Am a nurse at a nursing home and my favorite resident is a man who used to be a minesweeper in ww2. He has dementia and he still has his minesweeper patch and a photo of the ship he was in. He would tell me stories of those times like it was yesterday for him. He always tells me that his crew always called him, "the shit disturber," and they weren't wrong lol. Until now, he's always up to something.
That was so cool. Thank you. My Uncle Gordie served on a mine sweeper in the Pacific during the war but would never talk about. My Uncle Pete as a Marine during the war and was wounded on Okinawa and would never talk about it. My dad was an army engineer and was wounded in France but would never talk about anything that happened. I never understood why they would not talk about their experiences until I returned from Vietnam. Then I knew. Most of the memories are just to painful. God bless them for what they did for us.
I worked with a man, who served on a minesweeper in the Pacific, he was in 10 invasions! He was very good to me, I loved him and his stories of adventures! God's Speed Leroy Pinard!
Thank you for this! My Dad served on the USS Pilot and when I saw those boxing gloves tears came to me. He was a boxer as well and would have bouts along the way! They called him Tiny but he threw an awesome punch! He was also a pharmacist mate on the Pilot. God Bless all veterans who risked their lives for us to have a better life. Thank you again for this insight to the past ❤️
I was stationed on a Rescue and Salvage ship from WWII era in the 70’s it is about the same size, and we even moored right next to the mine sweeps in Little Creek VA. I remember the bunks if I tuned sideways during rough weather I could wedge my shoulder from my mattress to bunk above to keep me from rolling out. Good times for sure. One quick note the device your wife spoke to you through was missing its tube on your end. There should have been a brass tube with a funnel shaped bell on it for to hear her on that end. It is probably being restored. Thanks for the video sort of a trip down memory lane. My ship was the USS Opportune ARS 41 if you google it you will see we did a few memorable things while in service. I think her keel was laid in 1944 and put into service 1945 and served proudly till 1993. I was on board 1975-1979. Gary former HT2 USN
Really glad you uploaded this video. There's another Admirable Class Sweeper in STL, sadly not above water anymore, and your video gives light into what the ship in her prime would've looked like. Kinda reinvigorates my desire to preserve the Inaugural if I get the chance to in the future.
My grandfather served on the USS Staff minesweeper that also swept the mines off of Okinawa. He enjoyed talking about his experiences and the men that he served with. Thank you for the video.
My dad served as a corpsman on a minesweeper during ww2, he mentioned visiting new caladonia and New Hebrides.his ship was involved in a major typhoon.listening to him he actually had a pretty good time
My grandfather served on the USS Execute. They cleared the bays of Nakagusuku and Chimu and he was in the Battle of Okinawa. They pulled 70 survivors from the USS Mullany out of the water. He never talked about his service. But it was really cool to see what the inside of his ship would have looked like. Thank you!
My Dad served WWII Pacific Theatre Navy. He never talked to me about it, except a couple of stories. One of which was positioning his feet just right and sliding down the stairs. What really made me laugh was when he also told about doing the same maneuver at the college he attended. I'm sure that went over well with the staff. Love these stories you bring to us.
Thank you so much for this video! My grandfather was in the German Navy during WWII on a minesweeper in the North Sea. Gives me an idea of what the ship might have looked like. Awesome video as usual.
My grandfather & his brother were both on mine sweepers. I have a new found respect for them. I miss him so much & can’t wait till we meet again. Thank you for this❤️
@@Lizzzz90 No. I don’t. I wish I did though. There were 4 brothers & 3 of them were on mine sweepers side by side by side. I thought it was only 2 but my mom corrected me. ❤️
Many thanks for honoring those who designed and built these ships. Many thanks for honoring those who served on them. My dad was a radar officer on a minesweeper in the eastern Pacific from 1943 to 1945. His shipmates and he helped clear Manila harbor for the invasion. (My mom was also a Naval officer, serving as a nurse at hospitals in Seattle and Long Beach.) God Bless them all.
The bathroom was called the head because it was usually placed at the bow of the old sailing vessels and splash from the waves helped keep the area clean!
My Uncle served on the Minesweeper Hood, a kamikaze hit below his gun station.He was badly burned and the Minesweeper Hovey rescued him but was torpedoed and sunk also. He was never found.
