It would be so sick if you made a video about how underwater cables came to be and how they work nowadays.

@trialanderror9004

Жыл бұрын

That would be pretty cool.

@jffrancais4559

Жыл бұрын

I mean, just think about it. There are underwater cables that connect the US to Europe which is just crazy to think. I have no idea how on earth they were made, but that would be an interesting topic to learn about.

@sachin2842

Жыл бұрын

google it already they have so many good info. it was usa and england first established I think. they work normally cool with time to time maintenance to say briefly.

@fersuvious

Жыл бұрын

@nerdwriter has an amazing video about this.

@konstantin6482

Жыл бұрын

I was always curious about it

As a former submariner, I can neither confirm nor deny that I enjoyed this video.

@bubblehead4270

Жыл бұрын

Fellow bubblehead here

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

Aw Tom.....u liked it u rascal u.... ;P

@samithedood

Жыл бұрын

Speaking as someone who snorkeled once, we stand with you

@joelmctaggart3187

Жыл бұрын

Sensible comment.

@edwardta3202

Жыл бұрын

Did a tour on a SSBN. Most rewarding experience in my life.

My son retired from the SECRET SILENT SERVICE after 20 years. He gave me a tour of his sub and the tight quarters the submariner’s live and operate in daily. It takes a different kind of person to be underwater in a metal tube for days and months - a really brave kind of man.

@lisabradyusa

3 ай бұрын

@lisabradyusa

3 ай бұрын

My son is deployed on one at this very moment. Hurry up and wait (for him to get home). God Bless our Troops! Past, present, future ❤️

@PrestonGarvey69

3 ай бұрын

There have been cases of men going mad and not causing a mutiny, but just outright freaking out having a panic attack because they are hundreds of feet underwater with no escape or ability to leave till they resurface. It's a fear not many humans get to experience because not many people get to be on subs. I've been told it's like the fear of an airplane but 100x worse because their death can be instant rather than having time to parachute out, and you can't swim out compared to jumping out of an airplane; YOU ARE THERE until the sub resurfaces.

@lisabradyusa

3 ай бұрын

@@PrestonGarvey69 thanks for that dose of truth, I ask that we pray for the crew and all the deployed right now. Pray the submariners don’t freak out because there is no out. They vet the guys good before they go under so they can do it! Stay strong out there y’all!

@edmartin875

2 ай бұрын

And they are all volunteers.

Wanna hear something that utterly ups the terrifying nature of nuclear submarines? I was cleaning out my ex’s car some years ago, and found some documents from her ex, who had served on an ICBM submarine in the US navy. One mentioned a dishonorable discharge from his military service. I was curious as to how he had managed to get a dishonorable discharge, so i asked. Her answer changed the way i view the world forever. Homeboy had been selling his fellow sailors LSD, while on active duty. I mean, i thought that scene from Apocalypse Now was wild, but hearing this story was mind blowing. People with their fingers on the doomsday button, tripping balls on acid in a compressed metal tube with no windows. True story.

@WarriorBane

Ай бұрын

Holy F@&$#

@tobyjohnson2771

26 күн бұрын

Yep, heard the same thing within the Australian Navy. LSD is huge in the military because its not detectable via drug testing... Who knows what tripping balls on a sub and not getting caught is like, cannot imagine anything worse

@yagbadshobotski735

11 күн бұрын

Thankfully, they cant just launch the missiles on a whim.

@perolden

5 күн бұрын

That does not matter at all, these 'heads' can not launch any weapon anyway.

@gruboziarnisty

Күн бұрын

There is no such thing as doomsday button

In a world of tiktoks and KZread shorts it's always amazing that Johnny is able to consistently make these 30 minute videos and still hold our attention Amazing editing!!

@johnnyharris

Жыл бұрын

This comment means the world to me. Thank you

@VaibhavSharma-zj4gk

Жыл бұрын

It felt like a movie climax for 30 minutes

@1DontNoclip

Жыл бұрын

It's not the editing, it's him, if there was just some random other person nobody would watch it

@avgoustinos92

Жыл бұрын

The average TikTok user doesn't care for this kind of content, that's why.

@tylernorby4939

Жыл бұрын

@@avgoustinos92 Using apps like Tiktok is just so stupid. It's an incredible time sink and destroys your attention span. Goodluck being productive if you can't stay focused for long because your brain has been messed up by Tiktok.

As a current submariner, it's appriciated that so many people are starting to realize we exist. Quality video

@shellracer3189

Жыл бұрын

What's that even like

@SPOcepSS

Жыл бұрын

@@shellracer3189 close all the windows in your house and disconnect the internet and data, that’s what it’s like. Obviously smaller but you get use to it pretty quick

@shellracer3189

Жыл бұрын

@@SPOcepSS what do you even do all the time like it seems so boring

@zan1971

Жыл бұрын

Is that really appreciated? I mean isn't being stealthy and blending into the background your entire purpose?

@SPOcepSS

Жыл бұрын

@@shellracer3189 you stand 6-8 hours of watch, then have 6-8 hours of like either maintenance, or you time which usually people will play games, talk, workout or sometimes sleep extra or work on projects or other stuff related to work, then you have 6-8 hours of designated sleep time. So yes it is very boring 🤣 usually you have some HDDs with a lot of stuff to keep you entertained or cards and board/video games

Was open-water kayaking off the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA when a very large sub slipped by underneath me. Saw a faint dark shadow and felt a "swell" as it passed with just the slightest mechanical sound. Very strange experience.

@edmartin875

2 ай бұрын

The water must have been deep where you were. I was on a smaller boat than the Ohio class in the 70's and SOP was to surface when inbound at the 100 fathom curve (600 feet).

@michaelsmith2733

13 күн бұрын

I know there is at least one base in the Puget sound. My grand parents lived above the Narrows and we could use Grandpas binoculars to watch the ocean going traffic, many were subs. This was back in the early 60's.

@sdoitla1431

13 күн бұрын

@@michaelsmith2733 Submarine Base - Bangor, on Hood Canal.

