Roosevelt's seem like a bunch of ballers when it comes to almost dying. Teddy didn't give a damn and kept giving his speech, and now Franklin is all "That was wicked," when a torpedo almost fragged him and half a battleship's crew because of some screwup.
I'm a communist sympathizer and of German heritage. I have a Prussian Flag and WW1 Era German Empire flag. I don't have an Iron Cross tattoo, but I wouldn't be opposed to having one.
@@RoachDoggJr2112 I'm a German Socialist and member of the left party, on my wall hangs the Union Jack and i'm an ardent defender of the British Monachy. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. Although sometimes, stuff like imperial German flags leave a very sour taste, because of the people (i.e. Neo Nazis) mainly using them today.
Concentration camps are internment camps for massive groups of people without trial, so they were concentration camps. It's just that the Nazi ones were so much worse than anything the Americans could have that made concentration camps rather synonymous to extermination camps.
According to one source one was swept off by a wave and they were never recovered so technically there was a casualty but none occurred during the kamikaze attack as mentioned in the video
It'd be nice to know what the truly original "one job" incident would be. Like an early group of humans attempting to corner a beast of some kind, and one of them just fucks up. Or maybe a guy is meant to build a fire but burns down their huts or something. Lel
In Naval Terms, there are several, such as the Vasa, the first 2-decker Ship-of-the-Line in the Swedish Navy, launched with great fanfare only to suddenly capsize and sink in calm seas just when getting into deep water within sight of port in 1628, and then get raised in 1961, and towed under her own keel back to port to become a museum ship. Similar stability issues plaguing the Mary Rose in her later years. A later, but arguable bigger question that is rarely spoken of, is the "Old Navy" era of the U.S. Navy (Post-Civil War, Pre-Spanish-American War) The spirit of the era is captured by one of the first Broadway songs ever made: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LpFh_9BEyOM.html
"Welcome to the salty spittoon, how tough are ya?" "I took a japanese bullet to the head and mortar to the chest." "Ohh sorry, come right in sir." Props to your grandfather, man. Keep these meme reviews coming.
Agreed! My grand uncle was sent to Luzon in 1945, I can't figure out exactly what a "Medical Laboratory Technician" was tho. Whatever it was, he was one of em. Lol
Not related but 3 of my grandfathers fought in the war over Smirny or Izmir as its called in turkey and they were killed fighting for the people they did not even know. Two of them I think died in the day of the catastrophe of Smirny
I also got a less impressive meme tank story. The last remaining hungarian zrinyi assault gun. During the war it was stolen by the romanians and used by the romanians to steal Transylvania, and then they gave it to the russian tank museum.
Imagine if the Tirpitz would of shown up and tried to take out the Iowa then after a battle between the two ships FDR would of been like ”That was funny as shit do it again”
@@jokuvitunjuutalaine430 nah mate Just because it can survive for hours doesn't mean its going to win If you challenge a tree to a fight and it survive for a few hours but it cant fight back because its a tree Do you see how stupid it sounds Thats how your reply sounds Its an automatic win for the Iowa because it can't fight back
This is just an urban myth. However she actually did set the Iraqi oil fields on fire during Operation Desert Storm by (apparently accidentally) dropping her anchor about a hundred miles southwest of Cape Horn.
That's really neat your grandfather was at Leyte. My great uncle was a torpedo plane crewman aboard the USS Bellau Wood. He narrowly survived Pearl Harbor (his ship was scheduled to be in port on the 7th but got held up and didn't get in until the 8th) and was eventually KIA by a kamikaze attack in 1944.
My grandpa got shot down, he was, IIRC, a bomber crewman, then later an escort pilot. He was shot down over the Home Islands or possibly Okinawa/Guadalcanal. The lack of clarity comes from the unfortunate fact that in 1945, the Japanese military fanaticism was at its zenith, and when he was shot down, they wasted no time making him a POW. World at War, the CoD game, got the intro right. Because in the dying light of WW2, that shit did legitimately happen. They utterly destroyed his mind and body in the brief time they held him before he escaped and was rescued. He was borderline deaf from having lit matches stuck into his ears, beyond that, he didn't tell anyone what they did to him. It broke him. It genuinely altered him. He left my grandma as a good husband with love and zeal. He came back, in her words, "a husk, a hateful, angry man." He either didn't remember, or didn't want to, where it happened, what they did to him, how he escaped, how he was rescued, but he was in escorts less than a week later. He actually flew part of the leg of the Enola Gay's run, he did a lot of shit in his life, including having pictures taken with future world leaders during their WW2 careers, including one with Lord Halifax, and one with Douglas MacArthur. He lived one hell of a life. I think a lot of the people in the Pacific had some of the worst and best lives possible at the time. The Pacific was depressing, but it was less scarring than the broken cities and shit you'd see in Europe.
