USS Johnston uncovered after nearly 80 years
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- Опубликовано: 9 апр 2021
- Lives lost in the Battle of Leyte Gulf are being remembered after the USS Johnston, which had been unseen by human eyes for nearly 80 years, was uncovered. David Martin has the details on the remarkable discovery.
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"Faced with an enemy whose gun turrets weigh more than the entire ship, Johnston decides running is boring"
"And then found itself facing another japanese heavy cruiser, and promply began shooting it up. Because, of course it did..."
I see you are a man of culture as well
All hail Drach
Let's all raise cups full of irn bru for DD 557.
Men of Culture UNITE!
The destroyer who fought like a battle ship..
That title actually went to the Samuel B Roberts, who wasn't even a destroyer, but an even smaller destroyer escort. Half the size, half the firepower, made the Yamato herself turn and run from her torpedos.
Johnston fought so viciously that the Japanese admiral was convinced she was a heavy cruiser, which made him think he was engaging the main US fleet, and ordered that they keep loading AP shells, which did way less damage to light armor, which helped the rest of that tiny American fleet do enough damage to make the japanese turn and run.
@Tony Dinh After blowing the bow off a heavy cruiser and mauling several others. They were braver men than you could ever hope to be.
@Tony Dinh Communists have killed far more than Americans, and it isn't even close. Would you like to try again?
@@colinmartin9797 Normal day in World of Warships.
@Tony Dinh after hours of fighting BattleShips.
How the Battle off Samar haven’t made it into a film yet is beyond me.....
How do you adapt such a crazy story?
I've often felt the same but I think it would be hard to convey the details of the drama to the average movie-goer. They wouldn't understand how this was the last gasp of the once-powerful Japanese Navy - how a strategic mistake on the part of Admiral Halsey left the door open - how these particular ships found themselves in such a bad spot despite the fact that the US Navy was so much more powerful than the IJN at this point in the war. To historians and history buffs it is an incredible saga, but it takes a lot of "background knowledge" to understand why. I fear that if Hollywood attempted this we would just get some poorly written overdone CGI extravaganza that glossed over the facts, like others we've seen before.
For such a true and real amazing story Hollywood would probably discredit and put fake stuff into it
But it would be cool to see cgi models fight on the big screen
["How the Battle off Samar haven’t made it into a film yet is beyond me....."] ====> Nobody'd believe it.....
"A large Japanese fleet has been contacted. They are fifteen miles away and headed in our direction. They are believed to have four battleships, eight cruisers, and a number of destroyers. This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
"Where is TF34 the world wonders?"
A large japanese fleet are no match if you have no air craft carrier
@awesome guy No, I'm pretty sure that's from Evans. The Sammy B. joined The Johnston's charge and eventually traded broadsides with enemy capital ships. For a great book on the Samuel B. Roberts find 'The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors' by James D. Hornfischer.
"We will do what damage we can."
We will do what we need to.
I read that the sailors on Yamato threw potatoes at the men in the water as it steamed by them 🥴 probably a game or something.
What the Johnston and taffy 3 did against the Japanese fleet was incredible and brave. This small group made the Japanese think taffy 3 was admiral haulsey’s 3rd fleet, these sailors are heroes like the rest whom have died or disappeared.
Yamato recorded killing a cruiser when Johnston sank
Halsey*
Wrong.
@@OregonCrow while I'm not sure about OP's claim, I do know that the Japanese thought they were fighting fleet carriers and cruisers, which is why they used armor piercing rounds instead of high explosive rounds for the majority of the engagement
@@OregonCrow perhaps you could offer more information, instead of a one word comment.
" This is going to be a fighting ship I intend to take her In Harm's Way anybody that doesn't want to go along better get off now".
Salute to the Okie from Muskogee, Captain Ernest Evans, and the crew of the USS Johnston.
He was from Pawnee not Muskogee.
90 miles apart.
RIP Crew of the Johnston.
You fought with such bravery even the Japanese recognized it.
May your story never be forgotten.
