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In this episode I'm exploring an abandoned warship located on a naval ship cemetery with Vera.
This warship got decommissioned in 2019 and got towed to this cemetery in 2020.
In this episode you see how we venture to this ship and explore the most interesting parts like the engine rooms, bridge, combat information center, torpedo room, missile loading rooms and many more.
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Vera was a delight, her chill-out energy fit perfectly with this exploration, please invite her on more episodes!
We need more VERA!!! She’s awesome!!!
I let her know😇
I think he wants her phone number. LOL
I like the way she walks and the way she talks! Yes I will!
@@johndunn4228 I get her phone number first! LOL
PHUKING-SIMP😂😂😊
Very cool to see! I'm prior US military and I'm surprised how open that ship was for you. Retired US ships are very guarded! I also noticed how many panels and labels on that ship were in English. Overall, A++
The ships present in this ship graveyard of Landévennec are more than just retired ships. These hulls are stripped of all military equipment and polluting substances before to be sent there. This yard is their ultimate step before scrapping. Even if French Navy doesn't allow people to visit them, it must consider that it is not worth guarding such almost empty hulls.
It’s France, you can easily explore something that’s said to be “off-limits” (I’m French so ik what I’m saying)
It scares me that people have access to military ships.... prior service I know what this guy is doing should land them in prison... yes???
@@ronaldss859what’s so scary about it?
That ship is really clean inside! Whish the ships I was stationed on looked like that! The black thing is not a life raft, it is a "fender" used to protect the ship's hull when a barge or other ship is brought alongside.
Yeah because it was decommissioned in 2019 4 years ago
Excellent episode! Amazing how clean that ship looks in the inside.
Abandoned for just 3 years.
@@BilisNegra Even if it's abandoned for a decade, not much will change!
It’s not abandoned. These ships are still considered in service, they are just here a few years waiting for their spot in the shipyards to be dismantled.
This place is a military installation, it is off limits to any non French military personnel allowed in the grounds. If they catch you, you’ll end up in jail and will have to pay a fine.
I always knew you were carrying a fair amount of gear, but God damn, seeing it all laid out like that really puts it into perspective. Awesome channel Bob, keep up the good work.
Yeah.. even without food and water😂 It’s always a hassle with the gear
It’s amazing how fast the paint starts flaking off. If it was only decommissioned 3 years ago😮
No heat
Yep no heat and a moist atmosphere strips paint within a year ✌
Another amazing exploration! I think one of the reasons French Navy does not scrap those ships all at once is because they are full of asbestos. Navy budget only allows them to scrap one every few years. Also the doors were sealed with silicon to prevent water ingress, they also sealed the big helicopter garage doors with PU foam. That's the reason the ship is not rusting inside. Many of the parts missing were used as spares, but most are probably classified military technology, so they need to be destroyed at the end of it's service life (even outdated tech).
Was the French Navy still using Asbestos in the mid 80's when this was built? I know the US was on a remediating spree during that time on their older vessels and newer ones were constructed without it.
This place is on my list for a long time, these ships are amazing😍Thank you for showing us so many details of it! It must have been a crazy task for every department of the ship to cooperate and operate the ship.
It was funny when you were lurking after the fishermans with the periscope😅
where is it?
Very cool Exploration! Vera’s personality is addictive and cute 😂🎉
Thanks a lot for checking out!
Awesome exploration Bob. Never ceases to amaze me where you'll end up next!!
Oh at 30:12 that Rolls Royce sticker denotes the ship's main powerplant; 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine engines. Rated to produce 26,000 hp (19,388 kW) each.
The RR Olympus was also used in our RAF's Cold War era Avro Vulcan bomber AND the infamous Concorde SST.
And the hms invincible, hms ark royal and hms illustrious. I believe they had 4 each.
There's nothing "infamous" about B.A.C Aerospatiale Concorde, famous yes, with the tragic loss of just the one aircraft, Concorde, despite being at the cutting edge of flight during it's service, remains the safest passenger aircraft of all time.
Thanks for your info mate!
do you need a key to start them up?
@@Blacknight1812 bit more than a key.
This is your best explore yet! Does Vera have an explore channel?
I hope you had fun with her, good place is the engine room.
this explore was so cool!!! man after my heart Bob with all the control rooms, mechanical and electrical stuff. excellent job.
Yes! The engine and control rooms in this one were crazy😍
Great explore, Bob and Vera 👍🏻😃
Nice explore again Bob! @24:49 is not a rescue boat, it is called a "Fender", you could lower them while mooring the ship to protect the hull against they quay or another ship :)
Crazy location bro, straight up ship graveyard, and not completely stripped out like they would be in the Balkans 😆 especially those RR engines, man they looked like they would still crank
It was nice! Time for some Croatian navy vessels.. but I guess they just have patrol boats?
