USS Wasp - Guide 150

[@Drachinifel]

Pinned post for Q&A :)

[@JoramTriesGaming]

(Not sure if this is quite the right place to ask, but) Would you consider a series following the development of doctrine in the various navies across the time period you normally cover, akin to the Chieftain's series on tank doctrines?

[@robro2214]

What were the most effective type of submarine in your opinion?

[@themightynanto3158]

Why did the germans not complete the admiral hipper class cruiser Seydlitz in ww2? I mean, i know that to help the war effort resources had to be used from all fronts but would it really have been that difficult to complete seydlitz given that at the outbreak of the war it was 95% complete?

[@jimtaylor294]

With the what-if subject of the Free-Polish Navy being lent a Battleship during WWII in mind, and that the remaining Invincible's were offered to Chile after WWI... What viability might have there been for the UK providing the [then newly independent] state of Poland a couple of their 12" or 13.5" armed Capital Ships, during or after 1922?. (vessels that might be justified as a counter to Weimar German Pre-Dreadnoughts & the Soviets 12" armed ships) Also: Which ships would've fitted this situation best?.

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

@@themightynanto3158 During the time it would have become operational all surface fleet operations were cancelled and decided that they would use the time to convert her into an aircraft carrier instead.

[@diestormlie]

Okay. The Ceremonial Salvaging was amazing.

[@chialingchew1857]

I didn't understand your comment until I came to that part in the video XD. Is it something like "getting rid of bad luck" tradition?

[@jimtaylor294]

Naval humour at it's best.

[@randynelson8762]

now the question is who through the water over board....

[@Loweko1170]

@@randynelson8762 Why the chief salvage officer, of course. It IS a shipwreck. According to Axis Sally.

[@dreadgod81]

Super great touch, good for them.

[@davids9520]

Considering the Wasp was built with left overs, and with extreme limitations, the U.S. navy used her in ways, that made sense at the time. The ship should get greater credit for her history in battle. A very brave ship and crew.

[@riverraven7359]

seems quite effective use of resources to me. small carrier but very active.

[@McRocket]

The ship itself was 'very brave'? Okay. ☮

[@daleeasternbrat816]

@@McRocket you ever been to sea? People become part of the ship, the ship becomes a part of them. The ship, steel, wires, technology and her human component take on an identity and persona. Traditions develop, verbal expressions that have meaning only to the crew of a particular ship. This phenomenon is noted by all who have seen it. Yes, a ship can be described accurately as Brave. Tug boats, fishing vessels and every other type of vessle , each has a personality. Two ships that are identical in every way can have different personalities. Once you've seen it, you will recognize it.

[@McRocket]

@daleeasternbrat816 Oh please. A ship is a thing. It cannot be brave. Not possible. No matter how sentimental/overemotional people get about it. And yes, I have been to sea. ✌️

[@fabianzimmermann5495]

"Erm, Sir... the Germans say, that we have been sunk." "Wait what? How are the Germans better informed about the status of the ship, that I'm commanding? We need to salvage it!" "..., Sir?" "You heard me. Salvage the ship!" "Yes, Sir. Guys, throw a bucket of water overboard." "Ok."

[@arionerron4273]

I neeed squire to act this one out!

[@Tom_The_Cat]

Wasp's Pacific campaign: Hey guys! I'm her-awww

[@John-ru5ud]

The I-19's salvo resulted in the immediate sinking of the Wasp, the sinking later when it broke apart of the destroyer O'Brien, and the damage to the battleship North Carolina taking it away from Guadalcanal for about two months for repairs. Ironically, the Japanese naval command did not believe the I-19's captain about the damage his six torpedo / six hit salvo had done!

[@sarjim4381]

Indeed, and her sixth torpedo almost hit Wasp. Having our only two surviving carriers in the Pacific sink at one would have been a devastating blow. I-19 had a colorful and amazingly effective career for a WWII Japanese large submarine. She used her floatplane to reconnoiter Pearl Harbor before and after the attack, conducted war patrols for the Aleutians to near Australia, made four successful supply runs to Guadalcanal without detection, and was one of the few large subs to continue to use her floatplane right up November 20, 1943, the day of her sinking after eight successful war patrols. She would be a worthy boat to have her own "Five Minute Guide".

