Why HMS Queen Elizabeth Can Never Sail Alone

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HMS Queen Elizabeth is the UK’s most important naval military asset. Which means when it sails, it becomes the most guarded warship in British naval history.
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  • @jediael9906
    @jediael99064 жыл бұрын

    Maybe because it's an Aircraft Carrier????..

  • @robloxunspacecommand1935

    @robloxunspacecommand1935

    4 жыл бұрын

    The British don’t have that many carriers compared to the United States Navy which is why they value their carrier much more.

  • @mitchellgruninger9992

    @mitchellgruninger9992

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the Queen Elizabeth can not sail because.... It has no sails :(

  • @davidcontreras-fe9pb

    @davidcontreras-fe9pb

    4 жыл бұрын

    No U.S. aircraft carrier travels alone just an FYI

  • @patthonsirilim5739

    @patthonsirilim5739

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@anonymousandy5574 they only 1 that currently active

  • @Oliver-ie9jz

    @Oliver-ie9jz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@robloxunspacecommand1935 I mean your carrier groups tend to be 10 to 15 ships large

  • @AnhTrieu90
    @AnhTrieu904 жыл бұрын

    Because unescorted Aircraft Carrier = artificial coral reef.

  • @ArcticuKitsu

    @ArcticuKitsu

    4 жыл бұрын

    Like that time the Royal Navy sent out an aircraft carrier to hunt for submarines to find it was sunk by a submarine during WW2. What a brilliant idea that was. Always need them escorts.

  • @aaronlimeuchin7352

    @aaronlimeuchin7352

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ArcticuKitsu what is the British carrier's name??

  • @ArcticuKitsu

    @ArcticuKitsu

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@aaronlimeuchin7352 HMS Ark Royal and/or HMS Courageous. They were then taken off because of how valuable and they are. I wish I could find the source telling me this, its now lost in the past.

  • @aaronlimeuchin7352

    @aaronlimeuchin7352

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ArcticuKitsu thanks for the information, sir. By the way, I did heard that during WW2, a British task force comprised of two destroyers called Ardent, Acasta and one aircraft carrier HMS Glorious sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneinsenau in Norway. I heard that it was among the worst blunders in the Royal Navy before the sinking of HMS Hood by Bismarck at the next year.

  • @ArcticuKitsu

    @ArcticuKitsu

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@aaronlimeuchin7352 You're welcome. I did see something about that on wiki about HMS Glorious being sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneinsenau on wiki. I should have followed it, though with how late in the night it was I skipped past it. At a glance I knew it wasn't nice, wasn't aware it was a blunder like that. I need to now look more into that... Find a video, or something. Interesting so I can actually appropriately comment to that sort of happening. Recently learned more about Midway with how Americans basically "button mashed" (gaming wise) their way through that happening. Pure luck through chaos. Crazy stuff. I also play a game called Azur Lane so it has weird vibes when you note those names. A sense of 'familiarity'. Used to play KanColle. I thank them both for making me more aware of what happened during WW2.

  • @24YOA
    @24YOA4 жыл бұрын

    Next up on the Smithsonian: Why airplanes have wings.

  • @ryanjones7681

    @ryanjones7681

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @MikhaelAhava

    @MikhaelAhava

    4 жыл бұрын

    Welp.

  • @Chickenworm9394

    @Chickenworm9394

    4 жыл бұрын

    Black Hawk: Am I a joke to you?

  • @AugmentedGravity

    @AugmentedGravity

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Chickenworm9394 is the Blackhawk a plane?

  • @Chickenworm9394

    @Chickenworm9394

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AugmentedGravity An aircraft, just not fixed-wing

  • @HowlingWolf518
    @HowlingWolf5184 жыл бұрын

    Hasn't this been the case (edit: for capital ships) ever since torpedoes were invented?

  • @RedwihteGame

    @RedwihteGame

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hammer 001 also the same time as the ram saw a renaissance in warfare. Not a very effective thing during that era though...

  • @HowlingWolf518

    @HowlingWolf518

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hammer 001 I mean capital ships in general. Before subs and torpedo boats, cruisers and battleships often went solo - after, they needed a screen to follow them almost everywhere.

  • @verdebusterAP

    @verdebusterAP

    4 жыл бұрын

    @HowlingWolf518 Torpedoes are pretty much on the back burner right now. Missile like the P-700 and Zircon are the preferred method of attack now as they allow subs or ships to attack from hundreds of miles away. Torpedoes are still a threat but they are still have to be extremely close for best accuracy so you can sink a ship but there is high chance that you would lose the sub too

  • @HowlingWolf518

    @HowlingWolf518

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hammer 001 But there *were* destroyers - Force Z couldn't sail alone like the pre-dreadnoughts and early dreads often did. Also, Indomitable was supposed to go with them for air cover, but was damaged on her shakedown run.

