Wgy was the Leipzig after World War II scuttled? All other surviving ships of the Kriegsmarine (Ship of the Line "Hessen" Class and the Nürnberg, for example) were given away as War price or beached and dismantled (Emden and Admiral Hipper for example). The Leipzig was in the Mine Removal Squadron and had higher Capacity for removing sea mines as the others, so why was the Leipzig scuttled of the Coast of Norway?
I have often read that, during both World Wars, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and other British Empire troops were sometimes considered the “elite” of the British Commonwealth land forces. Was this also the case at sea? Were the various dominion/colonial navies (particularly the RAN, RNZN and RCN) considered to be superior to their counterparts in the Royal Navy? If they were, how true and justified was this reputation?
During ww1/2 using subs to lay mines was there a set time so the vessel could deploy its cargo with out fear of hitting its onw mines that the sub just laid?
My father in law, who was in the Navy for Black Tot Day (when the last rum ration was issued), said that there was a study of accidents and injuries in the Navy and when they occurred. It turns out that in the two hours after everyone got a big shot of rum was the period in which people injured themselves, or others. Switching to serving alcohol to crew off duty seemed so much safer.
Regarding the ABDA heavy cruisers, the actual number of functioning 8 inch guns was 12. Turret number 3 on the Houston had been knocked out by a bomb on February 4th. During the Battle of Sunda Strait, the Houston crew had shot so many 8 inch from turrets 1 and 2, that they had to hand carry eight inch shells from the after magazines to the bow guns. It was an even greater uphill climb.
The crew of Salt Lake City had to do the same thing during the Kommandorski Islands, which was almost entirely a stern chase. The rear five guns had about 750 rounds (150 rounds per gun), but Salt Lake City fired 806 AP rounds and 26 HC shells.
Absolutely AWESOME meeting both yourself and Mrs. Drach, who is a Delight to speak with, on the Massachusetts today! I hadn't been on board In a number of years and it's obvious she needs MUCH work Topside. There's a BUNCH of missing plaques and essays on the main deck, but, actually more displays belowdecks
Can’t wait to see your video wandering the decks of the Alabama. On our family trip to the beach I’ve wandered her decks twice in my life. Beautiful ship
That's true. The Dutch commander also failed horribly. He put the light cruisers in front of the heavy cruisers. He also put the Exeter in front of the Houston. The two Dutch light cruisers were destroyed quickly in the battle.
53:42 - But you could still get a beer! When I visited the HMS Antelope in Long Beach in 1978, we were served John Courage in bottles but he hospitable crew. There was nice little pub on board.
I was in the RAN in the late 70s when the NZ navy still did a rum ration in Singapore, and some people I knew said they were nearly useless after it was issued.
Must be a "Military Thing"-At my last PCS in the USAF, our Best Commander had everyone fall out for a cookout for lunch, through the end of our Duty Day. People were holding each other up at Formation at the conclusion of our day. Our squadron went through 5 Half Barrels in about 4 hours. I cringe when I think about those that day that were barely functioning, who then drove home.
Looking forward to the episode about Drake's Expedition-Sir Francis is a prominent part of the local folklore in Northern California ("Nova Albion,") so it would be interesting to hear what Drach has to say about him.
re: carriers being faster than their escorts: it's still a thing, I've heard tell from frigate guys of the nuclear carriers just walking away when the frigate is doing 35 knots. I also know a Master Chief who works in the engine room of a Nimitz-c;lass carrier. He won't talk about how fast it can go, for obvious reasons. But the winks and raised eyebrows hint that it's probably rather a lot faster than the "30+ knots" that the USN admits to. Allegedly.
Sea Stories from Dad re rum ration: On VJ day, Dad (XO US DD) was in a flotilla of 4 destroyer squadrons, 3 US and one UK. The got a message from the commodore saying, more or less, "All hands splice the mainbrace. Negat squadrons 1, 3 and 4." (Later that day, they got a second message, saying "Japan has surrendered Any approaching Japanese aircraft will be shot down in a friendly fashion.")
Thanks Drach. Re rum ration: IMO, the photo showing rum being issued is the reason it was stopped. In 1960s and 70s media environment, I think the decision makers didn't like the idea of the world watching the rum ration on their TVs at any mention of the RN. Even if not cancelled 50 years ago, I find it impossible to realistically imagine it still with us today. A public relations decision.
