Seaplane Carrier HMS Ben-my-Chree
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- HMS Ben-my-Chree was an early seaplane tender that saw service with the British Royal Navy during World War 1. She is, perhaps, best known for her involvement in the first trio of successful aerial torpedo attacks in history, though she had an extensive career in the Mediterranean.
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Dangerous by Kevin MacLeod
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A first in the history of world warfare, the 7.7-inch mountain battery sank a seaplane carrier in 36 minutes. The seaplane carrier she sank is the British-flagged Ben My Chree, which is 120 meters long, has a speed of 24.5 miles per hour and carries six seaplanes.
Thank you for these videos sir.
Very glad you're enjoying them!
This really fascinating stuff ! I never had an inkling about any of this. It has been occurring to me that it seems military aircraft really found their place and purpose in nautical operations and coastal defense first ahead of their more famous land battlefield kin could decide on their methods.
I'm very glad you're enjoying it! I am obviously planning on expanding on the Naval aviation aspect of things. There's more information on torpedo bombers in my mini-documentary on the Short 184. It does seem that from a fairly early stage aviation pioneers caught on to the idea of floatplanes. Militarily, say from around 1911, naval and land-based aviation proceeded more or less side-by-side, but it is interesting that by early 1915 the seaplane carrier and it's roles were pretty well defined.
Turkish artillery skills 💪
very informative video... most of the books i have just brush over these as " converted ferries" and leave it at that. Its a fascinating view
The industrial revolution had many innovated and new technological inventions. Making me want to go back to the vibrant world undergoing major changes.
Anchored within range of artillery. Hum!
The irony of the situation has not escaped me.
AMAZING video
Glad you enjoyed it
@13:22 -- "...and in capturing another."
You're not going to just leave it at that, are you? There has to be a good story there about how an airplane captured a sailing vessel!!
Strangely, that's all the information I have at the moment. I do have a vague plan to rummage through the National Archives to see what they have.
May be you should explain how Turks tricked your ship and made them come closer to mainland.
you probably confuse alexandria with ben my chree.
it was alexandria that was tricked to get closer to the land, because at that time two allied ships were already sunk by mustafa ertuğrul, bmc and paris 2.
the third, was not hit by cannons, but by trojan horse tactics, as m. ertuğrul described.
Interesting. A couple of mispronunciations, but a good history.
Glad you enjoyed it.