I worked for MSC 12 yrs from cable ship's to ammo ships to fleet oilers. I enjoyed the work and the life style. As a young salior aboard USS KITTY HAWK from 77 to 81 I have seen both sides of Un Reps. While serving aboard USNS Walter S Diehl I sent refueling probe over to Kitty Hawk before she went to NAS Pensacola .
Sure brings back memories of un-reps during Vietnam. Minesweepers have limited storage for fuel and stores because of their size (172 feet long) so we were alongside a Navy oiler every 3 days while on station for fuel and provisions. Hand tended highline and no automatic tensioner.
Best part was doing emergency breakaways and giving the Flank 3 order and pulling away. I once got chewed out by the CO for not immediately giving the EM BKAWAY order when told to do so, but the BM's had not released the messenger cable on the focsle. I gave the order and about 5 minutes later the BMC entered the pilot house all pissed off. The CO then turned to me as said I was correct for wanting to wait until it was safe to do so.
I served aboard the USS Chipola AO-63. She served us well in Vietnam. The above oiler is spectacular. Replenishing underway still tests sailors and machines. Anchors aweigh shipmates.
Great job Tippecanoe and US NAVY for doing a safe UNREP. This is not easy to do without exceptional training ther's alot that could go wrong. I was on board the Tippe and I was the pumpman responsible for safe operation of the huge fuel pumps that tranfers fuel to the other ship. TRAINING IS FOR SAFETY.
Jackie chan_WTF--Yes. The fuel is flammable and both ships are moving during the process. So, I'm sure that the process to connect the hoses could take less than two hours if you didn't mind losing two rather pricey US Naval vessels in the process.
Jackie chan.WTF--And HOW do you think that the fuel is transferred FROM the holding tank of one ship to another? Through the hoses. When you get to be a US Navy captain of a warship, you can make a decision about how fast ships can travel while refueling.
One MercilessMing haha, I see you miss understood me. Read my original comment CAREFULLY. I was joking that it takes an eternity to move hoses from one ship to another. I never mentioned about how fast a ship must go while fueling, or any fuel/gas comment. I understand the safety behind it, but I find it funny how it takes a while to move a fuel hose.
No, I didn't misunderstand you. You are deliberately being obtuse and your reading comprehension skills are lacking. So run along now. Consider yourself IGNORED from now on.
I’ve got 3 cousins in the Navy right now. The more videos I see of Navy life the more terrified I get! This cheap looking piece of rope between the ships is blowing my mind! WTH?! I’m done
i did this a number of times i was in the navy 84-90. i was a ABF aviation boatswain mate fuels. nuclear carries hold about 3.4 million gallons of JP5 jet fuel.
How can I get these UNREP videos. I retired from MSC and I was a pumpman working 5 to 6 deck below alone by myself to ensure safe operation on pumps transferring fuel to other ships.
Gone are the days of the ships band playing music during the unrep. Also, didn’t the receiving crew used to cheer when the shot was sent over successfully to make fun of them?
Fuel for aircraft, fuel for diesel engine ships (frigates, cruisers, destroyers), diesel is also the carrier backup fuel if we loose power (diesel generators).
That sure varies. In 65 i was transported on the USS Pollux and it was only a dry Good Ship so if you wanted something other than mops and dungarees you had to wait for tanker or ammo ship to come along.
Refueling is another dangerous routine because both the US ships are exposed to the enemies, and that's why the destroyers and aircrafts have to cover these US ships when they are refueling.
So familiar, but so different. I was on the USS Seattle AOE3 from 75 to 79. I understand that all the auxiliary ships are now civilian run (USNS) and now there are women on ships! I'm not sexist; it's just so different from my experience.
Women on all ships now!!! Even subs!! I was on the Carl Vinson up to 2012, was involved in a lot of UNREP's. The USNS is a civilian captain, there are Navy personnel stationed on them though.
@@nickjcal2819 There is no such rate in the Navy any longer. We are now called Operations Specialist (that was my job), yes we are stationed on tankers, but there are other rates there, just not very many. These are said to be dream orders for my rate!
Flying fighter planes does not come at bargain price. JP-8, military- issue Jet A, is essentially really nice kerosene. And there's the price of munitions.
