SMS Leitha/Lajta - Monitoring Your Behaviour

[@Drachinifel]

Pinned post for Q&A :)

[@biscuit4705]

base on your opinion do you think the british should stop firing at the bismarck after 9:30 because it just seem unnecessary to me

[@thephantomknight6859]

Which nation had the best monitor? Both when iron clad ships were new and during both world wars.

[@jarredbaker3410]

Your next trip should really be to new England if you ever come to the states, you could do videos on the USS Constitution, The Massachusetts, the Lionfish, and the two PT boats we have.

[@Benepene]

Did you like hungarian food?

[@nerdymidgetkid]

You've often said that aircraft did not become a serious threat to capital ships until at least the late 1930s, but even by the early interwar period there were carriers, aerial torpedoes, and 'stringbags' to carry them. While one would expect the carrier aviation of earlier years to be less effective, tactically and technically, than it was in World War Two, anti-aircraft defences were also less extensive. What were the limiting factors which prevented air power from becoming the decisive element in naval warfare in these early years, and how were they overcome?

[@hmg85]

"Englishman arrested for trying to shoot up parlamentsbuilding from a 150 years old riverine warship. Allegedly he tried to defend himself by claiming he was just colonizing a bit. Unconfirmed reports suggest an army of his loyal followers is already at the country borders trying to free him from captivity."

[@McNubbys]

(Grabs 19th century gear and salutes)Reporting for duty sir!🤣

[@SteamCrane]

47,000 is a substantial force to be reckoned with! Buda and/or Pest is ours!

[@nordic5628]

@@SteamCraneits More Than the Hungarian Army So if We Move Quickly Enough We Should Be Able To Do This

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

So thats how that poor sight seeing ship sunk yesterday...

[@blackbokis3064]

What do you mean "colonizing"?? It's spelt, COLONISING!!! You haven't been colonised enough I think!

[@hisdadjames4876]

Mrs Drach: ‘Darling, let’s go away for a romantic weekend, as far away from the sea and Imperial navies as possible’ Drach: ‘Budapest is particularly nice at this time of year’.

[@benharding5727]

armoured toilet brings new meaning to the poop deck

[@Panzer_Runner]

Talk about U-Boot toilet disaster

[@bigblue6917]

You get the feeling it will either clear any blockage or bung you up.

[@malusignatius]

There are some things in life that you really don't want interrupted by cannon fire.

[@lycossurfer8851]

Also helps when they serve bad cabbage & the rest of the crew thinking of having "a stray shot or two" go through the bathroom while the offender is still inside.........

[@coy0te9]

I was just thinking about some poor sailor having two 6 inch guns go off behind him.

[@Bronasaxon]

The little ship that outlived empires.

[@IMarcaI]

This is the first time i have heard the term "Semi-armoured toilet"

[@bigblue6917]

I have known people where that would have been a help. At least for us on the outside.

[@agolftwittler1223]

A semi armoured toilet will protect the crew on deck from friendly fire in case of someone suffering the trots 😀

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

Marcedus I but you've never heard of the British regiment, the 3rd Armoured Thunderboxes either?

[@Marc83Aus]

Helpful for officers when the crew gets rebellious. Could have been very handy in vietnam.

[@stevenpilling5318]

The thunderhead!

[@vaclav_fejt]

Inside the Drachinifel's Hatch? Count me in!

[@Mathwayb]

That would be amazing. Sign me up!

[@vaclav_fejt]

@@Mathwayb "Oh, bugger, the ship is sinking!"

[@nitsu2947]

get to the nearest pumps, turn the pumps, if that didn't work, go to the other side of the ship, and make holes there, now this was done to make sure you don't capsize

[@vaclav_fejt]

@Edward Kiel I wonder if Drach owns a S.C.U.B.A. equipment. Although, that might not be enough, he would need a mini submarine for that.

[@dillonnoble222]

Oh bugger the ships on fire

[@Alpha-5]

I had the pleasure of going on this ship last time I went to Hungary, she's quite charming. Glad they left the guns unlocked, I got some funny looks from people on the bank xD

[@nitsu2947]

man you didn't try aiming at the bank and fire some blanks

[@rnrailproductions5049]

I love how the ship still has its K.u.K Kriegsmarine flags. Also that bell sounds like a modern EMD steel diesel locomotive bell.

