Death of the Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp, 1942 - Animated

[@HoH]

✨Visit www.odoo.com/r/t8mR to create your website for free today with @Odoo and experience the power of a truly intuitive management platform! CORRECTION: I mirrored the ships (the torpedoes shoot towards the islands, which should have been starboard, however the islands are set to port). It's my mistake, something went wrong during the rendering and I had to re-do the render right before uploading. I should have postponed the video for a week and simply missed a week of uploading, but I only caught the mirroring error after I published the video. It's a shame, the video took a really long time to create and now there's a silly mistake in there with the islands + torpedoes. U.S. carrier islands are always on starboard, not port.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For this Hoh! Never miss a video ❤❤

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

Surprisingly low casualties.

[@GrrMeister]

F'Off Rubbish

[@johnjensen2217]

I love the videos. One small quibble… the islands on the Wasp and Hornet are shown on the port side when they have always been on the starboard side for all American aircraft carriers.

[@logancody8841]

You're absolutely right, and I consider it a rather large "quibble." There is a very definite reason why the islands are positioned on the starboard side of the flight deck. The pilot's applying full engine power causes the engine torque to roll (Turn) the aircraft to the left. This rolling tendency is exacerbated at slow airspeeds such as a wave-off during a landing approach. So, in the hands of an inexperienced pilot, a wave-off can result in the aircraft heading directly for the islands if they had been located on the port (Left) side.

[@Gry101]

not to mention, they are being hit on the port side, not starboard side. The carriers are sailing backwards in the video. Leaves a lot to be disired when the animation does not match up to the actual events.

[@lookythat2]

@@Gry101 Agreed. Very distracting when the ships are sailing backwards and port and starboard are backwards. Suggests the whole animation is incorrect.

[@iainmc9859]

Its no wonder they were surprised... the torpedoes came in on the PORT beam.

[@richardletaw4068]

Thank you. It’s what I came to say. And another viewer points out that the carrier islands are depicted on the wrong (port) side, completely muddling everything!

[@richardletaw4068]

EVERYTHING about the description and portrayal are wrong, UNLESS Wasp was running in reverse(!). I-19’s torpedoes approached Wasp from the PORT side (at least, as shown here). PLUS, the carrier’s island is depicted as being on the port side as well, which was NEVER the case; with U.S. carriers, the island was ALWAYS to starboard. Other than that, the data presented is accurate. I have enjoyed other HoH videos mightily, so will extend the benefit of the doubt for having an off day. Is it possible that these lapses can be corrected? The battle was significant, and fixing errata would be worth doing. Respectfully, RL

[@HoH]

@@richardletaw4068 I mirrored the ships (the torpedoes shoot towards the islands, which should have been starboard but is port). It's my mistake, something went wrong during the rendering and I had to re-do the render right before uploading. I should have postponed the video for a week and simply missed a week of uploading, but I only caught the mirroring error after I published the video. It's a shame, the video took a really long time to create and now there's a silly mistake in there with the islands + torpedoes.

[@richardletaw4068]

@@HoH No worries, mate. All is forgiven!

[@Rufus6540]

That has to be one of the most effective torpedo spreads fired in the war (in terms of number of hits).

[@McDragoneer]

could you imagine if that sub had taken out hornet too, holy shit what a catch

[@HoH]

That would have definitely changed the course of the campaign - the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands would have been horrible for the U.S. in that case.

[@GeneralGrievousCIS]

That would make for a really interesting, believable, alt-hist scenario in the South Pacific!

[@taskforce3833]

the I-19 launched the most successful 6 torpedo attack so far in history (before Torpedoes became electronic weapons) 1 torpedo in O'Brien (later sank) 1 in North Carolina (huge hole and out of action for months) and 3 in Wasp (who went to the bottom). the captain of the Wasp was a man called Marc Mitscher, he would later become 1 of the task force leaders in Task Force 38/58 under Halsey and Spruance, i bet he remembered the Wasp well, his new ships would be Essex class, only about 10.000 tonnes bigger then Wasp, 4 knots faster, and based of the Yorktown class.

[@andrewnlarsen]

@@taskforce3833 No, Mitscher was already on shore duty, he was not in command in Wasp. Mitscher was on shore duty in the aftermath of Midway and his dismal command of Hornet.

[@taskforce3833]

@@andrewnlarsen oops I'm sorry, wrong ship/battle.. but i was right that he would later become a task force commander, just like McCain and others.

