German U-Boats Still in British River!

In the River Medway in Southern England, three German U-boats lie abandoned, visible at low tide. How did they get there and what do they look like now?
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[@tiojimmy3425]

Good morning everyone. For the Americans, it is the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. As always, this is a great documentary, thanks Mark.

[@logicaredux5205]

As a citizen of Gettysburg, Pa. I thank you for the observation Tio Jimmy! I hope you will visit our small town some day.

[@HistoricalWonder720]

Thank you for the recognition of the battle, especially from abroad.

[@brennancrane6822]

Crazy to think it’s the anniversary of the 2nd day tossu

[@dustylover100]

Vicksburg also surrendered that day, if I'm not mistaken.

[@GotoHere]

Yes the freedom and equality for all Republicans vs the pro slavery, insurrectionist, nation dividing democrats(Confederates).

[@mark33339]

Dr Felton, if you are ever up in Edinburgh, there are a couple of midget submarines at the beach by Aberlady just east of Edinburgh that you can walk right up to at low tide. It’s a very nice walk through a bird reserve to get there too. Thanks again for another fascinating video!

[@BrokenBackMountains]

You beat me to it on the x craft.

[@specialse]

i live near to where these machines are , i have walked up to one of them. very interesting .

[@shammon1]

There is a fully intact Midget sub in Helensburgh at the Scottish Submarine Centre.

[@lewisallan1118]

I have always tried to scout this submarine but have never found it.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

@@lewisallan1118 Low tide, Concrete block nearby. They look like long strips of rocks from afar. They are about a mile out and going towards the Gullane end and only at a low tide.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

More than a few people have been to these subs to spend the night or simply have a brew inside or on top. Accessible using very small boats or kayaks . You do not want to get stuck in the mud . Thanks Dr. Felton for your excellent video.

[@obsidianjane4413]

I can't see how anyone would want to put up with the muck and the smell...

[@Milkmans_Son]

@@obsidianjane4413somebody put up with it because I see fresh tracks

[@obsidianjane4413]

@@Milkmans_Son I guess. There is no telling with some people.

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

@@obsidianjane4413 a few years back, I spent a lot of time in Washington DC. I've gotten used to the muck and the smell.

[@marks.c4753]

@@ImperialistRunningDo Yes a lot of rot in that city.😁😁

[@brianb2837]

Oh wow Dr. Felton. This is not something that is heard about all to often and you have brought it to the surface today!

[@iteor7320]

Pun intended? 😂

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@iteor7320 Lol, has to be!

[@dustylover100]

That's why I enjoy Dr. Felton's videos. I learn something new every time I watch them.

[@DaveSCameron]

Mark is God, even a Goddess of historiographical etchings and needs Nobel nomination along with the Pulitzer, Whitbread and Booker Man. 👍

[@tipsysmichigander6483]

It is common knowledge and is not hidden....

[@thestonedabbot9551]

Dr Felton, have you ever considered making a video about the Russian salvage ship Kommuna? She was built in 1912 as the Volkhov and was the first double-hulled ship built for the Russian Navy. Shes served with the Imperial, Soviet and Russian Federation fleets and remains in active service today 110 years later, most recently being used in salvage operations on the wreck of the Moskva

[@jb6027]

I believe that Dr. Felton addressed that ship in his video of WWI ships around the globe that are still serving. It was recently used in the Ukrainian invasion as a salvage ship.

[@outrageousgamer315]

@@jb6027 It would be nice to see a dedicated video about an girl like her

[@nevillebloodybartos]

Great idea … fascinating ship 👍🏻

[@sheeparewoolly]

If you want a good video about it search for the channel 'Calum' he has made an excellent video on it

[@stimannzz]

This one video is a good example of why this channel is outstanding, one of the best on KZbin.

[@MarkoDeLaVoota]

as long as he stays neutral to what is going on in the world now , peddling to one of the sides is ALWAYS a bad idea !

[@SethTheProphet]

It always pains my soul to see historical objects like this one, left to rot when it belongs in a museum. :(

[@rainbowseeker5930]

Maybe it's not too late to salvage one out of those three, cannibalizing two for the sake of the one in better conditions ! Let's hope they do it.

[@ClintEastwoodenDoors]

It belongs in a museum! So do you!

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

It does have a certain savage beauty in that setting and that condition, though. I think there’s a place for relics of both kinds.

