The R.A.N in WW2

[@73Trident]

God Bless the Australian military services for all the their fighting spirit and never give up attitude in WWII. They lost thousands and thousands of very brave people in just about every theater of action. An American who has a deep respect for Australians.

[@Buzzbox3rd]

Thanks mate.

[@hodaka1000]

73 Trident cool bike.

[@101gaminglegion7]

Thank you for your condolences to our people, I wish more people in the world would take us more seriously just as you do, thank you for all the things you did to help us in the war. But I do say you Americans need to make more movies and documentaries about more obscure nations and battles of wwii. 😂

[@rogernicholls2079]

@Jacob Yonbo stop being a miserable twat.

[@greeniemelb]

@Jacob Yonbo Well, shit for brains, two things. First you don't have any mates and we learned how to spell Gallipoli.

[@timrobertsgb]

My father was also on Australia, Shropshire, Kanimbla, Vendetta & a number of others as well as the last Captain of Arunta …… he did 5 Russian convoys amongst serving in almost every theatre of the war .. I found his midi’s journal after he died. A different generation, tough and resilient.

[@ramroddrone5449]

My father would have never got home from Papua New Guinea in 1942 without the Arunta. God bless them all

[@MegaBloggs1]

you must be very proud of him

[@andrewdavies3908]

Thank you for presenting this documentary. My father trained at HMAS Cerberus and served on the HMAS Shopshire and HMAS Warramunga in the Pacific. He passed away a few years ago, but he would have loved to have seen this.

[@johntowner1893]

Thank you for sharing this piece of historical media from our country’s contribution to naval action during the second world war.

[@kenc3288]

My best mate Will Orenshaw recently passed away, served on destroyers HMAS Nizam and Quickmatch and carrier Sydney. Later he was involved in the upgrade of Oberon class subs. He had some great stories of his wartime service in the Mediterranean and Indian theatres.

[@anthonywalsh785]

many thanks for posting. my father was on the hmas canberra when it was sunk in august 1942. thenkfully he was one of the lucky ones rescued by the crew of the uss blue.

[@philladalecomte2735]

So Proud to be the daughter of my beloved, brave late father naval commander Warwick BRACEGIRDLE pictured here at around 18.min in briefing his men on deck of HMAS Shropshire. This truly shows the courage and bravery and endurance of all the Anzac troops and I’m so proud to be still able to honour dads.name.

[@theHentySkeptic]

on board with collins at 18:50 - good men those

[@billdelicatessen948]

My grandfather was on the HMAS Hobart, a Japanese torpedo hit right under the fwd gun where was 10 minutes before. His friend was cut in half, as well as 12 other's dead, 7 injured.

[@adrianjackson2696]

No "the ' before HMAS.

[@iketheranter9126]

Good on ya Diggers!! You earned your place in history. Your bravery is well known amongst the military members world wide. No worries, crack a VB for me.

[@chugly11]

I always enjoy seeing these post-war history reels from not long after the war. It was a nice overview of R.A.N activity in the Pacific. Thanks for uploading.

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

chugly11. Hem, except about Sydney harbour in 42.

[@wayne.thomson-qe1pf]

Thank you for showing me what the men and women did for our Freedom and our way of life ,sacrifice for our freedom my grandfather join the navy in 1930 and 1956 he was on board HMAS Canberra and also HMAS Shropshire and a lot more other ships as well he was the chief Gunnery officer George cheadle I am his grandson and l thank you all for what I have seen , enclosure my grandfather and myself in 1973 went to the Australian war Cemetery in Papua New Guinea the city of Lea and to the Shock of my grandfather 2 Japanese men where trying to enter the Australian war Cemetery I've never spoken about this but the rage my grandfather felt that day he was still protecting his men from the Japanese, So to all who served I thank you greatly. Lest we forget

[@mmsquires2]

My great grandfather was fighting on a ship in world war 2 I never got to meet him but my family says he was one of the most kindest people they never met

[@robertsaiz3339]

I salute the Royal Australian Navy. The Aussies are a hard playing and hard fighting bunch. I've read articles and seen documentaries about the RAN and have recently been fascinated with the mystery of the HMAS Sydney.....so much so I purchased David Mearns book from an Australian eBayer as no US sources are available. I live in Houston and an avid WW2 history buff....especially the story of the US Asiatic Fleet and the ABDA "Command" if one wants to call it that. There are so few sources and articles about the Battle of the Java Sea and the Battle of the Sunda Straight where the USS Houston and HMAS Perth went down fighting back to back against overwhelming Japanese forces. I noticed that the Perth was not mentioned in this documentary nor much said of the Sydney's battle with the Kormoran. Well, anyway, the RAN did a great deal with very little and have much to be proud of.

