I served onboard the USS Barry (DDG-52) for nearly three years. I remember the ship making lots of hard turns like this one. I enjoyed my time onboard Barry and videos like this one bring back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing.
Hull 5252 us Berry 1990. Ingalls shipyard I moved A thousand Miles lived in the tent in the park for a month. Went to welding school to be a ship fitter used to work in the yards in LA in the 80s. My foot was crushed in the number two engine room. Yeah I remember the Barry the mother f*****
Yeah and people seem to think our modern ships are made from flimsy metal. The steel used in the construction of these ships would have to be seriously strong to withstand the G forces forces and sheer friction involved during that turn.
@@WaveForceful Cole, Fitzgerald, John S. McCain, McFaul, and Porter would like to know your location. The structural integrity of the vessel has nothing to do with how thick her hull is. Nor is it called "G-forces," its normal stresses on the hull that it feels constantly from just the ship being pushed through the water by her propellors.
You would think that that they would clear the deck before they did that....depending of course on how much warning they had before they made that turn.
I was on the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and I remember sitting in the covered structure outside the skin of the ship during one of these exercises. My buddy and I watched as the wake curved and eventually turned into a U. It was amazing to experience. Those ships are huge, but they are capable of amazing maneuvers. I was always proud of my ship and her crew, but I was never more proud than in that moment.
Wow. Didn't expect to see my ol' ship when I clicked on this link. I was stationed on the USS Gonzalez (DDG66) from '97 to 2000. It's great to see it's still as agile as it was when I was on it...even after it's major "incident" with Capt Allard down in the Virgin Islands.
I haven't kept an eye. out for them. a bud of mine has some land along the river. just to get a sack full of onions every once in a while in season. Happy Father's Day.
That's impressive, Dad served on a Clemson class destroyer during WWll. She had a top speed of 35 knots and would be 100 years old plus. I think most of the improvements in today's Navy cannot be seen by the casual observer.
I served aboard a destroyer in the engine room USS Gray FF'1054. You could always tell who the newbies were on the mess deck during rough weather. When they got up from the table to get something their food tray would go flying, while the veterans tray would stay put. I also learned when I was a newbie to put a slice of bread under the tray.
@@greggrimsley5337 In the German navy you just never leave your food tray in the first place. Everything that is not secured is considered destroyed from currents.
That is awesome. I bet it's really awesome in real life. Thank God for our Navy and coast guard. I'm x air Force. Thankful and respectful for all branches.
As a sailor on a navy destroy I can tell you that if you are not aware of these drills happening it will throw you and everything on the desk across the room.
No matter how high tech we get, a "tin can" is still a "tin can." It can do things other ships cannot. I served with the Gator ships and never on a DD. But I always had respect for the people who rode those Destroyers. Great video.
As a former squid that had hid brother ride the Tiger cruise back from Hawaii to San Diego this kinda demonstration is soooo appreciated. The ships really put on a feast and activities for the returning family members. God Bless our military.
Not to mention the ARLEIGH BURKE Class are extremely fast and maneuverable ships for their size and age (yes, they were first commissioned in July 1991).
One can't help but be impressed. Awesome, especially if you consider this is an 18 year old, 8000 ton vessel doing around 45 km/h (top speed close to 60 km/h). Theres nothing wrong with US engineering - still good and strong. Also note that the sailors standing on the forecastle at the start of the video are still standing after the hairpin turn. Now thats my idea of nice adrenaline rush.
i served in the navy and seen many of the CG's and DDG's make hard left turns ..they were impressive... what was awesome?? a carrier doing a hard left and watching them lean into the turn... sweeeeeettt
What I find interesting is that she is flying her Battle Ensign. When I was aboard the Saratoga in 86 our battle group, the New Jersey battle group and the Coral Sea's battle group sailed into Agusta Bay Sicily in battle columns with our battle ensigns flying , it was very impressive to see those big flags flying.
@@therealseansingleton Nope. Text said it was filmed from a carrier flight deck. Turn was using a lot of rudder, but not moving as fast as everybody seems to think...and nowhere near as fast as they could have been. A traditional/standard breakaway would have had them accelerating, then setting a diverging course. An emergency breakaway would have had them accelerating RAPIDLY, then maneuvering once the were well clear of the oiler's bow. When possible, no course change will be made by either ship until well separated. Spent 2 1/2 years watching UNREPS...from the replenishment ship. USS Kansas City (AOR-3) to be exact.
