Life Inside Massive US Destroyer in Middle of Rough Sea 

There's no rough seas, and nothing about life on board a destroyer. And, about half the video is about a Coast Guard icebreaker.

Yes. Please show what you state your video is about. Although interesting, I was expecting to see destroyers in rough seas.

Rough Seas? still waiting to see that

I love the part about destroyers in rough seas

What happened to the destroyer in rough seas??????

Destroyers are heavily armed, but NOT armored. That's why they're referred to as "tin cans."

wow.... that was some of the coolest life on board a destroyer in rough sees video I've ever seen! LOL

Did I miss the part about Life Inside Massive US Destroyer in Middle of Rough Sea?

I really liked your take on 'Drydocks'. The U.S. Navy does not have enough for most were divested after the Berlin Wall fell and the Navy shrank over 50%. There are very few U.S. Navy Floating Drydocks overseas anymore which used to accompany every Destroyer Tender . . . which no longer exist. The growing U.S. Navy fleet needs Surface Combatant Tenders and associated Drydocks more today and in the future than ever before to service our fleet of 70+ destroyers and soon to be Frigates. One can only hope they will be built and deployed soon for every Unified Combatant Commander needs them available to support their forces forward deployed TODAY!

I ran across some big naval ship way off shore a few years back , i talked to him on the radio , usually they wont answer or talk to you unless your endangering them , like driving the boat stupid close or in its path , we were just cruising the same way , not very close ...i thought it was pretty cool ..

Destroyers are incredibly capable ships, as are their sailors. They protect our carriers plus a whole bunch of other tough duties.. But as a former carrier sailor I have to say Destroyers are not massive. Battle ships were and carriers are. Having said that, I have the upmost respect for Tin Can sailors. They do an impressive job in protecting the fleet. I can't tell you how often we were cutting through heavy seas without much movement, only to see our Destroyers playing part time Submarine. Dry foods on those days.

As someone who done time in the NAVY, I often wonder why they never really show what life is like for each trade, firing missiles and guns are a very small part of life in the navy, God you spend more time cleaning then ever firing a missile or a gun.

not much in the way of rough seas here. when you walk down the Pway with one foot on the deck, and one on the bulkhead things are starting to get fun.

I served aboard the USS Reid FFG-30 and we were in 25-30ft swells for about a week. What a ride that was.

Congratulations to the U.S. navy and army. Beautiful ships and airplanes. It is amazing to watch those airplanes taking off from icy lands. Thank you for the video!!

As an old Tin Can Sailor myself I'm glad I only got sea sick twice. Once on my first day out at sea and the second after eating Swedish meatballs and blueberry pie. The second time might not be from sea sickness.

My Dad was on the USS Selfridge (DD357) in the 1930s at 16 years old. It was his first ship in the 20 years he served and it steamed into Pearl Harbor on December 6th, 1941. They managed to get out of Pearl on the 7th when the Japs attacked and later on was torpedoed twice in the Solomon Islands Battle. They managed to limp back to San Diego for damage repair.

My dad was on the Saratoga in WW2. He said they didnt avoid any storms, just went through them.

Oh my God! I can’t believe they let that little girl steer that big boat. I know it was just for a photo op but she could have sunk that boat!!!

I had orders to the Arleigh Burke as a plankowner. Was in school for the new sonar suite. Gramm Rudman kicked in and due to that I would have re-enlisted for six without my $30k bonus. With a one year instructor billet and five at sea…got out and went right into the Army. Budget was approved a couple weeks later. Have kicked myself in the ass ever since. Although the contract would have already been signed so, it all worked out just fine and retired from the Army.

I don't know your experience on US Naval vessels in today's current fleets, but most fleet sailors would not call a destroyer a "massive" ship. A nuke Carrier would be a "massive" ship. If you ever sailed in the north Atlantic during a winter storm, you would feel how small a Destroyer is...LOL!! 🤣 Only ocean tugs, patrol craft and mine sweeps make a destroyer feel big.