In the US Navy, we hit a "beer day" after 45-days at-sea...You were issued two tickets for TWO beers...Not even worth it. We also had "O'Dools" NA beer on Christmas...again...meh...However, the ship was one helluva feeder on the holidays! Spent 4 Thanksgivings and 2 Christmas underway...
38:05 Those look to be the 5.25” guns in the Mark I turrets to me. Unless there was a turreted/enclosed 4” mount that isn’t the HA/LA BD Mark XVII and XVIII mounts for the Mark XV 4” gun used briefly on Resolution and Repulse (born of which bore a striking resemblance to the Mark II BD mounts used by Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Renown, and the Illustrious-class carriers up to the Audacious-class carriers).
Two additional points on the speed issues for carriers and battleships, the carriers had to turn into the wind. You're also not going to run air operations when you're under attack by aircraft or gun fire. These are the only time you really need maximum speed. With American fleets, the ships are not very close so they can maneuver. As far as I'm aware, the only flight operations that took place under an attack was Taffy 3 in Leyte Gulf. The carriers turned away from the Japanese fleet which happened to be into the wind. The returning aircraft had to go to an air base in the Philippines or another Taffy group.
Welcome to the US Drach! Too bad the SS Cod is still undergoing her refit after being towed back to her pier in Cleveland. We'd love to have you on your next tour! ;)
Speaking to us from the past? Drach, What have you been told about walking into a big blue box with a certain crazy person? You'd think a native Brit would know better than that but Drach was probably asking how the engineering for the larger internal space worked and didn't realize what he was walking into.
AW HECK Hope you enjoy Boston Drach. I'm up here in Woburn but I have no money otherwise I'd try to meet or something. Depending on how much time you have, you can take the Red Line down to Quincy Center and a bus to Bridge Street and visit USS Salem too if u wish. Unfortunately the trains haven't reached Fall River and Battleship Cove yet...
Re: 00:50:06 - How often did the Essex class work up to their top speed and were the top speeds of the North Carolina and South Dakota class a hindrance? When I served on Forrestal Class carriers I seldom remember any of them needing to do much over 25 knots (assuming a typical 5 to 10 knot local breeze) to launch aircraft. If I recall correctly 30 knots across the deck was what was wanted to see for typical flight ops (of course that was launching all aircraft via steam catapult).
You saw the Constitution today? Wonderful, it's a fantastic time capsule, really made me grateful I wasn't a sailor in the Age of Nelson. If you're still in Boston drop me a line and I will buy you a pint or two--or maybe even some grog!
Hey Drach, I’ll say in my modern experience is this is where the contractor office is or maybe the Work Notice shack in the yards. Here in the states it’s the place I go to be lied to. I was a Squadron guy.😂
Have fun visiting Old Ironsides. When I was stationed at Hanscom AFB I attended the retirement ceremony of one of our officers aboard the ship. It was quite an experience.
You mention the preserved US museum ships being made into their own fleet, but that fleet would also contain three LSTs. In particular, LST-510 landed at Omaha Beach eight hours after the first wave, survived a collision with a Victory ship, was sold as surplus and converted to a carferry, and is now in regular service steaming across Long Island Sound from New London, Connecticut. One of the few WWII ships that is not only still afloat, but regularly puts to sea. Seven battleships, two cruisers, three LSTs, the most imbalanced amphibious assault in history.
You also have the butterflies of if whatever changes to the timeline caused incomparable to be built multiple years earlier than it would have if it got built in current timeline potentially causes the Germans to complete any of the Mackensen or Ersatz Yorck class. Incomparable goes from well protected to not so much if it's suddenly facing 13.8 or 15 inch guns, not to mention the British 13.5" ships are also not in a good place if that happens.
A question, I wonder how a museum ship like THE SULLIVANS (fresh water) holds up compared to LAFFY on salt water. Since a great lakes freighter could last a hundred years in service.
If you let Beatty have a 35 knot uber-ship as his flagship what are the odds that he leaves not only 5th battle squadron but also the rest of battlecruisers in his wake as he races south after the German battlecruisers? Taking on First Scouting Group singlehandedly seems like a bad idea, even for HMS Incomparable! But would Beatty, Beatty!, manage to restrain himself and stay in formation with his slower battlecruisers?
