Our long look at the various Iowa class ships continues with the 'Mighty Mo' herself! Want to support the channel? - / drachinifel Want to talk about ships? / discord
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@nmccw32455 жыл бұрын
She’s doing an admirable job of standing watch over the Arizona. Visiting both was top priority on my Hawaii vacation.
@jamesd63904 жыл бұрын
Due to Covid I could only see the Missouri from a distance.
@ColonelFrontline11526 жыл бұрын
*_U.S.S. MISSOURI BB-63_* *_A War Hero And A Movie Star_*
@Nick-rs5if4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Sir Christopher Lee ;)
@Tottleminerftw6 жыл бұрын
1984: Missouri defend this nation. Uss Missouri: yes Sir I need a bell.
@michaelpfister12835 жыл бұрын
LOL! "Someone ... get this ship a bell!"
@angus577205 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there.
@MaxwellAerialPhotography3 жыл бұрын
Right this way chief.
@thehandoftheking33144 жыл бұрын
You forgot the attempted highjack and the most important member of her crew. The cook.
@penkagenova70734 жыл бұрын
Lol
@FrenckyCFC4 жыл бұрын
They are kitchen diver too in a Bbs? the most important after the cook. lol
@Solidboat1233 жыл бұрын
He was good with cooking knives I hear
@slammerf163 жыл бұрын
@@Solidboat123 Yes, but he also cooked ;)
@thehandoftheking33143 жыл бұрын
@Ed Miller and huge cakes
@milesjenkins14056 жыл бұрын
Perfect use of Blackadder clip!
@briancox27215 жыл бұрын
About small caliber weapons swarming USN battleships: Overkill is an often underrated achievement.
@knutdergroe97575 жыл бұрын
Just like a condom. Better to have it, And not need it. Then to need it, and not have it. So over kill..... She is still here. 😎
@benjaminguilatcoiv11 ай бұрын
Bec the optics of using a 16 inch gun on a patrol boat or smaller boats like Iran or others usually deploy would look too much of a bully boy overkill 😂😂
@Maverick-gg2do6 жыл бұрын
This was one of the funniest episodes so far.
@SwiftTrooper53 жыл бұрын
Drach quoting Huey Lewis got me chuckling.
@Miking0083 жыл бұрын
The Blackadder clip was amusing too.
@ujijin30994 жыл бұрын
I've been in Hawaii for close to 30 years now. When the BB63 was towed into Pearl, many here were excited; most, at the prospect of being able to see her up close once she was properly berthed and set up. So, soon after being chained up and cleaned up, a few of us were given early access, though it was main-deck-only. The original teak decking was in tatters. Still, it had a distinctive, sweet odor that was noticeable apart from the machine oil smell that usually permeates well-used ships. Then there was the funding and volunteer labor campaign to replace the teak and tar, bit by bit. I was there to witness the crowbarring of the old teak planks, re-sealing under them, sanding down new planks, and sealing around them. This was when my eldest son was small, and he definitely enjoyed the many trips we took to BB63. The hotter the days were, the more the teak exuded that sweet odor that will never leave my brain! The new teak was beautiful, it smelled wonderful, and the trips (both standard and limited, as well as the reserved, guided tours that ventured much deeper into the dark spaces of the ship) were so well worth the hassle of trying to find parking at the Arizona Memorial. Missouri is truly a great ship, a class act, and an ongoing labor of love.
@Lazarus70005 жыл бұрын
My cousin was driving it when it went aground! It's been many years since he related it to me and he has since passed, but the gist of it is the captain told him "Drive over there!" and he said "If we go over there we'll go aground." and the captain said "Well I'm the captain and I say drive over there!" so he did and they went aground. The captain tried to put the blame on him but there was a recording being made and he was vindicated. Also he was on the ship when the surrender was signed. His original posting was on a destroyer but he hated it because, well, it was a Tin Can. He couldn't take the up-and-down-even-in-port business and swapped postings with some other chap and found the Missouri much more comfortable.
@chuckkline29703 жыл бұрын
That story has so many holes it must be rated as a holy relic.
@Lazarus70003 жыл бұрын
@@chuckkline2970 Just telling it as he told me. He is dead now and it was long ago he told me and long ago then, too, so while I know I mean no deception and assume he meant none as well, I admit that error may have crept in somewhere.
@chuckkline29703 жыл бұрын
@@Lazarus7000 I understand. Thank you for sharing the story.