[@xxxggthyf]

If you want to spend the money I don't suppose anybody would object if you lifted it and put it in a museum. You'll go bankrupt but knock yourself out.

[@ffjsb]

At some point it stops being historic, and just becomes potential scrap metal...

[@nicholaskelly6375]

In the mid 1960's I lived on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. My late father was a engineer with J.P.Knight a local tug and towage company. On one of the tugs he took me out to see these U-Boats. In those days they were in much better condition.

[@DaveSCameron]

Top dogging region '

[@williamtomkiel8215]

60 years ago, so was I

[@nevillebloodybartos]

@@DaveSCameron they love dogging on the island 😇

[@DaveSCameron]

@@nevillebloodybartos 😂😂👍

[@nevillebloodybartos]

@@DaveSCameron I hear the lay-by up towards Higham is pretty popular too 🤣🤣🤣

[@ChrisCoombes]

The musical choice during the drone view was fantastic.

[@gazhevski]

Preußens Gloria

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

To put Preußens Gloria over the image of a german submarine wreck bears testament of a very british sarcastic humour

[@TheIndustrialRetrospective]

I have been inside the U 505 at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and it was UNREAL, like walking into a time capsule.

[@ebayerr]

The Industrial Retrospective: Fascinating. Give us a few more details.

[@aprylrittenhouse4562]

I was there in 1977. Yeah it was incredible. Do they still have it out back. They have all the sleeping quarters behind glass and fake torpedoes. It was cool. Crowded but cool

[@pigmanobvious]

Me as well. Then just 100 or so to the south one can tour a American sub at Manitowoc. One thing that stands out is the amount of wood used in the German sub for cabinets and such whereas the US boat is all metal.

[@bobdavidson9770]

Can you imagine, sleeping in those little bunks, they had on those u-boats.

[@steffenritter7497]

As have I. Fascinating place to visit, and gives you a sense of what life ... and death ... on board a U-Boat might have been like. I heard several years ago that the U-505 was going to be restored and go on its last voyage to Germany. But it hasn't happened, yet. As I understood it, the 505 would become part of the U-Boat Museum in Kiel. I can guarantee you that thousands of Chicagoans would have turned out to watch her sail northward up Lake Michigan.

[@MPGunther1]

I remember as a child visiting the U-505 many times In Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and wondering what life was really like on board. Thank you Dr. Felton and God Bless

[@chuckkottke]

I remember that too! Plenty of hard cheeses hanging from the plumbing, it must have been a tasty life. 🧀 🔴

[@TreeBarkSide]

Hey Mark! Here is a cool video idea for you! There are currently 87,000 newish-condition M1 Garands sitting in South Korea. These were sent there by the US during the Korean War, but were soon retired. The Koreans have since tried to return them to the US for private use, but in 2013, the Obama administration banned future imports with the reason being they feared that they would end up in bad hands. These rifles are highly valued in the US, especially in their sealed conditions.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Quite a few M1's were imported from South Korea in the 1980's. Obviously the supply's not exhausted yet!

[@SunofYork]

Americans like beat up obsolete old things...like Harley Davidsons, Garand rifles, 80-ish Donald Trump, Joe Biden etc etc... I like techno miracles like Kawasaki 1000 motorbikes etc ....

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@cap5856 Right. For now anyway. Imports of suplus military firearms were prohibited by the 1968 Gun Control Act but during the 1980's the Reagan administration lifted the ban. So it's happened before, it could happen again.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@SunofYork Hey, obsolete old things have stories to tell! New things have to make their own!

[@greekmonkey9790]

@@SunofYork Nobody here in America actually likes Joe Biden, unless you're a commie or laughing at how much of a joke he is.

[@tim7052]

Dr Felton does it AGAIN!! Just when you thought you had all bases covered, he comes out of left field with another totally unexpected - but incredibly interesting - facet from history!!! AMAZING STUFF!! 😊👍

[@Sarnarath]

Saw these boats in a mudlarking a few weeks ago, so cool they are still there for anyone to visit.

[@xxxggthyf]

I saw one of them back when I was a callow youth but I didn't know there were three of them and I was born and grew up five miles away. I think I had the same reaction as when I saw Stonehenge... "It's not as big as I was expecting".

