Pinned post for Q&A :)

@dehavillandvampire

5 жыл бұрын

Who would win the naval war in the Spanish Civil War assuming full willingness to fight on behalf of the various sailors committees that were formed in the aftermath of the July rising, lack of outside intervention and a slightly more aggressive Republican admiralty. Could the Republic win it? Or would the more modern cruisers and better officer class of the Nationalists enable them to pull ahead?

@artificernathaniel3287

5 жыл бұрын

When was the transition from galleon to ship of the line or man of war? Was the change from carrack to galleon to ship of the line more of a name change and change in tactics, or did it represent a change in technology and engineering like we saw in the 1800s and 1900s with the transition from ironclad to early battleships to dreadnoughts to fast battleships? Was it a slow change over time where various types of ships would still serve together (carracks and galleons or galleons and shipsoftheline) and the border between true carracks and true galleons is fuzzy with plenty of intermediate ship designs presented, or is it a fast change like we saw with dreadnought, where it was a more sudden shift that could be attributed to a few notable individuals pushing it out into the world, where its unveiling obsoleted those before it?

@joshthomas-moore2656

5 жыл бұрын

How much authority does an admiral have over their flagship as i have read a couple of captains over ruling their admirals orders like the Bismark captain so is it a case that the captain is responsible for the fleet while the captain is responsible for the ship so if a group of battleships are ordered to move in a battle but the captain of the flagship feels his ship can't do it he can over rule the admiral

@UnintentionalSubmarine

5 жыл бұрын

In the intro at 0:21, which ship is it, what are the circumstances and what is all the debris, and why is there so much debris?

@joshthomas-moore2656

5 жыл бұрын

@thel vadamee thank you for the information

Those crafty Spaniards.. They sent wave after wave of their ships in front of the Revenges cannons until they ran out of munitions. Clearly the work of a tactical mastermind.

@T.S.Birkby

5 жыл бұрын

That commander must have read Zapp Brannigan’s Big Book of War

@bigblue6917

5 жыл бұрын

@@T.S.Birkby A fellow Futurama fan. I knew there was something I liked about you.👍

@babomb2146

5 жыл бұрын

We have found the people who inspired the russians

@MendTheWorld

5 жыл бұрын

Internetspaceships Actually, this is the same tactic that 20 against 1 use in their efforts to subdue the hero in martial arts movies, attacking in waves of 1, 2, or 3 at a time, allowing each successive wave to be defeated. If all 20 were to attack at once, where would be the sport of battle?

@phillip_iv_planetking6354

5 жыл бұрын

The British did the same to Glorioso and that ship was all alone and carrying treasure from the new world.....

Normal person when shot in the head: “guess I’ll die now Grenville when shot in the head: “man literally too angry to die.”

@Neithan02

Жыл бұрын

A musket ball is far slower and so on, than a modern bullet

@michalsoukup1021

Жыл бұрын

but much HEAVIER

@Neithan02

Жыл бұрын

@@michalsoukup1021 and does not fragment and I dunno about you, but do yourself a favor and go back to basic physics lessons, what is force?

@Stroke999

Жыл бұрын

Probably a pistol, a full sized musket ball would shatter the skull. His change in behaviour could be seen as damage to the frontal cortex, which is survivable in most cases. As musket balls tend to flatten on impact it would be more of a energy transfer rather than a penetrating shot. The brain is good at absorbing kinetic energy since it is soft and squishy.

@m.streicher8286

8 ай бұрын

​@@Neithan02are you arguing that a musket ball wouldn't cause damage comparable a modern bullet? If you are, please don't respond to me.

Story time with Uncle Drach sounds like a hell of good regular feature. Please sir can we have a lot more.

@bobbobson5595

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it makes for really good filler.

@jamesbunn751

5 жыл бұрын

@@bobbobson5595 - filler or featured works for me - never heard the details of that Revenge in action told so well

@mattblom3990

5 жыл бұрын

Good filler when he needs to drop something if he's sick or busy. If I was him I'd record a few in advance for a rainy day ;)

@T3hderk87

5 жыл бұрын

A lot better than story time with uncle jingles lol.