  • @verdebusterAP

    @verdebusterAP

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Hammer 001 Not likely Keel breaking is relative to the size of the ship even 2000lbs wouldnt do it

  • @tanderbrown239
    @tanderbrown2394 жыл бұрын

    Next up: why cars can’t move without wheels

  • @nuclearphoenix177

    @nuclearphoenix177

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why is that it always confused me

  • @daniel26964

    @daniel26964

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nuclearphoenix177 wheels provide a surface to move upon without too much friction and they're well, circular

  • @daniel26964

    @daniel26964

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nuclearphoenix177 and can roll

  • @angrytigermpc

    @angrytigermpc

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@daniel26964 my god, i never knew that

  • @andreipoplauschi180

    @andreipoplauschi180

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@daniel26964 who are you who are so wise in the ways of science

  • @anabilrahmangaming7622
    @anabilrahmangaming76224 жыл бұрын

    Actually, no carrier is allowed to sail alone.

  • @olsenfernandes3634

    @olsenfernandes3634

    4 жыл бұрын

    @timetowaste yes?

  • @emer07jiffy

    @emer07jiffy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @timetowaste MACs can Merchant Aircraft Carrier

  • @pootmahgoots8482

    @pootmahgoots8482

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@emer07jiffy I am thinking he meant naval aircraft carriers.

  • @Krish0916

    @Krish0916

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pootmahgoots8482 I personally find jer's comment informative

  • @pootmahgoots8482

    @pootmahgoots8482

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Krish0916 I do too. I wasn't aware that there were such thing as a merchant aircraft carriers but hey, the more you know.

  • @nolongerusing7430
    @nolongerusing74304 жыл бұрын

    Because even though Queen Elizabeth is immortal, anything bearing her namesake isn't granted the immunity.

  • @robdewey317

    @robdewey317

    4 жыл бұрын

    Queen Elizabeth has been gone for centuries. The carrier is named after a ship named after Queen Elizabeth 1 who was simply Queen Elizabeth in her time.

  • @delphoxy1260

    @delphoxy1260

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rob Dewey he was talking about the Queen Elizabeth The 2nd

  • @Rasheed1494

    @Rasheed1494

    3 жыл бұрын

    SG21337 unless you call her the uss enterprise from world war 2 who was announced by the Japanese 3 times that it was sunk in battle then being called the the gray ghost or the galloping ghost later when it was fixed for the 3rd time

  • @joeo.4546

    @joeo.4546

    3 жыл бұрын

    Japan: Damages Enterprise, says it’s dead. Enterprise: Gets fixed Japan: Damages Enterprise, says it’s dead. Enterprise: Gets fixes Japan: Damages Enterprise, says it’s dead. Enterprise: gets fixed Japan: oh for f***s sake

  • @765ew4tr23

    @765ew4tr23

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robdewey317 Its named after the Queen Elizabeth battleships i heard.

  • @BenSmith-qm1nq
    @BenSmith-qm1nq3 жыл бұрын

    The most British thing ever, waving at the passing helicopter with a cup of tea in his hand, what a captain haha

  • @callumsherratt5436

    @callumsherratt5436

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly 😎🫖🇬🇧

  • @alfiemarsh1774
    @alfiemarsh17743 жыл бұрын

    The title is like saying why a gun can’t fire without a bullet.

  • @insertcognomen

    @insertcognomen

    3 жыл бұрын

    u can dry fire

  • @cyrusia
    @cyrusia3 жыл бұрын

    If you ever feel useless, remember that theres a guard with an SMG guarding the deck of an aircraft carrier, which in turn is escorted by a small fleet of frigates and destroyers.

  • @kreigsman758

    @kreigsman758

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually that’s a rifle, the L85a3 but still useless to guard the deck of a ship guarded by other ships

  • @skysoldiers3145

    @skysoldiers3145

    3 жыл бұрын

    He has the gun because if somebody on board the ship goes rogue or tries to sabotage the ship systems, he can respond with fatal force

  • @tomstech4390

    @tomstech4390

    3 жыл бұрын

    If some enemy special forces managed to get on deck you'd get the destroyer to shoot the deck right? This is why you're limited to the comments section.

  • @pipemasterplays

    @pipemasterplays

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tomstech4390 ya ofc. If I can’t have it they can’t either (sarcasm btw)

  • @callumsherratt5436

    @callumsherratt5436

    3 жыл бұрын

    He’s not useless though? If someone boards the ship he can shoot on sight if he has to

  • @jkdm7653
    @jkdm76534 жыл бұрын

    Only makes perfect sense. What navy would be so foolish as to send such a valuable unit to sea alone? Good on ya', mates!

