The Heroic End of HMS Rawalpindi and HMS Jervis Bay

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Hi KZbin! Because of the recent rise in KZbin channels that straight up plagiarize content, I have decided to start listing my sources in detail for each video. This video used these reference points: 1. AGAINST ALL ODDS - HMS RAWALPINDI By Stephen Cashmore and David Bews (an amazing read!) www.caithnessarchives.org.uk/caithness/rawalpindi.htm 2. hmsjervisbay.com/ (Very well-run website with some fascinating firsthand accounts.)

[@EdTheShed1]

Smart decision! There is something very wrong with the heads of the people who do this kind of stuff and believe they can get away with it. And then there are the figures who attempt to take down entire channels by claiming the original content on it as their own… KZbin needs to act! Keep making awesome content😃

[@Tiri_the_takehe]

Both an excellent decision for enabling your viewers to dive into historical records themselves, and one that clearly demonstrates your own integrity, thank you and bravo!

[@rebaland]

Thank you for informing us about Anton's passing, as well as his contribution to the World of marine artistry. I didn't know him, or of him, but I have nothing if not appreciation for those who share(d) my fascination with maritime history.

[@johnray7311]

Your presentations show that you care about content.

[@Randomstuffs261]

Thank you so much for covering the Jervis Bay. She's genuinely one of the most heroic ships that's ever existed and it seems nobody gives her any credit

[@Phaaschh]

She's certainly remembered here in the UK, and her heroic defence of the convoy was immortalised in the contemporary Ealing Studios film "San Demetrio, London".

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Super glad we could share this story with more people!

[@bigbossimmotal]

@@OceanlinerDesigns Being from USA, and a student of WWII history for the last 50 years, I thought I had at least heard of every major land, sea, and air battle, I was wrong. Jervis Bay was entirely new to me, and what a story! Great Work as always, thank you.

[@stevenkerr1455]

The Jervis Bay is an episode of unparalleled bravery..

[@thatluckysnxiper7840]

I mean, not really. If you're given every chance to surrender and choose not to AND to make a cheap strike like that is idiotic by all means. What did they get other then their crew slaughtered. If they had been engaged first then by all means honors to them but that isn't what happened.

[@amazer747]

I was an officer on the Jervis Bay! A containership of OCL on the UK/Europe/Australia/NZ run in the 1970s - 1980s. Of course a picture of our illustrious namesake was proudly displayed on board.

[@jackspringheel9963]

I once met someone whose narrowboat was called Jervis Bay, they were quite impressed that I'd heard of the original and San Demetrio

[@Karagianis]

Jervis bay wasn't the only noteworthy tale to come of that convoy. The tanker San Demitrio was another remarkable ship. It actually didn't escape, it was one of the ships the Scheer caught before it could escape into the night. Somehow, despite being hit multiple times by the Admiral scheer and burning out of control it survived after the crew abandoned it. One life boat got separated in the night and ended up drifting back into the stricken ship 24 hours later. Half dead from exposure the survivors re-boarded the burning tanker, managed to put the fires out and sailed the ship home. WITH NO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT, severe damage and only 1/3 of a crew.

[@kinorris1709]

"Unabandon ship" "Yes"

[@ryanmrowka8970]

Wow... that's a hell of an old gal.

[@miapdx503]

Survival at sea...those sailors had some brass gonads. 😏 Salute! 🌹⚓

[@xthetenth]

Because the ship had been abandoned, they also got salvage money.

[@davidclarke7122]

Here is a movie about it " San Demitrio London"

[@gordonwhitney6052]

Two great stories. I am a little bit disappointed you didn't mention the MV San Demetrio at least in passing. She was a member of the convoy, an oil tanker who was attacked and set ablaze by the Admiral Scheer. Like Scheer, San Demetrio's own crew thought she was done for and abandoned her. Two days later one of the lifeboats came across the still afloat San Demetrio, the lifeboat crew reboarded her, put out the still smoldering fires, restarted the engines, and somehow managed to sail the badly battered ship to the British Isles. Drachinifel did a great video on the story. Kudos for mentioning the Mopan. Her role in delaying the Admiral Scheer, thus blunting the effectiveness of Scheer's attack is often overlooked when the story of HX-84 is told, and I think does Mopan and her captain a disservice. Great video!

