How a Tin Can Sunk a Ship

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Oj

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smoking snakes

[@crit5034]

Broke me: 😭

[@eaglewolffox6275]

One small can can make a big difference

[@Tea2BeALT]

Job Maseko was a great soldier to serve the South African 2nd Infantry Division! Making a bomb out of a tin can and filled it with cordite and causing a freighter to sink with it (and a little help with dry straw, gasoline and other explosive devises)! It's so sad that he died early because of an accident at a train station as a loyal police officer. He will be always remembered! Thank you Yarnhub for making yet another great animation of a great story! Keep it up!

[@Funni_Slime_Human]

It's quite the show of intellect of the time, isn't it? A bomb made from cordite from discarded bullets, straw and gasoline, all in a perfect spot for a brutal detonation, during a long war.

[@guerillagorilla4423]

Why does this sound like an AI wrote it

[@jason200912]

i dont get it why did you summarize the video?

[@jason200912]

@@guerillagorilla4423 it's gotta be a bot

[@Tea2BeALT]

@@jason200912 Kinda funny people see me as a bot nowadays!

[@PotatoLover66]

My great grandfather was captured at Tobruk. He was South African. He was taken to a POW camp in Italy. But when Italy swapped sides. Took a chance and ran before the Germans could occupy the camp. Walked nine months to reach rome and made it with his two buddies

[@bodetaylor3642]

Great story! I hope he had an amazing life after the war

[@sandwiccio2795]

sad he got treated like that in my country....

[@ssobergruppenfuhrerpeanut3674]

Ahh yes, italy with the switching sides

[@SILOPshuvambanerjee]

That's why we can see the coment

[@PotatoLover66]

@@bodetaylor3642 he did. Went home and got married

[@zachken5399]

"Can a misplaced shot sink a ship?" "No, but a tin can."

[@Peppzy]

here is your award, sir

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This is going to be one of those 1.k comments huh?

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This is a genius comment

[@luke2143]

PepeScoots I Get It

[@JohnSmith-xd8do]

When a potato sank a boat: 1943-0405, War, the Potato Battle. The USS O’Bannon, a destroyer, was one of the most decorated ships in WW2, with 17 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. However, amongst all the stories of its daring heroics, there’s also a story of how its crew used potatoes to defeat a Japanese submarine. Early on the morning of 5 April 1943, around 2 a.m., the O’Bannon’s radar detected something in the water near the Solomon Islands. By 2:30, it was identified as a surfaced Japanese submarine. The sub appeared not to notice the ship, so the O’Bannon was steered into position to ram the sub. However, at the last moment, they decided it might be a minelayer (which could cause the O’Bannon to explode along with it if struck), so the ship turned hard to avoid hitting the sub. However, this left the ship floating alongside the sub, too close to fire its guns. Neither the ships nor sub’s crew was armed with guns, but the Japanese did have a 3-inch deck gun. The Japanese sub is spotted by the O’Bannon Before the Japanese crew could fire the gun, the crew on deck of the O’Bannon decided to use anything they had to try to stop them. The closest things to hand were storage bins of Maine potatoes, so the crew began throwing the potatoes at the Japanese. The Japanese thought the potatoes were hand grenades and were so busy throwing them back at the O’Bannon or into the ocean that they didn’t have time to fire their deck gun. This gave the O’Bannon the chance to pull far enough away from the sub that they could fire the ship’s guns at it. Despite being struck in the conning tower, the sub still managed to submerge, but it was then sunk by the ship’s depth charge. When the Association of Potato Growers of Maine heard how their potatoes had been used, they commissioned a plaque to commemorate the event. That plaque, which was hung in the crew’s mess hall.

[@pmc2999]

😂😂😂As a Mainer our potatoes are top notch!

[@AfnanAyuby]

Wow how you know this stories😂

[@lostbutfreesoul]

@@AfnanAyuby Probably a certain electrician, sounds like something he reported on.

[@MrGhozt]

"Why use giant 200mm naval guns to take down a ship when a tin can does the job perfectly"

[@peterrudenko4496]

Tin can filled with pretty strong explosives)))

[@Crazycoyote-we7ey]

Or a can of spam

[@Sonyhandycam666]

The chance aren’t always like that 🤓

[@eastzbeastReal]

Ya true a tin barrel works great

[@comrade_e360]

It could work with a match stick and gasoline too

[@cs0654]

Thank you for telling Job's story. Many South Africans lost their lives, and my Grandfather was wounded in the battle of Tobruk. I'd like to believe Job was one of the stretcher bearers that got him to the field hospital, and out of Tobruk. A true South African hero.

