Günther Prien | Attack on Scapa Flow (1939) Animation

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In the year 1939 the German submarine U 47 under command of Günther Prien entered Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.

[@simonroyle2806]

I thought this was a good summary, it's interesting to be from a German context. The Royal Oak was an old ship used for training, the tragedy being that most of those lost were boy sailors. That probably explains why the reaction to the first attack was so misled. It's incredible that Prien was allowed so much time whilst on the surface to reload and launch the second attack, then to escape.

[@CuriosityVaultChannel]

I'm calling this an ASMR history lesson lol

[@steveransley7227]

My great uncle was killed, he was a young man.

[@robertewing3114]

Very sad sinking this, the negligence of the harbour boss was so reckless, another very forceable disaster, and the name of the ship expressive of secure home, and basically at home. Likely to be the cause of Chamberlain saying he loathed this war, and the kind of human loss he had risked his reputation to avert

[@shadymike88]

Nice work. I see good potential in this channel. Keep it up. Keep improving.

[@joannitaxvi3386]

Specially accent.

[@willlauzon3744]

You sound like the guy from star trek 4 "our chief engineer has deployed a solar sail, which, we hope, will generate power, to keep us alive"

[@danilorainone406]

jean noli has a good account of priens raid on scapa flow,, 'the admirals wolfpack', floating mines, and powerful currents at the mouth of the inlet held the sub almost in check,trying to escape after the bag of ships they sank,he barely got away

[@weilandiv8310]

Great production, I'm loving this channel!

[@Alan316100]

Enjoyable vid and Prien did a magnificent job though I seem to recal reading some years ago that Prien's notebook did not quite fit the layout of Scarpa, not sure what all that was about.

[@annedejong1040]

Your accent is outstanding/supertoll for this kind of interest

[@casperwallace9685]

This is what happens when the mindset is secure in the belief - they were in safe waters.

[@clendenenjames8804]

Simply Amazing that the u boat was able to work ,but with Great sadness of lost of life,so sad

[@didiercopp9093]

Verschwiegen wird hier, dass die „Repulse“ ebenfalls sehr schwer beschädigt wurde. Mein Vater, Mitglied von Priens Crew und später selbst Kaleu, hat meiner Mutter und Verwandten Fotos gezeigt. Papa wurde 1941 versenkt. Ich habe ihn nie kennen gelernt

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

No, she wasn't. The sinking of Royal Oak took place on 14 October. Repulse had sailed from Scapa at around 1734 on 12 October, and at the time of the sinking was in Rosyth boiler cleaning. The only other RN warship anywhere near Royal Oak was an elderly seaplane tender, Pegasus, but she was out of sight in the darkness.

[@grossadmiral1]

Ich glaube es war eher die "Iron Duke" die Prien mit dem ersten Fächer am Bug getroffen hat, die Briten werden das aber niemals eingestehen, schließlich war sie Englands Flaggschiff in der Skagerrakschlacht.

[@ULTRA_2112]

Sie zitieren Goebbels-Lügenpropaganda... HMS Repulse lag zu diesem Zeitpunkt in der Werft in Rosyth. Es gab tausende Augenzeugen. Die Mannschaft von HMS Repulse, das Werftpersonal, die Stützpunktmannschaft von Scapa Flow, die Besatzungen der anderen Schiffe in Scapa Flow, die Beteiligten an den Rettungsmaßnahmen... Die Lügen natürlich alle, da sie unserem Adolf den "Endsieg" nicht gönnen wollten!

[@guentersieling5904]

@@grossadmiral1 genauso sehe ich das auch! Die Repulse war nachweislich nicht in Scapa! Und das Prien die Repulse mit einem alten Seeflugzeugtraeger mit unverwechselbarer Optik verwechselt haben soll ist laecherlich!

[@tinomirle7722]

Eine Frage,was ist aus G.Prien geworden...Ich hab zwei Visionen gefunden...versenkt bzw.im Gefängnis...?Danke ✌

[@BigLisaFan]

A daring raid by a brave sailor even if he was German. HMS Royal OAK (NOT the HMS Royal Oak) I think was a battle cruiser. Sad to die at any time, but to die in an anchorage you think of as safe is tragic. Peace be to her crew.

[@numberpirate]

22knts and 13 inches of beltline armor classifies it as a BB, battleship.

[@MarketBasketSimp]

" HMS Royal OAK (NOT the HMS Royal Oak)" what do you even mean???

[@BigLisaFan]

@@MarketBasketSimp There is no "the" in front of Commonwealth ships as a lot of people do. The correct designation of Royal Oak is HMS Royal Oak, not the HMS Royal Oak. The ship is a possessive item of the King/Queen as the monarch may be. It is like saying here is the her hat. We just say this is her hat, same with HM ships.

