Thanks for watching everyone! Hope you enjoyed the video! The new mic is a work in progress. This was the first video I recorded with it, and have since tweaked the settings, the levels rise and fall a bit too much for my liking in this one. Working 60 hours a week did not allow me to go back and edit it. So sorry!
Furthermore I live in Wyoming so ships and or boats are not around me,and I am a huge fan of current and past warships so I live vicariously through the eyes of youtube videos.....thank you again!
Thank you! I am also a big fan of World of Warships, I’ve been playing since the beta in 2014 (on and off). Also, I’m in a landlocked state so I live vicariously through my videos as well :)
Hey man. Don’t pay too much attention to the criticism some people throw at you ! You put a lot of work into your videos and we appreciate it. Best wishes from the UK.
Thank you. I really appreciate kind comments like these. For the most part people are quite nice on the channel, and sometimes there are people who are quite mean.
I love history, of which war is probably the major component. So I really appreciate your efforts. I suspect that you are probably being harder on yourself than your listeners are. Keep up the good work! 👍
@ImportantHistory channels like your are the channels that I watch rather than the brainrot found on shorts etc, if ever i do naval history in history I will be top of my class lol , I really appreciate channels like your
I was excited when Flyhawk Models decided to release a 1:700 scale KÖNIGSBERG. Within that model's box is a print of the box's cover artwork. Drachinifel often pokes fun of these vessels & rightly so- they were barely seaworthy, stayed away from open seas & were often used as trainers as a result, in all of their lifetimes.... I went to meet Drach a year ago on BB-62 in Camden, NJ. I took along my KÖNIGSBERG artwork and asked him to sign it & write "the best vessel ever", ha ha, right ? He signed it, but wrote, "the best TARGET ever".... Wise arse that he is !! 🚬😎👍
The entire Königsberg-Class Cruisers were a disaster waiting to happen. Rattled with design problems because of the treaty of Verse. Although we also need to give props to the designers because even with the limits they found something that would work. The fate that would await the Karlsruhe would be a devastating blow.
Well that was another education. I served Kristiansand briefly and knew about Blücher but not this. Fun fact you mentioned the Tsingtao. Did you know the brewery there and its eponymous beer was set up by German settlers? It's now the second most drunk beer worldwide. The Admiralty Allowance is what we used to call the Fudge Factor in order to allow for the inevitable mission creep that happens on land as well as at sea. The ships design is the most brilliant set of compromises given the Washington Agreement. There are even today war ships setting out for the Pacific which is anything but peaceful, which return to home ports with bent hills and distorted prop shafts. The sound on board is horrendous. As to sound I like your new mike which is very clear but imho it sounds like you are a few feet away from it. Finally, well done on your pronunciation of German names. Not easy. You did well. Thanks for another informative and entertaining video.
Hello, sorry to say, but what i was missing in the description of the last overhaul was the description of the broadening of the hull, to overcome the structural weaknesses. This was the major task of the entire overhaul, and had the potential to solve the structural problems. All the other report was fine, and i have seen a lot of pictures which were new to me. Thanks for that!
Great video covering a ship that is rarely spoken of. Germany was known for building ships which were well compartmentalized; usually being very difficult to sink. This goes back to their battle cruisers of WW1. It would have been interesting to see further light cruiser developments from Germany incorporating lessons learned from the K class. Germany built powerful, capable ships, excluding these.
I met a sailor that was on that ship years ago, he had the misfortune after the loss of it to shipping out on the Bismarck but survived if memory serves me correctly his name was Bruno Ronzka
well they could have learned that lessen early if Emden would have been allowed to actually carry multigun turrets.. but the germans were not allowed to build Emden by its original designs
The Germans certainly knew how to build beautiful warships. It's a pity that these light cruisers were not fit for purpose given the limitations imposed on the shipbuilders. I agree with the KM that the loss of this vessel was preventable and, given how limited the resources of the KriegsMarine, was an unnecessary sacrifice.
I have my Grandmother had an Uncle that served on the Karlsruhe and the Koln. I have no idea how she got his photo album but we she passed away i kept it when we cleared her house out. Most of the photos are prewar.
Yep. I don’t know why when I was writing that I was thinking 8.2 inch guns and not 11 inch. Oh well, not a critical point in our story. But, I do apologize for the error.
Thats alright man, making mistakes once in a while is the name of the game, you more than make up for it with the video itself. Much loved as a viewer, Breakingwind- @@ImportantNavalHistory
Blucher was hit by 2 280 mm shells, 13 152 mm, and a load of 57 mm shells at point blank range plus 2 old torpedoes. She ship was loaded with ammunition and fuel for the invasion forces and when it all started to explode it doomed the effort of the damage control teams.
