The USS Mount Hood explosion

The USS Mount Hood was a U.S. Navy ammunition ship who's Navy career was cut violently and explosively short. Surviving just 4 months in the navy before a mysterious explosion aboard completely obliterated the ship killing the entire crew and many others in surrounding vessels. Tune in and hear several testimonials from the survivors on neighboring ships who retell the extent of the devastation.
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[@MaritimeHorrors]

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[@BrettonFerguson]

Video suggestions: Ammunition Ship SS John Burke, British troopship Laconia, and "Battle" of May Island.

[@jamessimms415]

How abt going an episode on the SS Paul Hamilton, the USS Mississinewa (AO-59), & the German air raid on the Italian port of Bari.

[@BrettonFerguson]

or the Wilhelm Gustloff

[@joshjablonicky171]

Just found your channel and I am binge watching totally new subscriber thanks for all the hard work

[@BrettonFerguson]

@@joshjablonicky171 me too

[@Fullchristainname]

The way that dude’s account went from Wiley Coyote-esque sudden nakedness to his buddy getting chopped in half by plate steel right back to Wiley Coyote shenanigans carrying a live shell with another guy while they debate if they could outrun the explosion then right back to death and horror gave my soul permanent whiplash. Genuinely one of the most surreal things I’ve ever heard.

[@lorenmax2.013]

Best summary of the story by far

[@markbeyea4063]

My grandfather was one of he 18 men of the Mount Hood's shore party. He never spoke of the disaster, but my mom told me he was detailed to pick up mail.

[@SUBARCTICPSYCHO]

Man. Your bloodline really dodged a bullet there.

[@DBAllen]

@@SUBARCTICPSYCHO Actually tons of them bombs and rockets to.

[@acester86]

I could see something like that leaving a mountain of survivors guilt.

[@PRH123]

@@acester86 hmm, more likely survivor happiness, that he’d gotten so lucky… he wasn’t at fault in any way….

[@acester86]

@@PRH123 that's not how survivor's guilt works.

[@ginnrollins211]

My grandfather was on a boat returning to his ship, the escort carrier U.S.S. Saginaw Bay when the explosion happened. I can't remember the details, but he said that if he was near the ship a minute longer he would've been dead. He remembered seeing chunks of hot metal and body parts flying all over the place. From what I've read the Saginaw Bay only suffered light damage from the explosion. I remember my grandma telling me that he had nightmares because of the explosion. Despite some personal problems, he lived to be 94, a long and fulfilling life. Rest in peace Grandpa.

[@tomh6183]

And God bless him for his service.

[@ryansmith803]

My grandpa was in the sick bay with pneumonia on manus island, when this happened. He was blown out of bed but survived to live till 93 years old. he never talked much about the war until his old age but I was thankful to get a hidden recording of his recount of this day. He would never talk if he knew he was being recorded.

[@ryansmith803]

This has no scientific bearing, but it is his belief, that submarines followed the ship into bay through the nets and when they were opened up and it was submarines that blew up the ship on a suicide mission. Just his opinion.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

​@@ryansmith803 if that was the case, you'd think it'd be made public after all this time. I mean why wouldnt they

[@thetman0068]

I really like this channel’s use of maritime lingo. Even if I don’t fully understand it all, it really underscores the creator’s passion for these maritime stories.

[@stephenbritton9297]

I'm a former mariner, and its spot on to me.

[@CorporalDan2312]

The channel creator is a coast guard navigator/half a dozen other things.

[@lo-fidevil2950]

Agreed. It’s one of my favorite aspects of this channel.

[@dontlooknowbut1329]

My thoughts exactly. Definatley hit a sweet spot with what he's doing and how he's doing it

[@graham2631]

It's nice when the commentator actually understands his material.