[@bombvoyage5686]

Sar Jim there is a video about I-19 under the submarine category in play lists

[@sarjim4381]

@@bombvoyage5686 I'll be darned. I thought I had watched just about every Drach video by now, but it seems like there's always one that got away. Thanks, I'll check it out.

[@bcoop1701]

I wouldn't have believed it either. USS O'Brien and USS North Carolina were actually screening Hornet. I-19 was about 1,500 yds from USS Wasp when it fired. The two torpedoes that hit O'Brien and North Carolina traveled over 10,000 yards. Tremendous luck for I-19 (or correspondingly bad luck for the Americans).

[@sarjim4381]

@@bcoop1701 And that wasn't anywhere near close to the maximum range of 43,000 yards. It would have still been traveling at 48 knots. That speed alone would have been enough to hole most hulls, not to mention the 1080 pound high explosive warhead of the Type 93. There are been very few weapons of war that remained an almost complete secret from the enemy, but it was an almost complete shock to the USN when an intact example was recovered at Guadalcanal in 1943. In fact, the Type 93 was a touchy weapon that would sink Japanese warships when they were caught in a bombing attack before the could jettison the torpedoes. Nevertheless, the type 93 remained a dangerous weapon for the USN, sinking its last ship in December, 1944, and that only because very few submarines and surface ships capable of handling the Type 93 remained afloat.

[@JessWLStuart]

My Grandfather was an engineer aboard USS Wasp, and survived the sinking. Thanks for giving me more of an understanding of his ship!

[@Grant5272]

I've been waiting for this one for a while. My father served aboard the USS Wasp until just a month or two before she was sunk. My uncle served aboard the USS Hornet from the time she was commissioned until they gave the order to abandon ship. Hope to see something on the Hornet one day. Great video, thanks for your hard work.

[@stevek8829]

I gratefully respect your dad and uncle.

[@Grant5272]

@@stevek8829 Thank you, they were both really good men. both have passed away, but I'm proud to have had them as my father and uncle.

[@stephenmoss571]

My great grandfather served on the uss wasp. He was on it when it sunk but survived it

[@oceanhome2023]

They don’t make men like that anymore

[@HighlanderNorth1]

@@oceanhome2023 😓 Nope, they dont make "men" like that anymore! Nowadays, "men" are demonized for positive characteristics such as bravery and strength, in favor of "discovering their feminine side", and being encouraged to "change genders" or become drag queens. There is a purge of competent, reasonable, traditionalist US military top brass, in favor of hyper-partisan, America hating, neo-Marxist radicals! The 2021 US military leaders are starting to demand leftist ideological purity among its leaders and recruits, trying to weed out patriotic American soldiers, and vilifying patriotic Americans and conservatives as "terrorists"! 👿 The current chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was promoting the dangerously divisive, Marxism oriented "critical race theory". He was also promoting the mythical, race-specific "mental disorder" called "white rage". Apparently, ONLY white people are capable of becoming angry! He also talked about how much he'd learned from reading the gospels of Marxism and communism! ☠️ 😳 In the meantime, the military recently put on a drag queen show for our troops! {The left are also teaching critical race theory, and putting on "drag queen story hours" in public schools across the country!} If your intention was to subvert and destroy the countries of America, UK and Australia from within, you'd do exactly what the democrats and the radical left are doing RIGHT NOW under the *Biden* regime! 👹😈👺

[@lycossurfer8851]

4,000 Meters underwater? It's so easy sometimes to forget how deep the Pacific can be sometimes.

[@obelic71]

for some purposes like dumping into the abyss corrupt politicians and other very bad criminals its nice to know where the deepest parts of the Pacific are 😉

[@falcorusticolus4360]

The lowest known point on Earth is Challenger Deep, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, 11,034 m (36,201 feet) below sea level.

[@obelic71]

@@falcorusticolus4360 Thats more then enough distance and waterpressure to silence them!

