What is The Largest Wave An Aircraft Carrier Can Survive?

Have you ever wondered what is the largest wave an aircraft carrier can survive? let me explain.

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[rehtireipas]

There is no such thing like unsinkable ship. You must always respect mother nature.

[Paul-zfob]

Dude, I was on a destroyer escort and we ran into a hurricane. Waves 100 feet tall. Scared the living hell out of me. Thought the ship would break in half! We made it.

[ghqluct]

Anything built by man can be overcome. -Patton

[lance]

If you didn't know, when you see a giant wave coming it's usually best to turn your boat and point your nose at the wave. You'll be less likely to flip.

[idlsjay]

He never explained how big a wave it could withstand 😢

[terrencekanzig]

They also try to avoid going into storms in the first place.

[bobby]

I was aboard a US Navy destroyer and we would encounter 35-50 foot waves at Sea of Japan during a typhoon.. we survived for almost 2 weeks..

[valkyrie]

I saw the Kitty Hawke CV-63 take one over the bow in 1977. I was on the CHICAGO at the time.

[timmoore]

Waves like that rocked me to sleep on the 03 level, on several Aircraft Carriers! Great sleeping! Go Navy!

[mr.damagecontrol]

I was on the USS ROOSEVELT in the Atlantic Ocean and I hardly ever felt a wave. It does of course shift and move, but it's really stable and fun to be on. "GO NAVY!"

[robertmendick]

WW2 aircraft carriers survived an encounter with Typhoon Cobra (14 to 19 December 1944) in the Philippine Sea... Admiral William Halsey commanding a large group of ships called the Third Fleet made the controversial decision to direct his ships into the storm. Three smaller ships sank, many planes were damaged or swept overboard, 790 men lost with many more injured. He lost command for several months after a January Naval board of inquiry found his decision to be of poor judgement.

[goofy_xf]

I’ve been flung from my rack from a wave while on ship. The opening wave of this video would be absolutely terrifying to experience

[dereksimpson]

I've been thru 2 hurricanes on a carrier. I have actually walked on the bulkhead at one point. Those things are virtually indestructible

[Jameson]

While onboard the USS Kittyhawk CV 63 we had waves breaking over the bow and what a ride it was.

[paulsdrc]

1982 I believe USS Ranger going through a typhoon in 60+ foot seas, two miles from a water spout. The white water coming across the flight deck actually washed rite over the F-14s, absolutely crazy.

[stevemelcher]

As long as most entrances are closed the carrier will act like a cork since it is filled with air.

[shafaykhan]

"Unsinkable Ship" that's what the Titanic builders said

[jkn]

Generally, an aircraft carrier group will avoid strong storms like hurricanes, but occasionally they are required to steam through to be where they need to be at the time they need to be there. When an aircraft carrier has to crash through a major wave, the shutter of the ship is like any other feeling in the world.

[eddiehaskell]

The narrator didn't say it's unsinkable.

[bryonslatten]

Carriers are so big that when a carrier group heads into extreme weather the carrier heads directly into the waves and the escort ships line up right behind it using the carrier as a wave break.