I just love how KZread randomly recommended this video to me and when I went to the channel's videos, I saw that he uploaded a video about the underwater cables just 2 weeks ago. Love it.

@cjune21

8 сағат бұрын

You're impressed that your phone's listening to you or monitoring all your data and it knows what to send you such a liberal you're just like this beta guy in this video

The coolest thing about submarines that i know about is that the design of each propeller is confidential as it can be used to isolate their sound profile, which is why you will see subs all the time in dry dock and a tarp over the tail

@srice8959

Жыл бұрын

Also every submarine has an Odd Amount of Blades. I can’t remember why, but any subs with an even amount of blades makes way more noise and is also less efficient as one with an odd amount

@michellekennedy4426

Жыл бұрын

Wait,where are you living that you can see subs in dry dock? I would of thought they'd be hidden away if in dry dock.

@srice8959

Жыл бұрын

@@michellekennedy4426 One of the Drydocks is in Connecticut

@jonangelo3705

Жыл бұрын

@@srice8959 rotton groton lol

@berrybbenson4634

Жыл бұрын

@@jonangelo3705 EB the pinnacle of efficiency lmao.

I find it absolutely insane that the main factor that keeps humanity from annihilating itself is different groups of humans divided by arbitrary borders holding a knife at each others throat at all times.

@The_Viscount

10 ай бұрын

And, yet, it mostly works. For the entirety of the first cold war, the east and west sat with guns to each other's heads. This forced everyone to negotiate and compromise.

@spencerscott6347

10 ай бұрын

​@@The_Viscount not only that but the fear was a shared experience on both sides. we thought Russia was big mean but they were just as terrified. and it was actually one of those underwater cable hacks that made the Americans realize how scared the soviets were themselves that led to the talks to finally start the end of the cold war.

@henriksvensson126

10 ай бұрын

Yes and it's childish.

@maximiliandort3489

10 ай бұрын

@@henriksvensson126 the childishness of it is what terrifies me most.

@PjKneisel

10 ай бұрын

Yeah and it seems like all it would take would be a country with this capability to have some sort of despotic tyrant who does a “suicide by cop” to potentially end everything for everyone everywhere.

I lived that life for ten years and its still entertaining to hear about it on your channel. I would really love your take on Admiral Rickover. He was a legend amongst submarine nukes. Especially because he wasn't just given the go ahead to but nuclear plants on submarines. It led to the abomination of the uss enterprise with it 8 submarine nuclear reactors. The only of its kind out of his defiance to produce a nuclear carrier instead of a submarine. It was said that the enterprise was supposed to be so absurdly expensive that it would never be built. Of course it was built anyway. Rickover also obtained funds for his reactor prototypes via "creative ways" when his research projects were denied.

It's incredible we getting this top tier journalism for free. You and your amazing team have my full support, thanks for the great vid.

@scottrunge4077

5 ай бұрын

top tier journalism? there is nothing in this video that is new and he literally is using video from modern marvels.... TOP TIER!!! lol

@carloandreaguilar5916

Ай бұрын

@@scottrunge4077nobody said he presented anything new, they said it’s top tier journalism, which it is. The way he explained and communicated the video is top tier, made it interesting from start to finish while informing us of it all.

Yes Johnny! I would be more than happy for you to 'dive' down the sub spying rabbit hole. I mean I'm happy to watch more or less all of the stuff you make for us anyway, but, and I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself, I think a lot of us must love you not just for your detail but your unusual yet fascinating choice of subjects. You make me feel like I'm learning about stuff that's dangerous to know lol.

@maceyboyo1282

Жыл бұрын

same!

@wobblysauce

Жыл бұрын

It isn’t just a rabbit hole.

@kobinakalle

Жыл бұрын

This

@onlyonelink

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@sarthakthememegod

Жыл бұрын

101% Agreed

As a current submariner this is probably one of the most informative and entertaining submarine videos on KZread. A lot of in depth knowledge

@Tethloach1

Жыл бұрын

back in 2019 I wondered how big submarines were, then was amazed to find out that they can be as big as sky scrapers. Air craft carriers are like several city blocks. If technology keeps advancing then people will have stationary bases under water.

@whatever_12

Жыл бұрын

One thing i wonder is how loud is it inside? I got to be on a frigate and was shocked at how loud the environment was.. Almost like in an industrial factory

@jacobrogers2214

Жыл бұрын

@smartereveryday is weeping silently

@berrybbenson4634

Жыл бұрын

Former NAV ET here and yeah submarines are cool, unless you're on one xD. One of the most rigorous and stressful jobs on the planet. I don't think I will experience something even remotely that difficult again and I'm glad.

@12crenshaw

Жыл бұрын

Lol what? It was like goodnight storytime. What was so in-depth?

The people who invented subs are genius The people who built them are skilled The people who navigate them are cunning The people who they target are....toast. You could do a whole video on each group of people because there are a lot of Rabbit holes involved in every aspect. Well done on explaining the submarine I learned alot from your videos. Thanks 👍

The video is awesome, but there is something that I need to point out in the beginning of the clip - this is not a rocket, it is a missile. -> The rocket's motion is based mostly on the natural laws of physics - aerodynamics, ballistics, direction of launch, gravitational forces. It is in many cases considered an artillery projectile with a thrust generator in its tail. Once launched, it cannot be guided, so it usually hits the target it's aimed at, as long as this target is reached before the fuel gets depleted. -> The missile is intended for pinpoint precision. You need to make sure the missile hits not just A target, but THE target. Therefore it has several guidance systems and sensors such as GPS, INS, RADAR, heat or radiation-seeking etc. It also has a rocket engine, but it is used only in the initial stage of the weapon. And, since they don't need to be aimed, missiles are almost always launched vertically. -> Here is where the confusion may come. Any vessel which is intended to carry out people or equipment in space, is called a "rocket", and it used to be such for a long time - the rocket sends the package in space and falls back to Earth as, technically, a piece of metal junk. However, the SpaceX Falcon rockets are called rockets, but are actually missiles, since they can be guided back to the launch bay and used again and again.

