To the Royal Navy Task Force, including the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, welcome to Japan. I would like to express my utmost respect for the Royal Navy in fulfilling Operation Freedom of Navigation. We look forward to the day when we can welcome you. If Japan and Britain work together, we can solve many of the problems facing the world. Now is the time to revive the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
I totally agree, I admire the Japanese people, I would at this point prefer to live with the Japanese people but know that to many would disrupt the culture which I think disrespectful. Message to Japan be yourself and protect your culture u beautiful people 👍
It may seem odd to have a sweet shop on a warship but remember, a well fed crew with high morale is much better than a hungry crew with no morale. Lovely ship and good to see her being put to good use!
Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
The British empire was the greatest superpower ever seen on Earth. No nation could ever hope to match their Naval superiority. They still have a mighty fleet. Neptune's scourge.
At the end of WWII the US Navy dwarfed its British counterpart. Today, the state of the British Royal Navy very much reflects the state of the entire country.
Bet the Americans are enjoying their time aboard. Although Nimitz are bigger, they always seem to be much more cluttered, everytime I see footage, compared to all the space on this carrier. Also queen Elizabeth seems to have a more relaxed attitude... Probably different when the cameras are not rolling I suppose
QE class have higher automation than on the Ford/Nimitz classes so they can be slightly smaller and carry 1/3rd the crew but still be fully operational.
Black Tot Day, when the Rum issue or Tot was discontinued, occasionally resurfaces when a " Splice The Mainbrace " signal is issued on very special occasions such as the Kings Coronation
I was a project manager on a section of both ships, I also served on HMS Illustrious, the difference is like night and day facilities and technology wise
That would be an interesting chat. If you check out Trinity Marine (the marine salvage experts) they are recovering the final bones of HMS Ark Royal from her breakers yard. Sadly they all go one way in the end.
When i first heard this ship was being laid down, i thought it was a waste of tax payers money and damn right ugly but since i have seen her in the flesh and sailing, i have changed my mind, she's just awesome!
Two cutting edge carriers flying the most powerful strike fighters in the world is some serious business. Combined with the soon-to-launch Dreadnought class of SSBNs, the UK is fully back in the world of international power projection and, together with our US partners, we'll be more than a match for the next few decades of threats from around the world. UKUS!
The sheer complexity distilled to elegant and brawny capabilities we see in this warship are an awe inspiring testimony to the breadth and depth of your seafaring nation. Everyone on board must feel that they're on the adventure of a lifetime.
@Bobo Mbutu I never insulted you until you insulted me first. And besides, I am not even British so there goes another wrong assumption on your part. Your racism is showing. Have you no experience on international forums? Commenters routinely post with a nom de plume or, in your case nom de guerre. You behave like a school yard bully.You could be Henry Clithering from Tumbridge Wells for all I know. Do grow up.
@Bobo Mbutu Sorry bobo, not British at all. My country fought wars against Britain to free ourselves from colonialism. Many of my countrymen died in two wars with them but like Gandhi we know their virtues too and cannot help but feel a great deal of affection for them. You, on the other hand are allowing yourself to be weakened by nothing but contempt for those not as pure as yourself. Your mind isn't pure. It's sullied.
@Bobo Mbutu hmm I wonder why you forgot to mention all the peaceful missions they conducted with allies and partners around the world? Your agenda is showing.
so much improved living conditions that when I served and we only had enough water to drink or bath and some us slept in the hammock racking's, on benches or the iron deck. Enjoy your new conditions!
Go forward, Great-Britain! Long live the Nato! Long live freedom! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Best wishes from Germany!
This is drastically different than the Arleigh Burke class destroyer that I was stationed on in the US Navy. We were much more close quartered. I toured a US carrier while in the navy and this ship, though smaller, seems more spacious.
Fabulous. To Have two Fabulous Aircraft Carriers. Sailing to a favourite place of mine where my wife comes from The Philippines(Philippine Sea) . Been Following the Queen Elizabeth since its construction . Keep Posting the Videos please . keep our allies safe :-) in the South China sea and freedom of Navigation
As an ex-stoker, 1950's/60's, Destroyers and Boats, I can tell you I would be in a daze and perpetually confused in the mob today! Thank goodness these people have taken to the sea.
I'm fairly sure I've been in all of the areas shown when I was working on putting the ship together. It has definitely changed since I was last on it though! One thing these videos never manage to get across is just how massive it really is. I worked on it for over 2 years and never quite got used to the scale of the thing.
Na that’s total power at full blast , two gas turbines running and all four diesel generators operating at once ,,you have all the other services on the ship to run no matter how much you put through the electric propulsion, slow considering the power she produces think it would have been better to fit four pods rather than two shafts and all the gears ect,,liners use them along with other ships faster also.