[@irinamargaritaabadiaavila4534]

Its sad how this hero was left in horrible conditions after his achievements in war

[@WynnofThule]

Even his supposed allies didn't give him the respect he deserved in the end...

[@danieljani7981]

Cuz he Dark skin. Racism was still thick at that time

[@NhatHuy8204]

The opposite thing for Vietnam People's army veterans

[@slaughterround643]

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[@dynamicworlds1]

@@danieljani7981 yeah, and it wasn't just the racism either. See also what "thanks" Turring got for all the help he give to the cause after they realized he was gay: chemically castrated and driven to suicide despite him doing more to help the Allies win than most/any general. We'll never even know the number of LGBTQ+ people that were murdered in the Holocaust because the Allies didn't bother with trying to get a total for them. Then there's the famines in India... Really, the main reason for appeasement was that a lot of the Allied powers didn't see the Nazis as uniquely evil but kinda like themselves, just a bit more extreme and underestimated how much more extreme. Rolling back the bigotries of the age of colonialism has been a painfully slow and messy process with a lot of grey and black morality along the way.

[@InsaneHunter01]

Maseko suffered normally the same fate as indigenous people whom served in the Canadian army during WW2. The soldiers in all services of color or race other than white, never received or compensated for their actions. It's a story that's told time and time again. Compare the 2 Canadians, Sgt. Tommy Prince, and Sgt. Léo Major. Same rank, but treated differently because Tommy wasn't white. I'm sorry to hear how Maseko was treated. Sadly, his story is not unique. But I am happy to hear of his actions during the war, and how it had actually helped the allied effort. It's about time Maseko's family to get recognition and compensation he should have been justly deserved.

[@ThomasTLS]

My global studies (history) teacher walked up to me and saw me watching this. I showed him the title, gave a brief summary, and he nodded twice. I’m glad you uploaded during my history class, Yarnhub!

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[@mussiedebrezion8198]

How masebo was darkskin not this light looking indian

[@Rambo-Logan5]

Love how we “the audience” are able to watch how much better the animations got through the years of this channel. Love it keep up the good work

[@richardsears4665]

I heard about this from another channel called Dark Docs, and now seeing it animated, I wonder how this story hasn't been made into a movie yet.

[@Ch33secakeGaming]

Same here lmao

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

wait a few years,when Hollywood hear's the story they will make one

[@Izannaziza]

The world dose not want black hero’s.

[@TraustiGeir]

One man can truly make a difference. What a legend. Thank you, Yarnhub! I probably would've never heard of Maseko without you.

[@clunkCA]

It’s awesome you guys are telling on unknown stories like this. British Colonial and Commonwealth troops were some of the bravest and grittiest men who have ever fought and their stores are often lesser known. Great job.

[@satyakiguha415]

Yes Subhas Chandra Bose raised the INA or Indian National Army which consisted of POWs captured by the Japanese....also at that time a large portion of Indians were part of the British Indian Army fighting for the Allies....so at that point Indians were fighting against Indians

[@catinthehat906]

Tobruk fell after the 9th Australian division were recalled- they had held Tobruk for over 7 months of siege.

[@kielplayz7934]

“Sunk a Ship! + 1000” “Stealth + 100” “Creativity + 100”

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Creativity should be ♾️ Like seriously. Who in the World would think of using a Tin Can to destroy a Ship.

[@indrickboreale5463]

“Rank: Silent Assassin”

[@andreasu.3546]

@@jaredjosephsongheng372To be fair, it was not so much the tin can that sunk the ship, it was the high explosive that was in the can. "When a bomb sunk a ship" would have been a more accurate (though probably somewhat less click generating) title for the video.

[@RogueAce93]

Don’t know if anybody said so already, but that’s how you open a “can of whoop-ass!”

[@dynamicworlds1]

"They didn't even know what hit 'em!"

[@christosvoskresye]

Thanks. This man deserves to be remembered.