My grandfather was spared by the fact his aircraft carrier took too much damage and had to return to port. He lost friends to kamikazes and would have likely died if the ship had stayed at see as he was an underwater welder. You know, the guys who go to the water level to use heat to patch a ship very likely leaking oil and fuel into said water, which was also shark infested. I didn't realize how dangerous the job was until I read an engineering book entitled "What Went Wrong". Yeah, not a good time for anyone on any front.
My grandfather was just... really happy that the Kingdom of Travancore wasn't officially part of the British Raj, so there was no chance he'd go to Europe or North Africa or Myanmar/Burma.
Actually my grand grand father was german submariene soldier (u- 509 i do believe but don't hang me if i'm wrong) another grand grand uncle was SS totenkopf obersturmbannführer anoter one untersturmbannführer at the LSAH and the last one was a tanker got shot in Slomensk. Oh and a last one was just a normal infantry guy who got tired of war and war prison in russia so he just walked home. By the way i am not a nazi. Just german
Fun fact: The USS Iowa is the only U.S. warship to have a specially designed bathtub. It just occurred to the crew that their president couldn't stand in a shower... ...Wow, so many likes! :)
The iron cross tattoo (which is from ww1 germany) isnt a symbol of antisemitism, almost 12000 Jews died fighting for germany in ww1. The only reason the number isn't higher is because they were driven out by the holy Roman empire. I wouldn't think of a reason why you'd have one on you're arm, but just don't say something about antisemitism, because it's incorrect to call it antisemitic
SuspectNutria considering rates of reproduction, yes all whites will in fact be replaced relatively soon. 1.8 children per couple just does not cut it. especially when the kids could get sick and die or go to war and die or turn out lgbt or otherwise ends up childless. so yeah we all are gonna be replaced cause we aint having enough kids and hispanics/african american/asian/indian/other are having kids. well japan and korea are having real bad problems with not having enough kids though, and china is gonna have a real bad time because of their former one child policy so maybe not asian. p.s. asian in this context means east asian racial/cultural group.
"Mr. President, the Porter fired a live torpedo at us!" "Lmao get me over there I wanna watch." Later: "We arrested the dude that almost torpedoed your ship" "Give him a break, I ain't even mad lol."
I find it both amusing and oddly poignant how, even though fate was shitting on her all through her service history, even ending up sinking her, she still got the last laugh in the end.
In terms of "did the ship do what she was supposed to do" and "does the damage done to the enemy justify the costs of the ship", yes, William D. Porter was a far better ship and achieved more than Iowa. This is more about battleships in general being useless, though, than about Iowa herself. Iowa and her sisters may be the most advanced battleships ever in terms of stats, but they were already obsolete by the time they were launched. They were originally intended to be the fast arm of a battleline to intercept other fast-moving capital ships.....except that this never happened as the Pacific War was a carrier & destroyer war. The Iowa-class only sank a training cruiser (Iowa's kill) and a destroyer (New Jersey's kill), and even worse, they did it during a **training exercise** and not in actual combat: the two Japanese ships would easily have been sunk by air attack, had not the US naval brass spared them so the Iowas could use them for target practice (so technically Iowa's warship kill count is zero, since it wasn't actually part of the battle). In other words, they not only have a terrible surface-combat record despite that being what they were built for in the first place, but what little they did do was done only because aircraft carriers were held back on purpose out of pity. And even if you cheat by including escort duty (which wasn't what Iowa was supposed to do anyways), the Iowa-class are lacklustre compared to other battleships like South Dakota or North Carolina, or purpose-built AA ships. In the end, the Iowas never actually got to do what they were supposed to do, and didn't do that well at the roles they were forced into when compared to other warships. A lot like Yamato in that aspect, despite Iowa being more technologically advanced in most ways. It doesn't help that Iowa's 1980s reactivation was horrifically botched, and there was that whole fiasco behind the magazine explosion (and the victim-blaming that ensued), so she missed out on the Gulf War, which reduced her already-tiny list of achievements even further. Fletcher-Class destroyers like William D. Porter, on the other hand, were multipurpose ships for relatively minor duties (escort/AA/ASW), and despite her share of mishaps, William D. Porter did those things well, especially as an airplane killer. She shot down more planes than Iowa ever did, and since she wasn't expected to take part in huge surface battles, the lack of those battles doesn't mean she's useless. TDLR: Iowa totally failed at what she was supposed to do, while William D. Porter at least did her job. The US could have saved resources had the destroyer actually sunk the battleship.