[@falloutghoul1]

Konig und Kaiser!

[@rnrailproductions5049]

Viribus Unitis!

[@eurasianlynx5584]

AEIOU!

[@chaseman113]

Hell yeah that bell sounds just like the bell on a 1956 EMD GP9 I used to switch on. Plus Drach just about copied the tempo.

[@brockbayley5279]

The Chieften does inside the hatch. Dachinifel does under the deck

[@fernandomarques5166]

Inside the bulkhead lol

[@mwnciboo]

"Oh Jesus, the ships on fire..."

[@popuptarget7386]

Should throw in a mention of "prop shaft tensioning" just for a good crossover. A monitor is a good subject for a comparrison.

[@NorthernFirehawk]

Landscape dude, LANDSCAPE!

[@recklessroges]

If you hit your head enough in a tiny tincan, that's the sort of thing that you might forget. (I thought that as well, but I'd rather have portrait than no video at all.)

[@Drachinifel]

I'll use a proper camera next time :)

[@IonoTheFanatics]

@@Drachinifel the camera quality actually is ok (not great, but it's more than acceptable)... just so long as it is in landscape... you could be using a 5000 dollar camera but if you film it in portrait orientation... well... that's going to be just as bad.

[@skyhawkpilot172]

The human eyes are side by side, not stacked atop each other! Always film in landscape.

[@brianreddeman951]

Ahhh when humans get so distracted by presentation they ignore the content.

[@esbendit]

Nice video. If you plan to do more of these, I would recomend "fregatten Jylland" in Denmark. It is a wooden steam frigatte from the 1860s.

[@parsecboy4954]

Not to mention it's a veteran of Heligoland

[@LordOceanus]

Always a good time to visit USS Constitution in Boston, there is also a Fletcher class on the other side of the pier

[@SteamCrane]

@@LordOceanus There are a LOT of preserved US Navy ships all around the US, and 1 well preserved German U-Boot in Chicago. Visiting all of them would be a good bucket list item.

[@LordOceanus]

@@SteamCrane Absolutely I'm from Chicago and U-505 is also a cool place to visit

[@Danyal_aka_Amagibestfox]

“WEEEEEEEEEEEEE” 😂😂

[@9pusl486]

The bunk-bed was for the boatswain, at least that's what it says written over the door-frame. (Fedélzetmester)

[@malcolmheather3204]

He who rings the bell in jest, must buy a drink for all the rest!

[@KamenosTypas]

Love the new style, Drach! More live footage videos whenever you get the chance, please!

[@Panzer_Runner]

Agree

[@Colt45hatchback]

Thankyou for sharing this with everyone. I am usually preoccupied with japanese machinery of sorts (anything with an engine) But being of hungarian descent this was very interesting to me aswell. I shall show it to my dad. He has dimentia. But he is still always talking about hungary and ww2 and things. Hopefully he will like this. Thanks so much Drach.

[@goose4454]

Did your dad like the video? I know your comment is old now, so sorry bout that.

[@Colt45hatchback]

@@goose4454 not in the way I had hoped unfortunately. He asked me to turn it off, I asked why and he said "don't show me things like this, it makes me upset because I will never get to see it in person" He also made me take the car magazines away, because it reminded him that he can never go and drive again. I never thought about it like that before.

[@goose4454]

Oh im so sorry to hear that! It was a good idea, maybe you just may have to come up with another one? Sorry buddy, if I had of known that would be the answer, I wouldn't have asked. But thanks for replying!

[@Colt45hatchback]

@@goose4454 it's ok mate, there was no way you could know. He has come to terms with his lack of continuing existence, which is good as I certainly haven't come to terms with it. So even in his final few weeks he is still teaching me things and I appreciate that I had the chance to know him.

[@goose4454]

It was the same with my dad, he seemed to live in denial of what was happening until the last few days, but I managed to take long service leave and spent the last 10 weeks with him, and oh boy what a time! Your a good lad for doing what you did for him, all you can do is try. You've been a great person to talk to, and I wish you all the best. Might see you around in chat sometime. If you see me pop up anywhere, be sure to say hello!

