Why America Secretly Disgraced The USS Nevada

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00:00 - What was the USS Nevada?
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[@clothokaftan]

"she was a mighty and one of a kind ship" that just so happens to have nearly identical sister and cousin ships, the oklahoma, colorado, arkansas, and texas.

[@mgymgh]

It wasn’t disgraced-YOU knew that, it was one of many old and obsolete battleships, this is not a history channel but a clickbait one. Be proud of accomplishing…..nothing.

[@cmoore421]

There is too much information in the world for one person to obtain all of it. Thanks for pronouncing my state correctly.

[@EclecticWarrior58]

The Nevada was not disgraced, she distinguished herself in multiple combat operations, she was a tough old girl who gave as good as she got and no enemy got the better of her, not Hitler or Hirohito or even a friendly fire 'A' bomb could sink her. She deserves a Congressional Medal of Honour.

[@frenchiee_96]

Pretty sure she ate 3 of those bombs and didn't sink

[@Grimmwoldds]

@@frenchiee_96 Crossroads only saw two weapons used, and "ate 3 of those bombs and didn't sink" is a statement that goes against what operation Crossroads revealed. You have to be about a mile from the bomb(and presenting a vulnerable profile) to take enough damage to just "sink", and the worst way to take the blast is on the broadside(has a tendency to roll your ship over). The primary effect is that it's likely everyone on board dies from radiation poisoning, and if the weapon detonates underwater the seawater thrown out is HIGHLY radioactive. The Nevada was the target for able, but the bomb was about 1.7 NM distant. She mostly took contamination splash from Baker. All in all, the Nevada fared no better or worse than any other ship in the test. The operation did inform our modern policies on the N in NBC for naval vessels, as we learned that: 1) all ships are pretty much equal against the damaging effect of a nuke. 2)Take the blast on the bow or stern. Especially for top heavy ships like battleships or the Prinz Eugen, as a roll is likely if you take the blast on the broadside. 3)modern deluge gear to put up a wall of seawater to hopefully "catch" as much radiation as possible 4)decontamination stations and procedures, which were worked out by decontamination experiments on the hulks from Baker.

[@bomat761]

Agreed, for all the hoopla, it is, and was, a tool of war. Inanimate objects cannot be disgraced. She served her purpose time and time again. The crew who serve her would most likely feel differently, by I am sure would ultimately agree.

[@mikekelly571]

Still would have been nice to see a WWI battleship at a museum.

[@TrenchCoatDingo]

@@mikekelly571 nah send the old girl out with a bang

[@ranger-1214]

I worked several years with a man named Bob Norman who was on BB-36 that day at Pearl. He was a Petty Officer in charge of Turret #4. Ensign Joe Taussig, the Officer of the Deck and A-A batteries OIC, was severely wounded and stranded up on the mast with one leg blown off and bleeding badly. Bob climbed up, his clothes catching on fire as he went and scorching his back. He reached Taussig, applied a tourniquet then strapped him into a stretcher, tied it to the mast and slowly lowered it down to the deck. Taussig gave him a direct order to leave him at his station as they were still being fired upon by the Japanese, but Bob told him that if they survive, he can court-martial him for refusing the order. Taussig lost his leg but not his career as he returned to duty and later retired a Captain (O-6). He fought many years to recognize Bob, who saved him and helped the ship fight back, and in 1998 Bob received the Silver Star due to Joe Taussig's perseverance. Bob later had made Ensign, spent over 36 years in the Navy, commanded a ship during Vietnam and in an operation was awarded a Bronze Star w/V-device; he also retired a Captain. During the early 90's I was in Reno and attended the dedication of the USS Nevada Memorial behind the capitol at Carson City. Dedicated to brave and daring men who helped preserve the freedom of a country.

[@jbman413]

Very cool!

[@JW-xj1yf]

MEN OF HONOR

[@barneyrice8502]

she was definitely A War Horse

[@michaelgreene2920]

Awesome history!!! America had some great and fearless men in combat.... We owe all we have to them and their service...

[@susanbelida6981]

Lord bless all who served bravely. Lord bless USS Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

[@jamesm3471]

Seeing Nevada make steam & move down the channel under intense aerial attack, despite taking major damage, while the rest of the Pacifc fleet burned & sank all around her, was one of the most stirring visuals from that fateful morning. It conveyed a powerful message to all Americans, that we will fight back without regard to the odds & whatever the cost. Its statement made to the Japanese couldn’t have been any clearer: “You choose war? So be it. We’re coming for you.” Nevada should’ve been preserved as a museum at Pearl Harbor, to keep watch over her fleet-mate Arizona’s Memorial.

