I served in the RN for 12yrs during the 60s/70s and had the misfortune to be drafted to an ex WW2 ship (HMS Verulam) a destroyer converted after the war to a sonar trials frigate. Living conditions were primitive and most of us slept in hammocks in crowded messdecks with no aircon. Built for home seas and the North Atlantic but not for the tropics. To my horror I found we were sailing for the Far East. After passing through the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea it was unbearable below decks. We took daily salt tablets to replace what we sweated away and even fried an egg on the foc'sle! Went through a huge storm and no hot food for two days as it was dangerous for the galley to cook. After the storm the upper deck was a sea of rivets which had popped out and I remember the shipwright hammering them back into place. Thank goodness we still had our daily tot of rum! Believe me folks, modern ships are far better in all respects.
Taiwan still has two US WW2 Tench-class submarines still in service, the Hao Si and Hai Pao (former USS Tusk and USS Cutlass). Supposedly their torpedo tubes were welded shut before we sold them, but it's believed they were fixed and that the antiques can bite. Ironically, these old subs would have a sound signature so vastly different from modern subs that it's entirely possible they would confuse hydrophone operators.
Yeah lol. Honestly it would be amazing to see governments invest money in rebuilding/refurbishing their most famous battleships. Would love to see the Nelson, Bismarck, Yamato and Iowa sail again, among others.
Actually, she's one of a handful ship who can perform what she does, and she does it well. Also, she's made of high-quality steel which is very resistant to corrosion. A craftsmanship lost through the Soviet purges.
LegoGenius16 Nope. It’s so old it was build before the communist took control. She was completed in 1915 and communist revolution started late 1917. She one old ship.
I really hope those old Royal Navy ships are saved, that would be fantastic. Such a shame that the UK government didn’t save any battleship or aircraft carriers.
There are even more WWII ships in the Philippine Navy, including one LST serving as a marine base in the Spratly Islands, at least one LSU, a number of small freighters and tankers, and probably a few others still floating around. It's current flagship, the Gregorio del Pilar (ex-USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715)) is 54 years old and must be the oldest flagship in the world. The Navy has one of the few presidential yachts that was built from keel up to be a presidential yacht. The Navy is slowly modernizing, but it will be 2020/21 before it gets its first brand new major surface combatants ever, everything else having been second hand. The crews of the Philippine Navy deserve nothing but praise for keeping these museum pieces in running and fighting order.
The oldest flagship in the world is the HMS Victory, though its only in a ceremonial, non-active capacity serving as flagship of the First Sea Lord. The oldest ship afloat to have served as a flagship is the USS Constitution, however, she has not been an active flagship for over a century. I don't know if the Gregorio del Pilar is the oldest flagship of a modern standard as I have not done the research, but it'd be an interesting claim for the Philippine Navy to have.
@@DeadRaiserGaming WELL SAID !!! Greek navy has the armored cruiser Averof (laid down 1907, com. 1911 ) ,she is a very old cruiser (and one of the few armored cruisers examples, she is in working order but her boilers are not in working order ) and flagship ,but the older flagship is indeed HMS Victory (com. mid of 18th century)! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_cruiser_Georgios_Averof
@@Chris_Intel Thanks for the info! I completely forgot about the Georgios Averof, she's a mighty fine ship. Reminds me of the USS Olympia or the Aurora, however, those are protected cruisers respectively. It's a shame not more of these older types of ships were saved for historical preservation.
You should do videos about all the WWII Panzers in Bulgaria on the Turkish border, also the Syrian Panzer III division during the 7 days war which are now wrecks on the Golan Heights. Also if you didn't see my other comment, you should do a video about the 5000 Axis soldiers who did not surrender at Stalingrad and lived for months in underground tunnels.