  • @help3102

    @help3102

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Vlodec yes bombers got taken out because of their size but because they were in a huge mass they didn't get taken down as easily

  • @santanuphukan6064

    @santanuphukan6064

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ask the 4 japanese and 3 american carriers in ww2.

  • @WyvernApalis

    @WyvernApalis

    4 жыл бұрын

    The only thing that ever goes out alone is a submarine

  • @tamimi9231

    @tamimi9231

    4 жыл бұрын

    @FBI Mate, how many bloody FBI accounts are there? 🤣🤣

  • @jidk6565

    @jidk6565

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yamato and the bismark Never send a ship out in its own

  • @fabiana7157
    @fabiana71574 жыл бұрын

    Why tf am I watching this instead of studying. I'm not even British

  • @Lisa-pn1eu

    @Lisa-pn1eu

    4 жыл бұрын

    Faby Ana lol study girl

  • @fabiana7157

    @fabiana7157

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Lisa-pn1eu But finding out why this ship can't sail alone is much more important 😂

  • @fabiana7157

    @fabiana7157

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Ngangam Haolai Nooooo... what makes you say that?

  • @fabiana7157

    @fabiana7157

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Ngangam Haolai I know, I was joking. Eh, my exams are still a month away 😂

  • @fabiana7157

    @fabiana7157

    4 жыл бұрын

    @AJ No, supercells/tornadoes are something that fascinates me but not to the point of becoming a meteorologist. Plus I'd have to move to the US if I wanted to study those thoroughly and go storm chasing

  • @andrewdbeach
    @andrewdbeach4 жыл бұрын

    😂literally the reason why any aircraft carrier is escorted

  • @Aubury

    @Aubury

    4 жыл бұрын

    A bit of unsustainable military bling. That the UKs economic position make unsustainable.

  • @geomodelrailroader

    @geomodelrailroader

    3 жыл бұрын

    yup and the ones closest to the carrier are the Frigates, Heavy Cruisers, Destroyers, and Assault Ships. Towards the back are the Fleet Oilers, Tugs, and Escort Carriers with The Sub underneath the ship that is how a carrier taskforce is set up.

  • @stolasburrito74656
    @stolasburrito746564 жыл бұрын

    Imagine the moral hit of losing this ship. Almost like losing the Hood.

  • @colincampbell767

    @colincampbell767

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's why the US does not place a whole lot of symbolic value on any one carrier. Because we know that if the mission's that important - even a carrier strike group is expendable.

  • @tonymaxwell303

    @tonymaxwell303

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@colincampbell767 thats because usa has a huge amount of resources and manpower and money at her disposal. The UK unfortunately does not

  • @MrElis420

    @MrElis420

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mugenjin4693 I don't get why the Hood was called the pride of the Royal Navy. It wasn't the best ship, the fastest, most well armored or armed, some crew at the time considered it a punishment to serve on, and it had a reputation for being awash with vermin. Why not oh, all the Queen Elizabeth-class, or Revenge-class, or the latest and greatest King George V-class battleships which also saw extensive service in WW1 and WW2?

  • @frstrspndr1478

    @frstrspndr1478

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mugenjin4693 but history will never forget the name enterprise.

  • @rijkemans5114

    @rijkemans5114

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrElis420 Hood had her issues (though I think she wasn't as weak as some claim her to be, but just very very unlucky) but she was one of the fastest among the capital ships. As for the other ships you mention: they either had gun issues (KGV-class, though they were partially solved by the time of the Battle of North Cape) or a lack of speed (QE, Revenge). That doesn't take away any of the achievements of those ships of course.

  • @jacobszymczak9323
    @jacobszymczak93234 жыл бұрын

    Next up: why boats have bilge pumps even though they're supposed to float

  • @xx6489
    @xx64893 жыл бұрын

    Might as well have been titled "why HMS Queen Elizabeth cannot sail without propellers"

  • @sensibledriver933
    @sensibledriver9334 жыл бұрын

    What a waste of 2 mins to state the obvious.

  • @generictoasterstroodle1080

    @generictoasterstroodle1080

    4 жыл бұрын

    sensible driver 2 minute of your life gone, to learn a brief educational video. Wow. You should sue

  • @sensibledriver933

    @sensibledriver933

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@generictoasterstroodle1080 Did you know why carriers never sail alone?

  • @generictoasterstroodle1080

    @generictoasterstroodle1080

    4 жыл бұрын

    sensible driver I could guess considering it’s not a very hard concept, however it’s titled what it is for a reason, and it does give some insight. I didn’t know they couldn’t travel alone, so the title alone helped me. I get your point, but remember, it’s only 2 minutes, and it wasn’t a bad video.

