Four Views of the Shock Trials Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes the first scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 18, 2021. The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle.

[invective]

The “brace for roll” isn’t for a wave we can see. It’s for the air bubble that forms deep under the water and collapses.

[ThatCarGuy]

Not many people know this but the US tried sinking one of its own carriers before to test it, and after 4 weeks of tests had to give up and scuttle it as they couldn't sink it. 4 weeks of missiles, bombs and torpedo's. That's insane.
"The U.S. Navy knows this from experience. In 2005, the Navy itself targeted the decommissioned carrier America in order to determine just how much punishment the vessel could withstand before slipping beneath the waves.

"The ship was pummeled by explosions both above and below the waterline, " The War Zone reporter Tyler Rogoway explained in 2018. "After nearly four weeks of these activities, the carrier was scuttled. On May 14, 2005, the vessel's stern disappeared below the waterline and the ship began its voyage to the seafloor."

"America stood up to four weeks of abuse and only succumbed to the sea after demolition teams scuttled the ship on purpose once and for all, it's clear that America was built to sustain heavy damage in combat and still stay afloat."

[MCGIFilipinoServices]

She can't say 5 because five sounds like Fire.!

[RynTzy]

That’s why China and Russia failed to keep up with the US for Aircraft Carrier development,
Every US Aircraft Carriers baptized with this Shock Test, and the US perfected it…

[russwhitley]

Always Good Ships. God bless the craftsmen at Newport News Shipbuilding.

[theMKill]

That’s one tough boat for Uncle Sam to play with 😀🇺🇸🇺🇸

Good job Navy! Proud of all of you

[WalterCruz-USA]

Number 1 USA.🇺🇸🦅🌎

God bless America.🇺🇸🙏🏻

[alexwhite]

does anyone know where i can find just the bottom left?

[darkhorse]

See that China? That's how you build an aircraft carrier, not just barely make it move.

[FirstFreeMason]

I love how the ship remained completely still. What a masterpiece of craftsmanship

[rhodesshah]

Was it detonated on or below the surface? And what was the explosive anyone knows, thank's.

[michaelsturgeon]

Is that the main bridge? I was expecting more.

[jnelchef]

And on another note, tonight's meal will be seafood stew, seafood chowder and seafood Alfredo.

[teresav]

B💥💥M! Thank you for your services! God Bless, Stay Safe ❤️🤍💙 Thank you for helping save America 🇺🇸

[godzillaeatsushi]

Thank you for your service girls and boys.

[alinasvida]

Proud of my son Gerald R Ford !!! Roberto Montoya 😚

[kissluna]

this is going to be presented in the next gozilla movie

[duffenough]

The explosives are on the small boat and the carrier is next to it. So many commenters think that the small boat is the carrier and that the explosion is way more massive than it was.

[wolfpsg]

Why does the initial blast look like there’s like a blue plasma spreading across the surface or something? Unless it doesn’t look like that in real life it’s just the camera

[alexwhite]

why was there so much blue? what type of bomb does that it looks like godzilla went critical