US Navy Releases Videos of USS Gerald R Ford Shrugging Off Powerful Explosion During Shock Trials (Videos)

The explosives used during Friday’s trials were so powerful, the shock they caused was registered as a small earthquake measuring 3.9.

The explosives used during Friday’s trials were so powerful, the shock they caused was registered as a small earthquake measuring 3.9.

The US Navy has uploaded two videos of full-ship shock trials of the USS Gerald R. Ford. The trials, held on Friday off America’s East Coast, were meant to measure how good the supercarrier is at withstanding shockwaves from explosives.

In the first clip, the bomb detonated underwater is seen causing a massive eruption that hides the supercarrier from sight.

However, the second clip, shot from a different angle, shows the supercarrier unscathed by the shockwaves created by the blast.

The #USNavy has released videos showing a powerful bomb being detonated near the new #aircraft carrier, the #USSGeraldRFord, as part of so-called full ship shock trials (FSST) off the coast of #Florida.https://t.co/fgcttbsdNr pic.twitter.com/klrBo0dv1D

— Alghadeer English (@alghadeertv_eng) June 21, 2021

After the trials, the US Navy confirmed that the tests were successful and they proved the USS Gerald R. Ford can “take a hit”.