An older method of Mine Laying was developed before WW1 and was used on some Russian Subs was to drop them out the back of the sub they were laid on their side and loaded on a conveyor system that dropped them someone like a surface ship would lay mines.
I hope our folks treat you and yours well while you're trying to navigate the craziness here Drach. Have fun enjoy what you can ignore the other stuff. Just remember humans are everywhere on the planet which means so are aholes :) Hope you meet tons of the former and none of the latter
Would love to see a series on the great explorers, And btw I really don't want a review of movies to be a thing or at last a frequent thing for this channel anyway so if you can't make it work for copyright reasons....oh darn how will I ever live....
"Quite a bit weaker" is probably overstating it. Those are 5.5" (14 cm) guns comparable to the ones the RN found to be an acceptable substitute for the standard 6" gun on Hood, Furious, Chester, and Birkenhead. 38 kg capped common shell with a 2 kg bursting charge, compared to about a 45 kg shell with a bursting charge around 3 kg (navweaps doesn't have data on the bursting charge for the Japanese 6"/45). The Japanese used that 14 cm/50 on just about everything in the teens and early 20s (Ises, Nagatos, Kagas, Amagis, lots of light cruisers), switching from the 6"/45 that equipped the Kongos and Fusos in the early teens.
23:00 even assuming a few sailor's exhalations created any measurable increase in moisture. I don't think there are any masks, scuba, rebreather or ship or ground mounted air supply that completely eliminates moisture from your exhalations. Even rebreathers underwater are said to create air bubbles IE CO, CO2, H2o on ascent. Assuming the same behavior in air is obviously problematic but maybe the water pressure keeps even more sealed.? Hmm
HMS Jupiter had already lost some guns in a surface action with the Japanese submarine I-60, which was subsequently sunk by Jupiter before the Java sea Battle.
Hmm was expecting the O 19 class minelayer submarine there. 20 vertical mine tubes , 40 mines , 8 torpedo tubes. snorkels . and considerable threat to any one . Great looking ships as well . ( look up the photos and you see what i mean)
Regarding carriers needing a headwind to assist takeoffs....why? Wouldn't a tailwind be better since the planes would be running with the wind, not against it?
Its because airflow over the wings causes lift. In a headwind the airplane is effectively going faster by the windspeed + carrier speed. Depending on how heavily loaded your planes are, and how much extra runway the carrier has, this could be the difference between takeoff or getting run over by the carrier.
That is a whole legal mess. That's why you will notice people do not use copyrighted music on RUclips videos. Literature, music, films have such protection. And earn royalties for use.
O know it's off topic but I'd like to pose this question. If Pearl Harbor had known an attack was coming and was at full battlestations when the attack came. How do you suppose it would have played out? Do you think the American would have been able to put up a better fight? If I'm not wrong the ZERO was a better aircraft than what the Americans had at the time so I'd assume they (Japan) would still hold air supremacy. But I'd like to know what you think.
A "Friendly Minefield" sounds suspiciously similar to "Friendly Torpedos". Once they're fired (or sown, with mines), they're not your or anyone else's Friend.
Good to see you on USS Salem Saturday. I have a rather good (I think) picture of you in front of turret 3's guns. I'd be happy to send it to you if you give me a good email address. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Some gun crews might have felt like calling their gun by a name like "Old Harry". ( AKA Satan ). There is a large gun in Edinburgh Castle called "Mons Meg". There is probably a translation.
The British and Australian navies had, by this time, been figh/ing for over two years, so if they hadn't gotten their torpedo issues worked out by then they deserved to lose. The Dutch are harder to say, but they didnt have many destroyers and the cruisers didnt have torpedoes. The US destroyers were older ships with somewhat more reliable 21" Mark 8 rather than the new Mark 15 with all the problems we know from the Mark 14. None of these had anything like the speed-range characteristics of the 24" Type 93, of course
I have equation i realize no body realize that i noticed battleship that have triple cannon turret like Yamato uss Iowa schanhorst but they only have 3 of them 2 front and 1 in the back of the battleship.but battleship with duel cannon turret like Bismarck and another ship have 4 of them 2 front 2 of them back like no body why is that why battleship with triple Cannon turret only have 3 of them not 4 the only battleship that i know have 4 triple cannon are Russian empire dreadnought
As mentioned before, many of these ships were designed during periods of arms limitation treaties. This restricted the size and tonnage of ships for many years between the wars. There were certainly designs for 4 triple turrets. USS Montana among them.
