USS Missouri - Guide 060 (Part 6)

Our long look at the various Iowa class ships continues with the 'Mighty Mo' herself!
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[@nmccw3245]

She’s doing an admirable job of standing watch over the Arizona. Visiting both was top priority on my Hawaii vacation.

[@jamesd6390]

Due to Covid I could only see the Missouri from a distance.

[@thehandoftheking3314]

You forgot the attempted highjack and the most important member of her crew. The cook.

[@penkagenova7073]

Lol

[@FrenckyCFC]

They are kitchen diver too in a Bbs? the most important after the cook. lol

[@Solidboat123]

He was good with cooking knives I hear

[@slammerf16]

@@Solidboat123 Yes, but he also cooked ;)

[@thehandoftheking3314]

@Ed Miller and huge cakes

[@Tottleminerftw]

1984: Missouri defend this nation. Uss Missouri: yes Sir I need a bell.

[@michaelpfister1283]

LOL! "Someone ... get this ship a bell!"

[@angus57720]

I see what you did there.

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

Right this way chief.

[@ColonelFrontline1152]

*_U.S.S. MISSOURI BB-63_* *_A War Hero And A Movie Star_*

[@Nick-rs5if]

Sounds like Sir Christopher Lee ;)

[@milesjenkins1405]

Perfect use of Blackadder clip!

[@ujijin3099]

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.

[@Maverick-gg2do]

This was one of the funniest episodes so far.

[@SwiftTrooper5]

Drach quoting Huey Lewis got me chuckling.

[@Miking008]

The Blackadder clip was amusing too.

[@briancox2721]

About small caliber weapons swarming USN battleships: Overkill is an often underrated achievement.

[@knutdergroe9757]

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. 😎

[@benjaminguilatcoiv]

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 😂😂

[@Lazarus7000]

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.

[@chuckkline2970]

That story has so many holes it must be rated as a holy relic.

[@Lazarus7000]

@@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.

[@chuckkline2970]

@@Lazarus7000 I understand. Thank you for sharing the story.

[@vitkriklan2633]

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.

[@dataunavailable2843]

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.

[@psikogeek]

I claim that love does indeed power battleships.

[@thebudgieadmiral5140]

Oh, it does. Just ask a KanColle fan.

[@psikogeek]

Hmm..... we already measure propulsion potential with *shaft horsepower* .

[@wrayday7149]

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.

[@jeffreypatterson4152]

Battleships are the manifestation of love.

[@matthewrobinson4323]

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.

[@timothycook2917]

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

[@MrHSwager]

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.

[@toddwebb7521]

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.

[@identitydixie1061]

Yeah me to he was on the Missouri as a bofor gunner and the surrender

[@toddwebb7521]

@John C I'd like to but I'll have to figure out which relative or relatives have possession of those photos.

[@toddwebb7521]

@John C there's also some pics of the other battleships there for the signing.

[@8aleph]

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

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

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.

[@8aleph]

@@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

[@knutdergroe9757]

SEMPER FI !!!

[@mtler8609]

@@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.

[@1bishw]

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.

[@1bishw]

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.

[@Darryl_Frost]

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!

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

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

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

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.

[@richardcutts196]

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

[@lycossurfer8851]

@@richardcutts196 Yes! Q ships & Raiders would be a great one.

[@lycossurfer8851]

A 16" warning shot should be for the next guy seeing his buddies getting hit by the shell..........

[@JerzeyBoy]

Kurtis Boyer as a tax payer I would to.

[@enalche2]

5:20 group hug and the power of love. So funny 😂

[@tonytrotta9322]

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.

[@rogerhwerner6997]

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!

[@vincentlavallee2779]

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!

[@spartanhockey1380]

I've been to the Missouri museum, it's really cool. The guided tour inside the battleship is definitely worth it.

[@aynjeleyes]

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.

[@chrisangus7078]

Boom boom boom .have seen the impact of 16" shells would not want to be within a mile .

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

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.

[@BornRandy62]

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.

[@cnlbenmc]

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]

the long bitch had absolutely nothing to do with Aegis, as Aegis is a complete system.

[@UNSCSpartan043]

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.