[@Scarheart76]

Such a beautiful ship. Her restoration was very well done!

[@michaelmorley9363]

That is an absolutely stunning restoration. Thanks for the tour.

[@doe_maar365]

you should keep in touch with the people running the ship so that you know if people go to this ship because of your video

[@riencovandermooren1482]

Chances are I'm going to visit this summer. I'll be in the area at least.

[@doe_maar365]

@@riencovandermooren1482 hopefully you will visit the ship and like it

[@kamdenbarclay486]

You need to find more of these tiny museum ships in Europe, they are fascinating. May I also recommend the LST, being a massive part of any ocean boure assault in WW2

[@untruelie2640]

Well, there are certainly some hidden gems in Europe. For example, there is the so called "White Fleet" in Dresden (Germany) - a collection of 9 still functional steam paddle ships which travel up and down the Elbe river transporing tourists. Granted, they are not and never were military ships, but I can assure you that it's quite impressive to travel on one of those nice old ladies. The "Diesbar" is the only one which still has a coal-powered steam engine, the other 8 have oil-fueled steam engines. The "Diesbar" was build in 1883/1884 , but the steam engine itself dates back to 1853/57. Still works like on the first day. :) You can actually watch the engine in action up close since it's located in an open-top engine pit.

[@bwyseymail]

LST = Large Slow Target

[@Flippotycoon4583]

Great video! wonderfull to see such an old ship loveling restored and being preserved for future generations 👍

[@olvedilaszlo-levente6423]

The bunk bed was for Fedelzetmester, that is the corresponding of the Bosun in the Royal Navy. The video was interesting. Thx!

[@bigblue6917]

First question from the recruitment officer, how's your bladder control. Thanks, Drach. At 6-2 I have a feeling we would spend most of our time in the infirmary with concussion.

[@calvingreene90]

It is nice that she was restored to the configuration of when she was a state of the art warship.

[@deeznoots6241]

At least if you are in barely over 4 feet of water you don’t have to worry about men overboard drowning

[@MS-gr2nv]

Danube is fast flowing and nasty in many places...

[@ptonpc]

Man overboard! Give him five minutes to catch up.

[@PaperclipClips]

Frederick Barbarossa (Frederick I) drowned in hip-deep water.

[@WillowEpp]

You might if they're short enough to crew the Leitha...

[@mikearmstrong8483]

Ship does 8 knots. River is flowing at 7 knots. Captain to 1st officer: "Jump over and wade on ahead; let them know we're on the way. "

[@Peter_Morris]

It’s neat to see something that survived for so long, hidden in plain sight as it were, restored to its former glory and used to fill in some history for people.

[@seththompson939]

Well done old man. Very informative and well put together.

[@Colonel_Overkill]

Even for a monitor design, a 4ft draft on a boat this big is amazing. I would have expected a much wider beam to achieve that honestly.

[@Calum_S]

You'll have to go to Serbia and look at their ex- Austro-Hungarian river monitor next.

[@zamlat8118]

Sava, ex SMS Bodrog kzbin.info/www/bejne/in6Wg3iXraZ5m5o Not sure if open to public yet.

[@john88benson]

I really, really hope this becomes a thing, I'd love to see this format for Victory, Belfast and Trinco! Though I will also advocate landscape for great justice.

[@voiceofraisin3778]

And a better microphone!

[@stewartellinson8846]

Thankyou. A fascinating set of holiday snaps.

[@luksweam]

@3:43 one can see a stamp of some boiler-works located Elbing, Westpreussen - today Elbląg in far North of Poland. With so many part made all over the place, seems that no one noticed this gem of early 'united Europe' spirit ;)

[@davidjmorgan3890]

I saw the monitor two years ago, Thanks for the tour!

[@robertmarsh3588]

Thought KZbin had skipped to a new video when I saw that take-off! ;-) Have been to Budapest (and Gdansk) for work and didn't realise about the museum ship at this location. That said, work has also taken me to San Diego and didn't miss the rather large carrier there - was a real stimulus to my warship interest. Just wish the Warspite or Vanguard were still with us. Will have to make further US trips to see their warships....

