US Powerful Submarine Torpedo Destroys Massive US Navy Ship During Training 

The most powerful Man in the World is not the President of The United States, but the Captain of a Nuclear Submarine....

Our company designed the sensory electronics for the Mk48 torpedo. I was one of the design engineers, and later for testing the actual performance. Originally the MK48 was intended to have a nuclear warhead, and the entire weapons section was short and lightweight. Due to treaties, the Navy altered it have only a conventional explosive warhead. This dramatically changed the weight distribution, made it heavier, and as a result it had less range, less speed, and clumbsier to handle. We analyzed hundreds of runs against both surface ships and submarines, and delivered the algorithms as to where the best explosive power was delivered. Submarines are tough to defeat, since the torpedo may go along side, below, or above the target, at varying angles, aspect ratios, and varying closure speeds (including nose-on as in the movie). However, I guarantee that the MK48 is able to handle all of these, and there is no escape unless you are basically out of range, and if that, the Captain is a fool for firing and wasting it.

A couple points, more than just Mk 48 torpedoes are used in the video. Harpoon and some other systems are used as well. One way you can tell the difference is the explosion. IF the ship rises up and snaps in half, it is a torpedo. Mk 48 is designed to break the keel of a ship, i.e. snap it into two distinct pieces. Harpoon and other missiles are designed to hole the ship and blow it apart from the inside out. It may take 2-3 Harpoons depending on the ship, its armor and where the missile penetrates. For most ships it only takes ONE Mk 48 torpedo to break it in half. Ships the size of aircraft carriers etc, may take a second torpedo or more depending on size tonnage and mass. But whatever ship it is, unless they have a top rated damage control crew, the ship is likely to sink even if it does not literally snap in half. I am former United States Navy Active, now medically retired due to service connected injuries as of 2014.

Impressive and mind blowing. The sub torpedoes are surgically precise -- like everything else the Navy does. ♥

So much technology, so many ressources, so much know-how we would need to HEAL the world instead of destroying it.

Watchin this and other NAVY posts gives me comfort as my 27 yr. old son serves our country aboard the USS Theodor Roosevelt CVN71.

How long does it take to load and shoot a torpedo at a fast moving ship that is attacking you ???????

They ALWAYS "Train" in calm seas and clear weather. Now thats the U.S. Navy we've all grown to be fond of...

The U.S. may have launched its first ballistic missile submarine in '57, but it wouldn't have had any missiles. Lockheed's first successful sub launch of the Polaris missile wasn't until late '59 or early '60. My grandfather worked on that after retiring from the Navy. He had a big certificate commemorating the launch.

Ahh, The good old days and sure missing those days when active at sea. Sure do miss that life ! The bigger the boom the better the day is/was, LOL.

So basically, the sub has to follow the target for 7 days, because that's how long it takes to load a torpedo.

Best part of torpedo and harpoon tests ... more berthing space for taller guys to stretch out their legs after duty hours.

The last ship I served on was an OHP class frigate. FFG 37 out of Pearl. She was decommissioned after I left her and it wasn't too many years ago that she met the same fate as many of the ships in this video. There really isn't any better way for a retired warship to go.

Thank you for a very educational and informative video.

Remember exercise JTFEX 01-2? It was in 2001 when the German stealth submarine U-24 “sunk” the “USS Enterprise”? The submarine passed all the security ships and surfaced right next to the aircraft carrier, having fictitiously sunk it. The assessment of a submarine always depends on its intended purpose

This is just like going to the shooting range with a host of new weapons...The target is toast! All I can say beyond that is that ISN'T THIS A LITTLE OVERKILL, BOYS? LMFAO!

Watching how long it takes them load a single torpedo asks how long does it really take in combat

"Reload torpedo!" Cue Jeopardy Theme.

Also are there torpedos loaded in the tubes at all times ready to be used? My guess is due to safety reasons. And, there isn’t too much to show us because of security reasons and surprises for the enemy.

You would think the process would be faster to simulate battle speed.

