What Would It Take To Sink USS Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier? 

If you should number your favourite movies including ships what would the order from 5 to 1 be? Which film genre would you choose - romance or action?

Rule no. 1 Never call a ship "Unsinkable".

“ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today!”

Infographics: How to sink the USS Gerald China: I’m listening

What could sink a FORD class carrier? Probably a CHEVROLET class carrier.

"Every ship is unsinkable, until it sinks". Admiral Michiel de Ruyter

Chinese: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

Ah yes, i too carry 162 anti-air guns on my person for “self defense”

Gerald R Ford: “Im unsinkable” Titanic 🚢 is typing...

*Iceberg: "Hold my beer..."*

So far, most unsinkable ships that have been made are sitting on the bottom of the ocean.

Japanese: this is the most powerful battleship America:my name Jeff

Americans: It's unsinkable! Some Swede in a diesel submarine: *Wanna bet?*

USS Gerald R Ford: I am unsinkable! *Titanic has joined the chat* *Bismarck has joined the chat* *Yamato has joined the chat* *Musashi has joined the chat* *HMS Hood has joined the chat*

"Unsinkable as some claim"..... Reminds me of something from history... Hope it has iceberg detection.

Japan’s kamakize pilot: Write that down!Write that down!

The survivability of any surface vessel predominantly depends on the bravery, and competence of the crew manning their stations.

People: Our ship is unsinkable! The ocean: Is that a challenge?

Carrier: I’m unsinkable Anti ship missile: allow me to introduce myself and my cousins, the torpedo, the cruise missile and our distant cousin the iceberg .

There's a reason we made space force. That's where the new "aircraft carriers" will be. Imagine being able to project power to 2-3 regions at a time using a single spacecraft. That will be what's coming. We won't know it's there

I welded on this ship for 3 yrs.. pretty awesome seeing it all come together.

The 3rd ww be like: "Well NATO, you see, we have been watching The Infographics Show, so now you dead"

This is how you get on the FBI's watchlist.

The ability of the crew to perform effective damage control is a factor you neglected to consider. Every Sailor is a Damage Controlman. Even if a small boat attack successfully damaged the ship, the crew would likely seal off the all water tight doors, and shore the hull as best as possible. Thus, preventing the sinking for the ship.

There are a number of ways to sink them. The issue is that they follow the Pegniun Motto: "Never swim alone!"

*One swedish submarine boi:* *"Hold my torpedo"*

Gordon Ramsay's insults would sink it in seconds

As to the comment that in 2006 a Chinese sub surfaced in the midst of a task force, and then states the that the task force did not know the sub was there. Just because the public statements said they did not know it was there because they were not actively looking for it, does not mean that they weren't looking. They are always looking. The sub was not considered hostile, so no action would have been taken, and let the other side think they got away with a PR gain. As one who flew ASW back in the late '60s, our air group had a technique that allowed us to detect and track a US Boomer. The only people we told about it was our own senior staff all the way up including the sub commands. I'm sure the subs are harder to detect these days and am equally sure detection techniques are better as well. We used to play games with our attack subs. This allow both sides to get better which is what war games are all about.

Great video, I liked the comparison to the Yamato

Bermuda Triangle: hold my 'megalodons'*

Some claim its unsinkable. Me: Is it a permanent land mass with firm attachments to the sea floor? No... Me: Then its sinkable.

What would it take to sink the Ford carrier? Godzilla and Kong standing on top of it fighting :p

13 billions for one aircraft carrier, two billions for one stealth bomber and I have 20 bucks left for the rest of the month. 😂

Navy vet here (Former FC stationed on a few carriers). Watch the documentary about sinking the USS Oriskany. They went through a lot of effort to ensure it sunk. 50 + years later, carriers are designed better to take more hits. During wartime there will always be a ship alongside a carrier. We were rarely left alone. They're too valuable to leave vulnerable like that.

STEP 1, TO SINK A SHIP: say it is unsinkable

chinese ships might be alright as long as they dont say MADE IN CHINA

One good fire set by a crew member.

In Soviet Russia, Ship sinks Iceberg

“And none so more then The Yamato”. *bismark cries in the corner*

“An aircraft carrier is poorly suited to defend against swarms of small attackers” I have one word: BRRRRRRT

I pray for a day when wars are fought as video games and the ones who loses the game practically defeated.

The next super carrier will be the avengers flying ship

Kim Jong Un's Weight: *"Hold my beer"*

I would say fairly accurate breakdown. Is a super carrier vulnerable? Yes, however how vulnerable depends on the tactics used. The trick is don't put the carrier in a dangerous situation that u can avoid i.e. close to shore or within range of a lot of missiles. That may keep them out of operational range, but not necessarily out of range on navel containment of the enemy.

Short Answer: táctical nukes or a battleship like Yamato.

First step to not getting your most expensive and powerful ship sunk : *DON'T CALL IT UNSINKABLE!*

Carriers are incredibly tough to sink. Check out the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests. The USS Saratoga (CV-3) didnt sink when the first one went off. Also the USS Kitty Hawk was used as a test platform to see what it would take to sink a modern carrier. The Navy was surprised on how hard it was to sink her using missiles, bombs, and torpedoes. Are carriers indestructible? No. But they are very hard to sink successfully.

