A rare look inside nuclear powered submarine USS Florida | Nightline 

Them showing this only means they’ve got a new and improved badass somewhere

Dude has to be the most dramatic human on the planet.

Me: *Leans 20 degrees* Mind: *Smooth criminal*

It's amazing how much larger they are compared to the old diesel subs of ww2. Much respect to the sailors from back then and today. The idea of an accident and sinking in one gives me the shivers.

ABC Narrator: "this mission is highly classified" Navy Officer: *brings television crew with him*

"he said to make sure 3 out of 4 are touching at all times" tells us the most basic knowledge of how to operate a ladder lmao

the interviewer loves asking rhetorical yes questions lol "we are in a submarine are we not?" stoic dude: yes. absolutely

I've always been fascinated by submarines, but I would be terrified of being inside one when they are deep in the ocean. Kudos to the brave men and women who do this.

Most badass answer to “So we’re watching them and they’re watching us?” “They’d like to.” 😎

Nobody: Submarines: “bravo six, going dark”

“Do you think the Russians are watching us?” Response: “I think they’d like to watch us.” lol

I've been on the USS Florida.Back in 1993 she came to Ft. Lauderdale for the Navy Days Celebration Week. A friend and myself waited for 2 hours for this once in a life time chance - it was well worth the wait. What an incredible experience!

Of course it’s the USS *Florida* Powered by radioactive gators on bikes With a hint of cocaine

No one: Absolutely no one: That random guy: 18,000 tONs Of aMErIcan SteEL

one of the most expensive submarine in the world...

Can't even begin to imagine being stuck inside that type of confined space for months at a time, hundreds of feet under water. Yikes ! Takes a special breed to tolerate that.

The one time "nuclear powered" and "Florida" in the same sentence doesn't inspire anxiety.

“Your in a very dangerous part in the world” meanwhile all people chilling on beaches in mediterranean

Just came across this video as recent as Oct-2021 ... Would like to say this : I've the utmost respect and love for those silent warriors put their lives on the line everyday to keep us safe here at home . Thank you for your sacrifices

My dad and I are both retired submariners and we were lucky enough to tour this boat shortly after its conversion from SSBN to SSGN. I served on a SSBN and my dad served on a diesel boat. We were both very impressed with the Florida. Awesome piece of machinery.

30% americans 20% europeans 50% russians are watching this video

My late brother, a onetime submarine commander, Vietnam War, was the prog. mgr. for the Tomahawk testing, development, and successful launches from surface ships and submerged boats. As a civilian, I was fortunate to spend a day at sea on two different submarines. Submariners will say that they're somewhat insane to do what they do. Iron men in steel ships (windowless steel tubes.)

We are going to miss these 4 SSGN's in a few years when their service life is over. They are the most useful Subs we have made in a long time.

“We won’t go any further “ * while the cameras are farther lol *

Crew probably had to field day for 30 hours straight before this was filmed.

Can't believe it, this sub is nearly 20 years into service and still out-tech all others by nearly that much time! And the constant alertness the crews is demonstrating is just admirable! Respect from China!

Hello there. I retired as a senior chief sonar tech. I also commissioned the Florida when I was a Chief and later commissioned the Nevada as a Senior Chief. Had fun doing it.

That Navy SEAL launching bay was just about the most badass thing I have ever seen

My father Frederick M Holmes Jr. was the commissioning COB on this Submarine. May he rest in peace. This is a piece of history.

2:43 They mastered the Michael Jackson smooth criminal dance move!!

Back in 1978 I was on the USS Albany CG 10 Gaeta Italy. She was the Flag ship of the 6th Fleet. I knew many submariners and the Mediterranean was the best duty in the Navy as far as I was concerned. Great job David

I was on the USS Ohio back when it was an SSBN. Incredible experience that I look back on fondly. I didn’t appreciate it as a young man but I’d give anything to be able to do it now! Fair winds and following seas to all of my fellow shipmates who are out there defending our freedoms now.

2:42 Nobody: Michael Jackson:

This ship isn't built to fight terrorism. It's built to fight nations.

Now this looks like an actual submarine, I feel bad for the passengers on the Oceangate sub, they didn't stand a chance

I can barely go two feet underwater without getting anxious, so I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like to be 200 feet in tight, cramped quarters. Much respect for those who do, regardless of nationality

0:39 “this could lift up at any time”. No David, only on weekends from 5 to 6.

Former Captain of the ship came to speak at my school on Friday about Veterans Day

Wow this was a total look inside the sub different from the previous documentary I saw. It's really amazing. May God guide and protect the whole crew on board.

Meanwhile the Russian submarine: “Oi cyka, I heard BBC David in those American sub!” “Don’t worry Sergey, we will invite RT to our submarine next week.”

I think this reporter might be bit of a military geek. I'm okay with that.

My stepfather was a nuclear plant operator on one of the first nuclear powered submarines. He told me many stories of things they did, and places they went. Thank-you ABC for giving us a glimpse of some of our country's dedicated servicemen and women and their underwater home. o7

I served on another boat of the same class. To see these in dry dock in awe inspiring. Amazing feat of engineering.

I was assigned to the sub tender at Kings Bay when they opened in the late 1970s. These men & women today deserve the utmost respect for what they do to keep all of us safe today. Shalom

There’s really not a day where we’re not watching them every single day

I was stationed on the Florida for five and a half years back when she was an SSBN. It was really cool to see the spaces I haunted for so long in the video (though they only showed the door to the engine room spaces I spent most of my time in). I still have submarine dreams many nights even though I haven't set foot on her since 1999.