What a cool ship.Thank you for the up close look at the mine sweeper. Such tight quarters. God Bless all those men from all the wars .very strong minded young men.❤❤🖒🇺🇸
Awesome tour of the Hazard. Thank you for that. I served on the USS Inflict, which was an Aggressive-class Minesweeper, built in 1952. All of them have been scrapped, with the exception of the USS Lucid (MSO-458), which is currently being restored in Stockton, CA
Very well done as always..I was in the Navy back in 1970-1976 but on a larger ship (escort) ..funny seeing the battle lanterns in your video like the big one on the counter in the Docs office and several hanging on the walls..I have been collecting them for years i buy them on craigslist or goodwill ..ebay repair them in like new condition..like you the part I love the most is thinking about the men that used them and where they went in their travels..most are from ww1-ww2 dated..basically like I was ..kids..keep up the great work..we all need to remember History..shame in today`s world some would rather forget about it..it`s needed..Thanks again Bob in Pgh.
My wife's grandfather, USN Commander George Stewart, was his own Master on the minesweeper (later converted into survey ship) USS Towhee, an Auk-class vessel. I wish I had asked him more about his experiences before he passed over a decade ago. He went on to perform years of service in the area of boating safety for the U.S. Coast Guard, and has a conference room dedicated in his name at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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My grandfather was a sonarman on a minesweeper last year of the war. Not knowing much about these ships that was way cool! Thank you again for sharing and what you do!!!
My father served on a Minesweeper in the Pacific during WWII. He lied about his age and went to war right out of high school at 17. He never really talked about it so it is nice to get an idea of what things were like for him.
My great grandfather served as a minesweeper in the navy sometime over the course of the war. I wish i could find out more about his time in but he passed when I was young.
Very cool how some of these ships remain intact, oddly enough often times in very random remote places haha. Should look into the USS Batfish sub that resides in Muskogee, Oklahoma! They allow for similar tours.
Wow! I'm so glad RUclips recommended your channel to me. I started w new stuff, and decided to go back to the beginning and watch in order. This one was special! My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor and on a minesweeper in the Pacific. He never really talked to us about it, and now I get it after watching a lot of your videos. Thank you for what you do.
There's so much to see around Omaha. I would have liked to see what you thought of the Steamboat Bertrand museum north of Omaha. It hit a snag and sank in 1865 and was rediscovered in the 1960's. The interesting thing about it is all the cargo that was heading to Montana survived in the muck. Everything. Never worn suits and dresses, provisions, tools, everything is still around and in the museum.
For people who have never served in the military especially the Navy, this would have been an insightful tour. Great job on that. I chuckled on a few of the terms but, you’d be excused. Thanks for everything.
The Hazard is one of if not the best museum ships I've ever been on It is a true time capsule of a navy ship in 1945. One small note, while it is the only ship of it's class left in the United states several of it's sister ships are not only still around they are still in service with other navies around the globe as of my last search a few years ago.
First time seeing this, I love 20 minutes away from Freedom Park. Interesting fact, during the floods of 2011 and 2019- Hazard was floating! There was actually a big concern in 2011 that Hazard would be swept down river and collide with bridges.
Thanks so much for doing this video! I've always wondered what life in a minesweeper was for my dad, who was a coxswain and cooked in the galley. He made us interesting dinners when my mom recovered from surgeries. Chipped beef on toast, "SOS," which we liked, and grilled cheese sandwiches spread with bacon grease, which got crispy but didn't brown. He could crack 6 eggs at a time. Let us play with his navy hat.
Outstanding video. That brought back some good memories. I served on an Aggressive Class minesweeper, not too different than the Admirable Class the Hazard was, in the late 80's before they were decommissioned and sold foreign or scrapped. Thank you for sharing.
My father Reece Mccleve served on a Minesweeper during World War II... the ship he was on went into Guadalcanal to clear the Bay of mines before The Invasion started. He served on anti-aircraft Gun also.
After reading Herman Wouk's Pulitzer prize winning novel 'The Caine Mutiny' about the crew of an old minesweeper during WW2 I was so interested to learn more on YT about the minesweepers. Thankfully this video is informative and fascinating. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for the vidieo. It reminds me of my father. He was 17 yrs old serving in the navy.They used captured German equipment they took in NORTH AFRICA they converted ( landing craft) lcvps to do shallow water mine sweeping. During the invasion of southern France they missed a mine. My father got wounded. The unit got a Presidental citation for Heroism.
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Great video! The Hazard is the largest ship to get this far inland. It was quite a job getting it under all the bridges up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The flooding of the Missouri River in 2011 and 2019 were very problematic for Freedom Park. The Hazard had to have additional cables attached to keep it from floating downstream. That is what happened to the minesweeper in St. Louis. The USS Marlin, a training submarine, is also on display at Freedom Park. The Marlin was one of the smallest submarines ever built for the US Navy.
Thanks for the great video, I enjoyed it. My father served 2 years on AM-248, the Incessant, as a Motor Machinists Mate. Didn't talk about it much. I was hoping to see some shots of the engine room.
