A Deadly Mistake - The US Sea Fortress Confused for a Totally Different Battleship
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2024
- By January 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal was coming to an end, and the American forces knew it. Nonetheless, the 2nd Marine Division was exhausted and needed to be replaced to keep the momentum going against the Empire of Japan. A naval operation to bring reinforcements was put into place, and USS Chicago, a Northampton-class cruiser of 9,300 tons that had already survived an enemy midget submarine attack before, was to spearhead the US Navy’s relief effort and repel any Japanese forces in the area.
On the 29th, as Chicago traversed the waters of Rennell Island, all hell broke loose when a Japanese aircraft task force launched one of the war's first nighttime torpedo attacks.
As night engulfed the sea, the Japanese pilots zeroed in on their target and launched parachute flares to pierce the darkness. Chicago’s imposing silhouette led the enemy to believe she was a battleship, turning her into their main objective.
The American ship then opened fire with defiance, her anti-aircraft guns smoking hot with the uninterrupted barrages. Undeterred, the Japanese kept coming. A torpedo suddenly hit Chicago, and as the crew raced to assess the damage, a second one struck the ship, causing extensive flooding. Yet, despite the dire circumstances, the wounded ship would not go down without a fight…
Admiral King and his good opinion of some officers was America’s gift to her enemies
"The Japanese zeroed in on their target". Was that a pun?
I heard no "Zeke" referred to, so...
It was the 2nd marine division and not the 1st. The 1st and already been relived by the North and South Dakota National Guard and the 2nd Marine Division. The first was having a very well deserved rest in Australia.
US Sea Fortress? What ship was the “US Sea Fortress”. The title to this video makes no sense to me.
Agreed. Weird phrasing. Shows a lack of research and knowledge.
... and I thought MCs were bad at their jobs...
Wouldn’t it be USS Sea Fortress if they were referring to a ship?
I agree the title is confusing. That said, I believe Dark Seas was referring to how the various ships were organized as a “sea fortress” to defend the troop ships and Guadalcanal. The sea fortress was assembled / organized based on practices used in the Atlantic however instead of cruisers and light cruisers leading the fortress, the fortress was lead by destroyers. During the first attack, the USS Chicago (cruiser) was hit with two torpedoes. When the Japanese launched their second attack, they changed their heading at the last minute. Instead of attacking the carrier group, they turned away and proceeded to sink the already damaged USS Chicago. The Japanese might have thought the USS Chicago was a destroyer since it was originally at the back of the fortress. Sinking a destroyer would be considered a great victory but they failed to realize they were attacking a cruiser. Had the Japanese focused on the carrier group and troop ships, their attack might have had a greater impact. The troop ships were replacements and additional marines that were headed to Guadalcanal.
Thank you for another great video. Cheers
Navy and merchant navy folks are the bravest of the brave
It takes braves souls to sail the Seas and Oceans in all kinds of weather and conditions. I sailed most of the world's oceans and Seas in my 21 years of Naval service...
@@RetiredSailor60 -- good for you. During the war sailors had a great chance of drowning. Not a nice way to go. You probably have a lot of great stories.
You might acknowledge the USCG
Look up the one CMH recipient.
@@sharzadgabbai4408 -- I forget about them but they were in it too.
Did this turn into a choose your branch to die in?
Honestly the loss of 60 Sailors and 1 heavy cruiser was pretty light.
Unless you were one of the lucky 60...! Even a small action with 10 or 12 shots fired could be your last..! It'd suck, no doubt... but..
I thought the "Battle of Taranto", more that two years prior, was the first 2nd-World War night-time torpedo attack.
The Japanese Navy took a close note of that.
Yes. The Japanese stated openly they studied this attack to prepare for the Pearl Harbour attack.
That's true. Think this was the 1st night time torpedo attack the Japanese mounted in the Pacific.
I'vd never heard of the U.S.S. Chenango before, though I've lived for many years in Chenango County.
CVE-28, an oiler purchased by the USN and converted into a Sangamon Class Escort Carrier. She survived the war, being sold for scrap in 1960.
Are we watching clips of Hollywood movies 😢😢😢😢😢😮
It was the First Marine Division reinforcements with the Second Marine Regiment 2 Division the Eighth Marine and Sixth Marines joined later
You keep talking about the 2nd Marine Division on Guadalcanal. It was the 1st !
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These guys suck at research
The 1st Marine Division was pulled out of Guadalcanal in December 1942.
That and enterprise had new hellcats to deploy
Absolutely, 1st MarDiv.
Navajo was a sea going tug, not a destroyer.
The Northampton Class superficially resembled the Tennessee-class battleships, specifically.
I don’t know why any ship in the Pacific would be without a carrier knowing attacking from the air is always what Japan doctrine was. And there had already been a couple of night attacks by Japan like the battle of Savo Island!
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"Battleship"??
Too often these scriptwriters confuse warship with battleship.
Try googling some synonyms of 'significant' before doing your next one, lads 😉
too many of this sites videos are stupidly titled. Just hard to take Dark Seas seriously
more naval action was planned but you dropped atom bombs
It’s called winning.
Seems to be all we're good at.
A bombs in 1945,not ,1943!
WTF ??
Remind putin