HIGH SPEED MANEUVERS! US Nimitz-class SUPERCARRIER in a series of EXTREME RUDDER TESTS! 

Capt: All jets.. Take off.. Crew: Why? Capt: I wanna drift....

That carrier has a better turning circle than my car!

Japan: *car drifts* Russia: *tank drifts* America: *aircraft carrier drifts*

**"Running in the 90's" starts playing over the com system** Sailor A: Is that?... Sailor B: Oh No...

I served three years on the USS Hornet CVS-12 working in the Navigation Dept. up on the bridge. Built in 1943, decommissioned 1970. 46,000 ton 842 ft. long. Top emergency speed 32 knots. We also did these extreme maneuvers, and they were impressive......I thought then. Fast forward about 40 years.. I was invited on board the 97,000 ton, 1,092 foot long USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 as a guest of the CO. We sailed from San Diego to Everette WA. on a four day test, sea trial and qualification run which included everything you see in this video plus several high speed runs, emergency stops and reverse running. For this old carrier sailor the only words that can explain what I experienced "stunning performance". And when they quote speed statistics as 32+ knots? Try adding about 10 Knots to that. We had a perfectly smooth sea off Oregon as we were heading north and performing one of the speed runs. There was a container ship ahead on the horizon off our port bow also going north. I don't recall exactly how long it took, but we passed from horizon ahead to horizon astern as if it was parked. Often wondered what that ship's captain was thinking.

Imaging sitting the toilet while this ship is turning.

All Dislikes from kitchen crew...

Maverick and Goose would still be able to land on it while it was doing that.

When your parents gives you the shopping cart...

It's kinda like drifting in the shopping center parking lot, but drifting with the shopping center parking lot.

*Me want to sleep RU-vid : hey, you want to see how aircraft carrier drifting? Me : here we go again

“NANI?! CARRIER DRIFTUU??”

And the Captain was heard shouting, WHO THE F*^K PULLED THE HAND BRAKE.

My grandmother's 99 Cadillac DeVille has a similar turning radius and body lean when turning.

That's what happens when multiple countries announce that they have oil all at once.

This ship: drifting* My mind: "what happen in the kitchen?"

Remember, the carriers of WW2 also did this to avoid dive bombs and torpedoes. There's even a picture of one of the IJN carriers taken at Midway and you can see the wake of the water.

Did this on the IKE, midship starboard weather deck, just below flight deck. almost felt like you could reach out and touch the water. Was actually still like 50ft but when you are used to twice that it was pretty amazing. This was around 92 or 93.

Slow and furious. Sea drift.

I was washing dishes on the Carl Vinson and they did this, I've still got a disposable camera pic of water coming out of the faucet at a 20° angle and guys sliding across the floor. Craziness 😆

I didn’t realize how sharp the turns were until looking at the wake behind the ship. Very impressive!

Her- "Come over" Carrier- "Can't, I'm maintaining air and sea superiority" Her- "I have oil..." Carrier:

Kids: Bike Drift Men: Car drift Legends: Fighter jet maneuvers Ultra legend: Aircraft carrier Drift😎😎

If Titanic could have maneuvered like this, she could still be afloat today!

*Kitchen Crew left the chat*

Crewman - "Hey Captain i bet you can't rally mode this ship". Captain - Hold my beer.

Officer: Your wife is approaching by her F-35 sir! Admiral: Move move goddammit!

I was aboard this vessel for a weekend ❤️❤️❤️ took my son right before he was diagnosed with Leukemia.

I'm more impressed if they can drift USS Missouri

SPIN UP THAT NUCLEAR REACTOR BABY

Friend: ships can’t drift Captain: hold my beer

I was pre-com crew on this ship! We did this and it scared the hell out of me! haha

I am more amazed every time I see a video of one of these behemoths going through these maneuvers. Imagine the stress factor that has to exert on the structural members of that ship! There can be no higher testament to the materials and craftsmanship that went into the creation of one of these miracles of engineering.

Now you just need a few Marines, a really looooooong rope, and a few sets of water skis and you would have the ultimate "Hey' y'all watch this!" moment.

American aircraft carrier are truly the most stylish in the world, between beauty and scary. Respect from France.

US Navy’s version of a “Crazy Ivan”

that driver needs to straighten up before he gets pulled over. lol

For a 100,000 ton boat,,that is might impressive!!

wow the strength of the hull and rudders !

The Abe Lincoln, magnificent ship! My brother was on the Vinson when OIF began. His 6 month deployment turned into a 8 month deployment, and if I remember, the Lincoln was out 10 months.

LOVE IT... JUST LOVE IT!!! I was onboard Lincoln when we did that the first time, before commissioning. I was working in the SUPPO's office when they did this, unannounced! The Food Services Officer stormed in to scream/vent since it was during a midday meal and the tables on the main mess deck were not secured. Hence, you put fresh cooked food onto a painted steel deck and you have tables, chairs and sailors sliding port-to-starboard, back and forth as the rudder went hard-right, hard-left, hard-right, etc. Oh, that was one of those classic, memorable moments!

GF: come over Me: sorry im driving GF: but my parents are not home Me: hold on tight boys

I served on both the pre-commissioning units for USS Nimitz (73-75) and USS Eisenhower (75-79) and went through these types of rudder testing. Did the high speed turns for hours and this video is toward the end of the testing. The testing started out with smaller turns and progressed to the larger turns.that is seen on the video. It made an interesting day in the sea trials,

That's the most badass drifting of any vehicle ever. Really -EVER.

so that's how tsunami is made.........