[@timsimms65707]

Agreed. I often wondered why none of the six battlewagons had been preserved at Pearl. Nevada would have been a solid choice as a Pearl Harbor museum ship.

[@dannyv2335]

⁠​⁠@@timsimms65707nfortunately there was no time to think about saving older antiquated ships as we rushed right into stopping the spread of communism

[@comradevlad7459]

@@dannyv2335 Yea luckily Texas was able to be saved. though she was never at Pearl she is the closest thing we have to ships like Nevada and Arizona.

[@timsimms65707]

@@dannyv2335 True, nobody gave much thought to preservation, Enterprise, Warspite, and so many others were sent to the breakers. Thank God Texas was spared, the last of the old Dreadnoughts, she is in drydock now getting some much needed TLC.

[@HMSHOOD1920]

@@dannyv2335yeah and that failed.

[@Fabermain]

Disgrace?? how? She had a glorious career! fought more than most ships in history. So instead of being scrapped, she was used to make sure her granddaughters was up to date for the next conflict. and then she became one of the most beautiful things in the world - a station posted around Hawaii, like her sister. Not a wreck,a reef of life.

[@benmiland5245]

A reef? Sorry, sir, but coral doesn't grow at her depth.

[@harmless-kun]

read the title again... Nevada wasn't called a 'disgrace', rather the leaders 'disgraced' her, in other words, the 'disrespected' Nevada...

[@travisgarland840]

Huge waste of resources. She is a pollutant now. Coral doesn’t grow at that depth. She should have been cut down and melted. Rebuilt into a new ship. Instead we sunk 1685 tons of steal. So now we have to replace 1685 tons of steal.

[@Fabermain]

@@harmless-kun thats what im saying, how did they disrespecting it sorry you dont know the tense i was speaking in. but please explain to me how it was disgraced. cos i dont think it was.

[@harmless-kun]

@@Fabermain Reading it again, yeah I get what you are getting at. I'm convinced by your point that she served a purpose of making the newer battleships ready for the next war. I'm saying the leaders(American Leaders) disgraced her based on the title. Different viewpoints i guess...

[@BruceFJRay]

Thank you so much for this video. I had a first blood uncle on the Nevada. My mother's brother, George Maiella, the son of Italian immigrants. My uncle was assigned to the Nevada after she was repaired. He was on the old ship to his last days of active duty. Now, as an 80 year old man, I still remember seeing him, proudly wearing his Navy uniform before he mustered out of active duty. My uncle was very 'emotional' about HIS ship, the Nevada.

[@johnjay9404]

Awesome. My uncle, also my mother's brother, immigrants from Norway. Robert Olson joined the Navy in 1939 and was assigned to the U.S.S. NEVADA at Pearl Harbor. He was a gunners mate and was a part of every experience until the end of the war. They probably knew each other. I'd like to think they did.

[@jamesgascoyne.7494]

That's actually a sad ending for such a brave ship. She isn't disgraced. But I'd say her country didn't honor her as they should have. Rest easy giant lady.

[@cellpat2686]

Nice comment, dude.

[@kirkstinson7316]

Better then most of her contemporaries. They were sold as scrap a cut up

[@Pixx4you]

Well said.

[@noahellis3672]

For all her service she deserved to become a memorial and museum for the next generations to come. What American seaport would refuse to have such a ship honor them with her presence.

[@barneyrice8502]

MY thoughts Exactly She Was A Hero Ship At every Battle she Was IN And anyone That Puts Her down Should Be IN Jail for A Long Long Time FOR Their Slander OF HER !!

[@themobileprepper5730]

I served on U.S.S. Nevada SSN 733. I had the honor Of meeting and talking to BB 36 sailors. Proudest time of my life.

[@steveoliver5251]

SSBN? Ohio Class, right?

[@themobileprepper5730]

@@steveoliver5251 Yes. Stationed in Bangor Washington.

[@davidemmet7343]

My grandfather served on the Nevada between the world wars. He had many stories about the boxing matches that he would get into that were sanctioned by the ship's officers as a way to settle grudges and relieve tensions.

[@jimmym3352]

As a U.S. Navy veteran and Nevada native I appreciate giving the Nevada the recognition it deserves.

[@heartlessangel1460]

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[@JasonSmith-zu4ls]

When I was a boy growing up in Carson City, I'd often go to the state museum and see USS Nevada's silver service, a gift given to her officers from her namesake with the silver having been mined from Tonopah and the gold from Goldfield. I always was sad to hear how she ended her days, but proud that she remained true to her state's name to the end.