The aircraft carrier would only be vulnerable in certain theaters

Aircraft carriers are not like battleships. They are not meant to engage directly in combat. They are basically just mobile airbases. Carriers always travel in strike groups consisting of destroyers, cruisers, subs and other smaller vessels that surround the carrier. These escorts are responsible for naval attack and defense. The carrier is just the ride for the aircraft cover and acts as the strike group’s command center. As long as aircraft are essential in naval warfare, large carriers that can deploy and maintain a powerful air presence anywhere in the world will always be necessary.

"Its Unsinkable" Iceberg: This is gonna be fun... again!

Why do people say biggest ever built my man? Like do frogs build bigger ones tf?

Last summer I went to go see it it’s was so cool of you don’t count the time I hat my head

How to sink the USS Gerald China: WRITETHATDOWNWRITETHAT DOWN

*[Enemies of the U.S. hastily adding this to their Watch Later playlist]*

According to the news, Covid 19 easily took out a US carrier battle group.

If it is a ship, by definition it is sinkable.

Man i love this series, i dont like documentaries but i like these idk y

"She's made of iron sir. I assure you she can, and she will" -- Thomas Andrews Titanic designer. Brilliant line

Swedish sub that sunk an american carrier in war games: *Hold my beer* every US carrier: why do i hear boss music

She is 100,000 tons of love and peace. Like a warm blanket. To protect our future generation. She was purposely built to defend. And when required, she can attack. Showing no mercy to her enemies

This man must love aircraft carriers

Japan be like -" We got Godzilla" Is your Aircraft carrier 'Nuclear radiation breath proof'?

You just need a swedish submarin .

“Zeus, our forces are being decimated by the Ford and we have nothing that can even get close to this thing. We must surrender” Zeus “No, RELEASE THE ICEBERG”

USS Gerald Ford: Sink me if you can! Swedish Submarine (AKA Gotland): Shut up!

Examples of unsinkable ships of history: Titanic: Hits some ice, sinks Bismarck: Gets overwhelmed, sinks USS Gerald Ford: ...

*Bermuda Triangle-* *“Hold my beer!”*

What would it take to sink a ship? Me: just call it unsinkable

when a ship is called unsinkable later then the ship sink

WTF is a phalnax turret. It's "Phalanx", and CIWS stands for Close In Weapons System.

Even if a missile gets through the defensive screen, a carrier is designed to take significant damage before sinking. Hell purposely sinking a carrier is a chore in of itself.

Great, now I know I'm on some watchlist somewhere!

Correction, the Bismarck was the most feared ship during WW2.

*Putin watches vid* Putin: ...huh

I mean, we Swedes did come with a diesel stirling electric powers sub and sank it in War games. Just saying

Sinking a US Carrier would spell the end of that Nation.

Godzilla and Kong: we already sank it 😒

USS Ford: I'm unsinkable RMS Titanic: Join me to the bottom of the ocean

North Korea is watching this

I am sure military planners are looking into ways to sink carrier or render it inoperable, and ways to counter it depending which side you are on.

While many after action reports and modern historians will tell you otherwise, the US Navy was NOT out to sink the Yamato. It was a 1 day ceasefire in which America was helping test the Yamato's submarine capabilities. The test continue to be inconclusive, as it has yet to surface.

Man has never made anything that cannot be destroyed. So, short story, yes, it can definitely be sunk.

They always say it's unsinkable. Until it does sink.

USS Gerald Ford : I AM UNSINKABLE!!! Every Navies of the world: Lets set aside our differences first because we had an arrogant common enemy! Every ship that was nicknamed Unsinkable, Invisible, King of the Seas that was sank: You dare challenge me? * Ascends from the deep abyss of the oceans*

US Navy: Ford carriers are impossible to sink Ice Berg: Hold my beer

None of this analysis touched on what happens if the carrier gets hit. That's the crucial part of how sinkable a ship is. In war, nothing goes perfectly. A carrier WILL get hit if attacked enough. How thick is its armor above and below the waterline? How good is its comparmentalization to minimize fires or flooding? How well-protected are the ship's magazines? Apparently none of this matters, because the Ford-class carriers exist in a world of perfect military efficiency and can never be hit by anything, ever.

Phalanx CIWS “FALNAX!?”

"Obsolete" was the word of the day for this video.

Carriers won’t be obsolete until airplanes are obsolete.

Swedish submarine: "hold my öl"

Summary of the video: You can sink it but it's really hard to do it

I’ve got an idea for an anti-ship weapon: Lies on the seafloor, absorbing and pressurizing gases. Sinks ships via either remote control or some sort of sonar to trigger it, and when triggered, it rapidly releases the gases, reducing the density of the water and making any ship sink to its doom.

Navy builds an almost indestructible ship People: name every weapon on earth and saying it could withstand them Me:black hole time

Supercarriers: "I'm invincible" Railguns: "looking forward to your EM shield"

Didn't Sweden in a war game with the US sink the aircraftcarrier ? all that was needed was 1 submarine, it went past the whole battlegroup undetected

“Let the truth be known, no ship is unsinkable.” - Thomas Andrews

The problem with attacking a carrier fleet is the US has 11 carrier strike groups and 3-4 of them are always ready to go pay you back.

uss gerald: im the strongest on the sea iceberg:am i a joke to you

Hi I’m from Russia intelligence agency thank for information. Definitely subscribed.

Everyones gangster until they hit an iceberg