HMCS Iroquois Travels Into The Most Dangerous Waterways On The Planet | Warships

HMCS Iroquois Travels Into The Most Dangerous Waterways On The Planet | Warships | Spark

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3 жыл бұрын

It’s 50 degrees celsius, extremely hot weather for a sailor in full combat gear on the bridge of HMCS Iroquois. The Iroquois is a tribal class destroyer with state of the art tracking systems and the weaponry required to be the flagship for CTF 150. Today, the crew are in flat jackets and helmets as it navigates the warship from the narrow Bab el Mandeb Strait. The geographical chokepoint has the dubious distinction of being one of the most dangerous waterways on the planet. Translated from Arabic, Bab el Mandeb means the Gate of Tears
A powerful naval task group has sailed east from ports in Canada to one of the most lawless maritime regions in the world: the Persian Gulf. As a part of a six-part HD documentary series, we follow the daily events and real-life stories of the brave men and women living and working to keep these warships running at a 100%.
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@atomant451 3 ай бұрын

The Iroquois predecessor's, the steamers, had two 75 ton AC units so 50 degrees Celsius would still have you snuggle up to your blanket, I sailed on HMCS Restigouche and when we tied up in Manilla in the height of Summer below decks was always just sublime, open a door to the outside and you get hit with a brick of heat, crew comfort is a must on any Warship temperature wise.

@daviddunster9305 Жыл бұрын

HMCS Iroquois was also my fist ship. In which they volunteered me for Boarding Party, I was on these teams for 18 yrs.

@pimpinaintdeadho 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel and I really enjoy this doc about a ship you'd never see on DISC, TLC, THC in their golden years.

@PERDACTOR 3 жыл бұрын

Needs louder music, I almost heard some of the narration at one point.

@VadaVoo 3 жыл бұрын

It's not a tough military documentary without heavy electric guitar and drums.😂

@damyouggw 3 жыл бұрын

@@VadaVoo do you know what music was used, I haven’t been able to find it

@coughingpenguin4346 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@VadaVoo 3 жыл бұрын

@@damyouggw I'm pretty certain these shows just have a generic electronic beat composer machine and someone gets gacked-up on too many espressos and starts hammering away, trying to match their heartbeat. That way they don't have to pay for music. 🤣

@damyouggw 3 жыл бұрын

@@VadaVoo I’ve herd it before in the show, situation critical

@stephencunliffe3062 2 жыл бұрын

Superb series. These people are on the front line and very dangerous environment. Best of luck to the well equipped highly skilled guys and girls.

@darrinculpepper6579 3 ай бұрын

I always laugh at the Canadian Governments declaration of state of the art technology. We are 20 years behind. Thank you Justin.

@agilepotato5369 3 жыл бұрын

i enjoyed this video keep up the good work

@buzz5969 3 ай бұрын

That US DDG @01:15 has more firepower than that entire Task Force😊🇺🇸⚓️✌🏻🍻

@MisteriosGloriosos922 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for posting!!!

@braydens5224 Жыл бұрын

I just applied for the navy reserve, very informative video!

@acecel Жыл бұрын

I love the "HI MOM & DAD !" sign at 19:20

@jay1st1st 3 жыл бұрын

You know it's canadian when imperial and metric are mixed together :)

@Oxley016 2 жыл бұрын

British too.

@mrdonovan213 2 жыл бұрын

I wish we used Metric. It just makes so much more sense. I’m a chef in the US and we use grams, kilos, mills, it’s just easier. However our friends across the pond use Imperial, Metric, and weigh themselves in stone lol

@michaelb9529 6 ай бұрын

and french and english

@justadude7820 3 жыл бұрын

This was filmed before 2015, as of 2015 only HMCS Calgary out of all those ships is still in service, sea king are replaced by the cyclone

@daveblais2701 3 жыл бұрын

2009 I was part of the crew on this trip.

@Redavisunwind 3 жыл бұрын

Just another youtube channel stealing content.