@richardcutts196

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I like a good story. www.dailymotion.com/video/x2r9b45

I recall decades ago, at school, the class I was in had a rather antique poem about the action drummed into us, of which all I can now remember are a few lines on Grenville's extreme reluctance to surrender and his preferred alternative "Sink me the ship, Master Gunner. Sink her. Split her in twain! Fall into the hands of God, Not into the hands of Spain" The education of small boys in many English schools in those days was still VERY traditional

@steventoby3768

Жыл бұрын

I believe that's Tennyson's "The Revenge." Hearing Drach's account made me quite surprised how accurate Tennyson's version was -- very little "poetic license." Maybe none was needed! It's easy to see that this story would appeal to the author of "the Charge of the Light Brigade." I discovered it on my own -- by my time in the US that poem was not taught in school, it was considered politically incorrect. It begins: "At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away..." (From memory, the book fell apart 20 years ago)

"gets shot in the head" " Gets pissed off

@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars

5 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I think anyone would be a little annoyed if that happened! ;-)

@aceous99

5 жыл бұрын

what a demon

@weldonwin

4 жыл бұрын

Local Navy Captain, Literally Too Angry To Die...

@ThatSlowTypingGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.

@gangfire5932

4 жыл бұрын

"Don't shoot him in the head, you'll just make him angry!"

Fifteen spanish ships (in addition to the captured Revenge) appear to have been lost in that storm! A total of seventeen ships sunk for the loss of a single vessel - "Another such victory and..."

Lookout: "There are 50 enemy ships surrounding us Captain!" Grenville: "Zounds! We have them exactly where we want them!"

@NathanDudani

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@seanbigay1042

2 ай бұрын

That sounds really familiar ... "They have us surrounded -- the poor bastards!"

That storm: the revenge of the Revenge.

@sirmartinfrobisher

4 жыл бұрын

Wolfeson28: BUT, “he who runs away, lives to fight another day!”

HMS Revenge lived up to her name; taking out enemy ships even after she surrendered.

@polygorg

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, warcrimes.

@aaronstorey9712

2 жыл бұрын

@@polygorg ?

@jacobnugent8159

Жыл бұрын

@@polygorg was her battle flag shot away?

Seems Revenge at least WAS expecting the Spanish Inquisition!

@Deridus

5 жыл бұрын

No... Nobody expec... damnit.

@hughgordon6435

4 жыл бұрын

The inquisition had to forewarn of a visit so nobody was not expecting them

"Unfortunately, even for a man such as Grenville, sheer force of anger could not countermand an arquebus to the head" This sound like something out of Warhamer40k

Revenge's crew discussing terms: "We haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner... sorry"

@u805

3 жыл бұрын

Spanish Captain: What?!

@JamesThomas-gg6il

3 жыл бұрын

"Was there anything else?"

@joshd3043

3 жыл бұрын

A boat too far

@crusadingtemplar

4 ай бұрын

I love that film....

"The Revenge was in a bit of a difficult spot", LOL, classic British understatement.

@johnpatterson8697

Жыл бұрын

American Radio operator: "This is American Allied command. Report, What is your situation? Over." British Field commander: "We're not in the most comfortable position. Over." (Translation: We are taking heavy casualties and need immediate support) American Radio operator: * Hangs up, assuming they have everything under control. *

24:00 -- "... the crewmen of the Revenge ... waited for the Inevitable...." -- Can't help noticing that the English naming scheme for their ships makes me chuckle at the double entendre of HMS Inevitable finally arriving. Who was ever really in command of the Inevitable, amirite?? #LULZ

@jamespfp

5 жыл бұрын

@Jimmy De'Souza This is what made me laugh, knowing that the concept fits the naming scheme but is entirely inappropriate. Every time the Inevitable arrived, No Help Came.

@jamespfp

5 жыл бұрын

@Jimmy De'Souza Furthermore -- if I were to take the concept "Inevitable" and invert it, I don't get the "Evitable", I get the Indefatigable.

@Feiora

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamespfp And THAT is a RN name if I remember correctly...

@jamespfp

4 жыл бұрын

@@Feiora Indefatigable? Indubitably! I was thinking about writing HMS Inevitable Fan Fiction, all the same. Like the time HMS Inevitable showed up at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

@polygondwanaland8390

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamespfp Indubitably? No, I don't know of any ships by that name

28:47 Spanish: Wait in line no cutting HMS: Revenge Who next

@bigblue6917

5 жыл бұрын

It did remind me of something I came across with fighter pilots in the days before missiles about being greatly out numbered. It did not matter how many there were only one could get behind you.