[@jean-pierredeclemy7032]

I have visited these subs a couple of times about twenty years ago. Between my visits the pressure casing of the one you detail was rusting fast and becoming dangerous to walk upon on during second visit. The reason this one was not cut up in situ like the others was its location high in the saltings. The story I read in my research was that the three subs were being towed away to be scrapped when a sudden storm caused the to break away from the tug with two ending up in a position where it was possible to cut them apart and all that is left is the bottom of the hulls.

[@davidpippin3460]

My son went to Rochester Independent College nearby. There is also a Soviet era Foxtrot class sub just north of the main bridge in Rochester, easy to find with google maps due north of Rochester castle.

[@KentRoads]

Yes that confused me because that was the only Roch Sub I know of :P

[@Postpunk-cx1ph]

@@KentRoads Same! I’m from Kent and had no idea there are WW1 Uboats near Rochester, just the one you mention.

[@Heinkelly]

Just as peculiar is another foxtrot class Soviet sub docked next to the Queen Mary in Long Beach CA. Unfortunately it’s in disrepair.

[@angela20377]

@@Heinkelly and has a raccoon infestation from what i hear. The one in san diego is also in a really sad state of neglect.

[@BingBangBye]

That boat is in really, really sad shape.

[@rodbriggs9615]

Back in the sixties I worked for a company in Feltham, Middx that had a Great War era U-boat engine on its premises. I well remember seeing and hearing the thing running, generating electricity for the company, as I recall. I believe it was scrapped when the company moved in the nineteen seventies.

[@moosifer3321]

Good luck on THAT salvage! A picture of UB1 would`ve been nice - now I`ve got to go search!

[@gregoryemmanuel9168]

Your flexibility to jump from one subject to another and the thorough research you do is simply amazing and much appreciated, thank you Mark.

[@mtkoslowski]

I’m stunned at all the new material you keep unearthing and presenting! Thank you for this fascinating stuff.

[@phillipholliday9178]

Once again , you prove BEYOND ANY DOUBT , you , sir , are THA MAN - and , in my humble opinion , the best present - day historian of WORLD WAR II ! BLESS YOU , DR. FELTON !!

[@edwardelliott5756]

Thanks Mark for creating the best history class on the Internet! No one tops you.

[@RT-ol4hh]

The channel’s content is astounding! Unique aspects of history that I didn’t even realize that I wanted to know. Clear. Concise. Well researched. Bravo, Dr. Felton. HUZZAH!

[@spudnickuk]

When I was in München I made a visit to see the U boat. I was amazed of how much clobber is inside. Meaning valve's and pipework and dials everywhere. And wondered how people could operate with such a small and cramped area. To be in. Thank you for another great history lesson.

[@mikesyyt]

Das Boot !!

[@aldreenbautista2375]

After reading the title, I thought there was a failed secret operation involving the U-boat that caused it to be on the river like a failed attempt to land some commandos or spies. It was just a case of equipment left for salvage/scrap and was not fulfilled. Recent videos made me think that British countryside might still be full of historical treasures waiting to be found or they might just be hiding in plain sight. Great vdeo!

[@rjmun580]

I was born in 1939. Does that make me a British historical treasure?

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

@@rjmun580 I doubt your 83...The chances are too small

[@blindleader42]

@@julmdamaslefttoe3559 It's not a matter of chance, is it?

[@steffenritter7497]

@@julmdamaslefttoe3559 Why not? RJ Man is only ten years older than me, and I can still run the 100-yard dash (I'm sure that you will doubt that, also). I was born ins 1949.

[@StevenKeery]

@@rjmun580 : Only to your family and friends. Only joking, my brother-in-law is also 83, I wouldn't part with him for anything. I hope you have many more years of health ahead of you. Good luck and God bless.

[@Sorarse]

I've lived in Kent all my life, and had no idea this boat was there.

[@ryanmortimer7753]

Another subject not talked about, truly amazing how you find all this Mark.

[@bear1245]

That’s a lot of tonnage sunk from those little subs. Dibs on the scrap squire!

[@simonthompson9858]

Dr F, you always come up with something so fascinating and left field and this is yet another absolute belter. Quite brilliant. By far and away one of the best military history channels in existence. All strength to you sir!

[@davidvaughn7752]

Very well done! These boats were certainly elegant in their appearance, at least from what I could tell from the extant records you present. So svelte and streamline!. Yet another fascinating Stone Unturned, Dr! Thank You.

