The Navy's Indoor Ocean

It's 240 feet wide, 360 feet long, and holds over twelve million gallon of water. This is the MASK, the maneuvering and seakeeping basin at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Carderock. It's one of the largest indoor oceans in the world, making the MASK the most advanced test facility of its kind. So why does the Navy need an indoor ocean? The truth lies in these dimly-lit, somewhat mysterious waters.

Comments

1. They aint building ships and boats but something that kills people and bring tons of money to certain peeps. Nevertheless amazing facility!
2. "the the maneuvering and sea-keeping basin"
3. Hmm, the navy has its own ocean. that's like saying the Air-force has its own sky. lol, have a nice day.
4. My indoor ideal swimming pool 👍🏻
5. why am i scare of this kind of pool..
6. Legend says they used 1 Hose pipe to fill it up.
7. is this the new Stranger Things soundtrack
8. I though it was A swimmingpool lol
9. Don't play koi. We all know they're hiding a sleeping Godzilla in there. 🐲
10. you get a feel of sharks when you look at it huh
11. I find it hilarious how we spend hundreds of billions on this instead of sciences like space exploration/travel, genetics, medicine, robotics, computers, flight, etc, or healthcare, or housing in poorer areas, or education, or to fend off the feminist plague
12. i cant swim😖
13. No fair...I demand to see this or I'll have ur heads....nah just kidding but can I test it without enlisting? Please please please I'll be good. All I need is an hour.
14. dark water is scary 😨
15. Is it salt water???
16. do you offer tours
17. Okay This makes me have Phobia
18. This makes me wanna be a mermaid and swim around and crap
19. I cood swim in vare fer daes
20. Looks like they just picked up a piece of the ocean and put it in a facility