Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
It may seem odd to have a sweet shop on a warship but remember, a well fed crew with high morale is much better than a hungry crew with no morale. Lovely ship and good to see her being put to good use!
To the Royal Navy Task Force, including the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, welcome to Japan. I would like to express my utmost respect for the Royal Navy in fulfilling Operation Freedom of Navigation. We look forward to the day when we can welcome you. If Japan and Britain work together, we can solve many of the problems facing the world. Now is the time to revive the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
I totally agree, I admire the Japanese people, I would at this point prefer to live with the Japanese people but know that to many would disrupt the culture which I think disrespectful. Message to Japan be yourself and protect your culture u beautiful people 👍
Bet the Americans are enjoying their time aboard. Although Nimitz are bigger, they always seem to be much more cluttered, everytime I see footage, compared to all the space on this carrier. Also queen Elizabeth seems to have a more relaxed attitude... Probably different when the cameras are not rolling I suppose
QE class have higher automation than on the Ford/Nimitz classes so they can be slightly smaller and carry 1/3rd the crew but still be fully operational.
Black Tot Day, when the Rum issue or Tot was discontinued, occasionally resurfaces when a " Splice The Mainbrace " signal is issued on very special occasions such as the Kings Coronation
The British empire was the greatest superpower ever seen on Earth. No nation could ever hope to match their Naval superiority. They still have a mighty fleet. Neptune's scourge.
At the end of WWII the US Navy dwarfed its British counterpart. Today, the state of the British Royal Navy very much reflects the state of the entire country.
I was a project manager on a section of both ships, I also served on HMS Illustrious, the difference is like night and day facilities and technology wise
That would be an interesting chat. If you check out Trinity Marine (the marine salvage experts) they are recovering the final bones of HMS Ark Royal from her breakers yard. Sadly they all go one way in the end.
When i first heard this ship was being laid down, i thought it was a waste of tax payers money and damn right ugly but since i have seen her in the flesh and sailing, i have changed my mind, she's just awesome!
Two cutting edge carriers flying the most powerful strike fighters in the world is some serious business. Combined with the soon-to-launch Dreadnought class of SSBNs, the UK is fully back in the world of international power projection and, together with our US partners, we'll be more than a match for the next few decades of threats from around the world. UKUS!
The sheer complexity distilled to elegant and brawny capabilities we see in this warship are an awe inspiring testimony to the breadth and depth of your seafaring nation. Everyone on board must feel that they're on the adventure of a lifetime.
@Bobo Mbutu I never insulted you until you insulted me first. And besides, I am not even British so there goes another wrong assumption on your part. Your racism is showing. Have you no experience on international forums? Commenters routinely post with a nom de plume or, in your case nom de guerre. You behave like a school yard bully.You could be Henry Clithering from Tumbridge Wells for all I know. Do grow up.
@Bobo Mbutu Sorry bobo, not British at all. My country fought wars against Britain to free ourselves from colonialism. Many of my countrymen died in two wars with them but like Gandhi we know their virtues too and cannot help but feel a great deal of affection for them. You, on the other hand are allowing yourself to be weakened by nothing but contempt for those not as pure as yourself. Your mind isn't pure. It's sullied.
@Bobo Mbutu hmm I wonder why you forgot to mention all the peaceful missions they conducted with allies and partners around the world? Your agenda is showing.
so much improved living conditions that when I served and we only had enough water to drink or bath and some us slept in the hammock racking's, on benches or the iron deck. Enjoy your new conditions!
This is drastically different than the Arleigh Burke class destroyer that I was stationed on in the US Navy. We were much more close quartered. I toured a US carrier while in the navy and this ship, though smaller, seems more spacious.
Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
Fabulous. To Have two Fabulous Aircraft Carriers. Sailing to a favourite place of mine where my wife comes from The Philippines(Philippine Sea) . Been Following the Queen Elizabeth since its construction . Keep Posting the Videos please . keep our allies safe :-) in the South China sea and freedom of Navigation
I'm fairly sure I've been in all of the areas shown when I was working on putting the ship together. It has definitely changed since I was last on it though! One thing these videos never manage to get across is just how massive it really is. I worked on it for over 2 years and never quite got used to the scale of the thing.
Na that’s total power at full blast , two gas turbines running and all four diesel generators operating at once ,,you have all the other services on the ship to run no matter how much you put through the electric propulsion, slow considering the power she produces think it would have been better to fit four pods rather than two shafts and all the gears ect,,liners use them along with other ships faster also.
@@ScienceChap rubbish,,,,her shafts will pop running at that speed and if you know anything about electric propulsion the four electric motors will only turn as fast as the vsd allow fat Lizzie has never hit the speed you say,, plus she burns far to much fuel running flat out,,,waste money heap of shite
@@sparkiegaz3613 ok. You know nothing about my education in marine architecture. You also know nothing about my associations with serving Naval personnel and at BAE systems. You are clearly an expert Armchair Admiral or more likely a troll. A carrier capable of only 25 knots is not much better than a ferry. Explain why her shafts would "pop" at 32 knots. Explain why you think the UK can't engineer advanced induction motors to develop the sorts of power required to move a hull designed to perform as described. I doubt you can.
As an ex-stoker, 1950's/60's, Destroyers and Boats, I can tell you I would be in a daze and perpetually confused in the mob today! Thank goodness these people have taken to the sea.
@@essexexile That's what bulwark etc do atm, except of course they have no through deck. But imagine the press releases after we only sold Ocean 4 years ago?
As a royal Air force cadet I look up to the men and women serving in the armed forces and hopfully ill get assigned into the navy on the Elizabeth or prince of Wales.