The Johnston and the Samuel B. Roberts are hallowed names in US Navy lore. The Battle Off Samar with Taffy 3 was such a lopsided battle. Trying to relate its significance, someone once said, it would be like a high school football team going up against an NFL team, and holding their own. These ships weren't even destroyers. They were destroyer escorts. Much smaller than a fleet destroyer. From the book, "The last stand of the tin can sailors," I remember reading the Johnston came in so close to the Japanese fleet to release its torpedoes, the Japanese couldn't depress their big guns low enough for a firing solution. The gunners on the Johnston were staffing the vessels doing whatever they could do. Literally saw Japanese sailors scurrying across the decks going for cover. I seem to recall that Evans got on the ships PA and announced to the crew they were going in and survival seemed doubtful.....but we're going in anyway. If Taffy 3 failed, the entire landing a Leyte could and most likely be in jeopardy. The success of the whole invasion rested on that small task force. It's an amazing story of courage that is mostly unheard by people today.
you forgot the other ship the USS Hoel
"... Repeat. Where is TF34? The World Wonders"
The Johnston was a Fletcher class destroyer, I believe. Still overwhelming odds.
@@christopherdeen5275 yes she was
the USS Johnston, USS Hoel and the USS Heermann were all Fletcher Class Destroyers, the only Destroyer Escort lost was the Samuel B Roberts. The Hoel and Johnston were the two Fletcher Class Destroyers that were lost.
Ernest Evans is a legend. Those men were heroic beyond belief when you realize the charge they made!
CVN-82 should be named for him.
The destroyer escort USS Evans (DE-1023) was named for Commander Evans, but since it was decommissioned in 1968, no ship has been named for Ernest Evans since, though there have been petitions to get a new ship named after him.
Even better, it wasn't a suicide, it was a sacrifice. They bought time for the local US air groups to bring forces to the battle and for Kurita to realize that his task force was going to be destroyed from the air if he continued. Rather than sacrificing all those men and machines for a pointless exercise he packed it in and went home. But it was because the Johnston and the Samuel B Roberts bought enough time for the air groups from Taffys 1 and 2, and the ground based aircraft, to get organized and into the fight, that that battle was a victory.
@@adamestes5227 thats a disgrace same as John H England, should always and forever have a ship bear the glorious prestigious names of Evans and England
@@hagamapama its was a suicidal sacrifice, they knew there was no hope for them to make it out alive but they didn't care, cause we is bigger then me.
My father Clayton Schmuff was a survivor, and received a Commendation for Outstanding Performance of Duty.
Quoted from "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" by Hornfischer. "A large group that included Bob Hagen, Ellsworth Welch, Ed Di-Gardi, Jack Bechdel, Jesse Cochran, Milt Pehl, and Hank Wilson was clustered around two rafts and a pair of floater nets strung together with manila line. Wilson had gotten badly burned by boiler steam when the fireroom was hit. Pharmacist's mate Clayton Schmuff swam about making his rounds, putting sulfa powder on burns and giving morphine to the most seriously wounded."
do you know if there are any survivors still alive from the USS Johnston? Respect to your father that ship will go down in the U.S.N History for many more generations to come.
@@clevernamegotban1752 may he Rest In Peace
I wonder if he knew my uncle. He died manning the big gun that was front and center right below the bridge. My grandparents and fiance were devastated. He was going to marry her when the war was over. Grandma refused to eat fish after they hand delivered the letter of his death. She was afraid she might eat something that had eaten her son.
Commander Evans gave one of the most courageous (and entirely badass) orders when he turned his Fletcher and charged straight at the Japanese fleet. You could almost label it insane, as his entire ship weighed less than one turret on Yamato. But his ship, as well as the other ships it inspired, were such deadly pests those small carriers were saved. How this is not a blockbuster film is beyond me. In fact, if to did make it people would probably think it was false because it is so unbelievable. Glad to see your ship has finally been found Commander Evans.
I'd like to see the story as a 10 episode miniseries like Band of Brothers. maybe 4 episodes to introduce ships and people, and the situation. 4-5 episodes to represent the battles, and 1 episode to deal with the aftermath. The Southern Force night battle would be epic if portrayed well.
@@SoloRenegade Don't forget. He didn't charge the enemy once, but four separate times during the course of the battle.
