The Ramming of HMS Punjabi

In times of war, the sinking of a vessel can come from a plethora of ways. Be it by enemy gunfire, dive bombers, waiting submarines and their torpedos, etc. But even just benign things like seeing something that isn't there can do you in. On the 1st of May, 1942, that's exactly what happened to a destroyer of the Royal Navy, the HMS Punjabi. This is her story.
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[@abrahamdozer6273]

These Tribals were very powerful "pocket cruisers" for their size. So few of them survived the war because they were deployed so aggressively, not because they were "unsuccessful" in some way. Tribals were always on the attack, wherever they sailed. After WWII, they saw considerable action in Korea and the Canadian Tribals were used as pickets along the North Korean shores and as carrier escorts. They were famous for their "train busting" where they would literally shoot the the North Korean trains off the tracks.

[@--Dani]

Love tribals

[@abrahamdozer6273]

@@--Dani It looks like I've become involved with the bunch of volunteers that look after Haida.

[@EricDKaufman]

Dr. Clarke & Drach would agree. They have quiet the hard on for those things, and for good reason

[@danielsummey4144]

That’s so interesting. I wish we still had small, tough ships like this.

[@marvindebot3264]

The RAN loved theirs as well, the last, HMAS Arunta remained in service until 1969. They were very fine ships indeed and the RN ones were a stalwart of the Russian convoys.

[@visionariesevents1558]

My Uncle was on the deck of the USS Washington when the collision occurred. I recall him telling me about this moment and how surreal it was to see the halves of the ship come out of the fog, pass by the Washington on either side as she made way, then just as quickly disappear into the fog off it's stern. He told me that the Washington had assumed it was a enemy submarine that had attacked and when the depth charges went off they were convinced. He also recalled the horror of seeing crewmen falling out of the open halves of the Punjabi before it disappeared back into the fog. He did not go into many details but I knew there was more. I was a teenager at the time when we talked about this. That was over 45 years ago but I can clearly recall how shook he was telling it. He never told me the name of the ship he saw and I never wanted to ask for fear of upsetting him. I only figured it out after seeing this video tonight. Thank you for helping me piece his words to what happened.

[@ModernFossilOuttakes2004]

My great Uncle was a main battery gunner aboard HMS King George V, he was on her most of the war including sinking Bismarck and this event. He used to tell this story because he was up on deck at the time and witnessed the whole thing, he didn’t really know what happened at first due to the fog, he thought the ships engines were stalling or something, only to behold they sliced an ally destroyer clean in 2 just like butter.

[@alecblunden8615]

Loses usually reflect usage.The Tribals were pushed hard and were very effective. Their loss rate is proof of that effectiveness, not a factor placing it in question.

[@bravo795mp]

Yes I was confused by his assessment

[@benwilson6145]

@@bravo795mp He is an America, they won WW2 on there own

[@druid799]

My grandfather was a gunner in the RN during WW2 first on HMS Cossack then after she was lost he was assigned as a gunner on armed merchant ships and did quite a few Russian convoys. I remember my dad telling me about how as a child his father told him how terrible the conditions where , how they’d be hammering the ice off the ship 24hrs a day to stop the ships capsizing due to how top heavy they became with it and how if you went in to the water you would not survive , must have been terrifying even for the seasoned sailors like him .

[@alaric_]

Different terror for everyone: soldiers could only wait for that one bullet, grenade or shell to tear them apart. People around them dying, friend and foe. Every single day. Submarineners would wait in terror for hours if they would be sunk and they would face certain drowning in complete darkness. Cold, damp and cramped. Pilots faced burning alive or falling out of the sky with no means of escape. Screaming while they wait for the impact. Or slowly die of thrist on a life raft, forgotten. Tank men would have to endure coffin sized cold or hot steel box where they would be lucky if the tank exploded instantly. Worse, they would burn to death or be shot while climbing outside. Pick your poison. War is hell for everyone, everyone is scarred in some way and anyone can die in a horrible way while being exhausted and starving, not knowing which is actually worse.

[@poutinedream5066]

I would be catatonic. And I'm a very capable person. It amazes me what soldiers and sailors can pull themselves together and accomplish, especially with many of them being barely more than children themselves. Just incredible.

[@heritagehillsecurity8778]

@@alaric_ Officers tend to die in greater comfort than the Enlisted.