While I was in the Marines we were picked up and transported by a Philippine navy ship, a landing ship tank made in 43 I can't remember the original name but the brass plate was still there, the ship was very Rusty and in disrepair but still working hard I guarantee it was one of the mentioned lst's
By 2019 standards, serving on these relics must be a real joy. In 1967 I served aboard USS Sanctuary (AH-17), a WWII hospital ship, but she had had a complete refit, and the medical facilities were state of the art for the time. Unfortunately, I now realize that one thing they didn't do was asbestos abatement. I'm o.k. so far, but I would be interested to know how many of my shipmates have contracted mesothelioma and other asbestos related illnesses.
There are many history channels here on RUclips. The reason I keep coming back to this one is because there is no fluff. Just interesting facts. Bravo Dr Felton. May the rapid growth in success continue.
The moment I read the title of the vid *Me: Ok yup my country is gonna be here (Philippines)* --------------------------- When I watched the vid Sees the Philippine navy as the 1st one *Me:Ahhhh my corrupt gov* --------------------------- "Bwenget" "Leytei" "k-zon" *Laughs in Filipino*
Im so glad, that there is some few old World War 2 era, Navy ships that are still in the active service today. This video vlog is a strong statement that an old naval vessels such are those, can still served very well in every navies around the world.
3:00 - The U-505 is at the Museum of Science and Industry (not Technology). When I was young, there was a way to get to it on the outside. A couple guys I know used to play on it, aiming the deck gun at the boats passing by on the Chicago River. They changed how it was displayed pretty shortly after that. It's now completely inside, out of the weather.
Can I just say I love your videos and your channel as a whole. It fills the void where WWII in Color and other docs of the 60s and 70s that no longer show. Especially since the American Heroes Channel is just filled with Mafia docs and other supernatural bs
Wow, Mark! All of your videos are outstanding, but this one was especially so. I had no idea that so many vessels from WW2 were still in active service. Just incredible! Thanks for sharing this with us, my friend. Please keep the great videos coming and God bless you!
The MV Liemba, serving today as a passenger ferry on Lake Tanganyika, is the last vessel of the German Imperial Navy still actively sailing anywhere in the world. It was likely the inspiration for the German gunboat Luisa in The African Queen.
Last I'd heard she was in serious trouble and there was some question that she would survive. I'm glad to see she's undergone a major (and much needed) refit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Liemba
Fascinating video. I had no idea that to many WWII ships were still in service. The 1915 Russian Kommuna tops it all though! A suggestion for a video: The last surviving flag officer (admiral or general) of WWII. I know they're all gone now, but who were the last?
Thank you, Mr. Felton for this great video. I had no idea there are vessels this old still serving active duty. I was pleasantly surprised. You have a great channel here.
@Brylle Cruz philippines now have Money to buy new Ones wag cancer. Check the defense budget and the acquision budget plus yung mga in line for prpcurement puro kase ngakngak di muna inaalaman mga bagay bagay. Baka di mo alam Under construction na sa Hyundai ang 2 guided missile Frigate? Brand new un kumpara sa hamilton mo
Wwii ship: when can i get my retirement Navy: wait a couple of decades *A couple of decades later* Wwii ship: can i get retirement now? Navy: no never!
Missed the world's oldest operational naval ship, the Peruvian BAP Puno dating from 1872. Originally a Yavari class gunboat, she is now serving as a hospital ship, and is still powered by her original steam engine.
OK, I did not believe that either so I looked it up. It is true, but the ship serves on Lake Titicaca. The parts to build the ship had to be transported to lake Titicaca on mules! And, even today, it is not easy to get a ship up 12,500 feet to that lake so.....BAP Puno is NOT easily replaced, even if it does have to run on llama dung!
The Egyptian Presidential Yacht is older but has been refitted multiple times and has new diesel engines and generators. And Brazil has an armored coastal defense monitor in service that was built in the 1930s.
Thank you for publicizing these Mark. During the last months of WW2 my father served on PCE 895, now in the Philippine Navy as BRP Sultan Kudarat PS-22 [after some years in South Vietnam]. He said he was glad they never saw a Japanese submarine since "it was too slow to outrun its own depth charges."
