The Arizona was not destroyed by a conventional bomb... the weapons used were converted 16 inch AP shells
@janwitts2688Сағат бұрын
Didn't have their electric razors
@daniellarge97843 сағат бұрын
If there ever was a ship that deserved preservation it was Warspite.
@lovecow.chicago7 сағат бұрын
My grandfather was on that ship. Thank you so much.
@daynematthews24027 сағат бұрын
Ashame to see a beautiful old ship like this get scrapped
@DONALDSON5112 сағат бұрын
Such a pity we didn't keep one as a museum ship in the UK
@jamesricker399714 сағат бұрын
American ammunition wasn't as combustible as Italian or British ammunition. That saved the Savanah
@kevinrowett933415 сағат бұрын
Thank you for such a fantastic video, my grandfather served on HMS WARSPITE during WWII, and he always told me that she was his favourite ship. Please, please, more videos on this grand old lady of the sea.
@MrDdaland15 сағат бұрын
This would have been AMAZING if armed with Mk 14's....... Ok, maybe not. But Long Lances......
@jamesbugbee902616 сағат бұрын
Heavy torpedocruiser
@DaveMorgansghost16 сағат бұрын
Best tv quote ever,fawlty towers episode, "the germans", - " how did we lose???"😂😂
@Aubury18 сағат бұрын
Perhaps in a ships value, the greatest British loss was the Queen Mary. The real folly was putting 1st generation battle cruisers in the battle line. Storage of cordite in turrets to aid rates of fire, was a folly that rests with high command at the admiralty, to aid rate of fire.
@pietertuyn53219 сағат бұрын
When fishing boats and FISHERMAN go to war! small ships have always very resourceful crews I speak of experience you can’t compare it to blue navy crews, as the navy don’t like self initiative
@dimitriwolfs937019 сағат бұрын
Shpitfire😂😂😂😂
@duanerice-mason211521 сағат бұрын
TRUE LUCK😊👍
@richardbennett185622 сағат бұрын
Great job. It's interesting that the British never kept the promises anyway. Essentially, Churchill borrowed 2 modern battleships, and never returned them, sparking war...as possession is 9/10s of the law, Welcome to the RN guys...
Great work, one of my favourite channels. RIP to those who lost their lives on the Savannah.
@Wolfen443Күн бұрын
And now 80 years later they guided bombs strike farther and more accurately than then their targets in the Ukraine War ground war and the Russian ships sometimes.
@frankbodenschatz173Күн бұрын
Very nicely presented!
@jameschenard1386Күн бұрын
Detailed but succinct accounts of FX strikes seem rarer than they should be. You always do a great job interweaving the historical, technical and human elements. After the Roma video and today’s, I would be all for making it a trilogy with HMS Uganda. Thanks for today’s entry!
@michaelinsc9724Күн бұрын
A most excellent video, one of your very best! Well done!
@mbryson2899Күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing such a clear and detailed account of the bombing. Nicely done!
@petercurran3723Күн бұрын
I worked many years with a man that was there, he repeatedly said when that bombshell came in through the deck and into the ship it actually went firstly through a open hatch and very deeply into the ship,because after everything was over and done they could see the scar marks where it came in. And he would shake his head and say as scared as we all were, if someone had just followed protocol and shut that hatch there would have been a lot of people alive
@imperialmodelworks847319 сағат бұрын
No disrespect intended to that man, but I doubt that hatch would have helped much.
@user-hr1cp7wd3pКүн бұрын
Once again we are treated to a highly detailed analysis of a critical event in a warships history with a touching human element of heroism and sacrifice to save the ship. So many factors to be considered and surely will invite further reading and study to those unfamiliar with events
@Wee_LangsideКүн бұрын
Great story and story telling. HMS Uganda would be an interesting contrast
@bigsarge2085Күн бұрын
Awesome documentary! I'd appreciate a run-down of Uganda's FX strike.
@gohibniugoh1668Күн бұрын
How about HMT Ronha?
@KennyDodge-of2spКүн бұрын
Very good video.thanks
@manilajohn0182Күн бұрын
The Captain of Glorious was, I'm sad to say, inept. Running a warship in a wartime situation on a peacetime routine- with no armed aircraft on standby and no lookouts- cost the lives of hundreds of sailors.
@comentedonakeyboard2 күн бұрын
Russians like big, so of course they came up with the biggest torpedo boat ever.
@ropersf2 күн бұрын
🚢
@foenikxsfirebird30672 күн бұрын
He was an uneducated man. No knowledges about history - - And so were his generals.
@higgs9232 күн бұрын
Given the sometimes erratic behavior of torpedoes in those days - let alone Russian torpedoes - I'd say that running dozens of tubes is just asking for an own goal.