@@ScienceChap rubbish,,,,her shafts will pop running at that speed and if you know anything about electric propulsion the four electric motors will only turn as fast as the vsd allow fat Lizzie has never hit the speed you say,, plus she burns far to much fuel running flat out,,,waste money heap of shite
@@sparkiegaz3613 ok. You know nothing about my education in marine architecture. You also know nothing about my associations with serving Naval personnel and at BAE systems. You are clearly an expert Armchair Admiral or more likely a troll. A carrier capable of only 25 knots is not much better than a ferry. Explain why her shafts would "pop" at 32 knots. Explain why you think the UK can't engineer advanced induction motors to develop the sorts of power required to move a hull designed to perform as described. I doubt you can.
@@essexexile That's what bulwark etc do atm, except of course they have no through deck. But imagine the press releases after we only sold Ocean 4 years ago?
Brilliant crew members 800 Training executive officer brilliant HQ 1 crew well done Propulsion chief petty officer well done Chefs brilliant Cabin's lovely and spacious Naffi a must. Brilliant all round
She is not under crewed she is designed to run on a crew of 800 Sailors, not including embarked air crew and RMs. The US on the ship are a part of the airwing who use their own technical crew etc. They are on her as our pilots are still learning to fly the f35 and get carrier certification. We will be putting UK crews and planes on US ships in the very near future as part of a joint deal between the two countries.
@@romeo9017 Not undercrewed at all. Nimitz class need 3500 crew becauce they were designed 55 years ago, technology has moved on. The gerald ford is the same size as nimitz and requires 1000 less crew.
Yo. I'm freaking jealous!!!! Y'all got more room than we do on board the United States Navy aircraft carriers!!!! You even have a frigging candy store???? Like, wtf, over???? Hey. Do you accept older, former US Navy sailors in the Royal Navy??? I was a "grape" on the flight deck. I can't do what I used to. But, I can instruct the younger ones???? I'll even work at a reduced pay. Hell. Anything to get aboard her!!!! I'm serious. I ain't joking, either.
As a royal Air force cadet I look up to the men and women serving in the armed forces and hopfully ill get assigned into the navy on the Elizabeth or prince of Wales.
tks so much bên wallace n biden for supporting taiwan, supporting freedom in east sea n democracy throughout the World. we love peace n we need stability in east sea we love taiwan n we support Taiwan we want everybody to respect the values n we respect intl law. asean should join hands with america, england japan australia india..for freedom n openness wish y the best n good health. tks thousand times. buddha will bless you n your family.
A ship is only as good as the men and women on bord they all look very professional what an amazing ship she is she cost a lot of money 💰 but it's a long term investment of 50 years or probably more happy sailing god bless our queen x
@Bobo Mbutu then why aint china got the nuts to take taiwan? i tell you why, britain and america, plus australia, canada, NZ and japan and all our allies. together, we'd wipe china off the face of the earth.
Due to the amazing performances by DRONES..........the ship is now OBSOLETE as were BATTLESHIPS in WW2. Submarines and Rockets (Drones) are now the future.
I know most of the ship is classified but shame we could not see the weapons bay area and the huge hanger with the f35 and apache are maybe Russia is taking notes. But sorry to say and I have said this many times,but both carriers do need more self defence weapons system 4 cwis is not alot of last resort protection and yes she or both carriers don't sail alone escort by type 45 destroyers but the carriers do need extra protection as weapons don't have unlimited ammo the destroyers still have to protect them self as well as the carriers too. The USA do have 2x the protection on there carriers even have missiles launcher system on it and this is the USA 19 times bigger navy then the UK navy is so that alone tell you somethink.
@Bobo Mbutu hypersonic missiles can and have been shot down. I wish people would stop pretending they are perfect weapons, it's very cringe. If hypersonic weapons made carriers obsolete then China and Russia would not both be investing large amounts of money in making new ones.
The carriers have 3 CIWS guns not 4, which is more than adequate because the bulk of air defence is done by VLS systems on destroyers not by CIWS guns. The SEARAM you are talking about is a different system and is fine, but has very limited ammunition loading to deal with swarms.
You are spot on. If carriers were such a waste of money and can be easily sunk by Russia and China why hasn't the former decommissioned its single rust bucket carrier and why is the latter launching its third carrier in a few months with a fourth under construction? It seems that carriers are only a waste if western countries build them.
@@keithkristi1 alright mate you don't need to be horrible about what I put I just saying all it takes is one stray missile and that it. Is that short for you.