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath I saw one of the ones they were using currently from the ferry one day, it looked like it was from WW1. Probably coal powered
Imagine what Humanity could have achieved without all the war.
Абсолютно ничего!
🔥Your content is totally the best man!
Amazing work once again and a great team,you take us to places we’d never see💥❤
Thanks! An amazing Fukushima series coming up soon
I really enjoyed your gear inventory. Amazing how much you have to haul. Thanks for taking us along.
Yes, it’s always a hassle to drag it all with me😂
Great video Bob! The whole “atmosphere” was pleasant too, and it was nice to see you guys actually enjoying yourselves the whole time, and in good spirits! Cool place too, especially with the ease of access and lack of security. Also, for a boat retired at 33 years, whatever was left of the interior equipment was in quite good (if not excellent) condition! Your friend/assistant seemed like quite the acrobat too (and button pusher)… 😂
A nice little explore and great place to do it!
Thanks a lot Mike! It’s always quite an adventure to go there. A new Fukushima series coming up
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Cool beans!
Respect ! You earned your "likes" going up & down that anchor-chain ! Thanks - great video
I spent 11 years in the U.S. Navy and sailed on four ships. U.S.S. Ouellet F.F. 1077 was similar. This video was fun. I didn't have to serve aboard this ship.
That looked like a real adventure. You are a good team. I served on a Type 12 frigate, so I found this video interesting. Thank you.
How do you only have 456k subs? Should be many times that!
Wow..I like Vera !...bring her back pls
Great explore and a whole hour long! 👍
First thing I wanted to ask for a while: Whats the name of the feline saboteur of your inflatable boat? 😅
Its interesting that they went for dual propulsion with marine gas turbines and diesel engines - I suppose the diesel engines were mainly used to navigate ports and also served as a backup.
The submarine silhouettes on the bulkhead might be score marks, as in foreign submarines they detected and tracked at some point. Sort of like pilots marking their jet fighters with little plane silhouettes to show off their training/combat kills.
Also interesting is the periscope on the bridge. The only other warships I was aware of having periscopes are actual WW2 battleships, inside the armored conning tower because there was no other way to see whats going on outside during a battle - live video cameras did not exist back in the day.
I can answer the dual propulsion bit. Lot of Navy ships use Combined Diesel and Gas (CODAG), where the Diesel engines will bring the ship up to its crusing speed, normally around 15 knots with a fairly small fuel consumption, and then use the Gas Turbines to bring the ship up to its full speed/above 15 knots for high speed maneuvers, fast transit, and anything else that requires faster speeds. However the Gas Turbines burn a lot more fuel.
@@randomcode99 I was checking out this class of ship in particular, they are CODOG (Deisel OR Gas), Not CODAG. So this ship can use either Diesel OR Gas, not both simultaneously like a CODAG.
@@phillxor Yeah I meant to put CODOG in, as that is the much more common type as it's a lot cheaper and simpler to have the diesel and turbines engage a fixed ratio, instead of having to switch the diesel to a higher ratio to avoid blasting through its rpm limits. Unfortunately I had CODAG on the mind as we were discussing them at work.
I adore abandoned exploration and naval history so these ship adventure video's are just amazing to me. Thanks for sharing. Also wish Vera and yourself a wonderful holiday and a healthy new year.
Have you seen my recent explore to a Soviet aircraft carrier too? And thanks, same to you Mitchell ! 😇
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath That video was superb!
To bad I didn't have a Go Pro camera back in he late fourtys and early fifties because I was working on the moth ball fleet at the Charleston Naval ship yard , I spent two years roaming around those ships .🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Vera seems to be really into checking stuff out like this.. Plus she brings a little Sunshine with her in the way of her personality... Great video Bro , really enjoyed the travel with you two . You guys need to do another video together.. 👍
Great episode Bob sorry I couldn't stay to finish the live episode it was late here. Last week's time was better. Thank you for doing these shows it is very interesting take care and stay well.
Thanks as always Bill!
unbelievable lost place!!! super video of the style and the picture quality!
better than some documentaries on tv 💪🏻👍
The mounts were not for guns but for navigational aids. They are called Pelorus. They are used to take bearings on other vessels or fixed objects. it’s like a compass with a sight.
Great video like always,love the hour long episode! Also a very very smart move for not going down that confined space!! That gas you cant smellcould take you out in 10secs!
Wow amazing content Bob! I am very much looking forward to your vol 3 photo book!
A very nice explore loved watching it guys.
Good to see your set up and so much “LED Lenser” lighting I’ve used them for 10 years now working night shifts on rail track maintenance and days spent underground exploring can’t fault them.