[@artbrann]

the politicians would just zombie walk their way back to shore and start up again I can think of a few that were convicted of federal corruption charges, who after release won their old positions back

[@OslikusPrime]

@@obelic71 And now we know, that X-COM, terror from the deep is based on a true story ... thanks a lot.

[@RCAvhstape]

Back when US carriers had good names from historical ships and battles instead of politician names. Stennis and Ford just don't have the same ring as Wasp, Hornet, Lexington, etc. At least the USN has kept Enterprise in play.

[@8789spartan]

There will always be a ship to bear the name Enterprise.

[@vishnu79]

@@8789spartan Movie quotes aside, there has been a "USS Enterprise" of one sort or another on the US Navy ship rolls since the Continental Navy was established. Much like the Royal Navy's "Indefatigable" and "Warspite", "Enterprise" seems to be one of those ships whose name, and by extension, her legacy, will persist so long as the "men who go out to the sea in ships" honor and remember her.

[@johnw5584]

How about the USS Obama...it is unarmed, has bathrooms for transgendered, and can only steer to the left.

[@RCAvhstape]

@@johnw5584 It also has a large cargo bay for holding cash deliveries to Iran.

[@gapratt4955]

@@johnw5584 That would be right up there with USS Trump, runs from every fight and blames the rest of the group.

[@SibbTigre]

Should have inserted Will Riker's "Tough little ship." Even the compromise designs of US carriers produced excellent ships.

[@w8stral]

Uh..... sniffing the glue recently?

[@SibbTigre]

@@w8stral Probably too much time watching Flat Earther's rhetoric being pounded into submission.

[@w8stral]

@@SibbTigre The flat earthers love laughing at everyone running around "debunking" them. I know one guy, does it specifically to pop the pompous arrogant assholes who go around preaching

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

@@w8stral its actaully very easy to debunk flatearthers.

[@w8stral]

@@thunberbolttwo3953 Well duh, but the flat earthers do it purposefully to poke oh so self important narcissistic arrogant assholes in the eye and then watch as the selfish narcissistic assholes start bloviating telling the world how smart and right they are..... Quite entertaining. The "intellectual elite" are being laughed at and the arrogant turds do not even know it.

[@burf4963]

My great uncle Alphonse Minvielle served on the Wasp for years until it was sunk. He went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and was stationed on it before it went to the Pacific when it was on the East Coast. He was a Commander that headed a squadron of fighter pilots. He survived the sinking and was rescued after several days at sea and served in the rest of the war on the USS Bon Homme Richard, but tragically died when his plane crashed in a snow storm over the Sierras in 1949 transporting scientists from China Lake to Berkeley. He was 34 with 4 children and a young wife. It's pretty wild that the wreckage was just discovered in early 2019. Thanks to everybody who served on the USS Wasp.

[@ripig111]

My father was an officer aboard the Lansdowne. He told us stories about recovering injured sailors. Some Lansdowne sailors were issued rifles to try to keep the sharks at bay.

[@kemarisite]

At least Lansdowne succeeded in scuttling Wasp despite the Mark 15 torpedoes. Mustin and Anderson expended nine torpedoes and over 400 round of 5" ammunition attempting to scuttle Hornet a month and a half later, and still had to leave the job for Makigumo and Akigumo to finish after they had inspected Hornet's wreck from a distance and noted her hull number for positive identification.

[@AtomicBabel]

Any insight on whether it's true or false, that the IJN accurately tried to tow the Hornet away as a prize? Was it just another sea story that got perpetuated because it sounded good?

[@kemarisite]

@@AtomicBabel from my reading it would appear they briefly considered the possibility but quickly concluded it would not be feasible or worthwhile.

[@firefightergoggie]

Is anybody else binge watching this terrific channel?

[@admiraltiberius1989]

The SV Petrel recently discovered two of the four Japanese carrier wrecks at Midway as well. Fantastic video as always Drach.

[@obelic71]

We can only hope those wargraves can not be reached by scrapmetal robbers. Pre atomic age metal is an expensive metal. 2 years ago we lost the British, Dutch and US navy wrecks from the battle in the Java sea. Only the indentation on the seafloor where they once had laid are vissable.

