USS Asheville Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine

[goldfalco]

the soundtrack is from the movie Crimson Tide, great movie

[WinchesterRanger]

I always wanted to know the reactor layout on one of these subs, and a relative who was a reactor officer finally sketched it out for me, highly illegal of course, but extremely interesting. So much redundancy, the engineering is incredible.

[USSWISCONSIN64]

Whoo hoo go Texas. :)

[ViciousCritique]

Superior to anything russians got.

[chopped50ford]

I was on the first crew, comissioning and 1st sea trials for the Asheville. 1989-1993; TM2(SS)

[AleXXMADD]

BSO from Crisom Tides? Excelent video!

[herrwest]

Great video but have to say unsat for no Sonar clips during Battle Stations and using shots of a boomer painting in a couple scenes.

[kobenbawest]

was the a black usn commander in charge of that sub? this has to be a hollywood reproduction.

[overcomer91]

Just because there's a black usn commander doesn't mean this was a hollywood production.

[Tarten46]

@kobenbawest He's the real deal. On klan patrol. The crew lives on ration of fried chicken and watermelon. Very gangster. To bad he cant use the same head and drink fom the same scuttlebut when hes not at sea.

[BitnikGr]

Take a look what Russian documentary says about "Los Angeles" type subs.

/watch?v=caxfmFypnHA

[Flankitto04]

2:23 fagott ediver on the plot watch.

[cnj96gt]

Fast attack TOUGH!

[Rico8458]

i saw a chinese spy?

[mattym2008]

omg so intense!!!!!

[AleXXMADD]

i love the them from red tide , i sopouse

[cybrsage]

I helped build this bad boy, initial manning crew, etc...and was the original sound silencing petty officer during construction. The shipyard HATED me...I had them replace anything that failed rather than simply fix it. :)

[dctim]

As it should be dammit!

[v8subie]

cause the shipyard has some lazy asses can't do shit right the first time. *coughpearlcough*

[chopped50ford]

@cybrsage I too was on the initial manning crew, taking her on her first dive manning station at the Torpedo Tube Flooding hull valve in the Torp. Room. I still remember it! It was a pleasure to serve on that boat under TMCS and probably TMCM (SS) Villareal Ret.. Took the boat on its first Shellback ceremony, and Order of the Ditch to San Diego. TM2(SS). The Navy is the best, hands down...never will forget it!

[jdgill310]

@chopped50ford but TM2(SS) you left out the TM1(SS) that was between you and taco {TMCS(SS)} and stayed on the boat untill we were in san diego and you guys still had to call on shore duty to find out whare stuff was stored in the room

[ABitwize]

Lol I was on SSN 762 in the late 90's and I remember playing war games with surface ships. We had to bang on the hull at certain times so they could keep track of us. I think that says something.

[podo42]

thats really cool XD shows how silent the los angeles attack subs are....

but with the navys new virginia class, even banging on the hull wont work lmao

[ldbkbarnea]

Yes it does!

Since most of the tracking we did was passive and at ranges outside your weapons systems range, it says you are suffering from sensor deprivation.

[onede]

Question Abitwize

Have you ever heard of the story that happened in the eighties called the single ping story. About 30 Russian subs that were out on patrol got a single US ping at the same exact time. The US navy with that ping just said we know where you are and you can not find us. It may have been a big part in ending the cold war. Do you know if this is true.

[ABitwize]

No. But even if I had, I dont feel I'd be able to discuss it here on Youtube.

[onede]

No. Even Tom Clancy mentions the story. Plus this happened over 25 years ago. When its old news anyone can talk about it. I just have not seen anything online.

[ahallofcockatiels]

you know anyone from the san francisco?

[nornje]

No, this is not true. Th US would not give away its confidential information to the other side. The russians would just further improve their countermeasures.

[Christisms]

I was on a boomer and banging on the hull didn't seem to work ;)

[spd2345]

asvab is the standard for each rate. nuclear guys, any type of intelligence or radio jobs, submarine rates, or really any rate that requires a secret clearance or above is one that requires a high asvab. Thats why most sh*tbags in the navy are labor rates, i.e. shiphand.

