@@soton5teve most likely until the Queen Elizabeth comes back to UK ports. information during a time of War like that would be Undisclosed. aircraft carrier group also in the UK to make sure no European nation helps them rebuild their pipeline.
@@maxmoore9955 Weres type 45 destroyers if needed theres I think 1 available what a state britains forces are in but they are reinforcing nato were told nonsense they cannot force the english channel .
Incredible. The United Kingdom was the sole Naval superpower when they fought the American colonies. Now the US returns with the largest warship but now the greatest of allies.
As a US naval submarine officer during the Cold War, I had the pleasure of visiting HMS Torbay not long after it was commissioned. We also participated in a few joint exercises with UK subs as well as surface ships (“targets”) from several NATO countries. Our hosts’ seamanship was next-level stuff - like it is in their blood.
Proud to say I've walked along that deck and through those corridors as one of the tens of thousands who helped build the Ford. She had her temperamental moments, but there's nothing more satisfying than watching her go out into the world and make a name for herself. Always Good Ships!
How does a person get a job at a place like that, are they union, do they have apprenticeship programs, or specialized tech programs & local colleges targeted at those jobs... or simply friendly handshakes, degree of experience?
The ship preceding the USS Gerald R. Ford is the USS Thamas Hudner (Arieigh Burke class Destroyer). After the USS Gerald R. Ford comes the (Spanish Navy) Alvaro de Bazan, the first Alvaro de Bazan class Frigate, for those who are wondering,
It's an honour. UK/US relations have always been incredibly important to both sides standing shoulder to shoulder in righting wrongs in this World. 🇺🇸🇬🇧.
Yes it is we appreciate everything ur country does to help us anytime we need it we'll always proudly fight side by side with u guys anywhere at anytime we look forward to continued great relations between our great countries we'll do anything for u guys too. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
It wouldn't be Cricket old boy to Let anything happen to an American aircraft carrier in British Water ,You can be assured there will be police, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, SBS ,all over the Coast and on the sea .Ho and Fleet Air arm jn the Sky .And submarines beneath the waves.
Years ago when I was in the US Navy, we were invited to visit the British carrier HMS HERMES. A bunch of very cool folks the Brits were, and I remember thinking at the time that if we went into a war, I was glad they were on our side. Thanks to them still for being our finest ally.
Scenes like this always warm my heart! As an American, sorta reminds me of the excitement I felt as a kid, when taking a long road-trip to go visit our favorite cousins! Much love to all our British family, and to all the other members of NATO! 🌍👍🏿
@@michaelhancox1986 hmm .. been thinking about that "untouchable" part.. might have been a bit much that bit.. we've been touched before..and not just by unkle bob..lol.
@@mrmagoo.3678 Naw American Military cant be touch in a aspect of war. we are so far ahead of even the closet. we dont use propaganda to scare the world unlike china an Russia. we use force. as a american we could fight the world even nato.
@@Pantimoto That's literally what inspired Star Wars. It was written during the Vietnam war and of course the Empire represented the U.S. government while the rebels were the North Vietnamese. Look it up.
Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier!!! Awesome. However I am looking forward to CVN-80, USS ENTERPRISE coming back on scene. There should always be an ENTERPRISE in existence.
Once the Big E returns. The Navy will have its proper Flagship back. There must always have an Enterprise leading the fleet. Navy should have decommissioned the Enterprise the same day as the new Big E went into active service.
Same lol. I can't even remember hull name between this and the Enterprise either. I just know they have to build another before they do the enterprise 🥲🥲😪
Welcome to Britistan, the country that threw away its culture and identity. I wouldnt fight for this shlt hole of a country if my life depended on it, and nearly all my family are serving or ex military.
Gorgeous video. It's hard to really grasp the sheer scale of an American super carrier without seeing it with your own eyes. That this video inarguably does a great job of seamlessly giving that sense of scale despite the viewer not being present - is icing on the cake!
@@senianns9522If so then all I can say is good luck with THAT. They're gonna need both luck AND divine intervention if they want to target what is never just a single carrier, but rather an entire carrier battle group.
🎉Thank you to our ally, the US (family/friends) all the soldiers, and veterans for your invaluable service. We do appreciate you all; and thank you too, to our UK (family/friends) for watching over those titans, (war ships) that keep us all safe. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺 🥰from Australia.
The question is "are they really keeping us safe"? Or rather provoking and threatening world peace by always mingling in stuff they have NOTHING to do with... As far as I can see no countries have waged war on the US, the opposite can't be said...
@@jefferee2002 Your country always needs to point fingers and designate enemies. Somehow it always seems like the rest of the world is eagerly waiting to attack the US. I see it more as a way to divide and conquer, wreak havoc and show who's boss which is frankly unnecessary. Have you ever been attacked on your soil? No, then why the f*** attack others?
I'm no idiot, I just think further then what the news on the TV tell me and to me governments are just here to lie. Must be hard to admit though when you're in the service, best no to think too much about those things...
As a kid I saw these massive ships roll into San Fransisco at times. Decades later I still remember how massive these ships are. The scale is unbelievable and if I saw this ship as a kid it would blow my f'ing mind.
Closest thing to an Imperial Star Destroyer. That thing is just huge, beyond belief, and the weaponry on its deck (and below the seas, and surrounding it) is mindblowing. While most of Russia's Black Sea Fleet is either disabled (with no possibility of repair) or already at bottom of ocean. Question now is, how many of Russia's subs are as sub-standard as the Kursk? Not all of them. Protect this giant from attack
Oh you couldn't resist the usual stupid comment could you? Guess what Admiral when this carrier left Norfolk VA she had NO aircraft on board. they all flew in as she transited the Atlantic. Just like the RAF F-35s have flown out to join the QE on her way to the Baltic.