Hello Mark Felton. I know of another ship still in use today, although not serving as a warship, it is used as a ferry. Her name is Cape Henlopen and is operated by Cross Sound Ferry Service. She runs from New London, CT, USA to Orient Point Long Island, NY. She served the US Navy in WW 2 as an LST (landing ship, tank) and took part in the D-day landings. Every time I sail across the sound on her I think of what it must have been like in those days. These ships should be remembered. Thank you.
It's a matter of practicality. If the basic hull and frame can be upgraded for a reasonable cost, ships can run for 100 years. Often times the hull simply becomes obsolete though, and it is more cost effective to scrap.
I believe the old US minesweepers were wooden hulls.They used white oak for the keels,ribs & deck beams, old growth fir for the decking, and they were planked with old growth southern yellow pine, 2 1/2" thick . I use to own a fishing boat built in a yard that also built mine sweepers. In 1945 the navy canceled the remaining contracts & allowed the boat yard to resume building civilian with the stockpiles of government lumber. They had the best quality stock available from the many national forests in the US. My dragger was launched in early 1946,was 65' long & she drew almost 8 '. She could hold 80,000lbs. of iced cod,haddock,pollock,mackerel, yellow tail,monkfish,goldfish or red fish. But she made the most scalloping on George's Bank, Stellwagon Bank & the Gulf of Maine & the backside of Cape Cod.
Though a far cry from being a warship the US Navy still uses floating barrack barges from WWII. I know APL-32 was still being used in Norfolk today and it was built in 1943. It was ready for the scrap heap in 1977 when I lived on it!
WW2 Warships still on the prowl.. That is very cool! Your videos should be used in schools, lots of information and you are unbiased. Nice footage and images of the vessels.
I learnt to dive on a WW2 era Japanese patrol boat. After the war it had somehow ended up belonging to Thailand and then many years later it was in the hands of a small dive company,was one of the cool little stories my dive master shared on our trips.
Very good video however iT would have been nice to see BAP Almirante Grau (Former HNLMS. De Ruyter) as an honorable mention, it would be the biggest ship on the list but it did get decommissioned in 2017.
Late to comment but I would like to tell ya about how I have seen Kozara at the River flotilla day parade in Novi Sad today! Ps: I'm soo happy about it
I’ve been on the BRP Magat Salamat, based in Surigao city, she is quite a beautiful boat! Most of the guns are operational but hasn’t fired in years apart from the .50 cals near the bridge. I’ve been on the ship when it took sail for the remembrance of the battle of Leyte gulf and still does run amazingly well
That communist Guy Thebonly one still eligible to be re-activated is Wisconsin. She is still owned by the Navy and is maintained, the other three have been stricken from the Navy vessel list and sold to private museum groups. Their guns, engines, propellers, and rudders have all been permanently disabled.
8:10 LST class ships also play an important role in Johnson South Reef Skirmish in the late 80s. One most important ones is LST-509, known in Vietnam as HQ-505 which breach itself on Colin reef to fend off Chinese landing party.
Awesome video! I just want to add that I know of at least one more former Kriegsmarine ship still in active military service today. She is the USCGC Eagle, formerly known as the Horst Wessel.
i wish i can just make good amount of money so i can make replicas for ww2 stuff like tanks that can drive but they are like sturm tigers and tanks that was destroyed
I served in the RN for 12yrs during the 60s/70s and had the misfortune to be drafted to an ex WW2 ship (HMS Verulam) a destroyer converted after the war to a sonar trials frigate. Living conditions were primitive and most of us slept in hammocks in crowded messdecks with no aircon. Built for home seas and the North Atlantic but not for the tropics. To my horror I found we were sailing for the Far East. After passing through the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea it was unbearable below decks. We took daily salt tablets to replace what we sweated away and even fried an egg on the foc'sle! Went through a huge storm and no hot food for two days as it was dangerous for the galley to cook. After the storm the upper deck was a sea of rivets which had popped out and I remember the shipwright hammering them back into place. Thank goodness we still had our daily tot of rum! Believe me folks, modern ships are far better in all respects.