Incredible heroism, one is proud to be an American by virtue of their sacrifice.
Politically incorrect to say so these days.
Apologies for the sarcasm.
TRUTH IS TRUTH.
political correctness be damned
There is an excellent summary on RUclips called The Battle off Samar: Odds, what are those? Definitely worth a watch. What Capt. Evans and the men of the USS Johnston, the Heerman, the Hoel, and the Samuel B. Roberts did was unbelievable, and should be remembered forever. The Japanese battleship Yamato weighed more than the entire combined weight of the American task force known as "Taffy 3." Yet not only did they stop the Japanese Center Force, they inflicted far more damage to them than they received and forced them to turn back. Sometimes we use the word "heroic" too easily. That is not the case here. These men were heroes in every sense of the word. Thank you for your service, and your sacrifice.
Taffy 3 I know youre all resting now. We hope your spirit and bravery still patrols the Philippines coast against the aggression and bullying of China
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As an ex Navy tin can sailor(CG-28 USS Wainwright) it makes me proud to have followed in the paths of such great men but sad at the devastating loss of life that occurred during their brave fight to keep our country free.
There she is found, underwater in such depth and in partial ruin and yet, her 5 inchers pointing portside, glazing up as if she is up for one more fight , forever on eternal patrol with formerly strangers now turned sunken blood sisters of the battle, bounded by iron and steel, blood the crew shed to make the impossible possible and the experience they share. Forever, she shall remain, battle-ready
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Such a true poetic way to remember the fallen and the ship herself. Salute to the men aboard the Johnson and their ship which shall always patrol the darkness around her forever. Respect from Malta.
the captain decided that running away is boring so he made a 180 degree turn and charge the enemy at full speed
The extraordinary story of the Johnston and her sister ships fighting a superior Japanese task force is detailed in the book, “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” by James D. Hornfischer. It is a must read for WW II history buffs.
I absolutely agree.
@@Camie.in.Philly text me up
@@thecross2285 u a bot?
Are anyone that honors there Freedom!!
I listened to the audiobook and loved it! I plan to get a hardcopy someday.
In addition to blowing the bow off a battleship with a torpedo, Evans and the Johnston crossed the bow of a cruiser that was attacking the jeep carriers and took out the cruisers bridge forcing to veer away from its attack. Evans maneuvering was bold, brilliant and fearless. After the Johnston's bridge was destroyed, Evans conned the ship from the fantail, shouting rudder commands down a hatch to aftersteering. When another US destroyer passed by the Johnston, Evans saluted the ship and they saw Evans saluting, covered with blood. That's a hero for the ages.
How did we go from a Navy like that to one who's biggest concerns is pronouns and skin color. If they knew the future they were fighting for I wonder if they would have fought the same.
He didn't blow the bow off a BB. He blew it off the IJN Kumano, a CA.
@@Skyking67832 what is it with cruisers and having the bows blown off?
@@s0nnyburnett it’s because of people like you that the Navy SEEMS like it’s biggest concern is pronouns and colors. You got Republicans trying to ban transgenders for no reason. As long as your American, anyone should be allowed to serve and I’m 1000% sure Evans, a Native American, would have fought for that.
@@s0nnyburnett and honestly it’s disgusting that your questioning whether they would have fought for this country over THAT when meanwhile you literally have white supremacists and Neo Nazis gaining momentum again in the US, the exact thing we were fighting AGAINST. Like wtf dude
They finally found Evans and his flagship he did a brave thing at Leyte Gulf may Evans and the crew of the Johnston rest in peace.
the USS Johnston was his ship, not his flagship
This account leaves out significant details of this battle and understates the courage of the crew/captain
Yes, but they were sure to get in the part about racial history. That's the important part for mainstream media.
"Just wait a little longer boys, we're suckering them into 40mm range" - IDK if this was from the Johnston, Roberts, or one of the other ships, but its still an amazing quote from the battle
EDIT: "if" to "of"
I think this was uttered by the "unemployed" gunners of an escort carrier, Gambier Bay i think. "Unemployed since they have got no target to fire upon.