@Kaiserzeit18712 күн бұрын
On April 9, 1945, the Admiral Scheer capsized after being hit by bombs in the outer construction harbour of Deutsche Werke Kiel (DWK). The ship turned over to starboard when it capsized; at around 125°, the superstructure reached the seabed of the 10-metre-deep harbor basin. The wreck remained fixed in this position. From July 1946, the wreck was stripped by companies in Kiel, but according to consistent reports only up to the waterline. This concerned the port side of the hull, the corresponding half of the ship's bottom with the propellers and the holds and fittings enclosed by these parts. The hull on the starboard side, half of the ship's bottom and most of the mass of the surface ship (superstructure, artillery) including the enclosed spaces remained in place and were filled with rubble together with the entire harbor basin. In this way, 60% of the mass of the ship was preserved. The site has never been built over and is now part of the Kiel Naval Arsenal. (Wikipedia)
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The Arizona was not destroyed by a conventional bomb... the weapons used were converted 16 inch AP shells
Didn't have their electric razors
If there ever was a ship that deserved preservation it was Warspite.
My grandfather was on that ship. Thank you so much.
Ashame to see a beautiful old ship like this get scrapped
Such a pity we didn't keep one as a museum ship in the UK
American ammunition wasn't as combustible as Italian or British ammunition. That saved the Savanah
Thank you for such a fantastic video, my grandfather served on HMS WARSPITE during WWII, and he always told me that she was his favourite ship. Please, please, more videos on this grand old lady of the sea.
This would have been AMAZING if armed with Mk 14's....... Ok, maybe not. But Long Lances......
Heavy torpedocruiser
Best tv quote ever,fawlty towers episode, "the germans", - " how did we lose???"😂😂
Perhaps in a ships value, the greatest British loss was the Queen Mary. The real folly was putting 1st generation battle cruisers in the battle line. Storage of cordite in turrets to aid rates of fire, was a folly that rests with high command at the admiralty, to aid rate of fire.
When fishing boats and FISHERMAN go to war! small ships have always very resourceful crews I speak of experience you can’t compare it to blue navy crews, as the navy don’t like self initiative
Shpitfire😂😂😂😂
TRUE LUCK😊👍
Great job. It's interesting that the British never kept the promises anyway. Essentially, Churchill borrowed 2 modern battleships, and never returned them, sparking war...as possession is 9/10s of the law, Welcome to the RN guys...
What a name for a ship. Hahaha!
USA...guns, guns, guns. Germany...guided missiles.
Great work, one of my favourite channels. RIP to those who lost their lives on the Savannah.
And now 80 years later they guided bombs strike farther and more accurately than then their targets in the Ukraine War ground war and the Russian ships sometimes.
Very nicely presented!
Detailed but succinct accounts of FX strikes seem rarer than they should be. You always do a great job interweaving the historical, technical and human elements. After the Roma video and today’s, I would be all for making it a trilogy with HMS Uganda. Thanks for today’s entry!
A most excellent video, one of your very best! Well done!
Thank you for sharing such a clear and detailed account of the bombing. Nicely done!
I worked many years with a man that was there, he repeatedly said when that bombshell came in through the deck and into the ship it actually went firstly through a open hatch and very deeply into the ship,because after everything was over and done they could see the scar marks where it came in. And he would shake his head and say as scared as we all were, if someone had just followed protocol and shut that hatch there would have been a lot of people alive
No disrespect intended to that man, but I doubt that hatch would have helped much.
Once again we are treated to a highly detailed analysis of a critical event in a warships history with a touching human element of heroism and sacrifice to save the ship. So many factors to be considered and surely will invite further reading and study to those unfamiliar with events
Great story and story telling. HMS Uganda would be an interesting contrast
Awesome documentary! I'd appreciate a run-down of Uganda's FX strike.
How about HMT Ronha?
Very good video.thanks
The Captain of Glorious was, I'm sad to say, inept. Running a warship in a wartime situation on a peacetime routine- with no armed aircraft on standby and no lookouts- cost the lives of hundreds of sailors.
Russians like big, so of course they came up with the biggest torpedo boat ever.
🚢
He was an uneducated man. No knowledges about history - - And so were his generals.
Given the sometimes erratic behavior of torpedoes in those days - let alone Russian torpedoes - I'd say that running dozens of tubes is just asking for an own goal.
On April 9, 1945, the Admiral Scheer capsized after being hit by bombs in the outer construction harbour of Deutsche Werke Kiel (DWK). The ship turned over to starboard when it capsized; at around 125°, the superstructure reached the seabed of the 10-metre-deep harbor basin. The wreck remained fixed in this position. From July 1946, the wreck was stripped by companies in Kiel, but according to consistent reports only up to the waterline. This concerned the port side of the hull, the corresponding half of the ship's bottom with the propellers and the holds and fittings enclosed by these parts. The hull on the starboard side, half of the ship's bottom and most of the mass of the surface ship (superstructure, artillery) including the enclosed spaces remained in place and were filled with rubble together with the entire harbor basin. In this way, 60% of the mass of the ship was preserved. The site has never been built over and is now part of the Kiel Naval Arsenal. (Wikipedia)