51:10: The played Silent Hunter 1 countless times on that console without ever getting a software-upgrade or a patch for it. Up until they coincidentially found out that in these recent years, in which they lived on that ship, 4 other versions of Silent Hunter were released. Then they decommissioned the whole ship out of sheer disappointment combined with a lot of anger.
Great video. You take huge risks. Vera was quite incredible. I wish we could have seen how the sailors lived and slept. Their rooms the captains rooms. Did I miss that part? Keep safe in your adventures.
Nice exploration...all you needed was the ghost of a sailor walking around at night to make it even better!!
Pew pew, Vera
European blonds are amazing
Great explore with an amazing accomplice, keep in contact with her Bob
Vera is a European Goddess!
Tie her down. She's a keeper!
Deserves a good explore!
Makes you realise how truly horrific it must have been for people during times of war who were trapped inside one of these warships while it was sinking, especially when the lights went out!!! The idea of being stuck inside a ship that was taking on water and not being able to find my way out absolutely terrifies me, my second worse fear would be being stuck in one that was on fire! Why people sign up for that job I'll never know.
Honor and courage trumps fear.
I can imagine John, being a target 24/7
The lights don't go out because there are battery powered lights that go on when power is lost. At least that is how it was with the US Navy and I assume most navies have something similar.
The absolute amount of work to build one of these ships is mind blowing. You would expect more than 30 years service life out of these.
Not really. They get beaten up pretty well over their life. And technology moves on.
@@rickeys maintenance is key. Stuff can be updated. Look how many fixtures wiring fittings there are on that ship. I would like to see at least a 50 year service life.
All the tech can be replaced if just designed so. The tonnes of steel produced creates a many tonnes more emissions and even this hull could still serve as anything. No it's just doing nothing.
@@vicmac3513 The forces upon the hull are dynamic. That leads to flex, which affects the properties of the steel. Uneven strain hardening can lead to cracks. It may well be that the cost to refit the ship with newer technology isn't worthwhile if the hull is too far towards end-of-life.
Remember, navies don't want to use ships until they literally fail. They'll want to decommission and strike them prior to reaching the point where they fail during peacetime conditions. It can also be that a given type proves disproportionately expensive to maintain or operate, and thus retirement before end of life due to simple economics.
With all that Asbestos that ship was done.
Love it when you visit military ships and aircraft!
GOING anywhere below main deck could kill you. With ventilation turned off you will not know if there is any trap gases. Some gases don't smell and are heavy and do not dissipate.
For your safety, I hope that you use those gas meters - rust absorbs oxygen and as those old ships don't have any ventilation running, you might be venturing into areas with very little oxygen in the air (especially in the lower areas of the ships such as engine rooms and the like)!!!
I have them and aware of this! Mostly it are small rusty rooms in the bottom of the ships. Thanks !🙏
Awesomeness!!! So cool 😎 thanks for sharing
You should carry some of that flex seal tape. That works good! That air pump mooing was hysterical😹🤣
Hahah glad you liked it Brenda!😇 A new amazing Fukushima series is coming up
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Looking forward to seeing it!
I thought Vera was a spider climbing up the anchor chain. She made it look easy.😁
Yeah she did a great job😄
I wonder if she has a background in gymnastics or parkour, because she also did that flip after swinging on the bar.
What a Spot! 😍 And a fun mission to get on to🔥
"I'm Bob!" :D best intro on yt.
Hahaha well I had to make a new one quickly too be honest
Nice exploration video. The complexity of the ship is incredible, no wonder military equipment can cost so much and often has issues. I was nervous about that little inflatable boat you were using, I just imagined it springing a leak. I hope you and Vera are both strong swimmers.
I used to swim to these vessels on my first explores there! But there's a strong current so not really recommended.
Now the heck with watching them falling stars I would on the tailgate of a right & proper old vintage truck showing Vera how we play hide the weasel!!!!!
love to know vera more
the cylinder heads on these older marine engines are very valuable, manufactures no longer making new castings so the only way to find a new cylinder head is by buying a used one or finding new (old stock) replacements which is nearly impossible. they likely were removed for another navy ship that is still in use.
Wow, we see rich people with yachts worth millions but I'd rather one of these restored and outfitted. Looks amazing. Could be updated with all kinds of amenities.
Congrats on another great episode! Keep it up Bob:))
@7:57 That pump (for the inflatable boat) sounded so sad. XD
Haha thanks for checking out😂 he was not in the mood that day I guess
You both are so Brave❤❤❤
It was remarkably clean inside except for the odd bit of flaking paint. Great video.
Some simple advice. Instead of shining your torch around, shine it up to the roof and it will illuminate the entire area with even light
I explore for 22 years and know this, but it doesn’t always work, depends on the place/room. I used this in part of the video and also with lightpainting✌️👊Did you dee the aircraft carrier episode?
