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Having worked on two different amphibs, (USS Carter Hall and USS Iwo Jima) they are amazing working machines. Thanks for your guys' reactions! They are awesome!

I should have suggested to Mike when he was coming to NY that there's a decommissioned old air craft carrier parked in Manhattan called "The Intrepid" that was turned into a museum. It's small compared to modern day ones but still really cool. They keep some planes and helicopters on the deck. When I was there they had an SR-71.

There are eight wasp class amphibious assault ships in service at this time. Good video.

Y'all asked how many: the US built 8 Wasp-class ships, 1 has retired, the successor (sort of) is the America Class, which will be 11 ships (2 have been completed). But there are larger amphibious ships (amphibious command ships - we have two: The USS Blue Ridge and the USS Mount Whitney). We also have 12 San Antonio Class amphibious transport docks - smaller than the Wasp you viewed - carries about 700 Marines each and a crew of about 360.

I was an Electrician’s Mate Second Class (Surface Warfare) aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) from August 1994 to December 1998. It was a fairly decent experience then but the memories seem to get better with age. I have no idea if there are opportunities to tour navy ships these days but if you get the chance don’t turn it down!

Was stationed on an LHD ( amphibious assault ship) from 2016-2019. Pretty cool to see you guys react to them.

one of the craziest things I think about when seeing these videos now being 36yrs old is the people doing these awesome things are between the ages of 18-30

I was stationed on uss bonhomme Richard (lhd-6) for 2 years. Its very impressive. Thanks for this video. RIP to my ship. It was destroyed in a fire recently.

You can absolutely tour U.S. military ships. There's different ones around the country from Virginia to San Diego. I think the most cost is about $25. You can tour the deck on your own, then take a guided tour below deck. You'll have to Google it to see which one you're interested in. Some need a 3 week notice, no weekends, etc.

Apparently there are 7 of these ships in active service. There was an 8th but it was damaged a couple years ago and is decommissioned.

These ships outclass most non-US aircraft carriers (with the possible exception of the Charles DeGaulle and the Queen Elizabeth class). I got a chance to tour one once and it's unreal how massive the ship and especially those Ospreys are (the tilt rotor planes)

They're now transitioning from Harriers to F-35s. These ships are in addition to the 11 true aircraft carriers.

I fast roped quite a bit in the Marine Corps and hopefully those thick heat resistant gloves are better than they used to be 😁 I spent time on three Navy ships, all LPD's (Ponce, Austin and Trenton) with a much smaller flight deck in the 80's but we did have a well deck. Sometimes we would leave the ship by helicopter and sometimes by LCU.

Proud to be an American! God bless this country. God bless the brave men and women who serve.

if you guys like this type of content, you should look at a series done by the channel smarter every day. He partnered with the Navy to actually go onto nuclear subs and document how stuff works while they were on a training mission

I appreciate how squids wear sea blue so if they fall into the water, they're camouflaged🤣! Semper fi!

My initials are welded into the Wasp, under a deckplate in the island. I don't know how it happened.

I was on the USS San Antonio (LPD-17) from 2010 - 2012, "fun" times. We were on pier 11 I think at Norfolk, between the USS WASP and the USS NASSAU.

I was a crew chief on one of those AAV's. I went through AAV training in 1977, when those tracks were only in service for 2 years. Here we are in 2022 and the Corp hasn't found a better vehicle. I think the next AAV's will be 6-wheel drive types, much like the LAV series of wheeled vehicles, with better sea faring capabilities, but with a rather small amount of grunts on board, like a fire-team sized unit.

Dave mentioned the dog in this one. It may be interesting to react to a military dog video, especially one that includes dogs that go skydiving. Maybe then Daz wouldn't think about punting them across the room.

I have done several deployments on these ships. I worked with the MH-60S aircraft, which has a primary mission of Search and Rescue. One thing that they didn't mention is that the Amphibious Assault Ships also have the largest and most well equipped floating hospitals, other than the actual US hospital ships. During an amphibious assault, the ship stands by to patch up the wounded.