Brilliant crew members 800 Training executive officer brilliant HQ 1 crew well done Propulsion chief petty officer well done Chefs brilliant Cabin's lovely and spacious Naffi a must. Brilliant all round
She is not under crewed she is designed to run on a crew of 800 Sailors, not including embarked air crew and RMs. The US on the ship are a part of the airwing who use their own technical crew etc. They are on her as our pilots are still learning to fly the f35 and get carrier certification. We will be putting UK crews and planes on US ships in the very near future as part of a joint deal between the two countries.
@@romeo9017 Not undercrewed at all. Nimitz class need 3500 crew becauce they were designed 55 years ago, technology has moved on. The gerald ford is the same size as nimitz and requires 1000 less crew.
A ship is only as good as the men and women on bord they all look very professional what an amazing ship she is she cost a lot of money 💰 but it's a long term investment of 50 years or probably more happy sailing god bless our queen x
Yo. I'm freaking jealous!!!! Y'all got more room than we do on board the United States Navy aircraft carriers!!!! You even have a frigging candy store???? Like, wtf, over???? Hey. Do you accept older, former US Navy sailors in the Royal Navy??? I was a "grape" on the flight deck. I can't do what I used to. But, I can instruct the younger ones???? I'll even work at a reduced pay. Hell. Anything to get aboard her!!!! I'm serious. I ain't joking, either.
tks so much bên wallace n biden for supporting taiwan, supporting freedom in east sea n democracy throughout the World. we love peace n we need stability in east sea we love taiwan n we support Taiwan we want everybody to respect the values n we respect intl law. asean should join hands with america, england japan australia india..for freedom n openness wish y the best n good health. tks thousand times. buddha will bless you n your family.
Quite old footage as the TV monitors in the engineering control room showed props whilst in dry dock, and the Junior rates mass had Christmas decorations up.
@Bobo Mbutu then why aint china got the nuts to take taiwan? i tell you why, britain and america, plus australia, canada, NZ and japan and all our allies. together, we'd wipe china off the face of the earth.
Due to the amazing performances by DRONES..........the ship is now OBSOLETE as were BATTLESHIPS in WW2. Submarines and Rockets (Drones) are now the future.
I think you’ll find that also reflected in the automobile world, the train/locomotive world and most widely improved the aeronautical world. Ie Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to name but a few of the modern pioneers.
I didn't understand the subtitles as an American at first... I was like "I can understand the first guy just fine!" then the second guy started to speak and I understood why lol. At least their was no scouse or Irish accent, I would have went straight to the subtitles haha. Anyway keep it up UK one step closer to nuclear carriers, hope to see you beat China to the punch. Glad to see your navy making a comeback, hope to see our strike groups sailing through the SCS and by Russia together.
We haven’t managed to sort out our decommissioned subs yet. We don’t need to have nuclear carriers. Nuclear need to be restocked just as often as non nuclear with provisions and other sundries. Plus we can travel in way more areas where nuclear is banned by the local authorities
@@DancingLedge " Nuclear need to be restocked just as often as non nuclear with provisions and other sundries." Wrong. Nuclear carriers, like the Nimitz class need less replenishments as they don't carry fuel for themselves they have more room for food, jet fuel, and fuel for the entire fleet. " Both HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will keep 45 days' worth of food in its stores." "The ships normally carrys enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days. Four distilling units enable NIMITZ-class engineers to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water from seawater a day, for use by the propulsion plants, catapults and crew. The ship carries approximately 3 million gallons of fuel for her aircraft and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment." "Plus we can travel in way more areas where nuclear is banned by the local authorities" Can you list where? I can list more ports nuclear carriers can go to then you can list they can't. Australia allows them. "tourism Minister, Mark McGowan today welcomed more than 5,000 senior officers and crew aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) to Western Australia." Italy? They allow them... "For years a dozen Italian seaports have been decrying the risks they run as bases for nuclear powered or nuclear armed U.S. warships (submarines, aircraft carriers): Augusta, Brindisi, Cagliari, Castellammare di Stabia, Gaeta, La Maddalena, La Spezia, Livorno, Napoli, Taranto, Trieste, Venezia." Germany? The UK? France? "Nimitz conducted her second abnormally dangerous navigational detail of the deployment as she transited the English Channel (with its high volume of shipping) en route from Wilhelmshaven, West Germany, to Brest, France." Japan? "Ronald Reagan made five deployments to the Pacific and Middle East between 2006 and 2011 while based at Naval Air Station North Island. In October 2015, Ronald Reagan replaced USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the only forward-based carrier strike group home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet" South Korea? "U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael D. White, the commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Rear Adm. William McQuilkin, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, pose with local dignitaries aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in Busan, " USS Nimitz transition Suez Canal. th-cam.com/video/W_HOjxu8nB8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=U.S.Navy India? "The carrier departed North Island for its thirteenth deployment on 2 April 2007 to the Arabian Sea, relieving USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in support of OIF. It anchored off Chennai, India on 2 July 2007 as part of efforts to expand bilateral defense cooperation between India and the United States." 25-29 May 1991: Nimitz anchored at Dubai 11-12 Mar 1993: Nimitz sailed through the Strait of Malacca 18 Jun 1993: Nimitz sailed outbound through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Sea 13-14 Feb 1998: Nimitz anchored off Port Suez, Egypt, and passed through the Suez Canal 21-23 Apr 1985: Nimitz anchored in Augusta Bay, Sicily, to turn over to Dwight D. Eisenhower. 31 Dec 1988-6 Jan 1989: Nimitz anchored at Singapore , affording her crew their first port of call after 71 punishing days at sea.
