USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Completes Milestone Move 

This was my first ship. It brings back fond memories whenever I see her.

I was at Senator Stennis’ retirement party in 1985(?) when President Reagan announced the next carrier would be the USS John C. Stennis. It’s unbelievable the feeling I got when the US Marine band played Hail to the Chief and the President comes on stage. It was a night to remember!!! Senator Stennis was a special man and was head of the Armed Services Committee for many years. He always represented the people and stood for a strong defense for America🇺🇸

Thank you virginians and all americans who helped protect our nation . Love from Baltimore.

It was amazing to see it come out of the dry dock and into OB1! I love working here!

Now that’s a true carrier, great ship yard also…❤

This is one of the things I love about my job at Newport News shipbuilding. Getting to see stuff like this

I did 2 tours on her in 04 and 06. Glad to see she's still kickin!

Proud to be a Hampton Roads resident for 50 years and seeing the outstanding deliveries to our Navy over the decades! Thank you! Helping keep our employment high and workforce skilled!

I ran thousands of feet of cat 5 aand fiber optic on this ship back in 99' back h9me in San Diego. Went from the Stennis to the Lincoln to the Carl Vinson and plenty other ships before and after. IT 21 Install. Got to go on the way too. Navy brat Army guy. Fly Army.

Glad to see the old girl afloat again. I was aboard Oct 2010 - Mar 2014, I retired from that ship.

I love my country.

Memories of being stationed on Forrestal CVA 59 Norfolk naval shipyard Portsmouth VA 1966 drydock being fitted out to head for WESTPAC I can still hear the chipping hammers!

Very cool to see the sped up video like that.

Great video Thank you!

UK here, that thing is huge, look at those tiny figures, on deck, all that space, for planes.

I got to go aboard her when She was still new, in 1996 or 1997. She stopped at Port Everglades; in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

HII, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!

I am a plankowner of CVN-71 when I was first assigned there were about 50 of us living in a building in Norfolk. Spent a bit of time in Newport News before and after her commissioning. We brought it online and got all the kinks out, including the hull straightening via three hydrogen bombs lit off the rear end of it. Many memories.

along with the refit and upgrade of our current ships, its good to see the museum ships all entering drydock repairs - their missions may be over but by bringing them back on maintenance we can ensure they're available should we need them again one day. Our navy has a lot to rebuild.

The fact that ten of these were built still bewilders me to this day...and it's not even our most advanced Super Carrier.

Outstanding!

Moran tugs - worked Miami and Port Everglades ( Ft. Lauderdale ) for them in 90's /00's . Real fun with cruise ship terminal's ...

Awesome! 👍

I got to meet retired Sen. Stennis who the aircraft carrier is named after when visiting my father a few decades past in Meridian, MS. It was most interesting in talking with Sen. Stennis over coffee and breakfast that morning. The carrier carries a name to be very proud of. May her crew always come home safely. Shalom

Awesome Shipmates!! New upholstery and a big fresh tank of gas. Soon you will be out there again, making us proud. Im a Plankowner on the Lincoln, and the shipyard was home for a while.

Rock on. Newport News!

proud new ship. love the view when the boat pull her out of the dock i don't want to talk her down, just to clarify! not in ANY way. just want to say, me - personally - waiting for her younger sister CVN 80 Lets make sure history never forgets the name .... ENTERPRISE!!!! Greetings from austria / europe

Beautiful! Magestic!

This is Super!

The possible firepower projection of a US Carrier 2:32 is something most people do not have any comprehension of. That's not to mention the other vessels which accompany it. Seeing it eased out of drydock by tugs, covered in scaffolding, that awesome is still in the air.

What a monster, What an asset. Please protect her and others like her.

I was still in grade school when this ship was launched hope it will still be around when I retire 👍

When is the next video for the construction of the USS Enterprise CVN-80.

I was there on JCS in 1996. Went under her in dry dock, rode her around the world in 1998. Beautiful ship. Shellback. Order of Magellan. It’s just a shame they cancelled our Mediterranean ports because of Sodamn Insane.

As a submariner, all I can say is wow, that is one huge target...

Plank owner here, looks like the same spot she was tied up when I showed up in June of 1995 . Less rust this time… and hopefully better crew spirits …. AT 3 Diaz - arriving

The most epic “watching paint dry” music

The beep beep beep it makes as it backs up can be heard 3 miles away. 😁😁😁

United States Ship CVN-71 John Stennis. We are proud of your call to duty and battle stations. Yahweh bless the United States of America 🇺🇸.