I cannot express how I am grateful to the whole team behind these scenes. Kudos to you guys.

@johnnyharris

Жыл бұрын

for real. such a powerhouse team of smart creative people bringing stories like this to life

@Vellis.

Жыл бұрын

Waffle House?

@ConspiracyVoid4

6 ай бұрын

Yeah this is some amazing content

What I love about Johnny Harris' videos is that they always feel like a friend that grabs me by the forearms, wide eyed, and whisperly shouts "you won't believe what I've just read!" Just makes me forget how many hours of research, scripting, and editing went into making these awesome videos.

Fun fact about MIRVs is that not all 12 warheads will be thermonuclear bombs. I don't know the ratio, but there will usually be several dummy warheads in the mix. And while the Mk. 7 blast yield is currently unknown, some (NATO) warheads aren't even "that terrible." The tactical W76 (tho these subs normally only carry one of these) is between 5-7kt and Mk. 4's are from 90-100kt. There is the Mk. 5 with its 475kt but regulations state that a maximum of 8 of these warheads can be fit into a single Reentry Vehicle (so 8 live; 4 dummy). For reference: Fat Man - 21kt, Fission bomb (dropped on Nagasaki) Little Boy - 15kt, Fission bomb (dropped on Hiroshima) W56 -1200kt, Thermonuclear warhead (Minuteman II ICBM)

You’ve earned a sub, no pun intended lol, great editing and awesome commentary. Entertaining and informative the entire time. Fantastic video very well done. 👏 👏 👏

@akshayuppala9295

9 ай бұрын

I just subbed because of this video about sub

@mustertherohirrim7315

2 ай бұрын

No 10k likes??!

My favourite submarine story was the HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant collision. A British and a French submarine bumped into each other in the English Channel. That's it. It's like two thieves trying to sneak past each other in a pitch black alley way only to walk directly into each other because neither could see the other.

@ashg7368

Жыл бұрын

Cough… this never happened… cough

@deltavee2

Жыл бұрын

I like the one about the Russian sub captain in the Pacific that got too close to the bottom of an American warship which accidentally ran over the sub, spinning it once, they believe. The sub left a chunk of its propeller in the hull of the U.S. ship. And yeah, that one did really happen. koff

@reviewtechny4952

Жыл бұрын

@@ashg7368 lol why would you say this? such a weird thing to do, everyone can just google it and see it is true...

@lubumbashi6666

Жыл бұрын

It was in the Atlantic. Submarines don't patrol in the Channel! That's like wandering around on a motorway.

@Unkn0.n

Жыл бұрын

My fav submarine story is the one where they had their nuclear power over heat. The nuclear weapons over heated n created a nuclear explosion under water. Thus creating a tsunami that destroyed a nuclear power plant in japan.

My grandpa was a crewmember on the U.S.S. Nautilus around the latest 60's to early 70's. He taught me an appreciation of these silent goliaths and the amount of power they have. It's so cool to see someone get excited about submarines the way I do

@jimmurphy6095

Жыл бұрын

You can tour that ship. It's docked in Groton. We used to take the kids there when they were small. The museum is a great visit as well.

@devinhiett7341

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmurphy6095 gotta check that out for sure now

Alternative title: Guy has a panic attack about submarines for 28 ninutes straight. But, really, this is a great one. Very informative, and a good history and jump start on submarines for anyone not in-the-know.

Johnny’s ability to insert humor and levity into a subject such as weapons and vehicles of war and death is unmatched! I’m a bit of a military history fan as I come from a long, LONG line of military servicemen and women. I can trace the history of military service in my family to the American Revolution, and the history of warfare and the technology that has shaped it has always fascinated me. Submarines are definitely one of my favorites, after fighter jets. Johnny does a great job of capturing the curiosity and intrigue of these advanced machines that protect our nation every day.

It's amazing how he's suddenly made me really interested in submarines. He doesn't just explain their importance, he goes into depth about every topic he discuses and it's amazing.

@goatlib2338

Жыл бұрын

haha "in depth"

@gbombmr6125

Жыл бұрын

@@goatlib2338 you do better then

@volgogrado99

Жыл бұрын

@@gbombmr6125 easy, it's a submarine joke hehe

@milkyo1206

Жыл бұрын

@@gbombmr6125 😑🤨

@xonor13

Жыл бұрын

If you found this interesting, look up SmarterEveryday's videos touring a real US nuclear submarine. It's super fun and interesting

As a US Navy Submarine Veteran, you definitely did your homework. Excellent video, good job!

@nomore-constipation

Жыл бұрын

As a child of a fellow Navyman and Submariner. I'd definitely like to see his unique view on the history of these boats (worldwide) not just America

@collinsoconnor5843

Жыл бұрын

Stop lying. You worked at McDonald's

@mtmadigan82

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I was expecting to be very underwhelmed.

@nomore-constipation

Жыл бұрын

The way the US Government pays @@collinsoconnor5843, I'd say he was probably working both if he wanted to afford anything 😂

@KneeoGeeo

Жыл бұрын

Homework? That they go into space lol

i just love how youtube creators make amazing produccions by their owns, and they are 10 times betters than any program or produccion that its in television today in Discovery, Natgeo or History Channel , that's make me appreciate even more the people that is behind this kind of videos, i just love them , keep doing this beautiful work

I was a missile Submariner on USS Florida in the 1980s when she was brand new. New Subs dont smell new like Cars. They actually smell bad until your nose gets use to the odor.

There's no limit to how many submarine videos I'd be willing to watch. Please make more.

@sulav07

Жыл бұрын

Second that. Also a video about how espionage is done through subs.

@MrBev19

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, keep them coming haha

@avedic

Жыл бұрын

What if.........he made NOTHING BUT submarine videos? Hm? What then? Yeah, you'd probably like it.... ;P

@sumitkhokhar3191

11 ай бұрын

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@avedic

11 ай бұрын

@@sumitkhokhar3191 d13.... bingo!!!

