USS Nimitz Dry Dock - Episode 2
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2011
- Meet USS Nimitz Sailors and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard workers as they go through a major evolution in a ship's life. This is a story of steel, but more important of the men and women making it all happen. This documentary is produced, written and edited entirely by Nimitz Sailors.
I love the Navy and everything it stands for. My dad was on a WW2 destroyer most of his hitch as he called it on patrol in the North Atlantic. Compared to a lot of big ships like cruisers and battleships, imagine some of the wild rides he had, plus he told me he spent long hours chipping Ice off a slippery, wet, wind swept deck. He was a gunner's mate 1st class. He told me he got swept over-board once and the only thing that saved his life was his head-phones cord, the crew saw him and quickly threw him a line or I would not be here today at a grand old age of 65. My love and heart goes out to all the service branches, however since my dad was in the Navy, I guess that is kind of special to me. I also love watching movies and documentaries about ships especially war ships and the air-force, even the British, LOL ....... When younger I used to build 1/4 scale RC war planes. My greatest achievement was a twin engine B-25 bomber, took me 4 years to get it done in my spare time, as I owned a 13 employee machine shop and at the time had a family which ate up a lot of my time, + I liked spending time at the flying field with the RC planes I already had. BTW, the National Guard let us use their big long field behind their barracks as a run-way in trade for helping their soldiers learn to fly RC... Those guys were a riot lol, but good to us... I got a few stainless steel eating trays, a hat, and a ride in a tank thanks to those guys. I bet we broke some rules but the colonel was a young very cool guy & so were his men. There were no woman soldiers that I saw were we were, but had there of been, we'd of had as much respect for them as well. Thanks to all service personal for your patronage and keeping the USA safe and helping where you are most needed either here or abroad. May God Bless you and be with you all !!!!!!!!!!!
You must be very proud of your father, and it must have been amazing to hear about his adventures in the USN.
1978. As clear as yesterday. Pulled into PSNS to a civilian band playing as we, the USS Coral Sea, CV 43 arrived Bremerton and called it home for the next year. Was assigned to the MarDet 77-80. Had so much fun, I went back to the PNW and did 3 years at NSB Bangor at the Marine Barracks and PSNS was part of our duties.
Funny how times change, like being able to publicly photograph a ships hull, props, etc. Back in the day that was a no-no!! I got in trouble for doing that back in the early 90s, and my ship was an AFS!!!🤣
I was stationed aboard the Nimitz when she went into dry dock back in 1989 at PSNS, it was a long day but an awesome experience.
I was there also in 1989 something you never forget good to see her.
That is weird seeing an aircraft carrier in dry dock and I am so glad to be able to see this. That is a large ship and it is incredible to see what they are going to do to it while in there.
I spent 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard......so I’ve spent lots of times in and out of dry docks......I unfortunately know the feeling.....of going in and out of dry docks...in different places....good luck guys with your working
I was on in 86-90. We were in drydock in Bremerton in 87-88. this is still an awesome process. To see this thing from underneath in the drydock is amazing...
Would love to see that.
You sure about those years ? My dad was on from 83-88 and we moved out to Bremerton August of 87 and he was on ship until getting off at San Diego before it turned west and headed to Korea for the 88 Olympics. We visited him on ship all the time and it was never in drydock during that year. It was in dry dock a few years earlier before it’s 86-87 cruise but that was in Norfolk
The Dock Master, tug drivers and line handlers are the Civilian and Surge Main Sailors of Code 740... with some working party assistance from ships force. I was assigned to the Project Management team on this docking and recognized quit a few of my old employees and quite a few of that crops Nimitz sailors. Great group of people to work with(though I’m glad I transferred back to Subs a few months after this).
Nimitz sailor, AVT Corpsman from March 2004- September 2008. I miss the ship like mad sometimes. I can't believe it is coming up on three years since I left her in Coronado and on NASNI.
I was on the Forrestal from 73-76 and during one dry dock period. I was amazed that the blocks could support the weight.
One of the most amazing experiences I had was walking completely under the Lincoln in drydock during construction at Newport News Shipbuilding.
@@adstaton8461 it’s an absolutely freaking amazing feeling walking under a ship while it’s in dry dock. No bigger high than that!!
I always supposed even aircraft carriers needed to go in the drydock once in a while. Though I have never seen a documentary about it before.
Fascinating.