@@luciusjulius8320 No she didn't Duffus. She left Portsmouth this week with NO aircraft on board because carriers never have aircraft on board in home port. Not even the US Navy. Guess where the aircraft on board the USS Ford came from? Google where CVW-8 squadrons are based. Oh and btw the Royal Navy does not have all its aircraft on deck when visiting ports unlike the US Navy. You keep banging on about '8 F-35s' but that doesn't make you right. But as it happens I share your disgust at so few F-35s being delivered. 27 (or now 30) out of 48 ordered 8 years ago is just wrong. However unlike you I blame the manufacturers and Biden's US Government that controls it while you choose to take the piss out of the UK and the Royal Navy by spouting incorrect BS. You are a hypocrite and an ignorant one at that.
@@luciusjulius8320 The US is a Super Power plus its thousands of miles from home so it needs to arm up. The QE is getting F35bs, Chinooks, and attack helicopters landing on it from UK and other nations in the exercise.
I believed because only you are the only one capable of doing it, God won't give a task to just anyone else , he gives to who can handle it, and the right one ...don't you see , you are today because of God, because of the forefathers, the heros, the patriots, everything happen, blessing, weapons, fall into your hand Americans , i believed God chose you because you can n will use it for good ...today we have peace because of you...just imagine if its in the hand of iran? We are dead.
I think its an honor to see other naval ships to visit Portsmouth but to see a us carrier is out of this world,i was fortunate to see us enterprise off stokes bay, what a site hope Portsmouth make them welcome
@@goeast12 Man, you need help! American democracy as in; anarchy, BLM, Antifa, etc. Is that what you mean? Do you like paying 5 bucks a gal for gas, 3 bucks a loaf of bread, etc? Are you awake or in a dream world? At least Trump didn't put us to the brink of nuclear war.
The aircraft carrier is just a ship. Its Carrier Air Group (CAG) is what makes it a warship. (I was a crewmember of USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) from 1962-1963.)
A truly spectacular picture of American might and incredible technology on that aircraft. Its hard to take in the dimensions of impressive size and performance wow.
@@mac9954 there’s more than enough money, food, land, and resources in the world to end world hunger. Hundreds of Billions are spent every year to end global poverty and war, yet nothing happens. Instead, it worsens. You’re a fool for being this self-righteous and optimistic.
As a USN Veteran and spouse of US NAVY Deck Surface Warfare officer ( retired), this brings back memories!! So impressive..Manning the rails..the sailors parade rest on deck..done it and watched 16 times for my husband's 18 out of 25 years of sea time! Retired now and enjoy it because of our life in the military! God Bless America, UK NATO and Ukraine!- we need ✌ ☮ 🕊
Got to see this beauty in Halifax on a very balmy 20 degree late October day (Very rare for this time of year). Got as close as we could while not purposely trying to piss off the security detail patrolling the water (I think those machine guns were loaded). Got to see the Eisenhower about 10 years earlier, again in Halifax Harbour . Can't ever say I've seen 13 billion dollars before - but hell was it impressive. And deck was fully loaded (unlike the Eisenhower which was empty of planes - just a few choppers).
Great to see that we are all friends and allies. I bet that Don Alvaro de Bazán (a the Spanish greatest admiral in the XVI century) if he can see us now, would be proud and happy to see his namesake frigate being so received in Portsmouth.
I will never forget Portsmouth, Flotex 1986. Two weeks naval exercise with airmen, specialists and sailors from England, America, Portugal, France, Germany and my own frigate KNM Narvik from Norway. Proud and greatful to be your allied in theese troubled times.
My dads dad served on the fdr back in the late 50’s early 60’s. I don’t remember the year he retired, but it had to be close to 68 or so cause I remember a story he told of one of the first few Skyhawks being flown in and landed.. he said he asked the pilot if he could just peak his head into the cockpit and said he did and it was the coolest thing in the world to him at the time.. He later retired and became a merchant mariner, and what we inland river rats call a Shore-tankerman (load/offload Chem barges ) Because of hm, I too became a Merchant mariner
Yeah it is kind of crazy to think how the super carrier Forrestal class was closer in size to the ship I deployed on USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) then the Ford class.
It's sad that all those old ships are gone. My father was a plankowner on CV-66, USS America, and it was a travesty to scuttle a ship bearing the name of the nation just for some weapons testing.
@@Tarks_Coady_EFC Russia isn't so scared of NATO. Supercarriers are an anachronism. One hypersonic missile and this heap of junk is at the bottom of the ocean,
@@jackburgess274 At this point i'm convinced that Russian sympathizers could witness aliens completely eviscerate the entirety of Russia with a death beam and still say that hypersonic missiles are about to turn the fight around.
It’s only fitting that the grandest air craft carrier ever made passes through the greatest naval base in history. The home of the greatest naval empire the world has ever witnessed. Rule Britannia 🇬🇧
@Danny Ward Over here in America we think of the United Kingdom and the people of the United Kingdom as FAMILIA!! ✊🏻🇺🇸🤝 🇬🇧 Viva Ukraine 🇺🇦 🙏🏾✌🏼From Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸
@@energyasylum997 👊🏼 we too. We speak the same language and have very similar morals. We always speak of the states as our cousins from across the pond. We back each other at whatever the cost.
@@mac2626 Any cutting edge technology has problems starting out. But we don't really believe we're just gonna let it stay at 50% or perhaps we've worked on the problem and it's fixed now 🇺🇸
I am so glad i discovered your channel. You are very talented with a camera. Your vidoes always rock. Thanks for going out and capturing footage like this.
8:11 ballsy move by the private boat there flying in close to the US Navy’s most advanced and expensive carrier in history. 😮 American Patriot here and I’m SO grateful to have such a great response to our Navy arriving into our brother Britains ports.
