@@jamesdunn9714 Not even close... That would be Marinus van der Lubbe. Horst Wessel was a early Nazi killed in clashes with the KPD prior to Hitler's rise to power
Let me guess. The Nigerian Navy scammed their ships out of other countries, whilst pretending to be Nigerian princes, or perhaps said the other World navies had won some sort of lotto?
It's interesting to see those Abnaki-class fleet tugs still operating in 2019. My last ship was Abnaki-class USS Quapaw(ATF-110), commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned forty years later. All of the fleet tugs are named after American Indian tribes, and since I was the last man to be advanced to CPO on-board, it meant that I was the last Chief of the Quapaw!
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You forgot to cover the Canadian Navies Canoe Class canoe. First used by Jacques Cartier in 1588. It's still in Canadian front line service. Also, the Viking class, Viking Longboat used by Leif Erikson in 1043 AD. It's currently a refit getting upgraded paddles in a new sail, made from old Ottawa Senators hockey jerseys. Duct tape and bailing wire is state-of-the-art picked up at a Canadian Tire year end sale.
Wow, the USCGC Citrus, Cowslip and Sassafras are former WLB buoy tenders and I served on the Planetree (WLB307) as engineer (MK3, E-4). Mine decommissioned and scrapped in 2018. Im glad to see they live on. They are diesel electric propulsion, 180 ft with a 38 ft beam. They were tough little vessels but scary in heavy seas. I remember taking a 47 degree roll on it. I thought we were going to capsize.
How on earth did that old Tug take 4 missile hits and only loose 8 Crew? Did we warn them before we launched the attack? if not i think we need to examine the effectiveness of those missiles..... Great work as always keep em coming....
Mark you forgot the MV Liemba on Lake Tanganyika. She was built as the SMS Graf von Goetzen in Germany in 1913 and best known from the movie "African Queen" She is still around.
French navy : the FS Belle-Poule and FS Étoile, two pre-WWII schooners; they went to Great Britain in 1940 and went on to serve as some of the first Free French Navy ships. Still active today as training ships.
In Genoa(Italy) there is a 1915 pontoon crane, it was used to assemble the Graf Spee and the Tirpiz. Now it is still used to civil operation. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langer_Heinrich_(crane_1915)
I think you might be forgetting another ship if you ever watch the show deadliest catch the boat the wizard was actually a World War II Oiler she was built in 1942.
I am once again in awe of your devotion to the less glamorous items of history, and to proper historical detail. In this spirit, I must mention that you refer to some armament being obtained from a United States WW II frigate, but to the best of my knowledge, the U.S. did not use the designation frigate at that time. As is usual, pointing out the one quibble takes as much space as acknowledging the overall excellence of a piece. Ah, well.
There are more of the old LSTs being used as Berthing barges by the US Navy. I know of one in Yokosuka and one in Sasebo as of 2014. While I think they have since been moved, I suspect they are still sitting around some where, possibly the "Army pier" in Yokohama where all sorts of old stuff ends up.
In the Brazilian Navy, the river tanker (now Logistic Support Ship, after a refit in the 90`s) "Potengi" (1935), that serves with the Monitor "Parnaíba", was forgotten.
There is a great podcast about hitler's death, is the WW2 podcast hosted by Angus Wallace. The most recent episode addresses Hitler's death and the subsequent investigation that followed. Its worth checking out
Hitler didn't go to Argentina. Rediculous. Hitler did escape Berlin in march 1945, disguised as a British soldier. He then crossed into Switzerland and took a flight to French occupied Morocco, them taking ship to south Africa where he traveled by land to modern Tanzania. Here he took ship, stopping in Sri lanka for 4 days, eventually making it to Thailand where he finished his days under the persona of a Dutch leatherworker.
0:54, this ship has a sister ship USS Mercer (APL-39) commissioned in 1944 and serving in Sasebo, Japan. There are several parts of the ship which are off-limits due to asbestos.
According to United Kingdom overlords the 1982 action in the Falklands was a conflict,not a war, try telling that to those who fought in the “WAR” and I am sure you would not be surprised to hear a few choice words coming in your direction, RIP all those who paid the ultimate price to restore the Falkland Islands to their rightful citizens.
What about the USS Pueblo which is currently still active in commission on the US Navy roster? Despite it being held captive by the North Koreans for the past 50 years.
A small correction. The ship shown at 2:47 is actually an Admirable class minesweeper, the USS Pivot (AM-276). She served with the USN until 1948. She was then sold to Taiwan (Republic of China) and recommissioned as the Yung Shou (AM 49). She served with the ROCS Navy until she was scrapped in 1970.
Hmmm, how about a video about Museum Ships worth seeing? Such as HMS Warrior, the first warship with hull made completely out of steel, ORP Błyskawica, or Mikasa, the only Pre-Dreadnought battleship still afloat today?
I don't know if this counts. The USS YMS-328, a WWII Minesweeper. Being used as a tour boat, she was owned by John Wayne for about 17 years... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_YMS-328
Interesting about these buoy tenders. My father's first ship, USCG buoy and lighthouse tender 'Anemone' was sent to the Philippines just after the war ended, was soon sunk by a typhoon, re-floated and still in service in the 1970's, but built in 1909. Yet his LST 760 was cut up as soon as it returned to the states, not 4 years old. In a nutshell, if you want these things to last over 100 years, get a good paintbrush.
G'day Mark, OK I'm an ex Air Force type who should know better but I didn't know about ⅔ of the countries you mentioned even had navies. Always great to learn something from your outstanding videos. Cheers, BH
1:44 you are forgetting the USS Missouri it might be a museum ship right now but if it has to it can be called to active duty because that’s what happened to it during the Gulf War it was recall to active duty so that she is actually still active in My book. That’s exactly what happened in 1991 when she was sent back to war she was a museum ship before that that’s why it takes two phone calls one from the president and one from the secretary of defense then about two weeks she’ll be back to work.
SuperAgentman007 - Er not quite. All the New Jersey class have been formally struck off and removed from the register. Much equipment has been removed and they are no longer seaworthy. The Missouri’s engines have not run since 1992 and when she was moved in 1995 and 1998 she had to be towed as her engines were no longer operable. She underwent a cosmetic refurbishment in 2009 which cured some hull leaks.
Technically, the USS Constitution still qualifies, as she was still in commission in the War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Gulf War, and more!
When you mentioned the Argentinian ship serving in the Falklands war I thought you would also reference the General Belgrano, formerly the USS Phoenix. The sinking of the Belgrano is one of the most controversial acts of recent British history although I personally believe the correct action was taken.
My buddy was stationed on the YRBM20 back in the 1980s when his ship was being refitted. I felt really sorry for him as the berths were tiny and very cramped.
