So professional. The Royal Navy is a fantastic branch of the armed forces. Steeped in history, tradition, bravery and fantastic episodes of history. This series is a wonderful insight into a life of service and the attributes and desired qualities of servicemen.
@TheStuart201073
3 жыл бұрын
My dad was engineer on ark royal 1964-1966 loved it so proud of my dad rest in peace
@vicjones3992
2 жыл бұрын
My old man was air crew - he was very proud of the old girl
@mortdk
Жыл бұрын
Astonishing how much this still gets under your skin after so many years. Doesn't matter Top Gun 1 and 2. This is still best.
@mikemanners1069
3 жыл бұрын
13:01 - 44 years later and poor seaman McGlocklin is STILL having to Re-live his dressing down via You Tube.......
@ianstewart2335
2 жыл бұрын
A bollocking from the Captain, himself! Highest one I got was from the company commander for shagging a Jenny on the unit… a very long time ago, but she was worth the 50 quid and RP’s 🤣
@mikemanners1069
2 жыл бұрын
@@ianstewart2335 I know....talk about micromanaging....probably did it for the sake of the cameras...
@FN_FAL_4_ever
2 жыл бұрын
@@ianstewart2335 you, sir, are an exemplary sailor
@stewartblackburn6218
Жыл бұрын
Served on the last ark 2006-2008 brings back a lot of good memories. CDR’s defaulters, remember it well !!!
@allgood6760
Жыл бұрын
Awesome.. a mate of mine flew Sea Hawks from the Ark Royal and did an exchange tour on the Forrestal.. cheers from NZ👍🇳🇿
@mickm234
3 жыл бұрын
The quality of those people was outstanding!
@user-qk7vv3mx1s
6 ай бұрын
That's what i thought as well. Top quality people. It's why the navy is so good.
@NDWMONEY
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this great series, it takes me back to watching it in 1976 when i was a young lad.
@thetourettesgamer8851
3 жыл бұрын
17:00 I love the sequence with the light cavalry overture and the cut to the Westland sea kings!
@Drummer2020
2 жыл бұрын
That is me sat on the drums at the back...a long time ago!
@matthewpowell6516
2 жыл бұрын
My uncle was fleet air arm from 67 until 90 I never knew him as he died young but when I watch this I think of him being on board
@christopherjones2884
3 ай бұрын
Remember getting this on V H S for my birthday in 1990s
@FloozieOne
7 жыл бұрын
Watching the deck crew during the landings is scary. That must be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Giant powerful engines, super-flammable fuel, needing to move fast to get planes out of the way, of course wet and slippery decks during bad weather, and worst of all the knowledge that a plane can crash onto the deck wiping everybody out. My respect for those who do that job.
@r44rjt
10 жыл бұрын
Good to see my old home again
@johnhannon9596
2 жыл бұрын
My old home served on her twice. 892 squadron Phantoms and part of ships company. 4v1 mess. A real carrier with 'Cats & Traps'. Big George (Geordie) Where's all the 'Winkers' now😉
@HO-bndk
3 жыл бұрын
This was when Britain could still build world-class aeroplanes. Those days are long gone. 😕 Pretty impressive that crabs could calmly land on the tiny Ark Royal without any sort of fuss. Imagine how hard they'd blow about it if this was a yank film!
@Daniel-S1
2 жыл бұрын
The Phantom was an American plane with a British engine (we converted it from GE to RR). The Buccaneer was all British.
@FabianRuni
7 жыл бұрын
Classic random Bandy blowing his horn behind some swamping 2.5
@SPiderman-rh2zk
2 жыл бұрын
SERIOUS balls to fly jets that big off a carrier that small.
@DrTWG
24 күн бұрын
Serious steam catapults and the coolness to pull that ring if it's a failed shot and you're going in. Landing at night is probably the balls department.
@darrenleroy
8 жыл бұрын
22.39 in. Alfie with blond hair and glasses showing that fat bloke pics of his kids. Alf's my dad! How funny to see this.
@henryvagincourt
8 жыл бұрын
+Darren Halford That's fat bloke was his mucker.
@darrenleroy
8 жыл бұрын
+henryvagincourt What is a mucker?
@SKYLANDBAK
7 жыл бұрын
Darren Halford - A friend or companion...
@dfolt
6 жыл бұрын
Having served as an officer in the German navy from 1979 until 1985 I can very much relate to this splendid series. We even did an RAS with HMS Lyness that is shown here as part of the force. However, what always annoys me is that some off the can sound is used for dubbing the aircraft engine sound, in this case the Seaking's Rolls Royce Gnomes at 1:41, that rather sound like a single Alvis Leonidis. Just a minor flaw I admit, but in an otherwise flawless episode of 'Sailor' it appears to be strange that the makers couldn't fix the typical Seaking sound.
@steve9571
7 ай бұрын
Just a slight correction to your post. The support ship you mention is the RFA Lyness, one of three 'Ness' class dry stores support ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Fleet tanker in the opening sequence is RFA Olmeda, I was a first trip Deck Cadet onboard at the time. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian manned organisation responsible for the RNs underway support and logistics.
