USS Hornet: The Legendary Aircraft Carrier of WWII

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@Vin.1904]

Should've add (Essex Class) on the *thumbnail cause there are 2 Hornet ship in WW2

[@memecliparchives2254]

Can't wait for the most GOATED US Navy ship of all time:the USS Enterprise CV-6 20 battle stars 911 planes shot down 71 ships sunk (3 fleet carriers, 2 light carriers, 2 battleships)

[@jhlasek]

Cant wait for the Enterprise NCC 1701 A to E

[@kevinbourke1847]

Lucky E

[@guillermobetancourt1006]

The Gray Ghost

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

And also don't forget Yorktown!

[@loganmaddocks4703]

The big E.

[@mattt525]

My great uncle served on the USS Lexington. He served prior to Pearl Harbor, he remembered being sent out with the other carriers a few days before the Japanese attacked. He was on her when she sank in coral sea. Floated in the sea for 3 or 4 hours. Really awesome dude. Miss hearing him tell me about it.

[@bgildersleeve]

I can see the Hornet from my living room in Alameda. I walk past it every day to catch the ferry to work in SF.

[@ronjohnson6916]

Says something about Japanese damage control on their newer ships (and luck) that a single torpedo hit too out Taiho. Should have been survivable. But since the aircrews had been savaged I'm not sure it actually mattered.

[@jhlasek]

If I remember correctly, the hit was not that bad, but some clever japneese officer decided, that fumes from flames devouring the fuel shall be vented out and opened the ship from front to back in order to use ships 30 knots speed to get the smoke out. But it helped to spread fires and filled the ship with explosive vapors from the fuel and then it just took a little bit of fire and the ship exploded. I may remeber it wrong though, it was some time since I read it.

[@jakesdevil]

My understanding is it was a combination of unrefined, volatile fuel, and inexperienced damage control teams. The head of the DC team turned the ventilation system up to max to clear out the area so they could more easily fix the fuel tank area. This just spread the fuel vapors through the entire ship turning it into a rather large bomb when there was finally an exposed spark some hours later. They thought it was under control, which is why the casualties were so high when the whole ship basically exploded

[@nath-hh2ff]

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[@ronjohnson6916]

@@jakesdevil Yeah, about the same thing I'd heard. Absolutely survivable with an experienced team, but the step this team took was one step removed from sabotage.

[@BiggestCorvid]

As others are saying- the damage control was poor. Drachinifel has a video about ww2 damage control where he goes over the different attitudes of the Japanese and American leadership and the crew's interpretation. Japanese crews were expected to be responsible for their systems and held accountable for their failures of those systems. American crews were told that anyone anywhere, if you see a crisis you immediately goes to address it. As a result the American crews were more incentivized to leave their post and put out a fire, and the Japanese were more incentivized to stay at their post and focus just on that. This isn't an absolute rule, but when response time is critical every single second counts

[@benmcccool0123]

I’m surprised that the Pacific WW2 series graphics and soundtrack mixes weren’t used. Gotta definitely do a longer documentary on the USS Enterprise CV-6

[@Yamato-tp2kf]

Enterprise needs a big and long documentary due to the length of her service

[@thalmoragent9344]

​@@Yamato-tp2kf Her service wasn't even that long. It was what she accomplished in that short time that got her the reputation she has

[@aprince1250]

Love the Hornet's history. I built a model of it, when I was a kid, with the Doolittle bombers on it. Thanks for the video!

[@spikespa5208]

Was sorta hoping her career after the War would be covered. Up to being the recovery ship for Apollo 11.

[@MilitarySummaryChannel2024]

"It was the best of fates" "It was the worst of fates" "It was the age of Hellcats" "It was the age of zeroes" "It was the epoch of the 40mm Bofors" "It was the epoch of the Mark 14" "It was the season of the blue blankets" "It was the season of the Kido Butai" "It was the spring of the Essexes" "It was the Winter of the Yorktowns" I mean it was the epoch of the Mark 14

[@jamesrochon2195]

They touched our boats. Never touch our boats.

[@ChetManley_SuperSpy]

Would love to see a video on the USS New Jersey!!! Keep up the great work!!!