[@taskforce3833]

curious why in the animation the carriers are steaming in reverse. and the destroyers.. are Japanese not us, how to tell ? us destroyers have 2 turrets on the bow, most Japanese have a single one. Helena has 3 turrets on her bow and 2 on her stern, Salt Lake City has 4 turrets . also, the 2 task forces where 11 miles apart, the USN was under the impression that there was a 2nd submarine as they could not believe a torpedo had traveled over 12 miles to get to the North Carolina.

[@wackyotter1235]

Yo you are entirely right the metal to wood bow decking is a dead giveaway to the DD’s being Japanese

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Perfect timing! Was just seeing your channel! Thanks For this 🎉🎉

[@soccerpractice0105]

great stuff mate

[@geoffburrill9850]

Wasp lasted quite a long time with 3 torpedo hits when you consider that she lacked armour.

[@athrunzala6919]

This was very good, I haven't seen the Wasp covered in this much detail before, all I ever really hear before this was she was sunk after passing through the Panama Canal

[@derpynerdy6294]

I think the animation is wrong when the torpedo hits the three ships. The wasp was hit at point blank range by the sub whike the remaining torpedo spread that missed the wasp, travelled a few mikes until the torpedos end but at that distance, it managed to hit the obrien and the battleship north carolina.

[@petepanozzo6854]

These videos are amazing! I look forward to more! Please continue!

[@robertfousch2703]

The carrier islands are on the wrong side of the ship. You actually had them moving in reverse (astern) in the animation. But do know that I love this channel.

[@KHK001]

Another amazing video!

[@HoH]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@julianadeau5797]

You got Starboard and Port mixed-up. So when you say "torpedoes off the starboard bow", the image show torpedoes off the port bow. Starboard is right, port is left. How I was taught to remember the difference was that Port and Left have the same number of letters, ergo Port is Left.

[@garyhorton9827]

There's also the memory device; The old sailor asked if there was any Red Port left. The port light is red, port is left, it all just follows !

[@geordiedog1749]

Without Wasp we might have lost Malta. Without Malta we might have lost the Med.

[@bbmtge]

Not true. Not even speculative. Fits a common thought, but flawed, process.

[@freddieclark]

@@bbmtge Agreed.

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@bbmtge I prefer. Its loss would have increased the likelihood of losing Malta. The loss of Malta increases the likelihood of losing Africa.

[@bryanr.4947]

My Father's cousin Owen was on the Wasp when it was struck. His group was transferred to the Hornet, where he was when it was struck sometime later. But he still survived the war despite the bad luck.

[@nichaaa.l]

The commander of the I-19 Lt. Commander Takakazu Kinashi have very interesting life and death from the beginning of his career where he graduated at bottom positioned of his class but gaining experience and reputation after command several submarines. Until he became national hero after sinking USS wasp. Later he commanded submarine I-29 to Europe and got awarded 2nd class Iron Cross by the German. Before he met the tragic end alongside all of I-29 crews by torpedoes from USS Sawfish just less than a year after I-19 had been sunk by depth charge of USS Redford with the lost of all hands in 1943.

[@HoH]

Thank you for sharing, incredibly interesting indeed!

[@nichaaa.l]

@@HoH Welcome to share more stories about submariners in WW2. Please keep up your great work!

[@freefall9832]

He started on the bottom and ended on the bottom.

[@lucasmccatt1949]

That was a Low Class joke!😂​@freefall9832

[@1kevintron]

The narration says torpedoes to starboard but the animation shows torpedoes to port 🤔

[@fredsanford5954]

Wasp and Hornet are both shown with port side islands. Only 2 carriers in history- both Japanese (Akagi & Hiryu)- had port side islands. Whole damn video is bass ackwards.

[@richardletaw4068]

@@fredsanford5954Yup.

[@SteveF1967]

I don't think you know where port and starboard are, or what is forward or behind the island...

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

Could watch this ten times over. Fantastic stuff.

[@HoH]

Thank you!

[@daniellucas1494]

No worries on the error - still a great post of an often forgotten engagement. I anxiously await your next posting. Keep up the great work!

[@HoH]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@bege6547]

My Great Uncle was on this Carrier, He shot down Japanese Zeros

[@nonameeither6804]

The USS Helena is a light cruiser not a heavy cruiser, and you seem to have mistaken your port and starboard several times...

[@apache_helicopter]

12:01 the side of the rocking Wasp looks a bit odd and 2D, but the video was very informative

[@davidhughes8357]

Your naval combat series is excellent!!!