Well, maybe I was the lucky one. I spent 2 yrs aboard an Ice Breaker (Uss Atka AGB 3)) and 2 yrs aboard a destroyer (Uss William C. Law DD763). Everything in the skit above is right on. Duty was not good in either one. Icebreaker life on the Barrett Sea is not fun. Made 2 trips to the North Pole and 1 trip to the South Pole. Both were quite an experience. Not something I would recommend for anyone. Learned a lot and saw a lot but life on an Ice Breaker is something much different. Powdered Eggs, Powdered Milk, Stale Vegetables, Cold and a bunch of other things. Only Morse Code for transmission. That should tell you all you need to know. Destroyer was overcrowded, and subject to uncomfortable rides in rough seas. Of course this all was in the 60's. Probably both are much better today. Go Navy.

I want that 15 minutes of my life back.

Wow that rough sea is insane! how do they cope.....

I was lucky enough to serve on the USS Arleigh Burke DDG51 I love that ship.

No destroyer feels massive in a storm. Skirting a typhoon in the south pacific on a Gearing class destroyer we lost steering due to an electrical fire in after steering. That caused loss of propulsion and electrical power, multiple fires and we lost one shipmate overboard. He was never found. We were at GQ for 10 hours to save the ship.

After world war 1 and 2, every country have sorted themselves out, I wish very hard that we don't have to have them at all, but being at 51 years old, it's unfortunate but a must. This equipment is unbelievable but this show really nothing about her deep down. She's a scary piece of work.

Imagine being the guy in the forward cannon chucking the shells out after each firing! :-)

Good video for a class of six graders. Also destroyers are NOT heavily armored. Heavily armored ships are called battleships none of which the USN has.

I spent 24 years in the Air Force, and these guys had nothing on us. We had to stay at 3 star accommodations, and if we were lucky, our food would be at the right temperature when it was served.

This is an excellent recruiting video for the US Navy and the US Coast Guard!

I've heard destroyers described in many, MANY ways. My Dad was in the US Navy, and did duty on a destroyer. I have heard MANY MANY of his colorful descriptions of a destroyer.........MASSIVE was NOT one of them🤣

USN destroyer becoming USCG ice breaker, how cool is that.

When you’re on a LST in rough weather then come back 😂

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The term 'destroyer' is an abbreviation of 'Torpedo Boat Destroyer',a vessel designed to protect capital ships from torpedo attack and dates back to the 19th century.

Watching a C-17 Globemaster land on ice is unreal.

Still waiting for rough seas... Won't be back

It's not just me then, I've experienced rougher waters in the shower.

No rough sea but the John S. McCain made the video worth watching .

I spent 3 years on the USS John S. McCain DL-3... Rough seas, try riding out a Typhoon and you may see green over the bow and as high as the bridge.

Crazy. U know this is old when u see the blue berries cuz rn we have green type III’s

Hopper’s boat!!!!!! “Summer camp???” If you know, you know.

No, destroyers were neither first conceived by the US nor in 1902.

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I'm glad I paused the video and read the comments first. U want get my view 😉😉👍🏾👍🏾

Show us the food served. That's always cool.

Still waiting for rough sea bit!

SO where was the rough seas at because I sure didn't see any!

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Massive destroyer? Sort of like jumbo shrimp! I loved being in the tin can fleet.

Never thought of destroyers as heavily armored? Unless destroyers have changed.

thanks for the interesting vid I learned a lot about modern destroyers

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How we get from Destroyer to Icebreaker. And lol, go on a LPD in 30 footers. Gator Navy ROCKS!!!

"Massive" and "destroyer" don't really belong in the same phrase, not for someone who grew up on aircraft carriers and battleships :D

I really wish the navy and CG would allow citizen volunteers come out for like month long deployments doing jobs like cooking, cleaning, maintenance and as laborers. Id go at least twice a years...i thought hard about joining the navy after hs but i honestly didnt want to go through boot camp a 4th time.

that guy with the tattoos would have been in trouble when i was in the military service

This is why I read the comments first. Thanks for the heads up.