[@bkjeong4302]

This makes me really want to visit HMCS Haida only about an hour away from where I live....

[@robertsullivan4773]

Thanks very much. I had seen a combat painting of these river monitors operating in the first word war and always wanted to know more about them. Now I'll have to dig the book out where I saw the painting to compete the context.

[@SVanHutten]

Love these old monitors. Happy to know this one has been restored and is available for visiting. Thank you very much for making this video!

[@aurictech4378]

If only this museum vessel had been available for touring when I was in Budapest for R&R (SFOR deployment to Bosnia) in 2001.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

They just recently restored her. She has been in use as a riverine excavator barge. She hasent rested a day since commissioning.

[@Locomattive8572]

Love your videos, extreamly informative. Could you do a video on HMS Norfolk? She was highly involved in the sinking of two German battleships and had a interesting career.

[@admiraltiberius1989]

A semi armored toilet.....well that's new for me. Love the video Drach...fantastic work sir.

[@oceanhome2023]

Gives new meaning to having the crap scared out of you . !

[@shadowfire246]

Love the tour if you get the opportunity I would love to see some more from your side of the pond. (I'm sure others would as well but I can only speak for myself)

[@vermas4654]

It's absolutely wonderful that this little beauty was restored to its old configuration and kept as a museum. Really a rarity

[@old_guard2431]

(Write a comment before completely watching the video - always a sound idea. I believe you are the only source on the internet about the boiler & engines.)

[@johnparrish9215]

Wonderful little old girl, I'm so glad you filmed this. Thank You

[@josephjames259]

You make naval history very interesting. Great video. Thank you for the tour and commentary.

[@paulsmith460]

Very good and fascinating! Really enjoyed this video and the history. It is good to know that there are other historic vessels around the world that I may never get to visit except through your videos - THANKS!

[@edwardloomis887]

A true treasure. Thanks for sharing. Visited Budapest ~ 2000 and was wondering why I didn't see it until you said it emerged from restoration about ten years ago.

[@Thunderous117]

Awesome video! Fantastic to see such an incredible piece of history that managed to be recovered and restored. Hope the rest of your vacation was as awesome!

[@whyjnot420]

I love that you started and ended the guided tour you gave us with the ships bell. There is always something special about hearing them.

[@nmccw3245]

Thanks Drach. The content is so good I’m not going to say anything about the vertical video. ;) Please do more ship tour videos as opportunity permits.

[@glennsimpson7659]

Thanks, great video, missed the opportunity to visit her in 2013, now I can say I’ve seen her. Another reason they used long locomotive type single fire tube boilers is their low profile, keeping the boilers below the armoured deck. Many other Danube steamers had large drum-shaped marine multiple fire tube boilers projecting through the upper deck to facilitate shallow draft, but this would have been very vulnerable to rifle fire. BTW if you go to visit this ship, the Budapest railway museum is also well worth a visit!

[@phbrinsden]

Excellent and fascinating as always. Seeing the Parliament building etc brought back memories of my frequent business trips to Budapest from London in the early 70’s. Even in communist times Budapest was great to visit as was Prague. I recall the bullet pocked walls of the offices in certain streets. They wore the damage with some pride. Kudos to Hungary for restoring and preserving this nice piece of their history.

[@KeithHearnPlus]

It's incredible that she survived, I'm glad someone recognized what she was and was able to convince people to put in the obviously huge effort to restore her.

[@HerpicussCosplay2]

so a possible special with HMS Belfast could be done?

[@bigblue6917]

I second that

[@Drachinifel]

Sure, Just got to find a good day weather-wise. :)

[@michaelpfister1283]

Nice presentation! A very interesting ship, and the "real" video of the actual artifact adds a nice touch! :-)

[@John-ci8yk]

Dude, thank you for all the effort you put into all of your videos. This one was especially interesting, thumbs up.

[@geoffburrill9850]

Fascinating. Nice to see she has survived.

