Sinking of IJN Heavy Cruiser Kinugasa: The Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942 - Animated

It’s a bright November morning in the Solomon Sea. Aboard the Japanese heavy cruiser Chokai, Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa surveys his regrouping fleet with confidence. The destroyers glide ahead in formation, flanked by cruisers on either side. On the port side, Captain Masao Sawa aboard the Kinugasa watches the horizon, unaware of the lurking threat. High above, American aircraft from Henderson Field and the USS Enterprise have already spotted their prey, diving into position for a deadly strike…
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[@HoH]

📜This video is not sponsored. If you want to help me make more videos and gain early access, consider supporting House of History at www.patreon.com/HouseofHistory!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Wish You all the Best! Love your content ❤❤❤❤

[@jonathanpurba2374]

👌🏻

[@ZedOhZed]

Was this a deliberate choice to not have a sponsor? If so, I applaud you. I can't remember the last time I watched a youtube video that didn't have any "sponsors" edited into it.

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

0:5:49 worng photo. Those are Hellcats!

[@johnfleet235]

A word on the USS Enterprise. She was the last of the prewar US carriers to remain afloat. The Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp, and Hornet, plus Langley had been sunk. Saratoga was in the yard. The flood of Essex, Independence, and escort carriers were coming, but it would not be until mid to late 1943 that those ships would be ready. At the climax of the Guadalcanal Campaign, Enterprise held the line and survived.

[@randywise5241]

I knew an old veteran of Guadalcanal. He said the worst damage from the bombardment was it blew up their still.

[@paulroberts3639]

Blew of their still. Oh the horror..

[@pierrehalb4675]

What s a still?

[@REVYMERCENARY]

🍺 no more happy juice to relieve stress. So they had to improvised by finding something else to relieve their anger. I mean stress. ​@@pierrehalb4675

[@1994fishboy]

@@pierrehalb4675 a device for distilling alcohol.

[@johndilday1846]

Talk about making the Marines fighting mad……

[@SSgtB0311]

I am a history lover and WW2 is one of historical events that I find very intriguing. Thank you for a beautiful video!

[@asamann1738]

Thx for doing small lesser known battles and skirmishes.

[@WildBill-kf2pc]

Excellent as usual. Can’t wait for another episode of this battle.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about that decisive stroke between Japanese navy cruises ,destroyers from the Japanese side .. three waves of naval aircraft's from us fleet ..which showed supremacy of US naval airforces over naval cruises and destroyers...thank you ( House of History) channel for sharing this magnificent video.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I love WWII history. And well the histories of a lot of other things. And this series has been quite wonderful to watch. Nice job HOH.

[@Ddnmddnn]

Excellent as always

[@icewaterslim7260]

This is a First Rate presentation with excellent animation! A first watch of this channel for me. Like the attention these lesser known surface ship battles have been getting from the better channels lately and this is obviously one of the very best.

[@HoH]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

These videos always make my saturdays! Thanks For this

[@HoH]

Glad you like them!

[@samryan180]

Agreed! This one of the only channels I watch

[@jasongaston17]

​@@HoH please tell me the name of the music of the background of the video it's epic

[@jasongaston17]

​@@HoHit's the song at 15:33 in the video

[@HoH]

@@jasongaston17 When All Kingdoms Fall 😉

[@jonathanpurba2374]

good animation and rarely known history, good job

[@chrissnape9537]

Being on a destroyer on either side was very dangerous to say the least. Not that any duty on any ship was easy. The destroyers had to shield the big boys. Charge head first into almost certain trouble

[@daniellucas1494]

These postings make my weekends. I anxiously await your next one!

[@HoH]

Glad to hear it!

[@KHK001]

Amazing video as always!

[@HoH]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ericfg806]

Your program keeps getting better and better.

[@Hillbilly001]

Well done and welcome back from your holiday. Cheers from Tennessee

[@HoH]

Thank you very much!

[@michaelbates1640]

Your pronunciation is exceptionally clear and good.

[@svenrio8521]

I love these lesser known battles

[@robbabcock_]

Thanks for another superb video! 🇺🇸⚔🇯🇵

[@NeverMindADudeOnInternet]

another top notch amazing video from house of history

[@alexanderleach3365]

The Cactus Air Force gave the Japanese cruiser fleet a shlakan for that bombardment on their airfield.

[@mkaustralia7136]

Great video

[@brianwalter6507]

Great video 👍, Battle of Casablanca soon?

[@HoH]

I will have to read up on it (any sources you'd recommend) but I really like the suggestion. Definitely putting it high on my to do list.