Nice tour. I don't know if you have been to Fredericksburg, Texas but if you get the chance you need to check out the National Museum of the Pacific War there. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born and raised in Fredericksburg Texas. Thanks for the tour on the USS Hazard.
Unfortunately, my host was on a strict time schedule and I didn't get to go in. We actually spent more time on the ship that I was scheduled to. Gives me a good excuse to go back :)
U.S.S MARLIN, T-2. She was a training diesel sub that was in service in the 1950's and 60's. Had only one torpedo tube. Been on her and the Hazard many times.
JD, that first depth charge launcher is called a K-Gun. To make the pattern larger, they would be thrown off the sides of the ship as well as off the stern racks. They used a hydostatic fuse to detonate when they reached a certain depth.
Should have a look at the HNLMS Abraham Crijnsen. Built in 1936, she served in the Pacific theatre. As the Dutch Indies got overrun by the Japanese, she managed to make her way to Australia to continue the fight. While doing so, she escaped detection by camouflaging as a floating island. She is now in the Navy Museum in Den Helder, completely restored to her wartime appearance.
That was so fascinating, Its going on my list of places to go see, was that a U-boat in the background at 19:09? I could spend all day there I'm sure, Thanks for sharing JD.
It really is an amazing place to visit. The sub that you saw was a Cold War era training sobering. Unfortunately, my hosts didn’t have time to take me through it.
The 26 foot motor whale boat they have on there is the fiberglass 1960 version. in WWII the 26 foot whale boats were wooden, and looked totally different than that one. I also like hoe the Depth charges in the rack are actually 55 gallon oil drums mocked up into depth charges. depth charges had a smooth shell covering like the one on the thrower. the two bands on the ones in the rack gave them away as oil drums mocked up as depth charges.
I can't even imagine what it was like to fire that 40mm gun. Crazy. Very cool. We went to the Chicago museum of science and industry last year. I had no idea there was a U-boat and Enigma machine there. I literally walked around the corner and saw it and my wife was like "I'll see you after lunch"...lol. It was so awesome.
How the USS Hazard came to be in a field along the Missouri River outside of Omaha Nebraska is probably an interesting story in itself. My hat's off to the folks that made that happen.
Thank you for sharing. However, the Navy does not use the term Mess Hall onboard a ship. It is either the galley or the mess deck. Mess Halls are Army and Air Force.
When I was in 4th grade back in the 90s, our class field trip was to Freedom Park. When you entered the crew's restroom did you happen to notice that the toilets were basically a people version of a liter box? In the video, you can see the trough that holds the liter and it's not divided per stall. It's funny the crew liter boxes and the captain being the only one with a real toilet was my clearest memory. Watching your video now, even what I thought I remembered was actually quite different, but the video helped me recall a bunch of the ship.
On the ship (DER-390) I served on in the 60’s the next level was called the 02 level. It had hedgehogs and depth charges. Bathroom was a head, hopefully a few of these terms help you as does all the knowledge you have provided me with the many videos I have viewed. Thanks for a walk down memory lane
Great video, my uncle Dennis served on the USS Scuffle AM298. He was always full of stories. Very interesting to see what the ship actually looked like and how it was setup. The Scuffle was transferred to the Mexican navy in the 60s and later sunk as an artificial reef. Its called the wreck of Cozumel. Peace Luke T
Nice, friendly videolog. It'll be interesting to research more about this, including maybe finding some photos from when they sailed her up the Missouri and then hauled her out and onto that resting place - must have required some interesting equipment. Those trailering floats that were towed on either side with the cables is fascinating. I always assumed they just used outriggers for that.
You should come down to the gulf coast and see the museums here. Especially the D Day museum, the USS Alabama, and the Naval Air Museum at Pensacola NAS.
My dad served on the mine sweeper "Osprey," that was the only allied ship lost in the D day invasion. Early evening June 5th, Osprey in echelon formation with its MS squadron, with drag cables deployed leading the invasion fleet the Osprey hit a magnetic mine and was sunk. Osprey served in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily as well as submarine patrols. Modern MS type is named for Osprey as is the vertical/horizontal flight aircraft. Osprey was a prewar type, similar but smaller than the Admiral type. Sleeping quarters were fit out with hammocks.
Очень короткая экскурсия! С 1950 по 1954 служил на таком корабле. AM -151 ( Barrier) В одном из музеев дальнего востока сохраняется табличка (бронзовая) с данными -где и когда был построен этот корабль. Спасибо за экскурсию!