@vitkriklan2633 Жыл бұрын
Sure, why not. My cousin was driving the Apollo 13 when it exploded. The captain told him to mix the oxygen tanks and then tried to put the blame on him. Then he swaped places with some chap to fly on the Skylab instead.
@RadioactiveSherbet6 жыл бұрын
Maybe 16 inch guns would be unsportsmanlike to use against speed boats, but I'd pay good money to see the look on the faces of some Somali pirates when they see the splashes of 16 inch warning shots. LOL
@RadioactiveSherbet6 жыл бұрын
I know. That's kinda my point. I think even a near miss would sink a speed boat -- the water spout would launch it in the air and send those on board flying in all directions.
@richardcutts1966 жыл бұрын
How about Q ships? Imagine the look on their faces when the helpless victim suddenly sprouts enough guns to look like a WW2 us cruiser. www.imfdb.org/images/0/05/MaskFeelingLucky-1.jpg
@lycossurfer88516 жыл бұрын
@@richardcutts196 Yes! Q ships & Raiders would be a great one.
@lycossurfer88516 жыл бұрын
A 16" warning shot should be for the next guy seeing his buddies getting hit by the shell..........
@JerzeyBoy6 жыл бұрын
Kurtis Boyer as a tax payer I would to.
@toddwebb75215 жыл бұрын
One of my Grandpas was on the Missouri for the surrender. He was in the USAAF and was one of the first Americans on shore after the surrender because he was there to survey the damage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He had lots of horror show pics of the people dieing from radiation sickness and burns.
@identitydixie10614 жыл бұрын
Yeah me to he was on the Missouri as a bofor gunner and the surrender
@toddwebb75213 жыл бұрын
@John C I'd like to but I'll have to figure out which relative or relatives have possession of those photos.
@toddwebb75213 жыл бұрын
@John C there's also some pics of the other battleships there for the signing.
@dataunavailable28436 жыл бұрын
I am disappointed that the power of love doesn’t move battleships. It really should do that! Someone has to take a look at that.
@psikogeek6 жыл бұрын
I claim that love does indeed power battleships.
@thebudgieadmiral51406 жыл бұрын
Oh, it does. Just ask a KanColle fan.
@psikogeek5 жыл бұрын
Hmm..... we already measure propulsion potential with *shaft horsepower* .
@wrayday71495 жыл бұрын
Due to constant snubbing by the British Admiralty the U.S. secretly teamed up with the Aussies to form a new Battleship power plant.... the secret power source was cunningly hidden in plain sight under the common terms AC/DC. With the ship running on the power of AC/DC she gains unlimited range, hand break anchor turns, and plot armor. A secret bonus is unlocked if you install an ex-Navy SEAL as a cook.
@jeffreypatterson41525 жыл бұрын
Battleships are the manifestation of love.
@8aleph5 жыл бұрын
There is a story about Missouri during the landing operation I believe at Inchon. She was inshore delivering supporting fire, a Chinese 152mm gun battery fired on her and managed a single hit. Te result was that battery ceased to exist in very short order an order was issued to Chinese and North Korean Atillery not to fire on warships
@JohnRodriguesPhotographer5 жыл бұрын
When the Iowa-class battleships were supporting Marines in Beirut Lebanon, they struck a near Miss in fact, one of the Syrian Army Command Post. That near-miss destroyed the command post and killed everyone in it. Syria's ambassador to the UN protested the shelling of their positions, in particular from the battleships. I guess I should have been shooting at the Marines. The Marines have some pretty good friends.
@8aleph5 жыл бұрын
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Accidents and friendly fire happen in war. I remember the Video of a Iraqi Battalion surrendering to a spotter Drone when one of the Iowas started toward it's position
@knutdergroe97575 жыл бұрын
SEMPER FI !!!
@mtler86094 жыл бұрын
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Was on the Kennedy when that happened. A couple of near misses turning bad guys into hamburger meat does tend to make survivors rethink how they view others. They go from, "Down with all Americans" to "We can live with them guys." I mean damn, they could see the barrels turning their direction. That was a deterrent. They didn't seem all that scared of my ship or our air wing, but having a BB capable of counter-battery fire really makes people think about their choice to pull the lanyard on that gun. I like Norm's idea of fighting a war. Never go into a fair fight. Always go in with overwhelming fire power so we can all go home at the end of the day.