Most of the US "Standard" type battleships also have four triple turrets, two fore and two aft. That is Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Tennessee class battleships.
Well Hras book is a bit overstating his expertise and you can clearly see wich naval oficers he held in high reguard since. Heared Clair blairs book about sub missions in the pacifc was pretty good but since its not getable at a decent price i looked into his take on german Uboat warfare and oh boy that was unreadable vicors bias with hindsight on whats hapening from someoen who didnt directly was involved with anything to the Atlantik side of his own craft. Its like someone serving on a esex claiming he would have done the malta convoys so much better since he kicked japanease buts in an totaly diferent enviroment.
9:32 Ugh WG’s model for her is so awful. Looks nothing like her, wrong speed, two funnels instead of one… 48:00 There was some designs for a dreadnought conversion for the Dantons
One funnel on a ship that long looks wrong, and wouldn't handle the split nature of the powerplant. The supersized Hood lookalike we got is a far more beautiful ship.
If you visit Corpus Christi, Texas my wife and I would like to treat you to either a Tex-Mex (Mexican) Dinner or a plate of the best barbecue in Texas. Please reply to this. I will send you my phone number. Long live the Lexington.
I asked politely when you’d mean to enter my nation let alone know our greasy military secrets. I’m from the Oakland I shoulda visited. Good trip mate. More warning next time eh?? I just don’t show up on yer island.
Pinned post for Q&A :)
Wgy was the Leipzig after World War II scuttled? All other surviving ships of the Kriegsmarine (Ship of the Line "Hessen" Class and the Nürnberg, for example) were given away as War price or beached and dismantled (Emden and Admiral Hipper for example). The Leipzig was in the Mine Removal Squadron and had higher Capacity for removing sea mines as the others, so why was the Leipzig scuttled of the Coast of Norway?
If you could preserve at least one japanese cruiser from ww2 which one would you chose? Chokai or Haguro?
I have often read that, during both World Wars, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and other British Empire troops were sometimes considered the “elite” of the British Commonwealth land forces. Was this also the case at sea? Were the various dominion/colonial navies (particularly the RAN, RNZN and RCN) considered to be superior to their counterparts in the Royal Navy? If they were, how true and justified was this reputation?
What does your North American tour schedule look like?
Specifically, when and where are the 'meet-n-greets' going to take place?
During ww1/2 using subs to lay mines was there a set time so the vessel could deploy its cargo with out fear of hitting its onw mines that the sub just laid?
From her acclaimed debut voicing a single mine, it is apparent that Mrs. Drachinifel would be a superb voice for a friendly minefield.
My father in law, who was in the Navy for Black Tot Day (when the last rum ration was issued), said that there was a study of accidents and injuries in the Navy and when they occurred. It turns out that in the two hours after everyone got a big shot of rum was the period in which people injured themselves, or others. Switching to serving alcohol to crew off duty seemed so much safer.
Huh. Fancy that...
Regarding the ABDA heavy cruisers, the actual number of functioning 8 inch guns was 12. Turret number 3 on the Houston had been knocked out by a bomb on February 4th. During the Battle of Sunda Strait, the Houston crew had shot so many 8 inch from turrets 1 and 2, that they had to hand carry eight inch shells from the after magazines to the bow guns. It was an even greater uphill climb.
The crew of Salt Lake City had to do the same thing during the Kommandorski Islands, which was almost entirely a stern chase. The rear five guns had about 750 rounds (150 rounds per gun), but Salt Lake City fired 806 AP rounds and 26 HC shells.
Welcome back to the colonies Drach. About the bad habit of breathing, luckily enough it’s one we all kick eventually.
Absolutely AWESOME meeting both yourself and Mrs. Drach, who is a Delight to speak with, on the Massachusetts today! I hadn't been on board In a number of years and it's obvious she needs MUCH work Topside. There's a BUNCH of missing plaques and essays on the main deck, but, actually more displays belowdecks
Ok. I can’t say it.