Might be a good idea to have an emergency roll of duct tape, yet more to carry but could be handy.
Yes, duct tape always a good idea.
i would legit buy one of those ship and reoutfitted it to be a yacht etc and make it low cost to maintain as possible, maybe self automated or run by an ai
Great video Bob, you have the best picture. Thanks much.
Vera seemed like she was kinda dispointed it stopped raining. I think she was really enjoying non school hanging out. Man she was crushing on you.
wonderful video bob, thanks for all the information.
The black thing you saw was a fender and not an inflatable rescue boat. That was a Rolls Royce steam turbine. They also make jet turbines for aircraft. Nice video.
Leuk je even gesproken te hebben bij Warface, keep up the good work! 😎
Yes! Wie weet tot ziens op een ander festival😇
Luv the kefiyah good job vera
Nice Video. I love ships. So many machines. But you don't find the surgery room.
Nope, but found those in other ships😇😎😄
Be very careful these old ship are full of asbestos and other chemicals they don’t talk off ,I I’ve worked in this area and the amount of poison in them is crazy…..take care
Hello Bob my dear and beautiful friend, WHEW!! finally made it to the end I'm a little claustrophobic, but enjoy watching your videos it's amazing love it showing us places I've never been or seen waiting for next one 🤗😍
Pew-pew! Can't stop laughing! What a great time, you 2 were great!
The stars never fall when you watch them.
Great footage my friend. You always force limits
Once again, a really cool exploration!
Profitez de la vidéo, elle ne restera pas longtemps publique, ces navires ne sont pas abandonnés ce sont des « terrains militaires ». Les coques appartiennent à la marine nationale, elles sont là soit en attente de démantèlement soit vont servir de brise lames
Halon is actually pretty safe for firefighting. It‘s non toxic and extinguishes fires at a level the air is still breathable.
When you flood a confined space, such as on a ship, its not going to be easy to breathe.
@@Ganiscol Well, yes. But consider that the sucessor is CO2 which is toxic at lower levels and is less effective at extinguishing fires.
The only channel I have notification and I missed this! Great vid and I enjoyed you chasing Vera around the boat. No one can get nice women to do crazy shit like Bob. You got the magic Robert!!
Thanks Bender! Glad you enjoyed. By coincidence I post another crazy solo mission to an abandoned aircraft carrier this Sunday!!😁😁
25:01 that is called a Yokohama. They are essentially a fender to protect the ship when it’s along side something.
LOL I got a little cameo in this episode with the BBQ story. Good times 😛
wow that was great, love your content bob !
Já deixado meu like 👍🏻😃👏 ótimo vídeo 👏👏👏 top demais mesmo 😃
On American ships regular white light is used during the day to simulate daytime, and red light is used during the night. I'm unsure if the ships still use this system though.
The two little engines, you are referring to at 44:21 are the engines that supply the electricity for the ships.
Wow. This is kinda crazy. Like if you ever filmed a active or recently decommissioned us frigate you’d be shot haha
Check👀😂
Fantastic exploration!!!
Love your work guys 👍🏻
Thanks! Don’t forget to check next Sunday’s episode. Crazy solo mission to an abandoned aircraft carrier🤩
Always enjoy seeing ships!! Awesome exploring💕
Good to know! Hope to visit much more in the future
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath that would be awesome!
Love this spot! So cool.
Didn’t watch the video yet but I’m impatient :), a French UA-camr have been to this place too but his video has been deleted from UA-cam on the demand of the French navy apparently…
We called it The Trot where old ships are anchored before they are turned inti razor blades.
Sounds brilliant.
Amazing Place 🔥
When I was at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1983, I snuck onto a few decommissioned ships to explore. I had reported to my first ship, USS Semmes DDG 18...
Amazing William! I know that place😉
I guess it was impossible back then to make pictures inside those vessels
@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Yes, not possible unless you had a Polaroid camera or an insta-matic camera
Fantastic Air air b&b
i guess they leave at least one door open so that they have access to the inside when scrapping it
edit: 52:38 the room seems to have one large ground in the copper strip
Where im from we have wheather forcasts, and you just checked that morning it was going to rain all day, my grandfather ran out of gas when he was dating my grandmother, well him running out of gas actually worried him because he did feel it up, what he didnt know was my grandmother had her younger brother siphoned the gas out, and no my grandmother wasnt trying to hit that, she wanted to see how much gas he had, my great uncle said it was almost full, she loved to argue and told my grandfather nice try, not that kind of girl, he said i dont give a s**t if you believe me or not and he left her and whent looking for gas. Long story short you knew it was going to rain nice move.
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