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All US Navy ships have names. google USS (and the #). e.g. USS 55 = USS Stout (DDG-55) is the fifth Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. Also will see who it is named after and it's war service. USS 78 would have been the aircraft carrier "Gerald R Ford" # 107 is the "Gravely" @12:51 is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. etc for each number you saw. Thoroughly enjoyed the vlog and narration. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much for the info Ken!
You asked if any of us had sailed or worked on the US Navy ships. I have, I joined the Navy in 1957 and sailed on 3 different destroyers. I left the Navy after serving 10 years on ships at Sea. I will be 80 years old this January, so you can wish me a Happy Birthday if you like. Love your vlogs.
Happy Birthday George, Now and in January!!
Happy Birthday Sailor i served 7 yrs navy and vet now i was on USS HARRY S. TRUMAN CVN-75 carrier for 4 yrs homeported in Nofolk Naval Base
Thank you for your service and Happy early birthday! I'm an Army wife. My husband is retired after 30 years in. The military has always been good to us. I miss the lifestyle of moving every two years, experiencing other areas and cultures. Anyway, cheers to you! 🤗🍻🎂
@@roberthodgins5740 thanks for your service as well👍
Happy Happy Birthday George! and thank you for your service! :)
USS Gravely,107, has been part of several operations which made the news. A fine ship crewed by our nations finest.
You have no idea how much your videos do for me. I deal with so many health issues due to stress and they all go away while watching your adventures. Thanks so much...
Same here!🤗
Thanks so much for watching Randall:) Sending healing thoughts your way !
The Lightship Ambrose (LV87) is open to visitors at the South Street Seaport NY. Lightship Ambrose was the name given to multiple lightships that served as the sentinel beacon marking Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor 's main shipping channel. The first lightstation was established south of the Ambrose Channel off of Sandy Hook, NJ in 1823.
I've served on CVN (Carrier Fixed-winged Nuclear) 68, 71, 72, 74, 79 and the conventional carrier, now retired USS Kennedy CV-67. If you are in the Chesapeake again, we would love to host Jetty and you guys near Solomon's Island.
Yes I was stationed on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN 69 1984-88. The Video brought back a lot of great memories. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching James! We really appreciate it :)
Very nice video! Relaxing. Jetty is enjoying the cruising life. Thanks for the photo inclusion.
Yet another great video! I worked at the Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for 7 years worked on carriers and subs they are amazing to see in person! Seeing this video brings back old memories and good times!
Thanks for another great sail. Keep ‘em coming.
Me, grew up there, and shipped out from there. Dad was the Port agent in Norfolk and a Rep of MEBA . I became a Engineer .Long story about MEBA in DAnia Fl.
In the early '90's there were a lot of base closures and consolidation. A lot of east coast ships had their home ports shifted to Norfolk. I was on a ship in Newport, RI at the time and ended up down there. Each class of ship in the Navy performs a specific job. On another note a did a trip form LI to Yorktown on the outside and it was great! Took about 55 hours total from Port Washington.
Great video!! Getting near our home port in the Barnegat Bay, NJ!! We always loved taking the ferry from Cape May to Lewes.
Well not sure about those other ships, but my husband is a retired Marine Corps pilot and he has landed on 4 or 5 aircraft carriers for a total of 300 to 400 landings.
Wow super cool! Tell him thank you for his service :)
Semper Fi
Glad to see you guys changed it up by taking the ocean side. Always a little adventure taking a different route. 👍👍👍👍
Cool, a new video by my favorite people!
Thanks for watching Joe!
Could you give a play by play of looking at markers and how you navigate from the ocean to the port?
That large T-shaped crane at 3:59 was used to lift and install the 16" Gun Turrets on Battleships in the past. There is a Battleship on display in the Norfolk harbor.(or Nor-Folk as visitors say it)
Glad you guys got a chance to see Portsmouth. so many people pass through this area and the whole Chesapeake bay area like there is nothing to see. When in fact there are many Awesome cruising destinations all over the place. Norfolk, Hampton, Cape charles on the eastern shore, and windmill point are all great places worth stopping at for a few days
Love you!!! Keep doing what you do.
Thanks for another great video! 😊
The ship in your video that was coming into port with the number 6 on it was at one time the USS Supply AOE-6. I was what the navy calls a "Plankowner" for the ship. Basically that means I was part of the 1st crew. We commissioned her in February 1994 in San Diego California. She was sadly decommissioned in 2001. She is now USNS Supply T-AOE-6 which is part of the Military Sealift Command.
Thanks so much for the great info! We love leaning about all the different ships!
Aye aye Captain Billy another great vlog all the best too you and your grandparents visit.
Awesome new water bottle. Great footage thanks for sharing. Sincerely Adventures of David and Aaron
"Bollards" is what those yellow things are called. Great vids, thanks!
