Guadalcanal's Friday 13th

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It’s just past midnight on Friday November 13th, 1942. The opening of the battle of Guadalcanal. On board the USS San Francisco is Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan. The fleet of 13 ships was all that stand between the strategically vital Henderson Field on Guadalcanal and an incoming Japanese fleet. The fleet of 13 ships were all that were left battle ready after engagements with the Japanese, and now the Japanese are coming for Guadalcanal. On board the IJN Hiei is Admiral Hiroaki Abe. The event is marked by a series of mistakes in command on both sides leading to confusion and friendly fire. The men fought with bravery and commitment but at a terrible price.
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00:00 Guadalcanal ships sail through the dark
01:49 Enemy up ahead!
03:45 USS Atlanta opens fire
05:17 IJN Akatsuki detonates
06:33 World of Warships integration
07:33 The American ships fight for their lives
09:11 USS San Francisco attacks IJN Hiei
10:28 The End of the USS San Francisco
12:05 The battle is over
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[@flake1445]

Nice can you do more tirpitz

[@hupreix2553]

Great Video!! A few mistakes though. 1. Atlanta didnt wander into the line of fire of her ally, her ally mistook her for a japanese ship. 2. The aircraft were from USS enterprise. Enterprises forward elevator was destroyed, so the aircraft flew from enterprise, sand Hiei, and landed at henderson field.

[@dudeyoudontneedmyname]

It was such a good game until the submarines.

[@Pelliq_E]

You missed an opportunity to upload this on Friday the 13th, the next one is october, only 2 weeks away!

[@tanyionjuexavierrmps1236]

Pls make battle of singapore

[@e_da_g2161]

My English teacher's relative was on board the Laffey, and got an award for helping save other sailors, and had a destroyer escort named for him, USS Knudson.

[@celozzz-sx5jo]

damn to have a destroyer escort named after you is pretty badass

[@Sparrta]

Indeed, very cool to have one

[@Plugneedsahug]

@@celozzz-sx5joto have a us navy vessel names after you at all is badass

[@e_da_g2161]

Yeah it was pretty cool to learn that

[@thecubingguy7333]

Seaman First Class Milton L. Knudson

[@mightymachine5372]

One thing not mentioned is that the San Francisco was captained by a Medal of Honor holder, Captain Cassian Young, who earned his Medal during Peral Harbor while commanding USS Vestal, the repair ship next to Arizona. McCandless earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on Friday the 13, and would retire as a Rear Admiral in 1952. Not only that, but McCandless son would be the first American to execute an untethered spacewalk.

[@Heike--]

It's always the sons of powerful people who get the best, most high-status jobs in society :(

[@roy-cf6vf]

​@@Heike--isn't that bad

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@Heike--Or maybe, just maybe in this case, having good and successful parents can help a child develop the skills to succeed as well.

[@Heike--]

Nah, he got to be an astronaut because of his dad. Over and over you find this out. The incredibly successful people are always there because of their parents. Not because they succeeded on their own. Ruling class are an ingroup, and if you went to State U, forget it! You're not one of them and never will be. They take care of their own, give them promotions and positions that we rightfully deserve. @@sirboomsalot4902

[@jwrockets]

@@Heike--No one is ever an astronaut by pedigree.

[@ValentineHolbert]

Friday the 13th may be unlucky for anyone in this battle, but for USS Fletcher it may be her luckiest day of her life. 13 American ships engaged in the fight. Fletcher was the 13th or last ship in line. Fletcher had a brush of death when 3 Japanese torpedoes ran deep only inches under her keel. Becoming the 3 destroyers to enter the meele, she was the only one still capable of combat by the end. Her hull numbers 445 add up to 13, the task force number 67 also add up to 13. She was named after Admiral Frank FRIDAY Fletcher. By the end of the war she earned 13 battle stars. No wonder Fletcher earned the nickname Lucky 13.

[@minirock000]

The numbers 445 in that sequence add up to four hundreds, four tens, and five ones, anything else is non-sense.

[@uzbekistanplaystaion4BIOScrek]

​@@minirock000 never heard of a digit sum?

