Do see her, if you can. She's the largest aircraft carrier we've ever built, and believed to be the largest warship in history. A true giant that will hopefully help keep peace.
"The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, established in 1800, is one of four remaining shipyards in the Navy. Its first warship was the 74-gun USS Washington in 1815. The first barracks were built in 1820 and Marines barracks were added in 1827. A hospital was established in 1834." not even close. the swedish marine turned 500 years and that's old. spains in older. but 900 years? you're dreaming lol
As an American living in the UK it makes me proud to see this boat visiting the UK. I’m also impressed with the positive comments on here. Welcome to the UK carrier GRF!
US and UK collaborated in the act of war against Germany and destroyed the Northstream pipeline. An amoral empire fueled by greed travels the world with its aircraft carriers to commit war crimes. They're brothers in war crimes. It is reminiscent of Operation Ajax. A cooperation between MI6 and CIA. It's better to have an enemy in the front than friends like this in the back.
My dad served on HMS Formidable in the Pacific theatre 1942-5, the carrier survived several Kamikaze attacks, two of which killed some of his shipmates. Massive respect to all who serve on the Gerald R Ford. Awesome sight.
Hello to our mother country, together and with Europe we project power that has kept war away from our shores. My Dad was WW II veteran, I wish he could have seen this ship.🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@avalanche3084 you can't comprehend if you can't understand. 🙄. Just a simple question. I wasn't aware the west had been attacked. I mean we were. But it was Saudi, Egypt and Kuwait. So when did this ship hit them?
@@Spencerlayne To better understand, it helps to know the definition of "protect". It's a verb which means "keep safe from harm or injury". Hope this helps.
My dad’s ship (ARS36) operated out of Portsmouth during the weeks leading up to D-Day during WW2. Ran away from home because he couldn’t stand his stepmother, enlisting in the Navy at age 17. Turned 18 while helping to clear the beaches at Normandy of damaged / sunken landing craft so that more material / men could be placed ashore. That generation grew up fast.
You Brits taught us how to land F-4U Corsairs on straight deck carriers. Then you invented the angled flight deck. The inventiveness of your industrialists and oversized balls of your pilots are a major contribution to the subject of this video.
You forgot.... They also figured out that you can stop an aircraft...and then land it Causing less stress than landing an aircraft....and then stopping it
No problem Joseph. Brit scientists also lent a hand during the Manhattan Project. We also cobbled up something called radar, television and a hovercraft. We were also working on jet engines back in the mid 1930's.....
I booked a table at Gunwharf, and a trip up the tower, I was ready to propose to me fiancée with a backdrop of the The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford at anchor, just off Fort Blockhouse!! :) Great vid thou.
Last time I saw a carrier at Portsmouth it was to greet the Invincible coming back from the Falklands! What a great day for a twelve year old as I was then.You probably could have fit the Invincible into one of the Ford's hangers,lol!....but it was the biggest moving object I'd seen in my life at the time.At least all the boys and girls on her were lucky enough to make it home to us safe and sound! 😁👍👍👍👍
And just think they are building 9 more of those with a new one joining the fleet every 3-4 years. The JFK is almost finished, and they started building the Enterprise this year.
@@jdanon203 I wonder how practical they will be in the future, Obviously great these days if protected but they are huge and vital targets, now we've got ballistic missiles that can travel around the world and hit with precise accuracy. Technology and munitions are just getting scary i think tanks and armored vehicles will be very situational or just simply obsolete in the near future.
@@liammorris1018 I think the same thing. That’s too much life and money that can be take down quickly if hit critically. I realize their defensive prowess but still can’t help but think there has to be a more strategic option. Probably is and we don’t know of it yet
Newport News, VA is no joke! I had a family member that worked on the previous USS Enterprise before it was decommissioned and when he said it was a floating city….he was NOT wrong 😂😅
Love to see that our greatest ship is coming in to port to have a spot of tea with our wonderful cousins across the pond. Sure hope Vlad is watching, and his timbers are shivering.
When I was in the Navy the best port visit for me was Sydney Australia, we went there on the 50th anniversary of the battle of the coral sea. It was a great time and then later I went TAD for 45 days to Darwin RAF, best time I ever had.
We were supposed to go into Sydney on the anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea, on the USS Coral Sea in '77. But the Ayatollah had other ideas about how we were supposed to spend that time...we went to Gonzo Station instead.