Very Cool 👍. I never miss an opportunity to tour a navy vessel, no matter what the era. Too bad so many war relics are gone. I've had the opportunity to dive on a few that were sunk as artificial reefs. I was in Germany years ago and decided to drive up to Kiel where we found a U-boat on the beach near the WWII U-boat memorial. It was used by the Norwegian navy after the war and eventually returned to Germany and converted into a museum. Very cool to see if you get a chance. It's still there. Thanks for the video 👍.
This is so neat. Never seen a mine sweeper except in movies. Those floats looked like small whales. And was unaware of this ship in Omaha, NB. You do a marvelous job in your documentary’s. Thanks for sharing!
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Am a nurse at a nursing home and my favorite resident is a man who used to be a minesweeper in ww2. He has dementia and he still has his minesweeper patch and a photo of the ship he was in. He would tell me stories of those times like it was yesterday for him. He always tells me that his crew always called him, "the shit disturber," and they weren't wrong lol. Until now, he's always up to something.
That was so cool. Thank you. My Uncle Gordie served on a mine sweeper in the Pacific during the war but would never talk about. My Uncle Pete as a Marine during the war and was wounded on Okinawa and would never talk about it. My dad was an army engineer and was wounded in France but would never talk about anything that happened. I never understood why they would not talk about their experiences until I returned from Vietnam. Then I knew. Most of the memories are just to painful. God bless them for what they did for us.
Glad that I could give a quick tour and shot a bit of what your uncle might have seen. Sounds like your family has quite the legacy of service.
The History Underground My dad was in the army at the end of WW ll & all of Korea, and he talked about both wars alot.
What a proud military family you have, sir. The amount of service and sacrifice you family has bared is greatly appreciated.
@@nkpv808 Thank you, sir. It is a legacy I am very proud of.
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I worked with a man, who served on a minesweeper in the Pacific, he was in 10 invasions! He was very good to me, I loved him and his stories of adventures! God's Speed Leroy Pinard!
Very cool! My dad was a quarter master on a mine sweeper in WWII also at many
invasions. This was a real eye
opener, thank you!
Thank you for this! My Dad served on the USS Pilot and when I saw those boxing gloves tears came to me. He was a boxer as well and would have bouts along the way! They called him Tiny but he threw an awesome punch! He was also a pharmacist mate on the Pilot. God Bless all veterans who risked their lives for us to have a better life. Thank you again for this insight to the past ❤️
Thank you for sharing that. Glad that the video was able to connect to some good memories :)
I was stationed on a Rescue and Salvage ship from WWII era in the 70’s it is about the same size, and we even moored right next to the mine sweeps in Little Creek VA. I remember the bunks if I tuned sideways during rough weather I could wedge my shoulder from my mattress to bunk above to keep me from rolling out. Good times for sure. One quick note the device your wife spoke to you through was missing its tube on your end. There should have been a brass tube with a funnel shaped bell on it for to hear her on that end. It is probably being restored. Thanks for the video sort of a trip down memory lane. My ship was the USS Opportune ARS 41 if you google it you will see we did a few memorable things while in service. I think her keel was laid in 1944 and put into service 1945 and served proudly till 1993. I was on board 1975-1979. Gary former HT2 USN
Thank you for your service Gary.
Interesting. Thanks for that extra information. Always learning!
Really glad you uploaded this video. There's another Admirable Class Sweeper in STL, sadly not above water anymore, and your video gives light into what the ship in her prime would've looked like. Kinda reinvigorates my desire to preserve the Inaugural if I get the chance to in the future.
My grandfather served on the USS Staff minesweeper that also swept the mines off of Okinawa. He enjoyed talking about his experiences and the men that he served with. Thank you for the video.
My dad served as a corpsman on a minesweeper during ww2, he mentioned visiting new caladonia and New Hebrides.his ship was involved in a major typhoon.listening to him he actually had a pretty good time
My grandfather served on the USS Execute. They cleared the bays of Nakagusuku and Chimu and he was in the Battle of Okinawa. They pulled 70 survivors from the USS Mullany out of the water. He never talked about his service. But it was really cool to see what the inside of his ship would have looked like. Thank you!
My Dad served WWII Pacific Theatre Navy. He never talked to me about it, except a couple of stories. One of which was positioning his feet just right and sliding down the stairs. What really made me laugh was when he also told about doing the same maneuver at the college he attended. I'm sure that went over well with the staff. Love these stories you bring to us.
Thank you so much for this video! My grandfather was in the German Navy during WWII on a minesweeper in the North Sea. Gives me an idea of what the ship might have looked like. Awesome video as usual.
Thanks! Glad that I could maybe fill in a few gaps for you.