[@rossmansell5877]

Made a film of it years ago "San Demtrio, London!

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Then there’s Ohio a tanker carrying gasoline for the air defence of Malta. She was holed and sinking but was brought in with a Flower Class corvette lashed to each side. She sank in Grand Harbour, but her cargo was pumped out. If Hollywood made a truthful film, her amazing story would never be believed.

[@mattsisoler6125]

I’m not sure you’ll see this, but I love this video Mike. You did an excellent job on this with the Jervis Bay and Rawalpindi, two stories that make me tear up every time from their bravery knowing how badly they were outclassed but sacrificing themselves to protect their fellow mariners. I know you’re not a military guy for the most part, but I have one for you from the Royal Navy. The British destroyer HMS Glowworm ran afoul of the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, a ship that vastly outclassed her, while trying to rejoin a British fleet in 1940. Her commander charged the ship towards Hipper in a duel that Glowworm couldn’t hope to win, launching torpedoes and throwing shells at the German ship. Badly damaged, her captain turned Glowworm and, with what strength the ship had left, it rammed the Admiral Hipper before going down. Her commander, Gerard Broadmead Roope, sadly did not make it despite abandoning ship with his men, and was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously after Admiral Hipper’s captain wrote a note to the British Admiralty through the Red Cross recommending him for the highest honor possible. It’s a story that I’d love to hear you tell, but I understand if it’s not. Once again, great video and I hope you’re having a wonderful day. 👍

[@Brock_Landers]

Thank you Mike for taking the time to honor the memory of Anton Logvynenko. I still remember the first time I saw one of his colorizations of Titanic and I went crazy. Then he did many more black and white colorizations of ocean liners from the past and I knew this guy had talent. I didn't know of his passing until you posted it earlier in the week. I also lost one of my sisters today 😢😢😢. Still, it was really nice to see such a valued member of the maritime historical community being remembered.

[@maxsredditreadingclub8353]

Im so sorry for your loss 🕊️🕊️

[@anisvadjian5142]

My sincerest condolences to you and your family

[@mariecarie1]

I am so so sorry for your loss 😢

[@Brock_Landers]

Thank you everyone. She was a very wonderful person. We had our fights and arguments, but what sibling doesn't? I moved away from home when I was 14 and she took me in for quite a few years after that. She started getting sick about 5 years after I moved out. She was in and out of the hospital with cardiovascular issues, then this last time she went into heart and renal failure. She was only 46 and I am 40.

[@tallonmetroids271]

From a prior service USN navigator: Fair Winds and Following Seas to the Rawalpindi, her crew and to her Captain. You all have my unwavering respect and admiration, lads.

[@shipnerd27]

Dang these are some forgotten ships! Glad to see them getting their own video on the best Oceanliner Channel!

[@bobuk5722]

Those early naval fire control computers were marvels of mechanical, not electronic, engineering. They could compute fairly complex mathematical functions involving equations featuring differential or integral calculus. Really a wonder to behold - even now. They were housed deep in the most protected 'citidal' areas of the naval ships and connected to multiple sensors - range finders, ships speed and roll indicators, wind speed detectors, the compass bearing, and barometer and outside temperature sensors to name a few. The results of their calculations were relayed to the gun turrets by indicators which the gun crews used to train the guns onto the selected target(s). Naval gunfire could be ridiculously accurate over ranges of up to 20 miles (32 km) or so depending on the gun size.

[@jetsons101]

Mike, what a great watch. The crews on those ships are all part of the Greatest Generation that fought for the Freedoms we enjoy today. Now it's up to us to protect those freedoms that some would be more than happy to take away. Thanks for your time, work and posting.....