[@steveelliott8640]

My father told me many U-boats were put in a dock at the Vickers shipyard at the end of WW2. Many were examined by the engineers at Vickers. The legacy being that Vickers ( bought out by BAE ) became the prime site for RN submarine construction. The BAE shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness is now the only British shipyard building submarines, all nuclear.

[@winnifredforbes1114]

Now, I would love to tour that shipyard! 😱🇨🇦

[@obsidianjane4413]

Uh... its more that Vickers was already a main builder of British subs, so they would have the facilities for handling and inspecting (and dismantling) similar vessels.

[@hb1338]

@@winnifredforbes1114 In your dreams. The site security is second only to Faslane.

[@winnifredforbes1114]

@@hb1338 Yes. I rather assumed that!😱

[@redhaal-obaidy2217]

You keep mesmerizing us with your rare content Mr.Felton, Thanks for your efforts.

[@josephphoenix1376]

Excellent Episode and Authentic Music too!

[@KokkiePiet]

Churchills only real fear.. The thing is, during the first years of the second world war Germany only had about 40 u-boats active in the Atlantic at any one time. Before the War Germany had given priority to big Battleships and heavy cruisers. When they had not done that, they could have used those resources to building more u-boats, doubling or even quadrupling the number active at any one time. A very, very scary idea,

[@mountainhobo]

By 1943 Allies were sinking more U-boats than Germany could build, and America was building more cargo ships than Germany could sink. It was an unwinnable war for Germany. Their U-boat technology stayed pretty much the same, while the technology and tactics for destroying them was improving monthly. At the same time for each U-boat Germany could have built four tiger tanks. Churchill was a navy man, so of course he gave it more weight than it deserved. U-boat big wins ended with 1942. By 1944 U-boats mainly hunted stray ships far away from the main convoy lines as they knew the North Atlantic was their graveyard.

[@Anmeteor9663]

Agreed. If the Nazis had been able to field 200+ operational boats from Sept 1939 then Britain would most likely have fallen immediately after France. The war would have been unsustainable for Britain at that time.

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@Anmeteor9663 A ring of steel around Britain🥶😱

[@jonclassical5710]

Dr. Felton, another solid topic and vlog, thank you. If you ever come to the US to conduct any lectures, please let us know...I for one, would travel anywhere to experience your lectures/topics! . I am currently researching and studying the US in WWI, as my Grandfather fought with Pershing...in 2018 100 years after he was in France, my daughter and I followed his WWI diary route from London parading in front of King George, to landing in Belgium and swinging down through Verdun to position toward Metz, a German Military HQ in BOTH World Wars...its was amazing! Reminder, if anyone is going to want to tour the French countryside, France is a VERY Catholic outside the major cities, so don't plan to do much on a Sunday, everything is Ferme! PS the German Military music at 4:43 in this vlog is much appreciated. (PreuBens Gloria)

[@irish3335]

Yet again, you manage to find another fascinating piece of history! Thank you Dr Felton, always look forward to your videos!

[@irish3335]

1.7 million (well earned) followers and you always take the time to read my posts - thank you Dr Felton!

[@BlankRegie]

Der Preußens Gloria was an excellent touch, well done, Sir!

[@larrylongprong5219]

Very educational content! Thank you dr Felton 👍

[@oceanhome2023]

The drone footage at the end combined with the “Prussian March “ music at the end is awesome !!

[@kttk4564]

Preussens Gloria.

[@therealbettyswollocks]

Sailed past these many times as a boy, never really knew their origin other than they were U-Boats, so thanks for the insight.

[@ba-dam9991]

This is one reason why I like your history lessons ,you tell us about videos like this instead of the battles and missions that we see everywhere and that you do with great accuracy. To me, this is a historic documentation of our history that must never be forgotten. Great thanks on all your hard work.

[@jeffersonkee6440]

As usual, a terrific video and that Prussia's Glory March is a nice touch!

[@fishgazoo5851]

The best channel that has the unique pieces of Military History that are now presented. Great Work!