Imagine the refueling Logistics during World War II, submarines had the rear filled with oil ships surface ships support ships carriers everything had to be refueled and now we have nuclear powered submarine nuclear power surface vessels that can go 20 years without refueling,
Years ago we had to refuel every ship including the carrier with bunker oil oh, now the nuclear power carrier is capable of operating for 20 years without refueling only thing you need is food and fuel for your aircraft lot of space saved
We have amphibious assault ships that are conventionally fueled that can act as escort or light carrier but this is not one. The USS George H. W. Bush shown here is nuclear powered as are all of our fleet carriers. However the airwings need fuel and the carrier can only hold a few million gallons of jet fuel. At a high sortie rate the carrier can expend its jet fuel in about a week. And generally the Navy want's to keep ample supply of fuel in the event the carrier needs to conduct an urgent mission. The Tippecanoe can also replenish weapons and food at sea which the carrier only holds a few weeks of food. They like to provide the sailors with fresh fruit and veggies and milk which again only last 10 to 14 days. After that the carrier uses powered milk or frozen milk, and other stores are frozen or canned. Fresh food really helps with moral and keeping the sailors healthy. So while the replenishment ships are shuttling back and forth to port to get fresh supplies and additional fuel the strike group can continue it's business without returning to port.
@@steveschierholz5272 Or individual servings of UHT milk like we got out of Singapore in '79 or '80. It wasn't very popular except for the chocolate flavor, and as cold as we could get it. It tasted cooked, and not exactly in a good way; UHT milk has gotten a lot better since. Now the stuff just comes off a little bit processed.
these are called shot lines. basically, these are guide lines that are used by both the attending and receiving ship for the main transfer lines, hoses, and whatever else the attending and receiving ships want to send to each other. if they are not correctly placed, the replenishment operation would either not be able to happen or would be unsafe
now, if there is someone who cant shoot...which is a good portion of a ships crew...sending lines over, it could either take a ton of time or put people in danger on both ships
Those are GM's or Gunners Mates, they maintain all of the ships armory. The guy's shooting are small arms guys and all know about how to shoot. The Navy shoots quite often, just not everyone. The security department, any spec ops on board, or VBSS for small ships. They miss all the time when shooting lines to the other ship, the sponge end catches in the wind and goes all over the place.
Because its a lot easier to control the ship while on the move vs holding still and let the waves potentially cause a collision. Well that and holding still makes you an easy target.
WW2 they would refuel and resupply in harbors mainly. Doing it under way saves a lot of time and you don't have to detour to a friendly harbor. Allows the force to be very independent and speedy.
Trump is not President anymore. Trump was President when the supply chain was broken. Gas prices have been dropping since Biden has recovered the 9,000,000 jobs Trump lost and Biden has reduced the unemployment rate from 6.4% to 3.7%.
Gunner's Mates with M-14s is all I ever saw while on Connie aka Constellation CV-64 05/78 to 11/81. I r a BT P-1 Division 1MMR Fresh Air and Sunshine BT Sayonara 6x6 watch at sea, no more port n starboard liberty. Snipes living on an Airedale schedule. P-6 Div. Catapult Steam Shop
What's the matter where you expecting a Japanese fleet to show up and they start blowing the hell out of each other? Or one of the jets to explode mid takeoff? It's a refuelling/resupplying video people for people that are interested (naval fanatics, like me) , if you aren't into it, don't watch it
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@@jonathanerickson4729 yeah never said they served, still doesn't mean I can't ask questions on something like this when I don't see your point in saying it's boring when there's no way for this to be anymore exiting. And thank you and your son for your service.
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The fuel is for the fighters and other ships in the fleet. A less known fact is the Carrier supplies its escorts with fuel given its massive storage bays.
I don't agree with your take on this, but they should have stayed with the carrier names from generations past. Hornet, Wasp, Essex, Ticonderoga, Midway, Kearsarge, and dozens more. Some of these ship's names like Hornet and Wasp date back to 1776, with the first two commissioned Navy ships. That's some history to be proud of.
We name carriers, in no particular order, for very famous Americans, significant battles, and famous warships; the present Enterprise is the fourth ship of that name. We've had three Hornets and a couple of Independences.
What a silly comment. How else would you do it? 50Gal Drums??? I spent years as a Quartermaster on Carriers working on the bridge. This type of operation is smooth as silk when handled properly. I only witnessed one emergency breakaway. And that of course was a little bit of a mess.
I worked for MSC 12 yrs from cable ship's to ammo ships to fleet oilers. I enjoyed the work and the life style. As a young salior aboard USS KITTY HAWK from 77 to 81 I have seen both sides of Un Reps. While serving aboard USNS Walter S Diehl I sent refueling probe over to Kitty Hawk before she went to NAS Pensacola .
Sure brings back memories of un-reps during Vietnam.