[@AgentPrimus]

Honestly I feel a video on any of the Iowa class battleships would be amazing. Especially since they were constantly recommissioned up until the Gulf War

[@scootersbooters1365]

Hell yeah

[@JC-mx9su]

Another video to watch as non-members from members only Kings and Generals, keep up the good work.

[@jaedenreppert9879]

My grandfather, William Reppert, was a bugler on the C-12, never got to meet him, but he brought back a lot of facinating artefacts from his time there.

[@atakorkut5110]

Your family is a part of history

[@thesteellegionnaire4570]

My grandfather served in the radio shack of the Hornet in 53’. Went everywhere from Hawaii to Hong Kong on her.

[@spikespa5208]

My father was on Hornet at the same time, from her recommissioning through her round-the-world cruise in '54. A CPO electrician(E Division), he retired after the cruise in Nov. '54. His pics can be found in the world cruise book published for the Hornet. During the equator crossing "festivities" , he was Davy Jones.

[@Justagiraffe06]

Nice, my great-grandfather served abroad from 44-45 as chief assistant engineer

[@bglrj]

My mom was a lead docent on the Hornet for 35 years. She retired at the age of 93. She'd go up and down from deck to deck. The furniture in the room where the astronauts were held is from my bedroom. They did her funeral on deck. She really didn't like Buzz Aldrin at all. One time she gave a tour to Bill Gates but didn't know who he was. Afterwards, she remarked, I wondered why he was asking all those technical questions.

[@youarelegend-bio]

12:24 Commander McCampbell leading a dozen Hellcats into one of the greatest aerial slaughters of all time… sixty planes downed in a storm of fire. The skies over the Pacific were an arena for heroes and the doomed alike. What do you think drove these pilots to such fearless combat?

[@DeeRekDreadnought]

Excellent as ever K&G! As most of you may know, the Hornet is now a floating air museum. I've visitdmost of the allied floating museums and they are well worth the trip!

[@GeoffCostanza]

Since KZbin doesn't like to recommend history channels in the algorithm anymore, I thought it'd be cool to share some of our favorite channels in the comments, to help spread the word within the community. Here are some of the ones I follow: - Kings & Generals (obviously) - The Operations Room - The Intel Report - Montemayor - TJ3 History - The Armchair Historian - Simple History

[@Dragon-ok9ce]

The USS Hornet is definitely my favorite aircraft carrier.

[@TheEmpireoftheInk]

Always get mind blown thinking about the dimensions and sheer numbers of active Navy carriers the US has.

[@kawaiku]

Just an FYI, you can visit the Hornet at the city of Alameda in California if you ever want to see it. It is a museum ship that is in remarkably good shape.

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible!

[@donvergonet399]

I've seen and watch more channels which are qua content a bit similar but your narrating voice is the best one to listen to

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@mattt525]

I vote USS Lexington as well

[@ErikHare]

I was just on her a few weeks ago. She's docked in Alameda California

[@Anglomachian]

For those unfamiliar, kantai kessen refers to the primary Japanese battle doctrine during the war, and translates more or less as “decisive battle”.

[@Rcoutme]

8:40 The script reads "When the Japanese detected the U.S. forces driving into the Marshalls." It should be the Marianas, since you are talking about Guam, Saipan, etc.

[@OGKenG]

Shout out to Babcock & Wilcox.

[@wweminehead]

Can you cover the lady lex as well

[@johnbradshaw2347]

Can’t wait for the USS Enterprise.

[@TahaAlhimyary]

R. I. P

[@patjuice8677]

Got the visit the museum ship Hornet and my god it’s a beautiful ship!

[@brokenbridge6316]

Great video. Are we going to see one on the USS Enterprise or was that done already?

[@endycore4920]

But what about USS Enterprise? 😢 Anyway great work!

[@-RONNIE]

Good video thanks

[@dominicpodom]

No music at the start was weird

[@Echo_Recon_01]

Looking forward to the Big E.

[@minoru-kk]

So jealous of you guys who can see the legacy of a carrier that demonstrated its capabilities and became a legend

[@TimDyck]

It seems like the video only got through less than a year of her 46 year career. Although it was an important part of her career it was just a taste of how this ship would serve in the years to come. Can we have the rest of her career?