And yeah, the story of the last generation of battleships, regardless of nationality, is an incredibly sad one. It’s the textbook example of “why not to build giant war machines”. - All of them became obsolete even before they were launched. - Most of them had at least one design flaw, at least at first (whether it be horribly shell quality and lack of plunging fire for the Littorios, Iowa’s bad torpedo defence, Richelieu’s self-damaging guns until they were fixed, Bismarck’s outdated armour and lack of AA mounts, the lack of good AA guns on Yamato, Vanguard’s obsolete main guns....) - Despite the fact all of them were intended to kill other capital ships, only one of them (Bismarck) actually succeeded, and she was sunk herself days later. And some of these battleships never fought AT ALL (poor Vanguard...) And then there are the disasters and mishaps that happened to individual ships rather than end-generation battleships as a whole.
Bk Jeong Well yeah...I kinda knew that part (the whole “obsolete at launch” thing) and that’s definitely the case. I freely admit to buying into the “romance” of a giant floating castle with massive guns, but I’m historically conscious enough to know how outdated the battlewagons were as a concept. I’m not gonna be one of those people who thinks battleships had any sort of crucial role to play after WWI (other than shore bombardment, they did quite a lot of that and did it very well), but I still feel a little sad that they just sort of faded away and were either scrapped or turned into museums. Kind of like the gigantic railway guns Germany made in both World Wars, I know they were impractical at best and a colossal waste of resources at worst. But just from their sheer size, complexity and the fact that they actually worked (to greater or lesser degrees) just captures my imagination and makes me wish they’d had more of a chance to actually do what they were designed for.
Honestly this sounds more like the crew is just super lucky, sure i mean bad things kept happening however they seem to have gotten out of all of these ordeals with little to no issues.
A torpedo is coming toward the ship rather then try and get to safety FDR wants to watch it come at the ship my question is did everyone around him think he was crazy
There wouldn't be much safety anyway. Torps are designed to take down large ships, there's no difference between staring right at the torpedo and running to the other side of the ship. Not even a small boat would help (I think at least) because of the enormous force of an explosion released into the water. The waves would just throw them around like Trump would do with swear words.
ricardo souza Yeah a battleship usually takes a whole bunch of hits to take down, unless you manage to blow up the turrets. Even the Bismarck, a glass cannon of a battleship (high speeds and good armaments but bad armour design) took a horrendous amount of effort to actually destroy. Not that this is of much use when a battleship gets attacked by a carrier that’s too far away to shoot at.
Poet My Paternal Great Grandfather was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot he served in the Battle of Britain and in the North African campaign. He was shot down in 1942 after being in a dog fight with a German fighter luckily he escaped with a small injury to his leg. He also served in France in 1944.
5:26 I mean he was related to teddy Roosevelt the man who got shot during a speech and still continued to talk for 1 hours and 30 minutes after he got shots
So he has a tattoo of the iron cross because Germany uses it today? I'm kinda confused why you would get a tattoo of the iron cross if it's a known racist tattoo
The Iron Cross isnt racist, Pygmy. Its not a nazi symbol at all, even. Just like how the Buddist swastika (the 90 degree one, not the 45 degree one just so we are absolutely clear) isnt. The Iron Cross has been used by Germany since 1871, long before the Nazi party was even an idea in baby Aldofs head. Saying the Iron Cross is a racist symbol is like saying the US Ensign is
Okay so two points. 1) When I see a white guy with a swastika tattoo chances are the guy isn't Buddhist. I think it's the same situation here 2) What does the iron cross popularly represent then?
Counter two points: 1) Whats your reaction to an asian guy with a bald head and a swastika? Lets not mention the context of where he lives or what his beliefs are, just make a generailzation based on race. 2)The German Army. Still in use today, mate. Still all over there vehicals and medals. Are you saying Germany is still under Nazi rule, Mr. Pygmy?