@@leonardmichaelmarkrandrup2375 It is from a gunner aboard USS Gambier Bay. I read the story in my copy of Readers Digest Illustrated Story of WWII, copyright 1969.
I’m surprised the white 557 numbers still lasted that long in the ocean
At that depth there is so little oxygen in the water that the ship is deteriorating at a very slow rate.
Yeah, fellow Taffey 3 member USS St Lo is just as preserved!
She wanted to be found and remembered. She wanted to make us know she’s always there.
@@EligibleBubble
Amen
@@DK-gy7ll 21,180 feet
1:35 the ship itself looks like as if she is still fighting even when she's sunk.
Thats because when she ran out of deck gun ammo, she engaged her inner submarine and went to sword fight the kraken in its lair. She's been fighting this whole time
Just like the Bismarck and the Monitor when they were first discovered
That's my country, THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭..we thank u The United States for liberating The Philippines from the imperial Japan during ww2.
🇵🇭🇺🇸
Tangina eto nanaman. Proud to be pinoy lmao
@@mikebuttowski bakit?
Mabuhay Las Filipinos.
@@mikebuttowski ang cringy eh no?
@@madisonthecat88 tru
“This is a fighting ship, and I intend to take her into harms way...”
My Dad was there, saw the Johnston go down. In his diary he wrote “what a sorry sight” when she went down. Dad was on USS McCord DD534. ALL those cans and their crews were heroes.
Wow, the story of the Taffy 3 task force is legendary, so glad they found her.
Now they need to find the USS Hoel and the USS Samuel B Roberts
@@charlessapp1835 and the St Lo and the other Taffy 3 ships sunk that day including all of the Destroyer Escorts (Corvettes) and the Escort Carriers.
@@michaelmckinnon1591 Think St Lo has been found already
I have been waiting for this moment since I did a presentation on the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 5th grade. Rest In Peace Captain Evans, and the crew of the USS Johnston, we should never forget you
I hate to say excitement, but i share that feeling of the pilot of the sub who found it. It’s great to bring the story of Cpt. Evans and his crew back to attention for more people is so important.
A note about how Commander Evans perished: There are different stories, but the one quoted in this piece is improbable. After the war a sailor "remembered" seeing Evans getting into a whaleboat, but this is unlikely. The whale boats were torn to shreds by the end of the battle. I think he made up that story to impress a local newspaper back home. I interviewed several of the survivors for a book I wrote about the Johnston, and none of them saw Evans in the water. One survivor told me he thought it likely that Evans went down with the ship. The last command that anyone remembers is Evans ordering some men to go through a pile of bodies to see if anyone was still alive. The last man to see Evans was Bob Sochor, who was going aft to abandon ship as the Johnston settled on the stern. Sochor saw Evans walking forward, back toward the bridge. They passed each other and exchanged gazes without saying a word. I like to think that Evan was heading back to look for wounded men. He may have been killed by one of the Japanese rounds that pummeled the ship. We'll never know. I agree with the comment below that it is incredible that a movie has never been made about Evans. He was the last great captain in the last great sea battle in the history of the world.
Legend says to this day that it wasn't japanese fire that sank the Johnston, but rather the immense weight of the balls of the skipper and crew.
I wouldn't be surprised, the guns are trained like the ship was still fighting when in went down.
@@calebvaldecanas8867 i believe it was until the last second.
You all did not even mention the rest of the task force, Taffy 3 with the jeep carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts that fought there! I am grateful that you found DD-557, but she was not the only one.
The USS St Lo was located at a depth of around 16,000 feet
One of the most incredibly gallant actions in the history of this country, and it’s criminally unknown to most. Those men were the very best of us.
Gonna cry. They found her. Her crew can finally rest completely sure they will be remembered. God bless them.
Where the Johnston and crew rests in eternal vigilance, the Samuel B Roberts can’t be too far. She is the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship. She was able to shoot all her ammunition before going down. The gun crew fired at such a rapid rate that the gun barrels were hot to the point of getting cooked off.