[@admiraltiberius1989]

@@obelic71 happily the Midway wrecks are to deep and to hard to locate for that to happen

[@obelic71]

@@admiraltiberius1989 All sailors/soldiers wich side doesn't matter have the right to rest in peace. In death we are alle equel only God may judge them then.

[@BHuang92]

@@obelic71 Midway wrecks are very deep and generally off-limits. The Java Sea, however, is a busy ship hub with countries around the area. Easy for people to salvage.

[@oriontaylor]

@@BHuang92 I fear the same fate may have already befallen the Tsushima wrecks (and others of the R-J War), since I think those waters are rather shallow and the Chinese have no qualms about plundering such things. Local fisherman probably already have the wrecks mapped as snags for nets, but just don't know *what* they are.

[@elennapointer701]

Never have the words "doomed on the drawing board" been more apt.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

The Deutschland class "pocket battleships" are another high-ranking entry on this list

[@whispofwords2590]

I mean, it seems like she stood up pretty well to me. 3 torpedoes is a lot for any ship to take, and ultimately she didn't sink on her own.

[@joselitostotomas8114]

@@whispofwords2590 The design issues were common with the Yorktown class. The machinery ( boilers and generators) were arranged in a parallel and not alternating position. That means one torp hit will knock out the steam/power to the ship. Water lines were not arranged in a vertical loop so that a broken water main is not the end of the world.and it looks like they skimped on the torpedo protection system and the damage control features for the av gas and ordnance to save weight. It's a perfectly fine design for peacetime. Wartime? not so much. The fire and explosions would had caused major damage to a large portion of her hull that she would had been a total loss.

[@whispofwords2590]

@@joselitostotomas8114 and yet they still endured damage that wouldve sent most carriers to the bottom. Like I said, what ship survives 3 long lance hits, and farther more what ship survive 3 long lance hits and continues to be capable of movement after thr fact? Sure, the issue of machinery layout, torpedo protections, etc, all where important and all couldve be opimised better had more tonage been given to their designs, but given the WNT and the circumstance of their construction that wouldve been a luxury, not a necessity. And without it they still seemed to have proven rather durable.

[@joselitostotomas8114]

@@whispofwords2590 Nope, Wasp lost power after being struck. She was dead in the water.

[@bkjeong4302]

That fatal torpedo salvo is one of those crazy lucky hits in history.

[@JaneCobbsHat]

Yep the sixth torp narrowly missed Hornet.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@JaneCobbsHat Imagine if Hornet was also hit....

[@Nuke89345]

@@bkjeong4302 Guadalcanal Campaign would've probably been over at that point as I'd imagine that with Enterprise and Saratoga and now Hornet in this timeline all going back for repairs (considering how much punishment a Yorktown can take, I'd imagine a torp strike probably won't be fatal to her, especially with no follow-ups to finishing her off), this would've left Henderson Field vulnerable to the Japanese carrier strikes and allowed them the chance to take Henderson Field. Without the carriers and Henderson Field, the USN and Marines would've had no choice but to evacuate Guadalcanal in defeat. The shakeup at the USN Officer corps would be the most interesting aspect as I'd imagine many heads would roll from this failure, perhaps even some high ones like King (who spearheaded the campaign) wouldn't be immune to the chopping block.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@Nuke89345 Not sure how vulnerable Henderson would have been in that scenario.

[@Nuke89345]

@@bkjeong4302 In October 13-14th, Henderson Airfield was knocked out by a combination of Haruna and Kongou that pretty much destroyed a good portion of the airfield's aircraft, almost all of their aviation fuel, and heavily damaged the runway. Only the presence of Hornet and the timely arrival of Enterprise on the 16th prevented the Japanese carrier force from pushing to take Henderson Field with aircraft immediately. Without Hornet, it's likely the Japanese would try to take Henderson Field a lot sooner and with the Japanese battleships knocking out Henderson Field, I just can't see how the Americans hold on without those carriers to attempt to parry the Japanese carriers.