My grandfather & his brother were both on mine sweepers. I have a new found respect for them. I miss him so much & can’t wait till we meet again. Thank you for this❤️
Do you know which ships? My father was too
@@Lizzzz90 No. I don’t. I wish I did though. There were 4 brothers & 3 of them were on mine sweepers side by side by side. I thought it was only 2 but my mom corrected me. ❤️
Many thanks for honoring those who designed and built these ships. Many thanks for honoring those who served on them. My dad was a radar officer on a minesweeper in the eastern Pacific from 1943 to 1945. His shipmates and he helped clear Manila harbor for the invasion. (My mom was also a Naval officer, serving as a nurse at hospitals in Seattle and Long Beach.) God Bless them all.
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The bathroom was called the head because it was usually placed at the bow of the old sailing vessels and splash from the waves helped keep the area clean!
My Uncle served on the Minesweeper Hood, a kamikaze hit below his gun station.He was badly burned and the Minesweeper Hovey rescued him but was torpedoed and sunk also. He was never found.
I'm ex royal navy and I served on a minesweeper, hms Shoreham and the living accommodation wasn't far off that one haha
Ha! Doesn't exactly look like 4 star accommodations.
@@TheHistoryUnderground haha it was always what you made of it, at least we had curtains on our racks though haha
@Matthew50977 thank you for your service and your contribution. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Grazie per quello che avevate fatto e che avete sopportato per rendere liberi noi oggi ♥️
Thank you for your service!
What a cool ship.Thank you for the up close look at the mine sweeper. Such tight quarters. God Bless all those men from all the wars .very strong minded young men.❤❤🖒🇺🇸
Amen to that.
Awesome tour of the Hazard. Thank you for that. I served on the USS Inflict, which was an Aggressive-class Minesweeper, built in 1952. All of them have been scrapped, with the exception of the USS Lucid (MSO-458), which is currently being restored in Stockton, CA
Wood constructed with brass screws
My father served on one of the sister ships USS Salute AM 294, which now sits on the bottom of Borneo Bay. Thank you so much for doing this video.
Glad you enjoyed it
My grandfather served on 3 mine sweepers during WW2 he was in Anzio Italy and by Normandy thanks for showing this from a Navy Seabee
Very well done as always..I was in the Navy back in 1970-1976 but on a larger ship (escort) ..funny seeing the battle lanterns in your video like the big one on the counter in the Docs office and several hanging on the walls..I have been collecting them for years i buy them on craigslist or goodwill ..ebay repair them in like new condition..like you the part I love the most is thinking about the men that used them and where they went in their travels..most are from ww1-ww2 dated..basically like I was ..kids..keep up the great work..we all need to remember History..shame in today`s world some would rather forget about it..it`s needed..Thanks again Bob in Pgh.
Doing our best to keep the history alive here :)
Thanks!
Scored a direct hit JD!!! Nice video...the veterans of WW II was a breed apart....thanks to you and your wife!!
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed. Going through these ships definitely gives me a greater appreciation for those navy guys.
My wife's grandfather, USN Commander George Stewart, was his own Master on the minesweeper (later converted into survey ship) USS Towhee, an Auk-class vessel. I wish I had asked him more about his experiences before he passed over a decade ago. He went on to perform years of service in the area of boating safety for the U.S. Coast Guard, and has a conference room dedicated in his name at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Amen to that. Thanks!
As a nurse, I really enjoyed the sick bay tour. Wow! Great video!
My grandfather was a sonarman on a minesweeper last year of the war. Not knowing much about these ships that was way cool! Thank you again for sharing and what you do!!!
My father served on a Minesweeper in the Pacific during WWII.
He lied about his age and went to war right out of high school at 17.
He never really talked about it so it is nice to get an idea of what things were like for him.
My dad did the same thing. He was 17 and at Pearl Harbor. Also on a minesweeper. Crazy. There's a reason why they're called the greatest generation.
My great grandfather served as a minesweeper in the navy sometime over the course of the war. I wish i could find out more about his time in but he passed when I was young.
Very cool how some of these ships remain intact, oddly enough often times in very random remote places haha. Should look into the USS Batfish sub that resides in Muskogee, Oklahoma! They allow for similar tours.
I'll have to check that out. Thanks!
Wow! I'm so glad RUclips recommended your channel to me. I started w new stuff, and decided to go back to the beginning and watch in order. This one was special! My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor and on a minesweeper in the Pacific. He never really talked to us about it, and now I get it after watching a lot of your videos. Thank you for what you do.
Your channel has become my favourite one on RUclips. Can't thank you enough for this amazing content!
Wow! Appreciate that. Thank you.
Wonderful to see the inside of a minesweeper, something that I will never get to experience in person, but so satisfying through video. Thank you.