  • @parkermason9039

    @parkermason9039

    4 жыл бұрын

    GENERIC Toaster Stroodle It was some very basic knowledge. They don’t make carrier task groups for a reason

  • @mattmcdonald4033
    @mattmcdonald40333 жыл бұрын

    The best part about this is the description saying that it is the most guarded ship in the royal navy's history with a grand total 2 destroyers, 2 frigates and 1 submarine as its escort

  • @iwx2672

    @iwx2672

    3 жыл бұрын

    There isn't enough money to guard it.

  • @mattmcdonald4033

    @mattmcdonald4033

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@iwx2672 no how its saying it's the most gaurded royal navy ship in their entire history

  • @thadz2493
    @thadz24933 жыл бұрын

    Alternative title: *"WHY Literally EVERY aircraft carrier Can't Sail Alone"*

  • @thewestisthebest6608
    @thewestisthebest66084 жыл бұрын

    You could re-title this video "Why you never send your king out by himself."

  • @whitsixkiller
    @whitsixkiller3 жыл бұрын

    Aircraft carriers have been among us now for nearly 100 years. None of them have ever sailed alone. Not even in times of peace.

  • @PaulCashman
    @PaulCashman3 жыл бұрын

    Corrected title: "Why ANY Aircraft Carrier Can Never Sail Alone."

  • @america795
    @america7954 жыл бұрын

    Isnt that why U.S carriers hav a carriers group sooo they won’t get destroyyed? Isnt it same with this carriers?

  • @emintey

    @emintey

    4 жыл бұрын

    No. US carriers have onboard anti-missile defenses. It's a greater level of protection.

  • @harryabbott9994

    @harryabbott9994

    4 жыл бұрын

    Edwin Mintey no, U.S. carriers have very similar defences to this vessel. If you look, the U.S. carriers will travel with up to 6 individual vessels.

  • @emintey

    @emintey

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@harryabbott9994 You are mistaken, US carriers have missile defense, full stop. That is in addition to it's escort.

  • @danm4320

    @danm4320

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@emintey they still travel in groups....

  • @jb76489

    @jb76489

    4 жыл бұрын

    Edwin Mintey British carriers only have ballistic CIWS systems, the American carriers have RIM-116/162 missiles too

  • @EpicThe112
    @EpicThe1124 жыл бұрын

    Watch the full episode and and what they were talking about is actually a carrier strike group comprised of a Trafalgar class submarine then your frigates and cruisers and finally the resupply ship.

  • @tonyyates2012

    @tonyyates2012

    4 жыл бұрын

    It will be escorted by an Astute class submarine, type 26 Frigate, two type 45 destroyers and finally a Tide class resupply ship. We don't have cruisers and the Trafalgar class subs went out of service years ago.

  • @johnlavery3433

    @johnlavery3433

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, a pity the British are building 8 of them to replace the 13 type 23s.

  • @denkeylee

    @denkeylee

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Brian Coley I think what you are saying is Britain will be stretched in providing the proper escort for her Carriers?

  • @krashd

    @krashd

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnlavery3433 It's not a pity if one new ship can protect the same area as half a dozen of it's predecessors.

  • @johnlavery3433

    @johnlavery3433

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@krashd fourteen ships can be sent to 14 different places, or rather 4 different places, maybe 5 due to the nature of ship deployment. With 6 destroyers, the British only have enough to make up one carrier battle group, and f all else. You need three ships generally to have one available at any one time

  • @shotgunsultan603
    @shotgunsultan6033 жыл бұрын

    Royal Navy:you can't even touch one of us Bismarck emerging from the sea : allow me to introduce myself

  • @UnknownUzer
    @UnknownUzer4 жыл бұрын

    Comes complete with a water slide on the front, a teeter totter below deck, and training wheels on either side of the rudder.

  • @Orphican

    @Orphican

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hammer 001 He's just poking fun, no need to get defensive. RN and USN carriers are very likely to be operating in task groups together.

  • @Orphican

    @Orphican

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hammer 001 Why does the size of the rudder matter. Carrier's aren't famed for their maneuverability, it's not really in the job description.

  • @Orphican

    @Orphican

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hammer 001 Ok I see you're just looking for an argument and I'm not willing to get into one. Both RN carriers and US carriers are great ships for their respective roles. The question of which is better is really only a question of what job you're asking the ships to do.

  • @Dave-hu5hr

    @Dave-hu5hr

    4 жыл бұрын

    @cleo0399 You'd have a long way to get over to us though luv. ☢🚢

  • @captainbroady

    @captainbroady

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hammer 001 the sarcasm was probably too stealthy for others to detect

  • @tankinator451
    @tankinator4514 жыл бұрын

    Wow! This is so unique when compared to other aircraft carriers!