@enalche24 жыл бұрын
5:20 group hug and the power of love. So funny 😂
@HEDGE10113 жыл бұрын
5:37 Missouri’s Korean War contribution is simply one of the most sublime moments on KZbin! (Boom, boom, boom!)
@matthewrobinson43236 жыл бұрын
Great video. My dad worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during the Second World War. He was too young for WW1, & too old for WW 2. He helped build one of the I was, but I don't remember which one. When my family and I lived in San Diego (I kept forgetting to go back to New York City when my Navy service was completed), I remember driving down Interstate 5 one day, and when adjacent to the North Island Naval Air Station, I glanced over to look at whatever, perhaps because my son-in-law was stationed there, and was rewarded by a truly beautiful sight: one of the Iowa Class Battleships was tied up there...low, sleek, menacingly beautiful! An Aircraft Carrier might be a more effective and efficient instrument of naval warfare, but a battlewagon will beat a flat top all to pieces for sheer class, in my opinion. Old age might really suck, but I'm glad to have served in the Navy when I did.
@timothycook29175 жыл бұрын
My father was invited to attend the commissioning of the USS Iowa at New York in February 1943. In 1984 we went aboard the Missouri at Bremerton. I hope to see her again at Pearl Harbor someday
@MrHSwager6 жыл бұрын
The other kamikaze attack did not penetrate the teak deck. You can still see the scorch marks on the deck, which is still in use.
@vincentlavallee2779 Жыл бұрын
While I realize that this video is years old, I happened across it and just watched it. I have to comment on the closing comment "...is also capable of repelling an alien invasion!". Such humor Drach has!
@Darryl_Frost4 жыл бұрын
USS Missouri is one of my favorite ships, I remember it well from the mid 1980's (actually 1988) during a RIMPAC, I was on the RAN ship HMAS Swan we were in the Missouri battle group at war with the USS Nimitz (and it's battle group). I got to see The Mo, in full force, getting a close range view of a full broadside, and another 'colored smoke' smoke demonstration, (4 shells of different color watched fired and landing). Then we all went to Pearl for an 18 days stay where we parked directly behind the Missouri, our work day alongside was from 8am to 10am! :D. We were there for 4th of July as well, I'm glad USS Missouri is back at Pearl, but as well I am sad because we don't have an alien defense ability anymore!
@chrisangus70786 жыл бұрын
Boom boom boom .have seen the impact of 16" shells would not want to be within a mile .
@JohnRodriguesPhotographer5 жыл бұрын
During the Vietnam war service for the Iowa-class battleships, they would lava high explosive round into the jungle. This created an instant LZ for helicopters.
@aynjeleyes3 жыл бұрын
Ah I lost it 😂 at 6:20 just perfect. I remember the mighty mo at Garden island 1986 for the Royal Australian Navy 75th Anniversary. With three River class/type 121 along side of her.
@UNSCSpartan0434 жыл бұрын
For a little more on her grounding it took about half a month to get her unstuck. They ended up offloading all fuel, shells, powder, food, water, and such and she relied on submarine support ships for power until her day of release. The person put in charge of the operation actually brought in the guy in charge of salvaging at Pearl Harbor during it's clean up and saved something like 20 ships which included 3 of the sunken battleships. After being freed she was sent to dry dock and they had to float out the incomplete hull of Kentucky 'one of her sister ships' to clear a spot for her. She had suffered enough damage to the bottom double hull that it had ruptured 3 fuel tanks if I remember right.
@mbignell14 жыл бұрын
I've got a copy of an old UK magazine called War Machine, published in the mid 80's. It states that as a result of damage sustained in the grounding, her top speed was permanently cut from 33kts to 27kts. No other source that I've read mentions this, does anyone know if it's accurate?
@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass Жыл бұрын
Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident
@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass Жыл бұрын
Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident
@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass Жыл бұрын
Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident
@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass Жыл бұрын
Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident
@tonytrotta93225 жыл бұрын
The older battleships & older cruisers did the majority of the Island bombardment in the Pacific in WW2. My dad who passed in 2017 at age 92 was a S1c on a 20 mm twin mount on the USS Louisville CA 28 which had 13 battle stars for her WW2 service. USS Louisville was tied up along side Missouri and delivered Halsey staff of 100 personnel to USS Missouri prior to end of WW2 signing. USS Louisville went on to Okinawa and was kamikaze a third time in June 5, 1945 at Okinawa. My dad witnessed 51 sailors and Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler buried at sea due to 3 kamikaze hits. I toured the mothballed (all 40 mm A/A guns) had igloos on USS Missouri BB 63 and saw the USS New Jersey BB 62 in Bremerton, Wash. in 1978. We toured USS New Jersey a few years ago at Camden, NJ.