Minesweepers have limited storage for fuel and stores because of their size (172 feet long) so we were alongside a Navy oiler every 3 days while on station for fuel and provisions.
Hand tended highline and no automatic tensioner.
I love the guys getting yelled at through the loudspeaker! No better humiliation than that!
Best part was doing emergency breakaways and giving the Flank 3 order and pulling away. I once got chewed out by the CO for not immediately giving the EM BKAWAY order when told to do so, but the BM's had not released the messenger cable on the focsle. I gave the order and about 5 minutes later the BMC entered the pilot house all pissed off. The CO then turned to me as said I was correct for wanting to wait until it was safe to do so.
I served aboard the USS Chipola AO-63. She served us well in Vietnam. The above oiler is spectacular. Replenishing underway still tests sailors and machines. Anchors aweigh shipmates.
Really cool to watch this. I worked at the shipyard that built the Tippecanoe and spent many hours on her.
Great job Tippecanoe and US NAVY for doing a safe UNREP. This is not easy to do without exceptional training ther's alot that could go wrong. I was on board the Tippe and I was the pumpman responsible for safe operation of the huge fuel pumps that tranfers fuel to the other ship. TRAINING IS FOR SAFETY.
I extremely enjoy it and love to see this😊😊
almost like launching aircraft but launching supplies instead. Great to watch!
Happy to have been a part of Tippy.
I was onboard for this Unrep. I recognize most of the deck department on the Tippecanoe.
Takes 2 hours to connect the hoses, only takes 15 mins to refuel. lol
Jackie chan_WTF--Yes. The fuel is flammable and both ships are moving during the process. So, I'm sure that the process to connect the hoses could take less than two hours if you didn't mind losing two rather pricey US Naval vessels in the process.
One MercilessMing Isn't the fuel NOT in the hose, rather its in the holding tank? tbh they could go a little faster.
Jackie chan.WTF--And HOW do you think that the fuel is transferred FROM
the holding tank of one ship to another? Through the hoses.
When you get to be a US Navy captain of a warship, you can make a decision about how fast ships can travel while refueling.
One MercilessMing haha, I see you miss understood me. Read my original comment CAREFULLY. I was joking that it takes an eternity to move hoses from one ship to another. I never mentioned about how fast a ship must go while fueling, or any fuel/gas comment. I understand the safety behind it, but I find it funny how it takes a while to move a fuel hose.
No, I didn't misunderstand you. You are deliberately being obtuse and your reading comprehension skills are lacking. So run along now. Consider yourself IGNORED from now on.
I’ve got 3 cousins in the Navy right now. The more videos I see of Navy life the more terrified I get! This cheap looking piece of rope between the ships is blowing my mind! WTH?! I’m done
Shay Baby watch midway now
Is that cheap i bet you cant afford it
Dumbass
Edriel John its a rope
Edriel John Dumbass
2:45 lol!!
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i did this a number of times i was in the navy 84-90. i was a ABF aviation boatswain mate fuels. nuclear carries hold about 3.4 million gallons of JP5 jet fuel.
I do it still
But why usa still cannot use metric system like like whole world does?
How can I get these UNREP videos. I retired from MSC and I was a pumpman working 5 to 6 deck below alone by myself to ensure safe operation on pumps transferring fuel to other ships.
I WISH WE HAD VIDEO OF THE USS TAYLOR FFG-50....1992-1994......
Must be nice to not get soaked on that P&D line lol. On a DDG you looked like you just went swimming when it was over
Gone are the days of the ships band playing music during the unrep. Also, didn’t the receiving crew used to cheer when the shot was sent over successfully to make fun of them?
I used to for MSC now I work on there Contract Ships in the Union (SIU)
thats fuel for the aircrafts right? because arn't most carriers nuclear powered now?
Jcool2018 fuel for the jets
David Lapointe and fuel to refuel other ships.
I'm impressed! Most people are too ignorant to know this. I would bet that Trump does not know this!
+nightlightabcd I can guarantee you that the average libtard doesn't know.
Fuel for aircraft, fuel for diesel engine ships (frigates, cruisers, destroyers), diesel is also the carrier backup fuel if we loose power (diesel generators).
are stores and fuel replenished on the same run or are those two separate operations
SpockBorg5 usually the same UNREP.
generally the same, helo's do most of the stores
That's called a vertrep
That sure varies. In 65 i was transported on the USS Pollux and it was only a dry Good Ship so if you wanted something other than mops and dungarees you had to wait for tanker or ammo ship to come along.