Nice to know some of these old ships are still in service
Taiwan still has two US WW2 Tench-class submarines still in service, the Hao Si and Hai Pao (former USS Tusk and USS Cutlass). Supposedly their torpedo tubes were welded shut before we sold them, but it's believed they were fixed and that the antiques can bite. Ironically, these old subs would have a sound signature so vastly different from modern subs that it's entirely possible they would confuse hydrophone operators.
Already done a video on these vessels.
@@MarkFeltonProductions did you ever do the video on that 977? Link plz?
Surely these old ships are a safety hazard and should be ripped apart with cutting torches and recycled.
SteamLocoScrapper bulshit your stairs are too a savety hazard if you dont know how to use them
Really wish battleships didn’t become obsolete. Nothing says hello like 18 inch guns
Yeah lol. Honestly it would be amazing to see governments invest money in rebuilding/refurbishing their most famous battleships. Would love to see the Nelson, Bismarck, Yamato and Iowa sail again, among others.
Nothing says goodbye like getting sunk by an aircraft strike before you get in range with those guns
@@davidjarkeld2333 The Iowa Class are all museums.
@terry waller actually, yamato and musashi werent the only ones with 18" guns, there was also hms furious before she was rebuilt into carrier
@@davidjarkeld2333 hypersonic missiles may see the doom of aircraft carriers too.
Russia: well, I'm just gonna use it until it blows up
Hey if its not broken why replace it?
And That momment You realise That Ship is Going to Blow Up
They'd probably add super secret Russian tech that it could even make ships fly
@@crusadertachanka5883 secret cisterns with vodka
Actually, she's one of a handful ship who can perform what she does, and she does it well. Also, she's made of high-quality steel which is very resistant to corrosion. A craftsmanship lost through the Soviet purges.
The Russian submarine rescue ship is truly amazing.
Over a century old and still going, it really is amazing. Maybe it's because it wasn't built by communists :P
And in its original role, no less.
LegoGenius16 Nope. It’s so old it was build before the communist took control. She was completed in 1915 and communist revolution started late 1917. She one old ship.
Maceroni he said it wasn’t.
@Sinjinbin 64 Well it's too smole
As a Filipino, I feel we are still using old ships just because we have no choice and no money lol
The US Navy still has in active service a barge crane taken from the Germans at the end of ww2 it is at the Navy base in Norfolk.
Bruce Scott we also took the eagle tall ship still active along with our constitution that holds the most ships sunken out of our navy
There's another one call Titan that still working in the Panama Canal for the maintenance at the locks
Well they only ended up on the moon from taking Germans over there.
I really hope those old Royal Navy ships are saved, that would be fantastic. Such a shame that the UK government didn’t save any battleship or aircraft carriers.
There are even more WWII ships in the Philippine Navy, including one LST serving as a marine base in the Spratly Islands, at least one LSU, a number of small freighters and tankers, and probably a few others still floating around. It's current flagship, the Gregorio del Pilar (ex-USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715)) is 54 years old and must be the oldest flagship in the world. The Navy has one of the few presidential yachts that was built from keel up to be a presidential yacht. The Navy is slowly modernizing, but it will be 2020/21 before it gets its first brand new major surface combatants ever, everything else having been second hand. The crews of the Philippine Navy deserve nothing but praise for keeping these museum pieces in running and fighting order.
When those ships faced Chinese destroyers and cruisers...
The oldest flagship in the world is the HMS Victory, though its only in a ceremonial, non-active capacity serving as flagship of the First Sea Lord. The oldest ship afloat to have served as a flagship is the USS Constitution, however, she has not been an active flagship for over a century. I don't know if the Gregorio del Pilar is the oldest flagship of a modern standard as I have not done the research, but it'd be an interesting claim for the Philippine Navy to have.