@dfolt
7 ай бұрын
@@steve9571 Thank you very much for this clarification and my apologies for this mistake. When I posted my comment some years ago, I had not been aware of this important fact. Actually, some supply ships, e.g. the tankers of the Rhön-class, in the (West-)German Navy were also manned by civil crews. However, in NATO-phraseology, they were addressed as 'FGS' like any other ship in the German navy.
@steve9571
7 ай бұрын
@@dfolt apology not necessary, I've only just realised how old this thread is! It's a lifetime ago for me now but I recall a few events and particularly the casevac of the US submariner.
@guyman4234
8 жыл бұрын
went aboard the HMS Ark Royal in near NAS Jacksonville.
@grahamhauritz6395
10 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Saville ... should have thrown him overboard.
@hangarrat101
9 жыл бұрын
Graham Hauritz Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
@BigDuke6ixx
9 жыл бұрын
+Graham Hauritz must have been there to see the young junior rates.
@mahediakcent1996
Жыл бұрын
It's john purdies master class
@richardprice7763
3 жыл бұрын
I wish our new carriers were proper CATOBAR configuration like Ark Royal and Eagle were....
@FN_FAL_4_ever
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why they decided to go with the ski jump
@admiralmallard7500
10 ай бұрын
Easier to use, less training required. And the modern catapault tech isn't really ready yet. Also that our most recent experience is in vtol carriers
@andrewbroadhead4396
3 жыл бұрын
remember watching this on TV at the time, a superb documentary series
@pauloliver6813
5 жыл бұрын
Please read my full comment! Our Navy is excellent; in the same way that our NHS and Education systems are still excellent.That is because they rely on a highly trained and professional workforce, armed with very good technology; but put under increasing personal strain and accountability...And there is a tipping point...and those systems are becoming less efficient all the time, because the systems of beauracracy and accountability (The "inspectors") have become too dominant in the last 20 years. They now counteract the professionalism of the people in our Defence, Health and Education Systems.
@mikemanners1069
5 жыл бұрын
WHAT the hell are they eating at 15:00?
@63mrjim
11 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, shows what we were once able to do, sadly no -more
@mikemanners1069
3 жыл бұрын
What about the Queen Elizabeth and her F-35s?
@nigeh5326
2 жыл бұрын
@@mikemanners1069 and the Prince of Wales
@downlink5877
Жыл бұрын
@@mikemanners1069 Weren't operational when he left his comment a decade ago!
@marciebalme588
8 жыл бұрын
pity the HMS Eagle was not kept operational
@vicjones3992
2 жыл бұрын
The Phantom....wowza
@David-lb4te
Ай бұрын
24:42 bet they didn't realise their guests lifestyle!
@garethfairclough8715
7 жыл бұрын
26:57 "LETS RUB WILLIES!!!" xD
@mikemanners1069
3 жыл бұрын
Prince Andrew in the background.
@888ssss
8 ай бұрын
im on your roger.
@Jeffybonbon
11 жыл бұрын
really good please upload more thanks
@VaucluseVanguard
7 жыл бұрын
'Kin'ell guys sort your berets out! Cut to 1940. Those were the days when you could read a "left handed mag" in the ward room!
@JRJunior8624
5 жыл бұрын
22 years in the navy, never once wore headdress on the weather decks during flying stations, In fact our pipe said " No smoking or wearing of caps on the weather decks".. surely the RN does not?
@KevinMeeds
6 жыл бұрын
Crabs...liability.
@SloMambaBlackTails
11 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Would it be possible to upload the other parts too?
@russmar2168
11 жыл бұрын
Light Cavalry Overture, by Franz von Suppe.
@louiskill-brown5746
10 жыл бұрын
To all those people moaning about the current state of are navy. ITS NOT THAT BAD!! Type 45 destroyers the new QE class carriers and F35s as well as the new frigate concept and wildcat helicopter. Our navy is still great!!
@mattwilcock8967
10 жыл бұрын
QE Carriers are way behind schedule, the Navy of the 70's - 80's was far superior to anything we have today. There is no way we could get a flotilla together at short notice, sail to the south Atlantic, and carry out a land offensive these days. Ex Submariner !!!
@blazer666del
10 жыл бұрын
matt wilcock Yeah right like Ikara and Gun Leanders, Tribal Class Destroyers, Type 21 Frigates, County class frigates and sea cat missiles...all nearly bloody useless! and HMS Bristol! - The Modern Royal Navy has far more capable destructive power than ever, we are still the 5th Biggest Navy in the world (4th and 3rd are India and China respectively but have nearly all crap vessels that wouldn't stand up to a one on one with the modern RN
@shawn97006
10 жыл бұрын
Derek Tweedie Once Ark Royal was decom, the RN lost a huge capability. Does anyone remember her last cruise and the great East Coast Rampage? That little stunt showed what the RN could do to a super power with one small carrier.
@CLVASHJBHWFS
9 жыл бұрын
matt wilcock The QE carrier build has been screwed by government and unelected officials. The POW is being assembled at an incredible speed.