[@MarketBasketSimp]

@@BigLisaFan i see. my apologies

[@BigLisaFan]

@@MarketBasketSimp No apologies needed. It is a common error a lot of folks make with Commonwealth ships. Places you in the elite.

[@scottgun]

Nice! I read about Prien, Scapa Flow, and the Royal Oak, but visualizing it, especially the approach, really helps.

[@tomservo5347]

Thanks! Now I know how to attack the harbor in the fantastic game 'U-boat'.

[@alexguaman5382]

Excelente descripción

[@iam62goinon63]

I read a book written by a royal navy guy he said the gap was known about and 2 ships were being purchased to sink in the gap but the asking price was considered to high so negotiations had stalled .

[@Schultz-ko3ve]

Great stories but I feel like I’m watching the 1980’s video game Silent Service...

[@fasthracing]

Was there last week.

[@johnwick-ii6il]

Somebody has to ask. How could 800 men die on a sinking ship in a protected anchorage. With several other ships around that could have rescued them ? Nobody taught them to abandon ship ?

[@michellearmstrong7903]

He sounds like Herr flick

[@cesarferreirasantana6162]

Um ataque kamikase que deu certo numa chance de 10x1 valeu pela humilhaçao aos ingleses e aperda de 800 vidas infelismente mas guerra e assim.

[@hybridwolf66]

Totally wrong. According to survivors, the only ship hit was the HMS Royal Oak. The only other ship there was the battleships tender, Daisy II. The ship was struck by 4 torpedoes. 1 hit the chain, and 3 hit amid ship. She immediately rolled and in 36 minutes was at the bottom. Instead of reading Prenn's account, which wasn't even really his (written by a ghost author) read the truth.

[@buninparadise9476]

You are right with the torpedos, but the other ship was indeed Pegasus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Royal_Oak_(08)#Special_Operation_P:_the_raid_by_U-47

[@hybridwolf66]

@@buninparadise9476 Wikipedia is NOT a factual site therefore lends no credibility to this story. I tend to believe the ACTUAL survivors who say the other ship WAS indeed, the Daisy II. You believe whatever you lile though.

[@buninparadise9476]

@@hybridwolf66 OK

[@buninparadise9476]

@@hybridwolf66 She anchored in the Northeast corner of the Flow, some 1500 yards south of the old seaplane carrier PEGASUS. At 0121 hours John Gatt the skipper of the 100 ton grt drifter DAISY II, ROYAL OAK’s tender, tied up for the night on ROYAL OAK’s port side, www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-01BB-Royal%20Oak.htm

[@marvinkitfox3386]

Such utter stupidity. Germany had a chance to strike their enemy in the heart of their operations. This is a vital base to disrupt, and there are *many* targets within the harbor. so they send . . . ONE sub. A coordinated, decisive strike would have put Scapa Flow out of commission for many months, possibly for years. It would have setback the Royal Navy's ability to service and deploy in the north for the foreseeable future. Instead, all they managed was to sink one obsolete ship, and stir the hornet's nest.

[@christopherwagner2395]

Audacious raid

[@tonygomes6306]

VOICE?!?!?!.....

[@abbevogler2619]

My English is not best but yours isn't it either - dein English sounds really "not the yellow from the egg". Oh dear. Ouwwwhhh. Sorry, aber inhaltlich biste gut. Einfach im speech mehr mit Höhepunkten arbeiten. "To work more with highpoints" and so on.

[@inevitablecraftslab]

peinlich wolltest du schreiben ;)

[@MOOOHA]

Terrible commentary

[@johannsebastianbach9003]

Lmao your voice hahahahaa😂😂😂

[@inevitablecraftslab]

please do some english training, that voiceover is ridiculous. also the animations hehe Bitte mach das auf deutsch, auf englisch ist das nicht ansehbar ...

[@millardwashington6216]

Inevitable Crafts Lab that’s what you call the Ugly American “. , is your second language as good?!

[@inevitablecraftslab]

Millard Washington french or english?

[@jamespanciotti3960]

this man took his time to research this topic and make it into a video for your education and enjoyment and you criticize his language skills. Show some respect for some one who speaks more than one language and is doing something for others. you need some decency training.

[@F_Bardamu]

Most depressing voice ever. lol The guy sounds like he's going to slit his wrists when the video's over.

[@LYNX_FRoSTY99]

submarines were such a cowards way of fighting a battle

[@hohenstaufen.1010]

Gunter Prien 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