Thankyou to this channel for your great cameras! So cool to be able to zoom in on the video and see the clearly the crewman just behind the pilot in the opening ! Great camera!
That wasn't just an aircraft carrier and nato ships, that means there were at least two nuclear ballistic submarines around there are probably some destroyers hiding out too.
The first ship in the video was a destroyer brother. Idk what a strike group consists off but I'm pretty sure it's 1 aircraft carrier, 1-2 destroyers, 1-2 submarines, then Probably more but I can't think of the rest. A Full strike group is big. Just one of our strike groups becomes the most powerful navy no matter where it goes and that's just 1 of our 11. Pretty wild. One can to down and you've still got enough to have two strike groups together in 5 different areas of the world if you want
@@TheAnnoyingBoss It apparently is traveling with 17 ships and one nuclear attack submarine, apparently it's a short deployment and only to friendly countries. A lot of the ships aren't American though, they are testing compatibility with NATO forces and training them how to work in a carrier strike group. Almost like they think NATO might be involved in some sort of big war. I was honestly kind of shocked this was deployed, I didn't think it was ready yet. This is the only Gerald R Ford class carrier. Right now it is the flagship of the American Navy.
@@ericwilliams2546 Its always a good thing to practice and train with Your allies. Having other countries warships train in carrier task forces only strengthens the capabilities of NATO.
@@ericwilliams2546 Less NATO is planning a big war, more encouraging Russia & China not to plan a big war themselves via a show of force. The Ford's strike group alone would have a fighting chance of defeating the entire Russian or Chinese navy, add the Lizzie's strike group & (even with the limited number of F-35s delivered to the Royal Navy so far meaning that R08 would serve primarily as a secondary base of operations for US squadrons off of CVN-78 rather than fielding its own aircraft) that combined force could comprehensively annihilate the entire Russian or Chinese navy.
I brought this up. I've had to scrub paint off my dad's car because the CPOs and Os were taught a lesson by the Battle group's CO about paint, ships and maintenance. He ordered all ships compliments on the ships and had painting details. He waited to order it on a day when the paint was gonna blow onto the CPO/O parking on Pier Dr. And that was for minor rust showing. The Chief Boatswain would've been hung from the yard arm for the condition of that paint. That ship was almost more orange than grey.
@@jwclark3185 with the air wing it's a little over 5k, when I served it never felt like that many, even with long chow lines, hard to imagine, the Ford crew is even smaller
@@Ar_Tank Here is another stat. We have the highest homeless, highest debt, for such a wealthy nation we have the highest levels of poverty per capita. .
Crikey! What a HUMUNGOUS ship/ naval base/ everything the USS Gerald Ford is!! And all the warships too…brings it home how near we are to this war!It’s wakey, wakey everyone…
what a beautiful ship, im a welder by trade and I would have loved working on one of these, God bless our service men and God bless and protect our country and our troops. In Jesus name I pray
I’m impressed that Portsmouth can accommodate this Behemoth, a useful re-supply point for future tactical operations. Good to see co- operation between our countries,we would do well to preserve that bond in these troubled times. Let us all hope these weapons of war never need to be deployed in anger. 🏴
It's roughly the same size as a Nimitz class carrier. But because of new efficiencies it needs about a thousand less crew members. And it has two nuclear power plants onboard, meaning a) it can stay at sea for at least 20 years, and b) it has super electrical power potential, and there are probably related weapons on board that the general public isn't aware of.
Well, people say we spend too much on military. And they may be right to a degree, but when shit hits the fan, we have things like this! Stunning vessel!
Despite an $800 billion dollar budget thats actually low percentage wise to our gdp(less than 4%) so in reality we dont spend a lot proportionally speaking
It’s an amazing picture and feeling to see our World powers come together as one. Let’s keep the faith and preserve our World Peace. 💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏🙏
Back in the day before the Queen Elizabeth class US carriers had to dock in Southampton as they couldn't get into Pompey, damn fine looking ship. I got the chance to look round Nimitz when docked over in Norfolk with HMS Hermes. Those were the days, great video
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Very nice to see them, nice video. I have the Alvaro de Bazan DD in the PC game World of Warships. Nice to see her in "real life" (well in video, haha)
![Up close with USS Gerald R. Ford in Portsmouth harbour [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YwiYTYlQ45s/mqdefault.jpg)
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Skip to 5:37 to see the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Watch it depart: ua-cam.com/video/HTDN1wAu7J0/v-deo.html
How long is it there?
@@soton5teve most likely until the Queen Elizabeth comes back to UK ports. information during a time of War like that would be Undisclosed. aircraft carrier group also in the UK to make sure no European nation helps them rebuild their pipeline.
As an American, it makes my chest tight with pride to see this.
@@soton5teve Same Length in British waters as American waters mate .
@@maxmoore9955 Weres type 45 destroyers if needed theres I think 1 available what a state britains forces are in but they are reinforcing nato were told nonsense they cannot force the english channel .
Incredible. The United Kingdom was the sole Naval superpower when they fought the American colonies. Now the US returns with the largest warship but now the greatest of allies.
We had to learn from someone
As a US naval submarine officer during the Cold War, I had the pleasure of visiting HMS Torbay not long after it was commissioned. We also participated in a few joint exercises with UK subs as well as surface ships (“targets”) from several NATO countries. Our hosts’ seamanship was next-level stuff - like it is in their blood.
As an Englishman I would like to thank you for your lovely comments 👍🇬🇧
It has more jets on its deck than many countries have in their Air Force.
Sure it does. The US is the biggest MAFIA on the planet.
Middle Tennessee state university has more planes in its training fleet than the entire country of Albania
@@maximilianschwab9668 we have the biggest everything.