Amphibious Assault Ships aren't carriers but can act as a light carrier in a pinch. We (America) currently have 7 Wasp-class ships and 2 America-class Assault Ships (but we are building 11 new ones). We have 12 Aircraft Carriers with 11 always active with 1 always doing refit.

I don't know where the makers of this video got their facts, but, an AAVP-7A1 can do about 8 - 9 mph in the water, and, 45 mph on land. Also, "8 wheel"? The AAV is fully tracked, NOT, 8 wheel drive.

I spent time on board as a Marine on LST's, LPD's, LPH's, LHA's, LPH's and other various Gater Freighters from 1976 to 1987 off the West Coast and Overseas.

2:10 - *USS ESSEX LHD-2* !! My first, permanent command!! Ships creed was, " *Number 2 on the hull, but 2nd to none* ". When we pulled in @ S-DOG, we sorta' ....changed that up, a bit!! " *Number 2 on the hull, and ALWAYS last to pull in* !!

Did my first WestPac on the USS Peoria LST 1183 and my second on the USS Monticello LSD 35. Both have been sunk for target practice as have all the other amphibious ships we trained on in the early 80's from the 7th fleet. But damned if we didn't have alot of fun in those two 6 month floats.

20 Aircraft carriers. 91 Destroyers, 1368 fighter fighters, 900+ attack helicopters.

They have 11 of Wasp class Amphibious ships with 20 F35’s or Harrier keys, MV-22 Osprey, Cobra attack helicopters and other helicopters. They usually travel along with any of US 11 Super-carriers called “Amphibious Ready Group” incase of an amphibious assaults!!

US Navy had 8 Wasp-class amphibious assault ships in service, USS Bonhomme Richard was subject of arson and was deemed to damaged to repair. Boats & landing craft carried: 3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized Troops 1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine Detachment Complement 66 officers, 1,004 enlisted Sensors and processing systems: 1 AN/SPS-49 2-D Air Search Radar 1 AN/SPS-48 3-D Air Search Radar 1 AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar 1 Mk23 Target Acquisition System (TAS) 1 AN/SPN-43 Marshalling Air Traffic Control Radar 1 AN/SPN-35 Air Traffic Control Radar 1 AN/URN-25 TACAN system 1 AN/UPX-24 Identification Friend Foe Armament: Two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers Two RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launchers Three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS systems (LHD 5-8 with two) Four 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns (LHD 5-8 with three) Four .50 BMG machine guns Aircraft carried: Actual mix depends on the mission Standard Complement: 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 4 AH-1W/Z Super Cobra/Viper attack helicopter 12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor 4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters 3-4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters Assault: 22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor Sea Control: 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters

These ships are usually some of the first to arrive to coastal nations hit by natural disasters like typhoons and tsunamis to assist in first aid and rescue and recovery

I was on two Apmphibs during my Navy Career. Two Tarawa Class LHA's, Belleau-Wood And Tarawa. Four and a half years each. I worked in CIC, part of my job was working the radio nets with the landing craft. And I was also CIC surface sup. Loved the Amphib side.

I spent the majority of my 20+ year career in the gator fleet. Made Chief onboard USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), outstanding ship with an outstanding crew. I would put the sailors I had working for me in the forward pit up against any other group of sailors in Fleet. Can't say enough good things about those boys and girls.

That roping down to the nice steady deck of an amphib is one thing but being lowered onto the deck of a “small boy” (frigate, destroyer) bouncing around in a rough sea is something else again. As a squadron medical officer (doctor) that’s one way I had to move from one ship to another while underway (the other was a “bosun’s chair” which I hated even more).

I spent 12 years of my 15 years sea service in the Navy on Amphibs. USS Belleau-Wood LHA-3 and USS Tarawa LHA-1. Usually working in CIC on the radio net with the landing craft.

