never understatement the power of the merchant fleet. let us not forget that you can't fight wars without food, ammo and fuel. am i right?

@ericzaiz8358

6 жыл бұрын

You all can keep you big gun battleships, long ranging cruisers and speedy destroyers. Give me a cargo ship and tools and I will build my own fleet.

@ReformedSooner24

6 жыл бұрын

“An Army marches on its stomach” -Napoleon

@Luredreier

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, and this was the main contribution from Norway during WW2. So many merchant fleet sailors where lost from a huge number of nations (a ton of them from Norway) trying to supply the UK, the Soviet Union and the troops at various theatres of war. Yet all people seem to talk about is the battle ships, airplanes, tanks and troops on the ground...

@JackG79

6 жыл бұрын

When a plumber comes and fixes my sink, generally it's him that i give the praise to. Not the girl in the office who took the call and set up the meet or the guys in the warehhouse who shipped my supplys. People see what is in front of them. No one is taking anywhing anyway from our Merchant fleets, iF anything their bravery is even higher because they weren't getting the pat on the back like the soldier did. They were SELFLESSLY BRAVE beyond words.

@aident6911

6 жыл бұрын

Hell yes

The cargo ships of world wars will always be the true heros. Not the biggest battleships and the most decorated carriers. But the cargo ships and the merchant navies.

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the most important ship is the one with the mail, TP, and rations. :)

@drianmortiz9375

4 жыл бұрын

Well said sir. 👍👍

@awildjared1396

3 жыл бұрын

cargo ships are the workhorses of the sea, without em the rest of the navy wouldn't be the quality it is and was

@michaelusswisconsin6002

Жыл бұрын

Merchant marines

Its often overlooked the scale of lend lease to the USSR. 19,000 planes, 22,000 tanks and 100,000 6x6 Army trucks. Then there are all the war materials, such as ammo brass ( USSR had priority over even the USN) railway line, chemical and rubber tyre plant, avgas and it goes on. Liberty ships could sail straight past Japan unmolested to Vladivostok as they sailed under soviet flags and took advantage of the peace treaty between Imperial Japan and the USSR. As such vast supplies were pumped into the USSR at a critical stage of WW2. The 6x6 Army trucks were delivered overland thru Iran.

@brandenburgquentinthe3rd532

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think the tank and planes are quite right, more like 8000 tanks, 30,000 and 5000 planes, but everything else you've said is true, along with Britain's convoys to Murmansk and archangel, the Russians had to move their entire industry east, and took heavy losses in 1941, so such supplies were nessiasary to keep the soviets fighting and the main German force east, rather than west.

@wazza33racer

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandenburgquentinthe3rd532 some soviet industry moved east in the evacuation.......but gigantic industrial assets had already been built in the far east in the 1930's.........American engineers designed and directed construction of the gigantic Magnitorsk steel works ( a copy of the USA's largest steel plant at Gary Indiana) and the factory called Ural Vagon Zavod which was in fact an enormous tank factory later known as "Tank-o-grad". Dupont also built for the Soviets a nitric acid plant with a capacity of 10,000 tons per day, which only has a munitions application (specifically with US state department approval). The Soviets were allowed to purchase the cutting edge C-47 transport plane, and had American expertise on railroads,cement plants and other industrial improvements.

@wazza33racer

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandenburgquentinthe3rd532 not counting millions of tons of railway line,munitions brass ( they had priority over the US Navy) and Avgas in large quantities. KGB colonel Kortikov was in the USA directing lend lease, had the direct number of Harry Hopkins and never hesitated in calling Hopkins to crush any resistance to Soviet demands.

Yes! Hardly anyone thinks of Logistical Supply & Support. Soldiers need STUFF! Thanks for another great documentary

The SS Red Oak Victory is moored in the shipyard in which she was built, the former Kaiser shipyard in Richmond, CA.