We are the richest country etc.
All roads lead to Rome as they once said.
@@michaeltoney2277 You are just a bunch of organized thieves on a planetary level.
@@S1LVERflyin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Proud to say I've walked along that deck and through those corridors as one of the tens of thousands who helped build the Ford. She had her temperamental moments, but there's nothing more satisfying than watching her go out into the world and make a name for herself. Always Good Ships!
Congratulations to all those people in the design and building stages of this beast. She’s a beauty.
How does a person get a job at a place like that, are they union, do they have apprenticeship programs, or specialized tech programs & local colleges targeted at those jobs... or simply friendly handshakes, degree of experience?
thank you for your hard work helping protect our great nation
Kia Kaha!...shes a beaut!❤
so I was wondering.... do the toilets now finally work or does it still clog the system if you take a little larger dump?
The ship preceding the USS Gerald R. Ford is the USS Thamas Hudner (Arieigh Burke class Destroyer). After the USS Gerald R. Ford comes the (Spanish Navy) Alvaro de Bazan, the first Alvaro de Bazan class Frigate, for those who are wondering,
Thanks ELB. Good to know.
Is this in terms of date produced or tonnage?
@@michaelvick2872 it's in terms of what happens in the video lmao. The arleigh entered first.. Then Ford.. Then the Spanish ship.
A Casa do Dinheiro tem ficar Comigo eu que sou da Lei.
@@CountingStars333 LMAO
Thank u to our veterans for ur service we appreciate u all thank u to our uk friends for watching over our war ships to keep them safe 🇺🇸🇬🇧
It's an honour. UK/US relations have always been incredibly important to both sides standing shoulder to shoulder in righting wrongs in this World. 🇺🇸🇬🇧.
Yes it is we appreciate everything ur country does to help us anytime we need it we'll always proudly fight side by side with u guys anywhere at anytime we look forward to continued great relations between our great countries we'll do anything for u guys too. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
It wouldn't be Cricket old boy to Let anything happen to an American aircraft carrier in British Water ,You can be assured there will be police, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, SBS ,all over the Coast and on the sea .Ho and Fleet Air arm jn the Sky .And submarines beneath the waves.
@@maxmoore9955 🤡🤮
@@RealDixonPeter That should end MUPPET
Years ago when I was in the US Navy, we were invited to visit the British carrier HMS HERMES. A bunch of very cool folks the Brits were, and I remember thinking at the time that if we went into a war, I was glad they were on our side. Thanks to them still for being our finest ally.
Celebrated my 17th birthday on the Hermes in 1978 ,known then as HMS Herpes 😂
Scenes like this always warm my heart! As an American, sorta reminds me of the excitement I felt as a kid, when taking a long road-trip to go visit our favorite cousins! Much love to all our British family, and to all the other members of NATO! 🌍👍🏿
We love our American friends and family it's a pleasure to see our two navies together as one ❤️🇺🇲🇬🇧
I'm glad We have kept this aliance strong, together We're untouchable, but with NATO together as a Whole?.. jeeeez!
we really are untouchable!
@@michaelhancox1986 hmm .. been thinking about that "untouchable" part.. might have been a bit much that bit.. we've been touched before..and not just by unkle bob..lol.
@@mrmagoo.3678 Naw American Military cant be touch in a aspect of war. we are so far ahead of even the closet. we dont use propaganda to scare the world unlike china an Russia. we use force. as a american we could fight the world even nato.
The closest thing to a Star Destroyer that has been built so far. That thing is HUGE!!!
Totally agree, first thing that went through my mind was Imperial Star Destroyer.
Now all they have to do is make it fly 🇬🇧
@@Pantimoto That's literally what inspired Star Wars. It was written during the Vietnam war and of course the Empire represented the U.S. government while the rebels were the North Vietnamese. Look it up.
Endor was literally space Vietnam@@frank-ko6de
@@aishikmukherjee06 Try making sense next time, yeah?
Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier!!! Awesome. However I am looking forward to CVN-80, USS ENTERPRISE coming back on scene. There should always be an ENTERPRISE in existence.
Very awesome. Ohh yes, that will sound nice to say. Will definitely try to film the USS Enterprise.
shame the OG isn't here with us. she should have never have been scrapped.
Once the Big E returns. The Navy will have its proper Flagship back. There must always have an Enterprise leading the fleet. Navy should have decommissioned the Enterprise the same day as the new Big E went into active service.
Same lol. I can't even remember hull name between this and the Enterprise either. I just know they have to build another before they do the enterprise 🥲🥲😪
Absolutely !
VAW 113 (Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113) assigned to the “Big E” WestPac 1978
Welcome to the UK......hope you guys enjoy your stop over........awesome ship....
Be a local girls happy
We're glad for our great ally, the UK! The US & UK; unbeatable!
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Naval Surface Squadron............Providing a Gentle cleaning service to all Pierced Bellybuttons🙊🙊
@@Adam-rh1cu It ain't WW2 days....
Welcome to Britistan, the country that threw away its culture and identity.
I wouldnt fight for this shlt hole of a country if my life depended on it, and nearly all my family are serving or ex military.
Gorgeous video. It's hard to really grasp the sheer scale of an American super carrier without seeing it with your own eyes. That this video inarguably does a great job of seamlessly giving that sense of scale despite the viewer not being present - is icing on the cake!
Others may see it a a better target?
@@senianns9522If so then all I can say is good luck with THAT. They're gonna need both luck AND divine intervention if they want to target what is never just a single carrier, but rather an entire carrier battle group.
@Maverick True that she initially had a lot of problems, but you can bet that if the US Navy actually deployed her that she IS finally combat ready.