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

There's not much I can add except Ludovic Kennedy, the son of Captain Kennedy of Rawalpindi, served in the RN himself on (I believe) HMS Tartar. In the early 1970s Ludovic wrote a marvelous book on the hunt for the Bismarck called "Pursuit," a great read! Trust me! Beautifully and sensitively written it's well worth your time to read.

[@Phaaschh]

One of the first books on naval history I ever read. It's still on my shelves to this day, a marvellously evocative account.

[@ingerlander]

I once read that Ludovic Kennedy having heard of the sinking of the Rawalpindi, did not bother himself reading the list of survivors. He said that he knew his father's name would not be on it as he was the kind of man to whom the fate of his ship and himself would be the same

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@ingerlander I haven't read that myself but it doesn't surprise me. I'm sure Ludovic was both heartbroken but immensely proud at the same time.

[@pashvonderc381]

I have and can recommend that book too, also worth checking out the other side’s view as told from the Bismarck , Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg’s book.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

@@pashvonderc381 I've got von Mullenheim's book as well. Very well written not only does it tell the story of Operation Rheinubung from the German side it's also a good story of Mullenheim's experience as a POW in Canada.

[@Caratacus1]

You had to be a brave man to crew an AMC. Easy targets for both submarines and surface ships. All they could do was what these pair did - sell their own lives to buy time for the convoy to scatter. Desperate times but your video does them both great justice so thanks!

[@gordonfrickers5592]

All the British Merchant Marine showed exceptional bravery and their reward? Their pay stopped the moment their ship was sunk. Merchant Navy Day was established in 2000 by HM Government and is on 3rd September each year, the anniversary of the start of the Second World War. While the Red Ensign, the flag of the British Merchant Navy, flies permanently over the national Merchant Navy Memorial in Trinity Square Gardens on Tower Hill in London EC3, it is flown in tribute that day on public and maritime buildings across the UK.

[@stevenkarnisky411]

Hard to even comprehend the bravery and devotion to duty of these two ship's crews. May we always honor their memory and follow their example!

[@rjcolombe]

Great story, Mike! I always knew of the heroics of HMS Rawalpindi, but not so much of Jervis Bay. Regarding the battle with Rawalpindi, I recall reading somewhere that one of the commanders of the German ships had some honourable words to say about the steamer and her valiant crew. If I can find the quote, I'll edit and post it here later.

[@stefaneer9120]

Thank you for this video. My grandfather was in the German Kriegsmarine and heard such stories from his comrades.

[@dazzamac70]

Thankyou for sharing the story of the HMS Jervis Bay. My second ship that I served on in the RAN was the HMAS Jervis Bay. As the crew of a ship that was named after that gallant ship, we were extremely proud of her history!!!

[@NonsensicalNauticalRambings]

I Believe I remember you talking about this on a very old live stream, and saying that you wanted to make it a video. Glad to see the story finally get it's documentary, even if it took a year or two. Thanks as always for more high quality documentaries on unknown stories!

[@walterathow5988]

Thank you, my friend Mike Brady, Great video Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication.

[@alankeith7866]

Great video! In war, there are many sacrifices. These brave men fought knowing that they didn't have a chance, but fought anyway. And thank you Mike for honoring another brave man who gave his life to his country. Many blessings to the family of Anton.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Great documentary on two of Britain's, merchant marine, armed transports, I've never heard of. Good, and complete, Mike👍!!!! Also, I saute to Anton, who sacrificed his artistic career and life, for the heartbeat, of his own land😞.

[@DidMyGrandfatherMakeThis]

Jervis Bay didnt just 'try' and do the impossible. She did fhe impossible. And say what you will for the ship, her captain and crew did not fail her, and she never failed them. Cracking video sir. As always

[@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State]

Hello, Mike! I just wanted to say I love your channel and you have inspired me to learn about maritime history! Also you should do a video on a Great Lakes Ship!

[@MysticalQ]

Hey Mike, thank you for covering these ships! I'm so sorry to hear about Anton's passing, I've been following and didn't know he died. I've heard he fought valiantly himself.