@AAARREUUUGHHHH
8 жыл бұрын
+CLVASHJBHWFS To be fair to the government, Cameron has decided to go ahead with the Prince of Wales carrier, thankfully.
@robertgraffham6440
3 жыл бұрын
LS Powell, 18 years in the navy and still thick as two short planks and as wet behind the ears as anyone could ever be! :-(
@chrisyboy666
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy saville on board if they only new😂
@ernesttimothy
11 жыл бұрын
Hello everyone, does anyone know the name of the tune at 17.03?? Its truly a great upload. Thank you :)
@richardgeorge8612
3 жыл бұрын
who is the RAF Group Captain in the island
@andrewwade2022
11 жыл бұрын
It's called "uckers" or draughts in civilian terms.
@Mikemackem
3 жыл бұрын
Dont you mean Ludo? You Ludo playing bastard :-)
@SloMambaBlackTails
11 жыл бұрын
Copy. Thanks for your response.
@peterkeane7767
7 жыл бұрын
Is 809 FAA not going to fly from Q.E. On the F.35?It will be good to see the Old Phoenix rise from the Sea over an R.N. Carrier again! If the current Aircrew match the Prowess and Daring for which the FAA was known 'back in the day' they will be Outstanding.If any Service can get the Max out of a new Aircraft the FAA can!
@PosthumousAddress
11 жыл бұрын
@24:41 He mentions they had Jimmy Saville on board!
@ayokopeke2182
7 жыл бұрын
what if the pilot didn't do it for the first try of landing? the space is very limited
@elegantinfusions
3 жыл бұрын
Typical us dabbers doing a RAS (P) and the wardroom having scran.
@FelixIsMyName
10 жыл бұрын
What is/was number 9's?
@mattwilcock8967
10 жыл бұрын
Number 9's are when you get a punishment in the way of shit jobs, but whatever you get given you can't get them in your own place of work, so if you're a stoker i.e. work on Ships engines you'd be told to work somewhere else. When you're on number 9's you have to muster i.e. report 4 times a day once in the morning around 06;30, lunchtime, after secure (end of the working day) and around 9 at night and work an hour each time.
@FelixIsMyName
10 жыл бұрын
matt wilcock Thanks for the reply
@blazer666del
10 жыл бұрын
matt wilcock Speaking from experience of course ! ;) - done too many No 9's and a few No 10's to boot shipmate.....
@Daniel-S1
2 жыл бұрын
@@mattwilcock8967 What I'd call 'Jankers' - officially 'Restrictions'.
@slapmythigh
7 жыл бұрын
Anyone know who is he Killick of the mess.......minute 23 ??
@tankdriver67m64
5 жыл бұрын
21:10 Is that a Dutch Leander?
@AlfredoPachecoJr
8 жыл бұрын
How did the RAF squadron maintainers get on board? Where they already on before the ship left? Or did the ship have to pull into another port to pick them up? For the USN, we would have loaded all our tools/gear days (or even a week or so) prior. Then the day of we report.
@jlvfr
8 жыл бұрын
+Alfredo Pacheco Jr all the aircraft are from the Fleet Air Arm, not RAF. The RAF pilots mentioned are, I assume, exchange pilots; the RAF used the same aircraft. So no need for RAF ground personell on board.
@henryvagincourt
8 жыл бұрын
+João Rita Not quite true, the FAA was being run down, and all fix wing being transferred to the RAF, hence the RAF being aboard, we were left with the rather good SHAR. Though if the Ark had been in commission, no Falkland's war.
@d-rob5513
3 жыл бұрын
@@jlvfr the RN wasn’t replacing the Phantom or Buccaneer crews at this stage as they knew they were losing the carriers and the RAF which already had these aircraft were taking them on, so there were a lot of RAF crews on board as well as a number of ground crew to make the numbers up.
@mikebreaux2491
9 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what the song @17:08 is?
@jacktanner4948
8 жыл бұрын
+Honey Badger Its the light cavalry overture by Suppe
@thetourettesgamer8851
3 жыл бұрын
@World Mayhem Organisation especially with those lovely sea king helicopters flying together
@mikemanners1069
6 жыл бұрын
WHAT the hell are they eating at 15:00?
@Electricfox
4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a bit of rhubarb crumble and custard. Staple 1970s/80s diet that. Especially in schools XD
@Jimdixon1953
3 жыл бұрын
Haha!!!! As a child of the 80s I can confirm that’s pretty standard crumble and custard. Very common at the time!
@mikemanners1069
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys for setting me straight. Now I know what they were eating.
@WFishes
11 жыл бұрын
At 19:19, what is the game the officers are playing in the wardroom?
@tomkandy
4 жыл бұрын
Parcheesi from the look of it
@DrTWG
24 күн бұрын
So many different characters on board - if you want to see diversity , look no further .
@MRlaikiucheung
11 жыл бұрын
what is the name of the song on 17:00 ???
@mikemanners1069
5 жыл бұрын
"Barnacle Bill the Sailor".....sorry if it took 6 years to get a response....
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