@@ThatCarGuy thank you for that extensive reply We won’t be making super carriers of that size and you still haven’t addressed the decommissioning issue. Or the mid life refuelling. If she is going to have the RFA ships at hand for everything else then she can refuel too. I’m not rubbishing nuclear carriers. Different countries, differing needs and philosophies Our nuclear specialisation is in subs. I don’t see us building nuclear carriers
@@DancingLedge "you still haven’t addressed the decommissioning issue." There is no issue. You would also have 30+ years to figure it out before you would move onto the next one. Or ask your allies how we do it. "Enterprise was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned. Naval enthusiasts requested that Enterprise be converted into a museum. In October 2014, Newport News Shipbuilding announced that one of Enterprise's anchors, removed from the ship during deactivation, had been transferred to the Nimitz-class Abraham Lincoln during her RCOH. In early 2017, it was announced that steel from CVN-65 will be recycled and used to construct CVN-80. The decommissioned USS Enterprise alongside her replacement, USS Gerald R. Ford, at Newport News, July 2018 The final reactor was defueled in December 2016, with decommissioning on 3 February 2017. The same day, the ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Registry (NVR)." "Or the mid life refuelling" What about the midlife refueling? Every 20 or so years they need to be refueled and maintained. That is much better then maintenance on conventional engines. The downside is it takes longer, but only needing maintenance/refueling 1 time in your lifetime is huge. "Time periods between ROHs on a ship have varied historically from about 5-20 years (for submarines) to up to 25 years (for Nimitz-class aircraft carriers)." "I’m not rubbishing nuclear carriers. " Seems like you are as I said nothing but positive things in my original comment.
@@ThatCarGuy I can see it sure seems to have irked you we don’t have nice big mines to bury them in and still have our own subs needing to be disposed of first As for your own disposal methods… www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a22690208/us-navy-dismantling-uss-enterprise-nuclear-disposal/ Since you think it’s some bombastic pinnacle for us to aspire to I’d say the overall costs involved make nuclear a non starter for us Maybe pin your hopes on the french since it’s a matter of national pride for them
I know most of the ship is classified but shame we could not see the weapons bay area and the huge hanger with the f35 and apache are maybe Russia is taking notes. But sorry to say and I have said this many times,but both carriers do need more self defence weapons system 4 cwis is not alot of last resort protection and yes she or both carriers don't sail alone escort by type 45 destroyers but the carriers do need extra protection as weapons don't have unlimited ammo the destroyers still have to protect them self as well as the carriers too. The USA do have 2x the protection on there carriers even have missiles launcher system on it and this is the USA 19 times bigger navy then the UK navy is so that alone tell you somethink.
@Bobo Mbutu hypersonic missiles can and have been shot down. I wish people would stop pretending they are perfect weapons, it's very cringe. If hypersonic weapons made carriers obsolete then China and Russia would not both be investing large amounts of money in making new ones.
The carriers have 3 CIWS guns not 4, which is more than adequate because the bulk of air defence is done by VLS systems on destroyers not by CIWS guns. The SEARAM you are talking about is a different system and is fine, but has very limited ammunition loading to deal with swarms.
You are spot on. If carriers were such a waste of money and can be easily sunk by Russia and China why hasn't the former decommissioned its single rust bucket carrier and why is the latter launching its third carrier in a few months with a fourth under construction? It seems that carriers are only a waste if western countries build them.
@@keithkristi1 alright mate you don't need to be horrible about what I put I just saying all it takes is one stray missile and that it. Is that short for you.
@@1IbramGaunt Answer to a written PQ to the Defence Secretary, I read it yesterday. Yes, not too good, though a large proportion of those in dock was to cover planned maintenance and updates. More worrying is the one that had to leave the carrier strike force for maintenance, that was clearly unplanned. Oh well, so better to file off the rough bits before you actually need them for real. For
@@1IbramGaunt as already mentioned confirmed in parliament by the Defence Secretary via a supplementary question. The Defence Secretary did say it was an unfortunate position. From my point of view the situation is utterly ridiculous.
It will be worth it, to get the engine problems sorted, and to start on the upgrades. Meantime, the UK, can rely on NATO destroyers, to fill the gab. That's what being a member of NATO is all about after all 👍
Now That The Autonomous Drone Ships Like """ Shortfall of Gravitas """ Exist Will They be laying Off The Navy ?? It Would save a lot of Money and Make American Navy People Safe
That’s because the Americans can’t deliver them fast enough even though 30 more are on order, with the option to buy more once the initial order is fulfilled. That’s one of the reasons it’s deploying with 10 American F-35s on board but the other is this is a NATO mission with many nations operating within the carrier group. This exercise is party designed to assess interoperability between nations. So thanks for your comment but it’s a bit short on context 👍🏼
@@raywhitehead730 This is true but no one is talking about a second carrier. Currently they have 21 F-35b’s and are committed to buying 48. This is enough for 2 carriers at a push but not if you account for attrition, maintenance etc so they either have the option to fully equip one carrier and partially another, allowing for other F-35b nations to help. They could also partially equip both carriers allowing for partner nations to their own field F35 on both. Who knows but I doubt the UK will have both carriers deployed far away at the same time Also it looks like they are backing the future Tempest programme over further F35 purchases so again who knows what the future holds. However I do think you will see other F35 nations contributing to future deployments much like the US with this Asia visit. Of course the NATO exercise was contained to the Atlantic, clearly not now they are heading to Asia
@@jeremysillito3987 the country was founded by foreigners, the only original people left from what is modern day England is the welsh and the Cornish people who where forced into their respective corners my by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons
I don’t think so. Have you ever seen the pay scales compared to civilian equivalents? Badly paid they are not. If they do a full “22” the pension is pretty damn good - I have very close experience of that. As for PTSD, certainly a factor. Recently it’s been the RM arm of the Naval Service who certainly had their fair share of PTSD experiences in Op Herrick in previous decade. The back up through the services social services is top quality. Let’s just hope QE returns unscathed this winter and PTSD is a low level and well supported.