"Bring Victory in her Cargo holds" All i get are flags v.v

@roxypumkin8694

6 жыл бұрын

Battleship Mutsu so true

@cardiv5zuikaku944

6 жыл бұрын

At least your third turret wont blow up with anti deto flag >_>

@mammothmk3355

6 жыл бұрын

So what? Do you really think WG will give you Doubloon and Prem ship..., etc like candy? I don't think so.

@Tottleminerftw

6 жыл бұрын

Pulls an entire ship

I love this series.

What a heroic and magnificent type of Navy vessel.

8:24 It's the Enterprise!

@Dannyfkf

6 жыл бұрын

No it's not it's the USS Lexington

@Dannyfkf

6 жыл бұрын

Wait..... It is

@siegesquirrel42

6 жыл бұрын

So it is!

@ryohandoko1450

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is!

@russianarmy-rh2wi

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's yorktown

Fantastic. I very much appreciate this.

probably the most important ship design in WW2

@justanotherasian4395

Жыл бұрын

That would be the liberty class of cargo ships, the predecessor to the victory class shown here

I’ve been on this ship multiple times. It never gets old. I’m glad world of warships made a short doc on the red oak as the story is one that needs to be told.

I just toured the SS American Victory in Tampa. I even did a comparison video. Nice job Nicholas.

@oppotato5440

4 жыл бұрын

maxsmodels my uncle is the president of it

from what I have read previously, alot of these were sold after WW II. alot of cheap transport ships for sale probably helped rebuild global trade after the war.

I want to take a moment to thank the developers of World of Warships. They did not have to make these videos, but they shed light on as they say it--The ships that deserve to be called Naval Legends.

Outstanding from Red Oak Iowa

Love these vids WG. Keep 'em coming!

Amazing, been waiting a long time for this.

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

Me too. I live about 1/2hr up I-80 from the Red Oak Victory.

That ship is the container ship in legends how cool is that

Wow! Modular construction. 😮

This is the ship where the containers are holded before you open them in world of warships so cool!

'The deformation of Libertys' yes they split in two, the welds gave way in servere weather. The skipper of the Edward Bellemy was caught in a cyclone above New Guinea and told me he just slowed down to ease the pounding. It was well known that they could be damaged in rough weather.

@brit30088

3 жыл бұрын

Always remember the Merchant Seamen who lost their lives in Ww2

Do DD 214 the most beloved ship in the Navy

still waiting for the episode on the Jeremiah O'Brien, one of the last Liberty Ships that still sails

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

WG is only doing Legends for ships actually in the game (playable or not).

In my opinion...Instead of Read oak Victory, It is better to have Meredith Victory as a ship museum. Given to its historically story Meredith had. Sadly It was scrapped a long time ago.

Isn't this the ship that you collect the in-game containers on?

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is.

"Victory is ours!"

Enjoyable, and an excuse to take a trip up the California coast :)

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

I live about 30mins away. Worth the trip. And if you get there and she's closed for the day, she's moored at a Public Shore (just like the USS Hornet in Alameda) that's part of the Rosie the Riveter NHP so you can still walk around and take pics.

@Handlesarestoopid

5 жыл бұрын

There's one in the LA port not far from the USS Iowa

So we all know about the liberty ships but there's almost nothing on the victory class

Amateurs discuss Tactics, Professionals discuss Logistics.

@REZA-tl5kr

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, commanding officer of logistics and medic in Arma 3 unit (fuck the tactics dudes they dont know how to do shit)

@_R-R

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

Good you fixed the run time!

@tankimsiew9155

6 жыл бұрын

Huh?

I remember whenever we would go visit my grandparents, we would drive past a mothball of Victor's

Never knew about these.

Obedience brings victory, and victory is life!

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

Ah... another Putin / Trump supporter, I see...

@ericwilliams2574

4 жыл бұрын

@@1slotmech lol no Mr. Partisan Politic minion. That quote above, is from Star Trek Deep Space Nine by the Dominion Jem'hadar soldiers.