@phillip_iv_planetking6354

5 жыл бұрын

The British did the same to a Spanish ship called Glorioso which was carrying treasure from the new world. But the Glorioso defeated the British 3 times and lost the fourth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_Glorioso But Gloriosos did still get to deliver it's gold intact.

@brianspendelow840

5 жыл бұрын

Talking about fighting against the odds, how about the building and cruise of the CSS Alabama.

@wideyxyz2271

5 жыл бұрын

Crew of the revenge "Hold my rum I'll be right back its about to kick off"

@merafirewing6591

4 жыл бұрын

Spanish: Mommy. HMS Revenge: Keep on coming, I'm taking on all comers.

Well I am a man that is interested in WW I and WW II ships/battles/stories Listening to this is like .... Hmmmm, history has more to offer What a story, I want more

@billbolton

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, the technology of iron and steel is interesting, but the stories carved in wood are entertaining.

@bremnersghost948

5 жыл бұрын

Check out the Legend that was Admiral Thomas Cochrane, My favourite of the lesser known Naval Legends

@bklys1054

5 жыл бұрын

Check out the hms terror

5 minutes more or less?! LOL!!! I think I speak for everyone here; We love these long-assed posts!

@bigblue6917

5 жыл бұрын

Just think of everything passed five minutes as a bonus.

@UnintentionalSubmarine

5 жыл бұрын

A Drachinifel 5 minutes.

@bremnersghost948

5 жыл бұрын

5 Minutes more than the next 2 largest navies :)

@jamesharding3459

4 жыл бұрын

It's five British minutes, which is equal to an indeterminate number of Swiss minutes.

Incredible story, what an extraordinary bravery and resilience the Revenge's crew displayed. Taken into account all the Spanish ships that were either directly sunk by the Revenge or later due to battle damage sunk by the storm, one could argue that Grenville and the Revenge absolutely won that engagement.

In 1587, when John White, governor of the Roanoke Colony, returned to England for supplies, he sought the assistance of Richard Grenville. Grenville was preparing a relief expedition when Queen Elizabeth I decided that every available ship was required to meet the Spanish Armada. When White was finally able to return to Roanoke in 1590, the colonists had disappeared without a trace. The mystery of what became of the Lost Colony of Roanoke has never been solved.

When you fight so well that the gods decend to smite your enemy!

the revenge was one hell of a ship. the spaniards threw their entire fleet at it and still couldn't sink her, she was scuttled.

I want a movie of this.... NOW. I feel like this story could be told fairly historically accurate and still be awesome

@Walter-wo5sz

5 жыл бұрын

Hollywood only does comic book movies now.

@Jharug87

5 жыл бұрын

@@Walter-wo5sz and picking the bad stories at that... i will always hate the civil war bs

@jeremyferris2844

5 жыл бұрын

With grenville as comic relief, from "lets sail right through them" to "now that youve stopped my plan to blow us up pray for me"

@arpitakodagu9854

5 жыл бұрын

Knowing Hollywood, they'd probably set it later and pretend it was an American ship. No thanks!

@JohnP538

4 жыл бұрын

@@arpitakodagu9854 No, it would be a British ship but they would cast Brad Pitt as Grenville.

Moonshine sounds like the flagship of the Confederate Navy.

@user-gu7yo5yn9g

4 жыл бұрын

the name gives off more privateer vibes a flagship would've been named after a town state or important person

@cheshire4856

3 жыл бұрын

On very few occasions, have I been so offended, by something I 98% agree with.

Somewhere out there, the spirits of the crew of HMS Revenge are sharing drinks with the crews of the USN's famous 'Taffy 3.' I'm pretty certain that "Dammit boys, they're getting away!" would not have seemed at all out-of-place to the British sailors there.

@VersusARCH

3 жыл бұрын

Or the italian Spica-class torpedo boat Lupo.

@vikkimcdonough6153

10 ай бұрын

And HMS _Glowworm,_ and HMS _Jervis Bay,_ and SS _Stephen Hopkins..._

I guess you could say HMS Revenge got her... revenge. I'll take that summary execution now.

@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking

5 жыл бұрын

*Orders 21 guns to shoot* (In Salute of comment)

@noname-wo9yy

5 жыл бұрын

(taken out behind wood shed)

@Lord_Foxy13

4 жыл бұрын

(Draws a bow with poison arrow) Wait... did I leave the stove on...