@Maverick non combat ready US Navy ships do not deploy. Each ship is inspected and graded prior to deployment to ensure it is ready for combat Mav.
@Maverick True, unlike our glorious Russia Admiral Kutnetsov.
🎉Thank you to our ally, the US (family/friends) all the soldiers, and veterans for your invaluable service. We do appreciate you all; and thank you too, to our UK (family/friends) for watching over those titans, (war ships) that keep us all safe. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺
🥰from Australia.
And we always will. In Sprite of all the battles that our democracy allows to exist, our support for our military is rarely one of them
The question is "are they really keeping us safe"? Or rather provoking and threatening world peace by always mingling in stuff they have NOTHING to do with...
As far as I can see no countries have waged war on the US, the opposite can't be said...
@@ThomasBromehead well, how about try to wage war on the US, you idiot.
@@jefferee2002 Your country always needs to point fingers and designate enemies. Somehow it always seems like the rest of the world is eagerly waiting to attack the US. I see it more as a way to divide and conquer, wreak havoc and show who's boss which is frankly unnecessary. Have you ever been attacked on your soil? No, then why the f*** attack others?
I'm no idiot, I just think further then what the news on the TV tell me and to me governments are just here to lie. Must be hard to admit though when you're in the service, best no to think too much about those things...
As a kid I saw these massive ships roll into San Fransisco at times. Decades later I still remember how massive these ships are. The scale is unbelievable and if I saw this ship as a kid it would blow my f'ing mind.
Closest thing to an Imperial Star Destroyer. That thing is just huge, beyond belief, and the weaponry on its deck (and below the seas, and surrounding it) is mindblowing. While most of Russia's Black Sea Fleet is either disabled (with no possibility of repair) or already at bottom of ocean. Question now is, how many of Russia's subs are as sub-standard as the Kursk? Not all of them. Protect this giant from attack
@@tomowenpianochannel Truly the pinnacle of naval capability, but a big target nonetheless.
I was on the USS Abraham Lincoln as a kid. Those carriers are absolute beasts
I've served onboard an American aircraft carrier and its sheer size is awesome.
Thank you for your service.
@@jefferee2002 - Thank you so very much and believe me and the Billboards the Navy it's not just a job it's an Adventure.
the British ones are almost as big, not quite...but still massive
God bless you, thank you for your service.
Good to see an aircraft carrier with a full complement of aircraft on board and on display.
Those were the days...
Absolutely, the deck was full! 70 odd aircraft carried by this.
Oh you couldn't resist the usual stupid comment could you?
Guess what Admiral when this carrier left Norfolk VA she had NO aircraft on board. they all flew in as she transited the Atlantic.
Just like the RAF F-35s have flown out to join the QE on her way to the Baltic.
@@1chish Yes, and the QE II deployed with a total of eight F-35Bs on board! That's right, just 8.
@@luciusjulius8320 No she didn't Duffus. She left Portsmouth this week with NO aircraft on board because carriers never have aircraft on board in home port. Not even the US Navy. Guess where the aircraft on board the USS Ford came from? Google where CVW-8 squadrons are based.
Oh and btw the Royal Navy does not have all its aircraft on deck when visiting ports unlike the US Navy.
You keep banging on about '8 F-35s' but that doesn't make you right.
But as it happens I share your disgust at so few F-35s being delivered. 27 (or now 30) out of 48 ordered 8 years ago is just wrong. However unlike you I blame the manufacturers and Biden's US Government that controls it while you choose to take the piss out of the UK and the Royal Navy by spouting incorrect BS. You are a hypocrite and an ignorant one at that.
@@luciusjulius8320 The US is a Super Power plus its thousands of miles from home so it needs to arm up. The QE is getting F35bs, Chinooks, and attack helicopters landing on it from UK and other nations in the exercise.
Why have the Americans got to do it bigger and better than anyone else my father used to say. Thank god God bless America 🇺🇸
I guess because our taxes are higher than a kite. lol
@mikeydapikey Because we're the only ones who can.
@@mikeydapikey because they can and thank God they do.
I believed because only you are the only one capable of doing it, God won't give a task to just anyone else , he gives to who can handle it, and the right one ...don't you see , you are today because of God, because of the forefathers, the heros, the patriots, everything happen, blessing, weapons, fall into your hand Americans , i believed God chose you because you can n will use it for good ...today we have peace because of you...just imagine if its in the hand of iran? We are dead.
Thank who? God bless America? Just America then? God shouldn't bless any other country then? Besides, there is no fairy godfather in the sky. Grow up.
I really admire the way the sailors just calmly go about perfectly executing tight af manoeuvres. Ultra professional
Naval ceremony, 12:42 the American destroyer has hoisted the Spanish flag, at 13:01 the Alvaro de Bazan has the American flag hoisted.
Great video mate I'm glad to see our good friends in the USA work very well together on land and sea 👍🇬🇧✌️
I think its an honor to see other naval ships to visit Portsmouth but to see a us carrier is out of this world,i was fortunate to see us enterprise off stokes bay, what a site hope Portsmouth make them welcome
now that is what i call impressive.. USS Gerald R Ford, best in class shouts don't mess with the US
Now, if we only had good leadership in Wash DC, that would be even better.
@@goeast12 I hate to say this but, you're an imbecile. Biden is insane.
@@goeast12 Man, you need help! American democracy as in; anarchy, BLM, Antifa, etc. Is that what you mean? Do you like paying 5 bucks a gal for gas, 3 bucks a loaf of bread, etc? Are you awake or in a dream world? At least Trump didn't put us to the brink of nuclear war.
i have never seen a carrier coming in fully armed like that
Quite the sight, isn't it?
The aircraft carrier is just a ship. Its Carrier Air Group (CAG) is what makes it a warship. (I was a crewmember of USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) from 1962-1963.)