[@minirock000]

@@uzbekistanplaystaion4BIOScrek Oh crap so you mean the people that were told to put that number on the vessel and the people that kept track of the numbers on vessels conspired to number that one so it would add up to thirteen because they knew it would be lucky. With all the religiosity in The States and there is an overwhelming number of religious fanatics in The States, thirteen is a very unlucky number to those xtians, so I highly doubt that. Plus it s just pattern seeking innit, conspiracy crap. Go play with your children's games on your gaming station. Perhaps someday you will actually reach maturation.

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

@@minirock000 "Add up". 4+4+5=13.

[@jwrockets]

@@minirock000 It's a numerology thing.

[@RookVR_]

Thank you for keeping history entertaining and alive, and sharing almost forgotten stories of heroism. You guys need 1 million subs now!

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Honestly he needs 10 million not 1 million

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[@intellicadee]

Yes

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[@Godhelpmeimgoinginsane]

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[@HyperK7]

Fun fact: Admiral Callaghan was actually from San Francisco! That made his death aboard SF a death at home. Also, San Francisco survived and made it back to port. Her bridge was initially seen as junk but someone found it after the war and one of the wings present at Guadalcanal is now the monument to the Cruiser and her sailors.

[@NashmanNash]

Is it just me or does it happen somewhat often that some random american stumbles upon WWII stuff just randomly lying around in the continental US...

[@CMDRFandragon]

This definitely needs part 2, where Washington comes back for the Kirishima.

[@micahnelson6973]

I agree

[@irfanmaulana323]

Yes agree

[@intellicadee]

Agreed

[@TexasSpectre]

Correction - where Kirishima is busy punishing the hapless malfunctioning and partly crippled South Dakota... and then Washington rolls up out of the dark, *executes* Kirishima only to disappear back into the darkness like the fabled ninja leaving the surviving Japanese ships and crew wondering what the hell just happened.

[@reyesmarlon5805]

Agree

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

Gentlemen, your videos are masterful. It is truly wonderful to see these battles come to life like this in such a magnificent animation with your narration. Well done.

[@Yarnhub]

Thank you very much!

[@tankace7605]

​@Yarnhub he's right you genuinely can't get a better war story channel then this

[@NovemberSky3]

@@Yarnhubthe animation is seriously some of the best stuff I’ve seen for this genre of content. Everything from the human face, mannerisms, explosions, camera angles and even the HD quality. Watching a hour length movie of this stuff would be elite.

[@harrisonhargrove4702]

My great great uncle Boyd was on the uss Atlanta. He was wounded in the head and right thigh to shrapnel and was blown over the side of the ship he was picked up the next morning. He was patched up and put on uss San Diego 2 months later. His ship was the first to enter Tokyo Bay since before the war, and was there for the surrender of the Japanese. He later married my aunt genie who was a Japanese war bride.

[@usmc5977]

They successfully defended the airfield at the cost of thousands of American lives. Salute to those brave sailors. gone but never forgotten. Thanks, yarnhub, for sharing their tale!

[@kennethhanks6712]

Adm Callaghan's greatest error was, since he had no real training or understanding of the new radar technology, that he had placed his two ships with the best/newest radar installations (cruiser Helena and destroyer Fletcher) at rear of his force where they were least effective. Coupled with no firm battle plan and the relatively inflexible formation he used with confused communications his initial advantage of surprise was lost and the battle became a "barroom brawl".

[@Jamesbrown-xi5ih]

The radar of that era but he was used to dealing with was not reliable in the conditions they were facing. The new sets were an improvement, but you needed to know that they could be trusted. On top of that, he knew the situation they were going into was grim, but it had to be done. And it was not his fault that the following ship ordered stop, throwing the battle line into chaos.