@thatmotivatedchris6749

4 жыл бұрын

*Orders 22 cannons pointing straight at you* You will be missed

@thatmotivatedchris6749

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lord_Foxy13 *damn it whisky you burn the turkey again* !!!

Grenville and Capt Evans of the Johnston in 2 row boats vs the High Seas Fleet... unfair fight for the Germans

@weldonwin

4 жыл бұрын

Throw in Admiral Yi and you have an absolute massacre

@aaronstorey9712

3 жыл бұрын

Row boats? Canoes you mean

@overboss9599

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronstorey9712 give them command of a leaky pool float and they'd beat the high seas fleet.

@Giddog40

2 жыл бұрын

If you add John Paul Jones, then they’ll just take part of the high seas fleet and use it against the rest

Let me just say, I love love love love the fact the title say's a "Five Minute Guide" but every episode is 40 min to an hour long. It is delightful to sit down to one of these episodes, eat dinner, and enjoy the history.

The book you credited 'Against The Odds' sounds like an excellent read, (& right down my alley), so I sought it out on Amazon, to no avail, then ebay as that has proven an excellent, (& inexpensive), source in the past. I found 1 used copy...at $126.00, far too rich for this old pensioner. I stand with some of your other followers requesting "storytime" more frequently. Thanking you in advance. Keep up the good work, you are appreciated. Gary in Alaska

@carausias

4 жыл бұрын

I just realised I may have made a mistake in giving my copy away to a charity shop when I was moving house

@LordChesalot

4 жыл бұрын

Try Abe books looks at all used book sites

@JohnP538

4 жыл бұрын

Two copies in stock at $5.39 US (We pensioners need to look out for each other) - www.worldofbooks.com/en-us/books/alexander-mckee/against-the-odds/GOR009810681?gclid=Cj0KCQjww7HsBRDkARIsAARsIT5VTvf8eM9HQdf_yp0uRo2U8DW9Ulg826BWC40jtnDNe8AsdePfYEcaAhvpEALw_wcB

@JohnP538

4 жыл бұрын

Or you can read it online at - archive.org/details/againstoddsbattl00mcke

@alanfhall6450

3 жыл бұрын

£8 ish inc postage (UK) on AbeBooks ...

Fantastic my house at school was Grenville, the other houses being Raliegh, Drake and Frobisher as the school was given its original charter by Elizabeth I. This is a story I know well, this was well told.

@joeerickson516

Жыл бұрын

"Like pirates?" "Arrgh!" 🏴‍☠️ ☠️ 🦜

Revenge gets a large kill count with assists from Storm...

I love the humor you lend to these stories. I mean, some of these circumstances....You can only marvel at the cajones of people who earn the respect of the enemy through sheer fighting tenacity. You have to laugh a little at the absurdity. You describe the visuals well and we can enjoy a show.

Thank you Uncle Drach for the ripping yarn. Regards

Watching for the third time since this video came out, and its still one of my favorites. Love the age of sail.

Galizabras! sounds like something a Spanish magician would say.

@weldonwin

4 жыл бұрын

Or even the name of a Spanish Magician... assuming he were not burnt at the stake by the Inquisition for trafficking in Witchcraft and heresey

"They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards" - Creighton Abrams and, apparently, HMS Revenge.

There sat Sir Richard Grenville once and in smoke and flame he passed Though we where on to fifty three We gave them blast for blast

*Hearts of Oak Intensifies*

@farmerned6

5 жыл бұрын

Wooden Ships - Iron Men

@Deridus

5 жыл бұрын

Aaaand balls of steel.

@kleinjahr

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoKMqKV9l9zHnqQ.html Ready Aye Ready

@stevenweaver3386

Жыл бұрын

🎶⚓"Our friends do not see us, and wish us to stay, Our foes they can see us and wish us away...steady, boys, steady"🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Someone "Sir it would be impossible to run up against 50 enemy ships" Sir Grenville "Hold my rum"

"Go tell Lord Grenville, that our dreams have run aground" From 'Year of the Cat' album. By Al Stewart.