[@cathyaudette1060]

My Uncle served aboard the USS Mount Hood and was one of the few that survived as he was in one of the smaller boats away from his ship. My Grandparents were told that their son was dead (a telegram was slipped beneath their door) but later learned that he had survived although severely wounded by shrapnel. Just before he passed away at the age of 90 he finally spoke at our last family reunion about what had happened that day. My Uncle's name was Cornelius (Sonny) Donato.

[@antondavis33]

Beautiful story Cathy, my own grandfathers served but never shared with us their experiences in WW2 and I wish they had. I’m glad your uncle did and that he had a family to love and support him. All the best to you and yours love.

[@liammoodyfilms]

Thanks for your story and god bless your uncle for serving our country

[@atthesunrise]

It must have been amazing to hear about it first hand, from your uncle no less! Best regards for the memory of your uncle.

[@hwheelez24]

Wow that is incredible !

[@Dezert_Fox]

So he was one of the only 3 to survive? Unlikely story. Sorry

[@robertsnyder5149]

My father in law was there a little over a mile from the ship . A sargent where he was at saw the explosion and screamed "Hit the dirt", open your mouths and cover your ears, right after that the shock wave hit.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

God, that's intense. Glad your father in law made it through.

[@robertsnyder5149]

@@MaritimeHorrors He is now 95 years old and still remembers that time. Recently he was celebrated in D.C. when Prez. Trump called him and other survivors there What an honor.His name is Tom Irving.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

That's incredible! He probably has some stories to tell.

[@spikespa5208]

My father was an electrician's mate on shore at Seadler. Knocked his Quonset shop hut off it's pilings.

[@robertsnyder5149]

@@spikespa5208 Sadly, My ex-father in law, Tommy Irving just passed away. He was 99 years old.. They had to cremate him because of this stupid COVID thing. His ashes will go to one of the National cemetaries. My big brother and a close friend I knew in Easton are both buried in the Tahoma cemetery

[@TheBullethead]

This disaster hit close to home. My father, a WW2 Navy vet himself, lost one of his childhood friends who was a crewman aboard _Mt._ _Hood_. And that guy had an older brother, also in the Navy, who happened to be aboard another ship in the harbor at the time. The older brother wrote a letter home saying he assumed his parents already knew his younger brother was dead (a reasonable assumption given the speed of mail from the front) and stating he'd seen the ship blow up. Sadly, this letter somehow got to the parents prior to official notification from the Navy.

[@ravenzyblack]

As a parent that would be so horribly sad and comforting at the same time. Knowing that their son(the brother)was nearby and hearing it from him instead of a random stranger. It would still be heartbreaking and sad.

[@keithlane4343]

I bought a 40' UTB from the US Navy that had been attached to the U.S.S. MOUNT HOOD that was commissioned in 1972 I believe. They were changing out all the Willard Marine UTB launches, for Ridgid hull inflatables. I had researched the lineage of all the cargo / ammo ships to have that name, and found this story in the US Navy archives. My UTB was in great shape, and only had 11 hours on it. I got it USCG certified for up to 49 passengers. I named it "LIBERTY" ( every sailor is happy to be on liberty ) , and eventually sold it to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT. Apparently they use it to do Mystic River Cruises around the museum, and for towboat duty. She was a great boat. I enjoyed your video on her original name sake. Very good job on researching for this story. Capt. Keith Lane

[@ScumfuckMcDoucheface]

haha what a great story/comment.. thanks a lot for sharing man... errrrr, *Captain, Sir*

[@markfryer9880]

Ute

[@Holden-McGroin]

@@ScumfuckMcDoucheface Dude you might have the best name EVER! LMFAO!

[@PhysicsGamer]

That's really cool! Sorry for the response to a message months old, but did you ever let Mystic Seaport know about the history of the ship? Sounds like the sort of thing they might be interested in knowing and maybe putting a plaque on the ship about.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

If I were a sailor, I'd request to be on an ammo ship. Whereas you can die horribly during a capsize, torpedoing, on-board fire, oil-surface fire, be taken by sharks or lost at sea and die of thirst aboard something else - on an ammo ship, you'd blissfully never know you had an accident. Thank you for covering this untold story. I was going to mention her after I interviewed a witness, a sailor on the USS Haggard. I was reading his personal journal and couldn't believe it. The Hood's detonation was just another journal entry of daily, unbelievable horror.