@linfrey1103

2 жыл бұрын

@@1slotmech rent free

I'm I the only one who thinks these ships look beautiful?

@josephphillips7052

2 жыл бұрын

No you are not the only one. I think that they are beautiful pieces of mechanical art. There's just something about old steamships that modern ships today don't have. I've always wanted to go see the SS Jeremiah O'Brien but someday I will 👍👍.

Need an episode for liberty ships now!!!

Hey! I’ve seen this one! It’s in legends!

Tier 8 prem?

@samuelliebich7665

6 жыл бұрын

Tier 10

@papatango2362

6 жыл бұрын

No

@tomek1678

6 жыл бұрын

Papa Tango yes

@s.31.l50

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it can have some sort of heal ability. I don’t know how 800m range 20mm gums will work though 😂👌

@Scazoid

5 жыл бұрын

LMAO

Don't forget the legendary Liberty ship John Brown!

I always thought it would be cool to turn one of these old liberty or victory class ships into a yacht too bad there aren't many left

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

And too historically valuable to get away with now.

Curious, not a single Victory ship was named after Texas A&M University, even though they were a major contributor to WW2. Does anyone know why?

They should talk about the original Liberty class ships, along with Bismarck.

Does someone know the backgroundmusic during the specifications?

@amxelcbis4464

4 жыл бұрын

r/youhadastroke

Can we have a Coop beach landing defence mission?

Hey when will you guys put merchant ships

Reminds me of a Liberty class near my home

@noneofyourbusiness9489

6 жыл бұрын

Possibly because it's an nearly identical ship.

@donniemontoya9300

6 жыл бұрын

Mike P because it's the same kind. Liberty Transport ship

@noneofyourbusiness9489

6 жыл бұрын

Actually it's not. It's a Victory, the class that followed the Liberty class.

@noneofyourbusiness9489

6 жыл бұрын

Actually it's not. It's a Victory, the class that followed the Liberty class.

@donniemontoya9300

6 жыл бұрын

none of your business the two classes are so close to each other in design and function

another interesting informative vid by WG, it makes paying you guys for Premium acc and vehicles etc seem like I'm contributing to the public good. Great to see WG putting resources into these things.

This seems to be the T-34 of ships!

Do the lst’s next!

Imagine this being added in WoWs

Our favourite container ship 😂

Do USS Laffey DD 724 please.

8:24 Damn....sturdy bow yup that's a Yorktown class"USS enterprise" Such a shame they have to scrap her...😭😭

I wonder what a modern incarnation of the Victory ships would look like. 9:50 SS Lane Victory: 7,010+1. SS Meredith Victory: 14,000+5.

Only about 30 minutes away is the SS Jeremiah O’Biren She’s extremely fun.... you get to man a 2 inch gun

Add it alongside with ss liberty as cruiser class

That poor ship needs some tlc in places

U should add these ships as healing ships weak armour moderate as defense no 1-2 main or secondary high concealment

A new tier II auxiliary cruiser

please do IJN NAGATO the ijns second flag ship.

I'm from Red Oak, IA.

Love watching these. I still laugh every time I hear awards and medals given to inanimate objects like ships and other things.

@stevekarns8416

5 жыл бұрын

Objectively, battle stars and efficiency E's and the various other awards a ship is awarded... Much easier to award the ship than it is the entire crew individually, right? That, and it creates a sort of legacy and expectation for the incoming new crews. These are the standards that the crew of this ship are expected to uphold, etc.

The crate ship herself. Red oak victory

Based on a design taken from Sunderland ship building in England

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

Looks like it was a good design.

Ok now add this to game so we can protect it. Like add a new gamemode where we can play like random but we need to keep our escorted transports safe

Should do one on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien

@CountvonStaffordofVirginia1607

6 жыл бұрын

Or the SS John W. Brown.

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

The JO'B isn't in the game though. She's moored in SF at Fisherman's Wharf (across the Bay from the Red Oak Victory).