[@heartlessangel1460]

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[@Riley-mm7co]

13:22, For those who don't know, that ship is the USS NEW YORK BB-34. She is the sister ship to the famous museum ship USS TEXAS BB-35.

[@rafaucett]

Yeah, that ship pictured is definitely NOT a photo of the Nevada (BB-36). Easy to tell with the five turrets visible in the photo.

[@Idahoguy10157]

Sinking is a better fate for Nevada than being scrapped by the ship breakers

[@edwardweeden8837]

As A retired crewman of scrapped ships AND a targeted-sunk ship, I understand what you are saying. HOWEVER, we spent years onboard my ships doing our utmost every day to keep them afloat! The saddest thing for any ship's company sailor is to see her targeted and sunk by her fellow warships. I would much rather see mementos taken from them and given to museums or set in parks across America. While out driving I often imagine whether the bridge girders I move across might be steel from them. I have some mementos from my two scrapped carriers in my home, and smile at the memories they produce. Even lunch trays made from their aluminium still are 'in service' to Americans! My sunken carrier pleases only the occasional fish and runs completely counter to her intended purpose. I feel very sad for former crewmen who can never again touch pieces of her still 'on the surface' in parks and museums! I KNOW, I am one of them (CV-14-scrapped, CVA-34-sunk, CV-61-scrapped)

[@Don.Challenger]

@@edwardweeden8837 Yes, I think scrapped and that scrap being put back into new work is most probably the more fitting end.

[@kevinfreeman3098]

Id say the eight hour long story my grandfather told about making his way to and across the beachhead is the most comprehensive story about Operation Neptune that I've ever heard, it's also a firsthand account that's not been molested by being told over and over by different folks...

[@alexanderwaite9403]

It was a shame what happened to her. She deserved better.

[@ITSHISTORY]

I totally agree...

[@enscroggs]

The United States has far more preserved museum ships than any seafaring country, including Great Britain. Nevertheless, the vast majority of our country's veteran warships are gone. There are many reasons there are not more preserved warships, but the cost of upkeep is among the foremost reasons. There's also the matter of space. Harbors are crowded. However, the primary reason is the cost of purchase. Most preserved warships have been purchased from the Navy as required by law. (Battleship Missouri was donated by an act of Congress because of her special significance as the site of the final surrender of the Japanese Empire.) U.S.S. Enterprise accomplished much more than Nevada or any of the super dreadnoughts belonging to the United States Navy, but she was scrapped. Nevada's sister, U.S.S. Oklahoma, capsized in the attack on Pearl Harbor with great loss of life. She was raised and sold for scrap, but she sank whilst under tow to the breaker's yard. Others were expended as targets or sunk as breakwaters or artificial reefs. I'd be interested to know whether those who deplore the fate of Nevada, such as the operator of this channel, have donated to the private organizations that own and exhibit museum ships. If not, why not? At this moment, U.S.S. Texas, the sole survivor of America's battleships that joined the Home Fleet in WWI, is undergoing massive repairs and restoration. If you're outraged that Nevada was expended rather than preserved, then you may comfort yourself by visiting battleshiptexas.org/donate/

[@kyoakland]

It was a he

[@williammitchell4417]

Especially after Nevada was refit after the attack at Pearl harbor. It's not like after the first war when the US used seized German ships. Granted that Prinz Eugene was used in the atomic tests.

[@ltsBorrowed]

@@kyoakland it's MA'AM!

[@johndunkle472]

My Wife's Grandpa was stationed on the Nevada. He was onboard the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was a tough guy that lived a long life. We miss him.

[@ginnrollins211]

As a Nevadan myself, I'm saddened that this ship along with her British counterpart, the H.M.S. Warspite, weren't saved and tuned into museum ships, but I'm still happy that we still have the U.S.S. Texas. Maybe in an alternate universe it is proudly sitting in Pearl Harbor along with the U.S.S. Missouri.

[@kevinfreeman3098]

Also in that alternate universe the USS Illinois was completed as a battleship and still cuts the seas as one of the most powerful to patrol the planet

[@samuelschick8813]

ginnrollins, If you go to Pearl and tour the Missouri, remember the surrender plaque on the ship is not the original.

[@texasforever7887]

​@kevinfreeman3098 the Illinois would be just as powerful as her sister Iowas and Kentucky. Well part of the Kentucky was used on the Wisconsin to make Wiskey while Illinois was scrapped so I'd be sore to.

[@richardcline1337]

The USS Nevada should be sitting where that POS USS Missouri is berthed now. The USS Nevada had a history with Pearl Harbor. The USS Missouri has NONE and has NO right to be berthed at Pearl Harbor. That berth should be for the USS Nevada or the USS Enterprise!