[@jamessimms415]

Or drown, slowly suffocating like the sailors on the USS Oklahoma

[@ardanblade641]

This reminds me of a story my grandfather told me about his time in service. He had been with the US Army at the time, part of their aircraft supply division. It would be during that service that a plane suffered a fire on the runway while loaded with bombs, and a lieutenant ordered him and his friend to go deal with it. He told the officer that the fire team that should have been ready on the runway needed to handle it, due to the danger involved, while his friend went out. A second later, one of the explosives went off, killing his friend. He never forgot what happened.

[@antondavis33]

Great comment and story, really made me think of the chain of events that lead to all of us being here today. Good lesson about standing up for yourself as well. I hope your grandfather is alive and well, I’d hope his story is documented for posterity so your own grandchildren would have a chance to hear about his life.

[@ardanblade641]

@@antondavis33 He passed last year from natural causes, but lived very well up to 97. His stories were all recorded by my brother, so that we would never forget them.

[@elliotsmith102]

@@ardanblade641 could you please share some other stories? I’m glad your brother was able to record them, important we never forget what happened on the individual level.

[@UnDead483]

Fascinating story about the pacific war that I'd never heard. It's rare to find videos on events like this of such stellar quality. Way to go man! You've got yourself a new subscriber.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Thank you, I appreciate it, shipmate. I feel like they all deserve their own bit of attention, so as not to disrespect those that are gone.

[@waltershumate5777]

They tried not to tell stories like this during the war. They didn't want parents second-guessing their son's ( or for some, even their daughters) bravery. It takes a hell of a lot of people to keep one soldier on the line, and without them, the soldier fails. It's true that no how matter how menial job, it's still important in the overall whole.. they just don't have time to explain how so, or tell you thank you... yes, even cleaning the toilets. One sick man can make one sick ship.

[@TrickiVicBB71]

Stuff like this isn't good for moral or the war Dept. Late in the war some LSTs blew up at Pearl Harbor. Was kept hush-hush and Marinas invasion was delayed

[@alevine1951]

Hopefully they stopped giving ships names with "Hood" in it, as it never ends well.

[@henryshoopties8988]

nope uss mount hood AE-29 was her successor

[@zew1414]

Lol yeah right! It's a meme at this point.

[@topiasr628]

I've been kicking myself for the last 5 minutes wondering like "Gah I know, I know that name and it was big but I can't place it". Finally clicked when I saw your comment lol. Can't help but wonder what the men though when they found out they'd be serving on an American Hood after what happened to the HMS Hood

[@jakemillar649]

There were two other HMS Hoods but they were before "The" HMS Hood. No Royal Navy ships called Hood since.

[@pastorjerrykliner3162]

It is traditional in the USN to name Ammunition Handling ships after volcanoes. Go figure.

[@madelinesteel]

The part about the poor young man being cut in half by the metal sheet and how the captain of the minesweeper was gasping after being impaled… I hope they weren’t in too much pain when they passed. And same to the rest of those who lost their lives that day. I’m grieving for people I’d never heard about until now. I hope they find peace.

[@synthwavecat96]

I'm gonna be very honest, they were likely in agony as they died. However they certainly died quickly.

[@Kaanfight]

@@synthwavecat96 maybe the captain, but when you’re blown in half you don’t have much time to react. The shock and adrenaline make sure of that.

[@Cragified]

300 men became the 'pink mist' in an instant as the British bomb defusers called it during the Battle of Britain.