Yes, I’ve seen the pay scales, received my pay in the military for 15 years! Paid top whack for rent on a house I had no option on. Fuel and light? Often run two homes, the one I lived in and the one my wife and kids lived in. Nothing cheap or free! The military pension is scandalous! Only mistake I made, is I should gave left the Army sooner. Very few soldiers own their own homes whilst in service, so their pension after 22 years just goes on a home for their family. They are often just climbing onto the property market with huge mortgages at 40+ yrs old. Their civilian equivalent is way ahead of them. I meet up regularly with the soldiers I served with, we enjoyed our service, but regret it too! We aren’t/weren’t whingers, we just deserved better. Much better! If you think that all us rosey in the garden for soldiers who have served their time? Tell me why so many leave with PTSD? Why such skilled men and women can;t settle down into decent jobs, or get a mortgage let alone afford one. Why so many military homeless, living rough? That’s without talking about those with loss of limbs to be getting on with. I could go on and on, just don’t make out that U.K. military are looked after. They just are NOT!!!
Fantastically well equipped, which is no less than our brave service personnel deserve.
Agreed. But it still needs its 30mm cannons installing and hopefully they will have the added Martlett missiles.
CPO’s and Warrant officers were a lot older when I was in the mob😂😂
Fantastic ship you are a lucky crew.
Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
ramp = well equipped? ok bud
@@EmperorLionflame lmao "most advanced" carrier in the world. with a ramp. damn u funny
It may seem odd to have a sweet shop on a warship but remember, a well fed crew with high morale is much better than a hungry crew with no morale. Lovely ship and good to see her being put to good use!
I was wondering if you have to use cash in the shop or debit card?
@@barryhumphries4514 both
@@barryhumphries4514 you can pay £100 extra and its all inclusive.
All of our ships have one
To the Royal Navy Task Force, including the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, welcome to Japan. I would like to express my utmost respect for the Royal Navy in fulfilling Operation Freedom of Navigation. We look forward to the day when we can welcome you. If Japan and Britain work together, we can solve many of the problems facing the world. Now is the time to revive the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
You sounds like an imperialist worshipper.
I totally agree, I admire the Japanese people, I would at this point prefer to live with the Japanese people but know that to many would disrupt the culture which I think disrespectful. Message to Japan be yourself and protect your culture u beautiful people 👍
@@wilshireone4996 you sound like a communist troll.
@@wilshireone4996 You sound like a lunatic. Go away.
@@goldfish2379 👌🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bet the Americans are enjoying their time aboard. Although Nimitz are bigger, they always seem to be much more cluttered, everytime I see footage, compared to all the space on this carrier. Also queen Elizabeth seems to have a more relaxed attitude... Probably different when the cameras are not rolling I suppose
It’s really do have a pub, with girls dancing around a pole. 😎
Nimitz has a few thousand more crew onboard.
@Robert Maxwell officers,,u won’t see anyone else in there,,,
QE class have higher automation than on the Ford/Nimitz classes so they can be slightly smaller and carry 1/3rd the crew but still be fully operational.
"have a more relaxed attitude... " Probably comes from the daily pint of rum ration. (OK, I may be a couple of centuries out of date on that.)
It's an interesting design with the two "islands" and the ski-jump. I personally think she looks fantastic.
Black Tot Day, when the Rum issue or Tot was discontinued, occasionally resurfaces when a " Splice The Mainbrace " signal is issued on very special occasions such as the Kings Coronation
The British empire was the greatest superpower ever seen on Earth. No nation could ever hope to match their Naval superiority. They still have a mighty fleet. Neptune's scourge.
At the end of WWII the US Navy dwarfed its British counterpart. Today, the state of the British Royal Navy very much reflects the state of the entire country.
I was a project manager on a section of both ships, I also served on HMS Illustrious, the difference is like night and day facilities and technology wise
That would be an interesting chat.
If you check out Trinity Marine (the marine salvage experts) they are recovering the final bones of HMS Ark Royal from her breakers yard. Sadly they all go one way in the end.
When i first heard this ship was being laid down, i thought it was a waste of tax payers money and damn right ugly but since i have seen her in the flesh and sailing, i have changed my mind, she's just awesome!
Two cutting edge carriers flying the most powerful strike fighters in the world is some serious business. Combined with the soon-to-launch Dreadnought class of SSBNs, the UK is fully back in the world of international power projection and, together with our US partners, we'll be more than a match for the next few decades of threats from around the world. UKUS!
Can't believe the amount of room to relax in :-)
Areas to Put PEOPLE In Disaster Relief Operations Its Not Just a Warship
Plenty of room to sling two or three thousand hammocks if you use the Navy regs from 1800. :D
Now that's a proper wartime surge.
Loved the closed captions translating what WO 1 Ned Cole said into English :)
Absolutely amazing, nothing like 3p mess that I lived in onboard the type 42’s 😉
have stayed in worse hotels, was on leanders, was like the dark ages, mess square pits & fold away bunks !, would love to be on that !
I must say.
What a smashing ship.
The berthing area is amazing and so much room! They know how to treat you. I like the hominess. Such a well organized ship. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for the tour skipper.May the Queen Elizabeth and all who sail on her be safe.R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth 2.
The sheer complexity distilled to elegant and brawny capabilities we see in this warship are an awe inspiring testimony to the breadth and depth of your seafaring nation. Everyone on board must feel that they're on the adventure of a lifetime.
@Bobo Mbutu In Spanish bobo means clown. How apt.
@Bobo Mbutu You could twist anything into a pretzel to suit your sickness. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 quid.
It's yourself that you despise.