[@mbignell1]

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]

Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident

[@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass]

Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident

[@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass]

Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident

[@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass]

Those were mostly urban legends rather than fact. She was however prone to leaking after that incident

[@UnNuclear]

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

[@HEDGE1011]

5:37 Missouri’s Korean War contribution is simply one of the most sublime moments on KZbin! (Boom, boom, boom!)

[@Hibrass]

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... 😁

[@donfelipe7510]

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.

[@blueboats7530]

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.

[@Hibrass]

Blue Boats it’s possible. I simply don’t remember anymore and I can’t find the pictures from that trip to confirm it... 😆

[@jaybee9269]

Hibrass >> Awesome story, I never heard that.

[@michaelbeale559]

The Wisconsin has the bow of the Kentucky!

[@Darth1Marik]

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."

[@micheallinke9278]

The Black Adder cut had me in stitches!

[@charlesbaker7703]

Missouri might be able to fight off an alien invasion but can it fight them in outer space? (Yamato/Star Blazers)

[@slavohazucha5239]

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-zz1df]

UCHUU SENKAN! MIII!!! SOUUU!!! RIII!!!

[@Deevo037]

@@slavohazucha5239 I'm sure his supporters really believe that.

[@nimrodquimbus912]

Deevo037No, but Libtardia does.

[@8aleph]

I watched that series when was at Kadena in the mid 70's

[@danielsummey4144]

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.

[@ForceSmart]

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.

[@johnfisher9692]

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

[@anarchyandempires5452]

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

[@moseszero3281]

The british managed to stealth a battleship firing at night kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH64l4xpbdWIo68

[@mtler8609]

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!

[@KingOTanks]

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.

[@mwanderson667]

I visited her in the early 80s (pre-modernization) in Bremerton WA. New Jersey was also there, but not open for visits. Cool memories from childhood. Little did I know that she still had years to give on active duty in the near future.

[@KatTrapable]

Thank you Drachi for the history lesson, got so many good pictures out of it.

[@adamtarbaux7769]

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.

[@manalonedies]

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...

[@adamtarbaux7769]

@@manalonedies wow that's cool thanks for your father's service

[@scubasteve2169]

During dive school in the navy, I got to dive this ship. Training dive, checked her mud tank, rudder, screws...beautiful ship.

[@leebenson4874]

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.)

[@fugguhber4699]

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 !

[@jamesmasonaltair]

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.

[@carlbrown9082]

I loved the Black Adder clip. English dry humour at its best. Yes, I'm behind the times, but I'm catching up...

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

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 !

[@SemperFighting]

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.

[@Platinumsniper]

Missouri was well worth the visit

[@paulsherro1374]

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?

[@Drachinifel]

I can add that to the list of special videos

[@JustAGigolo1985]

That Huey Lewis reference at 5:22 is god tier

[@isaacstandley730]

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.

[@davidallen2058]

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.

[@billwilson1916]

Nice video on the Mighty Mo!! I have had the honor of touring her in Pearl Harbor. Thank You!!

[@tomdolan9761]

Aft on the port side the dent from the kamikazi hit is still visible if you look closely

[@thomascolbert2687]

I remember when Reagan fixed up those old battlewagons. Americans were proud of them.

[@tombogan03884]

Blackadder as a reference ? This is DEFINETLY the channel for me ! LOL

[@skyden24195]

Of course, in addition to her starring role in the film "Under Siege," USS Missouri was also the stage platform utilized for the music video of the Cher performed song, "If I Could Turn Back Time." Unfortunately, the music video received a lot of criticism mostly due to Cher's wardrobe choice(s) for the video. Further criticism would also come from the U.S. Navy who had hoped that the video would help promote enlistments. These enlistment increases failed to materialize due to all of the negative public criticism of the video which, unfairly, transmitted to the U.S. Navy for allowing the historically significant USS Missouri to be used in such a "scandalous" music video production.

[@pinkyandbrain123]

Awesome episode 😊👍🏻

[@gittyupalice96]

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.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Great video!!! Consider the USS MONTANA class of battleships that were canceled during WWII.

[@SemperFighting]

The GOAT of BB's.

[@globial5329]

the reason the Missouri was used as the ship where the peace treaty was signed was because Truman was born in Missouri

[@Tuning3434]

Ah, I see you are a man of culture yourself.

[@WVCouchBurner97]

Best part about being stationed on an DDG in Pearl Harbor is looking at the Missouri every morning

[@oliversmith9200]

Asking from The States: What program was the "Boom, Boom" poetry corner lifted from?