You should go to Aqaba then they have the biggest flag I've ever seen in the port. I asked a Jordanian sailor why so big and he replied so them Jews can see it every morning they wake up. Nice place to visit NOT
Bath Ironworks is the bomb ! Never been there, but the ship I was on built there too. My first deployment we steamed through a Cat 4 Hurricane, in it for four days. 80 knot winds, 100 foot swells. I was honestly scared shitless but the Ship blasted through it. No damage.
It's a battle ensign. This was probably a tactical exercise or final shakedown. You don't put on flank speed just for fun. Unfortunately. It's impressive she isn't making a bit of smoke while pushing close to 40 knots. Gas turbines really are a good idea. New motto: Bolum Asinum!
@Hawqis1 Former IKE sailor, myself. Loved sea trials... just amazing how much the deck rolls during the high-speed turns. We spent a month up in the fjords of Norway... made sea trials look like child's play. Taking 45' swells... the bow would just come right out of the water on the way up, only to slam into the next wave on the way down. Shook the whole ship. Did this for almost a solid month. The only other ship from the CBG that could hang with us was the Bainbridge.
let's just say, per Jane's an "undisclosed amount of knots"...First to fire, Persian Gulf, U.S.S. Paul F. Foster, we were throwing 30' rooster tails off the Gas Turbine powered props....pretty cool stuff
This was my 1st ship when I joined the Navy back in 2002, "Fighting Freddy"! A Gang was my division and we had some good and bad times. Wouldnt trade them for anything...
Hello, I Am from Edinburg, Tx, Freddy 's Hometown !!! We Are Extremely Proud Of Freddy Gonzalez And His Faithful Service to His Buddies and Country !!! I Am Privileged to Know His Mom, Dolia Gonzalez !!! God Bless Our Country !!! David Zamora Edinburg Texas 🌠 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 !
I worked on that ship during my 23 years at Bath Iron Works as an electrician. Bath built is best built!! Ask any C.O. which boat he'd rather command, every time it'll be a ship from Bath, Maine. They are truly an incredible piece of machinery.
@IJN Yamato Go to General Dynamics website and make out an application for Bath Iron Works, there was a pause in the Arleigh Burke-class while the Zumwalt class was getting off the ground but the Arleigh Burke-class is much more affordable (so say taxpayers) so they are building them again. I got to meet Arleigh Burke at B.I.W. when he toured his namesake ship that we were constructing at the time before he died. That was cool!! It's a job and you tend to lose sight of the awesomeness after you've worked on 30+ of them but when you see them go down the river for delivery or see them patrolling the world's oceans you do get a huge sense of pride that, hey, I helped build that thing.
There was nothing more fun than being on the fan tail during these maneuvers. They would pipe the word "Stand by for heavy rolls while the ship is maneuvering." We'd head straight to the fan tail. The water on one side was 20 feet down but on the other side you could almost touch it. That was a friggin blast.
1969-1970 Aboard the Tin Can USS Charles P. Cecil DD-835 as a Boiler technician. Times sure have changed. I was young then, now age 73. Truly proud I served! T.C.
She is equipted with a Rescue Helicopter. Her engines are 4 G.E. turbines. Her personell : 33 Officers, 38 C.P.O. & 210 naval crew. Comissioned in 1996, she is still active. Also the SGT. GONZALEZ motto is " BEYOND THE CALL " Again, SGT. GONZALEZ R.I.P. C.M.H. Thank you!
That is crazy, the bow is pushing so much water to either side while the prop is sucking the water out from under the ship making a dip where the waterline drops in the middle. I've never seen anything like that.
There's a distinctively high pitched howl that the older flight I Arleigh Burke class destoryers make when cruising at speed caused by the wind whipping past the 2 engine exhausts. It's so nostalgic to me havinf served on one. You can faintly hear it in this video, as they turn...
For some reason I was always at the helm when the captain decided to do this type of maneuver right before unrep Then I was relieved by the master helmsman, It drove me crazy, but I loved it.
I served on the USS REEVES CG-24 a heavy cruiser from 1976-1978 and I can tell you when she is opened up and making those maneuvers she is shaking and shuttering. I sometimes miss those days still.
Been in that situation many times, once we had an actual sea rescue when me and my crew mate spotted something in the water so we called bridge for a “man ovet board”, rescued two fishermen who lost their fishing boat. Just had enough time to grab a small dingy and float to the surface. They’d been in the water for two days and we were under Queens escort but had to break escort get the men flown off our ship to hospital.