This has to be one of my favorite videos you've made. The animations, the submarine building side-story, plus I never realized submarines played such an important role in politics. Great stuff johnny

@waynebonavia7570

Жыл бұрын

I loved working on and it was an exciting thing to do I'll never forget things I saw and experienced it's amazing they're looking out for us as long as things keep escalating we just got to be a way a better way I know there is.

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Just commented that ... Not sure what it is specifically, and I've watched all of them, but this was just so good. Fascinating topic, and amazing effort from Johnny and his crew. Scary though ... Like terrifying.

@Gaetano.94

Жыл бұрын

@@waynebonavia7570 Such a low effort video just to hit quota.

MIRV is an overly powerful tool of war. Johnny Harris I encourage you to make more of these concerning submarine warfare. You’ve just hit the tip of the submarine.

One of my summer jobs was crawling inside the nose cone of a Los Angeles class submarine and replace the zinc “sacrificial “ anode plates that surround the sonar dome. It looked like a giant disco ball

Dude, the fact that those missiles use stars for guidance is just incredible to me

@SA-5247

10 ай бұрын

That was a joke lol.. they use satellites

@dasa7921

10 ай бұрын

@@SA-5247 and what do satelites use?

@TLK22

10 ай бұрын

​@@dasa7921They use an orbit and precise clock.

@TLK22

10 ай бұрын

​@@SA-5247ICBM use inertial navigation because it can't be jammed like satellite. Not sure where he got the idea they use stars.

@TLK22

10 ай бұрын

​@@SA-5247Wikipedia says that there is an astro-inertial navigation system so he's correct.

Once while in the US Navy, my ship did an emergency underway replenishment (parts or something I wasn’t privy to) for a Ohio class boomer. I was on watch when this thing rose up behind us and came along side. It was shockingly massive and fast. Like a monster shadow moving under the water.

@CYBERVISIONSdotCom

Жыл бұрын

@Mike Bauer 😂😂Shockingly Massive? Absolutely. Fast? Uh…No. They can get above 20,but I won’t comment on how much. BTW, what Year wazzit?

@JustsomeSteve

Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine Moby-Dick on steroids :P

@bronzebacksnatcher5163

Жыл бұрын

was it a missle?

@djjazzyjeff1232

Жыл бұрын

@@bronzebacksnatcher5163 No, it was up to 24 of them all containing 12 warheads each, in one place. And the Nazy has dozens of them.

@DavidKulcsar12

Жыл бұрын

​@@djjazzyjeff1232Only the Nazis did not have nuclear warheads. This time it is much scarier.

Wow! This video really put things in perspective and was SUPER informational!! What a great channel!! You and your team are just amazing!!!

Nuclear subs are loud and therefore much easier to detect. Kinda defeats the whole point of a sub. You can check out the 2001(I think) incident when a German sub (non nuclear) got near a US carrier and shocked everyone when they decided to surface near it. There were even US officials on the German sub and they were "reportedly visible shocked". It was a training exercise, obviously. We (Germany) don't own nuclear subs for that reason ETA: it was the USS Enterprise and was photographed by the U24

@edmartin875

2 ай бұрын

Any Submarine running on nothing but battery power is quieter than any submarine running on any other power source.

@bluexeyedxpassion

2 ай бұрын

you would also have to know EXACTLY where that sub is too. in a moments notice she can disappear.

Great video! My Dad was on the USS Andrew Jackson in the 60s and 70s during the cold war. He ran the nuclear reactor on it. He didn't tell us much about it and always said "If I told you then I'd have to kill you." Today I wear the peacoat that he wore while standing on the deck of it during a surface in god knows where that was. 100% wool, made in 1966 and still durable af.

@rowan6207

Жыл бұрын

awesome man

@katiekane5247

Жыл бұрын

My parents down mummy bags finally gave up the ghost. Can't beat official military gear for durability.

@mikedrop4421

Жыл бұрын

A tech bro in a vintage peacoat. Yep, that checks out.👍😁

@dagwould

Жыл бұрын

What a great heritage. Thanks for telling us.

@lincolnduke

Жыл бұрын

And it glows in the dark too!

Recently retired Submariner here. It's always cool to see people look into and learn about our ways of life and what we used to do. It's such a small community and I'm glad people find awesomeness in our line of work. If anyone has a question that I'm allowed to answer I absolutely will. Thank you Johnny!

@CallsignWombat

Жыл бұрын

Before anyone asks I was a Torpedoman. The rate specifically is responsible for all weapons aboard from rifles and pistols to torpedoes and missiles.

@aidilmubarock5394

Жыл бұрын

Just yes or no, is the submarine capabilities pretty much the same since cold war?

@PerfectRodo

Жыл бұрын

@@CallsignWombat Thank you for your service, and mad props to you and the other silent underwater sea-nerds.

@AndyPentax

Жыл бұрын

Recently we have been told about UAP’s that fly from a high altitude and then drop into the Ocean. Can you discuss anything about these? What are they? And do we have any idea as to their origin?

@dannypomeroy9255

Жыл бұрын

@@CallsignWombat are you a Troll how many subs do China and Russia have that's modern class nuclear weapons and how many off coastlines

I think you would have to be crazy to want to serve in a sub. Like a cave you can never walk out of. If you served honorably on a sub you have my respect.

I served 23 years on the boats. Started with the WW2 diesels that used the snorkel to supply air for the engines, moved to the nuclear fast attacks and finally to the missile boats. It is interesting that I lived through all of those things you talked about and yet still found your video worth watching. Congratulations on a job well done.

Johnny's upload rate and consistency of high quality long-form content is unmatched.

@toofy7253

Жыл бұрын

He inspired me to make better videos, which will be coming within a year. Soon many more youtubers like myself will be producing at a similar level. We were headed that way, but he's probably helping to motivate the next class of youtubers. It's coming!

@farrukhahmad555

Жыл бұрын

Anyone Need Accounts Services ,Transaction Handle , Currency Exchange all over world

Do more about submarines! I had a relative who served on a boomer class growing up. They are fascinating, and absolutely do not get enough credit for how important they are

@evann-t2915

Жыл бұрын

@@adfaklsdjf boomer /srs

@rocksparadox

Жыл бұрын

@@adfaklsdjf It's p3wd13c4nc3rfantard level ''humor'' , try again.