Sinkex is the most fun I ever had on a Boat

The Harpoon is back in the sub inventory !! Finally.

how do such young people operate and maintain all of this stuff? im thinking at least 15yrs experience to feel comfortable

How come the flag is still flying? Goes down with the ship?

I noticed the torpedoes have flat front ends. Thought they would be more 'pointy', more aerodynamic? Could somebody explain please? Thanks

It would be nice to see some new footage of torpedo firing instead of the same rehashed vid presented as such.

The last sighting of the mighty USS Denver LPD-9.

using After Ships Donation please .... 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 from 🇱🇰 srilanka we have a only 7 Ships😢

THIS IS WHY NO SHIPS NO MATTER HOW POWERFUL OR LARGE THEY ARE CAN EVER WITHSTAND TORPEDOES!!

four 16RP200-1-CM engines per boat, each rated at 3,350 brake horsepower.

очень крутая лодка. Прекрасное оружие империи.

despite all those electronics and who knows what other fanzy gadgets they have, it is still paper and pencil and every detail written down, the favorite means of control or command.

That torpedo hit was devastating.

Seems like it takes a bit of time to ready the weapon is this always the case?

Sad to see the FFGs being scuttled. I was in charge of buying parts for the 5” MK45 and MK13 GMLS built at FMC/NOD (later known as FMC Naval Systems).

Gut so !

I saw a few missiles being launched from the launch tank, but their power was not as powerful as a torpedo

Senjata canggih....tapi tak pernah menang perang

Does the torpedo come in next video?

I am a Navy veteran and retired Army 1SG. In the Navy I enlisted as an STS but, in sub school I found out, had no clue, that I was claustrophobic. They redid my contract for STG and it was back to San Diego and FLEASWTRACENPAC for STG “C” school. Aboard my destroyer the TM’s were in my division. As were the GMT’s for the ASROC. I wanted subs badly but, that was the 2nd of life’s great letdowns. Switched to the Army with sights set on SF and made it through SFAS but, blew my ACL in the 18D “Q” course. 3rd letdown. 🤔🥴 have to love the Bubble Heads. 🫡

"The Honeywell PHD6 is a state of the art multi-gas detector."

So what decides using a torpedo or missile to destroy a surface ship ?

I'm a plankowner USS Horne DLG-30 She sat in the San Francisco mothball fleet for years and towed to Hawaii for cinque pac. Word was she didn't want to sink..missile strike blew a hole midship..all the way through..

It seems to me that a total refit of such a large hull, such as the one sunk, would be more cost effective and faster than building something new. Or a partial refit then put it up for sale to Allies. I mean, if the Chinese can turn the Varyag into a supposed threat why couldn’t Iceland buy it and double its fleet or Philippines buy it, weld it to the Sierra Madre on the Second Thomas Shoal and double the “landmass.”

I know these test are necessary, but couldnt you just ironclad an old fishing boat for simple tests? That tank lander does not look that old or in bad shape. It seems like such a waste when we could sell it to another country or outfit it as a backup.

Face masks on a submarine. Almost as useful as screen doors.

The process for loading and arming the munitions in the torpedo tubes seems very complex and in the heat of battle, maybe a little too complex.

Great show , how do you compare against Sweden? 😂

Oaprey is called aswell a widowmaker...

guy on pad like wwowo slow down.he has never fly a helicopter. guy totally relaxed and know how to fly like that.😂 derrr

Do you know chinese hypersonic torpedoes?..

6:52 Tiger Woods popped onboard to give assistance

Is that where all my tax dollars are going? 😮

Massive US Navy Ship... a teeny-weeny Perry class Frigate... why am I sucker for these clickbaits... lol

Was that a Perry Class Frigate?

can you donate those decomissioned to philippines.

Nothing like being in a tube with 100+ other members of crew and wearing a mask thinking it will help LMFAO

God help our enemies!

Hardly a massive ship. It's one of the smallest. It's an Oliver Hazard Perry class Frigate

My ship 93-94. USS Thach FFG-43.