@alansohn855 3 жыл бұрын

Along with 12 other frigates

3 ай бұрын

Lol........this comment didn't age well 😮

@michaelb9529 3 ай бұрын

Justadude are you saying that all the Halifax Class are out of service except HMCS Calgary.

@morenofranco9235 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@twotrackjack2260 Жыл бұрын

Cool video, although I found the lack of beards red flannel and maple syrup surprising 😮

@gregjohnson720 3 жыл бұрын

Are their hats Tilleys? Made in Canada.

@buzz5969 3 ай бұрын

CO’s small shades (sunglasses), got me😅😂

@mentalizatelo 2 жыл бұрын

I like the hats and the ice cream. Two good reasons to join a war ship.

@retcdnmilengr 3 ай бұрын

Considering this warship is 40 years old they are doing a fantastic job of holding her together and keeping things running. BZ

@cliff8669 3 жыл бұрын

Boarding drills....please back up please back up. How very civil.

@eastender4ever 2 жыл бұрын

How come some of the other navy ship videos it says your page has set it that canada can't watch these videos ????

@karinbergeron1428 3 жыл бұрын

My husband was in the Canadian Armed Forces as a MCPL COOK aboard HMCS TERRA NOVA AND HMCS QUAPELLE Restigouche classes in 1980's and has seen the HMCS HURON AND ALGONQUIN being build from his house backyard when he was a teenager in the 1970's at the Sorel shipbuilding industry. Now the other frigates went on extended refits so rhe old Restigouche classes are done and the Canadian government is still trying to figure out how and when they are going to start the new ships and they are fiddling around,Gerry my husband said he will be dead before the new ship's will be going to see

@mysygisun3335 Жыл бұрын

そうですね、大改装により、現代艦として使えてますが、そろそろ、船体自体が寿命ですよね。

@darrinculpepper6579 3 ай бұрын

Thank Christ I was never a part of this Canadian Navy. I am Canadian 🇨🇦

@lebeaulabuschagne9608 3 жыл бұрын

I hope the Canadian Navy added veggies to there meals. 🙂

@lgg5278 3 жыл бұрын

I hear there pay is good like 100 year

@devinmartin7626 3 жыл бұрын

Maple syrup and it byproducts are plant basedm

@alansohn855 3 жыл бұрын

@@lgg5278 Depends what your field is in, some come with signup bonuses.

@tonnywildweasel8138 2 жыл бұрын

Well, just use ketchup then

@roberthaney4106 3 жыл бұрын

I like there cowboy hats lol 😂😂😂😄

@alansohn855 3 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, the cowboy hats are actually part of the CAF Dress Code.

@andrewdewit4711 3 ай бұрын

That ship was scrapped back in 2016. In this video, she looks quite good for a very old lady.

@yjwrangler7819 3 жыл бұрын

Captain Hodge is cute af

@VadaVoo 3 жыл бұрын

Canadian Lee isn't too shabby either. haha

3 ай бұрын

Skipper looks like the bad guy in the matrix, i wouldn't mess with him

@daviddunster9305 Жыл бұрын

I was there on HMCS TerraNova during the response to Iraq"s invasion of Kuwait. It was challenging.

@OutnBacker Жыл бұрын

The covers are wrong for the Middle East, especially on the sea. The best head gear for that part of the world would be the kaffiyah, which drapes cotton down to the shoulders and goes around the back for shade. It can also cover the face for relected sun protection. Hats with headbands built-in, like these boonies or ball caps, keep heat in the head.

@nyareyes8618 Жыл бұрын

Hey gov of Texask, ‘Murca check out the cowboy headgear 🤜🏽🤛🏽

@philmacgregor1374 3 жыл бұрын

Canada first one in last one out ! READY AYE READY,

@Outlaw_j84 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DocLucas77 3 жыл бұрын

Lol first into the British home ports looking for help lol

@alansohn855 2 ай бұрын

27:56 Damn 😂

@officialboomtish214 3 жыл бұрын

Iroquis: *destroys a pirate vessel* The crew: 18:07 *"that was easy."*

@hayian2575 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, you just posted this.