Nice video. There is an interesting comparison with the British Arethusa Class (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arethusa-class_cruiser_(1934)) of a similar era, which were smaller and less heavily armed but much more seaworthy and proved to be extremely useful ships during the war.
Oh man come on, the offset turrets are cool! This was the first video I recorded with the new mic and I’ve definitely improved the settings since then!
I have always been fascinated with German Light Cruiser design. growing up I often wondered why these ships were never used in raiding. I knew there were a few times in the Murmansk campaign that German Destroyers were used but never the CLs whereas in WWI it was the CLs that were the main German raiders. Had these ships been built a little bigger an tougher they may have made for much better raiders than the slower Pockets, at least within their shorter range capacity.
It seems to me that the Germans over-armed these ships. If the main guns had been reduced to three twin mounts like the Arethusa class enough weight may have been saved to strengthen the hulls.
I haven't seen this video channel before so was unable to tell if it was the mic or a speech impediment. Enjoyed the coverage of that interesting light cruiser.
Damn. Didn’t realize I had a speech impediment, probably should get that looked at. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the video. Edit: on second thought, when I was a young child I did have to do speech therapy. Kind of forgot about that.
One thing that bugs me about WWI's Treaty of Versailles, is that the Germans ever agreed to it at all! Yes, they were tired of war, and with fresh Americans joining, were in a bit of a bind. Still, the French and British, along with the other allies were also tired and were surely unwilling to go back to war with Germany if they didn't accept the terms! I just don't really understand why they did and of course, we all know what happened as a result of those arrogant French demands! I love to hear some of the reasoning behind their acceptance of the terms by someone knowledgeable!!!
Not knowledgeable, but: The German economy was failing, they'd been under naval blockade for nearly four years and it was having it's intended effect. Morale. It sometimes sounds like their soldiers were close to refusing to fight and in November 1918 the Keil Mutiny (peace/surrender negotiations were well under way by this time) showed that continuing was not possible. Not abnormal, Russia collapsed with internal problems and France had big problems at Verdun. American presence in action is debatable but the prospect of millions of American soldiers turning up was fatal to German morale. We're used to Total Victory in wars, but wars usually end with a negotiated peace and reparations/land paid.
Attempted too much on the displacement allowed. Less ambitious and more seaworthy ships would have been more useful. 3 twin turrets instead of triples for the main armament for example. Halving the number of torpedo tubes would also help. This would have made them similar ship to the later British Arethusa’s. the treaty did not force the Germans to build almost useless flimsy cruisers. It was their choice.
@@DaveSCameron I still have the wartime H.M.S.O. Publication purchased by my father who was in the R.N. throughout most of the war and it’s picture of her sister ship taken by a Fleet Air Arm Skua. One of our first successes. 👍🏻❤️
Since we were opposing Hitler and National Socialism, its a good thing in hindsight that they wasted resources on useless ships. One could in fact suggest that the entire Kriegsmarine was a waste of time and resources. What Germany needed was to capture the oil of the Caucasus. Wasting fuel and resources on the Kriegsmarine contributed nothing to that overriding goal. Moscow and Stalingrad mattered; the Kriegsmarine did not and achieved nothing of significance. It could be asked what is the use of a warship that sinks after someone gives a hard look at it. The K's were absurdly fragile, short-ranged and unseaworthy. However, the video documenting this ship and its woes is well done.
I don’t know if she was weaker than all her sisters initially. But, after that cruise in the Pacific she certainly was. I don’t think they’re bad ships like I said just fragile in rough seas.
As you pointed out, she had an inexperienced crew, but I think the ship itself was not crappier than her sisters. A cruiser that isn’t fully seaworthy just doesn’t make sense.
I’d figure you’d comment something like this. Mostly created the title based off her 1936 training cruise in the Pacific. Also, please understand I’m a small channel that’s trying to build and therefore must try to please the algorithm. Whatever people might say, I put in quite a bit of time on these videos and would like to get something back in return. Otherwise it’d be hard to justify me continuing these videos, considering I already work 60 hours at my day job.
@@hannesromhild8532 Can't argue with that. Title has been changed. I feel like for the most part I present good information in a somewhat entertaining way. Hope I didn't cause you to dislike the channel because of this.
He may not be perfect in German pronunciation but he tries hard and is by far better than most English-speaking RU-vidrs including the famous (or, with regard to butchering foreign names: infamous) Drachinifel. And now please tell us: are you perfect in English pronunciation or do you have the typical German accent?
Hey man, I do really try. I don’t hear German everyday, I don’t speak the language, it’s not an easy language to get pronunciations correct. Like Ray said, I’m sure your English isn’t always perfect. Just know I’m trying and it’s certainly a vast improvement on prior videos.
The fault definitely lay in the designers, despite that quote, or the administration that demanded more than was possible within its bounds. The treaty didn't force the ship to have 9 guns, or any of the other requirements that pushed the limit