And they went through their whole ammunition locker including the inert training rounds and the signal flare shots which turned out to be surprisingly efective because they managed to light a heavy cruiser on fire with them
@@tomicbranislav3 Paul Carr, gun No. 2 captain held the last round in his hand trying to load the gun. He was injured so badly that he didn't know the gun had already exploded. His gun crew shot 324 rounds out of 325 in a period of 35 minutes. That was an incredibly fast gun crew.
@@Errr717 probaly one of the fastest... they just had bad luck for that 324th round to cook off in the breach.... if I remember corectly they found him with both legs torn off and disemboweled, clutching that last round and beginning for someone to help load and fire it... The boy was only 22 years old.....That is a level of devotion to his duty that goes way over above and beyond..... He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and had a Perry-class frigate named after him, USS Carr was decommissioned in 2013.
@@tomicbranislav3 Yeah a crewmember found him asking to help load the shell. The crewmember took the shell away from him and laid him aside while he went to help another shipmate who was more badly wounded. When he returned Carr had already picked up the shell wanting to load it. That was some devotion to duty. I hope they name another ship after him as well as Samuel B. Roberts because they symbolize and embody the fighting spirit of the American servicemen as well as their willingness to sacrifice self for country during the war.
Samuel B. Roberts has been found!
*I love how at the end of every one of these “heartfelt” stories you can tell that the news anchor doesn’t even care about the story*
I'm not that excited about a sunken ship either. those mens names are on a wall somewhere so they are already at peace and are being honored
@@kevenwoods7939 That’s not what his comment was about. It’s about how they have no respect for the ship and the brave men who fought and died upon it, so that these people can live the lives that they do, in the greatest nation in the world.
I remember reading somewhere that the gun crew told Evans that they will not leave the ship until all of their ammunition was spent
:') Probably not the precise man to say it, but I'm sure my uncle would have. Growing up during The Great Depression made men with balls of steel. I'm proud to be of his lineage. We keep his picture and purple heart in a place of honor.
All thanks to Dogfights: The Death of the Japanese Navy documentary, I knew bout this story prior and watching this and the dude saying and showing the guns still turned in the direction it was firing, gave me chills and heartbreaking! Finally they found the wreck and let the world know a small moment during a vast of a sailors' act of bravery, courage, and determination to protect his fellow brothers from being bombarded! 07 07 07 to You, USS Johnston, Taffy 1, 2, and 3, the hundreds of planes and pilots who flew them, and the rest of the men who served aboard them. May you all Rest In Peace and be remembered in history for what ya did, and was not in vain! Thank you! The book 'The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors' is a great book covering the historical battle, haven't finished reading it, but it includes and covers the Sammy B, another ship wreck they need to find, "The Destroyer Escort that fought like a battleship" and tell her story!
You forgot the pilots from the CVEs as they expended all their munitions including few pilots flew in close to the Japanese ships and fire their pistols or sidearms at the Japanese ships
Hear hear. It's a bright light in a dark war.
@@ramal5708 Whoa?! I did not know that, wow so decsted would use their hand gun, guess I missed that in the series. Thank you for letting me know!
“A turning point in ww2” (referring to the battle of Leyte gulf)
*me literally screaming my head off:*
Agreed. Sadly, most on-air news personnel are just entertainers, and not terribly well-read ones at that.
Because it was, along with midway
@@conductingintomfoolery9163 the war was all but over at this point
@@conductingintomfoolery9163
Even if the Japanese had succeeded at beating down taffy 3, TF34 would be back no matter what
@@DividedByZeero And there was also the Tenth fleet, made up of the older battleships who had blasted the Japanese southern force. The tenth fleet was heading north after Taffy 3 sent a call. So if the Japanese center force had taken out the three taffy’s ( which would have been somewhat easy) they would have ran into the tenth fleet and been sandwiched by the returning third fleet.
Wow excellent finding a great piece of History😲
We are very grateful for the efforts of the crew
The crew of one of the Japanese ships they were fighting saluted her crew for their bravery as she went down.
Had two relatives of my family serve in the navy. God bless the tin cans and the men who crewed them. R.I.P.
important history for sure, thank you for sharing this.
I highly recommend two books on the period. "Halsey's Typhoon" and " Last stand of the tin can sailors". Great books.