I was a fire controlman first class on USS Iwo Jima LHD 7, for six months just before I got out. It was a lot bigger than the destroyer I did my first sea tour on.

Mark 15:35. Hold it! "Huey", is simply how they pronounced the, "UH"! ("Utility Helicopter"!) But look at this article quote! It doesn't clarify the source of the, "nickname". Because it was first, it got that moniker. A "UH-2", et cetera, would not get the same one. Quote - The "Bell UH-1 Iroquois", (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company, "Bell Helicopter". - End quote.

For any that do not know, the U.S.S. Wasp is an LHD. There are currently eight being operated by the U.S. Navy. Being that I am a retired Marine, I have spent some time on all types of amphibious ships. For any that have never done fast roping, nobody has to tell you to sling the gloves OFF when you reach the bottom. They do get quite hot depending on how long the decent is.

LMAO! 6:24 I thought the SAME thing about the 2 old phones behind Putin. Reminds me of the ones I saw at the dentists office in the 80's lol

Saw fast roping when I was in college, the Navy and Marines were demonstrating this. Was cool as hell and they did it in a area that I thought they would need more space but they didn't.

Yup Mike, we bought the Harrier design from you lot.

My cousin was stationed on one in about 2009 as a US Marine. The troops are US Marines that are stationed on an Amphibious Assault Ship with the US Navy running the ship. The US Marines are a Department of the US Navy. The US Marines' (November 10) birthday is 3 days shy of 1 month after the US Navy's (October 13th) birthday (same year). Amphibious Assault Ships are like smaller US Aircraft Carrier that have US Marines on them. Amphibious assault ships are where US Marines fighter planes take off from when at sea.

The Amphib Assault Ships are part of the USMC MEU system. A MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) is a battalion of infantry reinforced with artillery, air and other attachments. MEUs can be combined into MEB (Marine Expeditionary Brigade) and MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force which is a full USMC division, air wing and FSSG) Here's a series of short youtubes that show a MEU doing its final training event prior to taking station in its rotation. The exercise is about putting an infantry company ashore in a fast raid on a target. 6 hours from "warning order" to splash. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ciLST5zeMWE.html

To answer your question, there are 8 of the Wasp-class LHDs as in this video, there are additional America-class 7 LHAs

Putin: "Vhad is this 'logistics' thing you talk about, Mike? Vhat is health und safety?"

Hey guys, I love your videos. I toured an amphibious assault ship many years ago when it had stopped in Boston and they are pretty impressive when seen up close. What was most impressive was the huge area where they store the amphibious assault vehicles that can be launched from the huge opening rear door. Even though they are large, they’re not as huge as America’s current supercarriers. There are currently 7 Wasp class amphibious assault ships, which are 843’ long and about 40,000 tons, and 2 of the newer America class (with a 3’rd nearing completion), which are 855’ long and about 44,000 tons. America currently has 11 active aircraft carriers which are just shy of 1200’ in length and are ~100,000 tons (9 of the older Nimitz class, 2 of the new Ford class and there’s another Ford class, the USS John F Kennedy, scheduled to be commissioned in 2024). The assault ships are all conventionally powered while the aircraft carriers are all nuclear powered. While they may look similar, assault ships and aircraft carriers have entirely different purposes. The mission of an assault ship is to quickly deliver troops and equipment/vehicles to an area of conflict while the mission of an aircraft carrier is to deliver air superiority to anywhere in the world (and also to project the message not to F**k with the U.S.! 😂)

Logistics would be pretty important with these ships. Once troops are landed supplies must continue to flow to the troops and to the ship itself.

I enjoyed my time on the Essex. It was an LHD-2. We were part of the 31st MEU. As a Marine it was fun.. lots of sleeping, eating, and working out.. of course storming the beach in an LCAC was also a blast.