Can’t wait to see your video wandering the decks of the Alabama. On our family trip to the beach I’ve wandered her decks twice in my life. Beautiful ship
Lol asked same thing. Went on the tour of the mighty ship when I was younger
Just had our honeymoon on the Alabama. What day is he going to be there
Went to high school in Baton Rouge. USS KIDD and ALABAMA were mainstays of the area.
Don't forget that _USS Houston_ only had six operable 8" guns, as her aft turret had been knocked out earlier in the war by an air strike.
That's true. The Dutch commander also failed horribly. He put the light cruisers in front of the heavy cruisers. He also put the Exeter in front of the Houston. The two Dutch light cruisers were destroyed quickly in the battle.
53:42 - But you could still get a beer! When I visited the HMS Antelope in Long Beach in 1978, we were served John Courage in bottles but he hospitable crew. There was nice little pub on board.
Sunday morning, coffee and Drydock.
I was in the RAN in the late 70s when the NZ navy still did a rum ration in Singapore, and some people I knew said they were nearly useless after it was issued.
Must be a "Military Thing"-At my last PCS in the USAF, our Best Commander had everyone fall out for a cookout for lunch, through the end of our Duty Day. People were holding each other up at Formation at the conclusion of our day. Our squadron went through 5 Half Barrels in about 4 hours.
I cringe when I think about those that day that were barely functioning, who then drove home.
Enjoy your trip, Drachinifel, its been too long in the making. 👍
Canadian that grew constantly about the Franklin expedition. I am excited to see you talk about it.
Looking forward to the episode about Drake's Expedition-Sir Francis is a prominent part of the local folklore in Northern California ("Nova Albion,") so it would be interesting to hear what Drach has to say about him.
39:00
Finally a what if question answered I had in my head past few months
re: carriers being faster than their escorts: it's still a thing, I've heard tell from frigate guys of the nuclear carriers just walking away when the frigate is doing 35 knots. I also know a Master Chief who works in the engine room of a Nimitz-c;lass carrier. He won't talk about how fast it can go, for obvious reasons. But the winks and raised eyebrows hint that it's probably rather a lot faster than the "30+ knots" that the USN admits to. Allegedly.
Sea Stories from Dad re rum ration:
On VJ day, Dad (XO US DD) was in a flotilla of 4 destroyer squadrons, 3 US and one UK. The got a message from the commodore saying, more or less, "All hands splice the mainbrace. Negat squadrons 1, 3 and 4." (Later that day, they got a second message, saying "Japan has surrendered Any approaching Japanese aircraft will be shot down in a friendly fashion.")
How Canadian of them! (second message)
I'm surprised that the RN squadron didn't also receive the message "Stand by to repel boarders".
My favorite part of these videos is that I can learn via osmosis while I take a nap
Thanks Drach. Re rum ration: IMO, the photo showing rum being issued is the reason it was stopped. In 1960s and 70s media environment, I think the decision makers didn't like the idea of the world watching the rum ration on their TVs at any mention of the RN.
Even if not cancelled 50 years ago, I find it impossible to realistically imagine it still with us today. A public relations decision.
In the US Navy, we hit a "beer day" after 45-days at-sea...You were issued two tickets for TWO beers...Not even worth it. We also had "O'Dools" NA beer on Christmas...again...meh...However, the ship was one helluva feeder on the holidays! Spent 4 Thanksgivings and 2 Christmas underway...
38:05 Those look to be the 5.25” guns in the Mark I turrets to me. Unless there was a turreted/enclosed 4” mount that isn’t the HA/LA BD Mark XVII and XVIII mounts for the Mark XV 4” gun used briefly on Resolution and Repulse (born of which bore a striking resemblance to the Mark II BD mounts used by Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Renown, and the Illustrious-class carriers up to the Audacious-class carriers).
0:30 yusssss Welcome to America my friend!
Two additional points on the speed issues for carriers and battleships, the carriers had to turn into the wind. You're also not going to run air operations when you're under attack by aircraft or gun fire. These are the only time you really need maximum speed. With American fleets, the ships are not very close so they can maneuver. As far as I'm aware, the only flight operations that took place under an attack was Taffy 3 in Leyte Gulf. The carriers turned away from the Japanese fleet which happened to be into the wind. The returning aircraft had to go to an air base in the Philippines or another Taffy group.