@TheAntManMan

Жыл бұрын

The whole point of johnny is geography type shit.. when we get an out of the blue video lifting the curtain on something random we just “ooohh ahhh, thank u J!” Not try and turn this into a ice cream machine channel 😅 Much love Freddie! Hope your day is awesome

Very cool video. A friend of my step-father served on a sub out of Bangor and he was allowed to give us a tour. I remember hearing a reference to the Trident Missiles, but I'm not sure if older sub going for a retrofit or if it was the Ohio, which had just launched. Either way, it was a sight to behold, especially for a 12yo boy. I'm sure if I toured the same boat now, 40 years later, it would feel tiny and cramped for sure.

@edmartin875

2 ай бұрын

Where is this "Bangor" ? The only one I know of is in Maine, about 60 miles inland. Perhaps in the UK ?

@troy.s

2 ай бұрын

​@@edmartin875 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Submarine_Base_Bangor

First time watching one of your videos. Absolutely great content and put together really well. You kept it very entertaining and educational at the same time well done sir. I had no problem watching the entire thing. Thank you.

I served on the USS Alaska SSBN 732 Trident class submarines from 1987-1991. I’ve launched missiles before and I can tell you the entire boat flexes at launch 🚀

@oscarprendergast7295

Жыл бұрын

Grg20111 Thank you for protecting me And for your exemplary Service in the silent service sir!

@oscarprendergast7295

Жыл бұрын

Spar torpedo - nothing new there- we used this type of device on land to take out “pillboxes” called “Bangalore mine” It was A Bomb basically on the end Of a Long pole

@skp8748

Жыл бұрын

​@@oscarprendergast7295 😂😂

@edwardta3202

Жыл бұрын

I was a JO on USS West Virginia SSBN 736 2019-2022. We nicknamed the Alaska “God’s Boat” cause she won the battle E every year

@grg20111

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardta3202 That’s what’s up mate!

more submarine videos! this is one of the most fascinating dives into a topic i never knew was interesting to me i've ever seen on this platform. your writing, editing, direction, research.. everything comes together so well to create the most engaging long-form informational content i remember watching

@jeffe_77

Жыл бұрын

Submarine Espionage please!!

@marcoconci7867

Жыл бұрын

if you like submarines, go watch Smartereveryday video series on them. it's really fucking cool

@cloutm_anager8262

Жыл бұрын

So damn cool!

@probablynot1368

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffe_77 Yes! It’s an excellent series.

@jimwood8526

Жыл бұрын

More sub videos would be much great 👍

Back in the 90's, my dad was on a fishing trip with a friend and a submarine surfaced which flipped their boat. My dad spent the night in the ocean and was rescued the next day.

The time I spent serving on an American submarine was interesting for sure. I was on patrol in the Mediterranean ocean when the USSR collapsed. Wild times when I think back on it.

I used to work in a facility that maintained and repaired the W series warheads on these tridents....let me tell you this. If it truly ever came to a full scale exchange it would absolutely be the end of the world. I left that job and work in a grocery store now. Less stress. Less fear. More peace.

@toziassmitt

Жыл бұрын

r/thathappened

@charlesjustice8771

Жыл бұрын

@@toziassmitt 🤏🍆

@justinojara9169

Жыл бұрын

Problem with some of you is that you have never known how resilient the earth and humans are, God created this world ,and no one ,I mean no one will ever destroy it completely, while people thought covid will wipe all of us in Africa, we are still here

@Cykadelia

Жыл бұрын

@@justinojara9169 You're just plain delusional at this point, religion doesn't even having anything to do with it anymore.

@bp8652

Жыл бұрын

Grocery store "customers" are more likely to kill you than nuclear missiles.

Countries keep the geometry of the propellers of their submarines top secret because they generate the majority of the noise. Somebody detecting that noise could interpret various parameters if they also know the diameter, number of blades, blade shape, direction of the prop. Every unique prop is like a signature for the submarine and can be catalogued by opposing intelligences to determine the mission capabilities of whichever enemy vessel they encounter.

One inaccuracy to note: At 12:08 the Chief of Naval Operations is shown to be Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, however at this point (in 1947) the CNO was FADM Chester W. Nimitz. Otherwise this is a very well-researched and comprehensive video. Another masterpiece by Johnny Harris!

My old man was a submariner for over 20 years. I have no idea how he did it, but I remember when I was around 12 years old taking a family tour of the boat how crazy it was to me the idea of living in those quarters for months and months at a time. Hats off to the squids of the Navy

I've heard stories that the psych exams for submariners are extremely thorough, given the close quarters and months of never seeing daylight. During WW2, you couldn't even have tooth fillings, due to possible pressure changes. The screening & training of submariners would be an interesting topic.

@louisketchman9283

Жыл бұрын

Screening isn’t too crazy for officer side at least. You interview with an admiral in DC just to check if you’re normal or not. Then besides that it’s just power school (navy nuclear school)

@Klyptic

Жыл бұрын

There is no crazy psych exam lol

@Paul-hp6zp

Жыл бұрын

@@Klyptic there should be.

@Klyptic

Жыл бұрын

@@Paul-hp6zp then there would be even fewer people than the already few. Already undermanned and overworked, won't happen

@alexpegg238

Жыл бұрын

@@Klyptic I did one. It was just a 300 question standard psych eval. If any questions got flagged, a follow up was made with a professional. Although I don't know if that was just because I was a nuke sub vol.