[@magicpyroninja]

To be honest your fear keeps you alive in these situations it keeps you sharp it keeps you focused. I'd be worried if you weren't scared

[@magicpyroninja]

​@@heritagehillsecurity8778 very moronic thing to say

[@qbblitza]

You should do the sinking of the El Faro. Driving into a category 5 hurricane in the middle of the night would be terrifying

[@P_RO_]

I's like to see this too. It seems they knowingly drive into the hurricane but as always there's more to it than that including some problems which still exist.

[@rcd3671]

Well... there's your problem

[@marhawkman303]

@@P_RO_ oh.. heard of that one. Apparently the captain was using out-of-date info about the storm's course, and accidentally entered the storm. Which, realistically, was incompetence. He should not have been using out-of-date info. While you can argue that he might not have known... it was his JOB to know. So at the end of the day... it was his fault, even if it was not directly his doing. He knew how dangerous the storm was. He WASN'T planning to go into it, but neglected to get up-to-date info. It boggles the mind. Did he not know how to get up-to-date info? Again, if that's true... incompetence.

[@justlucky8254]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3OxdaiYaM1llas

[@justlucky8254]

Brick Immortar made a good video covering the El Faro sinking.

[@michalsoukup1021]

Minor corrections for the Narvik section. Tribals participated in the Third Battle of Narvik, not the second (the first was fought between Norwegian coastal defence ships present and Germans, and the second between the H-class destroyers of the Royal Navy detailed at first to deal with Germans). Second, it was actually a very important battle. Kriegsmarine lost majority of their fleet destroyers there.

[@scotthoeft7274]

[@m1t2a1]

When Haida was a museum ship in Toronto, I used to play on board like we were at sea.

[@the_lost_navigator]

I climbed her decks many a time as well back in the early 80s

[@m1t2a1]

@@the_lost_navigator Late sixties, or very early seventies.

[@EricDKaufman]

Fightin'est Canadian Ship!!! HAIDA!!!!

[@somebloke3869]

Is she not on display anymore?

[@the_lost_navigator]

@@somebloke3869 Haida has been 'restored' and is now berthed in Hamilton.

[@davidjones332]

There was a Tribal class in WW1 as well. Famously Zulu had her stern blown off and Nubian was smashed forward in a ramming. The two undamaged halves were united in a new ship named "Zubian"!

[@sampackman69]

Or Nulu

[@petesummers4016]

Thanks for adding this tragic story to your KZbin collection. My uncle Jack who was only 20 years old at the time, died in this tragic accident. (SUMMERS, EDWIN JOHN), Midshipman, Royal Naval Reserve, Son of Charles William and Constance Summers, of Zeerust, Transvaal, South Africa

[@bkp8345]

Gotta chime in. It's not "ship horsepower", it's "shaft horsepower". The HP is measured from the shaft. 2:19

[@kscorp5176]

Hey dude - wish you all the best on that Merchant Mariner certificate thing! Your videos are so well researched and produced that they're always worth the wait :)

[@terben7339]

Great video! At 2:21, that would be shaft horsepower, not ship horsepower. The tale of the Punjabi reminds me that the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) rammed and sank HMAS Voyager (D04) in 1964 and also rammed and sank USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) in 1969. Small ships need to stay clear of larger vessels.

[@jaysonlima9271]

Thats what we informally call the "rule of tonnage" if it can perform a bifurcation on you and have it not register as much as driving over a speed bump.... then stay the F* out of his way. Fun bit though the colregs are silent on tonnage, except in a round about and indirect way in regards to vessels "constrained by draft" so a 16 foot center console fishing boat, and a 100,000 ton VLCC are addressed the same way by the rules as power driven vessels, so as an example, TECHNICALLY if the tanker is approaching the little center console at about a right angle to the center console's port (left bow) then the tiny boat TECHNICALLY had the right of way over the tanker... however it would be foolish to try to claim that right. On a side note whether professionally (I sail as chief mate on a refrigeratored bulk carrier) or on my own vessel (seen in my avatar) I use the same policy, if a vessel is in sight I try to hail them on the radio to ascertain what there intentions are and to give them mine and discus CPA, TCPA and all that other fun stuff

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Melbourne sank the highest tonnage of any carrier post war.

[@benwilson6145]

@@jaysonlima9271 what total rubbish

[@nigelmitchell351]

Gloworms action was Incredible, well worth a read.

[@hc3932]

Thanks, great video. My Dad was on Ashanti on PQ 18, they had to take Somali on tow when her engine room was blown out by a torpedo.