[@jollyrodge8671]

I had heard some of the Wasp's story during my visit to Battleship North Carolina. The crew of the battle wagon thought that the Wasp was going to pull through. Then one seaman recounted that the ship was rocked by a series of explosions and knew that the carrier was done for. Thanks for the info on Wasp! I'm glad to finally know the rest of her story

[@oldcremona]

My suggestion for a future video: USS Detroit, CL-8, one of only 2 ships present at the attack on Pearl Harbor and the surrender in Tokyo Harbor. (The other was the West Virginia). Next year will mark the 75 anniversary of the Japanese surrender.

[@michaels.5878]

I still say the Japanese surrender should have been on one of the PH survivors.

[@athopi]

My paternal grandfather served on both the original Wasp and Hornet prior to Dec. '41.

[@Idahoguy10157]

I attended a military history course given by a retired Marine LCol who served on Wasp and was there during the sinking

[@willisgordon2449]

I had an uncle who served on the wasp when it went down. Luckily he survived.

[@danielhickmott5800]

My son, grandson, his scout troop and I just spent time aboard the USS Lexington CV-16 in Corpus Christi, Tx. What a great experience seeing so many historical artifacts and learning so many stories of sacrifice and heroism! I thank God for the greatest generation. 🙂👍🏼 🇺🇸

[@HR1320]

One of my first mentors in the Machine Shop, apprentice Die Sinker, was a man named Andy Chuha, he was a Machinist aboard the Wasp when it was sunk. His back was broken in the sinking and he spent a year recovering and then was stationed aboard a Cruiser for the rest of the war. Oh the stories!

[@Idahoguy10157]

I had a professor who was a Wasp sinking survivor

[@monroetoolman]

I did 2 deployments on USS Wasp LHD-1.

[@davidcarr7436]

I really like your logo. A very nice adaptation of the "Player's Navy Cut" tobacco/cigarette packaging

[@williamharvey8895]

Drach and breakfast, day is Starting off good

[@1TruNub]

You could say the axis in the mediterranean were stung by the wasp

[@sillyone52062]

Churchill made use of this trope, also

[@marckyle5895]

Winston, is that you?

[@suflanker45]

Cool I didn't know they found the Wasp. I know they found the Hornet earlier this year I just found out they found the Lexington last year and with Ballard finding the Yorktown several years ago all the larger US carriers sunk in battle have been found.

[@Nuke89345]

St. Lo was also found just recently too by Petrel.

[@padurarulcriticsicinic4846]

Unfortunately, USS Princeton is still missing, but i do believe she will be found some day.

[@whaleSIM]

My great grand dad was stationed on this ship the day it was sunken. Yes my great grand dad did survived and lived the rest of his life at home.

[@blueseanomad7435]

Alright! I've been waiting for this one! Thanks for all these vids

[@kpdubbs7117]

Thanks for these videos. There is a ton of stuff out there about a few famous ships like Enterprise, Yamato and such but we don't often get to hear about the many other ships that served key roles in these conflicts.

[@sammysmith4229]

I served on USS Wasp CVS 18

[@matthewmoore5698]

People go on about wooden flight decks etc , but they had to build them bloody quick it’s a good job they did as it turned out , would love to hear how the p40s did

[@YTMegiddo]

Imagine the mindset of the crew as the were sent to Pacific to fill in for larger and better designed ships. Those guys... a giant set of brass ones, they had.

[@marckyle5895]

Seeing that the Wasp has a flank speed similar to the South Dakota and North Carolina class BBs, one possible use for Wasp would be in the first role given to carriers, which was to escort the battleline. This would free the Saratogas and Yorktowns for more independent action without having to worry about the BBs not having air cover. That was a smart way to use the remaining tonnage.

[@bobfrye6965]

The Dean of the Episcopal Cathedral I attended, Merritt Williams, was the Chaplain on Wasp. He was among the last officers, along with Captain Sherman, to leave the ship.

[@geneziemba9159]

Well done. If you visit the USS North Carolina in Wilmington, she still bears a crack in the turret damaged by I-19 in 1942. Not visible, but still there.

[@shinysidedown9090]

My father served on the Landsdowne when it sank the Wasp. The "Lucky L" also ferried the Japanese Surrender Delegation to the Missouri, on VJ day.