I'll look forward the Videos for the US Trip. GL drach!
Thanks for the answer Drach!
Welcome to the US Drach! Too bad the SS Cod is still undergoing her refit after being towed back to her pier in Cleveland. We'd love to have you on your next tour! ;)
Speaking to us from the past?
Drach, What have you been told about walking into a big blue box with a certain crazy person? You'd think a native Brit would know better than that but Drach was probably asking how the engineering for the larger internal space worked and didn't realize what he was walking into.
I don't get it
@@thomascolbert2687 John believes Drach has joined Doctor Who for an adventure(great British sci fi show)
The key question is; how does the square-cube law apply to a Tardis?
Drach as a Companion? Interesting idea.
amazing!!!
AW HECK Hope you enjoy Boston Drach. I'm up here in Woburn but I have no money otherwise I'd try to meet or something. Depending on how much time you have, you can take the Red Line down to Quincy Center and a bus to Bridge Street and visit USS Salem too if u wish. Unfortunately the trains haven't reached Fall River and Battleship Cove yet...
In regards to the movie "The Terror," History Buffs channel did a pretty good one.
Welcome to Boston.
Royal Navy: stops rum ration in 1970.
Royal Navy: reports recruitment problems 1971.
Re: 00:50:06 - How often did the Essex class work up to their top speed and were the top speeds of the North Carolina and South Dakota class a hindrance?
When I served on Forrestal Class carriers I seldom remember any of them needing to do much over 25 knots (assuming a typical 5 to 10 knot local breeze) to launch aircraft. If I recall correctly 30 knots across the deck was what was wanted to see for typical flight ops (of course that was launching all aircraft via steam catapult).
Wow bro you've been killing it lately with the content 💯
You saw the Constitution today? Wonderful, it's a fantastic time capsule, really made me grateful I wasn't a sailor in the Age of Nelson. If you're still in Boston drop me a line and I will buy you a pint or two--or maybe even some grog!
Are there any videos for the US Coast Guard ships of WWII?
The important question is... Why there's no RN ship capital named after Jackie Fisher? Such oversight needs to be addressed!
There hasn't been an RN ship over-the-top enough to justify the use of that name!
@@chanman819 That's why RN needs a missile cruiser with really, I mean, REALLY big hypersonic missiles and lots of them.
Hey Drach, I’ll say in my modern experience is this is where the contractor office is or maybe the Work Notice shack in the yards. Here in the states it’s the place I go to be lied to. I was a Squadron guy.😂
Have fun visiting Old Ironsides. When I was stationed at Hanscom AFB I attended the retirement ceremony of one of our officers aboard the ship. It was quite an experience.
You mention the preserved US museum ships being made into their own fleet, but that fleet would also contain three LSTs. In particular, LST-510 landed at Omaha Beach eight hours after the first wave, survived a collision with a Victory ship, was sold as surplus and converted to a carferry, and is now in regular service steaming across Long Island Sound from New London, Connecticut. One of the few WWII ships that is not only still afloat, but regularly puts to sea.
Seven battleships, two cruisers, three LSTs, the most imbalanced amphibious assault in history.
I hope you are having fun and getting good video.
You also have the butterflies of if whatever changes to the timeline caused incomparable to be built multiple years earlier than it would have if it got built in current timeline potentially causes the Germans to complete any of the Mackensen or Ersatz Yorck class. Incomparable goes from well protected to not so much if it's suddenly facing 13.8 or 15 inch guns, not to mention the British 13.5" ships are also not in a good place if that happens.
Can you do a video on HMS Canopus… love your work.
A question, I wonder how a museum ship like THE SULLIVANS (fresh water) holds up compared to LAFFY on salt water. Since a great lakes freighter could last a hundred years in service.
Well.... guess we just found out
@@TheCatpirate Although I suppose the question still stands: if the ship was anchored in salt water, would it maybe have deteriorated quicker?
It depends what went wrong, could be a operational error or a valve failure
If you let Beatty have a 35 knot uber-ship as his flagship what are the odds that he leaves not only 5th battle squadron but also the rest of battlecruisers in his wake as he races south after the German battlecruisers?