[@heartlessangel1460]

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[@aptroed]

In about 1995. I had man show up at my door looking for directions. We lived i a small town then of 2000. I directed him to the right location, but then I noticed had on his head a baseball cap saying USS Nevada. On inquire, who told me he was on the USS Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor. I dont remember the rest of the conversation. I was in awe of the living history right before my eyes. Ah, that greatest generation !

[@NavyCWO]

My late Father-in-Law, was a BM2c on the Nevada during the Pearl Harbor attack. He eventually retired as a CBM. RIP CBM Frank Ball Coy!

[@charlesfaure1189]

To call this a disgrace is the height of stupidity. Nevada served to the end, and continues to serve.

[@benmiland5245]

Nevada is at the bottom of the ocean. She's serving nothing.

[@rascalferret]

@@benmiland5245 Nevada (BB-36) was clobbered as a target ship for Able, Baker, BB gunnery, and finally an aerial torpedo//...Active in WWs 1-2. Practice sinking her ala-colossal was not a loss to USN. Currently Nevada is boomer (SSBN-733). Actually, a nuke fight is absurd and ruinous. She now serves nothing but MAD...

[@williammitchell4417]

Indeed, Nevada was refit after the attack. Unfortunately, like Enterprise, Nevada was treated like a hammer from the toolshed.

[@tom-dn8md]

What happened to the HMS Warspite was a disgrace.

[@joed9491]

Nevada was a symbol of the December 7th attack of not giving up where despite taking hits, was able to get under steam and try to make it out of the harbor. She is as famous as the USS Arizona and should've been preserved. We had enough other ships, including battleships that could've taken its place for the test.

[@1954JDR]

My father was in Company E of the 151 in the Aleutian Islands when the Nevada came to the rescue. My brother has his photo album with a picture of the USS Nevada off the coast of Attu.

[@jbman413]

I have worked out of Adak several times, (P-3 Navy). The boys in the Aleutians in WW2 certainly did not have it easy.

[@nicholasmoore2590]

She wasn't disgraced at all. I'm ex-Royal Navy and have had a couple of my former ships sunk as targets. They helped train a new generation of sailors and went with honour, far better than being ripped apart in a breakers yard. And then, they became something beautiful. Sea life grew and moved in as they became artificial reefs, new life in the mess decks we once called home. Nevada and her sister are also parts of this amazing legacy. Disgrace? Never!!

[@Talon18136]

Exactly it would be nice if she were a museum but she served her country well

[@deanjacobs1766]

The only US Navy ship that got disgraced was USS Enterprise CV 6.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

How so?

[@kevinpresley3136]

She would have my first choice to save.She was the only pre war carrier to survive the war.Unfortunately USS Enterprise(CVN-65)doesn't seem to be on the list to save her.2 USS Enterprises with honorable and distinguished services will end up at the breakers.It's sad, truly sad.

[@NAVYPROUD34]

@@jacobmccandles1767 Most famous and most significant ship in history. Single handedly held the line while the pacific fleet was destroyed and being repaired and replaced. It’s crew sank the carriers that attacked Pearl. It’s the most historically significant vessel ever and was scrapped.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

@@NAVYPROUD34 I didn't quite understand that you meant "disgraced by not being preserved". Yes, that IS a disgrace. My father was on a light cruiser that fought from the Alutians, to the Solomons, to the Sea of Japan. Knowing that it went to the breakers hurts my heart.

[@uscgbmcmretired2490]

Great Video! Thanks for preserving Our Republic's History!

[@NaomiSims-id2vn]

My dad served on her during the Pacific invasions after Pearl Harbor ❤ Thank you for the honor you gave her here.

[@brianmitchell719]

My grate uncle was on her during Pearl Harbor

[@NaomiSims-id2vn]

@@brianmitchell719 ❤️

[@ManuelDiaz-on7tg]

Naomi, Our Dads may have sat at the same table during chow time.

[@NaomiSims-id2vn]

@@ManuelDiaz-on7tg Wow! It's a small world. My dad gifted his USS Nevada album to my little brother. Your dad's pic could be in it.

[@ManuelDiaz-on7tg]

@@NaomiSims-id2vnI have my Dad’s cruise book album book from the Nevada. It’s old and worn and some of the pages are torn.

[@jbrhel]

I admire the Nevada's legacy She was a stout fighting ship and should have been preserved. Her conduct at Normandy is legendary in the U.S. Army. BB-36 May she always have calm seas and following winds. Thank you for posting this video. My Dad (U.S. Army 1942-1952) would be proud.