@spartanhockey1380 Жыл бұрын
I've been to the Missouri museum, it's really cool. The guided tour inside the battleship is definitely worth it.
@1bishw4 жыл бұрын
I was in the Navy during the gulf war but didn’t make it over there until a few months after the shooting (officially) stopped. A couple years later, a sailor that was on the Missouri during the war transferred onto my ship. He was a fire control man assigned to one of the five inch turrets. He told he when the Iraqis fired the Silk worms at them, he was sitting in the turret, unaware anything was going on. All of a sudden the ship was sprayed down the side from the CIWS on the Jarrett, including his turret. The armor stopped the rounds but he jumped on the phone and asked what the hell was going on. A few seconds later, a hasty announcement came over the 1MC saying “missiles inbound, brace for shock”. By the time the CIWS was firing, it was pretty much all over. That pretty much summed up life in the Navy.
@1bishw4 жыл бұрын
And the comment he made about what the superstructure of a ship should look like he was comparing it to the USS Long Beach CVN 9, most probably the ugliest ship ever built. That ugly beast sat across the pier from us in San Diego. I had to shake my head and make a comment about ships designed by a committee every time I saw her. And everyone had to see her a lot, because she never moved. Our name for her was building 9 on pier 8.
@danielsummey41445 жыл бұрын
We wargamed what would happen if the USN supported the Royal Navy in the Falklands, and the imagery of the scenario with the Iowa’s providing coastal bombardment was hilarious.
@Darth1Marik4 жыл бұрын
Ah the Mighty Mo! One of the greatest. I like how in 1984 America was like ,"Missouri we need you back out there to serve your country." The ship was like ,"Yes! But first. . . .I'mma need my bell back."
@rogerhwerner69975 жыл бұрын
What impressed me about the Iowa class is it's elegance. I visited the USS Iowa parked at Los Angeles Harbor, and it's a thing of elegance and beauty. Definitely worth a look!
@Hibrass6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. At one point before the recommissioning of the Iowa’s in 1984. A pair of propellers from either Wisconsin or Missouri flanked the entrance to the US Naval museum in Norfolk Va... 😁. They where pulled out and reconditioned... Maybe someone else can remember the specific ship they came from.. I have an old fashion film photo of the gates around 1982... 😁
@donfelipe75106 жыл бұрын
I believe they pinched a propeller from the old USS Texas too which was a museum ship by the early 80s. Much easier to modify a propeller of similar age to the ship you intend to fit it to than to design and produce a brand new one from scratch.
@blueboats75306 жыл бұрын
Possibly they came from the Kentucky? Since the other 4 ships were always in Reserve at the least, it would not have made sense to have removed the propellers and stick them somewhere on display. Kentucky was largely complete when launched in 1950 and then was dismantled.
@Hibrass6 жыл бұрын
Blue Boats it’s possible. I simply don’t remember anymore and I can’t find the pictures from that trip to confirm it... 😆
@jaybee92696 жыл бұрын
Hibrass >> Awesome story, I never heard that.
@michaelbeale5593 жыл бұрын
The Wisconsin has the bow of the Kentucky!
@micheallinke92783 жыл бұрын
The Black Adder cut had me in stitches!
@BornRandy625 жыл бұрын
8 : 48 - 8 : 50 The ship on the left is USS Long Beach. The box superstructure was constructed to accept the original radar system that eventually became the AEGIS weapon system. Enterprise the carrier also received the box. There is an entire series of videos regarding AEGIS and its development.
@cnlbenmc4 жыл бұрын
AEGIS is a combat system, the Early Phased Array Radar that it used mandated a boxy superstructure. Later ships such as the Ticonderogas and Arleigh Burkes were able to gradually dispense with that shape.
@leftyo9589 Жыл бұрын
the long bitch had absolutely nothing to do with Aegis, as Aegis is a complete system.