[@Drachinifel]

Blackadder Goes Forth.

[@michaelminch5490]

And yes, they guy sitting in the backwards chair is Dr House.

[@angus57720]

You gotta admit though, the Missouri kicked ass in Battleship.

[@davy1458]

We Americans certainly enjoy throwing copper and lead.

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Black Adder !!!! Bloody marvelous squire !! : D

[@KaroKoenich]

Extra style point for perfect use of that Baldrick clip.

[@kartchner7]

Quality incarnate. Might Mo with a sneak blackadder clip!

[@kyle857]

Been on her in Hawaii. An amazing ship.

[@8aleph]

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

[@mtler8609]

@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]

@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.

[@jonathanlong6987]

That was a film and not an extended newsreel of the Mighty Mo repelling ETs?! Who knew?

[@novat9731]

I don't think too many people realize that all 10, North Carolina's, South Dakota's and the Iowa's were ordered and laid down before the start of the second world war. The two North carolina class seeing completion and being commissioned before the start of the war. 3 of the 4 South Dakotas completing before the war, all 4 entering service by August 1942. Two of the four Iowa's entered service before 1943, while the two remaining entered service Dember 1943 and January 1944. In just 3 short years. The US had put in the ocean and put into service. 90, 16 inch naval guns. The naval disparity between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy was truly becoming insurmountable. For context, the Washington naval treaty stipulated that the sum total tonnage of the IJN should not exceed 315 000 tonnes, compared to the British and American fleets of 525 000 tonnes. The ten Battleships alone weigh over 400 000 long tons without fuel, ammo or crew. Five Montana class battleships were authorized for construction on July 19th 1940.

[@tnbspotter5360]

Most videos about ships are rather dull, but this narrator makes it funny.

[@roscop.coltrane8532]

My dad never saw the battleship Wisconsin, but he said it’s shells going overhead sounded very frightening

[@sugarnads]

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.

[@sugarnads]

Btw i remember big mo visiting sydney.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

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!

[@GrumpyGrobbyGamer]

The Iowa’s were beautiful ships. I’ve been aboard Missouri and she is a wonderful way to spend a couple hours in Pearl Harbor.

[@TallulahSoie]

Battleship is based on a true story. We just don't like to brag about defeating aliens.

[@firefalcon100]

ROFLOL.. your humor and sarcasm is priceless.. lol

[@KeybladeMaster9913]

I don't care who you are or what galaxy you're from, 16inch shelling does fucking work

[@vksasdgaming9472]

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.

[@josephpicogna6348]

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.

[@MililaniJag]

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

[@captainllanos4959]

Well that kamikaze had some dam good accuracy

[@KeithHearnPlus]

"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. ;)

[@michaelbee2165]

My Dad did a 'Summer Cruise' on her while a midshipman at the Naval Academy.

[@musanix1212]

Big guns, missiles or any others weapons can't break the power of hug!

[@Idahoguy10157]

I suspect the reason for the surrender being on the USS Missouri was because President Truman was from Missouri

[@BRICK8492]

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!

[@andrewcox4386]

A sine wave is also a line 😉

[@BlahCraft1]

8:55 How dare you insult the glorious SEA CUBE, peak of naval design!

[@huntersorensen5000]

Nobody: Absolutely fucking Nobody: Drachininfel: 'President REEgan'...

[@michaelpfister1283]

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....

[@Maverick-gg2do]

*Group Hug!*

[@351linzdoctor]

6:11 Minute Mark! HAHAHA! The Best!

[@vvr881]

American ships looked much better than British boats...more modern and menacing...top class

[@taggartlawfirm]

V VR 👍🏻much more better. Have some etouffee. Or ya’ll can slide a coupla hunner mahles West and have you some Texas Barbecue.

[@jb76489]

V VR 100% agree, in general better names too

[@Wallyworld30]

@@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?

[@metaknight115]

Personally, I like British and Japanese ships the most. German ships are really cool as well

[@shanemize3775]

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!

[@tarlach1280x960]

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.

[@shanemize3775]

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.

[@kidmohair8151]

that there isn't a british 20th century battleship/cruiser museum ship is shocking and appalling but not surprising

[@cbearabc]

Black adder was just the best. boom boom boom 😂