@@shoktroop I know 'Po City, I was beach det there for most of a month living in the permanent party barracks. But, Coral Sea Day in Sydney as a crewman of the USS Coral Sea probably compares very favorably to PI. And, I wasn't in the Navy. I was in VMFA-531. The Coral Sea had two Marine fighter squadrons assigned for that cruise.
We got Perth on our visit in 84 on the Kitty Hawk. Wasn't on the schedule but the powers that be gave it to us after our 89 day "vacation cruise " in the Persian Gulf and Equator crossing for the Shellback initiation. Best 4 days of my life! Aussies were very hospitable people.
@@shaunboden During many simulations the US air & space forces destroyed the entire island of the uk since they have no defense to stop US nukes or high altitude energy weapons. 😂
USS Forrestal... 1980s... Freedom isn't cheap... As you can see... And the Sailors have to be Top Notch... Including the Aviation Crews... I am Soo Proud as I look on ... And I could never be more Proud of those who serve today and tomorrow. God Bless our Fighting Men and Women. Bless America and it's Allies.
Many of our British cousins have made harsh comments lately about malfunctions aboard your new brace of flat tops. Remember that this Ford behemoth took 21 years to design and launch. It's my understanding that on her shake down cruises a plethora of issues manifested themselves. The UK versions are smaller but you built TWO of them! The Queen Elizabeth I and the Prince of Wales are magnificent and extraordinarily complicated vessels that, besides the American cousins, no other navy in the world has ever come close to.
This must have given the passengers aboard that IOW ferry a nice surprise to see such a magnificent vessel at such close quarters! I live near Portsmouth so have been to the dockyard many times before, and I remember watching HMS Queen Elizabeth arriving for the first time a few years ago. I wish I could have watched this one sail into harbour too! A warm welcome to the UK, to the crew of the USS Gerald R Ford. Enjoy your stay in Portsmouth. I can highly recommend a visit to Mick's Monster Burger van on Portsdown Hill, which you can see in the background in this video!
The unbelievable thing about Portsmouth is how close the deep water channel is to the shore you can walk along. There's an old fort Henry VIII built, seeing the warships (even small ones) pass so close is an experience.
Local here too from Littlehampton Sussex. Had few Mick's burgers too! I was a sea cadet and been to whale island, few times and stayed on the Bristol. Great experience!
That ship is impressive! I remember how excited I was when we pulled into port. After seeing nothing but water on the horizon for a month, I was so happy to step on dry land. LHA-3, USS Belleau Wood.
Having been a guest onboard USS Nimitz in Hong Kong many years ago I thought that was a massive ship but this beast makes it look like a rowing boat! What an incredible and beautiful ship this flat top is. Wish we had some of these in our Navy, what a game changer it would be! I hope the sailors enjoy there shore leave in Pompey.
My son read somewhere that the Ford-Class Ships will be fitted with Advanced Rail-Gun & Laser Turrets Systems soon, don't know if what head read was true, but it could be.
What a truly impressive vessel that the USA should be proud of and all who serve on her. Welcome to the UK and feels like big brother popped in for a visit 🤣
@@GBR4ME You should be proud that your nation was able to produce a colony that eventually was able to build this ship. Instead, you're filled with resentment. I don't get it 🧐
@@cjoin83 I don't know. We have problems that date back to Katrina still here in New Orleans that haven't been addressed properly yet. That's pushing 20 years now. Hurricane Ida added to these problems last year. We are handing out billions to Ukraine every month but we have issues at home that apparently we have no money to fix. This boat is a great example of everything that's wrong with this country I think. It is completely unnecessary. It is provocative. It won't fix any of the problems we actually need fixing but will take funding away from those problems. It doesn't solve security problems either (only diplomacy could ultimately do that but Raytheon et al can't shakedown the taxpayer with diplomacy because it doesn't cost anything). I don't think there is anything here to be proud of man. But hey, at least we get to have a war now with the Russians which we seem to salivate over the prospect of. Don't be surprised though when we just pull out of Europe and the UK if it comes to nuclear blows. We seem to love fighting wars far away from home and last I checked Europe is pretty far away from home.
I got to see this and all the other war ships sailing with her when they were here in Halifax N.S. a few weeks back . The HMS Queen Elizabeth was here a few years ago , both very impressive ships .
@@agt155 And want else are they suppose to have? Other than F35's, f18's are basically the newest jets we have that are carrier capable. F22s can't be launch from carrier
What a big defenceless sitting duck for modern Russia´s hypersonic missilles like Kinzal and Zircon ! (There is No defence at all against those missilles travelling 3 to 5 times faster than any rifle bullet...) USA should keep it in USA and stop using aircraft carriers for terrorizing third world countries....