@coughingpenguin4346 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna see some action):

@juhtuhb1 3 ай бұрын

What’s the status of the casualty? Ah, the casualty is alive.😂

@user-eh9jo9ep5r Ай бұрын

Cameras surveillance need to have on sea and ocean, like just cameras surveillance on streets, on houses and inside houses. This will give possibility to see whats gong on in real time and react and recognize investigate much faster and better

@pauloescobar6371 3 жыл бұрын

CHECKMATE

@VadaVoo 3 жыл бұрын

I hated 'counting off' in school. I'd get anxious and start sweating. I had a horrible fear it was going to get to me and I would hesitate too long and screw it up...or yell out the wrong number...😒

@Persian-Immortal Жыл бұрын

Good old Seakings helicopters. I have been in a Seaking.

@retcdnmilengr 3 ай бұрын

Helicopters your grandfather could have flown, amazing aircraft, even more amazing maintenance crews

@peterkwolek2265 2 жыл бұрын

I like the hat's the Canadian sailors are wearing. US Army doesn't believe in necks/ears getting sunburn, so they give us caps. (Technically I was issued a better hat, but CMDR said we all had to wear the caps.)

@clambelly3 Жыл бұрын

POG

@peterkwolek2265 Жыл бұрын

@@clambelly3 no, the POGs got to wear the fancy hats. My PSG was strict/traditional, didn't like any of that "newfangled gear". (19D if you were curious.)

@davidross5593 3 жыл бұрын

Theme is similar to NYPD Blue theme

@alpteknbaser7773 2 жыл бұрын

👍🙏

@joeblow5166 2 жыл бұрын

Thank God they have an EASY button on the helo

@falconeaterf15 3 ай бұрын

Why we fight…….ice cream at 50c!

@MWcrazyhorse 3 жыл бұрын

Clearly the military needs new recruits.

@FestinaFirefly 3 жыл бұрын

So many pudgy guys with 70's mustaches! Maybe the heavy metal soundtrack is appropriate.

@happyface96 2 жыл бұрын

Almost all the officers have a big belly of some sorts.

@jankevinsayon5379 3 жыл бұрын

Ballistic cowboy hats

@tdtvegas 2 жыл бұрын

What year was this made?

@coleharbourhunter6495 2 жыл бұрын

2008

@Bobsaget80 3 жыл бұрын

Canadians salute indoors 😲

@tanenolan Жыл бұрын

id say most royal navies do

@michaelb9529 6 ай бұрын

Salute only with headdress on. @@tanenolan

@o-h7567 2 жыл бұрын

5 min? Oscar is dead!

@ElevenGA401 3 жыл бұрын

When was this filmed? If 2020, then the pilots are still in the rank of Captain up to this year ever since their promotion on 2000 and 2004? That's a very slow promotion.

@hamhami9742 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it was filmed earlier, just uploaded in 2020

@tomcardale5596 2 жыл бұрын

The three ships were part of Task Force 150 in 2008. Protecteur and Iroquois both retired in 2015.

@tomcardale5596 3 ай бұрын

@@falconeaterf15 not sure I follow you. I'm pretty sure I got that information from Wikipedia!

@falconeaterf15 3 ай бұрын

@@tomcardale5596 My comment was misdirected, by me somehow. Carry on.

@sapperjohn7225 2 жыл бұрын

Check out dude at 27:23 pointing his own loaded rifle at his own head!!!???? Trained!? Hmmm.

@alansohn855 2 жыл бұрын

He pointed the MP5 to the ground.

@vickikurniawan3870 3 жыл бұрын

Nice hat. Do they kill their opponent with kindness?

@manwithnoname691 3 жыл бұрын

exactly hahahahha easy head shot with a sniper gun

@baronedipiemonte3990 2 жыл бұрын

@@manwithnoname691 only a fool underestimates another force...