@johnfisher96926 жыл бұрын
Nice video I guess a Battleship firing its main guns at night nagates its stealth ability :) That is truly both an awesome and terrifying sight
@anarchyandempires54525 жыл бұрын
Nah it's still stealthy, the point of stealth is for the enemy not to see you, well if the enemy is dead af they ain't seeing mouch
@moseszero32814 жыл бұрын
The british managed to stealth a battleship firing at night kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH64l4xpbdWIo68
@mtler86094 жыл бұрын
Cannot hide 70ktons but then again, if you got 4 of them why you wanna hide em? Carry a very big stick! And let em know you got it was Teddy's thought on intimidation and diplomacy. Hey, be my friend and these will defend you. Be my enemy and you can be on the receiving end. Your choice!
@charlesbaker77036 жыл бұрын
Missouri might be able to fight off an alien invasion but can it fight them in outer space? (Yamato/Star Blazers)
@slavohazucha52396 жыл бұрын
Trumps Space Forces plan includes the reactivation of the Missouri as a space battleship in the 2020´s during his third period as president...
@Diego-zz1df6 жыл бұрын
UCHUU SENKAN! MIII!!! SOUUU!!! RIII!!!
@Deevo0376 жыл бұрын
@@slavohazucha5239 I'm sure his supporters really believe that.
@nimrodquimbus9126 жыл бұрын
Deevo037No, but Libtardia does.
@8aleph5 жыл бұрын
I watched that series when was at Kadena in the mid 70's
@UnNuclear2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather passed away last week, and he never talked about his career in the Navy. I learned that he served on the Missouri during the Korean War. What a beautiful ship with a historic career. Thanks for this video, I feel like I got to know my grandfather a bit more, even after he's gone
@ForceSmart5 жыл бұрын
I visited Pearl Harbor in 2001 when I was 10. I was already very interested in military and naval history and I greatly appreciated the chance to pay my respects at the USS Arizona Memorial. However, my parents said that we didn't have time to go aboard the USS Missouri. So close, yet so far... =( I'm glad she's still around though. I hope to be able to make it back to Pearl one day.
@thomascolbert26875 жыл бұрын
I remember when Reagan fixed up those old battlewagons. Americans were proud of them.
@adamtarbaux77695 жыл бұрын
My grandfather served on the Missouri during the 50s as a cook and was on board when she was decommissioned the first time in Washington state.
@manalonedies5 жыл бұрын
My father was the ship's chief carpenter at the same time, CWO4. He got lots of commendations for his work getting Missouri off the sand in the Chesapeake...
@adamtarbaux77695 жыл бұрын
@@manalonedies wow that's cool thanks for your father's service
@tnbspotter53605 жыл бұрын
Most videos about ships are rather dull, but this narrator makes it funny.
@carlbrown90824 жыл бұрын
I loved the Black Adder clip. English dry humour at its best. Yes, I'm behind the times, but I'm catching up...
@fugguhber46992 жыл бұрын
Sometime in the mid 60's, I lived in Seattle, and was on a Cub Scout field trip to see the Missouri at Bremerton naval base, which was just a 1-hour ferry ride away. It was exciting for a boy, of about 10, to be on the Missouri. Was Pissed off........ when stolen, and towed off to Hawaii !
@scubasteve21694 жыл бұрын
During dive school in the navy, I got to dive this ship. Training dive, checked her mud tank, rudder, screws...beautiful ship.
@KatTrapable6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Drachi for the history lesson, got so many good pictures out of it.
@jamesmasonaltair10624 жыл бұрын
Baldric makes this American laugh. The frustration level of Blackadder whenever he has to interact with Baldric is epic. As an aside, I cannot help but love the portrayal of the young queen in an earlier Blackadder series. There was a Lord Percy (he found the secret of green!) in it. Anyway, the queen was always threatening to chop people's heads off. Everyone was so terrified of her! I'm sure as a Yank I'm not understanding all the nuances a Brit would, but to me that's hysterical. Drachinifel, it makes sense you like Blackadder. Lol.
@SemperFighting4 жыл бұрын
P. S. We had her living with us in Bremerton, WA. for a number of years. It was like being engaged to a beautiful & famous celebrity that you know was out of your league and would move on to bigger and better places. So if you love her you've gotta let her go, as they say. So off to Hawaii she went, rightfully so.
@paulsherro13746 жыл бұрын
Well researched and interesting coverage. Will you ever do a series on the layout and development of CV formations? What they added and subtracted to the screen and how they figured out the optimum number of carriers in a task group?