[@santaboy4818]

When this video said how a tin can sunk a ship I though it was a barrel but not a literal tin can from your nearest convenience store, this guy sunk a ship with just THAT! Absolutely amazing!

[@Scottish-Greg]

God took this man home early because he shown at a young age, ALL the qualities that most take multiple lifetimes to accomplish. I don't think I can put it any better. Shine on people. ❤

[@RTFLDGR]

HONORS to this man. Thank you for telling his story.

[@austinmeyer]

I have figured out the one thing you need. Each story that shows an incredible person. Should end with a real photo of that person. That is what I was waiting to see.

[@rudetoy8264]

Such poignant story of a forgotten hero. Thank you

[@thomasswafford250]

So sad he received so little for his service.

[@trainman1647]

Even more insulting is the fact that other soldiers got as much as housing and land just because they were white, while soldiers who had the apparent audacity to be black were often given 2/5 of a white veterans’ pension, as well as some small, useless item like a suit or a bike.

[@CrusaderSports250]

Many soldiers irrespective of colour get a raw deal when demobbed, job started his service as an ex miner, after the war he became a police man, as a miner this would not have been possible within his society at the time, without his war record, so he did receive a degree of recognition. Thousands of others of all shades were just discarded afterwards, and they still are, despite their heroism and bravery, not denigrating the man's bravery, just saying there will be many more like him that have slipped into history unfortunately unrecognised.

[@neilcombrink5231]

A true southafrican just a pity the true ones always get screwed but I'm proud of every one of them thank you all of you for doing duty

[@hagamapama]

Similar to the stories of men like Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts in the US ARmy in WWI

[@Historical-mi8hd]

I salut to all of the dead or alive African/African American soilders who fought from WWII to now. I respect each race equally.

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204]

They fought in every war since the revolution war

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204]

@Jason Voorhees weird that many fought for the South too.. I suppose many were forced, maybe ?

[@goatcar4599]

@@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204 I have a feeling that some of them thought that the conditions in war would be way better then the conditions they had as a slave.

[@TonySpike]

@@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204 southern slave owners didnt want to arm their slaves (why would they) they were mostly used as forced labour in the southern army, im not sure they did any actual fighting

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204]

@@TonySpike No, from what I’ve read some fought very well for their ‘ owners ‘ some were forced some volunteered to fight . They were local town units where they mainly fought with . Little Googling and might find some sources .

[@Usengwayo]

Thank you Yarn hub for sharing such a great story of black infantry soldiers during the great war. I hope this can be seen by many South Africans.

[@CrusaderSports250]

It was the second world war, the" great war", is considered to be the first world war.

[@davidwong9230]

Well done, Job Maseko. A soldier with a can do attitude 🥫👍

[@skepticalmagos_101]

...."Can do attitude "...😂

[@davidwemyss7303]

Great man, he fought the best way he could, lived an honorable and all too short life. I and mine will remember him...

[@Rumbucher]

And this is how the A-Team was founded. Awesome real story!

[@cameron5802]

Absolutely incredible story this one is, had never heard of it. Thank you, Yarnhub and their cat.

[@maxkronader5225]

My first thought was "Big deal; destroyers sank lots of ships." Then I realized it was a literal tin can.

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

A tin can filled with explosives

[@theadoredones]

The world owes this man more than it can say, his treatment after the war is just appalling. Not only do we owe him for his efforts, but we owe him an apology.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I've heard of this guy. And I give him royal Kudos for his bravery and ingenuity. He deserves to be properly rewarded. Back then and even today.

[@jerryhammack1318]

The true heroes of a bitter time in history! Their stories of bravery above and beyond the call of duty! Bless them for their sacrifices and bravery to fight at all costs for freedom!

[@d.esanchez3351]

Maybe not with money because of its color and maybe not while alive, sadly. But it's bravery will be rewarded by the respect of all who saw and will see this video, and it's history won't be forgotten.

[@joshbautista6892]

We remember ypur heroic actions bro ypu won't be forgotten, bless your soul

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

my Husband is South African Zulu and he took this one to heart

[@kaigottwald2195]

I remember seeing a portrait of Job Maseko in the war-museum at Johannesburg, when my parents took me there sometimes, when I was a youth. A brave an honorable man, a model to all who wish to serve their country. God rest his soul.