[@WilliamStreiff]

Damage control was put through the ultimate stress test , truly battle tested,👍😵‍💫

[@robbabcock_]

Your videos just keep getting better! ⚔🔥🙌

[@thorstenreich1280]

What is really worth mentioning is that this was the most successful torpedo salvo ever shot by a submarine.

[@richardletaw4068]

Wasn’t there another at least as successful in the same general area? A Japanese sub fired a spread of many. Some hit, while others missed. But those Long Lance torpedoes that missed, with their long range, continued on for miles, eventually striking a completely different U.S. formation which had no idea there was a threat. I claim memory issues as far as further information. But I *know* there was such an incident…

[@tancar2004]

@@richardletaw4068 That was this battle. I just made a post about but contrary to the video North Carolina and O'Brien were in formation with the Wasp they were several miles away from the Wasp when it was hit.

[@chloehennessey6813]

Wasn’t the Shinano sinking more impressive? Archerfish I believe?

[@gregorylumban-gaol3889]

@@chloehennessey6813Even if the Shinano survived, the loss of Wasp was far more devastating. Japan was already certain to lose the war so the Shinano wasn’t going to be very effective. After Wasp was sunk, the US Navy was left with just Hornet and Enterprise in the Pacific. Soon, just the Enterprise. On top of that, the damage to North Carolina was severe enough to only leave 2 US battleships in the region, South Dakota and Washington. If the Hornet was sunk with the Wasp, the Enterprise might’ve been sunk at Santa Cruz with the US forced to bring Saratoga and Ranger to the Pacific. How effective they would’ve been compared to Enterprise is up for debate but the situation would’ve been much more dire.

[@gctzx]

For those interested, when the Destroyer USS O'Brien finally sank all hands were saved, however when the Japanese submarine I-19 was depth charged a bit over a year later, all hands were lost.

[@austinblack7991]

They actually found her wreck in 2019

[@richardletaw4068]

@@austinblack7991 RV Petrel was a bizzy boat.

[@johnt.4947]

Thank-you for another informative, and well narrated video...despite the quibbles! I did not know about the Wasp being found in 2019. I wish I could've been aboard the ship that found her!

[@ELCADAROSA]

@12:20 - @HoH, why is the Wasp running in reverse? Come on guys, you're better than this. As much as I love your videos, especially those involving naval warfighting, this was not one of your better ones. Port - Left Starboard - Right Bow - the front, the pointy end Stern - the rear, where the propellers are

[@tancar2004]

The I-19 score the most successful torpedo attack ever by a submarine. But the crew didn't know it. Contrary to the video the O"Brien and the North Carolina were several miles away. The Japanese type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo had a range of 24km (13 miles). The I-19 aimed for the Wasp and got two hits. Two other torpedoes missed and just kept running and happened to hit the other two ships. The Japanese didn't know about North Carolina and O'Brien until after the war. Unfortunately I-19 was sunk about a year later so the crew never knew.

[@joeblowe8993]

Aww the Japanese sub went kaput? How sad

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

A wonderful historical coverage video about that magnificent work thank you an excellent ( house of history) channel for sharing

[@EliteFuller]

amazing video

[@DaveSCameron]

Fantastic work again and my only criticism is that it was far too short and I could watch these all night long! I appreciate your building up the playlists too and best wishes from the banks of the River Mersey. 🇬🇧☘️🙏

[@atharvaguptaix-c7210]

Very amazing video . I have gone through your videos your narration and animation is quite impressive. Also can you make a video on USS laffy that survived 52 Kamikaze planes .

[@DeaconBlu]

Great vid! Thanks!

[@alland35]

Thanks I enjoy these so much. My favourite channel by far. Would consider covering the Kennedy PT boat event?

[@HoH]

Thank you! I like that idea. I made a video on that over 4 years ago, but I'm sure it could be animated.

[@tyhy1]

wait a minute... the wasp and the north carolina werent next to eachother. the norht carolina was with the hornet in a seperate task force 7 miles away.

[@josephpadula2283]

The second wasp was scrapped in Kearney Nj in 1973 at the old Federal shipyard . I watched it bring towed in from Snyder high school on the hill overlooking Newark bay . On the way in she hit a bridge and damaged it so she did not go down without a fight !

[@christosvoskresye]

Forrest Sherman is an interesting name.

[@richardletaw4068]

If you know U.S. Civil War history, yes.

[@christosvoskresye]

@@richardletaw4068 Well, this is a history channel, so I was kind of taking that for granted. You're right; it's a dangerous assumption.