@Drachinifel6 жыл бұрын
I can add that to the list of special videos
@gittyupalice963 жыл бұрын
Never knew there was a moment in time where a missile was coming in from insurgents to destroy a U.S. Battleship, and suddenly James Bond shows up on a British destroyer and shoots it out of the sky. Learn something new every day.
@roscop.coltrane85322 жыл бұрын
My dad never saw the battleship Wisconsin, but he said it’s shells going overhead sounded very frightening
@angus577205 жыл бұрын
You gotta admit though, the Missouri kicked ass in Battleship.
@shanemize37756 жыл бұрын
It is a fact that USS Missouri was kept in commission for so many years after WW2, because President Truman refused to allow the Navy to place her in the Reserve Fleet, as she was named for his home state. He and his family frequently traveled on her. It’s good to be the President! Lol. Great video, as always. Thanks for sharing it. Please keep the awesome videos coming and God bless you!
@tarlach1280x9605 жыл бұрын
And what makes you think Truman had any control after he left from office. I can tell you didn't think too long about that.
@shanemize37755 жыл бұрын
I have no clue what you are talking about. That was my exact point. USS Missouri was kept out of mothballs BECAUSE she was named after President Truman’s home state. As soon as the President left office, the Mighty MO was mothballed. Hence my statement that it’s good to be the President.
@davy14584 жыл бұрын
We Americans certainly enjoy throwing copper and lead.
@jonathanlong69874 жыл бұрын
That was a film and not an extended newsreel of the Mighty Mo repelling ETs?! Who knew?
@JustAGigolo1985 Жыл бұрын
That Huey Lewis reference at 5:22 is god tier
@tombogan038842 жыл бұрын
Blackadder as a reference ? This is DEFINETLY the channel for me ! LOL
@davidallen20583 жыл бұрын
I got to visit the Mighty Mo when it visited Sydney ('86 I think). Got to inspect the inside of a main turret and the citadel.
@globial53294 жыл бұрын
the reason the Missouri was used as the ship where the peace treaty was signed was because Truman was born in Missouri
@isaacstandley7303 жыл бұрын
My father is a US marine. He said it was a sad day for the corps when the last US battleship was decommissioned because they really really loved having those things nearby as a bombardment platform.
@KeybladeMaster99134 жыл бұрын
I don't care who you are or what galaxy you're from, 16inch shelling does fucking work
@ronniefarnsworth64655 жыл бұрын
Ahh Blackadder, all of them so funny !! : D Love your site and the way you do your videos , first rate with lots of great info !
@ronniefarnsworth64655 жыл бұрын
Black Adder !!!! Bloody marvelous squire !! : D
@Maverick-gg2do6 жыл бұрын
*Group Hug!*
@musanix12126 жыл бұрын
Big guns, missiles or any others weapons can't break the power of hug!
@8aleph5 жыл бұрын
As near as I can remember the Iowa's are the fastest heavy Warships ever built. A mixed armament BB might just be the best ant Carrier ship with long range antiship missiles and a heavy anti aircraft missle battery and at least 6 16" guns as carrier finishers and to do in the escorts might be a less expensive alternative to high dollar carriers
@mtler86094 жыл бұрын
@chris younts served on Kennedy and Nimitz. Worked as the "Maytag repairman" for a lot of the Combat Information Center equipment. I never once felt anything was ever going to get close enough to me to worry about carnage. Even when on the Josephus Daniels off the cost of Yugoslavia 12.5 miles from one of their naval bases with subs, I wasn't all that concerned about carnage. I trusted my shipmates and diplomacy to keep my ship safe. How many ships have been sunk since the end of WW2 due to hostile fire?
@OtterTreySSArmy Жыл бұрын
@mt ler at least 2: the Moskova, sunk by 2 ASMs launched from the shore while somehow distracted by 2 TB-2 drones way off in the distance, General Belgrano sunk by a Royal Navy Sub during the Falklands War. There's probably more but I can't think of any right now. But I think the greater point here is that how many ships were actually involved in conflicts that could reasonably sink them? Because the only ones that come to mind are the 2022 War in Ukraine, The Falklands War, and maybe the Gulf War. The Vietnamese had no answer to US Naval Power nor did NK/China during Korea.