[@LostShipMate]

The IJN Amatsukaze mentioned near the begging of this video was Captained by Tameichi Hara. He has a memoir titled 'Japanese Destroyer Captain', in which he goes into great detail about this battle and the Amatsukaze's fight for survival to return to base. He would later be put in charge of the IJN Shigure, which is often considered one of the luckiest ships of the war(the only survivor of The Battle of Surigao Straight for example); he would also captain the light cruiser IJN Yahagi, witnessing the end of the IJN Yamato(his ship would sink soon after). Its a great book if you focus only on his actual battle experiences, not his foreshadowing of defeat and excuses that every other Japanese memoir seems to fall back on(similar to most German Memoirs as well).

[@ATownDown32]

The second cruiser that was sunk here was USS Juneau ,Atlanta's sister ship , she was sunk shortly after the battle by a Japanese submarine. Most of the casualties faced by America at this battle were from this ship alone. Of the casualties were all five of the Sullivan brothers.

[@isilder]

Juneau was in a mini convoy fleeing south.The other ships in the convoy reported it sunk with no survivors. So no one came to search for survivors for a few days. Survivors were found who reported that many survivors died in the water..

[@marcussamborski7472]

The IJN Hiei was the first Japanese battleship to be sunk during World War Two. Her sister Kirishima actually died even more heroically in my opinion because she dueled with another battleship (USS Washington). Great stuff Yarnhub! Keep it up 👍🏻

[@bkjeong4302]

If “duelled” means “was fired on by a battleship at point blank range because she forgot there were two big American ships on the field that night and not just one”, sure.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@bkjeong4302oh my god really?

[@bkjeong4302]

@@MaticTheProto Yeah. The Japanese weren’t expecting American battleships at all (and to be fair, the Americans DIDN’T want to send them-they had run out of operational cruisers by this point though), and didn’t realize they were firing on South Dakota (which did absolutely nothing during the battle but would steal all the credit in the news coverage afterwards; not the first time this particular battleship did something like this) until they’d already badly damaged her-and they apparently completely forgot about the other large ship they’d mis-ID’s as a cruiser, because Washington managed to get into point-blank range before she opened fire (and at that range she was LITERALLY too close to miss her shot). Kirishima never actually duelled Washington, because she never realized Washington was there until she was already sinking.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@bkjeong4302 that is hilarious in a tragic way 😅

[@jessicasousa5709]

Kirishima (and some other ships) attacked South Dakota

[@Masonthebaconhair]

Damn, you guys really outdid yourselves with this outstanding animation on this deadly mission for both sides.

[@avalon-futuriety5458]

Ist wery sad

[@dave_mc92]

My late grandfather served on the San Francisco later in the war after the ship was repaired and retrofitted. Nice to see a video about that ship.

[@marcoaustintumalad2041]

I love the animation man! I love how you make history so good to the point I always see your videos as soon as it posts. The world needs more people like you who make boring things so entertaining. Keep the good work lad!👍👍👍

[@stevemc01]

Naval battles are some of the coolest engagements you can ever see. ...of course, more terrifically devastating.

[@cameronmcintyre836]

Imagine how terrifying it must have been so be lit up by blinding enemy spotlights on a dark stormy night

[@hoshyro]

Iirc, at times the Japanese would shine the search lights in the general direction of the enemy before they even visually spotted them to blind them and disorient the enemy formation while they gained their bearing

[@bkjeong4302]

@@hoshyro The Japanese would also repeatedly turn their searchlights on and off while maneuvering, to make things even more confusing for their enemies (they’re going to be scanning where they last saw the searchlights, when the Japanese ship has actually repositioned with the lights off).

[@hoshyro]

@@bkjeong4302 Oh true! It is scary to think about it, but for a good while the Japanese were uncontested in night raids as far as I remember, their downfall wound eventually come with the loss of the more experienced admirals as they became primary targets when their locations were known

[@bkjeong4302]

@@hoshyro In regards to night attacks, that had more to do with the USN learning from defeats and starting to use IJN night tactics against the IJN.

