old man was stationed on the Midway back in the 80's. That was one of the smallest carriers in the fleet at the time and was still freakin huge. One of the last conventional powered carriers.
Midway class participated in combat in WWII in the Pacific. It was the largest of the US WW II Carriers.
I was on the USS America during my enlistment. THAT boat was the last of the conventionally-fueled carriers.
I used to live in the city, Newport News VA, where this and many other ships are built. I know quite a few people that work at the Newport News Shipyard. From the stories of the people I know, I can understand why it took 8 years to build it. Everything in the shipyard takes forever to be built. There are so many layers to the bureaucracy that involves building these ships. It's pretty insane! Simple tasks that should only take a few hours can take days to get done, because of all the permissions needed, Q.A. and Q.C. hoops the workers have to jump through to get the job done. So a lot of the workers there get complacent to how slow it takes to do things, that they themselves start to work slower and slower because they know they are gonna have to wait anyways to get things cleared. It's like a vicious cycle of who's the slowest. That ship probably could have been built in a few years if it weren't for all the BS. It's kind of sad now that I think about it. I hate Politics!
In war time it speeds up. In WW II it used to take several months to build the standard small freighter to carry supplies to England. That was the "Liberty" ship class. At the end of WW II they were built from scratch to launch in 2 weeks! Women and old men were building ships by then. One aircraft factory in Baltimore was building P-51 Mustang fighters at the rate of 50 a day! These are facts from the National Archives.
@@user-wz9kt7im2i The record is 4 days, 15.5 hrs. It was set in November, 1942.
It's defense systems are incredible.
It is the largest super carrier now.
My husband is working in the Ford and they just got back from an 8 month deployment. On countries that don’t have big enough port, they just stop far enough and they have smaller boats that pick up and drop the sailors off the dock.
Yes the Ford class carrier is the biggest in the world, and yes they have literal laser weapons as well for defense against drones and a few other things.
Technically the biggest carrier in service. Formally, the USS Enterprise was the largest carrier to this day!
@@BHuang92 Enterprise was the longest, but Ford is wider and displaces more water.
At more than 100,000 tons displacement it is a small matter to me. :)
Ive served on two carries of the Nimitz class and even the nimitz classes are dwarfed next to the Ford. Its a beast.
As a retired U.S Army veteran and hardly ever see any Navy ships I was in Virginia (Norfolk) on official business & saw an aircraft carrier in the port and it's fuggin MASSIVE!! I couldn't believe the sheer size of these, a floating ciry for sure and I'm truly grateful that our Navy is the best in maritime ops.
One of the pilots who was involved in that fire onboard the Carrier was the gentleman who became a Senator from Arizona, and a POW in Viet Nam, John McCain. He was in his A-4 when a missle inadvertantly launched and caused a catastrophic fire. Like the video said, around 100 casualties.
I hear there are two more Ford class carriers under construction. No idea on overall length. I got to take a friend's and family day cruise on the George w. Bush. A truly astounding piece of machinery/technology. Unless we were on the flight deck we weren't even aware the ship was moving. The best vacation I've ever taken.
We’re already designing a master chief suit. Can’t remember what it’s called, but they’ve been designing it for a long time
WOAH!!!
Was that boxing facility really on the aircraft carrier?
Because they also seem to have a full court basketball set up!!
Ports with deep anchorages. USN ships carry enough food for 45 days and resupply with helicopters.
The bugs are worked out. "Ford, the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, was in the Mediterranean Sea for 204 days - a little less than seven months as part of an overall eight-month deployment. Jan 5, 2024"
They really dont enter ports.
The only thing that makes them stop is food and other necessary supplies. They get these supplies offshore through what are basically zip lines between the carrier and the resupply ships.
Or they use helicopters to set supplies on the deck although the first option is the most used.
The nuclear engines will allow the ship to stay out for 25 years before needing refueling.
I never thought of "you're at war then all of a sudden a city shows up on your shores"
If you get the chance, I’d highly recommend visiting the USS Midway in California. It will put into perspective how large these ships really are.