I spent 2 years on the Nimitz as an ASE. 80-82, I'm old now and, I thought I would never I would miss that ship! I miss the old girl
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service sir 🇺🇸❤
Well done people! You can tell this facility has been working these giants for a long time. They played a huge part in keeping our fleet active during WW2 also. The repairs they are capable of are just amazing. Some of the old battleships would need to have 30ft holes repaired, or have a whole new bow section. Hell I can't get the body putty set right on a car body, so dam, I am impressed.
No one cares
Thank you Ronnie really appreciate it
We went to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) for drydock when I was on USS Lynde McCormick DDG-8 1980-81 in beautiful Bremerton, Washington.
I respect everyone that serve's in our service's of all branch's... My cousin served on the USS Nimitz for a few tour's, I also have a cousin that is still serving on the USS Reagan and I have heard so much about the Ship's that they served on.. So yeah i found this quite interesting about how they dry dock'd it.. Would love to work on a ship yard so i could be around them all the time.. Salute to all Men and Women Of Our Armed Forces, I Salute You All..
being from the Big E, we spent 10 months in Dry Dock in Va
Nimitz sailor, air dept, v2 div, may 2004-may 2008. Had the best times of my life, and the worst.
GrowMasterGeneral amen
Then you were there during the filming of Carrier and the UFO incident?
I was on the Constellation in 82-84 when we went into drydock. Something I noticed was there were only a few vehicles on the flight deck on the Nimitz. When we changed homeport from SD to PSNS, the flight deck was covered from end to end with POVs and about half the hangar bay. Plus we were getting the vehicles off within about 2 hours after arrival.
Did the people who brought their POV's on board have to sign a waiver or something that said basically if the ship got itself into a bad jam or something, the cars would be shoved over the side?
@@jimwjohnq.public I bet they were all insured against such things.
Absolutely fascinating!!
I've been to Puget Sound Naval Yards it is an amazing place the largest repair station on the west coast and NAVY's #1 repair facility for the Pacific Fleet. I was here when I went to my sister in laws reception in Bremerton.
I love how they put the big boys on those huge comealongs
Amazing
Wow that’s amazing proud of all of you
Part of Obama's plan to deracinate the military
I was on several ships that went into dry dock. The docking master would always warn us that if the ship is going to fall off the blocks it will happen within the first 24 hours. They send down divers to check everything when the ship is just above the blocks.
That first 24 hours is all about the chance of a block failing after the water has been squeezed out of its pores by the weight of the ship
Iron man, sailor man and flyer man that's amazing!
I was on the Nimitz when it was drydocked at New Port News VA. in 1999
It's amazing to see how my home for 6 months on WestPac 93 is put in to dry dock when this video was made.
Awesome !
That’s impressive precision
讓我看到人類文明的希望與後遺症。這些影片都值得細細品味。
it's sad to see her without her airwing aboard.
Boy, that sure is a tight squeeze!
I was on the Constellation when she dry docked there in 82'
USS Chester Nimitz CVN68 is an amazing ship. she is the flagship of the Chester Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers these titans will continue to defend us until the Ford leaves dock.
Served aboard her in 1998-2000 when she was in dry dock in Newport News VA. Not the most pleasant period in my Navy career, but at least I got to go home to my apt at night instead of my onboard rack. That is when I didn't have the duty watch there. Dry dock is not where a ship should be in my opinion. It should be haze gray and underway.
I am. A Plank owner. Of the Nimitz Whet aboard her Newport News ship yard. 1973. Until October. 77 in. Repair Division. And N F P. Work in pipe shop. Made one Med cruse. It was good. HTSW 1 Retired. /C /S Retired . Martin.
thanks for your service I navy vet I served 4 yrs aboard the USS HARRY S TRUMAN CVN-75 in deck dept and supply as cook. did two ship yard maintenance periods the last one I Did was dry dock both in Portsmouth Navy shipyard
What is the meaning of the nautical term : "WHET"? I served in the US Navy and never heard this. Thank you for your service.
@@davidsanders1991 Went?
Larry Martin I also am a Plankowner arrived Norfolk Naval Base out of Boot camp 01/04/75.on board ship 03/75in New Port News discharged 09/16/78
Larry Martin Weapons Dept Sam Division GMG2
I love the US Navy
why?
Wow, these uniforms they wear now, better than kakis or dungarees?
Production tip: lower background music is better.
I concur.👍
If the Captain ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. 😄😄😄
Awesome 👍
i was on the coronado agf11 in Bahrain 1981-82 500 man crew, i couldn't imagine 3000 personnel onboard. it was used for target pratice a ways back in the Pacific a real rust bucket with a flat bottom. it was a converted lpd boat changed to a flag ship . not to mention we had to paint it white, radioman 3rd class.