[@hoshyro]

@@bkjeong4302 Ah alright alright

[@boomgrdgjgv]

Can you do more videos on the B17 Flying Fortress? I can’t believe how much your animations have improved since the beginning. I’ve watched you for a long time now and it’s crazy how your animations keep Getting better and better

[@SotGravarg]

Damn, what an intensive video and even more intense battle, I got goose bumps when the AP shells hit the USS San Francisco 🥶

[@zyrllydwnortega4229]

Thanks to your videos I've been able to heal from depression and feel proud of what our nation has done😊

[@carolinafishkeepers840]

great video awesome animation rest in peace to all brave men that died in that battle

[@Historical-mi8hd]

I love how you improved the animations. The name on the ship and the show different angles of the explosions

[@linnyym__m]

The whole naval element of guadanal is interesting, hopefully yarnhub can cover all of them (Plus my personal favourite battle, north cape)

[@TA-dg6tf]

I have read about this battle several times and your illustration really brings the battle much needed clarity! Awesome work, thank you

[@RockTuner]

I love when Yarnhub make naval videos

[@BBP749]

Every animation you make never ceases to make me wonder in awe.

[@justtohru4011]

Both an epic and tragic story. Glory to the sailors of both sides. Thank you Yarnhub for giving us a visual spectacle that would help us feel as if we were there. Keep up the good work and see you again, hopefully in near future.

[@fallinginthed33p]

The Guadalcanal campaign had months of brutal fighting on land and at sea. Ironbottom Sound has dozens of shipwrecks, now war graves.

[@tristansmith3731]

Love how both y'all and Dark Seas did an episode on the USS San Francisco on the same day. Keep up great works guys

[@Indside]

My God these Animations are getting better and better, thank you so much for uploading. The Details are astonishing, I think I even saw the historcal Camo on the Atlanta that was used at that time.

[@FatMan5]

Love how the ship to the right of the USS San Francisco at 10:07 is equipped with flamethrower turrets lol.

[@micahnelson6973]

I see that too lol

[@hareshbaskar8693]

One of my favorite battles in the Guadalcanal campaign.

[@ven7165]

Great animation, great voice acting, great story telling. I'm surprised the Japanese didn't take the win here, it seems like they took two hits and gave up.

[@sayhallo3769]

A lot of Japan’s failures in WW2 were from failing to press on an attack

[@bkjeong4302]

@@sayhallo3769 So they say, but in a lot of these cases there were extenuating circumstances that would have made a Japanese victory unlikely, or at least pyrrhic. Samar is a good example of the Japanese supposedly giving up a golden opportunity that actually didn’t quite exist (as even with Third Fleet under Halsey drawn off with a decoy they would still have had to deal with air attacks from the other two Taffy groups, the main body of Seventh Fleet under Kinkaid and Oldendorff moving north to intercept, and the fact a significant proportion of the American landing forces had already landed).

[@sayhallo3769]

@@bkjeong4302 Samar was lost automatically because the americans had air supremacy over the entire pacific. A lot of fights at Guadalcanal could have been turned into a victory by bombarding Henderson, which may not have won them the war but it would make the war more difficult for the Americans.

[@jameshannagan4256]

They tried again and again and ended up losing 600+ aircraft and most of the highly trained crews as well.The main problem was that Rabual was too far from Gaudancanal it took hours to get there and back and they did not have much time to fight when they finally got there and to add insult to injury most of the pilots and crews were lost many killed by the natives or ended up drowning. That was the real turning point of the Pacific war they lost almost all their trained carrier pilots because of the bad decision to have them fly sorties from so far away where they could not recover them when they were shot down instead of using army or other pilots they never recocered and spent the rest of the war without their best carrier pilots.@@sayhallo3769

[@censoreduser]

Brilliant animation! You guys should get an award or something

[@Sneaky_Jesus]

This is one of the most bloodiest battle story i ever heard, i salute the man from the both sides who died trying to accomplish there mission, this story, music and animations just gived me gusebumps as always an amazing job yarnhub gj.

[@The.real.AnakinSkywalker]

Thank you for your videos they tell me everything about little history stories and I love them keep it up. Yarnold hopefully you get added to the game

[@scottnix4991]

I'm running out of words to describe how good these productions are.

[@teamtripledent31nextgentls94]

every time I see a video you post about the navy I watch it without wasting time before watching

[@pants988]

This is easily the best video you guys have ever made, the quality keeps improving with every video. Keep up the good work.