@Bobo Mbutu I never insulted you until you insulted me first. And besides, I am not even British so there goes another wrong assumption on your part. Your racism is showing.
Have you no experience on international forums? Commenters routinely post with a nom de plume or, in your case nom de guerre. You behave like a school yard bully.You could be Henry Clithering from Tumbridge Wells for all I know. Do grow up.
@Bobo Mbutu Sorry bobo, not British at all. My country fought wars against Britain to free ourselves from colonialism. Many of my countrymen died in two wars with them but like Gandhi we know their virtues too and cannot help but feel a great deal of affection for them. You, on the other hand are allowing yourself to be weakened by nothing but contempt for those not as pure as yourself. Your mind isn't pure. It's sullied.
@Bobo Mbutu hmm I wonder why you forgot to mention all the peaceful missions they conducted with allies and partners around the world?
Your agenda is showing.
Thank you for a great insight into a wonderful ship. Keep safe 👍
Imagine what sailors from the 1700s would say.
It's like a luxurious palace at sea.
Thanks for your service and to keep our country safe.
They forgot to mention the ships most important asset and function, the ships pub!
Yeah, Commander Ansell has left out the most important feature of the aircraft carrier!
so much improved living conditions that when I served and we only had enough water to drink or bath and some us slept in the hammock racking's, on benches
or the iron deck. Enjoy your new conditions!
This is drastically different than the Arleigh Burke class destroyer that I was stationed on in the US Navy. We were much more close quartered. I toured a US carrier while in the navy and this ship, though smaller, seems more spacious.
Less crew on HMS Queen Elizabeth!! There's more about her in the documentary Britain's largest warship
Very cool, thanks for showing us around.
Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
it's built like a cruise liner not like a warship like how the US builds its navy ships lmao
Very impressive .... Packs a punch 🤜...
Superb ship with a fabulous company. BZ to all!
Wonderful to see thank you.
She is beautiful, and so proud of her, and the wonderful boys and girls on her!
Magnificent bloody ship!
A fine body of sailors you got there. Makes you proud to be British.
@Bobo Mbutu th-cam.com/video/d_AfLkQKPb0/w-d-xo.html
@Bobo Mbutu Muppet!!
Fabulous. To Have two Fabulous Aircraft Carriers. Sailing to a favourite place of mine where my wife comes from The Philippines(Philippine Sea) . Been Following the Queen Elizabeth since its construction . Keep Posting the Videos please . keep our allies safe :-) in the South China sea and freedom of Navigation
I'm fairly sure I've been in all of the areas shown when I was working on putting the ship together. It has definitely changed since I was last on it though! One thing these videos never manage to get across is just how massive it really is. I worked on it for over 2 years and never quite got used to the scale of the thing.
They docked on Guam, was my pleasure to be their bus driver taking them from base to downtown
Loved it.
Really enjoyed the tour but I was also hoping to see something about the Medical Department (retired US Navy Hospital Corpsman)
Have you watched the documentary on HMS Queen Elizabeth?? I believe it's called Britain's largest warship 👍
Very impressive 👏 👌 👍
It's a floating barracks, parade ground, workshops, air craft hangar and runway all rolled in to one.
So Proud of You Sailors
Hope all the Ships company and the rest of the fleet have a safe journey through the South China Sea.
A world of difference working on a ship like this and working on a ship like a 23. This looks like a luxury cruise.
A 300000 kettle-power main propulsion system. Amazing.
Na that’s total power at full blast , two gas turbines running and all four diesel generators operating at once ,,you have all the other services on the ship to run no matter how much you put through the electric propulsion, slow considering the power she produces think it would have been better to fit four pods rather than two shafts and all the gears ect,,liners use them along with other ships faster also.
@@sparkiegaz3613 she's not slow. The MOD says 25+ knots. AIS caught her doing over 32 knots on her sea trials.
They need all of that 300,000 kettle power to keep her people supplied with cups of tea. It is a British ship, after all!
@@ScienceChap rubbish,,,,her shafts will pop running at that speed and if you know anything about electric propulsion the four electric motors will only turn as fast as the vsd allow fat Lizzie has never hit the speed you say,, plus she burns far to much fuel running flat out,,,waste money heap of shite
@@sparkiegaz3613 ok. You know nothing about my education in marine architecture. You also know nothing about my associations with serving Naval personnel and at BAE systems.
You are clearly an expert Armchair Admiral or more likely a troll. A carrier capable of only 25 knots is not much better than a ferry. Explain why her shafts would "pop" at 32 knots. Explain why you think the UK can't engineer advanced induction motors to develop the sorts of power required to move a hull designed to perform as described. I doubt you can.
Thank you all for your service
Yes, they're what keeps her purring right along in fair weather and foul.
It would be good to get the views of the American's stationed there, and follow them around
I agree. It would be cool to see what roles and responsibilities they have on the ship.
Documentary Britain's largest warship
Very interesting
As an ex-stoker, 1950's/60's, Destroyers and Boats, I can tell you I would be in a daze and perpetually confused in the mob today! Thank goodness these people have taken to the sea.
Thank you for your service
Can I just say sir.
Thank you
And may I ask what your rank was?
Cool ! We can all Dine out on the Queen Elizabeth 👸 🙌
Good luck to you all.
Cool ride
You all know its badass 💯🇬🇧💪
Thanks for the tour. Do they still "walk the plank"?
May God 🙏 bless each and every one male and female who sail on this ship.
These guys that are talking haven't seen sun in a long time, that's why in the Air Force you get sunshine and fresh air!
I couldn't understand anything Warranty Officer 1 Ned Cole was saying. He mumbles a lot. Thank goodness there were subtitles in this video.