[@michividz7861]

Yarnhub I haven't even watched the Video yet but I already know it's gonna be awesome. You continue to outdo yourself every time you upload

[@winstonp.prescott3845]

Thank you for this story..I hope he rest in peace....

[@ericchen9689]

Great job as always. I think it’s great how you make videos of the most obscure and unknown stories and people.

[@johndavies1090]

Brilliant, both as regards animation and narration. I've heard the story before, but still salute this hero, his endurance and determination to 'do his bit'. I had an uncle who served at El Alamein - for all I know they may have met one another.

[@kommandantgalileo]

He might have actually helped cause the victory at El Alamein.

[@space4166]

No.

[@rolfharry4753]

Just a moment, there must something wrong. All prisoners taken in North Africa are in the duty of the Italians, regardless if they were taken by the germans. That was a commitment, a treaty.

[@sampoultney7373]

The only way to beat the ever improving animation quality and historical content is to have a collaboration with Dr Felton. Then the world can implode

[@phhdvm]

Anyone who could carry around rocks that size is a beast!

[@gnarnygnar255]

You should win a medal for these amazing animations

[@darkstormww7479]

bUt rACiSM

[@Daniel4646]

A largely unsung hero. May he rest in piece.

[@ldf4064]

Job Maseko was a Black South African. Like many others from colonies he fought for freedom while facing legal discrimination at home. He died in 1952 without money even for his own funeral. In 1997, the South African Navy renamed the missile attack craft SAS Kobie Coetzee as SAS Job Masego. In 2019, Regiment Noord-Transvaal was renamed Job Masego Regiment. The AECI Explosives Factory Museum is about the history of South African mining and the explosives company that employed Job before the war, now owned by AECI.

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

Gotta love the Hoist the colours soundtrack, for some reason when starting watching this it felt like a pirates of the Caribbean vibe for some odd reason hahah

[@PabloVestory]

Great video! Allied were absolutely in the right side of the war, but some of them did mean things too, as the lack of proper recognition and the miserable pension this brave man received

[@groundwork1962]

At this rate in a year yarnhub will be making realistic short movies that will surpass unreal engine 5 and mainstream animation.

[@Dedelblute3]

The anti-tank at the start that at point blank range missed it's only shot, now that was funny.

[@pokefan-ix7sh]

Job Maseko was a South African soldier during World War II, serving in the Native Military Corps, as part of the South African 2nd Infantry Division. He was one of many Allied troops captured by the Axis in the surrender of the port of Tobruk in 1942. He gained fame by his actions in sinking a German vessel whilst serving as a POW stevedore in Tobruk harbour, for which he was awarded the Military Medal.

[@thecocktailian2091]

It is of some small solace that the man became immortal for his war service. A shining example for all those who come afterwards.

[@pikejohnson6409]

I just noticed the Hoist the Colors leitmotif at 5:35

[@monkeymode232]

like how youtube autogenerated "Gameplay" as a chapter

[@Ranch_with_Jack]

Agreed so cool

[@dejvoo1378]

Amazing work! This has to be the most underrated KZbin channel. Keep it up!

[@itschipsnotcrisps2173]

No matter what you do and how you do it your videos are the best even if it takes 7 days to make they are even better than any other history channel ever

[@Notagoodgoalie35]

Yarnhub I’ve been watching you since your first video and have watched nearly every video, I discovered you sitting in an airport and subbed instantly. I just hope you see this comment and see that I am not the only one who felt this way and the reason why you blew up quickly was because of the quality and amazingness of your videos.

[@DoglinsShadow]

Incredible video. Thanks for the unique stories and great animation and epic narration. Love these little known heroic and inspiring stories.

[@VERRATENMEMESANDCOD]

German ship: I fear no ship ! Looks at tin cans Also German ship: BUT that thing....THAT thing scares ME !

[@JANG553]

Underrated comment

[@VERRATENMEMESANDCOD]

@@JANG553 thank man !

[@JANG553]

@@VERRATENMEMESANDCOD np

[@brotherowl]

How many men like him our country so badly needs now.

[@panzeroftheland5393]

is it just me or does every video his animations is better each time

[@voltsiano116]

Explosions? Dude's a legend, and I can get behind his methods.