Glad that you enjoyed it. 👊🏻
There's so much to see around Omaha. I would have liked to see what you thought of the Steamboat Bertrand museum north of Omaha. It hit a snag and sank in 1865 and was rediscovered in the 1960's. The interesting thing about it is all the cargo that was heading to Montana survived in the muck. Everything. Never worn suits and dresses, provisions, tools, everything is still around and in the museum.
That museum is very high on my list of places to visit.
Very cool Museum well worth the trip.
Thanks for the video! Retired Navy Mineman with 10 years on sea duty on MHC's and MCM's. Very cool to see what came before us.
For people who have never served in the military especially the Navy, this would have been an insightful tour. Great job on that. I chuckled on a few of the terms but, you’d be excused. Thanks for everything.
Thanks! When I was filming that, I knew that I would probably be making some Navy guys cringe.
My Dad was on a minesweeper during WW 2 in the Pacific. He was a navigator and was on a few different minesweeper.
My father was on a minesweeper in WW2. South Pacific. Have seen many pictures of his ship, but never below decks. Thank you for sharing
The Hazard is one of if not the best museum ships I've ever been on It is a true time capsule of a navy ship in 1945. One small note, while it is the only ship of it's class left in the United states several of it's sister ships are not only still around they are still in service with other navies around the globe as of my last search a few years ago.
Thanks for that nugget.
First time seeing this, I love 20 minutes away from Freedom Park. Interesting fact, during the floods of 2011 and 2019- Hazard was floating! There was actually a big concern in 2011 that Hazard would be swept down river and collide with bridges.
We had a mine sweeper in St Louis…..now on the bottom of the Mississippi.
Thanks so much for doing this video! I've always wondered what life in a minesweeper was for my dad, who was a coxswain and cooked in the galley. He made us interesting dinners when my mom recovered from surgeries. Chipped beef on toast, "SOS," which we liked, and grilled cheese sandwiches spread with bacon grease, which got crispy but didn't brown. He could crack 6 eggs at a time. Let us play with his navy hat.
Outstanding video. That brought back some good memories. I served on an Aggressive Class minesweeper, not too different than the Admirable Class the Hazard was, in the late 80's before they were decommissioned and sold foreign or scrapped. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Very cool. I really enjoyed exploring the ship. Learned a lot!
Many unsung heroes served aboard these sea vessels...Great Video.
Agreed. Thanks!
My father Reece Mccleve served on a Minesweeper during World War II... the ship he was on went into Guadalcanal to clear the Bay of mines before The Invasion started. He served on anti-aircraft Gun also.
Wowww. Fantastic video. As always. Great man. Keep em coming.
Thanks!
After reading Herman Wouk's Pulitzer prize winning novel 'The Caine Mutiny' about the crew of an old minesweeper during WW2 I was so interested to learn more on YT about the minesweepers. Thankfully this video is informative and fascinating. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for the vidieo. It reminds me of my father. He was 17 yrs old serving in the navy.They used captured German equipment they took in NORTH AFRICA they converted ( landing craft) lcvps to do shallow water mine sweeping. During the invasion of southern France they missed a mine. My father got wounded. The unit got a Presidental citation for Heroism.
Wow! Thanks for sharing that 🇺🇸
I don’t know what you do for a 9 to 5. But I must say this is your calling!!. Every episode you’ve created has the viewers invested both visually and emotionally. I thoroughly enjoy military history. I was pleasantly surprised when I found your channel. It was like watching the early episodes of National Geographic or history channel before they lost their way lol. Anyway I just wanted to thank you and let you know I will definitely be supporting you through Patreon. Or if better for you I can send funds via money orders or whatever best helps you continue to produce your great work here!. Thanks again for the terrific work you’ve graciously have shared with us!.
Oh wow. Thanks for that. That really does mean a lot to hear you say that. Hopefully the content on the channel is proving useful to some people. Thanks for considering the Patreon as well. That’ll sure help with the gas 🙂
The History Underground consider it done!. And thanks for all your hard work. It’s truly inspirational!. I will be doing a monthly donation of 100 dollars.
Flatbed hauling with scott N 😳 Oh my goodness. Thank you!
Very well done J. D.! Thanks for the tour!
Thanks!
Great video!
The Hazard is the largest ship to get this far inland. It was quite a job getting it under all the bridges up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
The flooding of the Missouri River in 2011 and 2019 were very problematic for Freedom Park. The Hazard had to have additional cables attached to keep it from floating downstream.
That is what happened to the minesweeper in St. Louis.
The USS Marlin, a training submarine, is also on display at Freedom Park. The Marlin was one of the smallest submarines ever built for the US Navy.
Thanks for the great video, I enjoyed it. My father served 2 years on AM-248, the Incessant, as a Motor Machinists Mate. Didn't talk about it much. I was hoping to see some shots of the engine room.