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The Royal Navy should make the 3rd ship of her class
having 3 would mean spending another 5 billion 3 billion to make it and 2 billion on the f35s it would need.
Not practical with T26 and T31/32 coming into service (not to mention new T83 contract tenders!)
We’ve not really enough escorts or aircraft for two - get those up to strength first
No really not needed but maybe a new HMS Ocean?? That could fulfil amphib role and a light carrier role maybe possibly.
@@essexexile That's what bulwark etc do atm, except of course they have no through deck.
But imagine the press releases after we only sold Ocean 4 years ago?
and that's only a small snippet of what's on board that beaut
As a royal Air force cadet
I look up to the men and women serving in the armed forces and hopfully ill get assigned into the navy on the Elizabeth or prince of Wales.
Brilliant crew members 800
Training executive officer brilliant
HQ 1 crew well done
Propulsion chief petty officer well done
Chefs brilliant
Cabin's lovely and spacious
Naffi a must.
Brilliant all round
We are waiting from you，message from Hong Kong！
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You can drink on a royal navy ship. Apparently the US marines aboard are loving it.
Brings a tear to my eye that both ships are not holding at all times a complete detachment of f-35’s, god save the queen
how do you turn off the giant subtitles
Wow They are world wide deeply admired admiral Horatio Nelson''s descendents. They are liviing much better than me in land haha
Would have been good to hear from them embarked Americans on board
Becuase the ship is totally undercrewed with morale akin to that of The Bounty - a costly and pathetic charade achieving absolutely nothing……
She is not under crewed she is designed to run on a crew of 800 Sailors, not including embarked air crew and RMs. The US on the ship are a part of the airwing who use their own technical crew etc. They are on her as our pilots are still learning to fly the f35 and get carrier certification. We will be putting UK crews and planes on US ships in the very near future as part of a joint deal between the two countries.
@@romeo9017 the carrier is mostly automated, which means less crew needed
@@romeo9017 Not undercrewed at all. Nimitz class need 3500 crew becauce they were designed 55 years ago, technology has moved on. The gerald ford is the same size as nimitz and requires 1000 less crew.
@@romeo9017 you are a rather sad individual aren’t you? Crawl back under your rock.
There is a saying in my village "borrowed dogs seldom hunt" and I am not pointing to lightening Il 😂
Ive seen this ship in plymouth
Can you do a video of the holo deck?
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A ship is only as good as the men and women on bord they all look very professional what an amazing ship she is she cost a lot of money 💰 but it's a long term investment of 50 years or probably more happy sailing god bless our queen x
Yo. I'm freaking jealous!!!! Y'all got more room than we do on board the United States Navy aircraft carriers!!!! You even have a frigging candy store???? Like, wtf, over???? Hey. Do you accept older, former US Navy sailors in the Royal Navy??? I was a "grape" on the flight deck. I can't do what I used to. But, I can instruct the younger ones???? I'll even work at a reduced pay. Hell. Anything to get aboard her!!!! I'm serious. I ain't joking, either.
@@keithkristi1 Okay. Where am I in the pecking order??? LOL
It even has a Pub on board.
@@juleswombat5309 Like, seriously??? A freaking pub??? Dude!!!
300 000 kettles the best measurement
tks so much bên wallace n biden for supporting taiwan, supporting freedom in east sea n democracy throughout the World.
we love peace n we need stability in east sea
we love taiwan n we support Taiwan
we want everybody to respect the values n we respect intl law.
asean should join hands with america, england japan australia india..for freedom n openness
wish y the best n good health.
tks thousand times. buddha will bless you n your family.
Gods speed
Quite old footage as the TV monitors in the engineering control room showed props whilst in dry dock, and the Junior rates mass had Christmas decorations up.
Agreed shippers - a very unhappy ship…
@@romeo9017 You sound like a very unhappy man...
@@MrShadowfax42 he’s your classic troll I’m afraid.
My dad wo Ned cole ❤️❤️
Fighter pilot and biker Read Craig below!
I wonder in 1957 royal navy in malaya
Yes very nice, but Frigates are the Navies work horses. CALM SEAs
Eso es una ciudad flotante
If I had to serve in the Navy this is we’re I’d want to be. Fuelling & arming those F35b’s
@Bobo Mbutu then why aint china got the nuts to take taiwan? i tell you why, britain and america, plus australia, canada, NZ and japan
and all our allies. together, we'd wipe china off the face of the earth.
japan brutalised china on their own
imagine what theyd do with us backing them up
Due to the amazing performances by DRONES..........the ship is now OBSOLETE as were BATTLESHIPS in WW2. Submarines and Rockets (Drones) are now the future.
There is a captions button for a reason
But what would the auto-captioning bot have made of that Scotsman's accent, lol?
@@donjones4719 “we’re all doomed I tell ye”
Subtitled for Private Fraser 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
No Wonder why they gave us subtitles. 0:35 does anyone have an enigma machine at hand?🤯
And then we get to the Scotsman...
Such a massive change in the engine room from 1910 and the age of coal
I think you’ll find that also reflected in the automobile world, the train/locomotive world and most widely improved the aeronautical world. Ie Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to name but a few of the modern pioneers.
Hong Kong
Where’s the bombs at
need to sea some big guns banging and missiles swooshing
I didn't understand the subtitles as an American at first... I was like "I can understand the first guy just fine!" then the second guy started to speak and I understood why lol. At least their was no scouse or Irish accent, I would have went straight to the subtitles haha.
Anyway keep it up UK one step closer to nuclear carriers, hope to see you beat China to the punch. Glad to see your navy making a comeback, hope to see our strike groups sailing through the SCS and by Russia together.