Wow, just wow! One thing to see them on the open ocean but quite another when they have a backdrop of buildings, to whose size we can relate, to appreciate just how truly massive they are. Easy to see why some refer to them as destroyer of countries.
What a big defenceless sitting duck for modern Russia´s hypersonic missilles like Kinzal and Zircon ! (There is No defence at all against those missilles travelling 3 to 5 times faster than any rifle bullet...) USA should keep it in USA and stop using aircraft carriers for terrorizing third world countries....
I remember when the Dwight D Eisenhower visited Portsmouth in the 80's. Was in the RN then and got an invite onboard. Loved it. Couldn't get into the dock so had to sit out in the Solent. This is even bigger by far! lol
I heard stories from Desert Storm when they sent in the battleships. I believe Missouri was the one they were talking about. If the US sent a destroyer or a frigate or basically anything else into the area, there would be insurgents on shore shooting at them. When the battleship rolled in, nobody fired a shot. You can tell what that is just by looking, even if you never heard of a battleship before.
Tracey Gates I like these Ships are amazing just like in Star Wars films they are beautiful Ships in the World 🌎 May the force be with you iove from Wales UK 🏴 🌍💻🛫🏴🏴🏃♀️👟
She's magnificent and a powerful projection of both friendship and security. I do worry how such a large vessel would fair in combat given the rapid technical evolution of counter-measures against such surface vessels. In WWII, the Allies were initially convinced that a robust and large battle line was the beginning and end of geopolitical naval warfare. The world was quickly (and painfully) shown differently. Seeing a ship this grand (as well as the UK's most recent impressive carriers ) I'm a bit reluctant to consider "what's next?" or what will supercede these engineering marvels. Cheers to all.
As big, powerful and majestic as this is... She is absolutely eclipsed by the enormous size of the Oasis class ships of the Royal Caribbean. Just for some context. And they inturn are small compared to the colossal size of the newest freighters. Mad.
Obviously creating and operating this impressive beast is a triumph of Design and Engineering. Equally as impressive is the Technology employed on all the Escorts and Support Vessels in the Carrier Group to protect such a huge target from attack, from above and below the water!
The whole time i was aboard TR 87 to 91 it was rare that we were inside the seawall at any port and I don't remember even being able to dock except at Pier 11 or 12 in Norfolk. Motor whaleboats for everyone!
![Up close with USS Gerald R. Ford in Portsmouth harbour [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YwiYTYlQ45s/mqdefault.jpg)
It’s good to see Portsmouth docking safely with the continent of the USS Gerald R Ford.
haha!
Good one!
I fail to see anything good in it.
No doubt man. Huge ship.
Hello
Due to the size of this ship this video was actually filmed from Scotland 600 miles away. 😀
Really!? No shit thats huge!
600... right
Lol
Is it really 600 miles from Portsmouth to Scotland 🏴 ?
Only 340 mile from Gretna to Portsmouth, numbo ....
Gretna to Shetland is 460 mile.
God bless USS Gerald Ford and her battlegroup. Welcome to the UK. I think I might head to Gosport later today to get a look at her.
That was a good spot to see the Teddy Roosevelt when it visited several years ago. I imagine this will be in the same spot.
@@jdanon203 There are tours. £25 for two hour boat trip to see it 2 a day till the end of the week.. I think midday sort of time. I need to check.
Do see her, if you can. She's the largest aircraft carrier we've ever built, and believed to be the largest warship in history. A true giant that will hopefully help keep peace.
Portmouth Naval Base is almost 900 years old imagine what those early sailors would say seeing that monster of a carrier. 😀
They would probably 💩them selves.😆
"The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, established in 1800, is one of four remaining shipyards in the Navy. Its first warship was the 74-gun USS Washington in 1815. The first barracks were built in 1820 and Marines barracks were added in 1827. A hospital was established in 1834." not even close. the swedish marine turned 500 years and that's old. spains in older. but 900 years? you're dreaming lol
@@funkmachine9094 Please don't embarrass America...do you think the carrier was pulling into Kittery Maine ?
@@LetsAllBeDecent you're so embarrassing...
Imagine what the sailors on HMS Victory would have thought...
As an American living in the UK it makes me proud to see this boat visiting the UK. I’m also impressed with the positive comments on here. Welcome to the UK carrier GRF!