[@hmskinggeorgev7089]

Came early just to say your Edmond Fitzgerald video was absolutely fantastic. I have to agree with the comment saying your documentary was the best of the Fitz since the 1995 one, and hands down was of higher quality then the one done by fascinating horrors. Keep up the work you got real talent mate

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Thanks, King George V. That means a lot. Also don't feel bad about hitting Punjabi, it wasn't your fault.

[@hmskinggeorgev7089]

@@MaritimeHorrors I’m still dealing with survivors guilt

[@MaritimeHorrors]

God's speed, shipmate. Try and keep that British stiff upper lip.

[@hmskinggeorgev7089]

@@MaritimeHorrors Thank you kind sir :)

[@Weretyu7777]

To be fair, Fascinating Horror generally focuses more on land bound disasters, while Maritime Horrors, as per his name, does sea based disasters. So of course his will be more detailed. That being said, I agree that Maritime's video of the Fitz was amazing.

[@30101Redbeard]

Well worth the wait, thanks for another quality video! I love the research that you put into little known maritime disasters, and the respect with which you cover them. Best of luck on your merchant mariners course, and, of course, fair winds and following seas, shipmate.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Thank you very much for the support, shipmate!

[@Battlemage15]

5:00 - Captain Roppe of the Glowworm would receive the Victoria Cross for his actions. Interestingly, he received that medal on the recommendation of Captain Heye, the Captain of the Admiral Hipper.

[@ropeburnsrussell]

Thanks for another great video. Study hard, your future probably won't depend on youtube but it will on your education. When you retire you can write history fulltime. And I hope I'm here to read it.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Oh absolutely, this channel was really just something I made to get through COVID and I never expected it to do so well. My main focus is on my career. But I'll probably get a laptop to write and record while underway.

[@ropeburnsrussell]

@@MaritimeHorrors that is good news, your content is top notch.

[@criffermaclennan]

The skipper of glowworm, lt cmdr Gerard Roope, was awarded the VC for the attack on hipper. Hippers skipper, kapitan zur see hellmuth heye, wrote to the UK government via the red cross, to say Roope should be awarded the VC

[@trekker105]

Is the letter publicly available anywhere that you're aware of? I would love to read that.

[@criffermaclennan]

@@trekker105 I've not seen it myself but I'd imagine either the admiralty or the national archive at Kew would have at least a transcript.

[@marvindebot3264]

@@trekker105 I would say it forms a part of the citation so a record will exist. I'd venture that an email to The Imperial War Museum would locate it for you.

[@trekker105]

Also. Hipper's skipper. Fun to say.

[@RichardBaran]

O hell yea! Just found this channel, awesome work. Really excited to watch it grow.

[@L3GHO5T]

HMCS Haida is docked several minutes from my girlfriends house. I stop and look at her every time we’re in area. Her son and I have been on a few times. Shes a very prideful piece!

[@timgarner8947]

Many thanks for this fascinating video. My uncle went down with the Punjabi at age 25, a week after being made lieutenant.

[@Roddy556]

Your go to soundtrack is awesome.

[@BritanniaPacific]

Kind of appropriate coming across this after watching another vid of the 1971 sinking of the ins khukri. It is almost reminiscent of the ramming of the uss frank evans by the hmas Melbourne during the late ‘60s.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

They are very familiar situations, yes. Also I hadn't heard of the Khukri, I'll have to look into that one further. Thank you, shipmate.

[@safileau2369]

my great grandfather was on the Melbourne during that incident

[@briannicholas2757]

Dr Alexander Clark, a British Naval Historian, and a youtuber, has published an excellent book which covers the Tribal, Battle and Daring classes of destroyers. Lots of really great information about those very active vessels.

[@keahilumho8914]

Great great video my friend. Excellent production and fascinating facts and stories. Just earned a new sub!! May God bless all the works of your hands matey!

[@DByers-ci5kr]

Probably the Norwegian Sea if near Iceland & heading toward USSR, not the North Sea. Your diagram at 8:32 shows this. Good story though, thank you. RIP HMS Punjabi.

[@Doug_R1]

To agree with the many others below, my Grandfather was aboard HMS Sikh at the second battle of sirte, where she laid down a smoke-screen and staring down the barrel of Littorio's guns at knife fighting range. Tribals saw a lot of losses because as some of the newest, and best destroyers available, they were used aggressively in some of the most contested areas early in the war. With the French bowing out of the war, the Italians bowing into the war, the Royal Navy was stretched as thin as possible to cover several theaters by themselves.