[@MrToaster747]

I absolutely adore your videos. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication! You've got me into the oceanliner topic and I'm addicted ever since :D

[@regenesisart1373]

Appreciate the dedication to Anton. Truly amazed by the work he produced. R.I.P.

[@davidatkinson2167]

In the early 1960s I worked for Shaw Savill & Albion who technically owned Jervis Bay. The picture of the painting at the beginning of your article is similar to the one that used to hang in the corridor of their London office. I used to look at it every time I went past it. It was a very atmospheric painting and showed the Admiral Scheer on the horizon. Captain Fogarty Fegen must have been an exceedingly brave person by taking himself and his crew to a certain death with a merchantman versus a pocket battleship. I don't know where the painting is now as Shaw Savill don't exist anymore.

[@stevendavies-morris6651]

Two great stories of devotion and duty. Nice to see the Rawalpindi and Jervis Bay given the Mike Brady spotlight. Thank you.

[@BTScriviner]

War is horrible, but stories of sacrifice and bravery like these make me tear up every time.

[@jakubstrumillo]

You should cover story of ORP Piorun, Polish destroyer that fired at the German battleship at close range for an hour. Before British forces arrived and finished the job.

[@AtomicExtremophile]

Piorun was a legend...

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

The Piorun was with British forces. She just rushed ahead of the battleships she was with, firing her guns while broadcasting they were Poles over the wireless.

[@frankwu4747]

It’s fascinating to see how all the Ocean liner companies of old have transitioned into Cruise ship companies of today.

[@robruss62]

Except United States Lines. Stupidly the US Congress (which has little compunction in meddling in every aspect of American life) decided to go John Stuart Mill & Milton Friedman on national defense assets and let the US Merchant Marine, as well as passenger rail network, go to pot.

[@nanabutner]

How brave that generation of people truly were! We have lost so much that was good and commendable in people! Thank you, Mike for reminding us of a time when people thought of others instead of only themselves. I know that I will not see these characteristics return in what is left in my lifetime, but through reminders such as yours--I can look back and remember!

[@ronjones1077]

Thank you for bringing these hero’s back to the light. Machines are machines. It’s the people who design, build and operate them that matter. Don’t get me wrong, the sight and feelings you get when discovering a Queen Mary, battleship Arizona, or even oil tanker Exon Valdez is awe inspiring, but the people on them is what’s non-replaceable

[@gordonfrickers5592]

Rawalpindi and Jervis Bay, inspiring stories I first heard as a nipper visiting the Imperial war Museum, London with my parents. Thank you for posting this remarkable story. Those men deserve no less than immortality. Incidentally, the tanker San Demitrio was another remarkable ship in that convoy defended by Jervis Bay, a story worthy of retelling.

[@trapdoorguppi]

Mike thank you for the memorial in the end i am Ukrainian Canadian (my dad was Ukrainian) and the Ukrainian spirit reminds me very much of the the crews upon these ships small but powerful an strong. God bless Anton and may he rest in peace. Slava ukraini!

[@7thsealord888]

Good video. HMS Jervis Bay has a special resonance for Australians. given our connections with that name. Since ww2, a number of RAN ships have been named Jervis Bay.

[@colorona8456]

Great choice of music - ever since Master and Commander, Vaughn Williams reminds me of the live on the sea.

[@powcod7455]

I love the way you make these videos. The way you tell these ships stories makes them sound like heros and they are

[@jasonthompson6594]

A brilliant and beautiful episode!

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Just re-watched the 1943 movie "San Demetrio London" available on Channel 4. Which starts with the sinking of the Jervis Bay and the abandonment of the tanker MV San Demetrio. Which was set alight at the same time as the Jervis bay was sunk. Some of crew re-boarded the tanker and eventually brought her home. I remember watching the film 40 odd years ago when I was a kid. It is still a really good film as I remembered it from all those years ago. The MV San Demetrio was subsequently sunk by a U Boat in 1942.