@@DeadRaiserGaming WELL SAID !!! Greek navy has the armored cruiser Averof (laid down 1907, com. 1911 ) ,she is a very old cruiser (and one of the few armored cruisers examples, she is in working order but her boilers are not in working order ) and flagship ,but the older flagship is indeed HMS Victory (com. mid of 18th century)!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_cruiser_Georgios_Averof
@@thelastcommander8765 W0aH EdGy
Must be 12
@@Chris_Intel Thanks for the info! I completely forgot about the Georgios Averof, she's a mighty fine ship. Reminds me of the USS Olympia or the Aurora, however, those are protected cruisers respectively. It's a shame not more of these older types of ships were saved for historical preservation.
Forgot one Mark,
Taiwan has a U.S. WWII sub still in use.
Already done a video about both of them!
@@MarkFeltonProductions A 75 YEAR OLD SUB GOING UNDER THE WATER WOULD NOT APPEAL TO ME. JUST THINK OF SAYING, CAPTAIN WE HAVE A SMALL LEAK.
Two of them, actually.
@@charlottemace1810 small leak?? dont tell anybody plz...
Im Filipino. Thanks for the ships and the liberation USA. Freedom.
Filipino din po ako
And our ww2 ships needs a proper retirement na
Yeah lets forget the whole american philipino reserections and all.
Your welcome.
BOBO
I thought that the USA made a genocide in Philippines...
Love the fact that Serbia, a landlocked country, operates a Navy.
"To protect and serve the river Danube"
You should do videos about all the WWII Panzers in Bulgaria on the Turkish border, also the Syrian Panzer III division during the 7 days war which are now wrecks on the Golan Heights. Also if you didn't see my other comment, you should do a video about the 5000 Axis soldiers who did not surrender at Stalingrad and lived for months in underground tunnels.
Who said a Grandma can’t fight in a war
*Literally no one said that*
8:07 This ship looks so happy :]
The world war one ship blows my mind
The Russian sub fixer?
While I was in the Marines we were picked up and transported by a Philippine navy ship, a landing ship tank made in 43 I can't remember the original name but the brass plate was still there, the ship was very Rusty and in disrepair but still working hard I guarantee it was one of the mentioned lst's
By 2019 standards, serving on these relics must be a real joy. In 1967 I served aboard USS Sanctuary (AH-17), a WWII hospital ship, but she had had a complete refit, and the medical facilities were state of the art for the time. Unfortunately, I now realize that one thing they didn't do was asbestos abatement. I'm o.k. so far, but I would be interested to know how many of my shipmates have contracted mesothelioma and other asbestos related illnesses.
Keep up the good work, Mark!
There are many history channels here on RUclips. The reason I keep coming back to this one is because there is no fluff. Just interesting facts. Bravo Dr Felton. May the rapid growth in success continue.
Thanks very much
Missed off the Brazilian Navy river monitor Parnaíba, comissioned in 1938 and still in service.
Well done, with an especially concise narrative. The fans who like a human voice were glad to hear yours.
The moment I read the title of the vid
*Me: Ok yup my country is gonna be here (Philippines)*
---------------------------
When I watched the vid
Sees the Philippine navy as the 1st one
*Me:Ahhhh my corrupt gov*
---------------------------
"Bwenget"
"Leytei"
"k-zon"
*Laughs in Filipino*
Moron
@@GBibian10819 And why?
@@GBibian10819 why
@@GBibian10819 Lol u must be calling every person moron do u?
Moron :p
@WarBoy Playz :- buang nga tawo
Im so glad, that there is some few old World War 2 era, Navy ships that are still in the active service today. This video vlog is a strong statement that an old naval vessels such are those, can still served very well in every navies around the world.