[@brianwalter6507]

​@@HoH I'm not sure about any sources but I just wanna know what happened between Massachusetts and all the ships that were there lol

[@NotSure-hd6sm]

Thank you I really enjoyed it

[@robertm4919]

Thanks!

[@DaveSCameron]

I adore these, many thanks 🙏

[@SGusky]

Another incredible video thank you so much. I do have a request. Could you give the same treatment to Operation Meridian Thank you very much

[@JasonMcCord-qk3yb]

Please do one on the Bismarck. At least it actually met its end in battle with other naval vessels. (Though the “crippling blow” did come from a swordfish carrying a torpedo)

[@KanJonathan]

Suzuya is 鈴谷, not 飛龍 (Hiryu).

[@HoH]

Good catch!

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

With all the recent news in the Southern Appalachian Mountains there is a curiosity about what really happened on Kings Mountain, South Carolina in the Revolution and what lead up to it.

[@joelmccoy9969]

Dokument the history of Admiral Carleton Wright's career. How he came to command the Cruiser battlegroup that intercepted the Japanese Destroyers at the Battle of Tassafaranga, how he assessed the battle damage in his report. How his career developed thereafter up to the Port of Chicago Disaster and mutiny trial, and how this affected the forming of the longshoreman's union. His is a standout career that is a harsh warning to officers and the public about propaganda prolonging wars. It is also a message of hope for justice and redemption.

[@icewaterslim7260]

I'll let the patreons nominate the subjects but I'd be sure to watch that one . . . Just to see how the Admiral managed to avoid an inquiry after Tassaferonga. I guess this would be the belated court of KZbin inquiry. I do have a favorite video for that particular battle and I'll just say it's one of the other good channels.

[@Higzilla]

I'd like to know more about the MTB squadron 2 at Tulagi. I had a cousin Alsie A Poterfield machinist mate who was attached to that squadron.. and while he didnt survive the war he did survive this battle

[@kevindolin4315]

A comment on Japanese pronunciation. Hiei is pronounced hee-eh-ee. All Japanese vowels are pronounced. There are no diphthongs in the language. There are only five vowel sounds in Japanese, all pure vowels, in order: a - ah; i - ee; - u - as in sṵe; e - eh; o - oh. Always say them separately, even in combination like here. A lot of English speakers get this wrong. Otherwise, good pronunciation on the consonant/vowel names. A very good encapsulation of the battle.

[@Joe-u9l]

Kinugasa took a lot damage for a 20 year old ship actually held up well. This was easy prey for the US forces considering the Japanese had no CAP. damage to the Japanese ships was less than it probably should have been considering the relative ease of 3 air attacks. Really surprised Isuzu was able to escape, but attacking her and the other light cruiser over Maya or one of other heavies was a poor use of their advantage.

[@sub08Angstrom]

"The destroyers sailed in a horizontal line." I suppose any vertical movement would make them submarines.

[@natheriver8910]

Very interesting

[@mcleod300]

Saratoga was still afloat. It was constantly disabled.

[@saintely475]

Douglas Munro, USCG, Guadalcanal, MOH recipient

[@kubilaykara3167]

I love your animations and I am asking to understand and learn: are the distances between ships are accurate? Was the formation that tight?

[@BettySmith-h4h]

Schiller Centers

[@thomaslinton5765]

"he ay" turkey.

[@BerthaDebby-d8h]

Terry Ridge

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@dominicpodom]

When referring to US ranks it's "lootenant" not "leftenant". Former is US pronunciation latter is Commonwealth pronunciation. Churchill would've been a "leftenant" Kennedy would've been a "lootenant"

[@SanderVic-l2x]

Lowe Island

[@oborozukiyo73]

An entertaining video on a relatively obscure topic! Please keep em coming! But what's the IJN destroyer "Cirrus" ("Sirius"?)? What ship was that supposed to be?? Also, "Hiei" is pronounced something like "Hee-eyy", not "Heee"

[@NorthForkFisherman]

The Yūgumo class destroyer Makigumo? The one notorious for the summary execution of O'Flaherty and Gaido following Midway.

[@oborozukiyo73]

@@NorthForkFisherman Nice catch. Makigumo translates to cirrus clouds. I had a feeling the video was being computer-narrated...