[@lponceliz]

Always a good day when Mike uploads

[@stillstanding123]

Great video. I had heard the ships names but never the detail behind their actions. Such brave men. Thank you Mike.

[@andyrobbins8379]

Captain Kennedy was the father of Ludovic Kennedy, the author, broadcaster and social justice campaigner. Ludovic Kennedy was an officer on HMS Tartar during the Bismarck’s final battle. He later wrote the book ‘Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck.’

[@carlosn894]

Kennedy had his over 200 men die because of pride and a false sense of honor in fighting a totally lost cause. Meanwhile not even one month later German captain Langsdorf of KMS Graf Spee found himself in almost a similar hopeless situation and chose to spare his crew and scuttled his ship instead of fighting and sending his men to death. Kennedy could have just as well surrendered after reporting his position and it would have changed nothing but 238 men would be alive. Heck surrendering would be more efficient anyway in tying down the enemy since they would likely came aboard, inspected and ordered evacuation. By that time the reinforcements would have arrived and caught them pants down.

[@ldkbudda4176]

I was thinking too. So why not surrender? Honor above sane reason?

[@michaelhirst4191]

I agree. His ship had no way of hurting his enemies, so once he had radioed the sighting report, he could and should have struck his flag. After all, even Lord Cochrane, that great RN hero of the Napoleonic wars - the man Napoleon called the Sea Wolf - had surrendered his small warship without a fight when hopelessly cornered by huge French ships of the line. In contrast, the Jervis Bay’s sacrifice was the right and courageous decision.

[@arthurschipper8906]

Never tire of Mike's content. Keep up the good work.

[@greglivo]

It's a small detail, but I love that you include both Imperial and metric units when describing ships speeds and dimensions. Here in the US we haven't caught on to metric yet so it really helps.

[@theoriginaleb9616]

New sub here. So glad I found your channel, Mike. I enjoy the stories and illustrations so much. Thanks for your hard work.

[@bobuk5722]

Hi Mike, I do realise this suggestion goes somewhat outside of your channel title, so may not be of interest to you, but that's never stopped me before! It would, I think, be very illuminating to expand on the very different architectures between Ocean Liners and equivalent sized Naval Ships. The only Naval vessels that spring to my mind the size of the 'Queens' and similar would be the large modern US Carriers but comparisons with smaller vessels would at least be possible across a somewhat more historic timeframe.

[@budgiefriend]

War of the worlds quote. Nicely done.👍

[@raunoerm9752]

Wow, i got some serious goosebumps from all this heroism. Great video!

[@Johnaxl666]

I am a Civilian Instructor with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps in Saskatchewan, and our Corps is named after the Rawalpindi, (118 RCSCC Rawalpindi in Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada.) The Sea Cadet Corps in the city of Saskatoon is named after Jervis Bay.

[@hannah_boston]

Got emotional on that one. Great information commentary and visuals. Thanks so much for your KZbin channel.

[@jenesisjones6706]

Sterling work! I love all your stories!

[@tomseggie9929]

Rawalpindi is the name of the sea cadet corp I served in in the 70s, and Jervis Bay is another Saskatchewan sea cadet corp. A great video!

[@LazarusProductions2]

This video was emotional. Wonderful story told by an amazing storyteller; Mike. The way these stories were presented was nothing short of amazing and beautiful. Very well made video! Even though each story ended with sacrifice, their story will forever be told and retold time and time again. Amazing video, truly Mike! 🥹

[@edjopago1]

Excellent video Mike!!!! Thank you!

[@Serial__DesginationN]

I love it when this guy uploads. Good content and explanation to stories.

[@brucelee3388]

All the ships called up as AMC's were designed from the beginning for that conversion and the British Admiralty subsidized their construction. As constructed they had the decks and framing reinforced to take the 6 inch and other guns. When 'taken up' the AMCs had most of their holds filled with empty 44 gallon drums as floatation aids - that delayed Jervis Bay entering service for several months as there was a general shortage of the drums, the guns and fittings were already stockpiled at Commonwealth naval bases which had the dockyard facilities to manage the conversions. The ship which rescued the few survivors of the Jervis Bay was the Swedish registered tanker Stureholm, one of the ships from the convoy saved by the Jervis Bay, which turned back at the request of her own crew. People should also remember the Kormoran, armed with very similar vintage 6 inch guns as the British AMCs, sank the Australian heavy cruiser Sydney II nearly a year after the loss of Jervis Bay, in November 1941.