Submarines, Doritos, Maps - does not matter what, Johnny and his team always entertain us ♥

@wazzup233

Жыл бұрын

Next topic he should tackle about satellite, aircraft carriers, the internet and astronomy. 😁

@jaykim8851

Жыл бұрын

And Subway....how this sandwich chain has made it's way within deep within South Korean media and entertainment 🤣

@jaykim8851

Жыл бұрын

one other video...from a few years ago...Johnny delving into the mysterious case of why the McDonald's ice cream machines are always broken. That was my first Johnny Harris video. The video that got me hooked was the video on how Russia would most likely invade Ukraine based on publicly available information, thorough research in Russia/Ukrainian relations and history, and information driven inferences....a few days after I watched the Johnny Harris video....Russia invaded Ukraine by rolling in their armor and troops to my horror. But I was well informed and mentally prepared to process this horrid news in advance thanks to this channel. Slava Ukraini and thank you Johnny.

I was in the boy scouts and we spent a weekend on the uss York town also went to fort Sumpter. I'll never forget it all. Everlasting experience

I love the way you deep dive on so many topics and it takes you down a rabbit hole….my great grandfather said to my grandma GK General Knowledge is essential in life and it’s a never ending learning process

I'd honestly be really interested in a video about how submarines spy. The example you gave is one that I never would have even have thought of but is genius, and it would be brilliant to see more!

@jimcabezola3051

Жыл бұрын

You might try the 1998 non-fiction book “Blind Man’s Bluff” by Sherry Sonntag, Christopher Drew and Annette Lawrence Drew. I’ve read it several times in the past 25 years, and it’s always fascinated me. My go-to submarine spying book.

@Liv1nMohawk

Жыл бұрын

@Jim Cabezola Even Red October have some accurate information

Johnny, you're such a hard worker; I love your stories. I'm always impressed by the exhaustive lengths you expend to tell such fantastic stories ✨ Thank you

@daymal2717

Жыл бұрын

I LIKE TURTLES

@DiabeticWalrus1

Жыл бұрын

AUUUUGHHH

@bread8718

Жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget the entire team and the community

@maazkalim

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Mr Harris has only recently started watching ‘Vigil®’.

This is one of the most interesting videos I have seen from Johnny Harris. You're a good story teller. Keep it up Bro! 👍🏻

the way those rockets just burst right out of the ocean and blast right off into space is magnificent.!!! super cool !!!!!

I don’t understand how you’re able to make such high quality content so quickly. Love what you’re doing, please never stop

@gushterell7989

Жыл бұрын

He is funded by the CIA.

My dad made nine war patrols on US subs in WWll. He started on the R17 a WWl boat. He then did two on the Halibut. He did the first four of the Pampanito. After the war he would sleep under a blanket that was stretched tight from head to toe and completely covered. A submarine way to sleep and not be bothered by the commotion around him. I recall many stories when submariners would party at the house on weekends in the fifties.

@NovaTrap1312

10 ай бұрын

Has he ever cursed about the Mark 14? :D

@Rocinante808

5 ай бұрын

My grandfather was a radar operator in New Jersey I believe and according to maybe apocryphal family stories he had discovered the German U-boats that had made it into the harbors or at least super close to East coast & felt guilty for telling his superiors cuz they ordered a strike & sunk them. It’s wild to think how much sympathy & hate on both sides can have for one another.

This video makes pushing that subscribe button so easy. Very well done. Very informative. And WOW the amount of research you must have done for this. Outstanding work.

Jesus dude, you have me so intrigued about every one of your topics. You are a talented investigative reporter. PLEASE GOD, someone gives you a television series!!! I LOVE your channel. It is, easily, my favorite! LOVE YOU ❤❤❤❤

I would most definitely love to see more videos on subs, from an extended one on how subs are used to spy around but also for the more little things like how the crew lives on a sub as it can stay under for over three months at a time. What do they eat? Is there any off-time and how is it spent? Ordinary Navy ships get refueled and restocked using support ships, subs don't.

@tylerproctor6367

Жыл бұрын

The crew has a rotation of watches, and we have to hot rack. Which means that there are more people on the boat than racks, so we have to share beds. We have regular food, taco Tuesday, pizza, burgers etc. when you are not on watch if you aren’t doing qualifications we play on our switches, card games, cribbage. Watch movies, regular stuff

@joeis18

Жыл бұрын

Smarter Every Day has the best video series on these

@SaxyPlayer96

Жыл бұрын

Smarter every day has a good series and the Channel Sub Brief has multitudes of videos about specific subs and ships/history/ world naval operations etc.

@rosalinplaat380

Жыл бұрын

Yes please tell us about the spying tactics!!!!

@Theman3806

Жыл бұрын

Any current info is classified for the most part however you can learn more about legacy subs and the lifestyle

You really should cover the story of Eugene Fluckey who wrote about his experience of the second world war in the Pacific being a skipper of the USS Barb (the book - Thunder Below - is extraordinary). He sunk 17 ships including an aircraft carrier, and literally destroyed a train. Oh and he revolutionized submarine warfare by launching rockets from his surfaced sub.

@cidshroom

Жыл бұрын

Lucky Fluckey's book Thunder Below really is extraordinarily entertaining. I tore through it in no time.

#johnnyharris Thank you for your content, regardless of the topic I keep coming back to your channel when i feel drained or need some brain juice. Perfect conversation starters - your videos never get old! Keep them coming. Peace

My only criticism is that you skipped the whole thing about AIP engines, and you skipped over the whole. Submarines are one of the best tools for laying naval mines. You should do a video about naval mines.

One of my favorite premises for sci-fi books is when earth as a whole is threatened and everyone just decides to focus all human effort on facing that problem (probably not what would really happen but a nice thought experiment). Just imagining what we could all do if we actually worked together on something other than beating up our neighbors.

@joeyglasser2574

Жыл бұрын

I agree, but it's not realistic. The truth is nuclear weapons are never going away. Knowing that, we should want to reduce nuclear war (and war period) as much as possible. As counter intuitive as it is, nuclear weapons and the mutually assured destruction they provide will most likely result in less conflict in the future. If anything, nuclear weapons will probably make humans beat up their neighbors less and allow us to work together more.

@Kazimier101

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you read/watched Watchmen but check it out if you haven't because it's right up your alley

@elagrion

Жыл бұрын

Earth as a whole is threatened today. It's called climate change. And what do we do? As species, we continue stubbornly to create value for shareholders and profit-up.