[@user-tg5gj2jp2s]

The transition 👌👌 just on point seeing the infirmary shells impact the uss San Francisco was so mind blowingly beautiful

[@torgothegrey3567]

I lost a cousin on the USS Barton when it was torpedoed by the Amatsukaze. It was strange to read about it when reading "Japanese Destroyer Captain".

[@corneliakashigawi5743]

Would love to see a video about the captain of a destroyer in this battle Capt. Tameichi Hara of the Destroyer Shigure he has an excellent book on his life and experiences during the war

[@taigei4552]

1:00 Kirishima's a DD's now Superb animation as always and would love to see 2nd part and more Pacific Naval Battles.

[@MROTARY]

Another amazing video about a time period I love. Great video!

[@orderoftheyawgmoth]

It is great to see rising interest towards the naval battles around Guadalcanal. For the past few years more and more content creators have begun to shine light towards these important battles and not just talk about Midway (Drachinifiel, Montemayor, The Operations Room etc.). I think Yarnhub should do more videos about the Guadalcanal naval campaign. Perhaps do all the battles? I am especially waiting for Yarnhub's videos of Savo Island and Tassafaronga. If Yarnhub decides to make videos about these battles may I recommend making the Japanese the protagonists in these battles (usually its the Allies who are the protagonists in your videos). In the case of these battles a great idea for protagonists would be admirals Mikawa and Tanaka respectively. Keep up the good work.

[@big_man_ank1768]

Holy the cinematic quality man

[@martonpapp269]

Well, this was chaotic to say the least. Amazing video. I am a fan of 20th century naval history and you are doing a fantastic job. Keep up the naval content please. I really enjoy it.

[@alejimenez2473]

I've got to say, this may easely be the best naval battle video in this channel, which is a lot to say. Really, great video

[@Paladin1873]

There was no shortage of bravery in this first action, but there was a severe shortage of tactical skill demonstrated by both sides.

[@alm5992]

That turret turnaround at 6:12 looked horrifying. Night battles are pretty frightening, especially when it often leads to friendly fire.

[@Warthunderhater]

Nice to see this battle animated you should do John basil one next who won the Medal of Honor on the ground campaign of Guadalcanal

[@garygenerous8982]

Awesome video as always guys. Just one small quibble though. Torpedos are launched from the aft most tube first and going forward from launchers so they don’t land on each other due to the ship moving forward. Otherwise fantastic as always. Can’t wait for more.

[@irfanmaulana323]

Very good video and story first naval battle guadacanal can wait next content about second naval battle guadacanal

[@misfit2411]

New to this channel I got recommended on KZbin . production value is off the hook!! and really pays homage to the men that were on those ships

[@Maefdul]

Amazing content that you deliver, the animations are gorgeous and on top i learn very much! all in all magnificent video!

[@tmgconnected724]

OMG, the naval battles in this channel keep getting better and better. I love it

[@bkjeong4302]

The most chaotic and craziest naval battle of WWII. The Solomons campaign in general saw some of the most important, and most dramatic, naval battles of the entire war. It should be noted that Abe likely wouldn’t have had the time or ammunition to accomplish the bombardment mission even if he had pressed on, so it’s debatable whether he should have pushed his luck. This sort of thing is actually common with a lot of battles where the Japanese get criticized for throwing away a chance for a win.

[@carsonm7292]

Great for the folks at World of Warships to provide these gorgeous-looking models to portray this enormous and complex scene with. The human models and animations are also looking better than ever. I thought the scene about McCandless at the bridge of the San Francisco was particularly well-done, and the floating nametags by each ship is a great touch. Great work.

[@Sup_AmAwsome]

The videos just get better and better! I am so excited for the next video!!