We haven’t managed to sort out our decommissioned subs yet. We don’t need to have nuclear carriers. Nuclear need to be restocked just as often as non nuclear with provisions and other sundries. Plus we can travel in way more areas where nuclear is banned by the local authorities
@@DancingLedge " Nuclear need to be restocked just as often as non nuclear with provisions and other sundries."
Wrong. Nuclear carriers, like the Nimitz class need less replenishments as they don't carry fuel for themselves they have more room for food, jet fuel, and fuel for the entire fleet.
" Both HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will keep 45 days' worth of food in its stores."
"The ships normally carrys enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days. Four distilling units enable NIMITZ-class engineers to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water from seawater a day, for use by the propulsion plants, catapults and crew. The ship carries approximately 3 million gallons of fuel for her aircraft and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment."
"Plus we can travel in way more areas where nuclear is banned by the local authorities"
Can you list where? I can list more ports nuclear carriers can go to then you can list they can't.
Australia allows them.
"tourism Minister, Mark McGowan today welcomed more than 5,000 senior officers and crew aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) to Western Australia."
Italy? They allow them...
"For years a dozen Italian seaports have been decrying the risks they run as bases for nuclear powered or nuclear armed U.S. warships (submarines, aircraft carriers): Augusta, Brindisi, Cagliari, Castellammare di Stabia, Gaeta, La Maddalena, La Spezia, Livorno, Napoli, Taranto, Trieste, Venezia."
Germany? The UK? France?
"Nimitz conducted her second abnormally dangerous navigational detail of the deployment as she transited the English Channel (with its high volume of shipping) en route from Wilhelmshaven, West Germany, to Brest, France."
Japan?
"Ronald Reagan made five deployments to the Pacific and Middle East between 2006 and 2011 while based at Naval Air Station North Island. In October 2015, Ronald Reagan replaced USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the only forward-based carrier strike group home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet"
South Korea?
"U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael D. White, the commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Rear Adm. William McQuilkin, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, pose with local dignitaries aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in Busan, "
USS Nimitz transition Suez Canal.
th-cam.com/video/W_HOjxu8nB8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=U.S.Navy
India?
"The carrier departed North Island for its thirteenth deployment on 2 April 2007 to the Arabian Sea, relieving USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in support of OIF. It anchored off Chennai, India on 2 July 2007 as part of efforts to expand bilateral defense cooperation between India and the United States."
25-29 May 1991: Nimitz anchored at Dubai
11-12 Mar 1993: Nimitz sailed through the Strait of Malacca
18 Jun 1993: Nimitz sailed outbound through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Sea
13-14 Feb 1998: Nimitz anchored off Port Suez, Egypt, and passed through the Suez Canal
21-23 Apr 1985: Nimitz anchored in Augusta Bay, Sicily, to turn over to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
31 Dec 1988-6 Jan 1989: Nimitz anchored at Singapore , affording her crew their first port of call after 71 punishing days at sea.
@@ThatCarGuy thank you for that extensive reply
We won’t be making super carriers of that size and you still haven’t addressed the decommissioning issue. Or the mid life refuelling. If she is going to have the RFA ships at hand for everything else then she can refuel too.
I’m not rubbishing nuclear carriers. Different countries, differing needs and philosophies
Our nuclear specialisation is in subs.
I don’t see us building nuclear carriers
@@DancingLedge "you still haven’t addressed the decommissioning issue."
There is no issue. You would also have 30+ years to figure it out before you would move onto the next one. Or ask your allies how we do it.
"Enterprise was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned. Naval enthusiasts requested that Enterprise be converted into a museum. In October 2014, Newport News Shipbuilding announced that one of Enterprise's anchors, removed from the ship during deactivation, had been transferred to the Nimitz-class Abraham Lincoln during her RCOH. In early 2017, it was announced that steel from CVN-65 will be recycled and used to construct CVN-80.
The decommissioned USS Enterprise alongside her replacement, USS Gerald R. Ford, at Newport News, July 2018
The final reactor was defueled in December 2016, with decommissioning on 3 February 2017. The same day, the ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Registry (NVR)."
"Or the mid life refuelling"
What about the midlife refueling? Every 20 or so years they need to be refueled and maintained. That is much better then maintenance on conventional engines. The downside is it takes longer, but only needing maintenance/refueling 1 time in your lifetime is huge.
"Time periods between ROHs on a ship have varied historically from about 5-20 years (for submarines) to up to 25 years (for Nimitz-class aircraft carriers)."
"I’m not rubbishing nuclear carriers. "
Seems like you are as I said nothing but positive things in my original comment.
@@ThatCarGuy I can see it sure seems to have irked you
we don’t have nice big mines to bury them in and still have our own subs needing to be disposed of first
As for your own disposal methods…
www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a22690208/us-navy-dismantling-uss-enterprise-nuclear-disposal/
Since you think it’s some bombastic pinnacle for us to aspire to
I’d say the overall costs involved make nuclear a non starter for us
Maybe pin your hopes on the french since it’s a matter of national pride for them
I know most of the ship is classified but shame we could not see the weapons bay area and the huge hanger with the f35 and apache are maybe Russia is taking notes. But sorry to say and I have said this many times,but both carriers do need more self defence weapons system 4 cwis is not alot of last resort protection and yes she or both carriers don't sail alone escort by type 45 destroyers but the carriers do need extra protection as weapons don't have unlimited ammo the destroyers still have to protect them self as well as the carriers too. The USA do have 2x the protection on there carriers even have missiles launcher system on it and this is the USA 19 times bigger navy then the UK navy is so that alone tell you somethink.
@Bobo Mbutu hypersonic missiles can and have been shot down. I wish people would stop pretending they are perfect weapons, it's very cringe. If hypersonic weapons made carriers obsolete then China and Russia would not both be investing large amounts of money in making new ones.