I was on the Carl Vinson back in the 80’s. I remember when we were in dry dock at Hunters Point in ‘87. What a spectacular time and experience.

1:31 What is the red and white checker pattern on the front used for?

Curious when the prop covers come off.

Served On The Stennis from 2000-2003

I guess one of the nice about carriers when they do this is they can just pile everything that is coming with them on the deck like a damn sailing warehouse.

Ready for Deployment!

They show the boat being taken out of two different drydocks, DD-12 and I'm not sure about the other one, (it was the South Yard anyway)

We have 100,000 ton patient who needs her two hearts operated on. She has to be prepared for surgery over 6 months, surgical time is one year and 6 months recovers from the invasive procedure. Yes, we have to cut open the patient to do this with heavy surgical equipment, no Slim Jim catheter surgery. Reactor refueling is like that.

what was that blurred thingy?

And every sub commander in the world is looking on with keen interest at the return of their target.

Just bought this stock, its my belief the US has to improve their fleet and it should do very well. I wonder what they are bluring out at the end :D

I remember when HMCS VANCOUVER was in her battle group

She will be welcomed back to the fleet. Bremerton will be happy to have her back.

Great jobs!!

Are the Navy crew living on the ship while in dry dock?

I just want more cvn-80 updates.

GREATEST FEATURE NEW-DEVELOPED US NAVY SHIPS IS, ONCE THEIR BY INFANT TECHNOLOGY TEST --- THEY ACTUALLY WORK!!!

Wow they took that dry dock door a ways away didn’t they!

You many months till she goes to sea ?

Tailhooker 2001. Privileged to have been onboard.

As a former CO of mine said, "Sailor's belong on ships and ships belong at sea"! Well, she's getting closer to going back to sea!

If I see something blurred out, it makes me want to find out what it could be. CWIS platform protecting the dock?

What do the do with the reactors during maintenance periods like this in dry dock ? Are they shut down or very reduced running ? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I wonder if the kids on Regulus 5 get this same kind of thrill when they see one of their giant motherships leave the birthing docks?

I have to ask, how much say do the commanding officer of the ship have in the say of what work gets done during a dry dock period? They would know if say the power plant needed more attention and more funding than say the weapons upgrades. Do they have a budget or does the navy say exactly what should be spent on what systems? I understand that during a overhaul certain systems need to be upgraded class wide but every ship is different

are we ignoring the blurry blob?

When do ships like the Stennis start to move under their own power after the RCOH??

i served on it with my squadran!!!

Deployed with her in 2000.

SPLASH DAY

Begs the question of what exactly is blurred out at the bottom there - my guess is something pertaining to the refueling process, because on Google Maps it has a very thick wall around it with limited ingress and egress routes.

Gerald ford class?

Took.the Independence CVA 62 into dry dock for SLEP 1971. Spiffed the old girl up, new boilers,cats and arresting gear engines, radars, screws. Went in with Vietnam era and Korean war birds and gear and came out with sea sparrows, ditched the bridle and got all launch bar ability which meant F14s😂, non distillate fuel, heck for us ships company got to see the old girl from top to bottom and stripped nekkid tho and rummaged thru her innards and beau coup house keeping and rennovation of spaces. Fair winds and following seas

Dry dock No.74

I do hope this $12 billion dollar floating target is build with the conventional catapults and arresting gear and not the all new and improved versions like on the Ford that only work when the latest software upgrade is rebooted into the system.

once the most powerful ship on earth.........

That's it? You moved slightly up and to the right. That's your move? (Its a quote from Family Guy don't get angry)

Adelaide Australia

Beep.....Beep....Beep.... We so needed the reversing sounds while she was pulling out of the dry dock instead of the music.....

Ensign, 1/3 impulse power.... take us out.

Victor Harbour Air Port Is Not True

...and she'll be out to sea by 2035.

I Got 747 Problems

I’m surprised the cancel culture crew hasn’t demanded this avowed racists name be removed from the ship. That just tells me they only demand what they’re told to demand. Cause John Stennis is definitely worthy of being cancelled.

Years for refit really? I smell a governmental gravy contract.

Magnificient ship, like all our carriers. May she never have to launch her planes in anger.

I love you american my future usa country dream❤️😊🇺🇸