You guys asked how many of these ships the US has? Well, the WASP Class (1989 to 2021) was based on the TARAWA Class (1971 to 1980) that preceded it. The Tarawa Class had a total of 5 ships in its Class before being canceled and decommissioned by 2015 to be replaced by the AMERICA Class (2014 onwards) which currently has 2 ships with more being built. But back to the WASP Class, a total of 8 were built, but one caught fire in port a few years ago, and had to be scrapped. So we're down to 7 WASP Class vessels. For further reading on each of these Class of ships, here are the Wikipedia entries for each. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/America-class_amphibious_assault_ship en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawa-class_amphibious_assault_ship en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship

AV8B Harrriers are still in USMC service and will be for some time, but are 'slowly' being replaced by the F-35B Lightning II.

I hung out for about 8 months on the USS Wasp.

RIP USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)

I spent two deployments as a US Marine on Amphibs. USS DUBUQUE, and USS New Orleans. Both LPD class troop carriers. Loaded with ATVs in the hangar. Spent plenty of time in all these machines in war. Iraq Al especially when they were still used in theater. They were known as “aluminum coffins” because IEDs would completely tear them apart.

The Harrier is of British make and design. The US liked them so much they bought most of them. Even now they still use them although the F-35 can all of what it can do and more, they still keep them around.

These are a little bit smaller than the HMS Queen Elizabeth, at roughly 257m long for the newer America Class LHAs, and, about 50,000 tonnes displacement.

You're Seeing What Is Called In The US Navy A "Large Deck Amphib", ie Being Able To Operate VSTOL(Vertical/Short Takeoff & Landing) Aircraft And Helicopters!! We Also Operate LPHs(Landing Platform, Helicopter) And LSDs(Landing Ship, Dock) Both Of Which Can Handle One Or Two Helicopters Or VSTOL Aircraft, But Not More!!

1.1K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 Thanks for the fun, digital video recording! 🎬 ✌️🖐️👍🖖😄😀🧐🤠🤓😎 Note: Ukraine & Russia, being at war as they are, have a "silver lining", as they say. By using their equipment in actual combat, they are learning if they got their money's worth. Thus providing something for arms manufacturers to learn from. Also, by using up their inventory of old stock, they'll be looking to replenish what they like and replace what they didn't. Note that isn't cheap when it comes to warships and aircraft!

I saw one of these ships in San Diego, very impressive. That's where our tax dollars goes.

An amphibious ready group has 3 ships. The large flat top shown in this video (LHD/LHA class) that are the size of WWII carriers, an LPD, and an LSD (both of these are a little smaller and have a small pad for helicopters, and large well decks). The number of the flat top LHD/LHA’s in active service currently is 9 I do believe, and there are more LHA’s being build. These flat top ships have a secondary role as a small carrier carrying 20 F-35B’s.

Really loved this video along with your guys thoughts, can you do more video with this type of genre video

Unlike the US Army, which would take a month or more to load their troops and equipment and deploy to a hotspot, these US Navy Amphibs are already loaded with a full battalion of US Marines, and they are already at sea. They have everything they need to complete their mission, including artillery and strike aircraft.

"Was that still the grocery store?" Lol good one

Stationed at Norfolk, VA N.O.B. on a frigate U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58. Greatest set of brothers in my life. That was over 20 years ago. As an EN life was in the bottom of the hull with the gas turbines, diesel generators and distilling plants, etc. 8 hr. work days then you had another 8 hours of watch depending on the rotation. Every 3rd shift was watch. Hard but the experience was life changing. Not to mention seeing the world for free :)

These ships are huge! I've seen them lined up in pearl harbor and they look like buildings from a distance

You had it backwards...although this ship is huge, a US aircraft carrier would actually dwarf THIS.

Currently there are 7 of these Wasp class active, but newer American class has 2 active and 11 in planning or building right now.