  • @fwcolb
    @fwcolb3 жыл бұрын

    No carriers sail alone, at least not in modern navies. Some may have done so in WWII under special circumstances.

  • @ZoomZip
    @ZoomZip4 жыл бұрын

    Replace HMS Queen Elizabeth to 'literally any carrier'

  • @dylanhurley3739
    @dylanhurley37394 жыл бұрын

    HMS Glorious is the reason aircraft carriers never travel alone

  • @plymouth5714

    @plymouth5714

    4 жыл бұрын

    @ Dylan Hurley: Glorious wasn't actually sailing alone though, she had an escort of two Destroyers, HMS Acasta and Ardent, obviously nowhere near enough to protect her from Scharnhorst and Gneisenau although Acasta severely damaged Scharnhorst in an heroic torpedo attack before she went down. There was a larger RN ship in the area, the cruiser HMS Devonshire but she was engaged in rescuing the Norwegian Royal Family and with them on board she was forbidden to engage and the Glorious and her escorts were sacrificed to keep Devonshire's location secret.

  • @alexanderchristopher6237

    @alexanderchristopher6237

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@plymouth5714 still, it showed the obvious. Aircraft carriers are pretty much sitting ducks without its airwing ready to fly. The destroyers at least managed to put up some fight, if I remember correctly, that managed to do some damage to the German battleships.

  • @plymouth5714

    @plymouth5714

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Alexander: That's perfectly true, the carrier's main defence are it's own aircraft. There was a story which I don't know if its true or not, that the Glorious could have been warned about the German ships but wasn't. The reason being that the position of the battleships was picked up from Enigma intercepts but no action could be taken without a plausible 'excuse' for having that information so the Glorious was sacrificed to protect Enigma. The same thing was reputed to have happened with the hunt for the Bismark - the Admiralty knew where she was from the Bismark's own enigma signals giving her position back to German High Command. In that instance however it was arranged for a Catalina from Coastal Command to 'find' her and to be seen by the ship doing so. When Bismark reported the sighting back to Germany we knew the Enigma intercepts were safe!

  • @krashd

    @krashd

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Admiral, we've been glory-holed!"

  • @Ivellios23

    @Ivellios23

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@plymouth5714 The CO of Glorious was a sub captain who hated the very concept of an aircraft carrier. He was enroute to his XO's Court Martial for disobeying orders for trying to use the carrier, as a carrier, CAP and all that. If the CO didn't make it to the Courts Martial to testify, the case would have been dismissed. So the CO abandoned the fleet for petty BS. Almost all, if not all planes went down on flight deck, or in the hangar. Said flying planes wasted fuel the ship needed to operate despite aviation fuel and ship fuel are used for specific uses and kept separate. So, no CAP was flown, nor search planes. The CO willfully endangered his ship, and his escorts.

  • @squirellman144
    @squirellman1443 жыл бұрын

    Short answer: Because without the escort it is vulnerable and it is one of the UK's greatest Naval Military assets.

  • @mikeybabes7527
    @mikeybabes75274 жыл бұрын

    You’ve got to love Capt Jerry Kyd haven’t you? He is just so enthusiastic about his ship and the RN in general, What a great guy. It’s also fairly typical Navy humour to give command of the future fleet flag ship to a man who has the same name as a once famous pirates. Nice one guys!! Nice one.

  • @johnbower7452
    @johnbower74524 жыл бұрын

    This guy makes it sound like ours is the only carrier that does this; erm, all Carriers to the best of my knowledge run with battle groups; it would be folly to run solo. A carrier is just that; it carries aircraft; it's not a ruddy battleship armed to the teeth with guns, missiles, torpedoes etc. And even they rarely ran alone after WW2.

  • @emperorryanii
    @emperorryanii3 жыл бұрын

    Title: “Why HMS Queen Elizabeth Can Never Sail Alone” Me: Cause she’s the queen.

  • @Herb___
    @Herb___4 жыл бұрын

    Cheers from the USA!

  • @QuietB4

    @QuietB4

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cheers from the UK!

  • @Burningarrow7

    @Burningarrow7

    3 жыл бұрын

    UK is cool tho

  • @biggiecheese7113
    @biggiecheese71133 жыл бұрын

    "Why the queen Elizabeth never sails alone" *Royal navy has vivid memories of what happened to HMS glorious in WW2*

  • @martinsonofwar395
    @martinsonofwar3953 жыл бұрын

    I am probably not the only American here who did a head desk expecting something more than a no brainer. Aircraft carriers are sitting ducks without a convoy. A very huge expensive duck with a huge target on its deck and hull.