[@ScarletTermite]

Great job with this one, Mike. I definitely learned more about the war in the Atlantic and the RNA than I had read before. Happy Christmas to you!

[@pieeater108]

1:30 it wasn’t so secret though, Hitler openly stated he would not obey the treaty of Versailles if he could not peacefully negotiate a deal to solve some of the major impositions of territory from it.

[@Cablebet]

These stories were very interesting thanks for sharing them!

[@caseyjonessnr1200]

My grandfather was a Royal Navy Reserve member of the Rawalpindi crew sadly he didn’t survive the engagement.

[@nthgth]

Definitely never heard of these before. Thank you for spreading the knowledge.

[@Samaldoful]

Great video as always!

[@Queenmary1936]

Another outstanding video, mate!

[@christiandiederichsen4966]

The heroic stories of both ships and her crews had been part of the shortem stories written by Alistair MacLean collected in "The lonely sea". Very remarkable content. Nothing more to add from Hamburg, Germany.

[@IntrepidMilo]

Mike, thank you for another fantastic video.

[@roselightinstorms727]

Thank you for covering this🎉

[@RoyJNg]

I saw a painting of the HMS Rawalpind on the foreword intro of the Discovery of the Bismarck book by Dr. Ballard, a shame I wish I got his autograph on it too when he gave a talk at Stanford so many years ago.

[@jez6208]

Brilliant as ever. Makes your heart swell! Thanks mate. 👍

[@SixofQueens]

I don't know in what context (just floating a general idea), but I'd love to see you do a collab with the channel Battleship New Jersey. The curator of the battleship museum Ryan Szimanski seems like the kind of person you'd get on with really well with, given your respective loves of ships, in particular the stories of their histories and the people aboard them. Again, not sure what kind of video or what particular story would be the best to cover, but New Jersey has some fascinating history that I think your channel could bring even more into the limelight.

[@ccjmanray8202]

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy." Lord Nelson.

[@maxsredditreadingclub8353]

RIP To All Those Who Died From The Sinkings 🕊️🕊️ And Also RIP To Anton 🕊️🕊️

[@mbvoelker8448]

Amazing bravery. Such courage against hopeless odds and sacrificial devotion to duty deserves recognition and rememberance.

[@AugmentedGravity]

The name HMS Jervis Bay will forever be synonymous with total bravery for me.

[@CaptCorgi]

PT boats while not very your channel are another wonderful example of david vs goliath stuff, lil funny boat makes the big boats afraid

[@logicalbrick5311]

HMS li WO also comes to mind The bravery of these crews is impressive

[@bigbrowntabby118]

Thank you for making the stories of these ships and their heroic crews better known.👍👍I had heard of the HMS Rawalpindi before, but not of the Jervis Bay.

[@pastorrich7436]

An incredible tribute. Thank you.

[@TheMaskedDjentleman89]

Thank u for bein my virtual friend n sharing ur vast knowledge of ships n ocean liners n shipwrecks 😊

[@DiagolonRider]

the Scharnhoarst is my favorite German BB...i built a little model of it and she's my main played BB in Wows ! such a sweet little ship

[@roboboydax]

Hey there, I thought maybe you could do a video about the sinking of the City of Benares. There was an excellent book about it called Torpedoed The true story of the World War II sinking of the children’s ship.

[@neptunenx01]

One of your best ❤

[@edstenson7764]

Great video,thank you. Do you happen to sell any lithograph / copies of the ocean liners images/paintings?