@manwithnoname691 2 жыл бұрын

@@baronedipiemonte3990 growing up in a military family I'm not a fool lol

@vanPoll 3 жыл бұрын

I bet a few of these guys manning the .50s are praying for a small boat attack on their ship, right in their field of fire...

@QuixoticIgnotism 3 жыл бұрын

This video is at least 10 years old

@davidstarcher5088 2 жыл бұрын

Man, that overboard rescue drill was a shit-show.

@raymondwiederhold6897 2 жыл бұрын

Not when it is for real!! Practice makes perfect - USS Frank Knox DDR742 '50s

@baronedipiemonte3990 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondwiederhold6897 have to take it seriously !

@buzz5969 3 ай бұрын

As a TWIDGET CPO in the US NAVY on an FFG my MOB drill was doing UI as a OOD UNDERWAY and I nailed it, 2 gas turbines, LM2400 Jet engines, Dual shafts, I frickn hauled ass did a Williamson turn and nailed it. COs face was full shock and awe. RMC(SW) At that time. Many moons ago 1995, Retired 2008.😊⚓️🇺🇸🍻✌🏻

@karldoran8929 3 жыл бұрын

Where is the Australian Marines, why are they not on the ships?

@canadiannavy9229 Жыл бұрын

I thought are Canadian fleet doesn’t have destroyers

@canadiannavy9229 Жыл бұрын

@@braydens5224 oh

@gilvangreig-clarke2106 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the Iroquois was a frigate

@alpearson9158 2 жыл бұрын

nope a destroyer now retired

@TheCabledawg1 2 жыл бұрын

Hang on....I thought Canada's Navy was 2 guys in a canoe

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha lol that's hilarious, did you write that yourself???

@TheCabledawg1 3 ай бұрын

That comment was 2 years ago. I'm sure Canada's Navy is larger by now.

@alexandrelarsac9115 2 жыл бұрын

Texas Navy lost its horses.

@JosheyG34 3 жыл бұрын

I was always told if you were on a sinking ship in the ocean and a sea king showed up. Go down with the ship you have a higher chance of living.

@Samuel-jh1yw 3 жыл бұрын

Fortunately, we have cyclones now :D

@alpearson9158 7 ай бұрын

EVEN THEN THAT WAS ONLY POLITICAL BS

@markgaudreau8053 Ай бұрын

haha Bailey lol

@osopolar2022 3 жыл бұрын

I thought Greenpeace was the Canadian Navy? LOL!

@stephaniebarr507 2 жыл бұрын

Need to change the bush hats though! They just don’t cut it as sailors, however good they may be. And I’m certain they are!

@JK-cn5fy 3 жыл бұрын

When did Canada get a navy?

@rpm1796 3 жыл бұрын

Read a history book.

@JK-cn5fy 3 жыл бұрын

It was a dose of sarcasm.

@rauldempaire5330 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1870's when they heard that the US had plans to invade them!...

@MrBobconner1952 3 жыл бұрын

@@rauldempaire5330 Invade? No need for that, our moron president thinks he can just buy Canada. :-)

@JK-cn5fy 3 жыл бұрын

Bob Conner You talking about Uncle Trump? He’s USAs saving grace unless you hate prosperity and international respect

@johnathanglynnnieves3759 2 жыл бұрын

Man I don’t know the Canadian navy is nothing like Brit’s or us navy

@bigdbigooo7829 3 жыл бұрын

The Canadian seaman forgot to say sorry when the Taliban guys missile blew him up.

@mickeyjay8516 3 жыл бұрын

Seapeople*

@johnsarangel 3 жыл бұрын

ok, so a canadian air force chopper is in a canadian naval ship? why doesn’t the canadian navy have its own naval aviation like other navies?