[@internetcowgirl12]

I love your stories!❤ Bravo, well done!👏 Do one on Musical Box!😊

[@varunprakash6207]

USS Fletcher vs Japanese warships warfare Battle of Gudalcanal Nov 13 1942 wow Amazing animation 👌 by Yarn Hub team 👏 voice 🎤 narration semma

[@JedTheRedd]

I thought to myself this was World of Warships level production with the models and then the sponsorship confirmed it haha

[@icun2212]

This is insane! The animation and cool narrative are perfect combo for every Yarnhub videos

[@jaketorralba4521]

You already Master the art of outstanding animation. Keep up that good work 👍

[@manuelyanez1511]

What a way to tell a good story.... and a lot of aditional good stories on the comments... thank you very much!!

[@nathantighe799]

Love ya yarnhub you have awesome edits with all of these things I respect you and I learn all my history from you keep posting

[@nathantighe799]

thank you yarnhub

[@user-kl7ct6kh4p]

The detail he put into the sinking of IJN Heai is just mind blowing and I salute to all the Vet. out there thank you for your service.

[@arkdeso2864]

i love so much your naval histories videos!!

[@oliverhughes610]

Bit of a mistake at 3:16 - a ship (looks like a destroyer, presumably Akatsuki) incorrectly labelled as IJN Kirishima. It also seems like there are three battleship silhouettes in the force as opposed to two. Good video nevertheless. Trying to make sense of those chaotic night battles is not easy.

[@konmaj]

I clearly see 4 battleship silhouettes at 0:44 - every battleship in the foreground is followed by a similar ship.

[@whangman]

Hey yarnhub love your stories and ever improving graphics, Keep em coming

[@b.a6525]

USS Laffey is revered within the US Navy having 2 ships adpoting its name during the War, the Benson class, the one you see here and the later Allen M Summer class, both having great merits, with many titles like Solomons Devil, Ship that cant die. Other than the shared name, another thing they have in common is the dd's madlad crew and skipper.

[@woodrowe2550]

Every time I get a notification for one of your videos, It’s like Christmas time!

[@Paul-yf6lq]

Thank you!! 👍🙂🙂 I requested this video, there is so much content you can do with the battles of Guadalcanal. I do enjoy your channel so so much!! Thank's again 👍👍

[@robertnewman5553]

I absolutely love this channel, it's the best page on KZbin, keep up the fantastic work on your page ❤

[@fidelquintela7128]

Bravo Yarnhub. This video retelling makes this chaotic battle so vivid and finally clear(er). Maybe my favorite Yarnhub video thus far. Simply amazing.

[@AceIndiana]

I’m glad to have finally seen one of the USS Laffey’s story. Especially the namesake of my favorite drunk Bunnygirl herself Thanks Yarnhub. Only one more Laffey story to go

[@Nobody54545]

I love your videos! The animation just keeps getting better! Keep up the good work!

[@Pandacorps]

this was the best one yet every video gets better and better keep up the goodwork

[@robey2516]

i love watching your guys video quality constantly on the rise. Each new video feels more realistic and brings rise to more emotions as i find myself more involved in the story. This was brilliant and i feel like a big Milestone for you guys. the voice-overs such as "fire!" and other orders by the characters has improved aswell. always loved the videos and its great to see you reaxh new heights

[@graemestansfield6170]

Love you videos and it is a great history lesson. Especially when you don't know this part of the WW2.

[@TheOneNamedNoah]

ive been watching you since i was 5 and ive since love your history videos, hope you get a million subs!

[@user-pm5bx7jz9f]

AMAZING

[@legionclown2656]

That communication officer went above and beyond, no actual training just observation after seeing the entire bridge and everyone in it get destroyed.

[@Kesssuli]

It is moments like that which will really make difference between natural leaders who may lack of experience but those people are usually ones who will least try get situation under control no matter how bad things are. In war times situations like that come quite often when someone far below usuall commanding rank took that duty and got people back to home.

[@nickgraff9413]

This battle was a barroom brawl where all combatants had knives, and someone knocked the lights out, but that's Ironbottom Sound for you. Confused, hectic, close quarters fighting where both sides hurled everything they could spare at each other. I believe most, if not all, of the wrecks in Ironbottom Sound from the six month slugfest at Guadalcanal have been located. I've seen a map of the wrecks, and there's a lot of names there.