Sure thing man, I proudly served aboard the Nimitz from 95-98. It was a dry dock I believe 2 or 3 years before that, and when I left in 98, we had traveled from Bremerton WA to Norfolk VA do put the ship in dry dock for its half life refuel. To this day, this ship and all like it impress the hell out of me.
The best captain of the Nimitz was Kirk Douglas, in 1979.. in the film "Nimitz"..
You mean "Finale Countdown" lt was released right after my US Navy enlistment was up in 1980
2 inches. Crazy specs.
THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW.
how many time do you want to repeat the process of the draining and plugging the hole
We did Dry Dock on the Big E a couple of times
|Gostei muito interessante saber como é a manutenção de um gigante deste, legal.
Assisted dry-docking the big “E” at hunters point in ‘86
Gone now... ready for the next one
How often does a carrier get dry docked? Is the entire hull repainted?
Been there done that--U.S.S. FORREST SHERMAN DD931 1970-74 Boston Naval Shipyard
aayy Puget sound, i live there
@1LonePuma There is a headline pulling the ship in. Computers cranking out line sounds cool and all but you need humans on the lines to make quick decisions and react quickly when the wind gusts up.
Any idea why the dockworkers' hardhats have numbers on the side?
A minor clarification. While the ship is being maneuvered in the drydock its movements are not under control of nor the responsibility of the Commanding Officer nor the Crew. Per Navy Regulations, once the bow has cleared the sill entering and is well fair with the dock, that responsibility transfers from the Commanding Officer to the Docking Officer. (In the 1970s I was a Qualified Docking Officer at this Shipyard - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. I docked several ships in that capacity - including a Conventional Aircraft Carrier and also two Submarines. Submarines are more difficult!
There is one more time that Navy Regulations transfers responsibility for the ship's movement from the Commanding Officer... know when?
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In the Panama Canal responsibility transfers to the Qualified Pilot!
There are NO OTHER TIMES that the CO loses this responsibility on a commissioned Ship!
We, USS Canopus AS 34, were in dry dock late '69, early '70. I remember shortly after we pulled out of the dry dock we were tied to a pier. On neighbor on the other side was the New Jersey. What an a ship. I got to go on board her sister the Missouri when she stopped in Bahrain on her way home from Desert Storm. I tried to get a coffee mug from the ship's store but they were sold out. I got a ball cap instead. It was good to see her alive and well. The first time I saw her was in '69 when she was in mothballs in Bremerton. I hate the new uniforms. EN1
How do they clean and paint those parts of the ship sitting on the blocks?
I spent 4 years on the Enterprise, CVN 65, as a Reactor Operator/Technician. At the time, the duty was excruciating, On the line off the coast of Vietnam, it was typically 140 degrees in the engine room where I worked. A 4 hour watch was almost the limit of human endurance. However, the training, the endurance, the absolute requirement for perfection established my future. I am now 71 years old, a multimillionaire, and successful because I do it right the first time. There is no substitute for perfection, and many people pay very good money for that. The Navy can MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU, LET IT MAKE YOU!
I love the Nimitz..
I was in Bremerton in the 90's when it was dry docked. I was doing fire watch then so I went all over that ship inside and outside.
Interesting but why the hell does the navy have camouflage uniforms? It's not like they're going to be ground forces.
Man this is crazy
I was plank owner. one hell of a ship.
I'm loving this video series. So much of USN life is timeless, which is very comforting. But, these new uniforms are hideous. I miss the fresh bell bottoms I wore in the 90s.
Good
Wow! Looks like trying to put a cork back in the bottle!
Big but simple job.
At 12:20 there's this guy describing some procedure and in the background is the stern of the carrier.
What is the lattice-type structure just above the waterline?
It's the ship's stern dock. Here's a picture of it in action: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_050606-N-1416S-174_A_utility_boat_assigned_to_the_Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier_USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower_(CVN_69)_pulls_around_her_stern_dock.jpg
+Brett Baker Thanks!
Whoa! That female Lt. is definitely NOT your typical countersunk Sailor!:)-John in Texas
God Bless America
"agreed" said America
How do they continue to cool the reactors once she's out of the water? I know they're closed-loop, but they use sea water to condense the steam don't they?
Alex Thomas I’m probably completely wrong but I thought sea water was bad for reactors
The reactor is shut down just before the dry dock because no cooling is available
The N got me deployed TWICE... had to take their place (N was a 'pier queen', back in 2010-2013, and I was on the Stennis) in 5th fleet. Only enjoyment was pulling into all those 7th fleet ports in Asia. Not fun. Got broken up with 3 times? Lost count honestly. None of us Stennisers were fond of the N's Cheng.