[@fynnpark2534]

I just wondered if you’d consider looking at the Union Star and the Solomon Brown. The former was a bulk carrier, the latter was a lifeboat. They both foundered off the Cornish coastline. It was an incredibly sad incident but the seamanship and bravery still stands as a lesson . It’s one of those points in time that stand out for everyone who has the remotest connection.

[@ryeistoasted8577]

Would like you to know that there is a documentary on KZbin about the incident. I can't remember the name of it at the moment but I highly recommend it.

[@patriciajrs46]

Thank you so much for uploading maritime history about battles that some of us have never heard. My father was in WW2. This is very interesting.

[@sdfxcvblank5756]

Not even kidding for the past five videos KZbin has refused to recommend your next video as the autoplay, it's on pure rating your good channel and KZbin intentionally keeps on trying to lead me away,

[@gdasailor4634]

Oft misstated, SHP means Shaft Horse Power (not ship horse power). This is the power available on the output side of the reduction gear. The engine power would be stated as BHP (Break Horse Power). The difference will be due to friction losses and any power take offs to run pumps and generators.

[@13stalag13]

BHP is Brake Horse Power.

[@simonyoung1265]

Am doing my master 5 atm and med 2..very detailed and time consuming..thanks mate from Australia 🇭🇲🇺🇸

[@rocket3man]

Thanks what a great story.

[@montys420-]

An open bridge in the north Atlantic would b a wet and miserable place.

[@bigimskiweisenheimer8325]

I subbed. Good story telling.

[@julianpalmer4886]

Aye, aye Captain. If you ever want for a crewman, I would be honoured to serve

[@catapultking8861]

The mind can do funny things. Under stress, malnutrition, or sleep deprivation, the human brain can play tricks. Seeing things that aren’t there, or scaling them up to monster sized things that are in actuality, relatively small. Not just sight, but all the senses can be tricked, or worst case, will trick themselves.

[@gazof-the-north1980]

The Tribals were fantastic ships. HMS Cossak probably the most famous but HMS Nubian earned 13 battle stars - only equaled by HMS Jervis ((J-class Destroyer) and HMS Orion (Leander class cruiser) and only bettered by HMS Warspite!

[@nobody8328]

What's a depth charge? It sounds like it should be something that triggers a detonation at a certain depth, but why? To kill the crew instantly instead of drowning? To keep the ship from being salvaged?

[@lieutenantpolo]

It's an anti submarine weapon. It detonates underwater at a certain depth (on a timer I believe) and can damage or outright destroy a submersible craft, due the pressure shockwave of the explosion. Pretty scary if you are in the sub in question.

[@nobody8328]

@@lieutenantpolo oh wow! I really appreciate your explanation, thanks! It all makes sense now. Yikes! I'm actually trying very hard ~not~ to imagine being on a sub with one of those coming! 😱 I'm adding this as yet another entry on the list of reasons why you'll never see this mountain girl in a submarine! 🙃

[@FirstDagger]

@@nobody8328 ; For more context the baseline Tribal class carried 20 depth charges, if those were the Mark VII type then you have roughly 2.6 metric tons of TNT in total stored on board.

[@NorseNerdleMeister]

Can you do a video on the Queen Mary/Curacao collision?

[@LostBeaver]

Literally no one is saying the Tribal class didn't bear fruit

[@MrCCFCforLife]

I think one of their problems was that they were almost too effective for the role they had. They ended up being put on the offensive for the majority of all actions they were deployed on, leading to the strong losses that the class suffered. They definitely bore fruit.

[@RomeroTV]

Damn, I've watched all 17

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Glad you enjoy them, shipmate!

[@AngryCanine]

what an honour that would have been to escort one of the greatest battleships ever built, HMS Warspite... I would give anything to see HMS Warspite in person (kind of impossible I know... being scrapped in 1947, not before breaking free of tow ships and sailing on her own for 22km until she ran aground off Prussia Cove, being scrapped there taking 3 years)

[@chloehennessey6813]

I am half Haida. So of course HMCS Haida is my favorite destroyer.