  • @ence1540
    @ence15403 жыл бұрын

    No Aircraft Carrier can ever sail alone The response time on them is far more than on a Destroyer or a Frigate

  • @arturobustillos6041
    @arturobustillos60413 жыл бұрын

    I love the design of this ship... It is really beautiful

  • @muthergoose4084
    @muthergoose40843 жыл бұрын

    Here's a thought for you. In the battle of Leyte Gulf, the United States Third and Seventh Fleets including some Australian warships, comprised 8 large aircraft carriers, 8 light carriers, 18 escort carriers, 12 battleships, 24 cruisers, 141 destroyers and destroyer escorts, and many other ships.

  • @mikaxms
    @mikaxms3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that's the case with all aircraft carriers.

  • @VandamePlays
    @VandamePlays4 жыл бұрын

    Next up on the Smithsonian: Why airplanes need to take off to be useful.

  • @brazeiar9672

    @brazeiar9672

    3 жыл бұрын

    I knew I was doing something wrong in that F16

  • @idk-lz4nl
    @idk-lz4nl3 жыл бұрын

    lists basically everything in a naval force 'ships, frigates, destroyers, submarines, and aircraft coming together all at once' literally 10 seconds later:' there's a sense of purpose and a BIT of power'

  • @mracer8
    @mracer83 жыл бұрын

    The same reason every aircraft carrier won’t be alone but part of a battle group.

  • @ocheng724
    @ocheng7243 жыл бұрын

    Not a single aircraft carrier ever sails alone! This videos title is a complete clickbait!

  • @happydee6950
    @happydee69504 жыл бұрын

    So in other words carrier tactics relating to defense haven’t changed since World War Two. Got it.

  • @QueenDaenerysTargaryen
    @QueenDaenerysTargaryen3 жыл бұрын

    Very good video

  • @scottmcintosh4397
    @scottmcintosh43974 жыл бұрын

    Good vid. 👍👍👍 I think it would have held up well if extended 12-15 minutes. 🚢✈🇬🇧🎥📺

  • @chipblock2854
    @chipblock28544 жыл бұрын

    What I like about this ship are the two towers. One for the ship's operation and the other for the flight operations. It seems to me this is a better design then American designed aircraft carries where all operation are in one tower. I wonder if the Queen Elizabeth has more room?

  • @calvinnickel9995

    @calvinnickel9995

    4 жыл бұрын

    The problem with the US design is they have difficulty seeing the whole deck. The islands have been moving further and further rearward because of this. That makes seeing forward much more difficult for navigation... and US Navy ships are perhaps the most collision prone in the ocean.

  • @thomaslawarejr.2362
    @thomaslawarejr.23624 жыл бұрын

    Answer: Because a Kirov might be lurking out there!

  • @petergrossett6763
    @petergrossett67634 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see the beautiful Firth of Forth, Burntisland and the Binn.

  • @mpoboy71
    @mpoboy714 жыл бұрын

    That's cool and interesting the ramp on a carrier

  • @skydiverclassc2031
    @skydiverclassc20314 жыл бұрын

    0:43 The first time I saw that ship, I said "What? The FBI has a warship?" Yes, I know it's F81.

  • @Fumblerful

    @Fumblerful

    4 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile at the FBI headquarters: "Uh oh, I just realized what they meant by Internet Piracy."

  • @emptysvoid
    @emptysvoid3 жыл бұрын

    The Queen Elizabeth isn't vulnerable... She is like 2100years old

  • @christianbuenvenida863
    @christianbuenvenida863 Жыл бұрын

    R.I.P. HM Queen Elizabeth. We will never forget your particular brand of your legacy and essence of your life over the pervasive changes in time.

  • @uss_04
    @uss_043 жыл бұрын

    How to never be Forever Alone: “be an aircraft carrier”

  • @hopatease1
    @hopatease14 жыл бұрын

    I see the RN has to have tokens on there ships .

  • @nonna_sof5889
    @nonna_sof58894 жыл бұрын

    Well of course you can't let the Queen sail alone. Even if she can hold her own she still needs her body guards.

  • @nelly6819
    @nelly68194 жыл бұрын

    just one question....At the end of one episode there was a caption with a photo 'in memory of......' can anyone tell me the reason for this and what happened?

  • @franksnyder1357
    @franksnyder13573 жыл бұрын

    The Beat Goes On.

  • @kennooo535
    @kennooo5354 жыл бұрын

    Duh carriers don’t sail without a fleet or battle group

  • @cgreglenfound8421
    @cgreglenfound84214 жыл бұрын

    Are they going to take Hong Kong back with that ship??? Good luck

  • @tsu8003

    @tsu8003

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidhigham4766 You mean even if you don't like the landlord.

  • @AugmentedGravity
    @AugmentedGravity4 жыл бұрын

    There are very very few naval vessels, not just aircraft carriers, who don't "sail alone", because of obvious reasons.