Is it here to take French Illegals back home to Macron?
US and UK collaborated in the act of war against Germany and destroyed the Northstream pipeline. An amoral empire fueled by greed travels the world with its aircraft carriers to commit war crimes. They're brothers in war crimes. It is reminiscent of Operation Ajax. A cooperation between MI6 and CIA. It's better to have an enemy in the front than friends like this in the back.
As a sailor onboard, appreciate the welcome!
That right there is the reason the world is not at war right now
Despite our differences we will in the UK have your back
Ex marine British forces
Amazing ship and crew hope they have a warm welcome to the UK. God bless everyone on board.
From Tennessee, Greetings to our British brothers and sisters, ya'll are the United States greatest ally🇬🇧🇺🇸
greetings! thanks for visiting 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Er no you are our greatest ally
No they're not bot boy 😂
@@jbloun911 typical reply from our nice but dim asshole.
Thank you Nashville
My dad served on HMS Formidable in the Pacific theatre 1942-5, the carrier survived several Kamikaze attacks, two of which killed some of his shipmates. Massive respect to all who serve on the Gerald R Ford. Awesome sight.
Massive respect to your father for his service during such madness that was the WW2 PTO. He sounds like a real hero and quite the formidable sailor.
Those lucky passengers on the Wight link ferry got the best view.
Great footage... Thank you
My son is on the USS FORD.
THANK YOU SON FOR ALL YOU DO TO PROTECT OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
thank you to your son for his service and i jope he enjoys visiting portsmouth
Our granddaughter is on it also.
@@christianjensen3182 ... say 'thank-you' to her for me!
Say 'thank-you' to him for me, too.
Thank them for their service please. I was on the Shangri-La CVA-38 from 66 to 68.
The amount of kit on top of the deck is amazing, welcome to our American friends!
I am reminded of my visit to Plymouth as a young sailor on the USS Essex CVA9 back in 1957, the Britt's treated us great, a wonderful memory.
Greetings from Germany to the USS Ford and her crew. And greetings to Portsmouth.
Greetings to Germany from the Uk
Glad Germany is part of NATO. Hard to beat German technology!
@@chrisdean6700 Deutsche Ideologie fast genau so. Danke
Love to Germany and the UK from the USA 🇬🇧🤝🇩🇪🤝🇺🇸
Greetings from Munich and greetings to Portsmouth, my old stomping ground…
Hello to our mother country, together and with Europe we project power that has kept war away from our shores. My Dad was WW II veteran, I wish he could have seen this ship.🇺🇸🇬🇧
Yepp! 🇺🇸🇬🇧💪✊☝️✌️
A big thank you to the UK for the close relationship you have with the US! 😊
What a superb protector of the WEST, the crews 🇺🇸are superb they practice continuously, always welcome here U.K.👍👍👍🇬🇧
We thank our great friends in the UK!
Name one time it's protected the west?
@@Spencerlayne He protector of the West. Learn how to comprehend DA!
@@avalanche3084 you can't comprehend if you can't understand. 🙄. Just a simple question. I wasn't aware the west had been attacked. I mean we were. But it was Saudi, Egypt and Kuwait. So when did this ship hit them?
@@Spencerlayne To better understand, it helps to know the definition of "protect". It's a verb which means "keep safe from harm or injury". Hope this helps.
My dad’s ship (ARS36) operated out of Portsmouth during the weeks leading up to D-Day during WW2. Ran away from home because he couldn’t stand his stepmother, enlisting in the Navy at age 17. Turned 18 while helping to clear the beaches at Normandy of damaged / sunken landing craft so that more material / men could be placed ashore. That generation grew up fast.
I went to Vietnam at 19 came home at 50.
I LEFT HOME AT 16 & NEVER WENT BACK BEAT THAT. FEKKIN EVIL STEPMUMS.
You Brits taught us how to land F-4U Corsairs on straight deck carriers. Then you invented the angled flight deck. The inventiveness of your industrialists and oversized balls of your pilots are a major contribution to the subject of this video.
You're Welcome
You forgot....
They also figured out that you can stop an aircraft...and then land it
Causing less stress than landing an aircraft....and then stopping it
No problem Joseph. Brit scientists also lent a hand during the Manhattan Project. We also cobbled up something called radar, television and a hovercraft. We were also working on jet engines back in the mid 1930's.....
And now look at us ( UK ) a joke...
@@stabilis8895
The benefit of a constitutional monarchy
Governments are transitory
The Crown is eternal
Is this what freedom looks like? I like it!