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When do you get to the "Life Inside Massive US Destroyer in Middle of Rough Sea" part?!?!?!?!?

Lefty is RIGHT. Been there and walked that way!

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Have you seen a destroyer docked next to a Trident Sub? Or a destroyer moored next to a new carrier like the Gerald R Ford? Or an old battlewagon like the New Jersey, Iowa or Missouri? Read the comments from folks on here who are USN. Destroyers are fast, maneuverable and can inflict serious damage due to the armament with which they are equipped and...their aforementioned speed and maneuverability. They protect the cruisers, carriers, and surface cruising submarines... Listen and read what folks have experienced having been there and done that. My father spent WW2 in the Pacific and Korea in the Navy. His experiences were interesting.... Okinawa, Tarawa, Guadalcanal, Midway, Iwojima, Phillipines, and finally ferrying MacArthur into Tokyo Bay to board the Missouri to accept Japan's surrender

Background music is too loud; overwhelming the narration.

I don't get the idea here, but I enjoyed it all anyway. I guess I don't have anything more important to do right now.

The person taking the video knew way better than to walk over the rigging instead of around it. Snapback is the silent assassin, shipmate.

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That 5" inch video here is a mix of mk45 and mk62. Two very different guns

Rough seas???

Now how did this video go from life aboard a destroyer to ice plane's

Heavily armoured? Seriously, self propelled torpedoes? If it's not propelled it's called a mine. FFS, terrible clip will be blocking this one

I am actually about to start at one of the 2 locations that make these ships this Monday

It was the Spanish not the US who came up with the destroyer in 1898. Ferdinand Villamaal had the idea.

Whenever I see our military in action like this I think to myself "I wonder how many spies China has enlisted in our military?" I know for sure it's not zero

12 years destroyer sea duty, I lived it.

never saw the rough sea

The Arliegh Burke class destroyer! Named after good ol' 31 not Burke himself, hero of World War II!

They should've been named Destroyee's not Destroyers because they were created to protect aircraft carriers by intercepting torpedoes & taking the hit instead of the intended target.

Hmmm... I'm watching the wrong video. I was looking for rough seas. Oh well.

In today's world there are 2 types of US Navy vessels. 1. Submarines 2. Targets

Its not about “life inside a destroyer” but “a destroyer itself”.

destroyers are not "boats" they are "ships."

The destroyer class was not invented by the USA, it was invented by the Spanish Navy in 1885.

Interesting vid which changes a lot. I looked at the name on the stern and realised it was my Surname, LASSEN (which is Danish and also a German verb). Jim Lassen

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When was the destroyer in rough seas??

I wonder what it cost the guy to be rescued from the ice.

What rough seas ???🤔🤔🤔 Looked liked dead calm glass sea to me.

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No, they are not "well armored". I have personally seen with my own eyes the side plating. A machine gun with armor piercing bullets would go through it like butter. Just a hair over 1/2 inch thick.

Even a neophyte knows these are ships, NOT boats.

Rough seas?

How many Shellback have watched this? Also, does the Navy still do the ceremony? I heard murmurs of toning it down, comparing it to hazing...imagine that, hehe!

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LOL. "MASSIVE" Destroyer??? We call them "Tin Cans". I served 25 years in the US NAVY, including 4 years on an Adams class destroyer. The whole fleet call destroyers "small boys" because they are so small. The important part is not how big they are, but how big their punch is. Destroyers are fast, highly maneuverable and packed with armament. ...and let's talk about survivability. Due to lots of tiny, watertight compartments, destroyers can take heavy damage and still fight back. I'm very proudly a "Tin Can" sailor.

Nothing rough smooth sailing when you berry the gun mount on the bow then its rough