Those old (saved) Navy ships would make a great HomeBase during a fictional zombie apocalypse. If I had supplies, that's where I would go!
Ha!
Like rivet citty from fallout 3
Nice tour. I don't know if you have been to Fredericksburg, Texas but if you get the chance you need to check out the National Museum of the Pacific War there. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born and raised in Fredericksburg Texas. Thanks for the tour on the USS Hazard.
Hmmmm........I might have to be taking a trip down to Fredericksburg, TX. Thanks for the heads up!
Great video! Thanks for the look aboard a minesweeper! Hope your head is okay! Really tight quarters on a ship.
Ha! Yeah, that left a lump.
Another great video from you guys cannot stop watching..
Thanks! Glad that you are enjoying the channel :)
please tell me you are gonna show more of the sub sitting there in a future video
Unfortunately, my host was on a strict time schedule and I didn't get to go in. We actually spent more time on the ship that I was scheduled to. Gives me a good excuse to go back :)
U.S.S MARLIN, T-2. She was a training diesel sub that was in service in the 1950's and 60's. Had only one torpedo tube. Been on her and the Hazard many times.
JD, that first depth charge launcher is called a K-Gun. To make the pattern larger, they would be thrown off the sides of the ship as well as off the stern racks. They used a hydostatic fuse to detonate when they reached a certain depth.
Should have a look at the HNLMS Abraham Crijnsen. Built in 1936, she served in the Pacific theatre. As the Dutch Indies got overrun by the Japanese, she managed to make her way to Australia to continue the fight. While doing so, she escaped detection by camouflaging as a floating island. She is now in the Navy Museum in Den Helder, completely restored to her wartime appearance.
I'll check that out. Thanks!
That was so fascinating, Its going on my list of places to go see, was that a U-boat in the background at 19:09? I could spend all day there I'm sure, Thanks for sharing JD.
It really is an amazing place to visit. The sub that you saw was a Cold War era training sobering. Unfortunately, my hosts didn’t have time to take me through it.
Training sub, a 1950's diesel boat. U.S.S. MARLIN, T-2. Only 3 were built. Had only a 15-man crew.
Thank you for the tour,from a retired marine engineer Roly🇬🇧.
Absolutely! Thanks!
You are welcome.
The 26 foot motor whale boat they have on there is the fiberglass 1960 version. in WWII the 26 foot whale boats were wooden, and looked totally different than that one. I also like hoe the Depth charges in the rack are actually 55 gallon oil drums mocked up into depth charges.
depth charges had a smooth shell covering like the one on the thrower. the two bands on the ones in the rack gave them away as oil drums mocked up as depth charges.
I can't even imagine what it was like to fire that 40mm gun. Crazy. Very cool. We went to the Chicago museum of science and industry last year. I had no idea there was a U-boat and Enigma machine there. I literally walked around the corner and saw it and my wife was like "I'll see you after lunch"...lol. It was so awesome.
Ha! Nice. I actually have a video on this channel where I went to that U-boat.
I'm ex navy and I served on a minesweeper, as a radioman it was very good experience in my life
Love it 11:58 family show 12:14 family time over.
Ha!
Excellent content, as usual. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
How the USS Hazard came to be in a field along the Missouri River outside of Omaha Nebraska is probably an interesting story in itself. My hat's off to the folks that made that happen.
Amen to that. Without them, the number of surviving minesweepers might be zero.
Wish my back yard had all that cool stuff in it. Very cool video i cant wait to read up more about the Hazard. Thank You for another great video.
There was a lot to see there. Thanks!
The Ingenuity is amazing. this is a great vlog 👍🏻😎
Thanks!
Fantastic video. Thanks for tolerating the rain giving some great info. Very cool. Hope your head doesn't hurt to much.
Thanks! I enjoyed putting this one together.
Superb. Love your world war history stuff. Keep em coming
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing. However, the Navy does not use the term Mess Hall onboard a ship. It is either the galley or the mess deck. Mess Halls are Army and Air Force.
Fascinating, when thinking 🤔 about WWII Navy , Battle Ships & Subs First come to mind. Thank you for sharing 🇺🇸
My pleasure! Thanks.
Just imagine the things the captain saw looking out those bridge portals.... makes you wonder, doesn't it?
I was thinking the same exact thing.
When I was in 4th grade back in the 90s, our class field trip was to Freedom Park. When you entered the crew's restroom did you happen to notice that the toilets were basically a people version of a liter box? In the video, you can see the trough that holds the liter and it's not divided per stall. It's funny the crew liter boxes and the captain being the only one with a real toilet was my clearest memory. Watching your video now, even what I thought I remembered was actually quite different, but the video helped me recall a bunch of the ship.