We were down at the Cape Henlopen Park x2 this year....Fun to see the coast from the water
You guys were docked JUST IN FRONT OF US at Lewes last year but only realized it while watching your video after we’d already left......BUMMER!
Be safe, much more than light and variable out there now. Also Annapolis would be a zoo with the power boat show this weekend.
Sweet vid. I was a Navy Diver and dove on all those ships and subs. 🤙
It’s so cool to realize y’all came through Portsmouth and Norfolk. I’m actually in the navy and stationed in Norfolk rn!
Love the vids! Makes me want to buy a boat and get underway and explore again (24 years USCG). Great vids of the old CG lightships.
I live 1 hr 30 mins from Portsmith!!! & the Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel is pretty cool. Btw you will usually have wind in & around VA (expecially ocean). Its hardly ever dead calm. Love the videos! 😊
Love you guys!
We just missed you guys! We could see the shipyard I work at in the background as you guys motored from Portsmouth (P-town) to the Naval base in Norfolk. We'll try to keep better tabs on you guys when you make you're way back down. There are some great places to eat in Great Bridge. Lunch on us!
The gulf stream plus wind in same direction is no doubt a good way even without wind ! Thanks for sharing 😎
You guys are living and keeping my wife and l’s dream alive.
Thank you for not settling for what society considers normal and doing what you love.
Really odd watching you guys sing through Lewis canal where I had my live aboard and charter boat. Charter boat was very close to the gas dock. This is the second time I've seen you do it. Brings back memories.
Thanks guys.
Thanks for watching Paul!
All Navy ships have a number that denotes their class and associated name. For instance: 78 is USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) which is our newest aircraft carrier. There are several active 72s currently in the Navy fleet... USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Mahan (DDG-72) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser.
Thx for clearing that up. I wondered if there were duplicates since the numbers sounded far too low to cover our whole fleet.
Awesome video, those aircraft carriers and submarine was a real treat............
The Jetty Show Americano Tour! Woof!
Great job wwpith the video as always feel like we where with u guys
I LOVE IT! Remember when you guys were in the Bahamas? Everywhere hands you plastic silverware and I was like "Man this would be a great opportunity to show people it's not weird to carry around your own utensils" Good on you guys for going green! Mucho props! I hope you inspire more people to follow in your footsteps! #skipthestraw
Where earlier you were looking at the Norfolk Navy Shipyard, located in Portsmouth. Now at 21:51 it looks like you are looking at the Norfolk Navy Base (on the other side of the Elizabeth River). Norfolk Navy Base is quite large. I'm was raised in that area.
Love the new eco offerings. The plastic is just insane!
I was told the numbers on the super structure of US Navy carriers used to represent the number of gross tons x 1000 (dry weight). This also serves as a far recognition symbol. Today I believe the number on Carriers is just sequential. The CVN on carriers stands for Cruiser Voler Nuclear, voler as in flight!
The tug in the loch is one of Dann Marine towings fleet out of Chesapeake city Md. Based right on the c&d canal.
Welcome to Delaware. I grew up in Georgetown and took many a fishing trip out of Lewes. Great little town. Recommend Stripper Bites for lunch/dinner and then King's Ice Cream at the end of 2nd St. Enjoy.
Gosh! Seeing this video made me miss home even more!! (I’m from Portsmouth, Va, I now live In WA state)
Awesome video. I was stationed in Norfolk Virginia as a US Marine on a ship back in the day. I love that area still.
It is a beautiful place! Thank you for your service!
All those huge boats were so cool, must have made you guys feel so small sailing next to them... Also kinda scary! Great video, you guys are the best!!!
You guys are sending out the vids regularly now. 😀
We are trying! Don't jinx it :O :P
I love the cutlery set!!
Really a nice video! Loved the Navy ships in Norfolk. Safe travels! George in FL.
Thanks for watching George!
Lighthouse ship in lewes Delaware is called . Overfalls. Love the videos . Keep em coming.
The bay tunnel is a crazy ride on the inside for sure
Love the bamboo cutlery. Sail on...
Thanks so much!
Hey guys. Been to Norfolk Naval base working on those ships in there. Cool stuff.
Darn, During my early years in the Coast Guard, I lived on the Thomas Point Light Station which was out in the Chesapeake Bay about 5 miles south of Annapolis. I had hoped you might capture it on film. Ironically, I was later stationed at Elizabeth City, N.C.for several years and fished in the Albemarle Sound often and also went thru Coinjock on my regular trips out to the Outer Banks to go fishing on my off days.