[@von-Adler]

Some years ago when I was in CUXHAVEN in an area called Duhnen there was a wreck museum. They had the conning tower of a WW1 U-boat mine layer there. It was tiny AND the mines were hoisted up through the tower to be laid. They also had a Seehund 2 man U-boat outside. These tiny 'wasps' carried 2 torpedoes externally and in the final months of the War could and did sink ships. A cut out section covered with perspex showed the two crewmen sat in deckchairs. On full size subs transferring watertanks achieves a 'trim' where the boat is balanced. In the Seehund they merely slid a weight backwards or forwards under a chair.

[@jarniwoop]

Playing the march 'Pussia's Glory' while panning over those U boat hulks made me chuckle.

[@StevenKeery]

After WW2 many German U-boats were taken from Northern Ireland, where they had surrendered. They were towed out into the Atlantic and sunk. Seems such a shame now, thinking of their historical significance but the view toward them was probably quite different back then.

[@dasboot5903]

@ 04':40" ~~ "Prussian Glory" is played in its the best version ever !! Thanks Mr. Felton :o)

[@thomasweatherford5125]

Great stuff Mark! Saw you on a different doc about some Japanese atrocities during WW2. Kinda cool to see you talking and educating on the subject.

[@DogSerious]

You have that perfect British narration voice, I very much enjoy hearing your take on these events!

[@thEannoyingE]

Thanks Dr. Felton for this bit of history. Incidentally, there are quite a few sunken U-Boats off the coast of Boston, MA, a few near Cape Cod.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Are they WW1 or WW2 era, or a mixture?

[@kurtistjones6337]

Dr Felton is a Boss . Lol. Best channel on KZbin. Keeps me glued.

[@joeylawn36111]

In WW2, the worst service to serve in among any of the combatants both sides was on a German U-Boat. Sure, they had a lot of battle success from their point of view, but at great cost. German U-Boat Casualty rate: 63% Fatalities, 75% overall, almost 84% U-boats lost.

[@GLAZERSOUT-oz8kh]

Yeah but they lasted a long time when in action didn’t they or no? I don’t really know about this topic

[@RCAvhstape]

@@GLAZERSOUT-oz8kh Early war they lasted a long time. Serving in one later in the war was almost a death sentence. The allies had cracked the codes as well as creating much better anti-submarine warfare technology.

[@eightyblox6829]

Das boot is a phenomenal movie

[@GLAZERSOUT-oz8kh]

@@RCAvhstape yeah it makes sense. Thank for honest reply and not arguing 👍

[@joeylawn36111]

Data from my post above from John Keegan's book _The Second World War_ I posted this because when I first read it it 'blew my mind' how bad it was for German U-Boat personnel.

[@henriknilsson7851]

Very interesting. I would have expected them to not survive the WWII scrap drives. Nice bit of Preußens Gloria at the end!

[@BLWard-ht3qw]

Hearing the band music, while looking at the remnants of that sub reminds me of the same thoughts I have while looking at buildings in an a state of urban decay, thinking about the stories behind them and how they were probably once celebrated, but wondering how they ended up in their current abandoned state.

[@chuckkottke]

Too many depth charges hit the buildings, or at least that's what it looks like! I wonder that too.. fine architecture gone to ruins.

[@tjoonatv2848]

He did something similar for his buried U-boat video. The combination of rediscovered decaying U-boat footage with a recording of Torpedo Los which may have been created at around the same time gave me chills, almost like the ghosts were remembering their past glories.

[@tman1415]

What song is it

[@BLWard-ht3qw]

@@tman1415 Not that familiar with band music, so I'm afraid I have no ideal.

[@lewisharrison7111]

@@tman1415 The song is called Prussia Gloria.

[@TankerBricks]

Mark. Thanks for providing my Sunday Night entertainment!

[@raypurchase801]

Open the hatch. There's a very old guy inside. "Ist der krieg ende?"

[@machinesofgod]

Playing Preussens Gloria while showing wrecked German WW1 Uboats. Rather cheeky and hilarious 😅

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Such amazing facts about Uboats..seems unreal they still are in the river..and not being saved or scrapped!..but then again this is forgotten history...now that everyone knows were there at..lets see what happens

[@nathanielmoran1819]

Of 4000+ years of rising and falling human civilisations, the majesty of relics from era's gone are still the greatest teachers in the study of history.

[@dosa2990]

Awesome video!

[@jonahtwhale1779]

Simon a bloke in the woods covered these boats last year on his channel! My estimation of Dr Felton's good taste has just increased!