I've been aboard U-505. Might not seem too special but it is to me.
Went in it when it was in the old building back in 75.
It says something about the quality of the design and build that these ship still have an operational role to play. Amazing!
3:00 - The U-505 is at the Museum of Science and Industry (not Technology). When I was young, there was a way to get to it on the outside. A couple guys I know used to play on it, aiming the deck gun at the boats passing by on the Chicago River. They changed how it was displayed pretty shortly after that. It's now completely inside, out of the weather.
Outstanding a real labour of love, who the hell needs the history channel when you are making outstanding videos like this.
Can I just say I love your videos and your channel as a whole. It fills the void where WWII in Color and other docs of the 60s and 70s that no longer show. Especially since the American Heroes Channel is just filled with Mafia docs and other supernatural bs
I'm pleased you are enjoying the videos
Wow, Mark! All of your videos are outstanding, but this one was especially so. I had no idea that so many vessels from WW2 were still in active service. Just incredible! Thanks for sharing this with us, my friend. Please keep the great videos coming and God bless you!
Actually, there are two WWII Submarines still serve in Taiwanese Navy.
SS-791(Former USS Cutlass SS-478)
SS-792(Former USS Tusk-426)
Mark
I watched several of your videos a day. I've learned so much... better than any history class I attended.
Thank you keep them coming.
The MV Liemba, serving today as a passenger ferry on Lake Tanganyika, is the last vessel of the German Imperial Navy still actively sailing anywhere in the world. It was likely the inspiration for the German gunboat Luisa in The African Queen.
Last I'd heard she was in serious trouble and there was some question that she would survive. I'm glad to see she's undergone a major (and much needed) refit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Liemba
Who needs TV when this channel exists. Love the videos mark
Fascinating video. I had no idea that to many WWII ships were still in service. The 1915 Russian Kommuna tops it all though!
A suggestion for a video: The last surviving flag officer (admiral or general) of WWII. I know they're all gone now, but who were the last?
Thank you, Mr. Felton for this great video. I had no idea there are vessels this old still serving active duty. I was pleasantly surprised. You have a great channel here.
Hope they don't scrap these ships
They wont if they still have a use the only ones they tend to scrap are battleships
@Brylle Cruz philippines now have Money to buy new Ones wag cancer. Check the defense budget and the acquision budget plus yung mga in line for prpcurement puro kase ngakngak di muna inaalaman mga bagay bagay. Baka di mo alam Under construction na sa Hyundai ang 2 guided missile Frigate? Brand new un kumpara sa hamilton mo
gaz lyno the BRP Rajah Humabon will be a museum ship sooner and later. And I can’t wait for how the ship would look like..
Excellent and remarkable video- thank you.
Wwii ship: when can i get my retirement
Navy: wait a couple of decades
*A couple of decades later*
Wwii ship: can i get retirement now?
Navy: no never!
Love this channel! So informative. My grandad served in ww2 on HMS kingsmill which was least to the Royal Navy from the US.
It’s “leased”..... 👍
Mr Diplomat bloody spell check. Cheers
@@mrstar666 it may only be a lease. but at least they had it.
Missed the world's oldest operational naval ship, the Peruvian BAP Puno dating from 1872. Originally a Yavari class gunboat, she is now serving as a hospital ship, and is still powered by her original steam engine.
I thought The Rake was taking the mick about the lama dung but that is what the wiki says.lol The things you learn on yt.
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company that built her closed in 1912.
@@Finderskeepers. You can't make this "shit" up lol
OK, I did not believe that either so I looked it up. It is true, but the ship serves on Lake Titicaca. The parts to build the ship had to be transported to lake Titicaca on mules! And, even today, it is not easy to get a ship up 12,500 feet to that lake so.....BAP Puno is NOT easily replaced, even if it does have to run on llama dung!
The Egyptian Presidential Yacht is older but has been refitted multiple times and has new diesel engines and generators. And Brazil has an armored coastal defense monitor in service that was built in the 1930s.