[@georgrommling2125]

Reminds me of a German dark humor joke about the slogan of a minesweeper unit: "Wer suchet, der findet, wer drauftritt, verschwindet" (translates to "He who seeks shall find, he who steps on it shall disappear")

[@mrcampo19]

My wife's grandfather was a chief motor machinists mate on the Mindanao. He was injured in the explosion

[@paulroberts3639]

The two crew members to be court marshalled.. What a way to be spared. The detail taking them to shore would have been grateful though. I imagine the surviver’s guilt for all of them would have been horrific.

[@sharonnorthern1525]

Wow. My great uncle was one of the unfortunate ones to lose his life on this ship. (He survived Pearl Harbor) This is so interesting. Thank you so much. Lt. Winfrey D. Collie, Jr. RIP

[@kevinbarry71]

The U.S. Navy has a sense of humor when it comes to naming ammunition ships. They are all named after volcanoes that have erupted

[@zew1414]

You would think after Halifax and when the Mont-Blanc exploded that lessons would have been learned but I suppose to matter how much care goes into loading ammunition ships the danger of mistakes and a devastating explosion is always present.

[@thomasschulz2167]

There were lessons learned. The trick is there was 27 years between those events and they were in different Navies. The US seamen would likely have never heard of the incident outside of a single day news paper run and the incident report would likely have not left the French navy's control. If it did then it was probably disregarded and filed away.

[@JohnH0130]

The main lesson of Mont Blanc was that it was a bad idea to store a batch of petroleum products in barrels on the deck of an ammunition ship. When Mont Blanc collided with another vessel, the collision ruptured the barrels and the spilled combustible liquid caught fire, which eventually caused the ships cargo to explode.

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Lessons are often learnt, but safety regulations are often ignored.

[@stevengill1736]

Have you covered the attack at Bari, Italy? It came at about the same time (1943) as this event, and resembled it in some ways, except one of the ships that exploded contained mustard gas bombs. It's a little known incident that was absolutely horrific, and the presence of chemical weapons (which were only kept on an "in case the enemy uses it" basis) was kept secret for many years....

[@mavallor]

I initially thought this video was about the HMS Hood disaster but confess I learned something today because I had never heard of this incident. These are most informative and well made videos

[@purplefood1]

Is it really a disaster if it's damage caused by the enemy during combat?

[@mavallor]

@@purplefood1 I think it depends in the nature of the incident. If design fault, crew error, or nature played a role thus directly increasing the casualty numbers then I would say it counts. Then again it’s a matter of opinion really so who can say?

[@reuireuiop0]

Reckon both the loss of the Hood and the sinking of the Bismarck were disasters to their Flag's nations. Hood as it was the star unit of the Royal Navy, exploded due a fault design, while Bismarck went down fighting (well, scuttled, but they didn't stand a chance a that point) but it proved the Kriegsmarine tactics of raiding convoys using capital ships didn't work. Bismarck loss pretty much devasted the Kriegsmarine reputation with Hitler, sister ship Tirpitz was kept in port ever after.

[@purplefood1]

@@reuireuiop0 It wasn't a desin fault necessarily that's just how battlecruisers were built, she was due to receive upgrades to her armour which never happened but disaster tends to imply a somewhat natural occurance rather than a military action.

[@Doc_Paradox]

@@reuireuiop0 to be fair she was an older ship and hadn't been able to get a refit but even then they did have the magazine doors open to try to fire faster which isn't really a fault and design as it is a fault and operation

[@Yvonne2214]

I am more of a WWI person, but I agree with Nimitz in that as a war progresses and casualties mount replacement troops tend to be less battle ready, and not as well trained. It becomes unavoidable as the need for manpower exceeds the time allowable to train.

[@johnghio9210]

My dad was there on asbd2 when that happened he said there was a second ammo ship with the hood that had departed early that morning and it could have been worse he said the noise from explosion affected his hearing from then on also he mentioned on a couple dozen guys survived when they went to get the mail

[@Willysmb44]

In the 90s, I met a sailor who saw this happen. He told me he was on a shop coming into the harbor and just happened to looking that direction when she went up. He said it was a instant flash and nothing but smoke after that, which he knew meant it was an HE explosion, so he knew right away it was an ammo detonation

[@johnhammond9962]

Never heard of this one. Very great research. The Halifax explosion would be great for this channel.