Proud to be an American ❤️🇺🇲
It's truly incredible to see just how big it is. Awe-inspiring.
love your vids
I booked a table at Gunwharf, and a trip up the tower, I was ready to propose to me fiancée with a backdrop of the The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford at anchor, just off Fort Blockhouse!! :) Great vid thou.
Last time I saw a carrier at Portsmouth it was to greet the Invincible coming back from the Falklands! What a great day for a twelve year old as I was then.You probably could have fit the Invincible into one of the Ford's hangers,lol!....but it was the biggest moving object I'd seen in my life at the time.At least all the boys and girls on her were lucky enough to make it home to us safe and sound! 😁👍👍👍👍
Welcome to my American cousins on their visit to my old homeland🇬🇧. I lived and worked in Plymouth, worked in the naval base at Devonport..🇨🇦🇺🇲
That carrier... Absolute unit!
And just think they are building 9 more of those with a new one joining the fleet every 3-4 years. The JFK is almost finished, and they started building the Enterprise this year.
@@jdanon203 I wonder how practical they will be in the future, Obviously great these days if protected but they are huge and vital targets, now we've got ballistic missiles that can travel around the world and hit with precise accuracy. Technology and munitions are just getting scary i think tanks and armored vehicles will be very situational or just simply obsolete in the near future.
Anti ballistic missiles matey is one solution.
@@liammorris1018 I think the same thing. That’s too much life and money that can be take down quickly if hit critically. I realize their defensive prowess but still can’t help but think there has to be a more strategic option. Probably is and we don’t know of it yet
I visited Portsmouth via US navy ship many years ago. It was probably my favorite port to visit.
That thing was built in my backyard. Newport News shipyard 🤘🤘🇺🇸
And I thought that our house had a big backyard!
Newport News, VA is no joke! I had a family member that worked on the previous USS Enterprise before it was decommissioned and when he said it was a floating city….he was NOT wrong 😂😅
@@Rhov9 we like to have a good time 😉👍🇺🇸
Love to see that our greatest ship is coming in to port to have a spot of tea with our wonderful cousins across the pond.
Sure hope Vlad is watching, and his timbers are shivering.
When I was in the Navy the best port visit for me was Sydney Australia, we went there on the 50th anniversary of the battle of the coral sea. It was a great time and then later I went TAD for 45 days to Darwin RAF, best time I ever had.
We were supposed to go into Sydney on the anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea, on the USS Coral Sea in '77. But the Ayatollah had other ideas about how we were supposed to spend that time...we went to Gonzo Station instead.
You were in the wrong Navy. Olongapo in the Philippine's was the best. I've been to Australia on a WP. Nothing compares to PI
@@shoktroop I know 'Po City, I was beach det there for most of a month living in the permanent party barracks. But, Coral Sea Day in Sydney as a crewman of the USS Coral Sea probably compares very favorably to PI.
And, I wasn't in the Navy. I was in VMFA-531. The Coral Sea had two Marine fighter squadrons assigned for that cruise.
We got Perth on our visit in 84 on the Kitty Hawk. Wasn't on the schedule but the powers that be gave it to us after our 89 day "vacation cruise " in the Persian Gulf and Equator crossing for the Shellback initiation. Best 4 days of my life! Aussies were very hospitable people.
@@shoktroop...Loved the PI but damn it was a nice change going to Australia.
From tossing tea to star destroyer. Truly fascinating turn of events.
Only took 250 years.
@@protorhinocerator142 actually the US Navy had more sophisticated ships by 1812 when they whipped the red coats yet again 😆
Recently on manoeuvres in california the entire US contingent surrendered to the Royal marines, look it up.
@@shaunboden
During many simulations the US air & space forces destroyed the entire island of the uk since they have no defense to stop US nukes or high altitude energy weapons. 😂
@@jbloun911 we've got nukes of our own but thats not war that's just obliterating things, in a bit.
My grandfather, hms illustrious, would have loved to have see that ship.
USS Forrestal... 1980s... Freedom isn't cheap... As you can see... And the Sailors have to be Top Notch... Including the Aviation Crews... I am Soo Proud as I look on ... And I could never be more Proud of those who serve today and tomorrow. God Bless our Fighting Men and Women. Bless America and it's Allies.
This is truly monumental having such a magnificent battle ship come to portsmouth , the USS Gerald Ford she’s absolutely amazing 🇬🇧🇺🇸
NOT "battle ship"! This is an Aircraft Carrier.