[@HoH]

I've been looking through my sources for almost an hour, trying to find out what I did during the writing. What I suspect is that I, mildly sleep deprived, read the Makigumo, meaning Cirrus Clouds somewhere and accidentally wrote down the translation rather than the name. I spend dozens of hours on these videos, and after a while I become 'blind' to detailed mistakes like this. Another similar one would be using the Japanese characters of Hiryu for a cruiser - it's something that hasn't happened in over 100+ Japanese ships featured in my videos, but it's always one that has to be the first mistake, unfortunately. Thanks for your support and attention, though! I appreciate it and I'll continue to do better.

[@oborozukiyo73]

@@HoH Oh my, well in that case i respectfully withdraw my charge of 'computer narration'! Kudos on the effort u put into your work, they bring life to dry bones

[@HoH]

@@oborozukiyo73 Thank you, I appreciate it! It's a privilege to be able to create these videos for such an appreciating and pleasant audience.

[@mpeterll]

Do you have a play-list with all your WW2 naval battles in correct chronological order? I didn't see one on your home-page.

[@HoH]

I still have to make one..

[@yukotani7871]

Sall problem suzuya wasnt a heavy crusiser like her sistership mogami suzuya was a light cruiser but wheres the Yamato bc the chokai and suzuya wer her escort cruisers of the centerforce

[@jasongaston17]

Where the name of the music in the background of the video please tell me asap please it's epic

[@athrunzala6919]

Most Wondrous Battle Music: "And The Sky Shall Unfold" - Johannes Bornlöf

[@MinhNguyen-cn8kx]

Fantastico kinusaga.. Respect from Vietnam.. Allah akhbar

[@chrisa8799]

Do operation Nordwind

[@brucewelty7684]

Truk is not truck it is trook

[@manilajohn0182]

At 14:10, there was no destroyer "Cirrus" in the Imperial Navy. Just sayin.

[@HoH]

It was the Makigumo! I accidentally used the translation rather than the ship's actual name. My mistake!

[@manilajohn0182]

@@HoH Well in that case, I stand corrected- because there WAS a destroyer in the Imperial Navy named "Cirrus". I wasn't aware of that. Thank you!

[@justryan1325]

Hee-yey?

[@_LeAnhTuan-zy4qt]

Cape matalan please ?

[@rb1179]

Decent video but the US flag only had 48 stars back then.

[@beepboop204]

[@samryan180]

First comment!

[@TheIndianalain]

That's not commenting, that's bragging.

[@jamesscully7108]

👀👍🇮🇪⚓

[@MaxVerhaag]

when mentioning the listing of the ships you said listing to port while the ship went right. i always thought that starboard was right and port was left?

[@CarmenEric-o3b]

Schroeder Pines

[@anthonydolan3740]

Hie= /hee ey/

[@Gardalop]

A lot of bad information here, need to see sources for the torpedo hits on the cruiser. Every source I can find indicates that it was sunk by dive bombers alone.

[@linw6834]

Ru shout bellow yawp cheer: Yahweh always being right perpetually never wrong right at all times right continually right continuously right ever right for evermore right for good king royal

[@Snarkbar]

Who reviews these scripts? How'd the US lose 4-7 aircraft without losing a single person? Also, was Kinugasa really hit by 4/6 torpedoes in 1942?! Everything I'm seeing says 1 bomb hit and 6 damaging near misses.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

On the ground and parked, perhaps?

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@NorthForkFisherman At least two divebombers were shot down. So it depends whether they survived, if they were picked up, and who picked them up.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

@@BoxStudioExecutive Right, but I think Snark was referring to the bombardment of Henderson Field.

[@Wayne.J]

Is there any evidence or written text that Kinugasa suffered 3 torpedo hits. Is there any evidence or source you can recommend where Isuzu suffered 3 bomb hits Convention wisdom is Enterprise 9 TBFs were on Guadalcanal from the 14th not flying out to attack this forceat any time. Those 9 TBFs were sent off Enterprise escorted by 6 F4Fs, claimed 3 hits on Hiei in the late morning of the 14th and claimed 3 more in the afternoon but Enterprise After Action report states the torpedoes themselves are unreliable and near in useless, worst on land bases becauseof dirt build up in the mechanisms. One can then speculate that Enterprise didn't get anywhere near 6 hits on Hiei. Let alone Kinugasa. Let alone the 14th. Isuzu was near missed via her TROM. Asashio is name of the Destroyer mention at the end with Yuguno. Mishishio was towed after her engines were knocked out Error riddled again.

[@academyofshem]

Kinkaid was so useless...

[@tonystone1016]

Have respect for the dead.

[@-VOR]

😂 " 2 parallel columns"? This is a military history channel and you say THAT? It's called "Line Ahead".