Nobody: The guy on the thumbnail: 😡

I was a torpedoman on board the USS Richard B Russell SSN687, we had a oxygen generator malfunction and the hydrogen and oxygen were mixing back together 😮. We spent some tense moments behind the watertight door in the bow while they ventilated the area.

My son has been in Navy serving on a submarine for 21 years. I pray for him and the entire crew every time they are underway. Thank you for your bravely in serving The United States of America. Always in my heart. Never taking your service for granted. ❤.

*A Russian spy has entered the chat*

As a former Marine, always appreciated the men and women in the Navy. Never got a chance to go on a MEU, would've loved the experience out on sea.

Nobody: US Military: Wanna see a nuclear powered sub?

Our grandfathers played this game, and they played it well.

God bless the US Navy and all their sailors

Looking at the SEALs compartment in the sub and the torpedo room is the most coolest thing I ever saw in an underwater vehicle. Those MK48 ADCAP torps looks scary

Great reporting. Fascinating stuff. Thank you USN!

My uncle was a nuke man on sub on the Mediterranean..... kept his AC in the house on 60 degrees year round after being under water for months at a time. RIP Uncle Tony ✊

Me: “Mhhhh yes yes” *takes note in russian*

"There's not a day when we are not watching the every single day"

i love that they show you exactly what they have...and they let you know exactly what you cant see.

I wouldn’t step foot on anything named Florida. This things gonna end human kind. Cause Florida.

I pray for my son each time he is underway in the sub he serves on

God Bless that crew and all who serve 🙏🏽🙏🏽

My mum told me as a young women she used to go on submarines in dock (Plymouth Dock, Devon UK) from foreign officer friendlies (clearly security was extremely relaxed then), this was the way she got stockings as gifts from the sailors, which was impossible to get post war for years lol

Subs are the coolest thing mankind has ever made imo.

Rip for those people that had to clean and scrub the sub on their off time for the TV time.

Currently halfway through my training at NNPTC, pretty cool to think that I’ll eventually be in one of those reactor rooms turning hot rock into propulsion

I know Icould have Never Do what these young Men and Women do, much Respect and Prayers for them One and All

The amount of work put into building something so complex and huge is mind boggling

What keeps these guys from running down the aisles hollering 'let me out". I could never be a submariner but I do admire them with the utmost respect.

Me: open the window because it's hot The others in the submarine: 👁️👄👁️

US sailor: "I think they'd like to watch us" hospital intercom: ***Russian Navy please report to the burn ward***

Life aboard a submarine has clearly become much more complex since I was a submariner during the 1960s. Nevertheless, it is basically the same: be silent, be invisible, and be deadly. I owe much of what I have become to that experience and although folks sometimes thank me for my service I feel it more appropriate to thank the Navy for what it gave me. Having served on one of the last diesel-electric boats from WWII I know how brave those men were. Though they were advanced technology for their time those subs were vulnerable to a myriad of things that threatened disaster at every moment. The crews that manned them were an interlocked human-machine and a brotherhood that defied the sea and worked together to accomplish their mission. Admiral Rickover's first-generation fleet, upon which I also served, and made in defiance of the Navy Brass, was a world-changing concept that made possible the end of the 'Cold War'. I would have to spend months aboard one of these modern Goliaths to really evaluate their worth and from what little I have seen I'm unsure the crew esprit is still the same. What the Navy has made public is insufficient to reach conclusions, but what I do see makes me uneasy. They seem more like aircraft carriers or cruisers in deportment. If so, that is a great loss and would lessen their effectiveness.

Thank you so much for this video. I wasn't medically fit to be in the military so this is the next best thing

"High Reward, High Risk" that's Submarine for you!! Salute to Submariners

Respect from this Marine for the Silent Service.

"Hey Ryan - some things in here don't react well to bullets." Seriously. Thanks to all who serve to keep us safe!

Never been so afraid of a black hatch until this man spoke about one 😬😬

I give these guy the up most respect .A lot of heart because I wouldn’t do this type of job. Blessings troops.

I already feel claustrophobic just by watching this.

OMG!!!! The A-Gang LCPO!!!! I actually served with him when I was in the US Navy. That is so awesome to see he is still in and a Chief now.

I always take a peek when THE NAVY is WILLING to show off their submarines...AWESOME!!!

If I’m not mistaken, this sub was actually tracked on the west coast by a Victor III class submarine a good handful of years back.

This is something I have noticed when watching videos of US and British submarines: they aren’t modernised through their lifetime and continue using obsolete sensors until they are retired from service, unlike French submarines who are modernised through their lifetime.

Mad respect for submariners. I just couldn't live like that.

It’s hard to imagine that the only thing that stops her from surfacing is food for the crew.

You're in a dangerous part of the world right now... we're just cursing past Florida right now lol

Nothing but respect. These people are the best of the best.

Thank you for service USS Florida. Great report ABC.

3:02 Didn't know Jeff Bezos spends his free time in a submarine

I like how they say "if needed" three times at 6:57

Thank you all from from Pompano Beach, Florida. God Bless you all.

I think it's pronounced. "U S S Flow Rydah"

It's actually more roomy than I had imagined.

These people are built different

-Good morning captain -Oh, absolutely

2:44 can we just take the fact that all of them look so weird standing like that?

Deepest respect for the man and women working on that sofisticated submarine.

The engineering in this is simply mind boggling.

I served aboard 2 fast attack submarines, 1 FBM submarine, 2 aircraft carriers, an instructor at 2 NPTU sites and as an instructer at Advanced Engiineering School NSS New London for over 20 years as a nuclear trained MMC(SS) USN Ret.