Ok, story time I had two family members in WW2 *Story 1*: My great great uncle was a glider pilot on D-Day, if you don’t know, those went horribly for pretty much everyone in them. Long story short, my great great uncle crashed and died *Story 2*: My great grandfather was an A-20 Havoc pilot in the pacific. Lots of great stories there if anyone’s interested, but my personal favorite was when great grandpa Larry was flying a mission bombing Japanese supply trains (or something like that) and his bomber was hit by Japanese fire and wasn’t likely going to make it back to base, so he decides to try and make it back to base, so he tells his bombardier he can bail out which the bombardier promptly says no to, and when Larry (my great grandfather) turns around to tell his tail gunner to bail out. This is where the story gets funny, his tail gunner had apparently bailed out a long time ago (basically as soon as the boys realized they likely wouldn’t make it back, but long before they decided to bail out). They found the tail gunner later don’t worry. *Story 3 (kinda)*: My several greats uncle was a WW1 flying ace so that’s cool
Thanks for doing historical naval content like this and numerous others! I and many others certainly appreciate the effort you do to satisfy others. Please keep it up ❤️
The thought of FDR bouncing excitedly in his chair saying "wheel me over! wheel me over!" so he can watch a torpedo coming straight toward him is my favourite image of the war. Even better than Hitler dancing.
My great grandpa was a frogman and served from 1944 to 1946 in the pacific, seeing action at Saipan, some I forget the name of, and even Okinawa. He also visited Nagasaki shortly after Japan's surrender. I never knew him as he died before I was born. He has a brick at the national D Days museum in New Orleans
Your speech is clear, without mumbles nor any umms or ahs. Some creators have a hard time being in front of the camera and speaking clearly. This format is great if you keep up being awesome!
Interesting to hear about your grandfather. I have a great uncle who served In the Navy aboard the USS William p. Biddle and actually drew some of the maps for the invasion of Tarawa.
A big thanks to your grandfather for his service during The Landing of Leyte (a historical event in Philippine history as I am from the Philippines). He is definitely tough and a badass, getting shot at by an MG and took that mortar like a champ. May he rest in peace and God bless you and your family
i actually really like this format. it feels like you’re talking to us and connecting with the audience more instead of talking into your mic and just having audio recording. it feels like this is made for someone instead of it being made by you all alone not really talking to anyone in particular. i’m not trying to discount any of your work in any way. in fact, i’ve enjoyed every video you’ve made that i’ve watched. i’m just saying i feel more connected to you as a creator with this format as opposed to just listening to you talking with pretty pictures on the screen
I always describe the Willie D as "If you crewed a ship with the entire extended family of the Three Stooges." Even if only the two or three things you say are substantiated happened, all three of them sound like they could have been in a Navy-Themed short.
I bet he had nails with no milk that morning. Your grandfather was one tough SOB. That's the most hardcore way to collect souvenirs and war trophies. Rest easy, man. Stories like that get to me.
Greetings from Michigan! Hey man keep up the good work I’m loving what your doin! It’s to bad I wasn’t able to go to the Indiana military museum check it out and possibly meet you unfortunately I already had plans in northern Indiana the same day
I wouldn’t be against more of this style of video. I just enjoy hearing about these stories and your research on them. Sure the visuals are a nice help and maybe a special video every once and a while should get that but I have no issue with this more casual format.
Patrick Troughton! Both Matt Smith and David Tennant borrow heavily off his rendition of the Doctor. Matt Smith adopted the bow tie in honor of him and cites him as his favorite.
Great vid. This turned out well and I found that seeing your face imparted a more human feel to the explanation than what I get from others. I’d love to see a KMS Priz Eugen and Tirpitz video like this without the infamous reputation left of them by World of Warships.
Wheezi Aka: the only end-generation battleship that arguably was worth building (since her very existence cost the Brits a lot of resources), even if she was obsolete before launch like all of the others. Funnily how the Bismarck sisters, the worst-designed of the end-generation battleships, are the only ones that came remotely close to paying for their own construction costs (One becomes one of the only WWII battleships to kill another capital ship, the other becomes a hollow threat that Britain plays into). Not bad for two obsolete ships.
despite you apparently being a commie jew without sources, your vids are great and i love them, your one of the few youtubers that i see in my notifications and actually go i need to see this as soon as possible, keep up the great work and if you cant find any footage on something i dont mind that you do this format, and i never really questioned your sources because when i was but a child i knew stuff like this, amour in a tiger pz4 m4 t34 etc, but now that im older i cant remember it to same my life but i know a rough estimate of what it should be but even those are hard to remember and most of the things i have completely for gotten, also i dont think your a commie jew, that dosent even make sense as a commie would believe the leader is a god so then he or she wouldnt believe in god
You forgot to mention one of my favorite parts: the name of the captain of the ship who rescued Porter's men was McCool. Also he got a medal of honor the next day after a Kamikaze hit his ship.
The william porter actually also had several commendations. I have a book on destroyer history in world war two. So any future videos on destroyers, let me know.