U just gotta love an Arleigh Burke- Class Guided Class Missile Destroyer. One of THE most beautiful and lethal machines ever conceived, designed and built by mankind. Every time I see one of these beautiful ships, United State National Pride runs through my veins.
Clearly you've never had fun. To be able to perform like this is vital to the survival of the ship in combat situations. The best way to ensure that the ship and crew are capable of performing such a hard turn at speed is to practice it over and over again. Seemed to me like exactly the right time and place to do it, and impress the pants off a group of lucky citizens whose taxes help ensure that the US has an efficient navy.
She is an Arliegh Burke - class guided missile class destroyer (DDG). All told, there will be about 80 of them when all are completed, commissioned and in service.
+Shalaka Booyaka This is SOP for US Navy ships in the class of destroyers, Frigates (now discontinued) and others. They run interference for the aircraft carriers, etc. In essence, they provide a screen to make it more difficult for enemy aircraft, missiles, etc., to hit the bigger ships. They practice tight turns, zig zagging, etc. for this purpose.
@@SKILLED261 Im talking about the flag, if that thing rocked up to a Chinese ship they would shoot at it for a laugh, and they are not the most advanced, all ships bar littoral combats and GRF are +15-20 years ol
Correction - Google search was for DDG66 (G for gas turbine power plant). But even if you just put in USS Destroyer 66 you would still end up with the USS Gonzalez.
Helmsmen: Ready to turn around skipper... Captain: We aint turning around kid, we gonna drift...Hit the music! Shipscom: dum dum dum dadada dum dum dum....
I was on a Fletcher class destroyer back in the day....real old. anyway. This is really great watchin' this tin can making these manuvuers tighter than a gnats ass wrapped arnd a rain barrel with the crew standing on deck. That is really impressive to me. Is this the "RB" class? I can't spell the name. I was a radioman and I can't even type worth a buck toothed barnacle.
shaun ford Yeah...That's it. Those new ships are outstanding. How did you enjoy the ride Shaun? Bet ya got pretty good chow and air conditioning. Did you have female sailors on board then?
Tom Cat Lyons the ride was amazing when maneuvering the food most of the time was great we had a few women on board but not many less than a dozen probably the thing I miss the most is being out at sea late at night you can look up at the stars and forget about everything it's amazing the view of the universe with out light pollution
+shaun ford That's funny you mentioned that. I did the samething look at the amazing sky just full of stars. you had to lay down on the deck somewhere to and it felt like you were flyin' in the night sky as the ship slightly tossed and turned at about 25 knots on a smooth sea. I really missed that part being at sea all by ourselves. Not a care in the world. Damn..
@@RhysGFrelsa-Eudyptula: Not stupid... maybe just uneducated / inexperienced - like me. (Seeing these sort of videos makes me wonder if I should have joined the Navy when I was still young enough to do so. I may have learned something more useful than how to drive a tank.)
I have a video of a Burke Class doing the same high speed manouver in 2006 when we were operating with the Yanks East of Suez. They are fast and then some!
Just for you I'm going to start a music video channel and overdub it with aircraft noise, truck sounds, etc. for those who think that everything needs music, especially if it is not at all related to the subject of the clip. Should make me a million first day, right??
I walked on many bulkheads in my day with the Navy. I also cleaned a lot of puke. I remember strapping myself in my rack with rope and belts due to falling out of my rack during a storm or a sharp turn like the one shown. Imagine your in a deep sleep after pulling 16 straight hours of work (radioman) and I still have to pull a 4 hour rover duty, when a storm hits and you end up face down on the deck.
I served onboard the USS Barry (DDG-52) for nearly three years. I remember the ship making lots of hard turns like this one. I enjoyed my time onboard Barry and videos like this one bring back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing.
Hull 5252 us Berry 1990. Ingalls shipyard I moved A thousand Miles lived in the tent in the park for a month. Went to welding school to be a ship fitter used to work in the yards in LA in the 80s. My foot was crushed in the number two engine room. Yeah I remember the Barry the mother f*****
I’m pcs’ing there in October super excited
Hey OD!
Thank you for your service !
Thank you for your service also anywone else notice it has 2 CWIZ system's thats AWSOME i love the CWIZ its my favorite weapon on any .U.S.NAVY boat
I can't believe a 509 foot metal vessel displacing 9200 tons of water can make such high-speed maneuvers, man made engineering at its finest!