@Outlaw_j84 3 жыл бұрын

Lol what do u except bud

@MrAwesomal 3 жыл бұрын

A helicopter is an aircraft so the air force who specialize in maintaining and flying aircraft would be the logical choice for that role. Why even have an air force if the army, navy, marines have their own?. The US military is a good example of a million tools that can only do one thing each vs the one tool that can do everything those million tools can do. my dad was giving rations to American tank men stranded on the side of the road for 3 days in Afghanistan.They had a broken track and had to wait for mechanic to come and fix it, meanwhile them explaining that my dad fixed the track and sent them on their way why doesn't the US army teach its tank operators how to do simple repairs? the Taliban were probably waiting to kill the tank crew, the repair crew, and their infantry escort. so in answering why doesn't the Royal Canadian Navy have its own aviation detachment is like asking why the air force doesn't have its own ships, its simple its not their job to worry about ships the air force focus on aircraft the navy focuses on ships and subs the army focuses on soldiers and vehicles.

@BUCKMAW 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrAwesomal My Grandmother could land a plane on a 10,000-foot runway. You will never see an AF pilot hanging on his port wing right before lining up with the ship. Your logic is not sound as the AF and the Navy have two entirely different missions that are not compatible.

@MrAwesomal 3 жыл бұрын

@@BUCKMAW the royal canadian navy has done it for the past 70 years the pilots on ships all detachment of the air force they are trained for ship born operations again lets leave flying aircraft to the branch where their only purpose is to operate aircraft on land or at sea my question of why have an air force is all branches have their own so bybthat logic a marine helicopter in the same theater cant support army operations because its "two entirely different missions" when the mission is operate aircraft to achieve objectives i dont see where air navy and army are so different in mission scope people are smart enough to learn different things most royal canadian airforce pilots are trained on multuple aircraft the thought process is if it flies its airforce thats like a mechanic saying he cant fix a ford because he only works on GM its called being interchangeable

@JRJunior8624 3 жыл бұрын

@@BUCKMAW Yes they fly, the navy sails, and they work together, and have since 1968.

@sapperjohn7225 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder what strength of sunscreen Canadians have to wear when in the middle east. I'd imagine if you heat up a Canadian too much they spontaneously combust. 😂

@clambelly3 Жыл бұрын

What in the hell is up with the Canadian Navy? They are the least intimidating group of sailors I have ever seen. Is there an age limit, several of them look elderly.

@J.Cameron.Stuart.Adams. 2 ай бұрын

The man overboard rescue drill was a shit show. "Best one I've seen so far."... Wow. Those sailors were so busy jockeying for camera time they lost focus. A lot of yelling over others. Ranks need defining and polishing. Multiple individuals yelling commands at the same individual is how casualties happen.

@baronedipiemonte3990 2 жыл бұрын

Having a bad comedian yell over the 1MC wouldn't help my morale...

@capitainemathieu7966 Жыл бұрын

1 China missile destroy easy this ship. Its a old ship. Canada is the shame of the G7 about the military.

@cindyhuang7021 Жыл бұрын

i agree

@DA-pt1em 3 ай бұрын

I feel bad for the Canadians. They're operating obsolete 30+ year old frigates, with serious personnel and funding issues. These destroyers haven't been in service for 10+ yrs.

@alansohn855 2 ай бұрын

Luckily the Type 26 frigates are in the works.

@adammcd9424 27 күн бұрын

I feel sorry for Canadians because of Trudeau.

@earl344 3 жыл бұрын

How cute, they have a little ship to sail around in while being Canadian

@michaelb9529 6 ай бұрын

OMG what were the 3 toughest years of your life? Grade 3?

@michaelb9529 3 ай бұрын

Thats right the RCN the ones who won the Battle of the Atlantic in WW2 and assisted the USN quarantining Cuba in 1962

@charlieross-BRM 2 ай бұрын

Third largest navy at the end of WWII. One of or top most producer of military trucks by the end too. @@michaelb9529

@geraldmorson4522 2 жыл бұрын

What gives with the cowboy hats

@kevlarburrito6693 3 жыл бұрын

Hi narrator...if you could never say the word Iroquois again that'd be great

@guillaumetardif5049 3 жыл бұрын

The Canadian naval army seems completely obsolete, our soldiers are brave to put their life at risk on this old boat.