I didn't understand the subtitles as an American at first... I was like "I can understand the first guy just fine!" then the second guy started to speak and I understood why lol. At least their was no scouse or Irish accent, I would have went straight to the subtitles haha. Anyway keep it up UK one step closer to nuclear carriers, hope to see you beat China to the punch. Glad to see your navy making a comeback, hope to see our strike groups sailing through the SCS and by Russia together.
We haven’t managed to sort out our decommissioned subs yet. We don’t need to have nuclear carriers. Nuclear need to be restocked just as often as non nuclear with provisions and other sundries. Plus we can travel in way more areas where nuclear is banned by the local authorities
@@DancingLedge " Nuclear need to be restocked just as often as non nuclear with provisions and other sundries." Wrong. Nuclear carriers, like the Nimitz class need less replenishments as they don't carry fuel for themselves they have more room for food, jet fuel, and fuel for the entire fleet. " Both HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will keep 45 days' worth of food in its stores." "The ships normally carrys enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days. Four distilling units enable NIMITZ-class engineers to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water from seawater a day, for use by the propulsion plants, catapults and crew. The ship carries approximately 3 million gallons of fuel for her aircraft and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment." "Plus we can travel in way more areas where nuclear is banned by the local authorities" Can you list where? I can list more ports nuclear carriers can go to then you can list they can't. Australia allows them. "tourism Minister, Mark McGowan today welcomed more than 5,000 senior officers and crew aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) to Western Australia." Italy? They allow them... "For years a dozen Italian seaports have been decrying the risks they run as bases for nuclear powered or nuclear armed U.S. warships (submarines, aircraft carriers): Augusta, Brindisi, Cagliari, Castellammare di Stabia, Gaeta, La Maddalena, La Spezia, Livorno, Napoli, Taranto, Trieste, Venezia." Germany? The UK? France? "Nimitz conducted her second abnormally dangerous navigational detail of the deployment as she transited the English Channel (with its high volume of shipping) en route from Wilhelmshaven, West Germany, to Brest, France." Japan? "Ronald Reagan made five deployments to the Pacific and Middle East between 2006 and 2011 while based at Naval Air Station North Island. In October 2015, Ronald Reagan replaced USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the only forward-based carrier strike group home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet" South Korea? "U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael D. White, the commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Rear Adm. William McQuilkin, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, pose with local dignitaries aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in Busan, " USS Nimitz transition Suez Canal. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W_HOjxu8nB8.html&ab_channel=U.S.Navy India? "The carrier departed North Island for its thirteenth deployment on 2 April 2007 to the Arabian Sea, relieving USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in support of OIF. It anchored off Chennai, India on 2 July 2007 as part of efforts to expand bilateral defense cooperation between India and the United States." 25-29 May 1991: Nimitz anchored at Dubai 11-12 Mar 1993: Nimitz sailed through the Strait of Malacca 18 Jun 1993: Nimitz sailed outbound through the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Sea 13-14 Feb 1998: Nimitz anchored off Port Suez, Egypt, and passed through the Suez Canal 21-23 Apr 1985: Nimitz anchored in Augusta Bay, Sicily, to turn over to Dwight D. Eisenhower. 31 Dec 1988-6 Jan 1989: Nimitz anchored at Singapore , affording her crew their first port of call after 71 punishing days at sea.
@@ThatCarGuy thank you for that extensive reply We won’t be making super carriers of that size and you still haven’t addressed the decommissioning issue. Or the mid life refuelling. If she is going to have the RFA ships at hand for everything else then she can refuel too. I’m not rubbishing nuclear carriers. Different countries, differing needs and philosophies Our nuclear specialisation is in subs. I don’t see us building nuclear carriers
@@DancingLedge "you still haven’t addressed the decommissioning issue." There is no issue. You would also have 30+ years to figure it out before you would move onto the next one. Or ask your allies how we do it. "Enterprise was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned. Naval enthusiasts requested that Enterprise be converted into a museum. In October 2014, Newport News Shipbuilding announced that one of Enterprise's anchors, removed from the ship during deactivation, had been transferred to the Nimitz-class Abraham Lincoln during her RCOH. In early 2017, it was announced that steel from CVN-65 will be recycled and used to construct CVN-80. The decommissioned USS Enterprise alongside her replacement, USS Gerald R. Ford, at Newport News, July 2018 The final reactor was defueled in December 2016, with decommissioning on 3 February 2017. The same day, the ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Registry (NVR)." "Or the mid life refuelling" What about the midlife refueling? Every 20 or so years they need to be refueled and maintained. That is much better then maintenance on conventional engines. The downside is it takes longer, but only needing maintenance/refueling 1 time in your lifetime is huge. "Time periods between ROHs on a ship have varied historically from about 5-20 years (for submarines) to up to 25 years (for Nimitz-class aircraft carriers)." "I’m not rubbishing nuclear carriers. " Seems like you are as I said nothing but positive things in my original comment.