@joeyglasser2574

Жыл бұрын

@@Kazimier101 I've heard of it but never watched it. Do you recommend reading it or watching it?

@joeyglasser2574

Жыл бұрын

@@elagrion What do you recommend we do instead? Just flip the switch on fossil fuels and stop using them today? I support being environmentally friendly and reducing emissions but there needs to be a realistic path towards a green future. Ending the use of fossil fuels today would cause civilization to collapse. Also, what's wrong with creating wealth and increasing profits?

I’ve always found espionage and all things spies fascinating. Would love a video covering it in depth!

The first video you show of the test nuclear rocket was designed by a family member of mine. Hes amazing!

Love your content bromosapien! Very interesting video. Also, as a side note, the red hat makes you look like you stepped out of the Bill Murray movie, The Life Aquatic 😂😂

Just a note; fast attack subs are also called Hunter-killer subs and are made for sinking other submarines or surface vessels as well as protecting friendly ballistic missile subs and surface vessels. Some modern fast attack subs also carry the capability of launching cruise missiles as well as advanced surveillance equipment which allows them to fill a multi role niche. The ballistic missile subs also have advanced surveillance equipment but their main purpose is to be ready on station to fire missiles if needed. At least that’s my understanding of it.

@CYBERVISIONSdotCom

Жыл бұрын

@Julian G Only Hollywood idiots & Civilian basement morons use the term “Hunter-Killer”. We (Actual “Qualified Submariners” like myself - STS1(SS), SSN-653) don’t use it because it sounds like a crap Video Game or a POS B-Movie. It’s always been “Fast Attack”. You’re also incorrect about a Fast Attack’s’ capability of shooting Cruise Missiles;ALL Fast Attacks, not just “some”, have the capability of shooting Cruise Missiles; Boomers can shoot Cruise Missiles as well.

@mohamedalkaboom

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@dagwould

Жыл бұрын

Pretty close.

@randomuser3061

Жыл бұрын

Fast attack subs are for reconnaissance and deterrence. Never heard of hunter killer lol

@acceptablecasualty5319

Жыл бұрын

You're correct. Ballistic Missile or Cruise Missile Subs are louder, larger and generally less capable at Naval Combat than Fast Attacks. They're still formidable, but their main purpose is to use Stealth to safeguard the Payload of Nuclear Arms.

This is so well researched and the storytelling is top-notch as always. Want more Submarine content please :))))

@adrianmillard6598

Жыл бұрын

Not well enough researched to know that radio doesn't work underwater.

@chazzerbox131

Жыл бұрын

Or that British and Dutch has masses of patents on submersibles way before Washingtons attempt for the revolutionary war

@datboi2250

Жыл бұрын

@@Loothansa I think you just summed up my feelings about this channel. Which also explains why I enjoyed his vids when he was talking about Micky Dees ice cream machines, but I don't enjoy ones that talk about military stuff... To sum it up his videos aren't well researched at all even on surface level but are "packaged" very nicely

@sammyjones3500

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianmillard6598 Don't they have antennae wires they feed out underwater? Seen it somewhere?

@adrianmillard6598

Жыл бұрын

The towed antenna is for ULF ultra low frequency not radio.

This video is great. Beautifully told and made.

We need a submarine series please ! This is so good and so interesting.

Johnny's storytelling skills + new production team = 🔥🔥🔥 And yes, more please 🙏

As a Russian-Asian, this video is surprisingly accurate. My Russian father was a nuclear scientist who got political asylum in USA, my mother is Chinese from a military family. The stories they told, life changing but life threatening too. Not sure I can ever share. Thank you for your channel Jonny!

@zeening

Жыл бұрын

"not sure you can ever share"???? rofl yeah russia/china are gonna come hunt your PARENTS down because YOU... UNDER A RANDOM KZread NAME... commented about a STORY THEY TOLD DECADES/YEARS AGO..... talk about an inflated sense of self worth rofl

@MrSuperbfan

Жыл бұрын

Would definetely love to hear those stories but it's understandable that you can't share them

@rowan6207

Жыл бұрын

Find it mad how every crazy video I watch on KZread there’s someone who’s experienced it or knows loads about it in the comment section everytime and it’s usually one of the top comments. Crazy

@garden0fstone736

Жыл бұрын

“can’t share it” then why post a comment about it at all lol.

@user-wx6oe9lx3b

Жыл бұрын

@@garden0fstone736 just to sound cool

@johnnyharris - take a look into TACAMO which is a critical component of the nuclear submarine deterrent. Super interesting tech that spans air, land and undersea. Great story to tell here

Sorry, guys, but Isaac Peral built the first submarine with electric propulsion for the Spanish Navy as "Proyecto de torpedero submarino" designed in 1884 and launched in 1888. I'm not quite clear if it was a conscious or unconscious omission, but you have to give credit to the great inventors wherever they are from. Thanks for your videos. Great work.

Wow, this video is truly amazing! I was completely engrossed for the entire 30 minutes. The information on submarines and their capabilities was so informative and eye-opening. I had no idea that they were capable of so much. The presentation was top-notch, and the video production was of high quality. In this age of short attention spans, it's refreshing to see a video that can hold my interest for such a long time. Keep up the great work!

@gaatzaat

Жыл бұрын

I didn't even realise it was half an hour long until i read this! Such an interesting video about something I'd barely thought about before

@probablynot1368

Жыл бұрын

The KZread channel SmarterEveryDay posted an entire series on submarines.

Tom Clancy's book, "The Hunt for Red October" remains one of the most accurate depictions of life on a sub and its related politics, thanks to Clancy's close relationships with the Navy. Another of his books, "Red Storm Rising", includes very detailed depictions of sub warfare. And the C64 game of the same name was wildly enjoyable to play as a kid in the 1980s. 😊

@martinschmidt4894

Жыл бұрын

Red Storm Rising is a great book.

@StephenConantJohnson

10 ай бұрын

@@martinschmidt4894 Co-authored by Larry Bond. I recommend several of Bond's books. He writes a submarine story as well as anybody alive.