Lol, the first ship they pictured was the USS _Bonhomme Richard_ , which was destroyed by arson two years ago after one of the crew allegedly lit a fire to intentionally damage the ship. The crew member's court-martial actually just started. If he's convicted, I'm guessing that $2 billion cost is coming out of his paycheck 🙃

Didnt anybody else notice the guy forget to put his gloves on and burn the shit out of his hands lol

These ships are used to put a Marine Expeditionary for sure and then support them with helicopter gunships and Harrier Jets another heavy equipment like troop carriers a few tanks everything they need to start a war

The salt water must reek havoc on things like wheel bearings etc. I wonder if that voids the warranty? 😁Cheers 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

There are 9 wasp style ships plus other types of amphibious style ships.

There are a minimum of 4 of these in each of the 9 carrier strike groups.

Feel free to pat yourselves on your backs for the Harriers shown in the video. They were originally developed by a British company.

About Russia asking prisoners to go to the frontline for 6mos, the large majority of them are declining - which goes to show you the morale and the speculation on their livelihood if they were to be stuck out there.

There are 7 Wasp-class ships like this one in service now.

Those cruise ships are scary though they're so unstable can't go that high

The Harrier is a British design and used by our marines. It is being replaced by the F35.

There are several cruise ships bigger than the Nimitz Class Carriers. The carriers can't be any larger because they have to fit through the Panama Canal.

We call these LHD's but in reality they are Medium CV's. Highly capable Platforms not unlike their big Brothers the Super Carriers. However the primary purpose is too project 2k Marines aboard too any area of the World with Air and Supply Logistics. Impressive is an understatement.

You guys should check out and react to Cities at Sea: How Aircraft Carriers Work By Wendover Productions. Its very informative and you guys would enjoy it.

USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6) was my first ship. Sadly, an arsonist destroyed her two years ago. I have many memories of that deployment to include providing tsunami relief to Indonesia and a wonderful port visit to Australia. Funny about the 12 hour work day comment. As a department head, my Commodore once told us that if we were not out of our racks before reveille (0600) and not up until after taps (2200), we were not meeting his expectations. All of us were already far exceeding that expectation.

There are 8 wasp class and 1 America class amphib ships in the US inventory.

The Marines have phased out the Harrier 2 jump jet since this video was made ,and are using F-35s with the same capability plus stealth.

The Harriers are Marine planes, made by MacDonald Douglas under license from whichever British company owned Hawker.

Healthy meals like: Sh!t on a shingle, and big Juice.

The Wasp class AAS is the previous generation of ships. The US Navy has moved on to the America class, which carries the the F-35B fighter.

The amazing thing is you think that super carriers are massive, until you compare them to both the largest cruise ships and cargo ships. Don't get me wrong, super carriers are amazing and are enormous, but when you do a size comparison to something like Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Sea or the Seawise Giant, these amphibious ships are to super carriers as super carriers are to those larger ships. It's mind blowing.

The US has about 9 of these and 11 giant carriers.

Ah the passage to Liberty. At least when we were in Guantanamo Bay.

Still amazes me how that much concrete and steel floats....

Our carriers carry a crew of between 3 and 5 thousands members and that's not counting air wing and marines

When you guys were talking about the F-35, we do sell those outside the US but of course not to anyone lol. What’s interesting though, is the F-22 is NOT sold outside the US due to the level of technology on board that we need to control. I believe you guys (Brits) and maybe a couple other of our absolute closest allies are able to buy them but I could be wrong. Pretty cool though! I’m proud to be on this side of the table and not the receiving end of all our armament lol

Mike 8 of these ships were built only 7 remain 1 was decommissioned after a large fire.

The defense budget asked for this year was $816 billion.....

the new Gerald Ford class carrier is by far larger with a crew of around 6500

I like how it just became a Ukraine war discussion at the midway part. I'm here for it. My first video watchin you lads. Cheers! I've subbed

Hmmmm, only a billion. I come from a long line of Navy military. I toured a huge military ship a few years back. They are amazingly large. A city at sea.

I used to drive the USS wasp

"The second most powerful" military on earth would probably sink this by "accident".

McDonnel Douglas Got the rights to build Harriers from the British just like bae has a licence to build the f35 lightning 2 for britain