@firefalcon100 Жыл бұрын
ROFLOL.. your humor and sarcasm is priceless.. lol
@leebenson48745 жыл бұрын
Yes she is a very Elegant and Majestic looking Lady, but I can not help to think about all the Pain and Suffering she caused on all sides in the wars she's had the great honor of serving in. To all the people involved in the design, building and crewing of this great and beautiful lady. I say THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. May freedom not have such a high cost in the future. This is my greatest hope. SPC-Lee a Benson 11B U.S. Army (RET.)
@Platinumsniper5 жыл бұрын
Missouri was well worth the visit
@WollyEZ-1102 жыл бұрын
Best part about being stationed on an DDG in Pearl Harbor is looking at the Missouri every morning
@michaelbee21653 жыл бұрын
My Dad did a 'Summer Cruise' on her while a midshipman at the Naval Academy.
@andrewcox43866 жыл бұрын
A sine wave is also a line 😉
@billwilson19163 жыл бұрын
Nice video on the Mighty Mo!! I have had the honor of touring her in Pearl Harbor. Thank You!!
@josephpicogna63482 жыл бұрын
Had to chuckle on hearing the information re Long Beach superstructure, felt kind of exposed up there. Also, there was a lot more to the grounding , unloading the entire complement of main battery ordnance was a huge task, but, having driven her years later , there was nothing to the rumor of twisted athwart ship bulkheads severely limiting speed . Was on board Whiskey in DS and the effect of the main battery firing at 45degree elevation on the shore emplacements, some heavily constructed , might be worthy of a five minute guide.
@MartinCHorowitz6 жыл бұрын
My favorite very subtle scene in the movie battleship, is when you see the alien threat detection system unable to make up its mind if the Missouri is a threat because it so primitive (flashing between green and red). until it shoots.
@Tuning34346 жыл бұрын
Ah, I see you are a man of culture yourself.
@KeithHearnPlus2 жыл бұрын
"The ceremony was attended by Margaret Truman, who had actually been the person to christen the ship, back in 1943. She would then take part in a vast number of exercises in both oceans..." Those exercises must have been pretty tiring for Mrs. Truman, who was 62 at the time. ;)
@BRICK84925 жыл бұрын
You take Missouri's anti-alien capabilities as a joke...but just wait until Area 51 messes up and the aliens do invade. You'll be wishing you had four Iowa-class battleships at your disposal!
@351linzdoctor5 жыл бұрын
6:11 Minute Mark! HAHAHA! The Best!
@pinkyandbrain1236 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode 😊👍🏻
@SemperFighting4 жыл бұрын
The GOAT of BB's.
@kidmohair81515 жыл бұрын
that there isn't a british 20th century battleship/cruiser museum ship is shocking and appalling but not surprising
Great video!!! Consider the USS MONTANA class of battleships that were canceled during WWII.
@kyle8575 жыл бұрын
Been on her in Hawaii. An amazing ship.
@Idahoguy101575 жыл бұрын
I suspect the reason for the surrender being on the USS Missouri was because President Truman was from Missouri
@Ensign_Nemo6 жыл бұрын
It has been claimed that the Missouri was chosen as the site of the signing of the Japanese surrender, instead of a more decorated ship such as the Enterprise, because President Truman was from Missouri and he liked the idea of his home state's namesake becoming the place where WWII was finally ended.
@Wolfeson286 жыл бұрын
It's also possible that the Missouri was chosen because it was the the flagship of the main American fleet (3rd Fleet) at the time, so it would have made sense to host the big formal event on the ship that already had the top brass and command functions in place.
@loons136 жыл бұрын
Then why not U.S.S. New Jersey (BB62) flag ship of the main U.S. fleet (5th fleet) or U.S.S. South Dakota (BB57) flag ship of the U.S. pacific fleet?
@donfelipe75106 жыл бұрын
But the desk the actual documents were signed on came from HMS King George V. America provided the ship, Britain provided the stationary...I'm British so I'm allowed to say that.
@Kwolfx6 жыл бұрын
Certainly it seems to us that it would have been more logical for the signing to have been done on the Enterprise, seeing as that ship had not only fought in so many important battles, but it had been in the war almost from the very beginning, plus there's a lot more space on the deck of any aircraft carrier for such a cermony, however, the Enterprise was hit by a kamikaze in May 1945 and wasn't fully repaired and ready to return to the Pacific until the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She was just getting ready to leave Puget Sound when Nagasaki was bombed.