Taking on First Scouting Group singlehandedly seems like a bad idea, even for HMS Incomparable! But would Beatty, Beatty!, manage to restrain himself and stay in formation with his slower battlecruisers?
were there any mutinies after the rum ration curtailment?
Any chance of a episode on the naval mines in the Pacific?
Would the allies have been better off just filling iron bottom sound with naval mines?
An older method of Mine Laying was developed before WW1 and was used on some Russian Subs was to drop them out the back of the sub they were laid on their side and loaded on a conveyor system that dropped them someone like a surface ship would lay mines.
At 00:42:42 What ship is this? I've been using my very best Google-Fu and reverse image lookup without success.
That would be the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, NC.
@@richardgordon1611 Oh I get it, she was in the cofferdam when this photo was taken, not in the water. Thanks Richard.
I hope our folks treat you and yours well while you're trying to navigate the craziness here Drach. Have fun enjoy what you can ignore the other stuff. Just remember humans are everywhere on the planet which means so are aholes :) Hope you meet tons of the former and none of the latter
Would love to see a series on the great explorers, And btw I really don't want a review of movies to be a thing or at last a frequent thing for this channel anyway so if you can't make it work for copyright reasons....oh darn how will I ever live....
Japanese light cruisers had 140mm guns so quite a bit weaker than 6 inch.
Was the caliber the same? Size of the charge? Weight of the shell?
"Quite a bit weaker" is probably overstating it. Those are 5.5" (14 cm) guns comparable to the ones the RN found to be an acceptable substitute for the standard 6" gun on Hood, Furious, Chester, and Birkenhead. 38 kg capped common shell with a 2 kg bursting charge, compared to about a 45 kg shell with a bursting charge around 3 kg (navweaps doesn't have data on the bursting charge for the Japanese 6"/45). The Japanese used that 14 cm/50 on just about everything in the teens and early 20s (Ises, Nagatos, Kagas, Amagis, lots of light cruisers), switching from the 6"/45 that equipped the Kongos and Fusos in the early teens.
Any chance you can do an episode on the USS Alabama?
23:00 even assuming a few sailor's exhalations created any measurable increase in moisture.
I don't think there are any masks, scuba, rebreather or ship or ground mounted air supply that completely eliminates moisture from your exhalations.
Even rebreathers underwater are said to create air bubbles IE CO, CO2, H2o on ascent. Assuming the same behavior in air is obviously problematic but maybe the water pressure keeps even more sealed.?
Hmm
Pronunciation pedant: please note it's Die-doh, not Dee-doh ( tiz such in the Greek mythology the class is named after)
I love the writing on the rum ration barrel: THE KING GOD BLESS H(IM?)
HMS Jupiter had already lost some guns in a surface action with the Japanese submarine I-60, which was subsequently sunk by Jupiter before the Java sea Battle.
Will you check out the USS New Jersey?
He’ll be there the end of this coming week. Thursday and Friday I believe
Hmm was expecting the O 19 class minelayer submarine there. 20 vertical mine tubes , 40 mines , 8 torpedo tubes. snorkels . and considerable threat to any one . Great looking ships as well . ( look up the photos and you see what i mean)
Regarding carriers needing a headwind to assist takeoffs....why? Wouldn't a tailwind be better since the planes would be running with the wind, not against it?
Its because airflow over the wings causes lift. In a headwind the airplane is effectively going faster by the windspeed + carrier speed.
Depending on how heavily loaded your planes are, and how much extra runway the carrier has, this could be the difference between takeoff or getting run over by the carrier.
HEY
I heard your theme song in the movie,
The Curious Case Benjamin Buttons.
When he gets on Capt. Clarks tug boat.
What's the name of it please?
Have you contacted any people who make video essays as they will be able to help you fix the issue with the movie reviews
That is a whole legal mess. That's why you will notice people do not use copyrighted music on RUclips videos. Literature, music, films have such protection. And earn royalties for use.
44:56 You forgot the USS Texas!
O know it's off topic but I'd like to pose this question. If Pearl Harbor had known an attack was coming and was at full battlestations when the attack came. How do you suppose it would have played out? Do you think the American would have been able to put up a better fight? If I'm not wrong the ZERO was a better aircraft than what the Americans had at the time so I'd assume they (Japan) would still hold air supremacy. But I'd like to know what you think.