Seems like youtube starts to get it right as ive gotten notifications for your last 5 videos. Before that its been around 3 years
The USS GRF's deployment conducted multiple tests ahead of schedule without a single hitch. Which is incredible for a new warship, let alone one of its scale
7:10 Zuni rocket on an F4 phantom misfired hitting an A4 skyhawk. This was in 1967 during the Vietnam war the ship was in the gulf of Tonkin at the time. My grandpa served on the ship 70-71 (also in the Tonkin) and said you could look from one end to the other on the lower decks and see how the fire warped everything.
I got to tour the ship a couple of years ago it was HUGE but what I couldnt get over is how steep the stairs between levels were, I would take myself out smacking my head if I ever was in a rush!
I reported onboard the USS Eisenhower in January of 1980, and she was propelled by two nuclear reactors, carried about the same number of aircraft, was just about the same length and nearly the same displacement... we've been doing this for a loong time.
All the descriptions in the world never captures the emotion of standing on the deck. Indescribable. Truly humbling.
Also don't forget that this ship never travels alone either. There's other ships and subs. I think the average carrier group is like 240 tons of displacement and like 7500 to 10k sailors.
In 1980, during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, I was at sea for 93 straight days on the Eisenhower, a Nimitz class carrier of comparable size and speed. Then we got 5 days liberty in Singapore (we parked the ship out to sea and took boats into port). Then we turned around and did another 152 straight days at sea before returning home to Norfolk, Virginia. The US Navy's ability to resupply at sea, from dedicated replenishment ships, means that you can take the fight to the enemy and stay there until you need to return home for repairs exceeding the ships impressive onboard capabilities.
Navy vet here… The US Navy rewards sailors with a beer day if they’re at sea for 50 days straight. We can be out much longer but we don’t need to hit ports to refuel(aircraft) or resupply. I was stationed on the USS George Washington, in Japan, when the earthquake and tsunami struck. I wouldn’t trade my time in the Navy for anything in the world ✌🏼
Ford sailor here, Just got back from our 8+ month deployment mid January. We are indeed ready to go and, practically speaking, every issue has been resolved. The combat effectiveness of the Ford is at 100%. First ship on the scene when the Israel stuff kicked off and on standby by the time the Yemen stuff kicked off. Also gotta love the difference in the unclassified metrics and the classified metrics for US military tech. It was certainly an experience.
During the first gulf war I was able to tour the HMS Invincible while in Germany… according to the captain 3 of his size ships would;d fit into a U.S. carrier. We build them big in America…. But we use them to try and keep the peace with our allies throughout the world
I've been on 4 museum ships, a diesel sub(Batfish), a carrier(Lexington) and 2 battleships(Texas and Wisconsin). The diesel sub was super claustrophobic as expected and the other three were massive.
Your forgetting one thing when you said "Imagine this thing rocking up". US carriers NEVER fight alone, so not only are you dealing with the carrier, but you also have its strike group to deal with, most of which can lob unending ammounts of missiles and 5 inch gun firepower
How Scott Steiner would react:
“HE’S FAT!”
The Ford took eight years to build because it was the first ship of its class [at least 4 more to come]. Much of the time involved the practical considerations in going from two-dimensional plans and blueprints to full scale 3D reality. Designs were changed and refined during construction. The subsequent ships in the class will benefit from the lessons learned during the construction of the Ford.
Think about all the support ships with it and possibly a submarine also.
There are definitely nuclear attack subs patrolling around it.
While a Navy pilot Sen. John McCain lived through the explosion on the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin. In the image of the flames on the flight deck of the USS Forrestal Sen. John McCain was in it. There's videos where you seen a big flair up of flames and then see someone run out as the flames somewhat lessen ... and that was Sen. John McCain.
The Ford has only TWO reactors. The first nuclear powered carrier; the USS Enterprise, which was commissioned in 1961, had EIGHT reactors. [ FYI, Gerald Ford was an artillery officer on the carrier USS Monterey during WWII. ]
I'm just glad it doesn't fall over like it's namesake constantly.
It may be too long. I served most of four years on America's second super carrier (5200 sailors and airmen). In WWII we learned the importance of jeep carriers to support the large carriers. We still have them today, but they are Marine airman, and the F-35 vertical takeoff/landing. Take out the super carrier, and you destroy a major attack weapon. The Saratoga went to Vietnam for 16 months.
took so long to build due to consent new teck being added and trying to work out the bugs as was built. also wasn't exactly a rush to get it out the door.