[@jorgea.villalon9684]

Thank you for all your interesting videos, JV

[@cameraman655]

A shame that she was not spared, a sad. Thankfully, BB-35 (USS Texas) was spared and currently being repaired in Galveston.

[@eligebrown8998]

The Arizona was sunk and could not be recovered. The Texas was not sunk

[@cameraman655]

@@eligebrown8998 No, thankfully she was not sunk...

[@bipolarspock6145]

Before the Texas was moved to the island, I took my sons out to see her. In the call of duty game they play, the Texas is a multiplayer map. I asked if they wanted to go see the real ship… beautiful. They was letting people board.

[@samwilson2797]

The New York, Texas sister ship was also bombed along with Nevada, and also did not sink. Those old dreadnaughts were could take a beating.

[@stephenrodgers5672]

Ah, the USS Texas, the only ship (that I know of) to incorporate the gangster lean in combat operations. For anyone that doesn't know the crew of the Texas flooded one side of their ballast tanks to raise the angle of their guns to reach further inland at Normandy.

[@rcschmidt668]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed viewing this detail of our history.

[@carlbegnaud4851]

The old girl gave it all she had , she fought in both the Atlantic and the Pacific and it's a shame she eventually went done at the end as target practice , a great salute to you Nevada

[@skylarsoper241]

Wow what an awesome video Ryan 😊👍🏻

[@russellmancillas4464]

Very good and informative, thanks

[@jbman413]

Thanks for that very nice tribute! :)

[@enscroggs]

1:53 The United States never declared war against the Triple Alliance because it did not exist. The Triple Alliance was formed on 20 May 1882 when the Kingdom of Italy joined the Dual Alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary. It was dissolved on 3 May 1915 when Italy abrogated the treaty to align herself with Triple Entente (France, the U.K., and Russia). Thereafter, the former Triple Alliance became the Central Powers. The United States became a combatant power in the First World World through two separate declarations. The first was issued on 4 April 1917 against Germany alone. On 7 December 1917, another declaration of war was issued against Austria-Hungary.

[@k.eubanks6473]

That ending was quite poetic. Thank you for it

[@PhilSallaway]

The German heavy cruiser at the Baker Test was thePrinz Eugen which was towed to the Kawajulien Atol where she capsized

[@marcmiller72]

That was good! Thank you Ryan.

[@ITSHISTORY]

Glad you liked it!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Amazing how resilient that 1914 Class of Battleships were built. Great Story. Thanks.

[@jetsons101]

Better to serve the country as target practice than end up in the breakers yard. We still have the USS TEXAS. Thanks to Ryan for posting.

[@GrandPitoVic]

That was awesome brother.

[@todaystarr]

Very well done.

[@Chase-jc7rx]

I've heard that the 2nd boiler was activated to give the crew something to do and the moral from the Nevada moving was so high that all the other shipped paused firing to cheer her on and they could see the men cheering from the decks and docks

[@manilajohn0182]

The reason why Iowa was unable to sink Nevada was that Iowa struggled to hit Nevada at long range. At the time, it was widely believed that the fire control radar (based on the Mark 13 radar range keeper) aboard Iowa would enable her to do so with unprecedented long- range accuracy. However, they navy knew little about shell dispersion- the tendency of shells fired from a turret to interfere with one another's flight path. The actual bombardment in July of 1948 lasted for five days- after which the force, comprising Iowa and a cruiser and destroyer, abandoned the attempt. Nevada was then sunk by air- dropped torpedo attack.

[@aldenconsolver3428]

Can you happen to remember the name of the source of that information?

[@manilajohn0182]

@@aldenconsolver3428 What information, specifically?

[@robertneal4244]

The British did not invade at Taranto. They conducted a port air strike using a smaller group of aircraft, but it showed the world (and the Japanese) that it could be done,

[@jamesdunn9609]

True. He also said Operation Neptune was just another name for Operation Overlord, which is simply not true. This guy's actual knowledge of history could fit in a thimble, with room left over. This entire video is garbage and he should be ashamed of himself for posting such trash. His channel should be called "It's NOT History."

[@bunzeebear2973]

Why would the Japanese be interested in an Italian city, pray tell?

[@peterbrown6494]

@@bunzeebear2973 Because from that one italian city,the brits showed that an air raid on a port is possible,and the japanese did the same,but on a far grander scale and with far better aircrafts. The japanese studied the Taranto raid,unlike the americans

[@grahvis]

The Japanese were already planning such an attack, but Taranto confirmed the idea was completely practical, removing any doubts.