Love your channel, Mark. I love that you seem to work extra hard to stick to the facts!
Is there gonna be a second part to this video? I'm pretty sure there are a whole lot more WW2 ships still in service in South American navies
There may be a second video as the first is by no means an exhaustive list.
Your channel really is excellent
RESPECT deserved like all the Veterans!
Thank you for publicizing these Mark. During the last months of WW2 my father served on PCE 895, now in the Philippine Navy as BRP Sultan Kudarat PS-22 [after some years in South Vietnam]. He said he was glad they never saw a Japanese submarine since "it was too slow to outrun its own depth charges."
I like the longer videos, keep them up!
Nice a bit of off the beaten path history like this keep it comming 👍👍
Me: almost midnight, time to sleep.
*SEES NOTIFICATION FROM MARK FELTON
Me: Screw that! I'm watching this!!
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This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. My dad served on an LST during WWII. Really cool to see them still at sea.
Yamato is still in action
On world of warships
Your range of content is brilliant.
I am surprised the Philippines is still using vintage stuff from WW2. Their artillery dates back to 1941!
I hope these truly historic ships continue serving - and are treasured for all those men who served in them, and for their unique history of service.
Eating taco and waiting for ManCity - Arsenal match. Great and interesting video to watch while waiting. Thanks again Mark
Sadly it is cancelled! Instead they will have a match using ships instead and show off old WW2 gunnery skills instead. :D
B! CT dry no
Hello Mark Felton. I know of another ship still in use today, although not serving as a warship, it is used as a ferry. Her name is Cape Henlopen and is operated by Cross Sound Ferry Service. She runs from New London, CT, USA to Orient Point Long Island, NY. She served the US Navy in WW 2 as an LST (landing ship, tank) and took part in the D-day landings. Every time I sail across the sound on her I think of what it must have been like in those days. These ships should be remembered. Thank you.
Thanks for the info
Im a filipino and im impressed about these ww2 warships
These videos are very interesting to watch , thanks for making them!
Navies can still operate ships decades old as long as there is room for upgrades and can't afford to spend on expensive new ships.
It's a matter of practicality. If the basic hull and frame can be upgraded for a reasonable cost, ships can run for 100 years. Often times the hull simply becomes obsolete though, and it is more cost effective to scrap.
The concept of armoring a ship has become obsolete, rendering all of the old heavily armored ships obsolete.
Cool upload. Thank you for all your efforts.
Thank you for watching
I love the intro music to your videos. The narration is also top notch.
Nice to see this pieces of history still serving their respective nations.
I believe the old US minesweepers were wooden hulls.They used white oak for the keels,ribs & deck beams, old growth fir for the decking, and they were planked with old growth
southern yellow pine, 2 1/2" thick .
I use to own a fishing
boat built in a yard that also built mine sweepers.
In 1945 the navy canceled the remaining
contracts & allowed the boat yard to resume building civilian with the stockpiles of government lumber. They
had the best quality stock available from the many national
forests in the US.
My dragger was launched
in early 1946,was 65' long & she drew almost 8 '. She could hold 80,000lbs. of iced cod,haddock,pollock,mackerel, yellow tail,monkfish,goldfish or red fish. But she made the
most scalloping on George's Bank, Stellwagon Bank &
the Gulf of Maine & the backside of Cape Cod.
What about the Parnaíba Monitor?! In service in the Brazilan navy since 1938.
Yep, oldest armed warship still in active service. Should have been on the list.
ruclips.net/video/6LlpWhH6nQ4/видео.html
Brazil was not a WWII combatant
@@FaustoTheBoozehound it was. They even set up an expeditionary force that helped in the invasion of Italy
@@FaustoTheBoozehound it was, smoking snakes. Sabaton did a whole song on them
@@FaustoTheBoozehound en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Expeditionary_Force
Always interesting videos. Keep them coming. Thank you.