This story goes so far beyond epic i am in awe. 🙏

This story is fascinating & interesting, I wish that I was aware of it over half a century ago when I attended primary school. There were 4 school houses, Drake was yellow, Frobisher was red, Grenville was blue & Hawkins was green, I was happy to be in Grenville because its colour was blue however knowing more about the Revenge would have made it so much cooler.

@genericsocks7542

6 ай бұрын

How insane is it that 50 years later you randomly listen to a 39 min long story detailing the final stand of the Revenge whose badass angry captain was the namesake of your house at your Alma Mater. Life is pretty cool sometimes.

Somehow still alive, and while you might expect that being shot by an archebus to the head might... discourage you from further action, it does not seem to have had this effect on Grenville.

Considering the cost to the Spanish, the Revenge was very well named!

Those Guy's were some Bad ass sailors. What a crew.

Even low the man was bit slow to get under way, He did a lot of damage to the enemy to make them think twice next time they tackled an english ship, sunk 2 in the battle damage a number of others so they sank on the way home. thats good going

It's Storytime with Uncle Drach?!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaay!:-) 👍🖖

Oh goodee! I exclaimed to myself while painting...McKee is a superb writer. In 1962 I read his account of the loss of the Royal Charter 1859 in -'The Golden Wreck' and can still quote from it. In the late seventies I discovered his account of the Spanish Armada: just as enthralling in style.

With Ships and Sailors as those that manned the HMS Revenge no wonder the Royal Navy was the most powerful navy and second to none.

A mad fight but the stuff of legend. The template for future victories.

You are awesome for being so dedicated to your work and not releasing badly researched content.

Fkn incredible, to be a fly on the wall of that biritsh ship beating back dozen after dozen of those Spanish ships. What a piece of history!!!!

You’d think the Revenge would’ve sunk from the combined weight of 200+ pairs of giant brass balls lol.

The noise of those cannons may have waken up the gods. Thx nice work.

HMS Revenge VS 50 Spanish ships. Its a fair fight.

@Wolfeson28

5 жыл бұрын

"So get some more Spaniards, and then it'll be a fair fight."

@USSAnimeNCC-

5 жыл бұрын

Revenge smash

@mickcoomer9714

5 жыл бұрын

Be fair to the Spanish. Revenge only had half a crew.

@model-man7802

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah,the odds were even I'd say.

@phillip_iv_planetking6354

5 жыл бұрын

Look up the Spanish Glorioso carrying treasure and defeated wave after weave and delivered it's treasure.

I liked the part where the small supply ship wanders into the middle of this brutal fight between major warships, asks "can I help" and is informed "nope, we're got it", at which point it wanders off apparently unmolested by the enemy. This battle was the start of the Royal Navy's reputation of "CHARGE!!!!". It didn't take long before anyone who knew them stayed the hell away from any fight they could possibly lose.

Since you're dealing with this age of naval history as well, may I suggest doing a video on the battle of Køge Bay, from the Scanian War between Denmark and Sweden? It was a decisive battle where a larger Swedish force under Admiral Horn was all crushed by a smaller Danish fleet under Admiral Juel. Furthermore, some reports say that the Danish admiral, Niels Juel, ordered his ships to break through the Swedish line, shooting down the length of the ships with concentrated broadsides, over a century before Nelson used the same tactics at Trafalgar. That, however, I have been unable to fully confirm ... but perhaps your research could dig something up? Just a suggestion, anyway ... but considering that this wasn't a minor skirmish but a full blown battle with around eighty ships involved, I would think it might be of interest.

I think I saw an old movie about this battle and the "Revenge" of the crew on the Spanish ships years latter. It was one of those 1950-60s movies that stretched history a bit but do not remember its name.

Sabaton needs to make a song about this, would be epic.

@abatesnz

3 жыл бұрын

@Sabaton kzread.info

@abatesnz

3 жыл бұрын

Meh, didn't work.

Tough boys those RN lads. Nowt like a good old brawl at sea...I can imagine Grenville asking the Spaniards if they want to surrender!!

This action was the subject of a poem that was later set to music by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Available on Chandos label, in ‘Songs of the Fleet’. Worth a listen!

I have the book 'Against the odds' and highly recommend it. Excellent choice sir.

Gallantry and Audacity... the old standbys of the Royal Navy. Could a navy ask for a better reputation/tradition?