[@furious_wrath7079]

Your leaving out a big part, it proved the air raid w/ torpedoes could be done on shallow port like Pearl Harbor

[@ernst91]

Great video 👍

[@ITSHISTORY]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@N34RT]

Excellent documentary- thanks for producing and sharing! I know it’s a small thing, but the still photo of the capsizing Nevada at time stamp 13:56 is upside down (or was that an attempt to right her posthumously?.)

[@paulsullivan3291]

Thanks!

[@whytebearconcepts]

In 2020, my niece was part of the exercise that sunk the USS Rodney M. Davis during RIMPAC 2020. Her father was a Machinists mate on the Davis from 1990 to 1993, before she was even born. She was asked how it felt to be part of the sinking of her dad's ship, she said it was an honorable end to a faithful sailor. The Nevada wasn't dishonored, she served in every capacity she was asked to, to her best ability.

[@flyboy1ron]

My dad joined the Navy in April 1917 and first served on the USS Nevada from 5/31/17 to 1/7/18, then went to the USS Minneapolis from 4/4/18 to 11/11/18. He was in the Navy all his life and retired in the early 1960's.

[@PoochAndBoo]

He was in his 60's when he retired from the Navy!?

[@flyboy1ron]

@@PoochAndBoo Yes he was in the Navy all his life. I don't know exactly when he retired.

[@donaldwyant3483]

Wow!!! Thanks!!

[@genebohannon8820]

She was a "good" ship. If they couldn't save CV 6 then no ship was safe. It is fitting that NCC 1707 was named in honour of the carrier that fought alone against the whole of the kitobutti

[@bradhammack7207]

NCC-1701, not 1707.

[@genebohannon8820]

@@bradhammack7207 typo! My humblest apologies, I have know that since I watched her in reruns in the seventies

[@deanjacobs1766]

AMEN to that. CV 6 stood alone against the Imperial Japanese 20 battle Stars an more damage than the Nevada would ever see. If any WW2 ship should have been Enterprise

[@harryricochet8134]

kitobutti? LMFRWAO!!!! That's 'Kido Butai'

[@texasforever7887]

​@@deanjacobs1766Battle Stars are participation trophies. Everyone got one being part of an operation. Presidential Unit Citations were the award for Valor and heroism and the Navy Unit Commendation. Only the Big E CV-6 received both.

[@tylernason7797]

That ending had me in tears...

[@classic.cameras]

Well done Ryan! One of your best videos to date!

[@David-hm9ic]

On a side note, it's remarkable how similar the Nevada BB-36 and USS Texas, BB-35 look alike but their designs were significantly different. Texas had the same open cage masts when first launched and the same style of bumps and notches in the hull just below the forward main deck. Those were casemates for the 5 inch guns. The Nevada's construction was a major turning point in battleship design. She was powered by steam turbines where the Texas had triple expansion reciprocating steam engines. Nevada had a number of turrets for twin 5"/38 cal guns where all of the 5" guns on Texas are open single mounts. The Nevada was the first battleship designed with the "all or nothing" armor scheme where vital areas were heavily armored and the remainder of the ship was unarmored. This resulted in a stronger and lighter ship because the armor was an integral part of the design where previously the armor was designed after the rest of the ship was designed. The Nevada was a ship with many "firsts."

[@BigTrain175]

The biggest difference between the Texas and Nevada as built is the Texas had 5 twin 14 inch gun turrets (one amidships) where the Nevada had two triple gun and two twin gun 14 inch turrets for a total of 10 main guns on each ship. The follow on Pennsylvania class had four triple gun 14 inch turrets for a total of 12 guns. All originally had 5 inch secondary guns in casements.

[@McCrlspy]

Damn, had me tearing up at the end

[@steveoliver5251]

Excellent video. As a minor point, it is not unusual to have a large part of the officer contingent off the ship at night. In port is a regular work day and everyone has their "Duty Day".

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You Thank You 😊

[@kepler186f4]

"rather than take the indignity of being scrapped and turn into lunch trays..." Great report, what an amazing history!

[@noahellis3672]

There have been several publications about the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese that not only recounts the story of the attack but also of the huge effort to salvage the fleet of ships sunk in the harbor. East Wind Rain has many photos of the salvage work especially of the Nevada and all the battleships except for Arizona and Utah. Another good book to read about the salvage work is by one of the salvage divers who worked on many of the ships at Pearl Harbor. Called "Descent Into Darkness" the author describes entering flooded compartments that you had to feel around by hand because the oil and murkiness of the water made it impossible to see anything. Many times the compartments had bodies floating above their heads which the divers had to get use to. Those two books are a great pair to read about the U.S. resurrecting the fleet that was thought by the Japanese and even many Americans to be completely destroyed.

