Thank you for this visit, I served 7 years on this warship and it is with a lot of emotions that I was able to see and recognize certain places of life and work. good continuation

Those are UYA-4 NTDS Consoles in CIC. They were early models as they still have the manual numeric dial on the bull nose which were later replaced by a key pad. Spent many years operating them from 77 to 97 in the US Navy.

I served as a radar operator in the US Navy in the 80s so some of the equipment in the Combat Information Center actually looked somewhat familiar. Thanks for this.

Actually the ship is desarmed but the military base next to it is the french navy diving school. The ship helps to break the wave in front of the school.

the lower you guys got into the ship, the more exciting it became... loved the engine/engine control room. what a score!!! incredible discovery adventure. thanks for the ride along.

This is in Saint Mandrier sur Mer, where I grew up. I always wanted to know how it was inside, thanks for the video.

I like to see Junk Yard Digs and Vice Grip Garage team up for an abandoned old start revival on this

ended my 22 years of navy career on that ship...

Truly a dream explore, especially those classic mechanical dials and buttons on the radar panels. Great video once again! 👏

Oh man, I worked a couple of months on the FLM DUQUESNE in 1990, 1991 when I was in the Navy. It's so weird to see her desarmed and retired.

Whoever designs these ships, hats off to them

Can’t think of anything scarier than being below deck while under enemy fire. You would be stuck in there. Absolute hell.

Getting anything to work on this ship would not be easy, however would be rather entertaining.

Abandoned ships always look amazing! I'd love to explore one... one day! All the abandoned ships we have in Australia seem to be underwater.

Finally some explorers that give information and do research. Bravo guys. Most of them don´t know anything about... well almost everything.

Definitely one of the better ship URBEX's where the people actually had a working clue as to what they're looking at, and film quality is excellent!! Good job gents!!

One of my favorite exploration videos now. This was incredible. You guys deserve so many more subs! Theyre headed your way for sure. You guys rock

I explored the exUSS John Paul Jones DDG-32 when she was moored at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in 1992. It was too damn cool wandering around her and seeing the shell damage from where she had been shot at with 5" guns.

Thank you so much for this excellent trip to a somewhat rare ship. I guess life wasn't easy on this one but that's the thing on all old warships. The construction of the massiv radom looks really interesting. I also like the artwork and stickers in some areas giving the ship a personal note. I just want to add some information on that one: The areas where you can find these floor plans are usually battle stations for the inner battle (fire, water, injured people). There is one guy on the radio and usually several Sergeants who control a huge group of sailors. The guy with the radio receives the orders and forwards them to the Sergeants. They order the sailors to take action against fire, water and so on. Everything which happens during the battle to the ship is "plottet" on the floor plan usually with the time discovered and with the time when the problem was solved. The area where you found the post card is, I am assuming, part of the "Umformerraum" (don't know the english word). There the energy from the engines is transferred to electric power since especially the electronic systems of a warship need an enormous amount of power. Stay safe :)

Very nice, it is fun exploring. This video does give me an appreciation for restored museum ships like the USS Hornet, in Alameda CA with lighting, placards explaining stuff, well informed docents, and not having to wade through environmental hazards nor having to check for oxygen levels. :)

I enjoyed seeing those uya-4 consoles in cic I operated and was responsible for maintaining in US Navy for a 21 year career.

Absolutely amazing explore!! It was so neat seeing inside that radar bubble, not to mention all the old tech left behind. Can’t wait to see what you dare next, stay safe!!

Great Explore Guys . Thanks . I always find it Amazing when exploring old Ships . The basic ship will stay the same for it's lifetime . However tech advances faster . So you can see things that are old and things that are newer on these . Added or replaced during refit . Mainly Weapons , Radar and other Electronics . Very Cool . Stay Safe Gang .