Next time through Virginia, you should stop in Yorktown (York River Yacht Haven). You can learn a little history while you're there. That's where Washington defeated Cornwallis. You should also visit Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown, which is where the country really got started. It's all right there and worth a day or two. As for the Navy, the Naval Station Norfolk supports the operational readiness of the US Atlantic Fleet, providing facilities and services to enable mission accomplishment. The numbers on the ships are the hull numbers and identify what type of ship it is, i.e. CVN is a carrier, etc. I'm enjoying the videos. Keep them coming.
Thanks for watching! Sounds like we have a couple new places we need to check out :)
Norfolk Naval Station is the largest naval base in the world, I believe. At its largest, there were 6 aircraft carriers and two battleships (I think) as well as something like a 150 ships homeported there. Pretty durned cool. The Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel is AWESOME.
Hey guys, my kids wanted me to make sure your somewhere safe away from the big storm that just hit Florida ,I explained to them that Florida is a big place and you’d be ok.
Hey guys , luv watching your adventures all the way from Gold Coast Australia keep up the good work.
Just took the family (kids 9 and 11 and wife and I ) for a 10 days sailing a cat around the Whitsunday islands of Queensland , watching you guys and ozy couple la vagabonde ,motivated us to do the trip it was all time ,thanks guys.
Ps you guys should hook up with la vagabonde they are in your neck of the woods.
That sounds like an awesome trip! Hope you guys had fun!
Thanks for watching :)
great video always wanted to go to Portsmouth and Norfolk and Jetties funny barking at everything
Thanks for watching! Yep, that our guard dog :P
VERY NICE VIDEO, BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS AND ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE AND HEAR YOU BOTH....Jetty too...!!!
Thanks for watching Johnny!

This is one of the ships you saw... how cool safe travels guys....USS Gravely (DDG-107) is an Arleigh Burke- class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. ... In late August 2013 along with her sister ships Mahan, Barry, and Ramage, ...
Displacement: 9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Status: in active service
Awarded: 13 September 2002
Yes I was on the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN CVN-75 homeported in Norfolk VA i was on it for 4 yrs its a aircraft carrier and I have been in Portsmouth Navy Shipyard two times and yes Portsmouth is neat city and so is Norfolk
All of the Navy ships have names and yes the numbers are identifiers. I've lived and worked in the area my whole life. Love the vids btw!!!
The hull numbers are the ships ID numbers. Also when the ships are underway they fly their call sign via international signal flags all US Navy ships begin with N
Thanks for the info!
and thanks for watching!:)
Through my town!!
My brother retired from Newport News shipyard, he was a nuke engineer building subs. Years ago I was able to attend the the last sub launching down the ways at the yard. I also used to do some work on the sister hospital ship you passed by the Mercy.
I have been on the ships in Baltimore Harbor, a Wooden warship the Sloop-of-War USS Constellation, the USCG lightship Chesapeake, and the USS Torsk submarine. They are all cool in their own right, even though I enjoy the USS Constellation best.
I worked on the hospital ship you saw. The USNS Comfort. Was a Hospital Corpsman on that ship. Largest floating hospital.
I am not sure Jetty is getting enough footage.
agree, Jetty is awesome!
She is right there with you haha!
Nice 👍🏽
There what's a light ship that used to be anchored off of New York New Jersey area called the New York Bight The ship was called the Ambrose
Lightship.
Wondering how you like yourself Feathering props? Another question for you is how much water do you draw when you're maxed out on fuel and water as well as provisions?
Fair Winds and following Seas...... Not to Nit pick but Norfolk is pronounced Nor-Fuk. I was stationed at NAS Oceania nearby so as a Yankee I was corrected repeatedly about the name. Hahaha! You have all those Ships coming from the port of Norfolk as well as Baltimore, pretty daunting task to navigate. That Navy ship that you passed was a refueler.
Looks like you're going in the south channel at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Norfolk is the largest navy base in the world bar none.
Some of the Navy ship numbers you mentioned our Arleigh burke-class Destroyers. Around 86 ships and submarines are homeported at Norfolk.
The refuelers are not really Navy ships that begin with USS. They're USNS with a mostly civilian crew and most of them are refueling ships and ships that carry ammo and dry stores such as food, beans and bullets.
Call sign Scar
Thanks for all the info Scott! Very much appreciated.
We love the feathering props!
We draw 3'8" :)
I served on the 72! CG-72, guided missile cruiser.
USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)
That's the one.
So awesome! Thank you for your service!
Thank you for the great content! Keep it up, enjoy watching.
Love the video also informative about the free docking and stuff that was nice been following you guys for about 2 years and hopefully somebody will come up with the answer to your question in the beginning what the numbers mean on those military ships I'm curious as all get-out I see him here I'm on the west coast I'm actually in Arizona no Coast all desert but if I go to San Diego you see the ships there submarines and what not but I am curious on those numbers and what they mean
It would be nice to see you in New Bedford or Fairhaven Ma. If you sail to the Cape.