[@olegadodasguerras3795]

Awesome

[@13stalag13]

The ship shown @13:25 is either the USS New York, or the USS Texas, as it has 5 twin turrets.

[@MadZach09]

The ship is the USS New York as it was conducted in one of the bikini atoll tests the USS Texas was already decided to be preserved

[@hurch1915]

For all she went through, the Nevada should have become a museum ship. She is, however, among good company. Others who should be recognized for their contribution to the war effort include the Tennessee, which was in the war from start to finish, fired more shots with her main guns than any other naval ship, and of course, the Enterprise, which, for all her contributions was the most decorated ship in the U.S. navy. Like they say, "You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone".

[@DOWNTOWN_AUDIO]

You know what, she had a great life! She fought harder then anybody expected, was stronger then anybody expected, and she went out as she lived! In combat! She had an honorable fate, and today she is a beautiful coral reef!

[@samoldfield5220]

Such a beautiful, and sad, story.

[@onebridge7231]

Not disgraced. She was given a proper send off as a distinguished battle wagon. As a U.S. Navy submariner, I can’t think of a better send off other than a museum piece. Better than a scrap yard.

[@dodgedaytona7435]

She was a revolutionary ship that change American battleship design. First American ship with all of nothing armor scheme, super firing turrets, first standard battleship, triple gun turrets, and oil fueled steam turbines.

[@walterschiller8281]

She was a glorious ship with a fantastic history of war. My dad was on the Nevada at Pearl Harbor. It was beached, reflated and served with distinction during WWII. Disgraced. I don't think so!

[@PavewayJDAM]

The fact all of the US Navy's modern (interwar) battleship were largely of the same class (the Standard type), led to the ease of upgrades once the war started. They were all very useful second line of 10 battleships.

[@gillbarry8681]

Operation Neptune was also charged with ship to shore engagements in Calais as a deceptive pre attack, making sure the Germans remain convinced and assured of their force placements before and during the actual assult on Normandie.

[@DonDiesel85]

American Made 🦅

[@billgrandone3552]

If I recall, after Korea only the Iowa class battleships were kept either in mothballs or on active duty during Viet Nam. A few battle ships like the Texas went to museums paid for by the people of the states whose names they bore, as well as an aircraft carrier or two. But the rest were scrapped.

[@christophergraham3160]

RMS Titanic: I'm unsinkable! USS Nevada: Hold my beer.....

[@glennpruess6936]

No offense but Arizona is a Pennsylvania class battleship and not a Nevada class therefore the Arizona and the Nevada are not sister-ships

[@kevinfreeman3098]

Sister referring to where she was docked one would assume, could also be they are both battleships/cruisers although as you've pointed out, not of the same class.

[@shawntame45]

@kevinfreeman3098 sister ships generally refer to ships built at the same time with the same plans. Not with where they are docked

[@tombeer9]

They were built in the same era using many of the same components equipment and building methods, so in a way you can say that they are siblings or sisters.

[@kevinfreeman3098]

@@shawntame45 the key word that invalidates your statement would be "generally"...

[@BigTrain175]

@@kevinfreeman3098 The Nevada was moored at the end of "Battleship row" with no other vessel alongside.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

That brass on deck @ 9:17 was not from any gun on Nevada. Those were 6" shells from a light cruiser. I think the first pic may have been the Santa Fe during the Betio Island bombardment off Tarawa.

[@allen44p]

Can you do a video on the Oklahoma

[@ghostmost2614]

@1:31 look where the forward turret guns are aimed.😅

[@331SVTCobra]

13:10 that dark vertical object is a battleship.

[@patrickcampbell4504]

Please do a video about our Intel, what we knew and what we let happen😢 and why.

[@Supermarine-Spitfire-mk-IX]

If anyone wants a more detailed history of the Nevada, I would highly recommend reading "Silver State Dreadnought" by Stephen M. Younger.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

When the Nevada left to go get more ammunition. She came back, flooded one side of the ship and started launching shells 50 60 Miles in land to help in the invasion.

[@wpatrickw2012]

The officers of the Nevada, during the Pearl Harbor attack, gave an order by mistake that helped save the ship. Thinking that one of the nearby ships had had an internal explosion, instead of a torpedo/bomb hit. They ordered: away damage control parties.

[@matthewbratton3825]

Well done.Sad.of.it's fate after a stellar service.

[@user-sz7ec6em6p]

I want to cry....