Ridiculous.
100,000 equatable HP driving pitch controlled props cam do a lot
You should see an Iowa class battleship hauling ass..
Yeah and people seem to think our modern ships are made from flimsy metal. The steel used in the construction of these ships would have to be seriously strong to withstand the G forces forces and sheer friction involved during that turn.
@@WaveForceful Cole, Fitzgerald, John S. McCain, McFaul, and Porter would like to know your location. The structural integrity of the vessel has nothing to do with how thick her hull is. Nor is it called "G-forces," its normal stresses on the hull that it feels constantly from just the ship being pushed through the water by her propellors.
Respect to the sailors standing throughout the maneuver
Condolences to those who fell off
@@NJ-wb1czcondolences to those in the washroom 😂
that's funny...halfway thru that manouvre i thought half the sailors went missing..
You would think that that they would clear the deck before they did that....depending of course on how much warning they had before they made that turn.
I was on the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and I remember sitting in the covered structure outside the skin of the ship during one of these exercises. My buddy and I watched as the wake curved and eventually turned into a U. It was amazing to experience. Those ships are huge, but they are capable of amazing maneuvers. I was always proud of my ship and her crew, but I was never more proud than in that moment.
Im currently sitting next to the 5 inch of the Arleigh burke watching these videos 😂
That destroyer made a high speed 180-degree turn in about two ship-lengths. That is impressive regardless of the size of the vessel!
Wow. Didn't expect to see my ol' ship when I clicked on this link. I was stationed on the USS Gonzalez (DDG66) from '97 to 2000. It's great to see it's still as agile as it was when I was on it...even after it's major "incident" with Capt Allard down in the Virgin Islands.
Alfredo Gonzalez Cantu. he is our home town hero!! Edinburg , Texas
Thank you. I only lament that there are not more like you.
I haven't kept an eye. out for them.
a bud of mine has some land along the river. just to get a sack full of onions every once in a while in season. Happy Father's Day.
"Holy cow! My cap blew off. Swing her round. We'll pick it up" - Admiral Benson from Hot shot
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And like Charlie on the MTA, seaman Rabonowitz is still out there in his life raft.
😂😂😂😂
That's impressive, Dad served on a Clemson class destroyer during WWll. She had a top speed of 35 knots and would be 100 years old plus. I think most of the improvements in today's Navy cannot be seen by the casual observer.
My first reaction is :
Did they warn the head chef before this manoeuvre ? It's a good way to ruin the whole kitchen :D
Everything is already squared away before maneuvers such as this.
the stoves are gimballed, they always stay horizontal no matter the angle of the ship
I served aboard a destroyer in the engine room USS Gray FF'1054. You could always tell who the newbies were on the mess deck during rough weather. When they got up from the table to get something their food tray would go flying, while the veterans tray would stay put. I also learned when I was a newbie to put a slice of bread under the tray.
@Mo Chubby's Music lol
@@greggrimsley5337 In the German navy you just never leave your food tray in the first place. Everything that is not secured is considered destroyed from currents.
This is the USS Gonzalez (DDG-66). I remember those maneuvers all to well while serving aboard the USS Stethem (DDG-63).
wow! I had no idea such turns can be made that fast!!! this was absolutely breathtaking! thanks for posting!
As ex Royal Navy I can say that is one sleek looking ship...very nice!
Hms Hood was the most beautiful ship. She would turn heads today if she was still around
For those who do not know, the Ensign flying from the mast is called a Battle Flag. Every ship has one and they are flown only at certain times.
What is different about it?
@@DanBeech-ht7sw it is enormous.
@@judsonkr there is that
USS Missouri: Those are rookie moves
USS Enterprise child's play
Confused Admiral; were you talking about the action from the sci-fi movie "Battleship". You should know that was done with special effects.
@@michealtaylor1297 General no I'm talking about the WW2 Enterprise
Midway haha try again
@@michealtaylor1297 you could search it up but they actually did it but using tugboats since the engines were off when they did it
That is awesome. I bet it's really awesome in real life. Thank God for our Navy and coast guard. I'm x air Force. Thankful and respectful for all branches.
As a sailor on a navy destroy I can tell you that if you are not aware of these drills happening it will throw you and everything on the desk across the room.