@weldonwin

4 жыл бұрын

To quote Drach's own video on Operation Cerberus "The British were certainly not strangers to the insane and suicidal and somehow making it work"

@alan-sk7ky

4 жыл бұрын

Never a truer word spoken Admiral Melchett, underpants on their heads too?

@myparceltape1169

3 жыл бұрын

Grenville probably understood that all his ships could not get away unless the Spanish fleet was distracted. He would have been caught or killed anyway.

@myparceltape1169

3 жыл бұрын

@@alan-sk7ky I have a photo of just such an event, with me at the head of the table in a Spanish restaurant.

This would make a Great Film.

I read Walter Raleigh's account of his cousin's fight some years ago, and have often thought how fine it'd be to find its remains.

Best 5 minutes I ever spent. More, please.

At flories in the Azores, Sir Richard Grenville lay, When a pinnace like a fluttered bird, Came flying from far away, “Spanish ships of war at sea, We have sited 53.” Then spake sir Thomas Howard “Before God I am no coward And I’ve never turned my back upon don nor Devil yet, But I’ve 90 men and more who are lying sick ashore.”

to the Revenge well done

The main spanish problem was the useless king. The uncle of this admiral in the vid was admiral Álvaro de Bazán, who won the battle of Punta Delgada in 1582 outnumbered by european privateers, the first time in history only using artillery to defeat the enemy, which gave Britain the example how to organize the home-fleet in the future. Staying in Lisbon, when Drake attacked Cadiz in 1587, Álvaro de Bazán was not supported by the spanish king and died early, it is written. He would have been a more difficult task to crash him in the channel in 1588 for the lucky Brits. In Grenville's last battle the Spaniards had still not understand the inventions of their former brillant admiral. Grenville's raid to the Azores was badly organized. They knew that they had to wait for the spanish silver-transports, and did not managed a frequent supply-support from Portsmouth. As Drachinifel mentioned most historians are wrong, judging the 1588 spanish defeat in the channel as the major point of lost spanish sea-superiourity. This assumption is false. The Spaniards lost their domination in 1639 at the battle of the Downs when the dutch admiral Tromp defeated the Spaniards heavily and blockaded the neutral english fleet, which was present in english waters.

The captain of the revenge has some BIG CAHONAS

Revenge for San Juan de Ushuia. An English disaster from which Greville as well as Drake escaped. This wasn't business, it was personal!

Great Story, Uncle Drach! Love how you told it and I hope you will grace us with more of them. Very Well Done!

‘Sink me the ship master gunner, split it in twain, better to fall into the hands of God than into the hands of Spain!’

The English *names ship Revenge* Everyone else: "it's not revenge if you started it."

story time with uncle drach should absolutely be a more regular thing on the channel!

Excellent video and I'm looking forward to your next WW2 one. You are probably already aware of the Battle of Savo Island in the Solomons during World War II so I won't bore you with details. To hear you cover that battle I believe would not only be an excellent video but it would also be a video where the Allies get pummeled by the axis forces.

@joehayes9933

5 жыл бұрын

You sir, are underselling the Japanese here. They were outnumbered and in a bad position tactically with radar equipped enemies against them.

At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay.... best English lesson ever

Simply put Lord Grenville and the crew of the Revenge were "Bad Asses".Reminds me of the HMS Gloworm.

@phillip_iv_planetking6354

5 жыл бұрын

Or Glorioso.

@arpitakodagu9854

5 жыл бұрын

@@phillip_iv_planetking6354 Has it occurred to you that you can make your own video?

@phillip_iv_planetking6354

5 жыл бұрын

@@arpitakodagu9854 So?

@peterblood50

4 жыл бұрын

or HMS Speedy

The captain of the Revenge was one of those British samurai I used to hear about. It may have been foolish by our western military doctrine, but as Drachinifel pointed out, Revenge destroyed and damaged many ships. This ratio outweighs any criticism of Revenge's samurai captain. Additionally, if many of those ships lost later in the storm were treasure fleet ships, the revenue lost is even more important. That is gold, etc. that couldn't be used to buy Spain new ships. Sometimes it is good for a captain to be calm, objective, and measured. However, sometimes a captain being a hard charging BAMF is priceless! After all, as the Brit's SAS says, "Who dares wins."

I enjoyed this a great deal. A departure from your usual and a welcome one.

That has got to be the best name for any vessel in the history of the universe.

@cr4zyj4ck

5 жыл бұрын

I'd say, that even in defeat, it got it's Revenge.