@@jephrokimbo9050 yes I know what it is but it states Warship, my spell check made a correction, and by the way your an arrogant?
@@grahamwhalley2763 Your spell check turned a three letter word into a six letter word?
This "battle ship" is a HE. And HE is an AIRCRAFT CARRIER!
A warship that tells the whole world "It's my way or the highway"
Even as a former US Navy sailor that thing is mind blowing.
Its like a floating city... Its great that the uk and us have this relationship...
Indeed. 🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧💪
Many of our British cousins have made harsh comments lately about malfunctions aboard your new brace of flat tops. Remember that this Ford behemoth took 21 years to design and launch. It's my understanding that on her shake down cruises a plethora of issues manifested themselves. The UK versions are smaller but you built TWO of them! The Queen Elizabeth I and the Prince of Wales are magnificent and extraordinarily complicated vessels that, besides the American cousins, no other navy in the world has ever come close to.
Interesting could you please point those comments out?
@@robertpatrick3350 it was trolls. Russians can't take their carrier out without tugs to tow it home.
Probably Russians posing as British people. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
stay mad
@@robertpatrick3350 Sorry, I read that type of comment on other TH-cam forums and possibly DE. They struck me as lamentable.
She's beautiful , I like the proportions having the bridge structure near the stern . Stunning footage Lex !
thank you! shes very impressive!
Very cool video. Both U.S.A. and British carriers are awesome !! 😎👍🇺🇲🇬🇧
This must have given the passengers aboard that IOW ferry a nice surprise to see such a magnificent vessel at such close quarters! I live near Portsmouth so have been to the dockyard many times before, and I remember watching HMS Queen Elizabeth arriving for the first time a few years ago. I wish I could have watched this one sail into harbour too! A warm welcome to the UK, to the crew of the USS Gerald R Ford. Enjoy your stay in Portsmouth. I can highly recommend a visit to Mick's Monster Burger van on Portsdown Hill, which you can see in the background in this video!
The unbelievable thing about Portsmouth is how close the deep water channel is to the shore you can walk along. There's an old fort Henry VIII built, seeing the warships (even small ones) pass so close is an experience.
Hi mate is it still in harbour I will like to see it with friends
@@jurajschiller8557 I think it's left now.
Ridiculous waste of space
Local here too from Littlehampton Sussex. Had few Mick's burgers too! I was a sea cadet and been to whale island, few times and stayed on the Bristol. Great experience!
It amazes me how something that big floats on water.
An incredible sight to see.
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U.S.A flexing 💪🏽
That ship is impressive! I remember how excited I was when we pulled into port. After seeing nothing but water on the horizon for a month, I was so happy to step on dry land. LHA-3, USS Belleau Wood.
Wow, what a difference our fleets look like after only 250 years! Glad we are friends again.
We're not, thanks bot comment
@@jbloun911 nato would say otherwise.
@@AXELVISSERS NATO is the US and it's lil minions
A goodwill visit by our friends and allies on USS Gerald R Ford. Man, that's a *whole lot* of goodwill. Welcome to our li'l island!
Gives be goosebumps knowning I built that carrier...I remember her when she was only on keel blocks...lots of good memories and lots of hard work
You guys did an incredible job 👏
From an USN Veteran Gunners mate God Bless the UK !!
My daughter is on the Ford. So proud
Give her a 'thank-you' for me!
This brings back memories. My least favorite part of entering port was manning the rails, I nearly lost my cover twice because of windy conditions 😅 😅
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Having been a guest onboard USS Nimitz in Hong Kong many years ago I thought that was a massive ship but this beast makes it look like a rowing boat! What an incredible and beautiful ship this flat top is. Wish we had some of these in our Navy, what a game changer it would be! I hope the sailors enjoy there shore leave in Pompey.
uh no. it's only very slightly larger.
The FORD and NIMITZ class carriers are the same size. There are some differences but length and width between the two classes are nearly identical.
That part where the ferry is passing in the foreground, I'm like "that ship is like a Star Destroyer", it just goes on and on and on.
Truly awesome welcome to Britain and thankyou for coming 🇬🇧
Just look at that fire power!
My son read somewhere that the Ford-Class Ships will be fitted with Advanced Rail-Gun & Laser Turrets Systems soon, don't know if what head read was true, but it could be.
Just look at the size and beauty of this big grey swan 😍 Elegant like Rolls-Royce. What a beauty monster.