[pathos1983]

Submarine life is the best and worst times in your life. MM2N (SS)

[cybrsage]

I would not give up any of my Submarine time...but I also would not add to it.

Well said!

[Link501st]

Agreed

[Jovian84]

what are the deployments like on those things?

[chickmagnt311]

EVL COB anyone????

[baconlila]

i wanna do the swedish military service on a submarine, they are the best in the world to :P :D

[hellcat3]

awesome machine

i wish italy could have one....

[colonelMKG]

USS Jacksonville SSN699

[cochranexyz]

Foxtrot Tango November.

[pathos1983]

Why? Unless you are still in....

[struckmand]

yes you have to. Major part of the ASVAB Test is Math and Reading. that is what really counts for the jobs you fall in. DO NOT LISTEN TO ANY NAVY RECRUITER. THEY BULLSHIT YOU!

[kenorian]

My son is on SSN 773.... thanks for this.

[fox2mike28]

I did my second-class NROTC cruise on board this sub. Spent two weeks on board and loved every minute of it. Amongst other cool stuff I got qualified as a sonar watchstander. My eternal thanks go to CO Scott Swehla, XO Chris Cavanaugh, COB Burt Kuntz and the rest of the crew during their 2006 WESTPAC.

[struckmand]

im leaving for the navy in march 4, 2009 and i be in this sub after sub and a school. i cant wait. my dad was in this sub. los angeles, darter and indinapolis. fist class torpeoman (the Head Guy of it)

[privatehudson]

I guess you don't need to know how to write (or read?) to join the navy...

[starnautical]

United States Navy: second to none.

[JohnnyReno1777]

FTN HTS!!!

[justjudi2003]

my son just got off this sub 7/08, after 6 yrs on, he's now an instructor at 32nd st in san diego... so thanks for posting this video...

[hellcat3]

It looks??? It IS the most potent sub in the world, second only to the newest "Virginia" class SSN.

[Kopihucky]

this is a submarine hunter / attack class. Not near as potent as the ssbn class

[TroyaE117]

It looks a very potent sub.

[rparrillo]

The video is probably from 1997, since Hong Kong was turned back to the Chinese in July of that year, which the author mentions.

[ZZ009966]

Watch and learn you Mujiks !!!!!... this could sink the whole russian navy (lol...)... except of course those ships that would sink themselves like the Kursk :o

[Globalizator1]

How patriotic.But we detect such subs easily.

[lexino2bezino]

and I am sure by terrorists you mean the innocent palestenian civilians that have been forced from their lands and confined to areas that lack the basic human neccesities.

[cybrsage]

if by "forced from their land", you mean "invade another nation with the intention of anhilliating them but losing their war of aggression and therefor are now suffering the consequences of their hatred", then I agree.

[fiorinowc]

yeah i recognize one person in this video and he is a 3rd int vid but a1st class now, so this video is probally a good5-8 years old.

[TeunisD]

LOL music from Crimson Tide :) The soundtrack of Crimson Tide Rocks!

[captainbutthead]

Yeah, Hans Zimmer knows how to kick butt!

[belaboi]

Grooooooms!

[pseudokinetics]

It's amazing that a cool soundtrack can make tracking party seem exciting.....

Imagine if this video was 6 hours long and you didn't get to pee until it was over. :P

[cybrsage]

When I was onboard, we took the boat up to Annapolis...try having the video be 12 hours long...

[Lukeor]

I'm on this boat right now. This video has to be pretty old. I don't recognize a single person from that crew.

[22steve5150]

the PC police made them change their slogan from "our middle name is EVIL" to some gay bullshit.

[Lukeor]

Yeah, we're the "ghost of the coast" now.

It's retarded.

[FTNinNH]

Thats better than "Born Free Hope to Die Free" Which we used to change to "Born, Hope to Die" on the Annapolis

[VercingetorixSPQR]

great vid, really really nice...

what this music by the way? kinda sounds like it might be from Crimson Tide

[pineappletoast]

It is from Crimson Tide you're right- that guy was even like Denzel! Amazing

[avlsro]

great video. Our cadets will enjoy it.

Asheville Division US Naval Sea Cadets