@WalkaCrookedLine

5 жыл бұрын

Personally, my favorite warship name will always be the Spanish ship "Cacafuego" ... which literally translates as "Shits Fire".

@Colt45hatchback

5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps we can eclipse it in the future with more humerous names such as the "hms you're gonna lose now" and the "hms nah bro"

Never heard this story before! Thanks for sharing it!

Excellent story telling, Drach!

Wait. So. the St. Phillipe was so large it was basically what happens if a "yo mama' so fat she paralyses everything around her" was actually true?

@klobiforpresident2254

5 жыл бұрын

*everything downwind, but yes. Yo ship so fat that smaller ships can't catch any wind.

@Feiora

4 жыл бұрын

should have pulled a fan out of nowhere and used that to propel them...

@myparceltape1169

3 жыл бұрын

Tactic used when racing yachts. Also, try to get them to sail into the wind shadow of a mountain.

50 Tier 1's attacking a lone Tier 10.

While Greenvilles recklessness and pride did cost his men their lives, being shot in the chest and then head and still fighting is pretty respectable. I feel like the captain mimicked the revenge. Also his strategy makes me think of Leroy Jenkins.

Hearing how the Revenge's main guns battered the much larger Spanish vessels of war, did the Spanish not have any substantial main batteries D:

@moritamikamikara3879

2 жыл бұрын

They did, but their cannons were land cannons, and their crews much less well trained. These two factors, mainly the first one lead to the Spanish cannonfire being GLACIALLY slow, which is why the Spanish ships took turns firing salvos, because it was faster than sitting still in one ship and reloading the guns. So yes, they did have main battery guns, but they were markedly inferior.

Can't wait for the next one , great story uncle drac . Keep up the good work glad your getting better

Hey , Uncle Drach, my uncle Arthur was a "boy" in the RN and was in the battle of Jutland, Dogger Bank and Heligoland Bite. My uncle died later died in 1943 and is buried in England (Devon, I think). Some tropical disease he picked up while at Tobruck, His lighter was named :"Eskimo Nell" of suggestive fame:) In sorting my mum's photos, she died in 2008, came across the original picture postcard you use the the Second Battle cruiser squadron, with my Uncle writing that they have been issued "sennits" and will be back in home port soon, 1920's I think. No postage, or other markings. I quite enjoy your series, cheers and keep up the good work:) Gordon Hopkins SF Bay Area

So a large Galeon could work like a Interdictor in the age of sails - just block the wind for smaler ships.

one of the best videos i love your sailship analysis etc love it !

The gathering of such vast history, in a single location, should alone be enough to decorate you a Nobel prize Sir

Another great video! Keep up the very enjoyable and interesting work.

hey Drachs! This was a very amazing story that, quite honestly, I’ve never heard of before but so glad I heard it here ^_^ Hope your throat is doing better btw >_

To quote Will & Thomas Riker 'Tough Little Ship'.

@Zaluskowsky

4 жыл бұрын

Little? Smirk

How can i think of you other than uncle drach? Dammit... lol. You do some of the best work on youtube.. thank you for the full time work you put into this awesome channel/subject!

Always love a good story, makes the work day easier 👍

Just chiming in with something unrelated. Thanks to my three day visit to London I have now been at HMS Belfast. I finally understand what Drach says when stating that boiler rooms are big. They are huge. I can't even fathom the size, noise, and heat from battleship grade propulsion.

@k1er4n544

5 жыл бұрын

Belfast is a beautiful ship it seen her fire her guns what a day

@k1er4n544

5 жыл бұрын

Want to see the Texas someday why don't they fix her and allow tours like the Missouri

@klobiforpresident2254

5 жыл бұрын

@@k1er4n544 Because it's a lot of work. Because it's labour intensive work. Because it's difficult work. Because doing it improperly would possibly (Somehow) damage the ship further. Because she has deteriorated to a point where a lot of the important steps cannot be undertaken easily or at all. As a continuation of the former, because its Hull is to a large part rust. Many of the WWI or WWII wrecks are in better condition than the Texas (those that didn't get magazine explosions anyway) because ships rust slowly when fully submerged.

Extremely good: more of this sort of thing, please. (WW1 & 2 are fine, but we get something of an overload!)

Wowwww! Awesome story. Thanks uncle Drach!