Wow that’s something to be proud of..beautiful sight. Looks almost too big for that close to land.
That Really is one impressive ship. Hats off to the U.S Navy . Welcome to Portsmouth home to the once most powerful ship in the world H M S Victory
What a truly impressive vessel that the USA should be proud of and all who serve on her. Welcome to the UK and feels like big brother popped in for a visit 🤣
Big brother my arse!!
@@GBR4ME You should be proud that your nation was able to produce a colony that eventually was able to build this ship. Instead, you're filled with resentment. I don't get it 🧐
@@GBR4ME Save your resentment for the Russkies. You'll be upset when the first bomb goes off. lol
@@cjoin83 I don't know. We have problems that date back to Katrina still here in New Orleans that haven't been addressed properly yet. That's pushing 20 years now. Hurricane Ida added to these problems last year. We are handing out billions to Ukraine every month but we have issues at home that apparently we have no money to fix. This boat is a great example of everything that's wrong with this country I think. It is completely unnecessary. It is provocative. It won't fix any of the problems we actually need fixing but will take funding away from those problems. It doesn't solve security problems either (only diplomacy could ultimately do that but Raytheon et al can't shakedown the taxpayer with diplomacy because it doesn't cost anything). I don't think there is anything here to be proud of man. But hey, at least we get to have a war now with the Russians which we seem to salivate over the prospect of. Don't be surprised though when we just pull out of Europe and the UK if it comes to nuclear blows. We seem to love fighting wars far away from home and last I checked Europe is pretty far away from home.
@@GBR4ME You should feel more grateful. We can kick your ass anytime we feel.
Humongous!
Thanks for posting with no music, just ambient sounds 👍
no probs! 😀😀😀
Now that is an Aircraft carrier!
Awesome. And too big to get into our dockyard.
And fully laden with various Aircraft.
They got very good value for their ticket, the passengers who were lucky enough to be on that ferry.
Oh man !! What an awesome piece of kit .Was in Thailand many years ago and the enterprise was docked .This beast looks much larger
Be thankful that she's on your side!
The Ford Class CVN is absolutely enormous. I look forward to seeing CVN-81 USS Doris Miller making her first call to port a decade from now. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
1,106 Feet (337 meters) in length, 256 Feet (78 Meters) in width & weigh's slightly over 100,000 Tons - SHE'S A VERY BIG GIRL.
@@skunklover5725 I can just see you bursting out the doors of the launch party with a cigar in your mouth and announcing IT'S A GIRL!!
Doris Miller was a true American hero. "Doris" means "gift from the sea". If seems appropriate for both the man and the ship.
USS Enterprise is on the slip being built right now.
Enterprise and Kennedy will be 2nd and 3rd.
Portsmouth will always be a strategic ship launching point for the UK 👌
I got to see this and all the other war ships sailing with her when they were here in Halifax N.S. a few weeks back . The HMS Queen Elizabeth was here a few years ago , both very impressive ships .
Welcome Mr Ford thanks for stopping by 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
I would have love to have seen this! Amazing 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Amazing !!! I appreciate every single sailor for protecting my freedom 🙏 ❤😊
God Bless All !!!❤😊
That is one massive ship! Must look amazing in person.
Nice to see a carrier that actually has a full complement of aircraft, unlike some I could mention!
That carrier looks like it has more fighters than my country (Canada)
And that’s just what you see on deck. There are probably about 2 or 3x more below decks on multiple levels. Amazing. Almost looks like CGI.
@@gordonhenderson1965 maybe that's because the U.S is just below you.
They're old F18s though.
@@agt155 And want else are they suppose to have? Other than F35's, f18's are basically the newest jets we have that are carrier capable. F22s can't be launch from carrier
That was like being there watching it arrive, thanks for the video and its impressive
Welcome to Portsmouth guys, Enjoy your stay with us,
That is one supercarrier! Incredible size ! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
What a big defenceless sitting duck for modern Russia´s hypersonic missilles like Kinzal and Zircon ! (There is No defence at all against those missilles travelling 3 to 5 times faster than any rifle bullet...) USA should keep it in USA and stop using aircraft carriers for terrorizing third world countries....
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Wow, just wow! One thing to see them on the open ocean but quite another when they have a backdrop of buildings, to whose size we can relate, to appreciate just how truly massive they are. Easy to see why some refer to them as destroyer of countries.
What a wonderful ship...Must make the Americans incredible proud...