A really nice footage of the UK docking with the Gerald R Ford! Thanks!
It’s nice to have a piece of America visit the UK 🇬🇧 welcome 🙏
And a piece of Spain
You see all the other boats, you see the people and you realize: "Man that carrier is HUGE!!!" even if you "just" see it on your screen.
Even when it was 2 hours out, it was still a behemoth on the horizon! It is HUGE.
A truly spectacular picture of American might and incredible technology on that aircraft. Its hard to take in the dimensions of impressive size and performance wow.
Waste of time and money.Would be better if it was for growing food around the world helping not killing.Wake up its not nice.
@@jaunt3603 He's ignorant, stupid, or both!!!!!
@@mac9954 the world isn't a fairytale full of sprinkles and unicorns like you believe it to be. Grow up and read some books kiddo
@@mac9954 Lmao superpower build a strong mitilary because they want dominace over their enemy, you think they gave a shit about others countries
@@mac9954 there’s more than enough money, food, land, and resources in the world to end world hunger. Hundreds of Billions are spent every year to end global poverty and war, yet nothing happens. Instead, it worsens. You’re a fool for being this self-righteous and optimistic.
As a USN Veteran and spouse of US NAVY Deck Surface Warfare officer ( retired), this brings back memories!! So impressive..Manning the rails..the sailors parade rest on deck..done it and watched 16 times for my husband's 18 out of 25 years of sea time! Retired now and enjoy it because of our life in the military! God Bless America, UK NATO and Ukraine!- we need ✌ ☮ 🕊
Spanish F101 ALVARO DE BAZAN 🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦 Gorgeous
Got to see this beauty in Halifax on a very balmy 20 degree late October day (Very rare for this time of year). Got as close as we could while not purposely trying to piss off the security detail patrolling the water (I think those machine guns were loaded). Got to see the Eisenhower about 10 years earlier, again in Halifax Harbour . Can't ever say I've seen 13 billion dollars before - but hell was it impressive. And deck was fully loaded (unlike the Eisenhower which was empty of planes - just a few choppers).
This video was filmed with the Panasonic HC-X1500E, in 4K with 60 FPS. This is different to our usual 30 FPS. How did you find it?
Smooth................
Awesome, really good job - thank you!
Absolutely stunning! Thank you, keep up the great work!
Fantastic video….thanks for sharing
Perfectly splendid
What a beautiful site, USS Gerald Ford Carrier and she is very ready!
She is. She's gone through her sea evaluations.
Great to see that we are all friends and allies. I bet that Don Alvaro de Bazán (a the Spanish greatest admiral in the XVI century) if he can see us now, would be proud and happy to see his namesake frigate being so received in Portsmouth.
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Yes indeed.
She's a beautiful ship! Very clean lines. She's not messing around in the radar department, either!
I am French and I will never be your ally
@@Hahaha41241 Nah your the white flag surrender or run away type lmfao
I will never forget Portsmouth, Flotex 1986. Two weeks naval exercise with airmen, specialists and sailors from England, America, Portugal, France, Germany and my own frigate KNM Narvik from Norway. Proud and greatful to be your allied in theese troubled times.
Proud to have you on our side
@@jefferee2002 Bud this is precisely the problem. Global controllers play both sides, red v blue, east v west, etc.
I thought my ship was big (Independence CV-62) but this one is frigging huge! Thanks for making this video. Cheers Mate!
My dads dad served on the fdr back in the late 50’s early 60’s. I don’t remember the year he retired, but it had to be close to 68 or so cause I remember a story he told of one of the first few Skyhawks being flown in and landed.. he said he asked the pilot if he could just peak his head into the cockpit and said he did and it was the coolest thing in the world to him at the time..
He later retired and became a merchant mariner, and what we inland river rats call a Shore-tankerman (load/offload Chem barges )
Because of hm, I too became a Merchant mariner
Yeah it is kind of crazy to think how the super carrier Forrestal class was closer in size to the ship I deployed on USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) then the Ford class.
I have 2 friends that were aboard the Independence... Great stories...
It's sad that all those old ships are gone. My father was a plankowner on CV-66, USS America, and it was a travesty to scuttle a ship bearing the name of the nation just for some weapons testing.
@@Dover78 I still think that is better than going to the breakers.
that carrier is one serious bit of kit I would not like to have to go to war against it .Good luck and God bless to all on board
It is big. Doesn't that make it a big target too?
One nuclear bomb and it’s done anywhere near it
@@Jesussavesyouandme one nuclear bomb will lead to many nuclear bombs and we shall all be done.
@@artstation707 The ocean is massive. Good luck getting close enough to try to sink this floating island.
@@EcEryda Infra-red heat signatures probably can't be masked.
Britain needed this visit and so did America. I hope this helps iron out any problems for a real emergency.
The last shot at the end, is the best. Would make a great post card and poster.
What an absolute marvel of engineering. Would've loved seeing it come to shore
I'm just glad we're their ally. Like, holy shit that thing is scary.
@@karadan100 Yeah... these kinds of things are why Russia is scared of NATO.
@@Tarks_Coady_EFC
Russia isn't so scared of NATO. Supercarriers are an anachronism. One hypersonic missile and this heap of junk is at the bottom of the ocean,
@@jackburgess274 At this point i'm convinced that Russian sympathizers could witness aliens completely eviscerate the entirety of Russia with a death beam and still say that hypersonic missiles are about to turn the fight around.
@@JaredB47 not sympathizers ....these are paid Russian bots .