No matter how high tech we get, a "tin can" is still a "tin can." It can do things other ships cannot. I served with the Gator ships and never on a DD. But I always had respect for the people who rode those Destroyers. Great video.
As a former squid that had hid brother ride the Tiger cruise back from Hawaii to San Diego this kinda demonstration is soooo appreciated. The ships really put on a feast and activities for the returning family members. God Bless our military.
Ummmmm, my brother is butt ugly but I didn't "hid" him...."HIS'
Not to mention the ARLEIGH BURKE Class are extremely fast and maneuverable ships for their size and age (yes, they were first commissioned in July 1991).
"Hey captain, your wife asked who is natasha?"
Captain:
hard about men
One can't help but be impressed. Awesome, especially if you consider this is an 18 year old, 8000 ton vessel doing around 45 km/h (top speed close to 60 km/h). Theres nothing wrong with US engineering - still good and strong. Also note that the sailors standing on the forecastle at the start of the video are still standing after the hairpin turn. Now thats my idea of nice adrenaline rush.
i served in the navy and seen many of the CG's and DDG's make hard left turns ..they were impressive... what was awesome?? a carrier doing a hard left and watching them lean into the turn... sweeeeeettt
What I find interesting is that she is flying her Battle Ensign. When I was aboard the Saratoga in 86 our battle group, the New Jersey battle group and the Coral Sea's battle group sailed into Agusta Bay Sicily in battle columns with our battle ensigns flying , it was very impressive to see those big flags flying.
That was not evasive action it was the passing display where they all stand on deck and salute you as they go by
I'm guessing this was a traditional breakaway from and UNREP being filmed by the replenishment vessel.
@@therealseansingleton Nope. Text said it was filmed from a carrier flight deck. Turn was using a lot of rudder, but not moving as fast as everybody seems to think...and nowhere near as fast as they could have been. A traditional/standard breakaway would have had them accelerating, then setting a diverging course. An emergency breakaway would have had them accelerating RAPIDLY, then maneuvering once the were well clear of the oiler's bow. When possible, no course change will be made by either ship until well separated.
Spent 2 1/2 years watching UNREPS...from the replenishment ship. USS Kansas City (AOR-3) to be exact.
They say a true sailor prefers destroyer duty over all others. This is just one reason why we love and loved sailing on them.
The Buoyancy on those things is incredible, super hard to sink, designed to be able to chug right through a severe storm of needed.
Geez. A turn radius inside of two hull lengths. That's frickin' amazing.
Who says you can't drift in a destroyer ?
+Agent Washington Fast and Furious: Atlantic Drift
no skidmarks though..or tire squeal
WoWS has been doing it for a year with torps
DEJA VU
Nani???!?!
Needs a bigger flag.....
its the holiday flag
i was just thinking they must have special rooms the size of garages to hold their flags hahah
@LectroShave - Yeah, but it's Chinese. USS Kidding.
You should go to Aqaba then they have the biggest flag I've ever seen in the port. I asked a Jordanian sailor why so big and he replied so them Jews can see it every morning they wake up. Nice place to visit NOT
@@philcosgrove6823 😂😂😂😂 that's the best come back ever
Knowing how long it takes a big ship to turn, this is impressive
God damn that's a beautiful sight, especially toward the end with Ol Glory pinned straight as a tack against the wind
*muffled Eurobeat playing in the distance*
Torpedobeat*
Deva boat I've traveled to sea before
Bill Burr style!
"You can't drift a destroyer"
US Navy: *hold my beer*
You can very clearly easily drift a destroyer by just taking a hard turn
I forgot how big she was till I seen her crew again, shes moving like shes 5 times smaller..
30+ knots
The crew on the fo'c'sle are gettin' an E Ticket ride.
She was moving so fast I didn't even have the time to notice her genitals!
Yeah, not really a destroyer. More like a light cruiser.
I live in Norfolk and I love standing on Oceanview beach and watching the ships and every now and then subs come through.
"Baby I can't come over I'm busy!!" Girl: "but I'm home alone"
I can't come over, I'm a US navy destroyer on patrol
The ship on patrol
Girl: "Im Home Alone"
Boy: Swing this bitch round full port rudder, we going to bae's house 😂😂
FLANK SPEED HARD LEFT RUDDER
It's a lie!! Don't go!! If she offer you tea and cookies get up and RUN!! If you see Chris Hansen you're in deep dookey.