Amazin, that she survived all this time. And a very good restauration indeed

[@xenofoxx]

It pleases me to see history restored like this. I recently became aware that the SMS Bodrog monitor was also in the process of being restored.

[@Nbwest609]

That ship is in excellent condition for its age. What a nice piece of history.

[@johnfisher9692]

Thanks for sharing your holiday snaps Drach, Maybe that hardhat should be nominated for a meritorious service medal for preserving your little grey cells?"

[@jackfeist1193]

Drach: *rings bell* Instantly arrested

[@civishamburgum1234]

He has to pay everyone on board a drink.

[@christianhoffmann8607]

@@civishamburgum1234 :D

[@dreamer466569]

Drach, thank you very much for sharing YOUR Holiday time with us. You, and your valuable time are greatly appreciated. (Don't worry about the 30 sec intro. It is fine, and you can never make everyone happy)

[@kamchatka_survivor1959]

Glad to see a historical artifact restored. Excellent presentation!

[@dentegra9132]

Should you ever get to Goteborg in sweden you should pay the Maritiman naval history museum a visit. There you can visit the last surviving third class Monitor Sölve, sadly so far still missing her turrets and most of the superstructure, as well as the destroyer Småland and the submarine Nordkaparen.

[@1Korlash]

Oh goodie! Another ship to add to my "visit before I die" list! Seriously, thanks for giving us a tour and I hope the rest of your trip went well!

[@rayshewmaker34]

1Korlash if you're in the US plan on at least

[@rayshewmaker34]

1Korlash plan spending at least ,2 years visiting warships . But please start in Boston, more directly in Charlestown. At the Naval Yard. The USN Constitution which is still listed as an active warship. And sailes at least once every year. The ship tours are open to the public, but reservations are needed during busy times of the year..

[@ropersf]

Looks to be in pretty good shape. When I was in college, I had a job on the USS Pampanito submarine museum morred beside pier 45 in San Francisco. We used to train the Bofors 40mm on the tour helicopters that took from the next pier. It was fun to see the slightly confused and nervous expressions on the faces of tourist as they slowly flew passed.

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

Most Excellent! Love this bit of hard to find naval history.

[@RiflemanMoore]

Great video, lovely to see that one of these Victorian river monitors has survived, and afloat at that. Not something I was aware of so thanks for sharing!

[@old_guard2431]

Much appreciated, sir! I recently took a Danube (Donau) River tour which ended at Budapest. After a quick-march down the river bank I had just enough time to take a few exterior shots before legging it back to our boat for tour-next-in-sequence. (My wife is from New England and an idle mind is the Devil's workshop. Our tours are rather tightly scheduled.) This is one part of a three-part maritime museum, and I shall return. (Not as flamboyantly as General MacArthur, perhaps.) The "engine intake" you poked your head down is actually a ventilation funnel. The primary purpose is ventilation for the engineroom crew. I could not find much detail on the engineering plant - most likely two "Scotch" boilers (similar to railway locomotives) and two double- or triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines. One needs a fair amount of power to get upstream on the Danube.

[@darylnz5845]

Glad they rescued and restored the old girl..thanks Drac

[@palious13]

I love the video of the ship! It'S amazing!

[@museuminsider1814]

Thanks for this! I had no idea that any early "Monitor" type of ship still existed!

[@nolunchiseverfree]

Vertical video... boo!! Thumbs up for a great video :)

[@thepezfeo]

Wait, you can film in portrait (vertical) mode without yelling "World-Star!".... strange.

[@Aubury]

Fascinating, well done indeed. The first meeting of Churchill and Beatty was on the Nile, in Sudan, where Beatty was in command of a gunboat,

[@Wallyworld30]

Drach, it would be great if you ever did a tour of the States and reviewed all the museum Battleships that are on display. I can see a new playlist of Down the Hatch video's from this channel.

[@SteamCrane]

Just visiting all the museum battleships in the US would take quite a while, not counting all the preserved carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines (+ 1 U-Boot), LSTs, Higgins Boats, PT Boats, Liberty Ships, wooden frigates, ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museum_ships_of_the_United_States_military The US is about the only country that emerged from WW-II with an economic boom, and spent some of that money in a good way.