Refueling is another dangerous routine because both the US ships are exposed to the enemies, and that's why the destroyers and aircrafts have to cover these US ships when they are refueling.
I though that most carriers run off of nuclear energy reactors.
+Uptalk there probably getting fuel for the aircraft.
+mattd2014 people always seem to forget about the reserve fleet
Yes, we unreped JP5 jet fuel from our AO98 tanker in the late 1960s
i'm guessing the 20 includes the amphibs (they can double as aircraft carriers carrying VSTOL aircraft in a pinch...).
the life blood of the navy.
I'm so glad that I'm out of the Navy, I don't have to do working party anymore.
Always hated working party for soda. So many injuries, bruises, and lumps from the throwing.
So familiar, but so different. I was on the USS Seattle AOE3 from 75 to 79. I understand that all the auxiliary ships are now civilian run (USNS) and now there are women on ships! I'm not sexist; it's just so different from my experience.
Women on all ships now!!! Even subs!! I was on the Carl Vinson up to 2012, was involved in a lot of UNREP's. The USNS is a civilian captain, there are Navy personnel stationed on them though.
Hey do you know if the saratoga was AOE1 and was said to be the largest back in the 60s.
@@kylepd5262 I believe the only Navy personnel on board MSC ships are radiomen.
@@nickjcal2819 There is no such rate in the Navy any longer. We are now called Operations Specialist (that was my job), yes we are stationed on tankers, but there are other rates there, just not very many. These are said to be dream orders for my rate!
@@fin-techinc.4196 Thanks for the feed back. I'm sure getting assigned to a MSC ship is good duty!!
I was stationed on the USS Kilauea AE 26. Last of the Navy crew before being turned over to NSC. Do sorta miss my younger days.lol
I knew some guys on her.Guess you had a hard time on port calls,if they would let you in.
Refueling Aircraft, not the ship which is nuclear powered.
Hey, how come they don't throw the Bolo anymore?
Sitting on the flight deck a big no no
Omfgggg this brings back memories!!! I hated RASS!!!! URGHHHH 😫😫🤦🏽♂️
You have to link up with your supply ships for fuel and you have the dogs Torpedoes from the Japanese and Germans, think about how good it is now
Does the engineering department ( Machinst mates and the other similar ratings ) have to participate in those operations ?
female signals were pretty sloppy at about the 15 second mark, IMHO
What do you expect, they're female. They have no business being in the Navy in the first place. Black chic sitting on her ass, typical.
@@TSemasFl youre just a 15 year old sexist kid with time to waste on your computer your mother bought you if I'm gonna be honest
the fuel is expensive ?
Flying fighter planes does not come at bargain price. JP-8, military- issue Jet A, is essentially really nice kerosene. And there's the price of munitions.
Imagine the refueling Logistics during World War II, submarines had the rear filled with oil ships surface ships support ships carriers everything had to be refueled and now we have nuclear powered submarine nuclear power surface vessels that can go 20 years without refueling,
The helmets provide little protection to the head.
Years ago we had to refuel every ship including the carrier with bunker oil oh, now the nuclear power carrier is capable of operating for 20 years without refueling only thing you need is food and fuel for your aircraft lot of space saved
The tippy canoe
Tavis Young and Tyler too
I wasn’t aware that the US still has conventionally fueled carriers
I thought they are only using nuclear carriers by now
We have amphibious assault ships that are conventionally fueled that can act as escort or light carrier but this is not one. The USS George H. W. Bush shown here is nuclear powered as are all of our fleet carriers. However the airwings need fuel and the carrier can only hold a few million gallons of jet fuel. At a high sortie rate the carrier can expend its jet fuel in about a week. And generally the Navy want's to keep ample supply of fuel in the event the carrier needs to conduct an urgent mission. The Tippecanoe can also replenish weapons and food at sea which the carrier only holds a few weeks of food. They like to provide the sailors with fresh fruit and veggies and milk which again only last 10 to 14 days. After that the carrier uses powered milk or frozen milk, and other stores are frozen or canned. Fresh food really helps with moral and keeping the sailors healthy. So while the replenishment ships are shuttling back and forth to port to get fresh supplies and additional fuel the strike group can continue it's business without returning to port.
@@timaahhh don't forget soy milk.... Yuck
@@steveschierholz5272 Or individual servings of UHT milk like we got out of Singapore in '79 or '80. It wasn't very popular except for the chocolate flavor, and as cold as we could get it. It tasted cooked, and not exactly in a good way; UHT milk has gotten a lot better since. Now the stuff just comes off a little bit processed.