[@Hopefulgoingforward]

As I grow older I have come to recognize more strongly what did as a young man, the ability to tell a story is the most basic human super power. Your stories keep alive the sacrifice of those who fought for their families and nation, and ultimately the privilege I have of the freedom of the USA. We’re not a perfect nation and have an ongoing responsibility to our veterans to do our best to pass on the next generation a stronger and more just nation than we inherited. Thanks again, I very much enjoy your work.

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[@kristelvidhi5038]

America's darkest naval night.

[@troglodyte280]

i’d say the night after pearl harbor was ever so slightly worse

[@kristelvidhi5038]

@@troglodyte280 they weren't attacked at night, they were attacked in the morning.

[@troglodyte280]

@@kristelvidhi5038 read what i typed over again. sound it out if you gotta.

[@kennethhanks6712]

@kristelvidhi5038 Then the US Navys darkest night would probably be the earlier Battle of Savo Island where 3 US and 1 Australian heavy cruiser were lost with virtually no loss to the Japanese force. Only the fact the Japanese force was delayed by the massacre long enough they had to withdraw before daylight and US air attacks thus sparing US transports in the landing area prevented total disaster.

[@kristelvidhi5038]

@@kennethhanks6712 this night was where they had higher loses.

[@Raptorx911]

May the brave sailors lost, forever buried in Ironbottom Sound, find peace beyond the gunfire.

[@RaymondHatton-do4dp]

Well said. With yarnhub giving us yarnhub viewers a video that is worthy of this. Gives me great respect for yarnhub and the history they bring back to life.

[@potatosalad5323]

Few days later "Step aside, I am coming through. This is Ching Lee"

[@JBRAI22]

I think something you fail to mention is that the previous engagement wa the battle of Tsavo Island, AKA the worst loss in the US navy post pearl harbour Edit: Ok I guess I was wrong

[@isaaclao2380]

No, this was the First Big night battles of Guadalcanal which is directly after Battle of Cape Esperance, which Battle of Cape Esperance is directly after 1st Battle of Savo Island

[@kiwifruit27]

Exceptional video as always and every one is better than the one before

[@BaoBao0923]

I was just watching a video on the Japanese torpedoing of those two battleships and this came out at 30 past noon, Fantastic

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Very cool brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and for taking us on your adventures through time and history hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video Brother thank you and GOD-BLESS

[@activ-1758]

This video was like no other. It literally gave me goosebumps, I just felt like I was inside the video. Great, great work, yarnhub! looking forward to the new videos which im sure are gonna just as great or even better!

[@nickexists-shorts]

This is such a great channel, love all the work you put into it, keep it up! BTW, I love y’all’s tank vids, they are my favorites. Could you make a video about something in the Moscow campaign.

[@smsadmansakib8776]

You guys are amazing, Thanks a lot for the video. Many people do not know what happened in the Pacific theatre in WW2. For some people, WW2 means allies vs. Germany only. Those who know a bit of history from all sides (Eastern Front, Western Front, African Front, Pacific Theatre and other fronts), those people know how important the Pacific theatre was. All the greatest naval battles happened in this theatre. Thanks again for enlightening us. Love from Canada, eh!

[@christopherhanton6611]

VERY GOOD VIDEDO YARN HUB, YOUR RIGHT THIS ONE WAS VERY CONFUSSING ONE AND NOTHING MORE THAN A BIG BRAWL AT ALMOST POINT-BLANK RANGE

[@britishman1922]

Have you made a video about the British navy firing on the French during ww2

[@RogueAce93]

Thnx for making another great naval vid, guys! Now I’ve got an idea of how desperate the U.S. Pacific Fleet was to maintain control of the waters surrounding Guadalcanal! Since it’s about to be October, could y’all do a Halloween special or horror-themed story? Also, maybe more vids about flying aces from both world wars?

[@bkjeong4302]

The US did maintain control in the area, but thanks to Henderson Field. The entire reason these battles happened at night was because the Japanese were coming in by night to evade air attacks. But this meant they couldn’t bring anything slow (and they also couldn’t bring anything especially large in confined waters; even the Kongos were pushing the envelope), and they didn’t have enough time to resupply troops.