[@cartooncat32exe]

tin can: *sunk a ship* soldiers: what how

[@West_Midlands.Trainspotting]

He’s hacking bro!!!

[@cartooncat32exe]

@@West_Midlands.Trainspotting yea. A prop soldier

[@LSG_Squadron]

*"This kid is clearly using 1 hit hacks"*

[@anthonymichaelwilson8401]

Thank you in remembering this great man

[@57thorns]

I suspect that the fuse stopped burning, and that the bomb made no difference. The gasoline fumes alone would reach critical mixture at one point, and a German soldier opening the hatch for inspection might cause the spark that ignited the explosion. A great story of heroism and a great sabotage, but all it would really take was messing with the jerry tanks.

[@ELCADAROSA]

Love learning something new in history, especially when it can be so well illustrated & animated. Well done, Yarnhub.

[@Dumbbrick-yy7tb]

"Always take a tin can to a naval fight"

[@barryrammer7906]

So much for Rommel treating people fairly.

[@Ashterix_Nocturnal]

That tin can lasted more than 30 minutes before exploding 💀💀

[@goingoutonmyshield2811]

I'm not inspired by War, but the actions undertaken during those times by the valor of ordinary men do.

[@CptManny]

Thanks yarnhub, you taught me more history than my teacher did online last year!

[@Baboonmomma]

Probably because schools think History is a useless subject

[@CptManny]

@@Baboonmomma I mean you aren't wrong..

[@toasterhavingabath6980]

i feel like the delay of the bomb helped with the lack of sabotage suspicion

[@MrCookieBoi]

Never knew a Tin Can could sink a whole ship, truly amazing

[@baronvonpickles]

5:35 All I can think of in this part is the song "Yo ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die"

[@double4790]

If a submarine can sink a train I don't see why a tin can can't sink a ship

[@SilverSpike_Gaming]

Fr

[@joserosales7045]

I would be sad if my heavy battle ship got sunk my a empty can of beans

[@fw.t3ddy_1]

Imagine getting your battleship hit by a tin can, and just sinking it how humiliating

[@space4166]

It’s not a battleship

[@jjs4050]

This and the potatoes sinking a submarine are the best ww2 stories 💪

[@timothyhayes9724]

Thank you for sharing his story. I never heard this before and it's wonderful to hear about other soldiers besides the typically white soldiers that get told again and again. Those stories are good too, but it's so nice to see someone covering something different for a change. Thank you

[@Cranberryguyyt]

Should be called “Tin Can Grenade”

[@KlippedYou]

As always great effort yarnhub, though this video feels a little more special. These soldiers were very brave and those men that were racially treated harshly were even braver putting up with the horrific german treatment they were given.

[@hueyiroquois3839]

4:15 If this were an astronomy video I'd complain about the Moon being illuminated from the right while the buildings are illuminated from the left.

[@nelsons548]

Your narration, explanation, and imagery make your videos amazing. I am always reminded of the channel when typing up history documents.

[@bigdmac33]

But his heroic legacy lives on. Forever.

[@Travo1775]

Did anyone else notice Hoist the Colors being played around 5:36?

[@captzoom1778]

We need more people like him in the world today it's almost like they don't make men like that anymore

[@CrusaderSports250]

I don't think they do, people of that generation had something that sadly seems to be laking today.

[@Coreybug]

The animation looks amazing

[@MontyBichon]

That’s probably one of the most saddest deaths on the channel :(

[@kiwifruit27]

Great story, expertly animated. Well done

[@aidan77765]

Thanks for making South Africa relavent

[@eaglewolffox6275]

A little tin made a big difference

[@cubingunderfire]

Yarnhub if you don't make a movie I'll be freaking out

[@markrunnalls7215]

What a sad shame to a brave man and a soldier to do all that, and for it to all end like it did..

[@StarsAndSnipes344]

Did anyone else notice the melody to “hoist the colours”? Or was they just me? Around 5:40 min mark

[@andreimateescu8997]

I was looking for this exact comment :))

[@gabrielglebus]

Great story of Job, small stories like help to keep his spirit alive.

[@derkaiser420]

I don't think the British will ever realize how much their Empire helped them. This is just a small story but they all fought valiantly.

[@troyraymund8256]

They will never, hell India even had the largest volunteer force of ww2 and had done a fine job in protecting singapore