The carriers have 3 CIWS guns not 4, which is more than adequate because the bulk of air defence is done by VLS systems on destroyers not by CIWS guns. The SEARAM you are talking about is a different system and is fine, but has very limited ammunition loading to deal with swarms.
You are spot on. If carriers were such a waste of money and can be easily sunk by Russia and China why hasn't the former decommissioned its single rust bucket carrier
and why is the latter launching its third carrier in a few months with a fourth under construction?
It seems that carriers are only a waste if western countries build them.
@@keithkristi1 alright mate you don't need to be horrible about what I put I just saying all it takes is one stray missile and that it. Is that short for you.
Only 1 out of 6 destroyers fully operational...
Oh dear
Oh yeah? And where'd you get that amazingly accurate gem of information from lol 😂 (that's called sarcasm by the way)
@@1IbramGaunt Answer to a written PQ to the Defence Secretary, I read it yesterday. Yes, not too good, though a large proportion of those in dock was to cover planned maintenance and updates. More worrying is the one that had to leave the carrier strike force for maintenance, that was clearly unplanned.
Oh well, so better to file off the rough bits before you actually need them for real.
For
@@1IbramGaunt as already mentioned confirmed in parliament by the Defence Secretary via a supplementary question. The Defence Secretary did say it was an unfortunate position. From my point of view the situation is utterly ridiculous.
It will be worth it, to get the engine problems sorted, and to start on the upgrades. Meantime, the UK, can rely on NATO destroyers, to fill the gab. That's what being a member of NATO is all about after all 👍
There's 2 with the Carrier Strike Group. So you are wrong for starters.
Is Katie Fitzgerald 6 years old.. 3:56 🤣👌
Great warship. Way too many women.
they're on the ship based on merit and what they can do not just because they have a vagina.
How so?
12 on 12 off for the chefs. That sucks.
Now That The Autonomous Drone Ships Like """ Shortfall of Gravitas """ Exist Will They be laying Off The Navy ?? It Would save a lot of Money and Make American Navy People Safe
Even got duty free ffs
So we'll equiped, they only have 8 British jets
That’s because the Americans can’t deliver them fast enough even though 30 more are on order, with the option to buy more once the initial order is fulfilled. That’s one of the reasons it’s deploying with 10 American F-35s on board but the other is this is a NATO mission with many nations operating within the carrier group. This exercise is party designed to assess interoperability between nations. So thanks for your comment but it’s a bit short on context 👍🏼
@@k-ron7403 NATO going to China?
@@k-ron7403 With the planned buy, the Bits couldn't fill out both carriers at the same time.
@@raywhitehead730 This is true but no one is talking about a second carrier. Currently they have 21 F-35b’s and are committed to buying 48. This is enough for 2 carriers at a push but not if you account for attrition, maintenance etc so they either have the option to fully equip one carrier and partially another, allowing for other F-35b nations to help. They could also partially equip both carriers allowing for partner nations to their own field F35 on both. Who knows but I doubt the UK will have both carriers deployed far away at the same time
Also it looks like they are backing the future Tempest programme over further F35 purchases so again who knows what the future holds. However I do think you will see other F35 nations contributing to future deployments much like the US with this Asia visit. Of course the NATO exercise was contained to the Atlantic, clearly not now they are heading to Asia
@@raywhitehead730 Have a day off ray Zzz
Most powerful ! Don't think so, the Ark Royal of the 1970s carried nuclear weapons, it could also air refuel it's aircraft.
Ark royal was smaller, nuclear bombs are not part of the British nuclear deterrent anymore so uh
Very impressive ship, shame that the country has been given away without a shot being fired ! RIP UK/England
Agreed, Brexit is a disaster.
@@DunedinMultimedia2 I meant this country has lost its identity due to mass immigration and in a couple of decades natives will be the minority
WTF 😬
@@k-ron7403 what does that mean ?
@@jeremysillito3987 the country was founded by foreigners, the only original people left from what is modern day England is the welsh and the Cornish people who where forced into their respective corners my by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons
Great target!
From Russia with love.😉
C’est un rafiot
Sailors paid a pittance, rubbish pensions and PTSD. Welcome to the Royal Navy.
Salty...
I don’t think so.
Have you ever seen the pay scales compared to civilian equivalents? Badly paid they are not. If they do a full “22” the pension is pretty damn good - I have very close experience of that.
As for PTSD, certainly a factor. Recently it’s been the RM arm of the Naval Service who certainly had their fair share of PTSD experiences in Op Herrick in previous decade. The back up through the services social services is top quality. Let’s just hope QE returns unscathed this winter and PTSD is a low level and well supported.
Yes, I’ve seen the pay scales, received my pay in the military for 15 years! Paid top whack for rent on a house I had no option on. Fuel and light? Often run two homes, the one I lived in and the one my wife and kids lived in. Nothing cheap or free! The military pension is scandalous! Only mistake I made, is I should gave left the Army sooner. Very few soldiers own their own homes whilst in service, so their pension after 22 years just goes on a home for their family. They are often just climbing onto the property market with huge mortgages at 40+ yrs old. Their civilian equivalent is way ahead of them. I meet up regularly with the soldiers I served with, we enjoyed our service, but regret it too! We aren’t/weren’t whingers, we just deserved better. Much better! If you think that all us rosey in the garden for soldiers who have served their time? Tell me why so many leave with PTSD? Why such skilled men and women can;t settle down into decent jobs, or get a mortgage let alone afford one. Why so many military homeless, living rough? That’s without talking about those with loss of limbs to be getting on with. I could go on and on, just don’t make out that U.K. military are looked after. They just are NOT!!!
Just what the hell is this scrap metal doing in the far east . Giving the Chines a startle ?? You must be joking