[@Marc83Aus]

Looking forward to a guide on the ranger one of these days.

[@Shaun_Jones]

A carrier guide right after the carrier history video? Coincidence? I think not!

[@UnintentionalSubmarine]

Wasp has been one of my favourite CVs. Not sure why, she wasn't particularly pretty, or aggressive looking. I guess it comes down to reading about her experiences regarding Malta. If you look at the story from Malta's perspective Wasp comes out of it looking like a saviour (not her alone of course).

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Great video as always. However, I was left wondering - how many deaths and casualties occured on the the Wasp on that final day? RIP to our fallen.

[@padurarulcriticsicinic4846]

193 died and 366 were wounded.

[@knutdergroe9757]

Thank you, I needed this....

[@trippm4036]

Thanks for doing this video. My Grandfather served on the Wasp in 1940.

[@trippm4036]

And thanks to your video on the USS Radford, I learned that my father served on the ship that sunk the I-19. Fortunately, my father served on the Radford during the Vietnam War.

[@MendTheWorld]

Excellent episode! I'm amused by the user votes if 1,300+ to 1. I guess you can't please everyone!

[@nickdanger3802]

May 1942 concurrent with Battle of Coral Sea, Wasp launched Spits to Malta for the second time in 2 months

[@ronammologist16]

My older brother served on the U.S.S. St. Paul, heavy cruser, in the lare 1950's. He was cheaf cook. Concussion from main battery firing caused the stainless steal exhaust hood over the stove to collapse, hinting him on the right four head! Dazed, he wandered on deck where another salvo blew him over board! "It's a lonely feeling seeing your ship sail away from you on white foam, leaving you adrift in the South China Sea!!!" After being rescued by an accompanying distroyer, he was Court Marshaled (miss spelled?) I suppose abandoned post? He was aquited. But had a soft spot near his hairline the rest of his life. I guess that was better than a tattoo!

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

I still wish you would say in which shipyard a ship was built. CV-7 was built at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, MA -- a shipyard I had never heard of.

[@philipciaffa6643]

CAPT Roland H Kenton, USNR (Ret.) (then a LTJG) flew the last aircraft, an F4F-3 Wildcat of VF-71, off the flight deck of the USS Wasp (CV-7) on 15 SEP 1942. He was a fellow member of the NY Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States (NOUS). Landed at and subsequently operated from Cactus (Henderson Field), Guadalcanal with the USMC until re-assigned.

[@richardorta8960]

Sinking wasps in my pool with the skimmer, those mean things will not stop until they cannot go on. Safe to say the ship lived up to her name!

[@johnfisher9692]

It's interesting the different design choice made by the British and US navy's when restricted by tonnage limitations. The British emphasize ship qualities while the US emphasizes strike power. The US choice was determined by the wide, empty expance of the Pacific while the British concerns were the North Sea and Med. Both close to massive land based airforces.

[@SurfTrekTonics]

How about a video about PT Boats / German E Boats and other Nations...?

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Been asked many times. Maybe next year.

[@michaeldavis29]

Am I wrong to think Wasp was the Atlantic front's Yorktown? Because her being the less capable than her Pacific counterparts explains how one Japanese sub sank her from three out of six torpedoes through her aircraft stores, that would've took more than that to sink Enterprise against a single sub.

[@thinkingallowed2275]

A short lived but interesting ship. Thanks

[@bradjohnson4787]

Operated with her namesake in the Atlantic in the '60s!

[@kendramalm8811]

Good morning Drach 🌅!

[@yakumoyukari4405]

Carriers. It's painful and good to watch them in the same time.

[@JohnnyCarvin]

Great video Sir, many thanks!

[@krisvires]

Petty Officer Third Class Donald Abrams USS Wasp CV-7; Missing and Presumed Dead, September 15, 1942. My Great Uncle. Not one Christmas went by that my Grandmother and her Sisters would not talk about him and mourn his loss. Gone, but not forgotten.