Peter Macdiarmid has an amazing photo of the ship arriving at Gosport in '22 shortly after Canada... it' chuffin' enormous.
A typical deployment is 180 days with 90 of it spent on station (pre assigned geographic area) on a normal deployment, at least back in 2006 and prior. Of course in transit to what ever assigned area you will hit 2-3 ports on the way there and on the way back and 1-3 imports while on station to near by port of calls for 3-5 days. The GF class ships was the first one built and due to technical difficulties with the higher tech systems, delays were inevitable.
Each US Carrier has more firepower that most nations. We have 11 of 'em.
FREEDOM BABY!
The Ford is fully functional and serving operationally with the fleet, having resolved its major issues. If it comes your way don't mess with it.
How long a carrier is out to sea is highly dependent on mission and the other ships in battle group capabilities. A standard deployment is about 6 months, give or take. An extended deployment can last 9 months. A battle deployment can last up to 12 months, although this is EXTREMELY RARE!
It's a floating fortress, not just a city. Most US Carriers have been nuclear powered since the 1960's. They're at sea on 6 month intervals typically. They almost never dock in ports but remain off shore while their crew are ferried to port by support ships.
There aren't many docks big enough or harbors deep enough for carriers
The reason it took so long to build it was due to all the new technology, some of which they are still working the kinks out of.
It looks like the ship got back to Norfolk Virginia on January 17th after being out to sea for eight months
The USS Ford just completed its first deployment...roughly 8 months long.
14:14 Gotta love how the video talks about one ship, but has footage of whatever carrier they can get. In this case, my old ship, USS Carl Vinson. Oh well, at least they're all carriers and not amphib ships like the Wasp.
Divisions, and, watches are berthed together, and, can get a little clan-ish.
I watched 3 of your videos and was hooked.
The U.S.S. Ninitz-Class was the first nuke powered aircraft carrier. The U.S.S. Nimitz was the first of her class and the first large Aircraft carriers after WWII
The USS Enterprise was the first nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier. The missile cruiser Long Beach and the Destroyer Bainbridge sailed alongside. All 3 were the first nuclear powered ships, but Enterprise never turned into a 'class'. One new Aircraft Carrier was begun as a nuclear powered one, but the US Congress said reactors are too expensive, and changed it to diesel. How expensive is it when you run out of fuel oil and are sunk as a sitting duck? Idiots.
You should do a show about the two carrier box style blitzkrieg that can last indefinitely.
Don’t forget, these NEVER travel alone.
Logistically, the carrier can be out at sea indefinitely since cargo planes can supply it by just landing. Only reason it'll come to port is for the crew to touch grass once in a while.
The lasers are phased-pulse emitters to work within the atmosphere. Phasers. Very Trek. 😜
Wherever that ship is its the largest airforce in the area. Was on a carrier, these guys are consumate professionals
The USS Gerold Ford is a floating fortress.
The pictures don't do it justice, I got a tour of The Eisenhower and it was bigger than I imagined!
We dont send a bunch of fighters anymore, we send communities now
CVN 78, was a prototype carrier, four different technology platforms were installed, as well as the unified design and construction process.
I worked for and in the water purification systems for the nuclear drives and the potable water systems.
The system dynamics were specific and all units were actually battle tested, reviewed and evaluated, as the build progressed.
This allowed the build for CVN 79 to move forward, the issues were rectified, the crew sizes were reduced, and the new technologies were honed.
The only rule I was ever aware of on aircraft carriers was if you see a guy in red running try to keep up.
There is a video showing the Forestall incident. You can see Senator John McCann jump off the wing. It"s out there !
It is currently deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the Dwight D Eisenhower
It has electromagnetic catapults rather than steam. That is part of the long build time.
The Ford was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean in October and November of 2023.
A non-crew member would think it is so big. Try being on one for 120 days without entering a port. You see the same thing day in and day out. While there are no "gangs", you tend to stick with the people you work with, and you go out on liberty with those same people. I rarely saw the flight deck since my job didn't take me there. I've told friends, the idea of being on a carrier is much better than the reality. That said, the 4 years I spent on the USS Midway were the best of my carrier.
Love ya content brotha.