Dude that comment is old.Be original man lol
I've been sailing out there (chesapeake) when the same ship, if not one very similar, did a hard reverse. Was pretty impressive.
USS Gonzalez, I helped build that one! Bath Built is Best Built!
garryinmaine You guys have great welders !
garryinmaine bath home of the Zumwalt class
Bath sucks ingalls is the way to go
garryinmaine used to be true
Bath Ironworks is the bomb ! Never been there, but the ship I was on built there too. My first deployment we steamed through a Cat 4 Hurricane, in it for four days. 80 knot winds, 100 foot swells. I was honestly scared shitless but the Ship blasted through it. No damage.
We love the giant flag !
It's a battle ensign. This was probably a tactical exercise or final shakedown. You don't put on flank speed just for fun. Unfortunately. It's impressive she isn't making a bit of smoke while pushing close to 40 knots. Gas turbines really are a good idea. New motto: Bolum Asinum!
That's the USN our heroes in any situation. Nothing but love brother
Now all it needs is some Eurobeat music!
*torpedo beat intensifies*
@@aviationjosh1472 lol
Stand by for heavy rolls as the ship comes about!......loved to hear that.....Announced over the 1MC...when i was a sailor!
an outstanding visual example of why a "displacement hull" is limited to "hull speed" by its "bow wave"
You mean it can't plane like my dad's bayliner?
not without a bigger outboard
@Hawqis1 Former IKE sailor, myself. Loved sea trials... just amazing how much the deck rolls during the high-speed turns. We spent a month up in the fjords of Norway... made sea trials look like child's play. Taking 45' swells... the bow would just come right out of the water on the way up, only to slam into the next wave on the way down. Shook the whole ship. Did this for almost a solid month. The only other ship from the CBG that could hang with us was the Bainbridge.
Incredible tech even then. Can you imagine what the newer ships can do?
let's just say, per Jane's an "undisclosed amount of knots"...First to fire, Persian Gulf, U.S.S. Paul F. Foster, we were throwing 30' rooster tails off the Gas Turbine powered props....pretty cool stuff
Less. Engineering is epically falling apart.
@@tescheurich?
That's an impressive demonstration. Naval Architecture at its best! Former OS
Very unusual to see the Battle Flag flown like that on a peacetime warship. Amazing maneuver.
The flag waving makes it look majestic!
Hey captain! Did you bring your phone charger?
Lol
*turns around
Denk Schnell, coming back for it hahaha
Takes action just for His Charger
It's funny because it's relatable
SHIT we forgot the EZ-pass!
TheK24Kyle omg!
TheK24Kyle Don't think anyone will go after them for not paying tolls lol
hoy
Hahahaha
that American Flag is our EZ-pass ;)
*on way to school
Me: mum, I left my homework on my desk
Mum:
Rip the e brake and dump the clutch?
levi cruz lol
war ships are ovbiously rear wheel drive... war ships are NOT rice burning fwd cars...
+levi cruz HUGE LOL!
They actually do have clutches between the main engines and reduction gears.
@@dundonrl ireland
Beautiful!
The Ship speed is enough for keep Flag straight!
This was my 1st ship when I joined the Navy back in 2002, "Fighting Freddy"! A Gang was my division and we had some good and bad times. Wouldnt trade them for anything...
Hello, I Am from Edinburg, Tx, Freddy 's Hometown !!!
We Are Extremely Proud Of Freddy Gonzalez And His Faithful Service to His Buddies and Country !!!
I Am Privileged to Know His Mom, Dolia Gonzalez !!!
God Bless Our Country !!!
David Zamora
Edinburg Texas 🌠 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 !
I worked on that ship during my 23 years at Bath Iron Works as an electrician. Bath built is best built!! Ask any C.O. which boat he'd rather command, every time it'll be a ship from Bath, Maine. They are truly an incredible piece of machinery.
@IJN Yamato Yes , one of the early ones without the helo hangars.
@IJN Yamato Go to General Dynamics website and make out an application for Bath Iron Works, there was a pause in the Arleigh Burke-class while the Zumwalt class was getting off the ground but the Arleigh Burke-class is much more affordable (so say taxpayers) so they are building them again. I got to meet Arleigh Burke at B.I.W. when he toured his namesake ship that we were constructing at the time before he died. That was cool!! It's a job and you tend to lose sight of the awesomeness after you've worked on 30+ of them but when you see them go down the river for delivery or see them patrolling the world's oceans you do get a huge sense of pride that, hey, I helped build that thing.