[@hardcore476]

There's only three days left of that event

[@ttrestle]

This was an answer on the New York Times crossword puzzle daily calendar last week! My wife does it as I gave her the daily calendar for a present last year. She always asks me the military, war and science parts of it as she’s not as good as those. She was like what’s a six letter aircraft carrier that starts with H. I yelled out hornet!

[@Echo_Recon_01]

From a Yorktown Class to an Essex-Class Aircraft carrier.

[@Shoelessjoe78]

You should finish up with what happened to the ship. Hornet is still around just as a museum ship these days.

[@theindiedetective]

Great video, but who the heck thought the AI picture at 16:16 was good enough to include here? An archive photograph would have been a much better choice.

[@Heartlesstwo]

Man, they sent those Japanese admirals sent wave after wave without knowing what happened to the others crazy

[@elYisusdelaNazza]

As a Spaniard (English is not my mother tongue) sounds beautifully romantic that a boat is called a "she" instead of "it", like if it was our loved mother or wife.

[@patrickong4331]

Pls do one on CV6 enterprise

[@gunsandgranola7262]

Love this channel. But his voice reminds me of South Park.

[@gwramim4807]

Make one for uss Enterprise

[@thalmoragent9344]

USS Hornet, 2nd only to the Enterprise as far as American Carriers went

[@davidhughes8357]

The master of military history documentaries . " PERIOD "

[@LuigianoMariano]

The Hornet was literally a tinderbox with unreliable machinery, ready to go down with little effort by the enemy's part.

[@moparman2nd]

I would say Enterprise was more legendary

[@VitusMB02]

In your Ottoman Wars series, why didnt you make a Video about the Second Siege of Vienna in 1683 yet? It was the most decisive Moment in the Ottoman Habsburg Wars

[@KingsandGenerals]

The old graphics and research were subpar. We improved both and now that they are locked in, we remade the series from the start. Everything will be covered.

[@VitusMB02]

@@KingsandGenerals Awesome! Thank you for all your Work

[@Trueskorn]

The graphics were a pain to follow in this one. The "Camera" movement was swingy. I ended up just listening to it.

[@soulsmouls]

Now do USS Liberty

[@swfbutler]

Clicked on a video about the history of CV-12... ...got a video about the Battle of the Philippine Sea (and nothing about the later history of CV-12).

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

Where's Enterprise?

[@VarunSelva1]

CHOLA EMPIRE UNDER RAJENDRA CHOLA please ❤

[@davidhughes8357]

What about the HORNET ????

[@seanbeers5691]

Ah yes, the "decisive battle" unfortunately not decisive in the way they had intended.

[@fideles50001]

Please put the metric in the International maner.

[@pinelandsound]

Jesus Loves You All

[@theawesomeman9821]

It's too bad none of these ships that saved the world are around to see these days.

[@lasvista2tech]

shows how america's military is almost 100 years ahead of all other countries, most cant even build one to this day

[@beachboy0505]

The problem with the Japan mindset in WW2 was that it was entirely military 🪖. They had no outside skills. The Japanese were totally textbook. They did not know how make traps or bluffs. The British 🇬🇧 and the USA 🇺🇸 hired men and women from Wall Street, City of London, and top universities, industry, hedge fund management, They gave advice and war games planning to the Generals and Admirals.

[@nuttawutnumpet3393]

King and General channel has no focus lately, concentrate separately without the historical timeline and cultural boundaries, should focused heavily on Europe and the ancient world which is more cultural meaning.

[@KingsandGenerals]

you are basically saying that you want to see other videos

[@terry7907]

You are mistaken. They are focused; just so good they can multitask. And the idea that only Europe and the ancient world are more culturally relevant is just so ignorant.

[@seanbeers5691]

Focus heavily on these nuts

[@MinesAGuinness]

You are experiencing the growing pains of developing a wider historical synthesis. However, you have to challenge everything you have so far incorporated in this very fashion. I promise you, it is developing both your concentration and ability to focus in a positive direction. Your skills at comparative history will grow, if you persevere with this 'unfocused' approach. And, soon, you'll come to love it!

[@SaintThomasofAcre]

china soon

[@jacklin8857]

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[@ratatomik]

These new graphics are great. Now you have to redo all your Caesar videos using these graphics hahah