How i get the game

Hey look, this vercion is longer

They should restore that ship

9:10 14,000 refugees and the vessel's carrying capacity was seriously exceeded and could have capsized at any moment. Seemed odd to me so I did a little quick math; figuring 120lbs for the avg Korean of the time (and children weighing far less), 14K people = 840 tons. The Victory ships were rated to carry 10,850 tons, or nearly 13 times that weight. Maybe if the ship was empty and all of them were on the deck? Seems off...

@JohnCBobcat

6 жыл бұрын

I'd bet it's because the people would have to be on deck and in habitable areas, rather than being stuffed entirely into the holds like bulk cargo. Plus people are bulkier (i.e. more space for a given weight) and require more space than, say, pallets of ammunition or canned food.

@vicmclaglen1631

6 жыл бұрын

That was my guess until I went further and read about it, although how they would all fit on the deck eluded me as well. SS Meredith Victory: "All through the night of December 22-23, using booms and makeshift elevators, Captain LaRue’s crew filled the five cargo holds and the entire main deck with more than 14,000 civilians...". I found no mention at all about instability, danger of capsizing, etc. This includes crew accounts. They were packed in like sardines and virtually unable to move, but the ship was in fact quite stable. The only way in which its capacity was exceeded is that it was only designed to accommodate 12 passengers.

Imagine putting this next to USS Iowa and saying Red Oak Iowa People who know the town may get the joke But battleship Iowa has the state name Red Oak Victory has the city name

I wonder how a modern victory ship would look like today.

Cargo capacity: a shit tonne of RNG and super containers with signals in

6:55, cuba victory, something here seems wrong, usa making a ship whith that name is something to make a whole 5 hour long documentary on. No wonder why cuba necver built the fidel castro class of batleship

@JohnCBobcat

6 жыл бұрын

At the time, Cuba wasn't yet a Communist country, and joined in the Western Allies. Castro and his Soviet backers didn't take over until the end of the 1950s, over 10 years after WW2 was over.

Everyone played a part.

Your welcome Europe.... You’re welcome -USSR- Russia & England for the supplies

@michaelcoulter1114

6 жыл бұрын

The Loyal Knight Those supplies weren't free, or didn't you know that? The US still has quite a few bases in the UK, and the USSR was supposed to pay in bases, or gold, but defaulted on the payments post WW2.

What about SS.American Victory?

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

She's not in the game.

where are the liberty ships

They were also known for sinking easily.

lmao someone screwed up the editing at 11:58

@webchef3038

6 жыл бұрын

wonderin if I was only one to catch that.. lol

New premium Ship????

@a_random_tank_152mm7

5 жыл бұрын

Randhyka Elga Hehe, armed whit two light guns and a few aa autocanons...

9:50it was the lane victory not the red oak lol

Why aren't there any submarine legends

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

No subs in the game.

ITS THE THE CHIEFTAIN

Pls make it a t1 premium please. I'd like it very much.😀😀😀

Hey it's tank jesus

Ah, so there is a mistake in the first video

wait april fools day isnt here yet

HTMS Meaklong HTMS Thonburi HTMS Nakha and HTMS Pinklao

Create Transpot ship that it can heal neer by ships Also im the player GreenSeaCaptain

great another premium ship just what we need... oh wait

We want World of warships on Xbox and PS4 please

@airplanenut89

6 жыл бұрын

Be interesting how they re-map controls onto controllers for that one.

부산이 아니라 흥남아닌가 not busan it is hungnam

Titanic on steroids

551? seriously?

12 minute video about a cargo ship... GREAT.....

@1slotmech

6 жыл бұрын

Someone has to bring the ammo for your battleship, right? A BB is useless without ammo, and food, and TP, and replacement crew.... Oh, and this cargo ship still has her GUNS.

保管こんな船迄日本は三笠だけ

First :)

4444🇺🇸

Donald Trump approved these ships, so much victory.