@clintgholson

10 ай бұрын

I was on the USS DALLAS FROM 04-08

@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065

10 ай бұрын

And ubisoft didn't do anything with it

Hands down….massive respect for the effort and 10/10 for the creativity 🎉

thank you, the last reflexions you made in the end of the video about the best minds of us , could or would do impossible things possible. thanks

As an ex-submariner (bubblehead) who served on SSBN-731 USS Alabama, I can neither confirm, nor deny that your graphic on what the Ohio class looks like on the inside is not correct. I can confirm that I do NOT miss the horrible hours that I worked in the engineroom. The best part of my job as an Engineering Laboratory Technician was always being the first on deck, able to breath fresh salt air, after we surfaced.

I operated nuclear reactors for the US Navy. I got out 15 years ago but I got to see a lot of tech while working in the shipyards. The stuff that we were retiring was mindblowing. The cutting edge stuff I only got wind of but didn't get trained on because my boat was a little older. I can only imagine what they have come up with in the last 15 years.

@d3vitron779

Жыл бұрын

Neat, I’m like a week from qualifying at prototype. Can’t wait

@brianr6661

Жыл бұрын

@@d3vitron779 just remember, shipmate, it gets better after ORSE.

@levisguy53

11 ай бұрын

@@brianr6661 always like those drills that didn't require forward participation! enjoy the pro-pay, steam pigs!

@travelingman45

11 ай бұрын

What boat? I was on the Kentucky 2010-2012

@travelingman45

11 ай бұрын

@@d3vitron779prototype was the best! In SC, or NY? Get on a fast attack, boomers are not all they are cracked up to be. And fast attacks get to do traveling and pulling into ports.

What's the music at 13 minutes

i hope you read this comment and if not thats fine. but, im not sure if you didnt find this information or decided to leave it out for the sake of the video and sadly i cant find the video where i learned this information. But, i do recall the fact that there is a complex equation out there that takes into account water salinity, temperature, currents, and a whole bunch of other variables, and you can solve it in a way that locates sonar dead zones. meaning that if a submarine were to calculate this equation relative to a target, it could enter a zone underwater where it is COMPLETELY INVISIBLE to any form of sonar and just sneak along something as insignificant as a cargo ship to an ENTIRE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

On the topic of submarine spying, I recently found out a uk sub snuck into a soviet carrier group and took pictures of the carriers propeller (by knowing what the propeller looks like you can more easily track the ship somehow, something to do with its wake maybe). I didn't realise they could be that stealthy, literally meters away from an enemy ship.

@phormioofathens4774

Жыл бұрын

Has less to do with wake and more to do with sound frequency

@regarded9702

Жыл бұрын

@@phormioofathens4774 thanks, I was mostly just guessing at that point.

@vibratingstring

Жыл бұрын

it's always been a game of hiding "in the baffles" (behind the sub where it cannot hear). That's why subs have towed arrays too.

Since Johnny loves maps so much I hope that the next submarine video touches on just how unmapped the ocean floor is and although submarines have radar and sonar to help them “see” it also alerts anyone who might be listening to their location. So submarines find themselves having to perform literal “maneuvers in the dark”. And there was a nuclear machinist mate that died when an American sub hit the side of a mountain. Also it would be great if he goes into the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion

@sainteyegor

Жыл бұрын

He wasn’t a nuclear machinist’s mate, he was non-nuclear AKA A-ganger. Also… operational subs avoid using active sonar since it gives away their position. Source: I was a sonar technician on 688 class subs

@alarcon99

Жыл бұрын

@@sainteyegor my mistake. Thanks for the correction. What a shame 😔

Saw this reposted on TikTok. Wanted to make sure to support the actual creator. I served on a Virginia class submarine and this is fascinating.

During WWII, the Germans tried rubber blankets on the hull to absorb sonar. They had problems as depth changed the bubble sizes and hence the frequencies absorbed so multiple bubble sizes were needed and if one end of a blanket came undone, it would flap generating noise. The flapping is why we now use tiles as if one falls off, it doesn't flap hence a missing acoustic tile is less noisy than a large flapping blanket. I would suspect that meta materials are probably in use by now but of course kept secret.

My roommate while I was in the Navy was a bubble head. He worked on the nuclear reactors and had to be there every day at 4am to start the reactors or some shit like that. Hope you’re doing well Mike!!

20:05 I love the story of finding the cable was basically like, we need to make sure no soviet fishermen drop an anchor here and rip up the cable so there was a sign in Russian that said “don’t drop anchor here” and that basically just meant “underwater secret cable here”

One of the old heads I work with was on the sub that tapped that Russian cable in the 80s. It's in the book Blind Man's Bluff

I'm here after the Ocean gate accident and I've got to say this solved most of the queries inside my brain regarding Subs

@edmartin875

2 ай бұрын

Which "Ocean gate accident" are you referring to ? Thresher, Scorpion, the idiots that wanted to sightsee the Titanic, or something totally unknown except to yourself ?

If Johnny get's excited by submarine launched rockets, then he should look up the Sea Dragon. It is incredibly colossal

@nazeeralisd9746

Жыл бұрын

Except no one has made a sea dragon to date

"Move over trees, we got submarines". Fascinating stuff! My respect for the Navy just skyrocketed past the other branches; thank you for silently taking care of us.

@rudeR6

Жыл бұрын

There’s way cooler shit ab subs that just can’t be talked about

@CYBERVISIONSdotCom

Жыл бұрын

@@rudeR6 That’s BS; of course we can “talk about” stuff we didn’t do. We just can’t talk about it with anyone that doesn’t have the right Clearance Level, & the “NEED TO KNOW”. “Wanting to Know” ain’t exactly the same as “Needing to Know”.

Great work mate. I have been enjoying numerous videos of journalism you have produced and will continue to watch. But yes please do the spy film 😂

yep, been there, painted the inside of a sump tank.... im 6'5", now imagine me going through a 1 foot by 1 foot tank access... it sucked :(