We have 11 of those puppies and each strike group has about 10 ships in it included the subs you don't see
Love this massive show of what it takes to keep are freedom. Wow, Thank You. That's a Big Mutha,,,,,, 🎉🎉🎉🎉😂
That's an impressive aircraft carrier...be great to see this and the HMS QE sailing together fully loaded with fighter jets 👍🇬🇧🇺🇲
What a big defenceless sitting duck for modern Russia´s hypersonic missilles like Kinzal and Zircon ! (There is No defence at all against those missilles travelling 3 to 5 times faster than any rifle bullet...) USA should keep it in USA and stop using aircraft carriers for terrorizing third world countries....
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Amazing ship ...as a brit I love our carriers but this is different class ...and even after 250 yrs independence...were still best buddies 👍👍👍
Damn right we are 🇬🇧🇺🇸
I remember when the Dwight D Eisenhower visited Portsmouth in the 80's.
Was in the RN then and got an invite onboard. Loved it. Couldn't get into the dock so had to sit out in the Solent.
This is even bigger by far! lol
i bet it is an amazing experience to visit one of these
I went to bay house school which is almost on the front at stokes bay when that beast visited and saw it. It almost blocked out the I.o.w!!
You’re British? Do you like the USA and Americans?
@@TheIceman567 Why do you ask? Do you?
@@anglosaxon5874 just curious, I’m American and my family (twin Daughters and girlfriend are British)
wow just wow...great to see such an amazing ship in our shores...i love it...
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thx for this
my pleasure!
If this ship isn't a deterrent to everyone else, nothing will be
I heard stories from Desert Storm when they sent in the battleships. I believe Missouri was the one they were talking about.
If the US sent a destroyer or a frigate or basically anything else into the area, there would be insurgents on shore shooting at them.
When the battleship rolled in, nobody fired a shot. You can tell what that is just by looking, even if you never heard of a battleship before.
Great zoom work - the Spinnaker Tower, HMS Dolphin, the old Haslar hospital, Gilkicker. Brought back lots of memories.
Magnificent is the only word for it ! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Tracey Gates I like these Ships are amazing just like in Star Wars films they are beautiful Ships in the World 🌎 May the force be with you iove from Wales UK 🏴 🌍💻🛫🏴🏴🏃♀️👟
She's magnificent and a powerful projection of both friendship and security. I do worry how such a large vessel would fair in combat given the rapid technical evolution of counter-measures against such surface vessels.
In WWII, the Allies were initially convinced that a robust and large battle line was the beginning and end of geopolitical naval warfare. The world was quickly (and painfully) shown differently.
Seeing a ship this grand (as well as the UK's most recent impressive carriers ) I'm a bit reluctant to consider "what's next?" or what will supercede these engineering marvels. Cheers to all.
They travel with a dozen ships and nothing gets within miles of it
@@BaronKilaton also has nuclear subs underneath
Breathtaking! Thank you for posting.
I'm from Portsmouth great coverage
thanks!
@@Lexhunter1 are you British!?
That is a serious piece of equipment.
As big, powerful and majestic as this is... She is absolutely eclipsed by the enormous size of the Oasis class ships of the Royal Caribbean. Just for some context. And they inturn are small compared to the colossal size of the newest freighters. Mad.
That's the GDP of a small country right there. Glad they are on our side.
My Daughter was on the USS Harry Truman carrier when they came to port there a few years ago
Obviously creating and operating this impressive beast is a triumph of Design and Engineering. Equally as impressive is the Technology employed on all the Escorts and Support Vessels in the Carrier Group to protect such a huge target from attack, from above and below the water!
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Lovely vessel. Welcome to the UK.😊
Would have loved to see this float on by in the north sea maybe one day! Great footage!
Cool to think the air power available in a nation essentially doubles when a ship shows up to visit
Spectacular! When you zoom in you can only catch a little bit of it that’s insane
The whole time i was aboard TR 87 to 91 it was rare that we were inside the seawall at any port and I don't remember even being able to dock except at Pier 11 or 12 in Norfolk. Motor whaleboats for everyone!
True. I was on Forrestal in 88 and our visit to Portsmouth required ferries to shore.
😱 it looks bigger than a few countries. Thanks for sharing, from Australia 🇦🇺
your welcome!
I'd love to see a follow up with the 1st Navy Jack flying from the Jack Staff, the Union Jack and Old Glory flapping in the breeze!
The Navy Jack flies from the oldest active ship in the fleet - USS Blue Ridge LCC-19.