There was nothing more fun than being on the fan tail during these maneuvers. They would pipe the word "Stand by for heavy rolls while the ship is maneuvering." We'd head straight to the fan tail. The water on one side was 20 feet down but on the other side you could almost touch it. That was a friggin blast.
As a QM I can tell you as beautiful and amazing that battle ensign it’s a pain in the ass to take down afterwards
Sharper turning circle than my Series 2A Land Rover :D
Hahahaha
SUVs turned sharper when you had to get out and lock your Warn hubs.
Best observation ever: "They're coming back for chicken"
underated coment.
1969-1970 Aboard the Tin Can USS Charles P. Cecil DD-835 as a Boiler technician. Times sure have changed. I was young then, now age 73. Truly proud I served! T.C.
Served on her 2002-2005. Deployed 03-04. This was 3 years after I left. Great time!
She is equipted with a Rescue Helicopter. Her engines are 4 G.E. turbines. Her personell : 33 Officers, 38 C.P.O. & 210 naval crew. Comissioned in 1996, she is still active. Also the SGT. GONZALEZ motto is " BEYOND THE CALL " Again, SGT. GONZALEZ R.I.P. C.M.H. Thank you!
Running with battle colors! So proud of our fleet! My boys!!!!!!
And the "Star and Stripes" wave so proudly.
That is crazy, the bow is pushing so much water to either side while the prop is sucking the water out from under the ship making a dip where the waterline drops in the middle. I've never seen anything like that.
There's a distinctively high pitched howl that the older flight I Arleigh Burke class destoryers make when cruising at speed caused by the wind whipping past the 2 engine exhausts. It's so nostalgic to me havinf served on one. You can faintly hear it in this video, as they turn...
That is truly Amazing. Such speed is impressive.
For some reason I was always at the helm when the captain decided to do this type of maneuver right before unrep Then I was relieved by the master helmsman, It drove me crazy, but I loved it.
Amazing how much power that little strippy sail produces!!! I want one of these on my Hobie cat.
I served on the USS REEVES CG-24 a heavy cruiser from 1976-1978 and I can tell you when she is opened up and making those maneuvers she is shaking and shuttering. I sometimes miss those days still.
Been in that situation many times, once we had an actual sea rescue when me and my crew mate spotted something in the water so we called bridge for a “man ovet board”, rescued two fishermen who lost their fishing boat. Just had enough time to grab a small dingy and float to the surface. They’d been in the water for two days and we were under Queens escort but had to break escort get the men flown off our ship to hospital.
“A projection of power.”
U just gotta love an Arleigh Burke- Class Guided Class Missile Destroyer. One of THE most beautiful and lethal machines ever conceived, designed and built by mankind. Every time I see one of these beautiful ships, United State National Pride runs through my veins.
Amen to that brother
Clearly you've never had fun. To be able to perform like this is vital to the survival of the ship in combat situations. The best way to ensure that the ship and crew are capable of performing such a hard turn at speed is to practice it over and over again. Seemed to me like exactly the right time and place to do it, and impress the pants off a group of lucky citizens whose taxes help ensure that the US has an efficient navy.
She is an Arliegh Burke - class guided missile class destroyer (DDG). All told, there will be about 80 of them when all are completed, commissioned and in service.
Hey captain, the fish finder says they are over there...
Captain... Hold my coffee...
what you don't see is all the sailors spewing off the edge as it turns
Is that.. like a real question or a joke?
where's the question mark?
Pum bucka regardless, a lot of people comment questions without the ¨?¨ mark on this site
coolbananas
It has a rail type system
"Dammit! If you guys don't shut the hell up, I'm turning this thing around!"
What a maneuver...just unbelievable !
That is the USS Gonzalez. 105,000 shaft horsepower,speed "in excess of 30 knots.
Bad ass quick U turn
I’m gonna have to rethink my “it’s got the turning circle of a battleship” line now.
DEJA VU HAVE YOU BEEN IN THIS PLACE BEFORE
I was on board that Destroyer that day.
Yes I was. I was stationed on there from 2006 until 2009.
+Darrell Parnass Thanks for your service homie
How often do ships of these size do maneuvers like this? It's gotta be a wild ride up on the deck!