  • @blueeyeswhitedragon9839
    @blueeyeswhitedragon98393 жыл бұрын

    It might be obvious to many, but to the nonmilitary oriented...the explaination is welcome, and the visuals are fantastic. I love the ski ramp jump for the aircraft...always wondered why the U.S. uses such expensive and mechanically complex launch techniques.

  • @owenjones3929
    @owenjones39294 жыл бұрын

    How was this released yesterday when it says its about to have its first helicopter landing? It's on its F-35 trials at the moment, helicopters were ages ago.

  • @ginvr

    @ginvr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly, Not to mention that Jerry Kyd is no longer captain

  • @theodoremaximillios1797
    @theodoremaximillios17974 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the Comment Section Where everyone is a Five Star General

  • @baumholderh8425

    @baumholderh8425

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean, doesn’t take a genius to know a floating pile of money = we should protect it

  • @porchezazou
    @porchezazou3 жыл бұрын

    Très beau bâtiment, what a beautiful carrier 👍

  • @adamcottrell6454
    @adamcottrell64544 жыл бұрын

    Anyone have a link to the full programme?

  • @Yumais
    @Yumais3 жыл бұрын

    Every Aircraft Carrier should have a fleet dedicated to guarding it.

  • @Mark-jt7ww
    @Mark-jt7ww3 жыл бұрын

    Do you know, a tank without fuel can't drive

  • @paganphil100

    @paganphil100

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mark Hermandung: As a former RTR tank driver I can confirm that you are correct :-)

  • @ethanfairweather8736
    @ethanfairweather87364 жыл бұрын

    Apparently a lot of you don’t know much about historical naval aviation. During World War II the US and UK did not just have aircraft carriers. They also had what were called escort carriers. It wasn’t until the cold war that the US replaced escort carriers with amphibious assault ships. UK used aircraft carriers that were significantly smaller to their American counterparts. Those carriers exclusively operated the British Sea Harrier. The only carrier type that operated catapult aircraft were the Audacious class carriers. Only two of those carriers were completed: the HMS Eagle and the HMS Ark Royal. With the introduction of the Queen Elizabeth class carriers, UK naval doctrine has taken a dramatic shift. This is the first time in years at the UK has invested this much national treasure into two very large aircraft carriers. This new doctrine is virtually identical to the US doctrine that we have maintained since the beginning of the Cold War. So while most of us Americans think having carriers protected is normal; that was not always the case in the United Kingdom. In fact it was that older doctrine that prompted Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to order the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano. At that time the carrier force was too spread out, so the sinking of that ship was intended to deter the Argentinians from any sort of pincer movement. Had the Argentinians attempted a pincer movement they could’ve surrounded the entire British task force.

  • @anthonysciabarrasi2611
    @anthonysciabarrasi26114 жыл бұрын

    imagine being in a little fishing boat and ending up in between these

  • @ILuvStrokingTubes
    @ILuvStrokingTubes4 жыл бұрын

    So, basically nothing to see here.

  • @nolongerusing7430
    @nolongerusing74304 жыл бұрын

    "Its dangerous to sail alone. Take this."

  • @michatroschka
    @michatroschka3 жыл бұрын

    the guy with the weapon on deck keeping his eyes open, like there could be pirates in wales or somethin

  • @_..SNOWY.._
    @_..SNOWY.._4 жыл бұрын

    “Where a Merlin will be the first ever aircraft to land on her flight deck” are we just going to ignore the weeks of F35 testing the Queen Elizabeth has already conducted, plus the countless operations the MERLIN helicopter has already completed from HMS Queen Elizabeth herself.

  • @chris52209
    @chris522093 жыл бұрын

    Next up on Smithsonian: Why we breathe Air

  • @danielmarso7242
    @danielmarso72423 жыл бұрын

    This is nonsense, no modern carrier travels alone , they have had escorts since WWII

  • @bindgagger
    @bindgagger3 жыл бұрын

    “It’s lonely being an aircraft carrier, please hold my hand...”

  • @chickenwon1159
    @chickenwon11593 жыл бұрын

    Probably because every aircraft carrier ever needs an escort to prevent it from being a floating target?

  • @sgt0m0sullivan
    @sgt0m0sullivan4 жыл бұрын

    Why are there so many videos on this carrier?

  • @fabiana7157

    @fabiana7157

    4 жыл бұрын

    Guess your answer is in the description 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @TimTams_64

    @TimTams_64

    4 жыл бұрын

    its the newest warship in the british fleet.

  • @Ghastly_Grinner

    @Ghastly_Grinner

    4 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps the Queen wants to pretend that the UK is still a world power of note?

  • @yible3278

    @yible3278

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because is cool

  • @DanP221

    @DanP221

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tim Tam's no its not

  • @xarthurx4957
    @xarthurx49574 жыл бұрын

    2019? Anyone..