[@Wilhelm-100TheTechnoAdmiral]

Forrest Sherman, the sheriff of Sherman Forest

[@christosvoskresye]

@@Wilhelm-100TheTechnoAdmiral You're Notting barking up the right tree.

[@graemefindsen4001]

Cool vdeo

[@stephenchaiser5082]

Wasp and Enterprise are my 2 fav US carriers

[@petestorz172]

Wasp was a compromise, similar in size and limitations to the older USS Ranger, but with some Yorktown class feature added. She was reasonably well suited for Atlantic duty, but less so for the Pacific, and IJN submarine torpedoes were the worst of the risks.

[@melchiormapa3597]

Iam a Solomon islander ,I love to see these videos, these help me to hear and see the reality of what happened. My father was 8 yrs old when all these happened. He told us some scenes about this famous war. On one scene, he was swimming in a pool of a stream with some elderly men were also present as guards when they were suddenly visited by a troop of America soldiers in camouflage uniforms. They were searching for strayed Japanese soldiers and downed pilots. They conversed and left disappeared in the forest. In another scene, he was sitting on branch of a tree by the beach when he saw the American warplanes in flying formations flying so low from east to west, back and forth celebrating victory day. He was blown off with the branch by the turbulence caused by the planes.😂😂😂. He said he won't forget the experience. Thank you.

[@musashilegend4477]

The whole video is wrong!!! The uss wasp was the only vessel sunk in its task force the rest of the torpedoes hit a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT fleet and thats where the north carolina and the destroyer O'Brien was at. You can watch another video on this topic on youtube and pls rework it

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The point is the sinkings occurred. Feel free to make your own video.

[@musashilegend4477]

@@WALTERBROADDUS fine but this exact moment is also known as the greatest submarine attack in history and it sucks that it isnt shown or mentioned in a video about this topic

[@woodywoodman2319]

Outstanding work as usual! Know that the "Few" haters... i meant Critics, below... Do Not speak for very many of us!!! Absolutely lovin the whole "Battle 360" type vibe videos!!! More... More... More... please! 😊 And Thank You for all your work!!!

[@kevinc.3579]

This man pours his heart and soul into this fantastic site and all some of these assholes can do is complain. Port….starboard….listen to the dialogue firstly…..and enjoy the animations, they are simply that. Storytelling props. Thank you Sir for what you do, I personally am much appreciative.

[@kay9-skecth521]

HES ALIVE btw love your videos❤

[@brokenbridge6316]

What a sad end to this Aircraft Carrier. Nice video.

[@simtill]

The true success of I-19's torpedo spread does not really come out in this video, where USS Wasp and USS O'Brien are shown to cruise along next to each other. They sailed quite far away, making the salvo's hits even more ridiculous. A better narration of the events can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qprToK2mrL-Vj8k

[@MM22966]

Good animations, as always, and excellent narration. Really puts you on the edge of your seat! I've often thought what the Pacific War would have been like if the IJN had put the same effort into developing a submarine force as the USN did. If it did even HALF of what the US Navy did, the march across the Pacific wouldn't have been so easy. Can you imagine Japanese subs regularly getting loose in the US/Hawaii/Australia supply chain?

[@HoH]

Thank you! Yes, the enormous threat of a large submarine fleet would have required the U.S. to alter their strategy significantly.

[@MM22966]

@@HoH And unlike the USN, their torpedoes would work, right from the start. ;)

[@Dantheman813]

My Sunday entertainment is here 🎉🎉🎉

[@Wilhelm-100TheTechnoAdmiral]

I-19 definitely gained a huge amount of xp for that attack run

[@TallDude73]

The torpedoes were to Port at 0:37, not Starboard?

[@Idahoguy10157]

I had a professor who was on the Wasp when it was torpedoed. Part of the assigned Marines

[@thelonebanana6025]

Any chance you are interested in doing a video on the battle of Lepanto? Halting the Ottoman advance. Would love a video on the battle.

[@HoH]

Great suggestion! It's not something I'm currently reading about but I will add it to my list.

[@RichardBlaine-e2y]

The Kemlitz incident with 13 crashed airplanes is a story without a lot of publicity. That´s somethign I would like to know more about

[@RetiredSailor60]

I served on USS Wasp LHD 1 2000-03.. Wasp is on deployment to the Mediterranean now (16 August 2024)

[@Dilley_G45]

0:34 "Torpedoes to Starboard". Shows torpedoes coming from Port

[@d.7950]

I used to have a female neighbor who father was on the Wasp. He was buried at sea. Boiler Room technicians, instant death during kamikaze attack. Boiler rooms are 6-7 decks below the main deck.