[@robertsaiz3339]

John Donnellan I’m familiar with the Yarra and it’s date with its destiny. The crew went down swinging much like the USS Samuel B Roberts.

[@maddyg3208]

You would be interested in a book called Behind Bamboo by Rohan Rivett, published by Angus and Robertson in Australia after the war. The author met many survivors of the USS Houston, as well as other Texans from a captured army artillery regiment when they were all POWs of the Japanese in Java and elsewhere. There is a chapter on the loss of the Perth and the Houston. It may also be hard to get a copy but it is definitely worth reading.

[@sueneilson896]

Perth and Sydney both got a very brief mention.

[@99IronDuke]

Good video. HMAS Castlemaine (15.37 ) survived the war and is now a museum ship in Williamstown, Victoria.

[@edmonddantes3640]

It's closing on 30 years since Operation Desert Shield began after Iraq invaded Kuwait. The Fast Frigate l served in, twice operated in the Persian Gulf along side RAN FFGs. You couldn't ask for better ships on your port or starboard . After all these years, l'm still in contact with many of those men and proud, honored to call them Shipmates. Being it's Monday l raise this toast " To our ships at sea." God bless and keep the RAN and the USN. Fair Winds and Following Seas, your Shipmate from Texas.

[@bigglesflysagain1749]

As I mentioned in another vid, my Uncle went down on SYDNEY off WA, so this vid is of interest ! TYVM ! This presentation lacks the slang of the other I watched, and thus I feel this is far more professionally produced!

[@rmscelticlines3374]

My grandfathers friends dad died serving on HMAS Sydney, when it fought Kormoran. May he rest inpeace

[@Andy71]

Today is ANZAC Day 2020 - Strange times. Lest We Forget.

[@adrianjackson2696]

ANZAC should be in upper case.

[@Andy71]

@@adrianjackson2696 Absolutely correct, pardon my mistake. Quite embarrassing really. Thanks for the correction.

[@pgclift51]

My late uncle served on the Arunta.

[@pgclift51]

My late uncle served in HMAS Arunta - he was very proud of that ship.

[@mrdfac]

Thank you for this upload.

[@shanewilson398]

I would like to have seen more on Perth’s fight alongside Houston at the battle of the sunda strait. Also, thank god for first of all Cunningham in the med and the yanks in the Pacific.

[@aussieexile3833]

Cheers for the upload.

[@jacktattis143]

the HMS/HMAS Shropshire steamed the most miles of ANY allied ship.

[@jacktattis143]

Oh and as the HMAS Shropshire despite being in 14 major engagements never lost a seaman in Action She was indeed the Lucky ship

[@adrianjackson2696]

Its just HMS/HMAS as there is no "the'' before the acronym. Its just "His Majesties Australian Ship" (during WW2) not "the His Majesties Australian Ship".

[@iketheranter9126]

You have to remember how many battles the USA and Englang were tied up in. Weapons were being produced at a frenzied pace in the USA. We were suppliers of all our allies as well as ourselves.

[@laurencetilley9194]

Don't ever forget that Australia fed, clothed and supplied the US Military during many of the Pacific Campaigns. Ships, aircraft, artillery, ammo, food, clothing, medical supplies and treatment were produced at a frenzied pace in Australia at the same time by a much smaller population than the States. Because of this our Countries still remain close allies today.

[@JS-ob4oh]

Australians were left to fend for themselves by Britain during WW2. Were it not for US Admiral Ernest King's refusal at the Acadia Conference to agree to Winston Churchill's insistence of abandoning everything (including Australia) west of the International Dateline to the Japanese, WW2 for Australians would had been a far more bitter and terrible chapter in their history. Australia has sacrificed far more for Britain than Britain has every done for Australia.

[@elvinsmatthew]

problem is australia hasnt learned the lesson from WWII

[@davidstephen2015]

J S really? Left to fend for yourself? You do realise that we provided you with your entire navy. Two Counties, three Leanders and over a dozen destroyers.

[@adrianjackson2696]

JS - Rubbish

[@keithwatson1384]

I'd just like to say that there would be no Australia if it weren't for the British, we have always been there for you, and always will, but there was threat of invasion in our front doorstep, Australia and NZ were safe for the time being, it would of taken Japan a long time to make it to Australia and NZ, we knew we would come back as soon as we had nearly delt with the Germans, and we did, the threat of invasion for the UK was too real and much more(sorry) important at the time! I feel sorry for the likes of the Malayans and Hong Kong ERS and such who we did leave in enemy hands! But Britain stands with the CW and the US

[@spookyshadowhawk6776]