When the Captain has watched way too many *Ken Block's* videos on RU-vid.

It’s hard to get a idea of the size of this carrier, it’s insane that she can maneuver like this

In ‘73, the Enterprise was on West Pac and I was standing watch at the Starboard forward lookout position. The JOD ordered a turn to Port at too fast a speed. The helmsman (from my division) questioned the order twice trying to get the jughead to think about what he had just ordered. The JOD (getting pissed) issued the order again, so turn to port we went. I happened to be sitting on top of the rail, with my feet (thankfully) looped through the lower rail, when the turn began. I ended up leaning back, almost prone, hanging over the water. I found out later that everything that wasn’t tied down in the hangar deck went from port to starboard, quickly. Tools boxes all over the place, spilling tools; a real mess. I never found out what happened to the JOD, but always suspected he walked the plank around 0300 hrs or so.

AWESOME!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 God bless Our Men and Women..🇺🇸❤🇺🇸❤🇺🇸

Capt: where all the fighter jets on the deck? Crew: i think they're all gone into the ocean sir. Capt: damn it!

I’m a sub-contractor for the military and I have been in the Nimitz back when it was in Coronado and that’s a huge ship. And to see it make maneuvers like that is scary just to imagine how it must of felt for the people inside.

Syria: We have now "OIL" Carrier: Ok, imma head out there quickly.

After Deckcrew: where are the jets?

I was on this ship while they were doing these tests during our sea trials in 1990. It was awesome to say the least. That's when I learned what being in ship shape really meant. We had crap flying everywhere onboard.

Reminded me of the WWII carrier maneuvers to avoid the dive bombers.

“I bet you never drifted a super carrier”

You almost expect to see a dozen guys on water skis being towed behind.

now land an F18 while doing that

Japan : We're the Godfathers of drifting US Nimitz : Hold my aircrafts. 🙌

I was at the top of the island on the 72 for these maneuvers, I remember waving at this helo. The experience was truly incredible.

Fast & Furious: Tsunami Drift.

GF: Come over Me: I can't GF: I found petrol Me:

Wow!. Never realised these massive beasts were so manoeuvrable.

Cool now let’s see a submarine do a barrel roll

My husband was on the Nimitz when this was filmed.

I wonder if all the Jets would fall off if it was loaded

Aircraft carrier drifts* Gordon Ramsay on kitchen: Where the f is the lamb sauce!?

that sharp turn went very well but had to replace all the dishes and glassware

Incredible such a large thing can take that immense amount of force during such a procedure.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

Cap: Recruit, Had you tied the jets? Recruit: Oh...

Whoa! THAT is Sooo f'kn cool...Way to go U.S. Navy! Signed, U.S. Army Infantry Soldier Veteran. I've heard of this, never seen it until now. Our Navy kicks ass!

The industrial and innovation capacity of the United States is simply mind boggling, Respect from India 🙏

Wish the footage would show the ship transitioning between turns, would love to see the ship tilt from one side to the other

Nobody: Captain: *i forgot my cellphone at my girlfriends house*

Is the guy who controlled the ship inspired from battleship movie?

Funfact: you can't even search for this. When RU-vid recommendation algorithm on its peak.

Looks like the helmsman owns a Datsun. "I found the powerband!"

I NEVER thought I'd see the day of the USS Nimitz, Ghost Riding the Whip.

Ford Focus RS: I have drift mode Nimitz class: That’s cute, watch this

So very cool...and how many watching this actually got to witness these maneuvers? *raises hand* USS Forrestal, '89-'91 deployments (including sea trials like this one).

Not being military myself but I find this video pretty cool. I had a funny thought of sitting at a desk somewhere below, doing paperwork, and suddenly the ship cranks up goes screaming off.

For some reason I can getting massive “AIRSHIP SLICE!” vibes from this 😂

I was stationed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower when they did this just before she went into the yards. It was amazing!!

I was on the Kitty Hawk when they did their trials. Incredible what those ships can do.

I talked to a NAVY guy and he said that they run them full throttle and SLAM them in reverse to see what happens. I already know - OUR TAXES GO UP - WAAHHHH!

When everyone is on mission and there is still time for them to come back and than the captain says let's chill boys 😎🔥

"we're trying to eat here!"

When the captain has played too much need for speed......

Man that thing is turning NICE!

Nobody: Guy in the background: Wooowooo

We did some extreme stuff, on the Constellation, when we went around Cape Horn, in 1962. From all power ahead, to all power in reverse. That baby bucked like a mule for over a mile before she came to a stop.

Beautiful!! God Bless our friends, the U.S. MAGA.

I guess name of the Captain must be "Captain Jacks Sparrow"😂😂

When the Spanish lighthouse keeper warns the carrier to inmediately turn or get prepared to surf the rock formation.

I go to Nimitz high school. Thought it’d be nice to see what impact Chester Nimitz had on the military. Pretty cool

Official release: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) performs high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Abraham Lincoln is underway after successfully completing its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul and will spend several days conducting sea trials.

It almost looks like the ship is about to capsize, when it lists so heavily to starboard.

I was on the Eisenhower (CVN-69) for one of these test, it was pretty awesome.

Thats a tight turn for a massive ship..impressive