[@thingsthatinterestedme7962]

Great intro, weeeee :D

[@bigblue6917]

Al Drach'sl pretence at gravitas lost in an instant.😊

[@ta192utube]

Wonderful little video of a fascinating vessel...

[@andrewl5127]

What an awesome little ship. Thanks for that.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

I thoroughly enjoyed this onsite tour you gave us, I would definitely love to see more of these in the future. If you make it to the states we have plenty of options for you to explore. If by chance you are ever in west Michigan on the Lake Michigan shore take a look at the Gato-class sub USS Silversides in Muskegon, Michigan. I had three pleasure of sleeping on the ship as a boy scout 30 years ago, she's in great shape and one of many Gatos on display across the states. Cheers!

[@amerigo88]

Boy Scouts and American Heritage Girls still sleep aboard the USS Alabama (BB-60), just not at the same time. There is a Gato-class sub USS Drum with a stellar WWII combat record that is also part of the Battleship Park along Mobile Bay. Looking through the periscope in the conning tower is quite an experience. The Chieftain has a video about the USS Alabama.

[@SynchroScore]

I also had the pleasure of sleeping aboard the submarine. And blowing the diving horn to wake the troop in the morning.

[@russell7489]

Brilliant Never even thought there might be a monitor left around to experience

[@buckduane1991]

Always find it a miracle that such ships have survived. They are a literal link to the past.

[@gunner678]

The Nordenfeldt gets a good showing on the film Khartoum......this is a good video! Thanks for sharing your hols!

[@sarjim4381]

It was still under renovation 2007 when I was in Hungary. I'm glad to see the restoration is now complete. Looks like excellent workmanship.

[@skywise001]

This is super cool and Id never of heard of it without you. Thank you so much!

[@jonrolfson1686]

Well done. Thanks for an excellently video tour.

[@teutonalex]

What an excellent restoration.

[@knutdergroe9757]

It is called a volley gun, Go to Forgotten Weapons, Ian had a very good video on it.

[@onasknox9284]

I watched this video this morning when it came out via the notification on my phone and only just now saw the title in my scroll. Had to say, very clever sir, very clever.

[@jazeroth322]

I certainly did enjoy this video on my walk with the dogs. I recently went on hms freshwater as shes know in bideford. An ex rn water resupply ship from 1947 till I think the early 80s. Triple expansion engine still works and when the boilers are commissioned I'm gonna go have a trip on her around the bay area.

[@dinlobiscuit4611]

quite a formidable little ship , especially in it`s later configurations , great video , nice one .

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

120, 3x66, 2x47 and 4x8mm? I'm slightly suprised the thing didnt get its deck washed over with that amount of weight put on it.

[@melwinge9154]

An excellent video! Thank you for taking a working holiday.

[@StephenFarthing]

Thanks for this. I’m a very frequent visitor to Budapest yet I’ve never seen this monitor. If you go back I can commend the excellent military history museum on the other side of the Danube in the castle district. And the WW1 museum near to the recently renovated castle gardens

[@leebenson4874]

So glad you all were able to save this Majestic piece of History. Hope one day I can return and see her for my self. Good Job on the Video Drachinifel much appreciated. SPC-Lee a Benson 11B U.S. Army (RET.)

[@rhymeswithorange1347]

I was impressed by the amount of open space below deck. Quartermaster and fuel likely took up much of it. Great video.

[@Norbert_Sattler]

This is the first time I heard that such a historical gem is sitting (well... floating) two or so hours by car (or ship for that matter) away from me. Quite interesting.

[@yalelingoz6346]

Thankyou that was great. Another piece of histroy I knew nothing about before now.

[@davidtong2776]

What a great find, thank you so much.

[@bskorupk]

"Aged XXX.X" So.. Roman Numerals 30.1? :)

[@renardgrise]

That's what I was thinking...

[@richardcutts196]

That would be 30yrs 10 months.

[@davidlogansr8007]

In another video he mentioned being 4 years old in 1990 when he first saw HMS Victory with his Grandmother, so that makes him around 35

[@steeplejack50]

Visited the Leitha in 2018. Loved it.