It’s only fitting that the grandest air craft carrier ever made passes through the greatest naval base in history. The home of the greatest naval empire the world has ever witnessed. Rule Britannia 🇬🇧
@Danny Ward Over here in America we think of the United Kingdom and the people of the United Kingdom as FAMILIA!! ✊🏻🇺🇸🤝 🇬🇧
Viva Ukraine 🇺🇦
🙏🏾✌🏼From Los Angeles USA 🇺🇸
@@energyasylum997 👊🏼 we too. We speak the same language and have very similar morals. We always speak of the states as our cousins from across the pond. We back each other at whatever the cost.
@@dannyward673 Indeed - where the lion roars, the eagle soars. Always.
@@georgecooksey8216 poetry our dear friends 🙌🏼
17:23 The sailor's favorite boat after sea-and-anchor detail - the liberty boat.
Now that’s power projection! What a beast!
The deck of the Ford is like a new car lot only for aircraft..☺️ Magnificent vessels !
USS Gerald R Ford is an impressive ship, huge!
I think we can safely say the south of the UK Is rather protected right now… the amount of assets online is 👌
I wouldn’t be so sure, the Fords EMALS only works 50% of the time.
and you know that 100% don't you Admiral
@@mac2626 🤣😂🤣😂
@@mac2626 So, two cats at any one time? That'll do.
@@mac2626 Any cutting edge technology has problems starting out. But we don't really believe we're just gonna let it stay at 50% or perhaps we've worked on the problem and it's fixed now 🇺🇸
I served on the Nimitz in the ‘80s. Always great to see a Nimitz-class carrier waving the flag where it’s most important, with our allies.
Thank you for your service. It matters!
@@tomowenpianochannel you’re welcome, my friend.
That is a beast. Hello from Great Britain. Loving the ship.
I am so glad i discovered your channel. You are very talented with a camera. Your vidoes always rock. Thanks for going out and capturing footage like this.
8:11 ballsy move by the private boat there flying in close to the US Navy’s most advanced and expensive carrier in history. 😮
American Patriot here and I’m SO grateful to have such a great response to our Navy arriving into our brother Britains ports.
Thankyou to this channel for your great cameras! So cool to be able to zoom in on the video and see the clearly the crewman just behind the pilot in the opening ! Great camera!
Thank you for your great comment! I love to provide detail and really create the story.
Beautiful ship.
That wasn't just an aircraft carrier and nato ships, that means there were at least two nuclear ballistic submarines around there are probably some destroyers hiding out too.
The first ship in the video was a destroyer brother. Idk what a strike group consists off but I'm pretty sure it's 1 aircraft carrier, 1-2 destroyers, 1-2 submarines, then Probably more but I can't think of the rest. A Full strike group is big. Just one of our strike groups becomes the most powerful navy no matter where it goes and that's just 1 of our 11. Pretty wild. One can to down and you've still got enough to have two strike groups together in 5 different areas of the world if you want
Since it's the Ford, there's probably a Seawolf class sub lurking underneath. That dude is deadly!
@@TheAnnoyingBoss It apparently is traveling with 17 ships and one nuclear attack submarine, apparently it's a short deployment and only to friendly countries. A lot of the ships aren't American though, they are testing compatibility with NATO forces and training them how to work in a carrier strike group. Almost like they think NATO might be involved in some sort of big war. I was honestly kind of shocked this was deployed, I didn't think it was ready yet. This is the only Gerald R Ford class carrier. Right now it is the flagship of the American Navy.
@@ericwilliams2546 Its always a good thing to practice and train with Your allies. Having other countries warships train in carrier task forces only strengthens the capabilities of NATO.
@@ericwilliams2546 Less NATO is planning a big war, more encouraging Russia & China not to plan a big war themselves via a show of force. The Ford's strike group alone would have a fighting chance of defeating the entire Russian or Chinese navy, add the Lizzie's strike group & (even with the limited number of F-35s delivered to the Royal Navy so far meaning that R08 would serve primarily as a secondary base of operations for US squadrons off of CVN-78 rather than fielding its own aircraft) that combined force could comprehensively annihilate the entire Russian or Chinese navy.
Madre mía que pedazo de patera!!!!!!!!!!!! Llama la atención que solo necesite dos escoltas. Seguro que va un submarino también.
The US super-carrier is one floating giant island,incredible
Basically a floating airbase
One bomb to the deck. It'll be one giant ghetto Island
waste of time and money gas .Made to kill the poor people of this world.
@@thomassteiner744 this isn't ww2 comrade. Don't be jealous.
@@thomassteiner744 one bomb to the deck won't do shit
Thank you to all those, that helped build the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Amen.
Proud American Navy Veteran.
The first ship coming in, the Hughes, needs a paint job. And the GRF is impressive, Very impressive.
Salt will eat a boat up in no time… it really doesn’t take long.. it prolly takes almost as long to paint the mfr than it would to rust
@@MississippiKid96 Thnx Hayden. Good to know.
I brought this up. I've had to scrub paint off my dad's car because the CPOs and Os were taught a lesson by the Battle group's CO about paint, ships and maintenance. He ordered all ships compliments on the ships and had painting details. He waited to order it on a day when the paint was gonna blow onto the CPO/O parking on Pier Dr. And that was for minor rust showing. The Chief Boatswain would've been hung from the yard arm for the condition of that paint. That ship was almost more orange than grey.
Just like always the grand fleet still sings with power and with greatness
That carrier has a crew of over 5,000 it's a small city at sea. A huge ship the power
it has is devastating!
Hope they will not do anything stupid with that easy target for Canon fodder!
@@preachingflamesthepreacher3894 did you mean "Cannon" fodder or Canon Camera fodder?
My Grand daughter said they have about 8k on board.
@@jwclark3185 According to the ships data it carry's a crew around 6,000. That's a lot of people imagine feeding that many sailors 3x a day!