@rpm1796 3 жыл бұрын

This shoot is 20 years old.

@alpearson9158 7 ай бұрын

DON'T EXPLAIN TO THE UNEDUCATED IT IS A WASTE OF TIME@@rpm1796

@michaelb9529 6 ай бұрын

This vessel was reaching the end of her life.

@valentinnikolaev9201 3 жыл бұрын

What are these stupid helmets in command post!!!!????

@couger7033 2 жыл бұрын

not much of a war ship. only 1 copter and no major weapons. and the chopper iis nt a fighting chopper. more of just a pair of eyes for real warships . kind of a waste of money

@scottmccambley764 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't call ESSM and SM2 missiles non major. You did see the VLS banks on the foredeck right?

@janusianthinking5901 Жыл бұрын

now lets see what happens when a warship from a muslim country casualy moves through canadian waters.

@RomanVarl Жыл бұрын

Most dangerous waters? With Somali peasants on wooden boats armed with mid-20th century AK 47s? Seriously?

@cindyhuang7021 Жыл бұрын

i actully agree

@aussiedave1248 3 жыл бұрын

M.O.B was slow and they lost when they showed poor Zodiac handling at launch also team was not fluent, need much more practice so it is second nature.

@noah_gaming3125 3 жыл бұрын

did you know war ships are decommissioned :O no one in the world has one in service! WOAHHH they wear decommissioned after WW2 WOAHHHHH WOOWOWOWOW

@marcofava 3 жыл бұрын

Wut? Are you not looking at a warship in this video?

@fulccrum2324 3 жыл бұрын

@@marcofava I believe he/she means that this class of vessel is at present day retired having been replaced likely by some other ship I haven't bothered to look up As of a google search, the iroquois tribal destroyer class (a group of 4 ships) served in the vietnam war and and korean war so yeah, pretty old

@DocLucas77 3 жыл бұрын

Not that old there as of a few years ago there was A us navy super carrier that was 50 years old lol

@adammcd9424 27 күн бұрын

The constant shit background music makes the whole thing unbearable.

@sanborn2010 3 жыл бұрын

"the most lawless maritime regions in the world: the Persian Gulf." It was lawless because USA and its allies' imperial warmongering

@graycescutti3675 3 жыл бұрын

Your in a war ship with guns and thick heavy metal...Yet they acting scared of little fishing boats.......Please man....Yall made this video Laaaame....

@05017351 2 жыл бұрын

Google the attack on the USS Cole. Off the coast of Yemen a "little fishing boat" almost sunk the Bruke class destroyer. That's why they are well prepared!

@dfbndslv 3 жыл бұрын

worst narrator ive heard in a while..

@IronFreee 2 жыл бұрын

During the time of that filming 3 soldiers feelings has been wounded with passive aggressive behavior, 1 personal pronoun was not respected and 5 safe zones were ignored. But despite all of that Canada decided to keep its army for one more year (they had to train the CCP army)...

@michaelb9529 6 ай бұрын

Still one of the best trained armies in the world. Did a lot of heavy lifting in the Ghan. Spent 34 years basically as the national police in Cypress. Peacekeeping all over the world. RCAF planes and their pilots were so well trained they were the only fighters in all of NATO to carry nuclear tipped missiles all the time.

3 ай бұрын

Spoken like someone who has never done a goddamned thing to defend his country, probably lives in mommy's basement

@IronFreee 3 ай бұрын

Did I hurt your feelings? I actually served in the military for one year. I was based in Germany at the end of the cold war. I didn't do much, but that's probably more than you ever did...

@michaelb9529 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. Hey IronFreee how is the view from the cheap seats.

@IronFreee 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelb9529 I don't know... Why don't you tell me?