[@donotelly]

Love your videos bro! An interesting hypothetical, knowing war was fairly inevitable by the late ‘30’s, what if the Wasp had been made into another Yorktown class very quietly, would she have survived the torpedo hits from I-19?

[@chuckluetkemeyer740]

Would like to see an examination of the different types of WW1 fire control, ie the Dreyer, Argo, Ford, French and German et al. Pre war developments too if possible, like the Dumaresq, Sperry tracker and others.

[@stevevernon1978]

"Who says a Wasp can't sting twice?" WSC

[@lightninsadventures2692]

No one actually. Wasps and hornets can sting many times. Bee's can only sting once because their stingers get stuck in whatever they sting

[@Voron_Aggrav]

@@lightninsadventures2692 those are indeed nasty bastards that'll sting because they know they can do it more than once

[@marckyle5895]

Believe me, those fuckers can sting twice. I still have a scar on my hand from one that stung me 40 years ago. Little bastard was like all 'Durka-durka' with it's ass and then flew away.

[@grondhero]

Dang, loved that picture at the end!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Tough little ship. Everyone knows it is hard to kill a wasp!

[@bacarnal]

You just have to use a bigger hammer😉.

[@merafirewing6591]

How about a giant newspaper?

[@padurarulcriticsicinic4846]

Flamethrowers work very well, i wiped out some pretty big nests with them.

[@marckyle5895]

You got that right! They'll sting you even when they're dead!

[@SheepInACart]

Wow, amazed they found it, 4km is a lot of water to be under...

[@blgarage9519]

Can you do a video on the USS Wolverine or the USS Sable? They’re pretty interesting to read about.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Only been asked 25 times in the last 2 years.....😒

[@newsguy5241]

The Great Lakes carrier fleet!!

[@robertf3479]

Three near simultaneous torpedo hits is enough to ruin anyone's day. The wonder is she lasted as long as she did before having to be scuttled. As another poster wrote, "Tough little ship." - Commander Will Riker (Star Trek First Contact.)

[@pablodiazdebrito8735]

A great battleship for only 14,500 tons. The Essex had 37,000/42,000 and was carrying just a little bit more

[@oldgringo2001]

The "Long Lance" was a 24-inch torpedo mounted on Japanese cruisers and destroyers but not submarines.

[@padurarulcriticsicinic4846]

Yes, but the Type 95 torpedo was a variant of the Type 93, so it could be said there was a Long Lance family of torpedoes.

[@robertneal4244]

The 24" Long Lance torpedo was only mounted on Japanese surface ships (mostly on destroyers and cruisers). Japanese submarines used a 21" torpedo.

[@Drachinifel]

True but it was a Long Lance derivative :)

[@homefront1999]

Don't know if you already have. But can you see about doing a video on the Russian Baltic fleet vs the Japanese? Talk about the ships in the fleet and the statistics along with the battle.

[@arsarma1808]

He did about a month ago, both the journey of the russian fleet and then the battle have their own videos.

[@robertcolbourne386]

I always thought thhe Wasp was a pretty carrier . Without the bulkiness of the huge stack of the Yorktowns .

[@nuancolar7304]

With all that armor and anti-torpedo protection removed, it sounds like this was not the safest carrier to be on during a war.

[@kendramalm8811]

I can see why the USN didn't continue with the "stinging insect" theme; after Wasp & Hornet, where do you go? Yellowjacket maybe, but then? Bumblebee? Mosquito? Tse tse fly? 🤔

[@John-ru5ud]

Quick summary of US aircraft carrier names through WW II: Langley was named for the aviation pioneer; Lexington and Saratoga were converted battle cruisers that had been named for battles in the Revolution; the other early names were for historic US Navy ships of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Currently these ships are named for Presidents.

[@ovk-ih1zp]

It was also an insult mandated by the "Black Shoe" big-gun navy. After Lexi, Sara, Yorkie & Big E no carrier was to be "Graced with Important Names of Important Battles" since Carriers were "Just" scouting vessels & wouldn't be able to affect the course of Battle/Wars like the Big-Gun Battle Line. The "Black Shoe" Big-Gun Admirals were quickly disabused of this notion rather quickly after the start of the war when the Pacific Fleets Battle Line was on the bottom of Pearl Harbor & the only offensive firepower they had was the "Weak Scouting Carriers" that were able to efficiently & violently take the fight to the Japanese in their own waters.