@@ThatCarGuy I can see it sure seems to have irked you we don’t have nice big mines to bury them in and still have our own subs needing to be disposed of first As for your own disposal methods… www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a22690208/us-navy-dismantling-uss-enterprise-nuclear-disposal/ Since you think it’s some bombastic pinnacle for us to aspire to I’d say the overall costs involved make nuclear a non starter for us Maybe pin your hopes on the french since it’s a matter of national pride for them
Quite old footage as the TV monitors in the engineering control room showed props whilst in dry dock, and the Junior rates mass had Christmas decorations up.
I think you’ll find that also reflected in the automobile world, the train/locomotive world and most widely improved the aeronautical world. Ie Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to name but a few of the modern pioneers.
@@1IbramGaunt Answer to a written PQ to the Defence Secretary, I read it yesterday. Yes, not too good, though a large proportion of those in dock was to cover planned maintenance and updates. More worrying is the one that had to leave the carrier strike force for maintenance, that was clearly unplanned. Oh well, so better to file off the rough bits before you actually need them for real. For
@@1IbramGaunt as already mentioned confirmed in parliament by the Defence Secretary via a supplementary question. The Defence Secretary did say it was an unfortunate position. From my point of view the situation is utterly ridiculous.
It will be worth it, to get the engine problems sorted, and to start on the upgrades. Meantime, the UK, can rely on NATO destroyers, to fill the gab. That's what being a member of NATO is all about after all 👍
Now That The Autonomous Drone Ships Like """ Shortfall of Gravitas """ Exist Will They be laying Off The Navy ?? It Would save a lot of Money and Make American Navy People Safe
I don’t think so. Have you ever seen the pay scales compared to civilian equivalents? Badly paid they are not. If they do a full “22” the pension is pretty damn good - I have very close experience of that. As for PTSD, certainly a factor. Recently it’s been the RM arm of the Naval Service who certainly had their fair share of PTSD experiences in Op Herrick in previous decade. The back up through the services social services is top quality. Let’s just hope QE returns unscathed this winter and PTSD is a low level and well supported.
Yes, I’ve seen the pay scales, received my pay in the military for 15 years! Paid top whack for rent on a house I had no option on. Fuel and light? Often run two homes, the one I lived in and the one my wife and kids lived in. Nothing cheap or free! The military pension is scandalous! Only mistake I made, is I should gave left the Army sooner. Very few soldiers own their own homes whilst in service, so their pension after 22 years just goes on a home for their family. They are often just climbing onto the property market with huge mortgages at 40+ yrs old. Their civilian equivalent is way ahead of them. I meet up regularly with the soldiers I served with, we enjoyed our service, but regret it too! We aren’t/weren’t whingers, we just deserved better. Much better! If you think that all us rosey in the garden for soldiers who have served their time? Tell me why so many leave with PTSD? Why such skilled men and women can;t settle down into decent jobs, or get a mortgage let alone afford one. Why so many military homeless, living rough? That’s without talking about those with loss of limbs to be getting on with. I could go on and on, just don’t make out that U.K. military are looked after. They just are NOT!!!
@@jeremysillito3987 the country was founded by foreigners, the only original people left from what is modern day England is the welsh and the Cornish people who where forced into their respective corners my by the Romans and Anglo-Saxons
That’s because the Americans can’t deliver them fast enough even though 30 more are on order, with the option to buy more once the initial order is fulfilled. That’s one of the reasons it’s deploying with 10 American F-35s on board but the other is this is a NATO mission with many nations operating within the carrier group. This exercise is party designed to assess interoperability between nations. So thanks for your comment but it’s a bit short on context 👍🏼
@@raywhitehead730 This is true but no one is talking about a second carrier. Currently they have 21 F-35b’s and are committed to buying 48. This is enough for 2 carriers at a push but not if you account for attrition, maintenance etc so they either have the option to fully equip one carrier and partially another, allowing for other F-35b nations to help. They could also partially equip both carriers allowing for partner nations to their own field F35 on both. Who knows but I doubt the UK will have both carriers deployed far away at the same time Also it looks like they are backing the future Tempest programme over further F35 purchases so again who knows what the future holds. However I do think you will see other F35 nations contributing to future deployments much like the US with this Asia visit. Of course the NATO exercise was contained to the Atlantic, clearly not now they are heading to Asia