Wow simple, really takes some hours just to get it in there, plus half the crew stays onboard and awake for many hours.
I was nimitz crew during my last years in the navy
jhon rutger
Thanks for your service 🇺🇸
I was part of that dry dock with good ol cvn 68 my last 2 years in
Great shots of people talking about nothing, shots of rope on the wharf. What happened to shots of the water being pumped out and the carrier settling on the blocks.
Everything aboard ship was blacked out. Only lighted video were of sides of the ship and dock workers. Looks like something someone picked up from the rejected video from a real documentary.
Well that’s 17 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
First. BTW, this is the video with the most views with no comments i have ever seen.
I have a weird question to ask because I know nothing about ships big or small...are they going to paint the ship because it has rust stains on the sides?
Yes, all corrosion with me sand blasted and new paint applied. Nimitz carriers go into Drydock once every roughly 7 years simply because of the life span of its paint
Go Navy🤙🇺🇸! Good luck and patience guys, in a convenient service!
If it is so difficult and precise a manoeuvre to put Nimitz into dry dock, I would have thought the captain would have taken control.
Nope, it’s the same reason why ships always pick up a harbor pilot when coming into port. The knowledge that do master has is more important than the experience of the captain
What is going on with the reactor on the ship ? Were the rods removed before hand or what ?
I wondered the same thing my guess is they never stop it and continually have it running just a guess.
They very rarely shut down. I believe only for maintenance.
It will continue to operate a minimum capacity. The ship is actually hooked up to shore power as well and if the reactor output exceed the needs of the ship the excess is automatically transfer to the land based electric grid. This is not unlike having enough solar panels on your roof you get a credit from the power company
The reactor is shut down while all nuclear powered ships are in dry dock because there is no way to cool the reactor
I never_realized docking a big ship was_such a big deal.
They aren't just docking the ship, they are DRY docking it!
3:43 passed the fuck out.
Let's recognize that the OOD was young female Lieutenant. Outstanding!
@@tweetercopspdx2878 Are you F'n kidding me. SHTFU ahole. Your mother should be so proud.
No. They pulled her from the kitchen, made her put on that costume, and told her exactly what to say. All for the camera.
Let's recognize that women are helping in the biggest way to collapse America.
Thank God women did not come aboard the USS Abe Lincoln until I left her! John in Texas
@@TheGearhead222 I helped build the Lincoln at Newport News Shipbuilding. I was an apprentice welder then.
Huston, the Nimitz has landed.
please can someone tell me what 'de-watering' is? she means draining the drydock, surely..
+R Bousfield means she has to pee
If I'm wrong the ship name to Admiral Nimitz!!
The Three Stooges were smart enough not to criticize something they knew nothing about.
02:16 her name is wut!
Just because she is white ??
i would take a guess, she has some german ancestry^^
@@goatbacon2977 lol idiot is obviously a name joke not a actual race thing, btw 1:56
I spent 42 years sailing with the Navy on 24 ships. The Nimitz was the worst of all of them. I just hope that other sailors have had a better time onboard. It's the Harbor pilot who guides it into dry dock not the ship's officers.
God bless USA. Forever. 🇺🇸
harien sip. persikan vicen onm cyuestooon
I miss the Sailer uniforms
I agree. The Navy started going to shit when sailors started dressing like soldiers. When i was in we wore dungarees
very light weight and comfortable, but i guess i'm just and old man that can't change with the times.
@@edfox7672 I agree, I liked the dungarees much better, USN 61-67
WATCH
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN.
Featuring USS NIMITZ.
I wonder how the reactors are cooled with the hull dry?
In 3 years I got caught by 2 Westpacs but managed to dodge a dry dock. I heard dry dock sucks big balls with insane hours clocked behind a needle gun...
Those goddamn needle guns....
2:16- HELLO SAILOR!!!!! LMAO!!!!
So what happens to her crew? are they assigned to another ships until it's ready to sail again?
Sent off to schools for training, other ships (mostly carriers) for qualifications and General disbursements around the fleet. If I were to guess the ships compliment (not the air wing crew) will be reduced to between 30-50% during this time and then quickly built back up during the last two months of dry dock
@@MrSheckstr thx
This is weird to watch, I was the OIC on the dock the 1st time they dry docked back in 1999!
HD6901 Wrong first time was 1976I was on board