حتا احنا اليمنين بانعيد لكم تجارب كثير

Once I saw a vid of a naval fire fight in the Indian ocean with modern weapons .and that was scary crazy... Now nations are 10 times more armed so imagine

Then they attribute pollution to cars

Uhm... yeah... that's a Frigate, the SMALLEST US Blue Water ship we had... and all of those were retired for the Little Crappy Ship (LCS). Though we've started building "Frigates" again that are the same size as our Destroyers...

Di Indonesia gak ada namanya Kapal perang yang di pesiunkan Selama belum terbelah dua gak bakal berhenti di dinaskan biarpun mogok di LANAL😂

The ship is a Perry Class Frigate roughly 7000 tonnes, massive. Yeah nah mate.

These things could be immensely improved with narration... the little captions gimmicks are a pita.

Esto servirá para realizar alguna buena película que tal vez Hollywood ya solicito y pago

First of all they aren't going up against decommissioned old war ships..If it takes This long to fire a torpedo.. A destroyer has depth charges that can sink a submarine in a matter of minutes.. Better load and reload torpedoes faster.. Unless its a nuclear torpedo then there of course won't be a need for a second torpedo...

The government blows stuff up in the ocean, all while bitching about pollution.

It's dangerous with bare hands　

The ladder at 13:39 is not suitable for purpose and should be replaced with a better more stable design. There are options, that one looks like it sucks.

Com essa lentidão já teriam sido afundado

Bull that Perry class Frigate took 2 cruise missiles bombs and a torpedo. It didn’t sink till 2nd torpedo

Hate to tell you, Submarines aren't the only vessels with torpedoes. Your site is good for a laugh though

Why would they use Covid masks inside the submarine? Why not just test the personal before they board the sub 😂

There will come a day when battery technology will power subs on long missions. No diesel-electric, just electric. I'm sure the US Navy is keeping abreast of evolving battery technology, and maybe even funding it. Once someone comes up with that battery our subs will be as quiet as a mouse pissing on a cotton ball.

I had a student in my class who had worked on subs for the Navy. He told me what they would do on the 6 month missions. It was drilling holes in weapons to extract the alcohol from inside. Of course no alcohol, no gps). When the sub returned to Virginia, they occasionally had to fire a missile, but with no alcohol for the gyroscope, the missile would go all over the place. He laughed when he told me. I didn’t think it was funny at all.

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In this age of modern technology they still use a periscope when they can just put a mast with cameras that can rotate 360 degrees connected to monitors inside the sub. All they have to do is look at the monitors, no need to peek through and rotate the periscope everytime.

im just suprised this clip art video had 1.2 million views

Maybe the wife of the captain not the captain😂

What is the point in showing any of this stuff to our enemies ? Un less it is all old news that they already know about .

الصحه والعافيه

Хороша техніка ! Але не зрозуміло навіщо США витрачає щороку сотні мільярдів доларів на армію, коли у США кишка затонка для застосування цієї зброї проти тих, хто цього заслуговує ?

man that's too slow loading a torpedo and frightening to be that slow

if they only they made our cars like this

América 🇺🇲💪💪💪👌

Isto é uma demonstração de poder e precisão aos seus inimigos, em particular a China.

thats not a torp thats a harpoon missle

You're living in a metal tube, but yeah, I'm sure the facemask helps...

imgina q coisa linda isso entrando num navio russo

Pendant un entraînement, les USA détruisent leur propre navire.😅😅

이거 어뢰 실험이예요? 아니면 튼튼한 군함 장갑 실험이예요 ? ^ ^ 오히려 ^ ^ 어뢰 성능보다 ------> " 군함의 장갑 방어력 " 이 월등히 좋아 보입니다.. ㅋㅋ

Sure, it looks cool, but for those of us that have served on ships that we're eventually targets for a SINKEX, its pretty hard to watch......

Why do they wear those stupid baseball caps, they are not playing baseball but working on a submarine or ship.

7:26

😂fckurself❤ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

What's going on with the hair and shave @ 3:30 ?

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