I use to be stationed at NOB (Norfolk) on a ship just before I got out. Theres so many be cause Norfolk is the biggest navy base on the East Coast.
I enjoyed the video tell your grandparents hi keep the good work up
Will do Larry! Thanks for watching!
Curious if you ever find the need for AC or Heat on the boat. Heat is a little easier to fix if you just follow the seasons north and south but AC not so much. When I was your ages I chartered in the Caribbean in the summer months and could handle the heat 24/7 but now I want a gen and AC. That of course greatly changes the math on monthly expenses as I contemplate the cruising life for a few years when I retire. Marinas and or using a bunch of diesel will be a budget buster. Would love to hear from you or others on juggling this or your experiences. Safe travels, love the vids.
I sailed my boat a little too close to inbound Navy ship and I had one of those little go-fast gun boats haul ass after me. Yikes! They really don't like you getting too close to their boats. I tacked very quickly.
Yikes! Close call!
Yes I was the last person so mad I didn’t see you guys there
It was great running into you both at the Annapolis show! I forgot to ask where was Jetty? You definitely could have brought him along as you wandered through the tents. You would have no shortage of volunteers to "watch" him.
It was awesome meeting you too Doug. Service animals only at the show :( Jetty had to stay back with Uncle Marlin.
Very cool visuals. Luv seeing all those shops etc. R U sure national secrets aren’t exposed?!? Lol. Be safe and fair winds guy/gal
I love lewes I have a summer home there and a ton a family
It is a beautiful place:)
Nautical term for heavy posts at dock/wharf/canal --" bollards".
Wow that merch looks good
Not sure how much you guys checked out Portsmouth but on the way back down, Bier Garden, Baron's ,and Gosport Tavern are probably the best restaurants in Old Town. Also close to the docks, Humboldt Steel Co is a pizza place with a pretty good weekday lunch time special of 2 pizza slices and a beer for ~$5. Across the street Longboards also has a variety of specials like taco Tuesdays and burger Wednesday. As a general word of caution, stay in the Old Town bit of Portsmouth. It can get sketchy fast if you travel too far away from there.
For places to stop further along, on the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel there is a place called Lynnhaven Inlet on the Virginia Beach side. There a few decent waterside restaurants like Dockside and Chicks Oyster Bar that you can pull a boat up to.
Thank you for all the info. Sounds like we have a couple of places we need to check out!
Hey if you guys are going down the Delaware river, let me know because I could see you pass by Philadelphia!👍🏻
So SAD! You were only half an hours ride away from me! Oh well will hopefully meet ya someday.
And NEVER use the Indian River inlet in Delaware. It has exceptionally strong currents in calm weather. Just a FYI.
I love your dog. He's. Almost human!!!
She's.... jetty is a female 🐶
Lol! Sorry Jetty. She's still awesome!!
Would have loved to meet you both while you were in my area of Virginia Beach, Norfolk & Portsmouth. I was at Coinjock marina this past Saturday having a Great meal there..
Sorry we missed you Allen! Coinjock has great food!
Hi Billy & Sierra! Did you see CV 69 the USS Dwight D Eisenhower? When were you in the Portsmouth/Norfolk area? My son is stationed on that ship as of October 1st and is just getting to know the Portsmouth/Norfolk area. We enjoy all of your videos and we really enjoyed the video shots of the Navy ships and submarine as you toodled through this area! Keep up the good work and thank you!
My cousin was on both USS Truxtun (DDG-103) and George HWBush aircraft carrier 77
I'd suggest you shop counter top ice makers . They don't have to be on the counter top . Couple it with a small rain water collection system and you could have the best ice in town (Bahamas that is) .
I (Sierra) love that idea!
Billy not so much :P
Absolutely love your energetic adventurous videos, editing is great, content is superb, you know, "they put ya in a good mood when I feel low" !
Just wondering, do you carry a 406 EPIRB or any other emergency beacon?
Do you also have a HF radio?
Fantastic fun adrenalin and relaxing videos, thanks a lot, oh, big respect for your consideration to the ecosystem, stay well...
Mike
Nottingham UK
Just ordered two bottles, I hate seeing plastic bottles in my cooler!
In Great Bridge Lock, your lines are looped around bollards, not pilings.
Thanks for the correction!
I know you aren't in Lewes now but if I had known you were stopping I would have loved to come and meet you. - The wife and I go to Cape Henlopen when possible during the summer. We actually took a ferry ride a few weeks back just to get out and do something different.
It is an awesome place! Sorry the videos are delayed we just can't seem to crank them out fast enough. Thanks for watching!
Been on your ride since the beginning, still look forward to each video.. question: Do you usually call the docks ahead of time to see if they have open slots ? Or just wing it? Ps.. love the Delaware ocean front!