[@cschnauz]

Why are the islands on the carriers on the wrong sides?

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

I question the naming conventions. Yorktown and Saratoga, I get. Enterprise maybe, but what comes after Hornet and Wasp? Bumblebee? Yellow Jacket? Horsefly?

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

They are named for ships in the Continental Navy.

[@JohnmichaelYlarde-tq3xk]

Only one submarine make an effort to fight a whole fleet

[@ChrisLove887]

Wow, I had no idea that Wasp was ever in the Atlantic let alone also in the Mediterranean.

[@tancar2004]

The US Admiralty really wanted to keep Wasp in the Atlantic. They knew her design shortcomings made her less than Ideal for the type of war they were fighting in the Pacific. But they were out of carriers. It was either her or Ranger which was an even worse choice. It's not well known but by 1943 the US was down to three carriers only two of them operational so they borrowed HMS Victorious from the royal navy for 9 months until the Essex class came online in 1944.

[@alexvisser5913]

Cover the battle of pfaffenheck a fierce last ditch battle in the Rhineland region between the US 90th infantry and the 6.ss nord

[@MARKINAU8]

would like to see the unsung heroes of the Camel Hump route

[@samschaeffer8236]

At the beginning, the narrator said "torpedoes to starboard". But the animation showed them coming in to the port side???

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Everyone should read First Seal by Roy Bohem, he gives an eyewitness account.

[@billwalker9509]

Islands on the carriers on the wrong side of the ships.

[@RémiWarin]

So Hornet recovered 25 or 26 aircraft?

[@Zottyo]

would love to see a movie about the japanase submarine, and it's achievements. "US hero" movies are so boring now...

[@raksmeysamrith6625]

Is it just me or do the USS Hornet and USS Wasp look very squished? And why are they sailing backwards?

[@maureencora1]

CV 7 & CV 18 USS Wasp is My Birthday July 18th.(smile)

[@earth2006]

Wasn't Wasp all ready battle damaged.?

[@anthonybaldry9611]

How about a little ship the history of the Yarra and Australian corvette that took on five Japanese cruisers

[@Arutima]

Helena was a light cruiser, not a heavy cruiser. The Portland-Class Helena was a heavy cruiser.

[@xben1020]

I thought USS Helena was a light cruiser. (Based on WOWS. Forgive me if I am wrong.)

[@HoH]

You're right - I made a mistake.

[@snake45aiman]

in another timeline wasp got destroy by tomahawk missile (Zipang anime/manga)

[@stevenhill3166]

Port left Starboard right

[@johnh3364]

Is this a true story?

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Yes...... why do you ask?

[@davidlamb8229]

When did the 3 british carriers enter the pacific theatre' to assist the Americans

[@ifga16]

Narration is fairly good and accurate but the animation is terrible. It looks reversed. The island on all US carriers are on the starboard side. The animation shows the island on the port side.

[@abbyromero6616]

uss whitcha

[@doozledorf7036]

Only negative American videos from you. I've never seen you make a video that shows an American triumph... not even 1. Why the bias?

[@joeblowe8993]

Europeans can't hide their bias

[@mer2705]

Inaccurate

[@imgr5143]

Your world map left out China.

[@ww2dogfighter1944]

hello

[@agnyr]

In this video basically everything is wrong with the animations (bridges on the port side, switching port to starboard side and vice versa in general, relative position of the I-19 vs Wasp and Hornet and South Dakota - no, Hornet wasn't sailing between I-19 and Wasp...). Again very poor research as you showed before in all those videos about Java Sea battles :( It's really a pity...

[@doctordetroit4339]

Wasp had no business being in the Pacific...it was a floating time bomb.

[@padurarulcriticsicinic4846]

Well, they did not have the luxury of many options. The other option was USS Ranger, a worse one.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

So..... your solution was?

[@joeblowe8993]

It had business being there, it was war. Cope harder your Japanese lost the war bad

[@besteffortint]

Please stop squishing the unit icons, it looks so cartoonish and low quality.

[@HoH]

Point taken!

[@edroosa2958]

Are the graphics better on your channel? If not I suggest you stop complaining.

[@nep7283]

for something free stuff don't expect that much better pay him if you want quality

[@Lawnmower737]

All your comments on this channel are quite negative and unhelpful. If you don’t like the this free content, then leave! You don’t speak for all of us.

[@raigarmullerson4838]

make better content then. Or stfu

[@Mechanized85]

the worst luck.

[@StarGate960]

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