I have a good friend who was stationed on the Carl Vinson. He said and I quote, “you would not believe how sharp a turn she can make”, “dancin’ on the ceiling is a bit of an overstatement”, “walkin’ on walls is more like the ride I took”.
I am thinking what the video shows, and the capabilities of our Navy and its crafts, are much better than advertised.
USS Princeton (LPH-5) came out of the FRAM II overhaul after 9 months in drydock in June 1961. Shakedown cruise included high speed (33 knots), high angle turn (~ 30 degrees) and crash stop from 33 knots. All gut wrenching.
A tarpon sport fisherman using navigation aides figures he clocked one in excess of 50 kts.