I remember that historian Theodore Roscoe's ''United States Destroyer Operations in World War 2''
was later republished in paperback as ''The Tin Cans''.
Is it the same with the 2nd title you cited ? Thanks.
@@Charlesputnam-bn9zy No, "last stand of the tin can sailors" is a newer work, amazing read that is hard to put down.
@@SoloRenegade Thank you, I'll look for it.
@@Charlesputnam-bn9zy I don't think it is. The one I cited is a recent publication I believe. It's by James D. Hornfischer
@@madrew2003 Thank you !
Rest easy Shipmates. We thank you for standing the watch !
I've known of this story and this VERY COURAGEOUS CAPTAIN : the full story of this fight is AMAZING ! GOD BLESS the entire crew ...
Truly brave men. They will always be heroes in my book. RIP sailors of the USS Johnston.
God Bless these heroes known to God. Please fight for our Nation as these men should not die in vain
Thank these men for there service
I cant believe CBS actually recounted something patriotic and did it with accuracy and with a commendable finesse.. Everything said here was the truth for once.. The finding of the Johnston should be national news and Victor Vescovo (for finding the wreck ) needs to be rewarded in some way im deeply moved by this Thank you for it
I agree. And thank you for your service in the civil war, Arch.
@@01Z06guy Youre welcome yank,, from sad hill
How's that Putin working out for you seditious commies. You and drumpf will be cell mates.
Someone needs to make this battle into a movie
There is no way to imagine the number of lives they saved that day. Forget about some general going to the Philippines. Those troop and supply ships would have all been lost... Great Men who gave their lives to protect those on the ships that couldn't protect themselves.
There was actually another ship fighting alongside Johnston, the smaller destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts who also fought valiantly.
Beautiful 😭😭
RIP shipmates. Fair winds and following seas.
Wow!! We need a documentary
a pretty good video on the battle that explains what the ship did way better
ruclips.net/video/4AdcvDiA3lE/видео.html
and a video specifically on the ship
ruclips.net/video/GmiMxDhWnMw/видео.html
History Channel, Dogfights season 1 episode 8 or 9.
There is one, history Channel made it in the early 2000's. Not the highest quality video, but lots of survivors still alive to interview.
Look up "battle of samar - odds? What are those?" By the youtube channel drachinfel. Not quite a documentary, but a very well put together (and entertaining) telling of the detailed story.
This story should become an authentic movie
Im not in the Navy, but I cant stop saluting the USS Johnston every time its shown. Little DD and brave crew, We salute you as honor demands for your valiant actions and victory
It makes me happy to see that the number is still visible. Long live the USS Johnston and the rest of TAFFY 3
Prayers for these men who stood tall in the face of insurmountable odds and for their families who, at least, now know where their fathers and grandfathers are laid to rest.
would have been good to talk about the Hoel , the Heerman and the Samuel B. Roberts as they turned and attacked the Japanese fleet also. These ships, as well as aircraft from the small carriers they were protecting did an amazing job of turning back the attack. BZ gentlemen.
The Heermann survived
And while we’re at it, let’s remember HMS Ardent and HMS Acasta, two destroyers escorting the carrier HMS Glorious back from Norway in 1940. When the little convoy was caught by the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the destroyers vainly tried to protect the Glorious by attacking the vastly larger capital ships with torpedos and their small-caliber guns. Both were blown to pieces in minutes; among both ships’ companies I believe there were only 3 survivors. But they managed to put a torpedo or two into Scharnhorst that kept her out of action for many months thereafter. Brave men!
Respect to these brave men bless them from england
About to watch the Battle 360 episode for this!!!!
ruclips.net/video/uJymARs8o0Q/видео.html
CDR Evans and his valiant crew are forever heroes in USN history. Great discovery of a very famous vessel.
I remember reading about the Battle in 4th grade.. Was absolutely amazed of the bravery of the Johnson and the other Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts charging Cruisers and Battleships.. They took a beating and pressed on.. RIP Brave men..
Great story!
Gosh how amazing but sad
...uncommon valor...undaunted courage...