[@janicesullivan8942]

Texas City disaster too.

[@AndyProper]

Hopefully sometime you should do a video on the USS Indianapolis. I feel bad for those poor men.

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Another one on the list lol

[@AndyProper]

@@MaritimeHorrors lol, it’s sad what happened to her captain! May he Rest In Peace alongside his men ! Maybe I’ll be able to visit the USS Arizona Memorial.

[@AndyProper]

@@MaritimeHorrors the US war ministry really did fuck over Captain Mcvay, almost 3 decades after the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, captain mcvay killed himself. It took almost 6 decades for his name to be cleared, his crew and their families fought for his name to be cleared. It was the us militaries fault that caused the casualties, he was told not to call for help or signal SOS. The captain of I58 sent out the SOS, even he fought to clear Captain Mcvay’s name.

[@NashmanNash]

@@AndyProper Well...to be fair...The US Naval authorities do not have a good track record of making usefull decisions during the WWII period...and that is not only limited to the beaur..beauro...the idiots who developed the MK13 torpedo...Another dumb decision,that cost far more lives than the sinking of the Indianapolis was the decision not to fire Halsey after 1943 at the latest...

[@janicesullivan8942]

@@AndyProper Visited the memorial, knowing that many are entombed and seeing the oil leaking, Very somber.

[@touco9077]

You do us a great service by educating us on many incidents that many of us were not even aware of, I am a Navy vet and I am deeply interested in all history and especially military history. Thank you sir!

[@johncox2865]

There was also an ammo ship, the HOOD, that exploded during the Pearl Harbor attack. Must be a bad name for ammo ships.

[@Flecktarnish]

wow, this happened 77 years ago today, It must’ve been a terrible sight.

[@Marine8304]

Interesting fact: As history shows, ships with a "Hood" in a name of it, aren't very lucky in terms of ammo-explosion related incidents 🤔

[@jacquesblaque7728]

Some love to read significance into totally random things. Luck is what you make of chances. Stuff will always find a way to happen.

[@christopherj5780]

Found out today my dad saw this ship disintegrate. Explains alot.

[@mflashhist500]

I have seen several versions of the Mount Hood event and this is by far the best one, the eyewitness accounts give it a depth that other versions lack! Great work!👍

[@mauricedavis8261]

Excellent episode, thank you, R.I.P., all those lost souls!!!🙏😎

[@johnhill6673]

You should cover the Port Chicago munitions explosion.

[@ultimaterescreen]

Just wanna say I appreciate your video uploads ☆ I'm an older guy (Grandpa was in Navy *Pacific Ocean* during WW2) You're very informative and have a better narration voice than most -

[@balloonman257]

The absolute cheek of the US Navy to name an ammunition ship Mount Hood, have it catastrophically explode, then name another ammunition ship after it.

[@garystafford3354]

I just subscribed to your channel. I got to say. Well done 👏. I find it very fascinating of stories and events I've never heard of. Great job with the research is really remarkable. Thank you for your hard work in getting these stories out. I've totally enjoy them.

[@FurryWrecker911]

That's one hell of a way to be pardoned for your accused crimes.

[@camerondall4257]

Thanks for posting this story.

[@lawrencetaylor8064]

Nicely done. Such a tragedy.

[@dylan9025]

If you haven't already been suggested the idea, you should definitely do a video on the USS Indianapolis, or-the slightly less depressing-MV New Carissa

[@felixcat9318]

Once again, a completely foreseeable and avoidable catastrophic incident due to recklessly negligent judgement! Mercifully, the majority of those killed would have died instantly so that they had no knowledge of it, and suffered no fear or pain. That there was literally not a trace of hundreds of men foretold the effects of the nuclear devastation inflicted on Hiroshima and Nagasaki...