[@John-ru5ud]

@keith moore - You also probably shouldn't name ships for famous Presidents … after all, they might get sunk!

[@sarjim4381]

@@ovk-ih1zp Yes, the USN has a long and storied history of controversial ship names. See news.usni.org/2013/04/23/twenty-six-us-navy-ship-naming-controversies for a list of just some of them.

[@willyjimmy8881]

@keith moore USS Diamondback sounds pretty sweet.

[@walt2840]

My Uncle, Vincent Chamberlain served on Wasp from 1943 to 1945.

[@graceneilitz7661]

That would have been the Essex carrier CV-18 Wasp, yet another Essex named after a fallen carrier.

[@Lecog]

Wasp, suffering from Random Critical hits since 1941

[@thecoolestcorgi4991]

I don’t know if it is something you would want to spend time on, but I would appreciate if you could add the Doolittle raid to the list.

[@sundiver137]

He could fold it into a vid on USS Hornet.

[@craigpalmer9196]

thank you

[@warhead_beast7661]

Could you Do a guide on Graf Zeppelin and what influence from which nation were included?

[@sankyu3950]

Do the hiyo class carrier

[@camrsr5463]

Good looking ship! Has some English styling about it.

[@kenunderwood4266]

Do a review of the U. S. aircraft carrier Rendova. At the end of WWII, she rescued men from a C54 aircraft crash in the Pacific.

[@airplanenut89]

I would like to request that the battleship Colorado be added to the list of upcoming reviews.

[@crispychiknhead]

Id love to see a video of the Hornet (CV-8, CV-12)

[@maxpayne2574]

Interesting video

[@BHuang92]

The thing that confuses me alot was that many sources claim that the USS Wasp (CV-7) had a refit of 40mm Bofors and 20mm Oerlikons. Was it true? If not the refit was very unlikely due to the design of the ship. I suspect the refit idea was mistaken for the other USS Wasp (CV-18).

[@waynehanley72]

Please do one on the Essex-class Wasp.

[@ivananderson5041]

Can you do a review of italian auxiliary cruisers of ww2 I know they didn't do much but they did fight a bit

[@indyrock8148]

Those Japanese certainly were not a walkover

[@JoelWelter]

Nice video.

[@johnspurrell1200]

It is my understanding that the Long Lance was liquid oxygen fueled, the lox being made from the atmosphere. It was stored at atmospheric pressure in Dewar flask like vented containers and piped to and used to fuel torpedos. A submarine is not a safe place from which to extract the oxygen, or vent it either. The submarine torpedos were conventionally fueled but were superior to early US torpedos, but not liquid oxygen fueled.

[@Drachinifel]

The Type 95 variant still used oxygen, but not in the same way as the original and larger Type 93.

[@johnspurrell1200]

@@Drachinifel thanks, compressed oxygen gas would work on a sub, but not liquid. It would have five times the oxidizer that compressed air has for stoichiometric combustion and no nitrogen bubbles in the wake, just CO2 and steam that quickly would condense.

[@brianreddeman951]

Have they release footage of the damage the American and Japanese torpedoes did? All I've found are the parts where bits were in great condition.

[@neilwilson5785]

Very good, and YT gave you ads even tho the video is less than 5 min long. Hope it helps a bit.

[@bullettube9863]

What the USS Wasp and Ranger taught the government was that the Navy (and Isambard Kingdom Brunel) was right, small ships don't pay. Cutting corners will also make you bleed, but that's for another video.

[@lawrencelewis8105]

How about the Hornet- with an emphasis on Jimmy Doolittle's raid on Tokyo?

[@KoRbA2310]

no ORP Piorun or ORP Błyskawica on the list. I am sad :(

[@MaciejNaumienko]

what list? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKSleXyueMt1rKc

[@karlkennedy3825]

My daddy was on the USA Baylor's a storekeeper news in the water for 3 and 1/2 hours we made it out with his life