France. They’re most most favorite expression is “we give up”

@ 11:20 You can control the speed per shaft because it probable had a cruise CODAG (Combined Diesel And Gasturbine) setup per shaft. So you can set a configuration for transit with cruise diesels and if you need to sail fast you can have gas turbines, all connected with a big gear box. Furthermore you can "push" the ship to port or starboard, pending on how much thrust you give at one shaft. @12:20 the big box with the glassplate is a plotting table (I have worked with a similar model). You would draw a lat/long chart and you could plot ship/submarine positions on it. As all the other equipment, it is rather old stuff from the 80's :) @ 12:55 This is a "Duty Table", if you sail in a group of ships, several ships will have designated duties. Like the major air defender will get dutie 20 (AAWC = Anti Air Warfare Commander) the ship needs to have a back up companion in case it will get destroyed, hence the P (primary) and S (secondary). This ship would not have all the duties that are on that board, that would be crazy xD @ 14:50 My best guess is that is the radio room. The most secret devices that would stand there would be the crypto devices to secure transmission, those are the devices that are taken out. @ 18:39 It's called a galley on a ship :P Not a kitchen @19:05 I think that only sailors would eat there, I guess there are multiple messes for higher ranked personell @ 23:01 Those "plotting boards" are mostly situated at deignated area's where a lot of battle damage material is in the vicinity. If there is a battle damage or another severe damage, these area's would be manned with personnel to atack fires, stopping inflowing water and restore broken equipment. Also teams wich will recover wounded personell and bring them to the sickbay. @ 28:11 I also think this is the "clutch" this cogs will couple either the gas turbines or the diesel engines to the shaft. @ 29:48 It is defenitly in the generator room, however I think this is a fire pump, it will pump up seawater to pressurize the fire fighting system :) @ 30:15 These seem to be the generators (looking a little bit small :D) @31:14 these are possibly the switch boards for the ships electricity Very interesting and great explore guys! Thanks for showing :)

Phenomenal video! I cannot even begin to imagine what the cost would be of building one of these, much less getting everything to work! SO. MANY. CONTROLS.

Great video! Another awesome explore. Thanks for taking us along!

Amazing, what an adventure!!

Thank you so much for showing the "engine rooms"!

Magical voyage. Very bizarre the paintings on the panel of the machine control room. I loved them

We want you guys to explore abandoned Aircraft carrier and nuclear bunkers. We are very much eager to watch those stuffs. Your videos are just outstanding.

Incredible!!! What an adventure from you ... again 🤩

29:03 the yellow box is actually a mailbox, with the old logo of the french postal service.

Awesome! I hope you brought a bunch of backup flashlights. If you lose light in the bowels of the ship, you're screwed.

Absolutely epic ship explore; what an incredible interior. The stickers and postcard were neat. Blessings to the former crew of the Suffren. Thanks for the great tour!

You guys are completely crazy I love it if I was 50 years younger I would ask to join you.!

What an amazing ship to explore. Great classic engineering. Thanks for bringing it to us. Best wishes Paul

Good of you guys having a oxygen meter with you. Those confined places can be deprived of oxygen. This happens when iron is rusting away, this reaction uses oxygen. You can not tell the difference by smell or taste.

12:05 That looks a lot like the radar console I manned when I was in the Navy aboard the USS Enterprise 1966 to 1968.

Thank you for a great video. Amazing how complex those ships are. Can you imagine engineering something like that? Thanks for the tour!

Mate that was amazing - well done you! Full of incredible machinery.. so fascinating. That sunset at the end was amazing.

Wow sick boat you got There 🚣‍♂️

this one is the best ever - a guided missile destroyer - awesome! Love everything about it.

Just amazing, wow how much time needed to build ship like that??? So many wires, pipes, engines, so many, many things ohhhhh! What a beast, so much steel, so much rooms! Just impressive! Great video guys!

So Wargaming (the creator of World of Warships) sponsored you to trespass on military property and break the law? (BTW, I love WOWs and your video!)

I served 3 years on Duquesne , from 2001 to 2004 as fireman . Big thanks for your video , it reminds me of good memories . Duquesne is still alive...on youtube :)

Yes!. That's a Suffern class guided missile destroyer!. Wow!. What a find!!!.

Prachtige video, zonde dat zoiets moois weg ligt te roesten, wat zal daar veel werk in gezeten hebben om dat te bouwen.

Glad you made it back through that chop! Awesome undertaking!

This was one of your best explorations. I can't wait until your next upload. 👍👍👍

Very cool. I would love to just camp out and chill in there. A nice bag of reefer, snacks, and a historic book about that ship and I'd be in my hayday

Amazing ship&amazing trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok , I gotta ask . Does anyone know why there is tape on all the radar and sensor screens ? Is it to keep the glass from splitting or something??