What can i say?? Eyyy we love pre used ships
Lots of love
From philippines
A video like this on infantry weapons would be awesome.
Quality
trycoldman23 sup try my man
*trycoldman23* didn't expect u here what's up
Though a far cry from being a warship the US Navy still uses floating barrack barges from WWII. I know APL-32 was still being used in Norfolk today and it was built in 1943. It was ready for the scrap heap in 1977 when I lived on it!
WE NEED THE USS IOWA IN ACTION AGAIN IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA.
WW2 Warships still on the prowl.. That is very cool! Your videos should be used in schools, lots of information and you are unbiased. Nice footage and images of the vessels.
Knew the Philippines was going to here
I learnt to dive on a WW2 era Japanese patrol boat.
After the war it had somehow ended up belonging to Thailand and then many years later it was in the hands of a small dive company,was one of the cool little stories my dive master shared on our trips.
Very good video however iT would have been nice to see BAP Almirante Grau (Former HNLMS. De Ruyter) as an honorable mention, it would be the biggest ship on the list but it did get decommissioned in 2017.
No longer in service so not eligible for video!
What a great video thank you for sharing Australia
Right as I saw U 505 I knew I recognized it since I was there 2 weeks ago
Great Video. Thank you for posting!
Late to comment but I would like to tell ya about how I have seen Kozara at the River flotilla day parade in Novi Sad today!
Ps: I'm soo happy about it
Other fantastic video from Mark many thanks for sharing as a Teacher I have used your videos as part of my history course thank you
The whole HMS Whimbrel saga always makes me sad, just shows how awful and uncaring we are in the UK at preserving historic vessels.
I’ve been on the BRP Magat Salamat, based in Surigao city, she is quite a beautiful boat! Most of the guns are operational but hasn’t fired in years apart from the .50 cals near the bridge. I’ve been on the ship when it took sail for the remembrance of the battle of Leyte gulf and still does run amazingly well
Would be so cool if something like the Iowa class battleship was still in service today.
They are,they use them as museums but they ARE in reserve for the usn
That communist Guy Thebonly one still eligible to be re-activated is Wisconsin. She is still owned by the Navy and is maintained, the other three have been stricken from the Navy vessel list and sold to private museum groups. Their guns, engines, propellers, and rudders have all been permanently disabled.
The closest thing to a battleship in active service today would probably be the Kirov
Amazing! Dry dock to grind down the rust , replate rusted spots and repaint the whole ship .
Intresting to see my home country on the list, Serbia, I already new about Kozara. But I didn't think you'll menton it!
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LST class ships also play an important role in Johnson South Reef Skirmish in the late 80s. One most important ones is LST-509, known in Vietnam as HQ-505 which breach itself on Colin reef to fend off Chinese landing party.
Pretty neat.... married to a Pinoy....and the island needs help for defense for sure..
Awesome video, thanks for making it.
My uncle died on Whitehust that day off Okinawa.
Awesome video! I just want to add that I know of at least one more former Kriegsmarine ship still in active military service today. She is the USCGC Eagle, formerly known as the Horst Wessel.
"They sure don't make them like they used too..."-Everybody's father ever
Incredible!
Hey what about the Brazilian navy's Parnaíba, the last monitor ship still in active duty?
*thank you for your service*
Can you do a video on the us navy uss orca, that was transfered to ethiopia?
Mark that was excellent - well done.👍😀
Since you included Pre-War ships you should have included the USS Constitution. It is the oldest active duty warship in the world.
Khyron Kravshera Technically the HMS Victory is oldest active warship the USS Constitution is the oldest seaworthy warship
Great video as always!
Mexico had some former ww2 American ships until recently .
Another amazing episode =)
i wish i can just make good amount of money so i can make replicas for ww2 stuff like tanks that can drive but they are like sturm tigers and tanks that was destroyed
I think everyone Military enthusiasts dreams of that