I am probably a bad person because I thought that people eating poison aboard a museum ship made me smile...
A "Friendly Minefield" sounds suspiciously similar to "Friendly Torpedos". Once they're fired (or sown, with mines), they're not your or anyone else's Friend.
Friendly fire isn't.
Any shed on a RN ship in reserve would be for the middle aged bogger who has to knock up the odd new 15" breech block out of odd bits of scrap iron.
Good to see you on USS Salem Saturday. I have a rather good (I think) picture of you in front of turret 3's guns. I'd be happy to send it to you if you give me a good email address. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
We Gosportians and Pompeyites pronounce it 'Hazler', Drach.
Were the Germans the only ones to give their turrets names or did other nations do this?
Aren't the "names" just the German phonetic alphabet, comparable to calling them Able Baker Charlie (to use the WW2 era US phonetic alphabet)?
@@lunatickoala yeah just the letters but as names
HMS Agincourt named her turrets after days of the week; but that’s what you do if you have 7 of them!
Some gun crews might have felt like calling their gun by a name like "Old Harry". ( AKA Satan ).
There is a large gun in Edinburgh Castle called "Mons Meg". There is probably a translation.
Just travel safe Drach.
8 battleships - you left out Texas!
with the Java sea, did the Japanese also have air superiority?
Yes.
The Japanese had torpedoes that actually WORKED. ABDA??? Nacho much.
The British and Australian navies had, by this time, been figh/ing for over two years, so if they hadn't gotten their torpedo issues worked out by then they deserved to lose. The Dutch are harder to say, but they didnt have many destroyers and the cruisers didnt have torpedoes. The US destroyers were older ships with somewhat more reliable 21" Mark 8 rather than the new Mark 15 with all the problems we know from the Mark 14. None of these had anything like the speed-range characteristics of the 24" Type 93, of course
Hey name me a personal post war book that is 100%.
I have equation i realize no body realize that i noticed battleship that have triple cannon turret like Yamato uss Iowa schanhorst but they only have 3 of them 2 front and 1 in the back of the battleship.but battleship with duel cannon turret like Bismarck and another ship have 4 of them 2 front 2 of them back like no body why is that why battleship with triple Cannon turret only have 3 of them not 4 the only battleship that i know have 4 triple cannon are Russian empire dreadnought
Displacement primary with the restrictions the Montans were going to have 4 triple turrents
As mentioned before, many of these ships were designed during periods of arms limitation treaties. This restricted the size and tonnage of ships for many years between the wars. There were certainly designs for 4 triple turrets. USS Montana among them.
Most of the US "Standard" type battleships also have four triple turrets, two fore and two aft. That is Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Tennessee class battleships.
Well Hras book is a bit overstating his expertise and you can clearly see wich naval oficers he held in high reguard since. Heared Clair blairs book about sub missions in the pacifc was pretty good but since its not getable at a decent price i looked into his take on german Uboat warfare and oh boy that was unreadable vicors bias with hindsight on whats hapening from someoen who didnt directly was involved with anything to the Atlantik side of his own craft. Its like someone serving on a esex claiming he would have done the malta convoys so much better since he kicked japanease buts in an totaly diferent enviroment.
Talking about unreadable
Spooky~! Uuhhhh~!
Fantasy time warp capital ship gun confrontation unworthy of your attention
history far more interesting
9:32 Ugh WG’s model for her is so awful. Looks nothing like her, wrong speed, two funnels instead of one…
48:00 There was some designs for a dreadnought conversion for the Dantons
One funnel on a ship that long looks wrong, and wouldn't handle the split nature of the powerplant. The supersized Hood lookalike we got is a far more beautiful ship.
I hope us ungrateful colonials are treating you well..
If you visit Corpus Christi, Texas my wife and I would like to treat you to either a Tex-Mex (Mexican) Dinner or a plate of the best barbecue in Texas. Please reply to this. I will send you my phone number. Long live the Lexington.
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Hope you were not tea baged.
I asked politely when you’d mean to enter my nation let alone know our greasy military secrets. I’m from the Oakland I shoulda visited. Good trip mate. More warning next time eh?? I just don’t show up on yer island.
Please don't make any videos about your little trip. I don't think I can bare that