@mtler86094 жыл бұрын
@@Kwolfx well, putting all those dignitaries on a carrier and with the chance someone might still wish to keep the fight going, did want someone crashing into a carrier. No big deck carriers in Tokyo Bay. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Allied_ships_at_the_Japanese_surrender
@KingOTanks2 ай бұрын
Y'know, Drach? I DO believe the USS Missouri would be capable of repelling an alien invasion. In fact, I find it hard to belueve that there's anything that an armor-piercing 9×16" gun salvo CAN'T stop.
@kartchner72 жыл бұрын
Quality incarnate. Might Mo with a sneak blackadder clip!
@blastyfs23 жыл бұрын
I really wouldn't call 86 a good year, that is the year that both the Chernobyl NPP and the Challenger space shuttle exploded. Some other things happened but that's all I can remember off the top of my head because it was my year of birth.
@michaelpfister12835 жыл бұрын
Awesome. And thank you for that last dig at "Battleship".... :-) As for "not sporting to use 16" shells on speed boats" ... that wasn't the concern. Those shells are expensive. Why use them when a few 25mm HE or 40mm grenades will do the job? Though if I were in command and a small-boat attack was coming in I think the 5" cannons and the main guns would be at least trained out as well....
@TallulahSoie3 жыл бұрын
Battleship is based on a true story. We just don't like to brag about defeating aliens.
@oliversmith92005 жыл бұрын
Asking from The States: What program was the "Boom, Boom" poetry corner lifted from?
@Drachinifel5 жыл бұрын
Blackadder Goes Forth.
@michaelminch54903 жыл бұрын
And yes, they guy sitting in the backwards chair is Dr House.
@Jon.A.Scholt4 жыл бұрын
Video idea: I'd love to see Drach do a video on what the naval forces would have looked like for Operation Downfall; especially since the USN was at it's ultra-peak and the Royal Navy was just starting to really gear up with 5 carriers and 6 battleships I believe. That Armada would have made an amazing sight!
@vvr8816 жыл бұрын
American ships looked much better than British boats...more modern and menacing...top class
@taggartlawfirm5 жыл бұрын
V VR 👍🏻much more better. Have some etouffee. Or ya’ll can slide a coupla hunner mahles West and have you some Texas Barbecue.
@jb764895 жыл бұрын
V VR 100% agree, in general better names too
@Wallyworld303 жыл бұрын
@@jb76489 The British have much cooler names. Only thing I hate about their naming is naming multiple ships the same thing. How lame is that? Do you remember the incredible stories from the Warspite? Umm.. Which one?
@metaknight1152 жыл бұрын
Personally, I like British and Japanese ships the most. German ships are really cool as well
@belliott5385 жыл бұрын
Don't. Forget the USS Missouri was also used in the Militarization of American Strippers in 1992's Under Siege...
@vksasdgaming94724 жыл бұрын
Despite all the comedy you can talk about USS Missouri's career in fiction it certainly is The Battleship. With all likeliness most able deliverer of firepower on this planet (with its sisters). That is lots of boom it can dish out.
@KaroKoenich4 жыл бұрын
Extra style point for perfect use of that Baldrick clip.
@sugarnads5 жыл бұрын
4:25... Old WW2 RAN sailor i lived next door too when i was a boy used to joke about USS Navy station keeping. It was many years before i understood what he was talking about.
@sugarnads5 жыл бұрын
Btw i remember big mo visiting sydney.
@captainllanos49595 жыл бұрын
Well that kamikaze had some dam good accuracy
@cbearabc5 жыл бұрын
Black adder was just the best. boom boom boom 😂
@MililaniJag5 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Have you heard about the crack in III barbettes armor?.....The Crack in Missouri's Barbette III By Richard A. Landgraff DREADNAUGHT CONSULTING. Boarded her several times in the late '60s at Bremerton. Then she followed me to Hawaii. Thx
@Meshakhad3 жыл бұрын
I just got done touring her. You will not understand how big those guns are until you see them in person.
@richardbunn84513 жыл бұрын
The box on the Cruiser was phased array radio to support the Regulus and Regulus II missile systems and was with the radio on Enterprise the first operation phased array radars. How about looking at the CG(N)s and CG's (DLGs) of the 1960s to 1994 Rick Bunn (retired Ship Overhaul Manager)