Awesome. Thanks for another interesting adventure.
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Drink when JD says "IN'tresting" 🤪
Great video again - looks like lots to see in the background of that park too.
Quite a bit. Definitely hope to get back someday.
Looks like they recovered pretty well from the flood last year. I'm up here in Norfolk, Nebraska and we got it pretty bad here too.
Thank you for doing what you're doing. You're helping a whole Lotta people out man good job.😊
My grandfather was a boatswain's mate on a minesweeper. Very cool man.
Thank you for posting. My dad was on the YMS440 and I always wondered what that ship/boat was like. I'll be visiting this site, thanks again!
On the ship (DER-390) I served on in the 60’s the next level was called the 02 level. It had hedgehogs and depth charges. Bathroom was a head, hopefully a few of these terms help you as does all the knowledge you have provided me with the many videos I have viewed. Thanks for a walk down memory lane
Thanks!
Very good video.
I grew up in Omaha and knew about the Hazard and have been on it"s deck but I have never been had a chance to see inside.
Thanks
I live in Omaha and I didn’t even know that this existed. Thank you for giving me something to look at when I get some time!
Another informational and great video!! Keep up the great work brother!!
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Thanks for this post! However, FYI, there is no "propeller" on a Navy ship. These items are referred to as a "screw."
yeah, this isn't the air force! LOL As an ex USN sailor, it just kind of gets to me when they refer to the screws as 'propellers' :)
Don’t be too hard on this guy he’s obviously too young to know what he’s talking about
Great bit of history saved for many Great video Thankyou
Yes. Glad that this one didn't end up being scrapped.
What is super sad is there is 78,000 servicemen from the U.S that are missing in action from WW2. We can NEVER forget them.
Amen to that.
Great video, my uncle Dennis served on the USS Scuffle AM298. He was always full of stories. Very interesting to see what the ship actually looked like and how it was setup. The Scuffle was transferred to the Mexican navy in the 60s and later sunk as an artificial reef. Its called the wreck of Cozumel.
Peace Luke T
Nice, friendly videolog. It'll be interesting to research more about this, including maybe finding some photos from when they sailed her up the Missouri and then hauled her out and onto that resting place - must have required some interesting equipment. Those trailering floats that were towed on either side with the cables is fascinating. I always assumed they just used outriggers for that.
You should come down to the gulf coast and see the museums here. Especially the D Day museum, the USS Alabama, and the Naval Air Museum at Pensacola NAS.
I’ve been to a few of those places before but it was before I started the channel. Definitely hope to get back down there someday.
My dad served on the mine sweeper "Osprey," that was the only allied ship lost in the D day invasion. Early evening June 5th, Osprey in echelon formation with its MS squadron, with drag cables deployed leading the invasion fleet the Osprey hit a magnetic mine and was sunk. Osprey served in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily as well as submarine patrols. Modern MS type is named for Osprey as is the vertical/horizontal flight aircraft. Osprey was a prewar type, similar but smaller than the Admiral type. Sleeping quarters were fit out with hammocks.
Wow!
Очень короткая экскурсия! С 1950 по 1954 служил на таком корабле. AM -151 ( Barrier) В одном из музеев дальнего востока сохраняется табличка (бронзовая) с данными -где и когда был построен этот корабль. Спасибо за экскурсию!
You don't get demonetized by showing guns? I hope not, because you're bringing a ton of history people need to hear about to the "masses"
Sure hope not or else this channel is in trouble lol
Many 2021 memes involve guns
man that must have been such an awesome time for these men looks like not too bad a ship to serve on nice and cozy
If you come to Evansville, Indiana, we have the last fully operational LST ship that is still in its WW2 configuration.
Oh wow! I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up!
This was another great video!! I always learn so much watching your videos 🤗🤗
Pamela Kern - Thanks! I learned a lot myself while making this one.
Very Cool 👍. I never miss an opportunity to tour a navy vessel, no matter what the era. Too bad so many war relics are gone. I've had the opportunity to dive on a few that were sunk as artificial reefs.
I was in Germany years ago and decided to drive up to Kiel where we found a U-boat on the beach near the WWII U-boat memorial. It was used by the Norwegian navy after the war and eventually returned to Germany and converted into a museum. Very cool to see if you get a chance. It's still there.
Thanks for the video 👍.
Wow! I'll have to look into that. I agree with you also. I never pass up an opportunity to see one of these old navy ships when I can.
This is so neat. Never seen a mine sweeper except in movies. Those floats looked like small whales. And was unaware of this ship in Omaha, NB. You do a marvelous job in your documentary’s. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome video buddy 👍👍
Thanks!
Another great video! Thank you.
Thanks!