+Shalaka Booyaka This is SOP for US Navy ships in the class of destroyers, Frigates (now discontinued) and others. They run interference for the aircraft carriers, etc. In essence, they provide a screen to make it more difficult for enemy aircraft, missiles, etc., to hit the bigger ships. They practice tight turns, zig zagging, etc. for this purpose.
+Darrell Parnass - So what? I was on a Star Destroyer that day.
"They're comin' back for chicken!" Hahaha.
The stress on that metal must be mental with a turn like that
Roger that Brother, it's better to burn out then fade away...
Thanks for serving, I wish I still was.
That flag is the only weapon they need.
That does not work in 500 km range around Russian and Chinese borders. It start to act more like a target then a weapon.
Meowsiph Stalin No, just no
Well, I don't know, that flag might offend some Muslims. Maybe they should take it down.
@@SKILLED261 Im talking about the flag, if that thing rocked up to a Chinese ship they would shoot at it for a laugh, and they are not the most advanced, all ships bar littoral combats and GRF are +15-20 years ol
@@0x637A30 Just like at Fort McHenry - Oh say can you see...
Great work there! Oh and a nice day to all of you reading this! :)
Maybe they were just playing who can stay up the longest.
Correction - Google search was for DDG66 (G for gas turbine power plant). But even if you just put in USS Destroyer 66 you would still end up with the USS Gonzalez.
Helmsmen: Ready to turn around skipper...
Captain: We aint turning around kid, we gonna drift...Hit the music!
Shipscom: dum dum dum dadada dum dum dum....
Damit Peter you forgot the beer!
I was on a Fletcher class destroyer back in the day....real old. anyway. This is really great watchin' this tin can making these manuvuers tighter than a gnats ass wrapped arnd a rain barrel with the crew standing on deck. That is really impressive to me. Is this the "RB" class? I can't spell the name. I was a radioman and I can't even type worth a buck toothed barnacle.
Arleigh Burke class destroyer. I was a radioman too on the Stethem, DDG63.
gm2c DDG53 john paul jones
shaun ford Yeah...That's it. Those new ships are outstanding. How did you enjoy the ride Shaun? Bet ya got pretty good chow and air conditioning. Did you have female sailors on board then?
Tom Cat Lyons the ride was amazing when maneuvering the food most of the time was great we had a few women on board but not many less than a dozen probably the thing I miss the most is being out at sea late at night you can look up at the stars and forget about everything it's amazing the view of the universe with out light pollution
+shaun ford That's funny you mentioned that. I did the samething look at the amazing sky just full of stars. you had to lay down on the deck somewhere to and it felt like you were flyin' in the night sky as the ship slightly tossed and turned at about 25 knots on a smooth sea. I really missed that part being at sea all by ourselves. Not a care in the world. Damn..
You can hear everything crashing to the deck from here.
Doesn't happen, only on a civilian craft.
No you don't. Everything is stowed away and battened down first. How stupid are you?
@@RhysGFrelsa-Eudyptula: Not stupid... maybe just uneducated / inexperienced - like me. (Seeing these sort of videos makes me wonder if I should have joined the Navy when I was still young enough to do so. I may have learned something more useful than how to drive a tank.)
I have a video of a Burke Class doing the same high speed manouver in 2006 when we were operating with the Yanks East of Suez. They are fast and then some!
SMGJohn I must ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU ON ALL YOU STATED!! No one can ever say it any better. THANK YOU!!
Can we put some eurobeat in the background?
no
How about Deja Vu?
Just for you I'm going to start a music video channel and overdub it with aircraft noise, truck sounds, etc. for those who think that everything needs music, especially if it is not at all related to the subject of the clip.
Should make me a million first day, right??
@@amblt1 you don't understand the joke so don't say anything
@@Alex-fc9yw hi not
someone left their wallet maybe?
AssyrianKing4ever tractors
Nah He Forgot His Charger
0:50 when u in a war and bae says shes home alone
I walked on many bulkheads in my day with the Navy. I also cleaned a lot of puke. I remember strapping myself in my rack with rope and belts due to falling out of my rack during a storm or a sharp turn like the one shown. Imagine your in a deep sleep after pulling 16 straight hours of work (radioman) and I still have to pull a 4 hour rover duty, when a storm hits and you end up face down on the deck.
Been there and done that ! I know what you mean ! North Atlantic here !
I was aboard DLG-24 from Bath, Maine for acceptance trials prior to commissioning. I was in the fantail nets when they did the full speed aft test!
priceless view