[@adamjohnson5222]

as a Hamiltonian and grandson of someone who served on the Haida as soon as you said tribal class destroyer i got exited

[@MrMalvolio29]

Could someone do me the kind service of technically explaining why destroyers with raised forecastles had fewer problems operating in the Atlantic and Polar Regions, whereas the larger, more heavily armed American Fletcher-class destroyers--which were seen as an innovative, design-and-power upgrade for the US destroyer fleet and was a massive success in the Pacific War against the Japanese, and, breaking with tradition, had a flush deck rather than a raised forecastle--never performed exceedingly well in the Atlantic and were limited eventually almost exclusively to actions in the Pacific theatre….? Is the answer as obvious as it seems: that the Fletcher flush deck, in the much more turbulent waters of the Atlantic simply let far too much seawater onto the deck and presented a sinking hazard?

[@5commandomerc]

Ha! Went to spend the afternoon with the Haida, last weekend.

[@CatherinePhillips-xq8hj]

My husbands grandfather was killed in this accident, Maurice Phillips was his name

[@tjdoyle9780]

Thank you for contacting the NMC...you will hear back in a year or so...via a random unsuspected and sudden e mail...to tell you there was a problem with form 719b... you filled out form 719k which is no longer valid...even though nothing changed from the previous form to the present form...please correct this and resubmit.

[@JohnSmith-mb8hi]

did the lookout survive the collision ?

[@caryharper9190]

It has pretty lines! I will give it that.

[@OceanChannelProductions]

i made a video on the viking sally murder and i think your videos are awesome. so i give you permission to do it to :) can’t Wait for the video.

[@heritagehillsecurity8778]

I highly recommend the International Seafare Center in Jebel Ali.

[@FM_1819]

Awesome video as always! keep up the good work

[@clintford1267]

Is it possible the mine had broke loose from elsewhere?

[@KB4QAA]

Yes. With literaly over a million mines layed in the it is entirely possible for one to have broken loose and been sighted at sea.

[@miapdx503]

I saw a video about the Thetus. Truly sad...🌹⚓

[@mattheweagles5123]

My father in law served on different Tribal class ship. Those UK place names are a little mispronounced, but a great video nevertheless.

[@vanringo]

You should hear Drach mispronounce American names and locations. It's hilarious.

[@user-kj4wz3vp1j]

Oh yo I'm from Tuscaloosa this was fun to hear about

[@mynamesjeff83]

I am trying to get my MMC as well! I know its 2 years later than this, but maybe we'll see each other aboard one day!

[@kameronouellet9132]

Im surprised on how light it was. I mean 1800 is a lot but for a heavy destroyer?

[@Black-Sun_Kaiser]

Losses alone doesn't necessarily mean they were unsuccessful.

[@aldenconsolver3428]

and you pronounced Wichita correctly LOL now for a little bit of abbreviation work. When you see SHP on a ship it stands for Shaft Horse Power, but that wasn't much of a mistake, Keep up the good work. Oh and the tribals were fine ships, tends to be in destroyers that the good modern boats are sent into battles and the old used up ones are used in lesser theaters. Probably the Tribals were the best of the prewar destroyers. The only ships that I can think of that were really betters were the US Fletchers and the similar Sumner and Gearing. The American destroyers had years of development to help them and the advantage of working in the generally more peaceful Pacific

[@danielkennedy1524]

Outstanding and good luck to you!

[@uralbob1]

Good luck to you with your maritime career! Love your content!

[@bri-manhunter2654]

The “King George” was not very mighty next to the BB U.S. Washington wielding her 16in guns!

[@nerd1000ify]

The KGV is actually a larger class of ship, more than 3000 tons greater displacement. More heavily armoured than a Colorado class like USS Washington, but less heavily armed with 10x 14" rather than 8x 16", and a lot faster at 28 knots to the Washington's 21 knots. Worth noting there is like 20 years of technological development between the two, so the KGV has much more advanced fire control, communications, air defenses etc.

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@nerd1000ify There's some confusion here... The Washington is not a Colorado class, but sister to the North Carolina.

[@nerd1000ify]

@@wheels-n-tires1846 Agh I'm a dummy, somehow mixed up the never-finished BB-47 with BB-56.

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@nerd1000ify No worries...!!👍😁

[@nerd1000ify]

@@bri-manhunter2654 as another poster pointed out, Washington was a North Carolina class. They're sort of the Iowa's predecessor. They were built under the same naval treaty as the KGVs and came out almost the same size and top speed (28 knots). The North Carolinas were better armed than the KGVs, but their armour was thinner.

[@marvwatkins7029]

'The Mark Felton of the Seas'.

[@KEB129]

What a terrible accident!