This is so amazing..each ship gets more an more exciting.. I’m no expert but I feel like we don’t have hardly any places to explore in US...Too many closely guarded if any at all...This is like a dream come true... It’s been a fascination of mine forever... Ah to join your adventures

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. I love the intro music 🎶 😎

Fantastic explore 👍 That ship is truly a hidden gem !

Great to see the gas monitor! For your sake and your potential rescuers! However, it might pay to read the manual. Most need a "fresh air calibration" when you turn them on. So if you turn them on in an oxygen deficient environment, they will read normal.

What a fantastic explore, really thought you where going to get caught getting to the ship.👍

I suddenly appreciate your cameras!!! Great images!!!! And I particularly liked that music choice around 23:00 : )

Still a stunning looking ship at 50 years old and rusty! A superb record you have made, you just can't do that legally.

Great Video - Thanks!

Wat een zooitje op die boot.. kabels halfbakken gemonteerd, lakbeschadigingen enz .. Wel een mooie video

That bubble reminds me of dead a a communication base in Maine they had like 5 of them. Then we had the dinosaur cage huge communication place you can look it up was amazing

amazing... wish i could do this stuff..

That Marasupilami painting in the engine control room seems so out of place on a naval ship. I wonder what the story behind that is...

You guys are something else. Thanks for risking your necks for this amazing original journalism. -Aus

Very nice again guys Exploring the Unbeaten Path keep it up guys 👌👍

Stunning work! That was an really impressive find. Your bravery must be commended.

This video was amazing! Lots of risk, effort and passion goes into these videos, great job guys!

You guys are legends. What an a experience for you too. Keep this format and enjoy 🤙

Enjoyed this explore, amazing footage, shows the cost of maintaining a blue water navy, that never fired a shot in anger. Btw the tape on the screens, denotes that the equipment must removed by navel tech engineers prior to disposal to prevent it being stolen and back engineered by a despot regime or worse, spy’s could evaluate current capabilities from it

Such a sad end for ship left to rot

Great explore the variety of your exploring is unreal love your channel one of the best keep up the good work 👌

I love seeing this stuff but how do these guy not get arrested afterwards...this video is proof no?

You guys are awesome

There are some real wacky dials on that ship, I thought that sign with the ring finger getting sliced off was really creepy!!

Very nice vid, saw the ship last year while on holiday in France. Back then I was wondering what it would look like on the inside, at least now I know :D

This is the french navy scuba school , the boat is used to dive under and broke the waves . You just have to ask at the entry to visit the boat and next day you are in !😂

Really shows the cost in training and upkeep. Imagine the cost of having to reactivate that ship. Training people for operating that equipment. She'll never go to sea again.

Big Balls my friends. Insane. Love your videos. Very impressed. Can’t express that enough. 🤙👊

I especially enjoyed seeing inside that radar cone

Your choice of ambient music is terrific.

Insane explore 👌🏽

34:52 Russian sticker frigate Duken 1990 in May of 1990, 2 French military ships came to the port of Sevastopol. frigate Duken (cruiser colbert). stood for several days.

Very nice video host, thank you for sharing ♥️👍

Zoals altijd weer een top filmpje!

Good vid enjoyed the adventure !!🖒🖒

Surprised how much written labeling is in English.

Really awesome, like the most of your vids. Thx so much 🖤

Schönes und interessantes Kriegsschiff, sollte man als Museumsschiff erhalten!

Impressed at how large the CIC was. She's in pretty good condition inside.

Thank you for sharing your exploration of this ship.

Love World of Warships...!!!

Tres bien! Weer een nieuw avontuur 😎

Great one guys true adventure

Consider purchasing several Petzl head lights. You can use the red lens/ light at night to move around and preserve your night vision. It’s also not as obvious as a white LED.

It'd be nice if they made it into a museum

AWESOME ADVENTURE! Thank you for sharing!

detector on board the frigate Duquesne. thank you for making me rediscover the operation center and the DRVI 23 radars on which I was performing maintenance. this frigate has a long operational history and an air detection record still unmatched to this day. two f18 Hornets were to surprise us for an exercise. That day they understood the power of this radar since we witnessed their catapulting thanks to this radar. And yet the Nimitz aircraft carrier was far very far. we also had it on our radars ... defense secret

Wow ! Awesome videos :D