[@28ebdh3udnav]

I started listening to your channel to help me sleep.... Really educational TBH

[@Brock_Landers]

This sounds alot like the Halifax Explosion from the SS Mont Blanc in Halifax Harbor on December 6th, 1917 after it collided with the SS Imo. It eventually killed 1,782 people and injured over 9,000 both on and off shore.

[@machstem6390]

I watch you and drak exclusively for my maritime stories and world war two ship info

[@TheAnxiousAardvark]

Well organized presentation of an incident that's largely forgotten. I'd read about this years ago, in a US Navy history book. It's not surprising that not much has changed in terms of "most likely cause." The reasons for it being anchored where it was were pretty well understood. Someone chose to prioritize "faster" and "easier" over "safety." Not all causalities of war are the result of direct enemy action. I'm curious about the word choice of "infamous" being applied to Admiral Nimitz.

[@oceandiamond22]

If possible, i would like to see a video on the Halifax Explosion, where the SS Mont-Blanc and the SS Imo resulting in one of, if not the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. I learned about it in history class, but the detail of the research and history of the ships you put into your videos far exceeds what I learned in class, and I would like to learn more.

[@Doc_Paradox]

If I had a dollar for everytime a ship named Hood exploded from its magazine going up id have 2 Dollars. Which isnt a lot but its weird that it happened twice

[@ellenbryn]

Ugh how awful. I remember hearing about this one before, but I wasn't reading closely when I clicked the link, and I thought this was going to be on HMS Hood that blew up in the Batttle of Jutland. Not Mount Hood, but still, I don't think I could serve on any vessel called Hood. I suppose every name carried by multiple ships in the US & Royal Navies eventually accrues a number of harrowing war stories.

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

Hood wasnt sunk at Jutland, that was WWI, it was during the "Denmark Strait" battle vs Bismarck...

[@naverilllang]

@@wheels-n-tires1846 That doesn't mean that a Hood wasn't sunk at Jutland. It's just that the Hood in question was a person, not a ship :P

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@naverilllang I see what you did there...🤔

[@lordwintertown8284]

As already corrected HMS Hood (Admiral class) wasn't lost at Jutland but both HMS Invincible (Invincible class) & HMS Indefatigable (Indefatigable class) where lost to magazine detentions at Jutland. The dangers of Battlecruisers was the light armour which resulted in some of their destruction if a projectile it it's mark on a magazine. Speaking of these ships lucky a Courageous class Large Light Cruiser was never field for those only had 3 inches of armour yet carried some of the largest cannons (notable HMS Furious with it's 18 inch BL Mk.I cannon/cannons, While HMS Courageous & HMS Glorious with 15 inch BL Mk.I cannons).

[@shopdog831]

I guess its fitting this ship was named after an active volcano.

[@manwiththem9]

Don’t name a ship carrying ammunition after a volcano.

[@jefferyindorf699]

All US Navy ammunition ships are named for American volcanoes.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

@@jefferyindorf699 _Oh God._

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@jefferyindorf699 The really interesting names include Nitro and Pyro..... Seems like a sketchy choice to me LOL!!

[@jp-um2fr]

A good freind of mine was transfered from his ship to training duties 3 days before it set sale. HMS Hood. Built in 1921 as a Battle Cruiser she was no match for the Bismarks armour and gunnery. It was a golden rule never to mention Hood and the mates he lost. He's joined his mates now. R.I.P.

[@engineerskalinera]

Ah yes, the tramp-steamer Krakatoa. Totally won't explode due to a careless tug and destroy an entire dock. If you know, you know.

[@ivangenov6782]

Aww fer fooks sake BLUENOSE, WHAT DID YOU BLOW UP NOW

[@ivangenov6782]

Btw, is that a CNJ 4-6-2 in your PFP?