  • @sibes4
    @sibes43 жыл бұрын

    Well DUH! No carrier has ever sailed alone.

  • @AlexSlavenDrums
    @AlexSlavenDrums3 жыл бұрын

    It may not be the biggest, most advanced aircraft carrier, but i think it's just awesome, and i love it!

  • @chubbycakes6446
    @chubbycakes64464 жыл бұрын

    RULE BRITANNIA (p.s I am an asian kid and its 1 am here and i am rushing work that was due 7 hours ago but here I am)

  • @user-jo1bs9hl5x

    @user-jo1bs9hl5x

    4 жыл бұрын

    Corona Virus

  • @joesmoe6947
    @joesmoe69473 жыл бұрын

    HMS Elizibeth’s Mom: “Cause I said so that’s why!”

  • @JGW845
    @JGW8454 жыл бұрын

    The destroyers, cruisers, subs, etc. that accompany a carrier are not along simply to escort and protect the carrier. Together they comprise a carrier battle group which gives the CBG flexibility to carry out complex missions thousands of miles from home port.

  • @lewis7426
    @lewis74264 жыл бұрын

    I dont know if it is stolen footage but this video is from the tv series Britains biggest warship, good show

  • @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306
    @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor3064 жыл бұрын

    (Haven't watched the video) Well it can't be alone because it's just big and bulky It's not as fast or agile as a destroyer so if a submarine sneaks up on it and fires a torpedo It can't escape it (unless the sub misses) I believe it's also because its turrets aren't as strong as destroyers and warships Please don't reply "you know nothing" because I do know something about the navy and ships but I'm more of a rail and aviation enthusiast.

  • @hemendraravi4787

    @hemendraravi4787

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree with u but I think they have pretty decent turrets if they have a Vulcan not sure if they do but what u said is correct if the carrier is alone a sub can easily sneak and launch a torpedo

  • @davidhouseman4328

    @davidhouseman4328

    4 жыл бұрын

    It not about agility, it about specialisation. The carrier specialises in aircraft and let's others run defence. That said a helicopter heavy load would be quite effective against subs.

  • @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306

    @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidhouseman4328 true but it still needs other ships with it. As I said I'm not really good at ships lol

  • @BeerDad69

    @BeerDad69

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tell us about locomotives then

  • @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306

    @deltic_rblx-robloxtranspor306

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BeerDad69 ok... which one? Has to he British

  • @Mario_1611
    @Mario_16114 жыл бұрын

    Next video Idea: "The reason why females can never go to the bathroom alone".

  • @j-aaxch9658
    @j-aaxch96583 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile in world of warships: CV go rush alone

  • @kujousara101
    @kujousara1014 жыл бұрын

    All Aircraft Carrier is escorted by other surface ships, well just like WWII, Enterprise was escorted by Battleship North Carolina.

  • @diosdado0711
    @diosdado07114 жыл бұрын

    The Queen must always have her knights to protect and shield her. Long live the Queen!

  • @willmoore8708
    @willmoore87083 жыл бұрын

    Smithsonian is dumbing down as much as TLC, Discovery and History Channels.

  • @fenfrostpaws2000

    @fenfrostpaws2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    Discovery isn't as bad as the rest at least

  • @willmoore8708

    @willmoore8708

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fenfrostpaws2000 Let's agree to disagree on that. American Chopper was pretty disgusting before they finally euthanized it.

  • @manuelbarreramacho3982
    @manuelbarreramacho39824 жыл бұрын

    Muchas felicidades...

  • @sassythesasquatch1571
    @sassythesasquatch15713 жыл бұрын

    What is the rank at 00:21 ? I have one from my grandfather but its like golden wire on black fabric instead of blue

  • @Kangroo11
    @Kangroo114 жыл бұрын

    god save the queen

  • @SubMeISubYouu

    @SubMeISubYouu

    4 жыл бұрын

    No

  • @frostylos5765
    @frostylos57654 жыл бұрын

    They aren't even in war why are they scared? Unless it's training missions but other than that nobody is gona sink a carrier out of nowhere

  • @asneakychicken322

    @asneakychicken322

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because of a first strike situation? You aren’t at war until you are and if you have unescorted carriers around they’re going to be the first targets.

  • @peterlloyd8313
    @peterlloyd83134 жыл бұрын

    Carriers have a guard ship when at flying stations for recovery if required.

  • @kevinbutton4580

    @kevinbutton4580

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually carriers never enter port they have two re supply ships that go into port and grab supplies...plus this is one of the very very few non nuclear powred carrier's 😛

  • @Elthenar
    @Elthenar4 жыл бұрын

    The only carriers that ever sailed into combat alone were the I-400's of the IJN back in WW2.

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