[@brick6347]

Lusitania was grand ship, though prone to vibration. There's a project to create a vr reconstruction underway, which is nearing completion. You can see one her four propellers in Liverpool.

[@dustylover100]

There is a Lusitania museum in, I believe, in Kinsale, not far from where she was sunk. The late Gregg Bemis, the former owner of the wreck, transferred ownership to the museum before he died.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Both Lusitania and Mauretania in the pre-WW1 era were the fastest way to cross the Atlantic, but they had a reputation of being rough rides. Still, if time was of the essence you put up with it.

[@dustylover100]

@@wayneantoniazzi2706, Lusitania had really bad vibrations on her maiden voyage. They had to do some remodeling to try to cut it out, but they never could get rid of it entirely. I don't know for sure, but I think it was caused by the propellers. In all fairness to designer Leonard Pesckett, nobody had built a ship like her before.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@dustylover100 Right, high-speed propeller design was really in its infancy at the time the Lusitania and Mauretania were built. Even the Normandie (built in the 1930's) had vibration issues due to its propellers, although they were able eventually to solve the problem.

[@varovaro1967]

Mark for President!

[@motrhead69]

😆

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Just when you think there's nothing out there to be found at this late date Doc Felton surprises us all. WW1 U-Boots beached and rusting away in Britain. Who'd have thought? Good choice of music at the end, "Prussia's Glory." Seeing the wrecks and hearing the music the first thing that went though my mind was "Sic transit gloria mundi," or "So passes worldly glory."

[@biggs8440]

I can see her still as new and running on the surface, great video

[@damianousley8833]

Given that most of the reusable fittings and instruments were stripped from the hulls and they were partially scrapped for and valuable non ferrous metals, propellers and the copper piping removed there is little to actually salvage today. And given there were attempts to salvage the iron and steel from them in WW2 which had limited success due to the nature of the mud flats making this almost impossible. Given the cost of trying to salvage what's left would be astronomically expensive, it is probably best to let them disintergrate slowly over time as many beached wrecks end up disappearing. Luckily there were no toxic elements on board like fuel or oils as these items were removed prior to the partial scrapping.

[@Chuckles..]

Looks like these subs are beyond the expense of preserving what little is left of them. Sometimes war junk is just war junk regardless of the interesting history of the object.

[@andywhite40]

You're right of course, the vessel looks beyond salvage. Pity really given how unique it is but it would probably break up if moved anyway.

[@manuelroca5289]

Reminiscent of submarine battles that inspired movies like The Hunt for Red October and Das Boot. Life inside must of been crowded, filled with smells of diesel and sweat. Boring on the long hours of wait interrupted by moments of excitement and terror. Dr. Fenton these historical documentary brings back to life what was almost lost to time. Thank you so much!

[@peterpiper_203]

Any chance you can do something on the US Merchant Marines My stepfather was a merchant marine they weren’t recognized as veterans until the 80s in USA He was a volunteer as most of them were before the war started and he crossed the Mariana trench several times and was in both Theatres

[@mebodeck]

Thank you for "Preußens Gloria" March, saved my day! Greetings from Germany

[@greatflights8094]

Interesting, they look relatively very modern compared to their ww2 counterparts.

[@westernjeep4015]

Very sound, valued content. Please continue.

[@David-wy9jl]

While in Portsmouth in 1979, I saw a large number of old rusted out of what I thought were submarine hulls on the banks of an estuary. Does anyone have any idea on what those were?

[@benwilson6145]

There used to be Pounds Scrapyard in Portsmouth, I think that may have been the explanation.

[@loddude5706]

I too remember seeing those - an eerie sight indeed, ex-RN hulks?

[@pashvonderc381]

@@benwilson6145 think it was Pounds’ scrapyard, it was on the left hand side as you came into Portsmouth, used to marvel at the stuff he had there as a kid..

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@loddude5706 - Correct. Pound’s scrapyard, all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff there, including the silver balls from the film ‘Tommy’.

[@rayok434]

Great video Mark I haven’t commented in a while but I was the gentleman that suggested you look best in your current picture than the one before ha ha anyway thank you for all you do your work is excellent 😊

[@superseven7947]

The North Atlantic WW2 U boats that surrendered at the end of the War at the Naval Port of Derry/Londonderry Northern Ireland were later scuttled not far from the mouth of Lough Foyle on the border of Northern Ireland / Co Donegal Republic of Ireland. I have it on good authority that Much of the remaining equipment.. lathes/ tools etc on the u boats were 'pilfered' by locals apparently the harbour police turning a blind eye before the uboats where towed out to be scuttled....