[@engineerskalinera]

@@ivangenov6782 yep, used to be my favorite steam loco

[@jonslg240]

If you know anything about physics, you know for a fact 1300lbs landing on just 1 ship a fair distance away is a LOT. Most of the debris went in other directions, most of the debris in that exact direction had a small target, and undershot and overshot it. So the fact that 1300lbs landed on its deck alone shows exactly how much went into the air, probably at least 10,000x of that amount.

[@robertanderson5323]

The second ammunition ship named the USS Mount hood, AE-29 was built in the late 1960s. The Damage Control Men had mounted a picture of the first Mount Hood exploding as a reminder to themselves of the importance of their work. I served in the USS Haleakala AE-25. in the mid 1960s. (Haleakala is a volcano on the Hawaiian island of Maui)

[@darkadmiral106]

I was just imaging Admiral Nimitz writing in his Report: "The ship only served 4 months before being blown to smithereens!"

[@janbadinski7126]

It's always more sad when people die because of someone else's mistakes.

[@wesguemmer4181]

As a suggestion, port Chicago disaster.

[@nancyroberts5505]

if you ever come across anything about the USS Nashville from the 1940s I would love to see it. My dad was in the navy & served on that ship. thanks.

[@johnmoran3754]

Very well put together video. Thank you.

[@kevinedwards7206]

Read about this in a U.S. Naval Ship Complete listing BOOK.. hundreds if not thousands of ships.. And growing up as a kid in Government Camp , Mt. Hood Oregon, it kinda scared me. According to the offical naval record, the largest piece of steel that remained was only 10 feet by ten feet big.

[@number6338]

Both hoods blew up in a big explosion..

[@billmadison2032]

Loved it. I had to subscribe

[@umberct]

I watched three of these ship stories on this channel. The Carl D Bradley, Edmund Fitzgerald and this one. Is it just a coincidence that all three disasters just happened to happen during the month of November

[@ColFork85]

Are "errors in judgement" not also considered negligence?

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Apparently not in the opinion of the Naval review board. But I mean, only 18 guys survived and they had a war to win. Guess they didn't really want to try the survivors

[@stevefranckhauser7989]

No. Every human makes mistakes. The question is not whether humans make mistakes. The issue is whether they did what a reasonably prudent person would do under the same set of facts and circumstances. The reasonably prudent person makes mistakes.

[@NashmanNash]

Negligence would mean to just let your ship burn Error of Judgement would be more along the lines"Using water to extinquish an oil fire"

[@leechowning2712]

Negligence is being careless, such as was described in the handling of the ammo. It is simple things like not thinking about fire when you throw away a cigarette. Errors in judgement are times where you went beyond being careless, for example having an ammo ship in the middle of the fleet harbor. It was commented on several times, but "it makes it easier and faster" trumped "it keeps us safe". None of the remaining relatively junior members of the crew would have been in a position to make an "error in judgement" because that is always a charge brought against staff officers. Junior officers are not expected to question, or if they do it will be waved off with a "we know what we are doing". Since the ship, and all aboard, were subjected to an explosion 1/5th the size of the little boy atomic device dropped a year later, there was no way to prove what might have happened. So the navy just said "they made a mistake", waved it off and at best told the harbormaster they had better not see any more Ammo ships in the main fleet harbor.

[@stevecurtiss46]

The USS Mt Hood is named after the mt. Capt Grey of hms Hood named the mt. From a life long Oregon resident of the Hood River valley with Mt Hood at its head. I also transferred from ship to ship and she was a refridgrated supply ship, 1972.

[@siamiam]

excellent video

[@MaritimeHorrors]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roadrunner3672]

😢 so sad I hope it was quick

[@stevengill1736]

Reminds me of the explosion of the ships in Bari, Italy in a German air raid 12/22/1943.

[@seppo532]

I mixed up Mt Hood and Mt St Helen and so I thought this was a great deal more ironic that it actually was.

[@OozoraKazuki]

Not sure if anyone else here has mentioned it, but there's the irony that Mount Hood is also one of the most dangerous - if not THE most dangerous - volcano in the Cascadia volcanic belt.