@Aussie T-Sweet We Remember the Kokoda Trail, Australians at their finest in the nastiest jungle battle in the Pacific. Guadalcanal was bad, but the Japanese weren't having us for Dinner! The Movies might forget you, we haven't. While some people point out the absence of the British at the beginning of the war against Japan, they were pinned down at the time by the Germans, having to import 75% of your food and most of your oil and gas made the British Merchant Marine a great target for the German U-Boats and the Threat of German Invasion kept most of the Royal Navy close to Britain until 1944. Property Of Mother England? Always wondered where POM came from. We get flack from the British for not coming into the War with them in 1939, with a ageing fleet and few modern aircraft and a total Military of 300,000 men, at that time the United States Military was outclassed by some banana republics Militarys, it took a few years to build up the neglected Military to a Realistic level, our " Empire " was the Philippines and a few scattered small Islands and that base on Guantanamo Bay we keep to annoy the Cubans. We paid for the rent 500 year's in advance, something we Learned from the British. Watching the British over Time gave us a dislike of Empires, the 7 year's War, they won but owed 200 times their GNP, the Napoleonic War they won but owed 250 times their GNP, the same with the First and Second World Wars, Apparently, Empires are a Vampire that sucks the money out of your Economy faster than you can pay for it. Spain took Thousands of Tons of Gold and Treasure out of South America, but they are about the poorest Nation in Europe, the cost of Empires seems a bit Too High, as China will soon find out for itself. Their after revenge for that Opium War thing, understandable, not the most pleasant time in their long History. Politicians make Wars, people fight them, now if we could get Rid of the Politicians or Better Yet, when they start a War, drop all sides on a Island and let them kill each other off, the World would be a much better place. Want to Start a War Senator? Here's a Gun, let's see how Brave you are Now! I suspect they would be Far more willing to work things out on both sides, knowing that failure to do so could cost them their pampered and well paid life's! Yes! You go Fight, we'll just sit here and watch, happy hunting! Let the so called Ruling Class kill each other off, it's sure to Improve their Genetics and demonstrate their fitness to rule, while making them much more reasonable at the same time. Its a Dream of mine, maybe some day. Thank You Australia for all you've done!

[@allanyoung6231]

Despite the propaganda the RAN was woefully unprepared at the start of the war. Many civilian ships had to be pressed into service as escorts and minesweepers.

[@mystikmind2005]

That's rite, thanks to the Washington treaty... but also the Australian government was happy to have an excuse to save money. Australia thought it could rely on Britain, and that is basically what the Washington treaty assumed as well and did not allow for a scenario where the British Navy would be occupied elsewhere when Australia needed them.

[@oceanhome2023]

Considering Australia had the war on its doorstep did any Australians fight in Europe ?

[@mattcullen6109]

Ron Lawson We had troops fighting the Germans in North Africa

[@paspax]

No Australian troops served in the ETO. Australian ships were escorts on Russian convoys & served in every other Theatre.

[@legionsmith5041]

and just where did you get the facts for that statement? Australian troops served in many parts of the European theater of war...not only north africa , but also the air war over Britain in 1941/42, the Crete and Greece campaigns, and later in the June invasion of the French coast. The Australian contribution to WW2 in Europe was small in number yet still showed courage and determination in their efforts. You need to re-examine your sources of information.

[@MrBITS101]

Australians fought Germans, Italians and French in north Africa and the Mediterranean, Japanese in asia and the pacific. Then when they went home many had to fight the yanks who were inside their homes and with their wives.

[@gunfet]

There were also many Australians in Bomber Command and Fighter Command of the RAF

[@alanlane3670]

How ya doin' Stones ???

[@RussellGraystone]

Alarm Aircraft!! G'day Shady, what are you doing here mate? Shouldn't you be closed up in the Director?

[@captain61games49]

Sadly no longer Her majesty's Navy

[@sontungle2641]

What kind of cruiser will replace HMAS Perth, HMAS Sydney, HMAS Canberra.

[@harrywilson1139]

Son Tung Le Do you mean modern ships because The Perth has been replaced by The Hobart class guided missile destroyers,nothing for the Sydney atm and the Canberra is a assault carrier

[@iketheranter9126]

Ya'll just didn't have much equipment to fight with. England and the USA were both stretched to the limit. I think they did the best they could on your side of the globe. We(usa) lost a lot of men fighting thru all those islands. It was sheer luck at Midway that we survived with a Naval force to fight with.

[@steveguild871]

Sheer luck at Midway? What history books are you reading?

[@noone6037]

@@steveguild871 I'm assuming they aren't the biased American history books. Some people like to get the TRUE story.

[@mebeasensei]

Ww2 castlemaine didn’t have turbines? Reciprocating steam engine?

[@keptinkaos6384]

god it was a laugh how bad the foley work was on some of these clips

[@iangodfrey4518]

My favourite is the "wheeeee" noise in WW2 films when they drop bombs. Of course, they never made any such noise.

[@sagebiddi]

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