@@w.reidripley1968 we had something called daisy milk
What are they pumping through those hoses, it's not gas, the Bush runs on a reactor.
and what if the guys don't know how to shoot? this is the navy after all
matty jazzy what's the purpose of him doing that?
these are called shot lines. basically, these are guide lines that are used by both the attending and receiving ship for the main transfer lines, hoses, and whatever else the attending and receiving ships want to send to each other. if they are not correctly placed, the replenishment operation would either not be able to happen or would be unsafe
now, if there is someone who cant shoot...which is a good portion of a ships crew...sending lines over, it could either take a ton of time or put people in danger on both ships
Those are GM's or Gunners Mates, they maintain all of the ships armory. The guy's shooting are small arms guys and all know about how to shoot. The Navy shoots quite often, just not everyone. The security department, any spec ops on board, or VBSS for small ships. They miss all the time when shooting lines to the other ship, the sponge end catches in the wind and goes all over the place.
How in the name of God could anyone miss a target that size? Aim at a 45 degree angle and pull the trigger. Nothing to it.
Why dont stop?
Because its a lot easier to control the ship while on the move vs holding still and let the waves potentially cause a collision. Well that and holding still makes you an easy target.
WW2 they would refuel and resupply in harbors mainly. Doing it under way saves a lot of time and you don't have to detour to a friendly harbor. Allows the force to be very independent and speedy.
Admiral Kuznetsov - fueling through the ass! In Russia all through it's done!
Wow 😲 HOPE FUEL NOT $6.00 A GALLON
Trump is not President anymore. Trump was President when the supply chain was broken. Gas prices have been dropping since Biden has recovered the 9,000,000 jobs Trump lost and Biden has reduced the unemployment rate from 6.4% to 3.7%.
Ha i never saw a Bolo gun. Back in the 60s us men threw the Bolos. I'm sure the girls could do it to but i don't know that for sure.
Gunner's Mates with M-14s is all I ever saw while on Connie aka Constellation CV-64 05/78 to 11/81.
I r a BT
P-1 Division 1MMR
Fresh Air and Sunshine BT Sayonara 6x6 watch at sea, no more port n starboard liberty.
Snipes living on an Airedale schedule.
P-6 Div. Catapult Steam Shop
what if that gun that shoots the rope across the broad runs out of ammo?
5:10 of BOREDOM! I saw way more Drama on the TV show- Friends about the poking stick to find out if Fat Naked Guy across the street was still alive!
What's the matter where you expecting a Japanese fleet to show up and they start blowing the hell out of each other? Or one of the jets to explode mid takeoff? It's a refuelling/resupplying video people for people that are interested (naval fanatics, like me) , if you aren't into it, don't watch it
CyanoticSpore 67: NO! Would Not want to see either of your 2 choices! Being Ex-Army & My oldest Son did 7 years in the Navy as a Field Hospital Corpsman on T-AH 20,I have the Right to give my Opinion! Also due to your choice of words in your Comment to Me- You Obviously- Never Served! SO!-STFU !!!
@@jonathanerickson4729 yeah never said they served, still doesn't mean I can't ask questions on something like this when I don't see your point in saying it's boring when there's no way for this to be anymore exiting. And thank you and your son for your service.
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President Trump...forget the refueling...retrofit all the old carriers with nuclear propulsion!
There are no old carriers still in service and none of them could be retrofitted with nuclear propulsion.
Wax on wax off
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I think that ship is nuclear so it's not refueling probably just supply's
The fuel is for the fighters and other ships in the fleet. A less known fact is the Carrier supplies its escorts with fuel given its massive storage bays.
Can't believe they let them wear gloves, never wear gloves handling lines
Why not?
If the line runs it can grab the gloves and take you with it.
I can't believe a ship was named after that piece of garbage. Next they'll name one after his idiot spawn 😲
I don't agree with your take on this, but they should have stayed with the carrier names from generations past. Hornet, Wasp, Essex, Ticonderoga, Midway, Kearsarge, and dozens more. Some of these ship's names like Hornet and Wasp date back to 1776, with the first two commissioned Navy ships. That's some history to be proud of.
We name carriers, in no particular order, for very famous Americans, significant battles, and famous warships; the present Enterprise is the fourth ship of that name. We've had three Hornets and a couple of Independences.
...primitive system
How would you do it Mr Navy?
What a silly comment. How else would you do it? 50Gal Drums??? I spent years as a Quartermaster on Carriers working on the bridge. This type of operation is smooth as silk when handled properly. I only witnessed one emergency breakaway. And that of course was a little bit of a mess.