[@KB4QAA]

It isn't irony. The navy names its ammo ships after volcanoes.

[@OozoraKazuki]

It's STILL an irony, then. Volcanos and ammo ships are 'volatile entities'. Remembers me how the Japanese IN wanted to name it's three Super Type A cruisers after volcanos (Zao, Senjo and Unzen).

[@jamesbugbee9026]

'Infamous' Admiral Nimitz; very interesting

[@phaeronseherekh1754]

I can barely imagine Admiral Kings reaction to this fuck up of explosives handling

[@americankid7782]

You know what’s crazy? This incident wasn’t anywhere near as deadly or damaging as Typhoon Cobra

[@hirisk761]

new sub great topic!

[@limetwistanimations8628]

I think Hood might be a cursed name. That's two ships with the name that just went up out of the blue.

[@ronaldamber8865]

America, can we have HMS hood explosion! America: we have hood explosion at home Hood explosion at home:

[@mauser2134]

chester nemitz is infamous? thats news to me

[@brentsmith5647]

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[@anthonyhayes1267]

You have to admit, it's darkly humorous that the ship was named after a volcano.

[@mrkeiths48]

Leo Salazar RIP.

[@pendremacherald6758]

Ironic that we have the explosion of this ship in recent memory, but not of the volcano it is named after.

[@TheRealRedRooster]

Don't jinx it...

[@naverilllang]

1: that's not irony 2: What do you mean it's not in recent memory?

[@pendremacherald6758]

Nathan Lang 1866 is more than 100 years ago, 1944 isn’t.

[@Toxic_Waste92]

Being listed as MIA because they couldn’t find any remains is just wild to me… like they aren’t missing… they were effectively vaporized. KIA

[@marchellochiovelli7259]

Infamous Admiral Nimitz.... Hell, looks like a future vid for you. I need to know what made him infamous. Was it the typhoon he ran into?

[@melaniecotterell8263]

I don't understand how every separate ordinance blows up simultaneously. I guess from a shock wave, but I still don't get it.

[@jp-um2fr]

In the Thames estuary is a liberty ship with thousands of tones of bombs, etc. It had been left by it's crew to go to the pub and broken it's anchor cables, drifted and sank. It's masts are still visible. It has been deemed to be too unsafe to touch so far.

[@Jugglingjoemama]

Insanes Ive never heard of this

[@briantaylor9285]

Goodness gracious... 😮

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

Any ship with Hood in it's name will explode one way or another.

[@sorrenblitz805]

Settled down for a story about the Bismarck sinking the Hood. Don't know why.

[@GetSkrilla]

I live next to mount hood in oregon, kinda interesting that they named a boat after it

[@Matthiasthehillbilly]

Can you do a video on the kms Bismarck

[@MaritimeHorrors]

That's on my list, but it'll take a good bit of research and time. That's a well read topic and I want to do it well.

[@Yora21]

Mentioning the damage to a 12 inch search light seems oddly specific and out of place.

[@jamesritacco1693]

Ironic that Mt. Hood is located in Oregon, with Mt. Rainier just to the North. All part of the Pacific Ring of Fire volcano system.

[@stonecut4u2now]

June, 1973. A Southern Pacific freight train exploded out of Benson Arizona. It burned and exploded for nearly 3 days. How do I know this. I lived in this town. My future sister in law was graduating high school. I was getting ready to attend. Maybe you could do a story on this disaster. Oh it was carrying Naval Munitions. Iron bombs mostly.

[@robinsonsstudios]

What is it with ships beeing named "Hood" exploding?

[@Matthiasthehillbilly]

And volcanos

[@rdbjrseattle]

I believe they have neglected to mention that these ammunition ships were named after American volcanoes. Mount Hood is a Cascade Volcano in Northern Oregon.

[@vanrobinett3309]

You should do the the Grandcamp in Texas