[@PeterPangas]

Hi, very impressed that you have picked these vessels for your video. I am like you surprised to learn that even though the Jervis Bay is spelt that way, it was pronounced "Jarvis Bay" something I learned very well when working at Dept of Defense. There was also a passenger car ferry that was voyaging between Sydney and Tasmania. This was later requisitioned by The Australian Navy and called Jervis Bay. I know it is not in the class of the great Ocean Liners, but think it might be worth a side video if you see fit. I very much like you channel and an looking forward to many more entertaining and informational videos. Cheers Peter

[@deepseadirt1]

Mike have you ever encountered the story of SS CITY OF CHESTER(1875)? Not the biggest ocean liner but she still exists today lying under the San Francisco Bay Bridge. She was sunk in 1888 in a collision with the original White Star OCEANIC coming from Hong Kong. Amazing that she's still there 135 years later. Kudos for this well made video. It's right up there with your video on the tragic story of the Laconia's encounter with B-24 Liberators.

[@yortsemloh1156]

Churchill wasn’t PM when Rawalpindi was sunk. Chamberlain was. Churchill didn’t take over until late May of 1940.

[@johnhalley974]

Correct…He was first sea Lord at the time.

[@keith800]

Great story's of such bravery by these men , there is a magnificent model of the Jarvis Bay on show at Chatham historic dockyard UK along with the depiction of this battle .

[@viannedemirel]

This was such a great video, really emotionally impactful

[@BeatDropMV5ICLAND]

Love your videos, mate!

[@nathanielmoran1819]

Never a dull moment on your channel.🎉 Well done.

[@qwepoi222]

I'm not sure, but didn't the Royal Navy provide funds during construction of some civilian liners, in exchange for adding features to make it easier to convert to an AMC? Like reinforced deck areas for mounting guns? If so, would love to hear details on that.

[@KrispyGorilla.]

Interesting story, love the channel, keep up the good work

[@TOPDadAlpha]

Great documentary. Thank you

[@ianbray5946]

Brilliant docos Mike. Brave ships indeed. A technical point to note. A single naval gun is called a mount, two or more guns is a turret. 👌

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Awesome video! I was hoping to see some stuff about these two ships. Also, was 13:02 a reference to Jeff Wayne’s “The War of the Worlds” musical?

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Yes :)

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@OceanlinerDesigns Amazing. “The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine” is one of my favorite parts, besides “Thunder Child” of course haha (and “Forever Autumn”)

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

@@sirboomsalot4902 yes! Amazing bit of music. Mum brought me up on it. ULLA!!

[@InlandSeas]

Honestly watching this makes me tempted to write up something about a Canadian Great Lakes canaller that fought in WWI and WWII. Her name was the Ironwood. Quite a story too.

[@kryts27]

The tragically heroic loss of HMS Jervis Bay to save an important convoy was legendary, but it is also a incidement of the RN Admiralty in the importance of defending Britain's most important lifeline to stay in the war. The Admiralty, despite the losses of U-boats from World War 1 was underprepared by a paucity of destroyers and corvettes to deal with the U-boat threat threat early in the Battle of the Atlantic. However, the Admiral Sheer was built precisely for that purpose deployed when she ambushed the large trans-Atlantic convoy, HX 84. The liner was Australian, as was her captain, but her valiant merchant marine crews came from all over the Commonwealth, notably Bermuda, Scotland and Canada. The lack of cruiser warships by the RN and her allies needing to fight a war in two theaters (North Atlantic and Mediterranean at that time) to escort large convoys was a factor in her demise. The RAN would do well to name a permanent naval vessel after her. Particularly a supply or transport ship.

[@tomsear1]

Bathurst Class, HMIS Bengal, & Ondina’s battle with the Hōkoku Maru, 11 Nov 42, is worth recalling. My girlfriend’s grandfather was aboard BENGAL, happy to share any stories and original documents. I have recently spoken with retired Indian Navy admiral of Indian Naval History Unit if useful contact also.

[@terrygibbs1147]

Another excellent video. A minor point on the Rawalpindi section-Winston Churchill was NOT Prime at the time,1939.He was First Lord of the Admiralty and did not become PM until May 1940.