[@charlespayne1061]

Great video man

[@julesofduty]

Very nice iteration

[@Tom8201]

Was the Punjabi's wreck ever found?

[@MaritimeHorrors]

From what I can find, I believe they did in about 2007 or 2009.

[@herbertmarshal]

@@MaritimeHorrors n z

[@briantaylor9285]

Goodness gracious. 😧

[@richardhardaker4586]

HMS Thetis (submarine) was not lost because of an error by crew. (3.39 commentary) The cause was two fold. First the painters had painted over the test cock blocking the small orifice that emits any water inside the tube (similar to a barrel tap) mounted inboard which is used to determine the tube is not full of water (such as would be the case if the bow cap had not properly closed)), and secondly because the bow cap indicator had been dockyard fitted to read 'closed' when 'open' and vice versa. These facts were established in the civil case pursued by the widows during WWII when it might be assumed the Judge fearing the effect of damages being awarded to those poor widows, would not sit well with no civil compensation being given to widows of submariners etc., for loved ones killed through enemy action. You need to be brave to be a sailor, especially a submariner, and I resent the mis-description applied to the Thetis crew in your commentary.

[@Feckinpaddy29]

Have you done or thought about doing one on HMS Royal Oak?

[@TheMasterPlumber]

@maritimehorrors Ever thought about doing a fictional review of the "Event Horizon"? Based on the 90's horror film? Would be really awesome.

[@marcbiff2192]

Excellent video small point but its Devonport not Davonport.

[@adirondacktrekking1972]

Technology would’ve saved those men ,we can’t really imagine life without it ,How’d they do it ?!?

[@jameswyatt2739]

Good luck hope you get what you want. Anybody who watches should understand. Thank you for information thus far. The delays will be worth the wait. Stay safe calm seas following winds.

[@tasinjahan3636]

Great video. btw it's pronounced as P-aan-jabi, not Poo

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Have they found the wreck?

[@clayz1]

Blame it on the lookout. But the truth is stranger than fiction, and there easily could have been a single rogue mine out there, just floating in the currents.

[@KB4QAA]

Absolutely. There is no reason to dismiss or discount the reported sighting. Mines from both WWI and II still turn up all around the UK to this day. (old sailor)

[@davidsmith-fc9cu]

Could you please look at HMS Egret, thankyou.

[@ianwilson4286]

Was the lookout one who survived?

[@drows3y_tiger344]

Ah yes time to learning about how to Ram Pun

[@Quasihamster]

Heck and darn, cheeseknifing was a real thing then?!

[@YanestraAgain]

I heard it several times like that, yet I'd like to ask why some people say Poonjab when the landscape is actually called Panjab. I that something like a whack against the former colonies?

[@DanielRWomack]

Did I hear that right? The Thetus was aborted prior to launch?

[@andrewbarrigar178]

SHP is shaft horse power not ship horse power

[@johnmoran3754]

Good luck in your career.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Not radar then?

[@Anon_Spartan]

You just can't shout 'Mine!' in a crowded battle group.

[@alexthomas8418]

4:26 Does anyone else see the man?

[@charlesballiet7074]

Got rammed... Right in the Punjabi

[@smolbb713]

Hey bro, watch your battleship. Watch yo ship bro WATCH YO SHIP

[@assessor1276]

Nice video but since you aspire to be a seafaring man, I offer a couple of corrections: SHP means SHAFT horse power (not SHIP horsepower) and in RN, RCN RAN, and RNZN service, the rank of Lieutenant (or any variation thereof) is pronounced LEFtenant (not LOOtenent). I will leave commentary of your wildly incorrect assessment of the Tribal class ships to others.

[@amafuji]

So sad. I hope all the armaments headed for USSR were OK. We had to protect communism at all costs

[@CJM-rg5rt]

US soldiers were cheap in WW2. Exercise Tiger (D-Day rehearsal) blew my freaking mind. It was covered up because so many people died.

[@annalisapatrick9638]

Life in general had little value in those times.

[@young_gorilla4370]

She got TD railed

[@avnrulz8587]

My niece's husband is in the M.M.

[@eifionjones559]

big deal

[@avnrulz8587]

@@eifionjones559 It is to some people.

[@eifionjones559]

@@avnrulz8587 I was in the merchant navy for 40 years rising to the rank of chief engineer no big deal

[@wiseone1013]

Strong and unpleasant emotions and feelings causes higher brain function to become impaired. This tends to lead to catastrophic results in war/combat. Stay calm like the Buddha.