Thank you to all the sailors
Usually i find these videos and they are a few years old already. Its mind blowing to know how recently this ship was found
That's an insane depth
Such a tale of bravery. It's great to see so many people who know about this battle. It wasn't war changing, but Taffy 3's gallant efforts saved thousands of lives in the vulnerable landing forces and supply ships. Evans truly epitomizes the Navy's fighting spirit.
God bless them all.
Brave Men
That reporter is wrong. It didn't change the course of the war. It made sure it didn't change. There's a documentary out there that credits the tenacity of Taffy 3 with convincing the Japanese commander he was fighting a much stronger force than he was which caused him to turn around. Amazing courage.
Hope to see more footage of this heroic ship
Here's to the ships Taffy 3 lost that day: USS Johnston, USS Hoel, USS Samuel B. Roberts, USS St. Lo, USS Gambier Bay
And to the ships that survived: USS Heerman, USS White Plains, USS Kitkun Bay, USS Fanshaw Bay, USS Kalinin Bay
They were the little ships that could.
My dad was a plankowner on the USS Kalinin Bay.
A movie should be made to celebrate this ship and all who served on it.
And the hard fought and won victory.
God bless the sailors of the uss Johnston.
That's awesome I never knew that story.
Finding this destroyer is really big treasure discovery....
I thought I'd never see the real USS Johnston after I had read her's and her comrade's story in a book, and on the documentary of USS Enterprise CV-6
Johnston*
R.I.P. brave sailors
Go bless RIP thank you 🙏
And there is no ship named for Ernest E Evans, one of the greatest heroes in US Naval history. A disgrace.
USS Evans (DE-1023) was named after Ernest E. Evans in 1955 and even sponsored by his sister. Sadly it was sold for scrapes in 1974.
I always have a goosebumps watching that ww2 naval ship battle.
Legend.
It's always an amazing moment when people face odds they know will result in their deaths but they do it anyway because they have too and no one else can. We get one life and to use it to save others is the ultimate sacrifice.
80 Years... Sunk over 4 miles... And still, the Johnston looks like was eager to fight.
Never heard about this until today.
It is heartening that she lies upright, looking like she's about to launch a submarine attack.
I'm sure that Evans' greeting committee in the afterlife included Alexander, Napoleon, Sun Tzu, and Nelson.
Finally the new are covering not fake topics
Really appreciated this depiction. Have read many books about The Battle Off Samar and Commander Evans’ bravery, the crew as well. God rest all their souls and I will so hopefully see them return from the depths of the sea to a place with The Almighty. Amen. And thank you CBS Mornings for choosing to do this piece. Well done, my friends. It appears to me, a centrist that you’all’ve changed your business model a bit. Good on you all.
This is awesome finally found the little shop who could off Samar
I would love if they made a movie about Evans and his sacrifice in this battle. A story that needs to be told!
Legend. Fight to the end.
GOOD REPORT ON A BRAVE NAVY SHIP AND A BRAVE NAVY CRUE.
If you look closely you can see the fire damage and holes from shell hits and splinters.
I was literally watching battle 360 talking about this ship
The bravery it took to charge the most powerful armada of all time, alone in just a Fletcher-class destroyer. It is hard to even comprehend.
I love how you can still see the livery of the ship. And its guns still in their fighting position I'd beautiful
If ever they recover this ship:
The ship: starts sailing*
The recovery crew: “Hey where are you going”
USS Johnston: “Finishing the fight”
*distant sea shanties*
not at 21,180 feet down
@awesome guy the Yamato is 180 miles southwest of Kyushu, in 1,200 feet of water
The background music of the video go hard 🔥
We are giving back to the sea not the dirt. We have the watch now and will man the rails with pride. All ahead full my brothers.
The USS Johnston is a mere destroyer that faced off against the biggest, heaviest and most heavily armed battleship that humanity has ever created, the Yamato, which was the symbol and heart of Japan and its navy (to the point where when the Yamato was finally sunk, they dare not report it for fear that it would make the people of Japan and the military lose the will to continue fighting) and its entire support fleet. This little ship went against the largest and heaviest battleship ever made... and it's entire support fleet... and fought so furiously that it *_made the Japanese turn and run away._*