[@walterheinen5298]

What a shame. Imagine Pearl Harbor today with a shiny new looking Nevada moored to the right of the Arizona and Missouri on the left. What a fine tribute it would have been. Hindsight.

[@ronlynquist9183]

Most warships are either scraped or used as targets. That's the way it's always been. It costs millions to maintain a ship. Only governments can do that.

[@thefanification]

you are forgetting about museum ships my guy

[@ronlynquist9183]

@@thefanification Most of them are falling apart if the museum isn't state run.

[@michaelcuff3418]

Id take a Nevada or Iowa class ship over any of the ships we have now!

[@fstanley2328]

And you’d be watching those ships being sunk in quick order because a battleship against a modern guided missile destroyer world be a massacre.

[@user-io9ie5cs8j]

​@fstanley2328 unless you Really update the ship. But, they'd be best used behind an escort screen, her guns used to best effect.

[@94Whiskey]

What an amazing ship she is, i never would have known. Military history should be standard in school to remind us all of the bravery, self sacrifice of ship & the Greatest Generation! Very proud & humbling story of resilient shipb& crew!

[@seesafar9912]

My father was there as Master (Omaha, Gold, Sword and Juno) on a transport. He told me they called the water the "Red tide" because of the blood.... they ran alongside the shoreline dropping off troops, blankets, ammo, fuel and beans. The "Worst load" ever? "A shipload of drunken doctors".... his own words.

[@Paul-zf8ob]

They sunk my old ship for target practice too! The USS Schofield deg-3…

[@douglasmckee754]

As an American Respect is what i have for my fore fathers and their will to keep America great.

[@armigerdino]

Although it was sad end for nevada after such distinguished service. I think personally there's something more pleasing they still exist , all be it at the bottom of the ocean rather than being scrapped and disappearing completely.

[@UpatoiCreekRifles]

The “Old lady of the seas” USS New York was stubborn to go down as well

[@ghelmet2701]

Now This Is True Loyalty and Love. We Just Abandoned it as if it was just normal.

[@chucks6879]

It was said that many of the Iowa crew had tears in their eyes trying to sink her

[@keithnoneya]

To this day I do not understand why the U.S. Navy doesn't keep some of it's older ship in ship yards, especially the older Aircraft Carriers. Which if properly maintained could be brought out of dry dock and readied for battle. They would make great training ships as well as floating Berths, classrooms etc. They could sail to training facilities and berth them and when the crews are done training the crews could be assigned to active front line ships and fleets. They could even be sold on leased to our Allies Fleets, instead our Navy sells them for $1.00 dollar and has them cut up fro scrap, such a waste. Thanks for sharing the history of the two sisters. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

[@Phuc_Socialist_You_Tube]

Perhaps you can understand that obsolete ships contain obsolete equipment that isn't used on newer ships. Indeed, the entire nature of some naval jobs has changed if not been eliminated entirely. Training someone on obsolete equipment or, at an obsolete job, doesn't help a modern navy.

[@poky1958]

I always say keep those old battle wagons handy, we might need them again

[@SMDoktorPepper]

Wow...this is a story Ive never heard before.

[@SMR3663]

The Arizona was not Nevada's sister ship . Usually a sister ship is a ship that is from same class . Arizona's sister ship was the Pennsylvania. Of the Pennsylvania Class. Both were at Pearl HARBOUR that day .

[@davidemmet7343]

My grandfather served on the Nevada between the two world wars.

[@RWebster325]

USS Texas (1892 version, sister ship to the USS Maine sunk in Cuba), sunk as target ship in March 1912, before WWI. USS Indiana (BB-1) sunk as target ship in November 1920. USS Iowa (BB-4) sunk as gunnery target in March 1923. USS Alabama (BB-8) sunk as target in 1921. USS Virginia (BB-13) sunk as target ship in September 1923. USS New Jersey (BB-16) sunk as target ship in September 1923. USS North Dakota (BB-29) converted to target ship in 1924 and scrapped in 1931. USS Utah (BB-31) converted to target ship in 1931, sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941 (war grave and memorial). USS Arkansas (BB-33) sunk on 25 July 1946, as part of Operation Crossroads USS New York (BB-34) target ship for Operation Crossroads (1946), sunk as target, 8 July 1948 USS Nevada (BB-36) primary target ship for Operation Crossroads (1946), sunk as target 31 July 1948. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) target ship for Operation Crossroads, scuttled 10 February 1948. USS Washington (BB-47) (never completed, never commissioned) sunk as target, 25 November 1924 OK, please explain how she was disgraced? Secretly or otherwise.

[@Gice2787]

My step grandfather Everett Coon was served on that ship.