@@jwclark3185 with the air wing it's a little over 5k, when I served it never felt like that many, even with long chow lines, hard to imagine, the Ford crew is even smaller
The opening skyline view, with that purple haze… omg😮astonishing beautiful!
The carrier has more planes on deck than some small nations' entire air forces.
The US navy has the second largest airforce. With the USAF having the largest airforce if I remember correctly
@@Ar_Tank Here is another stat. We have the highest homeless, highest debt, for such a wealthy nation we have the highest levels of poverty per capita. .
@@HAPPYTHELEAF How many have you taken in?
@@NitroU- about 900,000 immigrants a year
@@Morally_Immoral2 you personally? You must have a large home.
Spectacular. You do know we Americans love you Brits
Crikey! What a HUMUNGOUS ship/ naval base/ everything the USS Gerald Ford is!! And all the warships too…brings it home how near we are to this war!It’s wakey, wakey everyone…
what a beautiful ship, im a welder by trade and I would have loved working on one of these, God bless our service men and God bless and protect our country and our troops. In Jesus name I pray
Now that's a proper Aircraft Carrier, 👌. Welcome to the UK 🇬🇧. Are USA 🇺🇸. COUSINS.
You know we in America love love you Brits ❤️
Anything about 🇪🇸?
Awesome!.. thanks mate👍🇳🇿
Crazy to think just one US Navy carrier battle group could sink the whole Russian navy.
That is good 👍
crazy to think one nuclear hyper sonic missile could obliterate this entire fleet.
One US carrier task force can defeat any navy in the world. And the US has 11 of them.
@@Anthony-jo7up yeah but Russia literally has a nuke that’s made just for them 😂.
You can’t stop a nuclear bomb
@@Kentuckyhunter58 Yeah if Russia Launches one nuke Russia is fk
It looks like the super star destroyer arriving
yup, the Empire has arrived.
We could call up at least ten more that look similar to that one 😉
I’m impressed that Portsmouth can accommodate this Behemoth, a useful re-supply point for future tactical operations. Good to see co- operation between our countries,we would do well to preserve that bond in these troubled times. Let us all hope these weapons of war never need to be deployed in anger. 🏴
They anchor out. Only pier side besides home port for a carrier is U.A.E
Madre mía impresionante lo que puede hacer el hombre.
That’s a bloody big ship!! The technology involved in building that thing … Is this “the biggest” naval vessel in the world?
The Ford class carrier is indeed the biggest naval vessel. 337 m long
@@tlxatom7004 Thanks :)
It's roughly the same size as a Nimitz class carrier. But because of new efficiencies it needs about a thousand less crew members. And it has two nuclear power plants onboard, meaning a) it can stay at sea for at least 20 years, and b) it has super electrical power potential, and there are probably related weapons on board that the general public isn't aware of.
Biggest military. Super tankers are bigger.
Can it survive an encounter with an iceberg?
Went down to stokes bay and saw her myself this afternoon, the weather was crap but wow she is huge
...and the HMS Warrior in the background at 12:00 min... Majestic !
🇬🇧🇺🇸. To all our service men and women, thank you.
You forgot spanish flag
I bet they are loving the weather today! Glad the weather held for their arrival at least
Well, people say we spend too much on military. And they may be right to a degree, but when shit hits the fan, we have things like this! Stunning vessel!
Despite an $800 billion dollar budget thats actually low percentage wise to our gdp(less than 4%) so in reality we dont spend a lot proportionally speaking
@@tlxatom7004 Exactly. Only in the Pax Americana have nations ever had the luxury of military budgets less than 10%.
@@Anthony-jo7up we spend a ton and we dont at the same time😂
I watched the Battleship New Jersey enter Pearl Harbor 82 - 83. She was magnificent
It’s an amazing picture and feeling to see our World powers come together as one. Let’s keep the faith and preserve our World Peace. 💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏🙏
What was this recorded on? Genuinely impressed with the quality.
Beautiful ship. She definitely makes a huge statement and grand entrance.
Back in the day before the Queen Elizabeth class US carriers had to dock in Southampton as they couldn't get into Pompey, damn fine looking ship. I got the chance to look round Nimitz when docked over in Norfolk with HMS Hermes. Those were the days, great video
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That is one HELL of a deterrent! 🤣
Amazing footage. Cheers from the USA!
7.20 lovely view close up, its a massive ship, would love to see the weapons inside
As a child on holiday had the pleasure of seeing uss america
Massive boat, packed flight deck. Very nice clip mate
Closest thing to a battlestar that's been made. When I see 2 or three I hear the opening riff of the old bag theme lol
All lovely looking ships, wish I was in Portsmouth lol
We got to see it in Halifax, Canada with some other NATO warships! It was an imposing, impressive sight on the harbour.
It leaves an impression, doesn't it?
Wow, more aircraft on board than the RAF, enormous flight deck, welcome you guys to the UK, did you run any packed inflatables over on your way 🤣🤣
Not even close armchair Admiral.
Thats one way of solving the Bound for UK inflatables just convert a submarine into a Giant Vacuum submersible & suck them up.
That cost just a tad more than the new James Webb telescope.
Beautiful shots, good camera work, thanks!
My god. I first thought with all the small boats the Iranian navy captured the Ford. Thank you for your service men and women. Miller time. 🇺🇸🖖
Imagine what is outside the harbor that is part of the total flotilla.
Very nice to see them, nice video. I have the Alvaro de Bazan DD in the PC game World of Warships. Nice to see her in "real life" (well in video, haha)
Welcome to Blighty guys enjoy your stay 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Welcome to the UK 🇬🇧🇺🇸
We love you blokes!
And 🇪🇸
Awesome video CobraEmergency keep the good work up lads 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴
Superb footage 🤘🏻