[@stewartdriver1400]

Brilliant I’ve lived in Rochester ( Medway towns ) all my life 52 years and didn’t even know they were there. 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@redhaal-obaidy2217]

What's the name of the music at 4:40 ?? Can anyone help please?

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Prussia's Glory

[@redhaal-obaidy2217]

@@MarkFeltonProductions Thank you Dr. for the quick response, following you from the Middle east - Iraq I wonder if you have plans to make political history in the middle east as it has an immense amount of details and changes through the ages.

[@XeroSygnal]

There's the remains of two WWI era German destroyers (V44 and V82) in Portsmouth, UK. The wrecks are visible at low tide and are located just SE of Whale Island in the channel between the island and the ferry terminal on the mainland.

[@markdahl9831]

Mark, your channel has to be the best on KZbin...So informative...so interesting...l love it.

[@fredschultz6468]

You keep throwing up bits and pieces that amaze me. Great work as usual.

[@nodarkthings]

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

[@leipersgreen6763]

You should see the dance my wife does upon hearing your intro...lol. Thank you for the GREAT content. Lucian Hamilton. Franklin, Tennessee.

[@obesetuna3164]

Once again, Dr Felton never ceases to amaze.

[@leeedsonetwo]

JUst when I think you must have covered everything you come up with yet another new subject, as always interesting.

[@ianmurray4081]

Awesome video per usual. A fellow KZbinr, Simon bloke in the woods did a canoe trip to these submarines last summer, I believe. And, here on the east coast of Canada, on the Saint John River in New Brunswick, there’s a landing craft (tank?) that saw action in the Pacific. It was later sold as war surplus and was used for logging. Again, there’s a KZbin channel that covers the topic and actually goes to visit the old girl. Cheers 🍻, take care and stay frosty 🇨🇦🫡🇬🇧

[@RealDarko]

Nice story, thanks for creating the video

[@jb6027]

Dr. Felton never fails to amaze with his unique and fascinating content!

[@Captain_Scarlet_SIG]

U505 is perfectly preserved after capture and is in the Science & Industry Museum in Chicago.

[@mikego18753]

Thumbs up mate,another belter. Cheers.

[@johnschnellbach986]

Awesome presentation. Can we get some more videos of the relics of WW1 & WW2?

[@jochemtubbing2756]

Ey Mark, love it as usual. Could you do a take on RMS Olympics ramming of a uboat? Keep m coming

[@lordtherapeutics]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the best example from the Medway restored in one of those amazing restoration videos one sees on KZbin where a seemingly irredeemably damaged vintage item is turned into a gleaming, valuable, fully working example in the space of a 16 minute video!

[@samsmith2635]

Nice use of Preussen Gloria at the end..

[@tnguy9696]

another great video mark thanks

[@davidjones332]

The Munich Museum U-boat is quite impressive. At ground floor level all you see is the conning-tower, but descend to the basement and you realise the whole boat is there, with one side cut away so you can see each compartment. Getting it there must have been quite a feat.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Just finished watching a documentary on Tojo. Guess who was on it? The good Doctor! Now an interesting video on U-boats. 😁

[@f.k.burnham8491]

There was a recent video on YT where a group of hovercrafters went out and looked at them close up. I believe it was on Si Finds channel. That was the first I had heard of them . Thanks for the ID on them.

[@brucekaraus7330]

The marshal music over the sight of defeated, stripped and rusted out hulls was fantastic. The juxtaposition of grandeur and nationalist, militaristic fervor with the broken, discarded and forgotten detritus of war was brilliant.

[@garywagner2466]

Martial.

[@stressedpanda7205]

Any excuse to play "Preußens Gloria".

[@FishFind3000]

A few days ago I was on the U boat 505, it’s incredible how tight and small those subs are.

[@rainbowseeker5930]

That's precisely what made them so succesful, as larger subs like the Americans, Japanese or Italians were easier to detect and oil consumption was much higher.

[@MrNurseDrew]

Great video! It was both very informative and very interesting.

[@HypocriticYT]

Fascinating detailed bits of history

[@Americandragonrider333.]

Always love the stories of abandoned places and vessels and such!