Hi KZitem! Because of the recent rise in KZitem channels that straight up plagiarize content, I have decided to start listing my sources in detail for each video. This video used these reference points: 1. AGAINST ALL ODDS - HMS RAWALPINDI By Stephen Cashmore and David Bews (an amazing read!) www.caithnessarchives.org.uk/caithness/rawalpindi.htm 2. hmsjervisbay.com/ (Very well-run website with some fascinating firsthand accounts.)
@EdTheShed1
9 ай бұрын
Smart decision! There is something very wrong with the heads of the people who do this kind of stuff and believe they can get away with it. And then there are the figures who attempt to take down entire channels by claiming the original content on it as their own… KZitem needs to act! Keep making awesome content😃
@Tiri_the_takehe
9 ай бұрын
Both an excellent decision for enabling your viewers to dive into historical records themselves, and one that clearly demonstrates your own integrity, thank you and bravo!
@rebaland
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for informing us about Anton's passing, as well as his contribution to the World of marine artistry. I didn't know him, or of him, but I have nothing if not appreciation for those who share(d) my fascination with maritime history.
@johnray7311
9 ай бұрын
Your presentations show that you care about content.
@amazer747
9 ай бұрын
I was an officer on the Jervis Bay! A containership of OCL on the UK/Europe/Australia/NZ run in the 1970s - 1980s. Of course a picture of our illustrious namesake was proudly displayed on board.
@jackspringheel9963
8 ай бұрын
I once met someone whose narrowboat was called Jervis Bay, they were quite impressed that I'd heard of the original and San Demetrio
@Randomstuffs261
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for covering the Jervis Bay. She's genuinely one of the most heroic ships that's ever existed and it seems nobody gives her any credit
@Phaaschh
9 ай бұрын
She's certainly remembered here in the UK, and her heroic defence of the convoy was immortalised in the contemporary Ealing Studios film "San Demetrio, London".
@OceanlinerDesigns
9 ай бұрын
Super glad we could share this story with more people!
@bigbossimmotal
9 ай бұрын
@@OceanlinerDesigns Being from USA, and a student of WWII history for the last 50 years, I thought I had at least heard of every major land, sea, and air battle, I was wrong. Jervis Bay was entirely new to me, and what a story! Great Work as always, thank you.
@stevenkerr1455
9 ай бұрын
The Jervis Bay is an episode of unparalleled bravery..
@thatluckysnxiper7840
9 ай бұрын
I mean, not really. If you're given every chance to surrender and choose not to AND to make a cheap strike like that is idiotic by all means. What did they get other then their crew slaughtered. If they had been engaged first then by all means honors to them but that isn't what happened.
@gordonwhitney6052
9 ай бұрын
Two great stories. I am a little bit disappointed you didn't mention the MV San Demetrio at least in passing. She was a member of the convoy, an oil tanker who was attacked and set ablaze by the Admiral Scheer. Like Scheer, San Demetrio's own crew thought she was done for and abandoned her. Two days later one of the lifeboats came across the still afloat San Demetrio, the lifeboat crew reboarded her, put out the still smoldering fires, restarted the engines, and somehow managed to sail the badly battered ship to the British Isles. Drachinifel did a great video on the story. Kudos for mentioning the Mopan. Her role in delaying the Admiral Scheer, thus blunting the effectiveness of Scheer's attack is often overlooked when the story of HX-84 is told, and I think does Mopan and her captain a disservice. Great video!
@rossmansell5877
9 ай бұрын
Made a film of it years ago "San Demtrio, London!
@davidelliott5843
9 ай бұрын
Then there’s Ohio a tanker carrying gasoline for the air defence of Malta. She was holed and sinking but was brought in with a Flower Class corvette lashed to each side. She sank in Grand Harbour, but her cargo was pumped out. If Hollywood made a truthful film, her amazing story would never be believed.
@mattsisoler6125
9 ай бұрын
I’m not sure you’ll see this, but I love this video Mike. You did an excellent job on this with the Jervis Bay and Rawalpindi, two stories that make me tear up every time from their bravery knowing how badly they were outclassed but sacrificing themselves to protect their fellow mariners. I know you’re not a military guy for the most part, but I have one for you from the Royal Navy. The British destroyer HMS Glowworm ran afoul of the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, a ship that vastly outclassed her, while trying to rejoin a British fleet in 1940. Her commander charged the ship towards Hipper in a duel that Glowworm couldn’t hope to win, launching torpedoes and throwing shells at the German ship. Badly damaged, her captain turned Glowworm and, with what strength the ship had left, it rammed the Admiral Hipper before going down. Her commander, Gerard Broadmead Roope, sadly did not make it despite abandoning ship with his men, and was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously after Admiral Hipper’s captain wrote a note to the British Admiralty through the Red Cross recommending him for the highest honor possible. It’s a story that I’d love to hear you tell, but I understand if it’s not. Once again, great video and I hope you’re having a wonderful day. 👍
@wayneantoniazzi2706
9 ай бұрын
There's not much I can add except Ludovic Kennedy, the son of Captain Kennedy of Rawalpindi, served in the RN himself on (I believe) HMS Tartar. In the early 1970s Ludovic wrote a marvelous book on the hunt for the Bismarck called "Pursuit," a great read! Trust me! Beautifully and sensitively written it's well worth your time to read.
@Phaaschh
9 ай бұрын
One of the first books on naval history I ever read. It's still on my shelves to this day, a marvellously evocative account.
@ingerlander
9 ай бұрын
I once read that Ludovic Kennedy having heard of the sinking of the Rawalpindi, did not bother himself reading the list of survivors. He said that he knew his father's name would not be on it as he was the kind of man to whom the fate of his ship and himself would be the same
@wayneantoniazzi2706
9 ай бұрын
@@ingerlander I haven't read that myself but it doesn't surprise me. I'm sure Ludovic was both heartbroken but immensely proud at the same time.
@pashvonderc381
9 ай бұрын
I have and can recommend that book too, also worth checking out the other side’s view as told from the Bismarck , Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg’s book.
@wayneantoniazzi2706
9 ай бұрын
@@pashvonderc381 I've got von Mullenheim's book as well. Very well written not only does it tell the story of Operation Rheinubung from the German side it's also a good story of Mullenheim's experience as a POW in Canada.
@bobuk5722
9 ай бұрын
Those early naval fire control computers were marvels of mechanical, not electronic, engineering. They could compute fairly complex mathematical functions involving equations featuring differential or integral calculus. Really a wonder to behold - even now. They were housed deep in the most protected 'citidal' areas of the naval ships and connected to multiple sensors - range finders, ships speed and roll indicators, wind speed detectors, the compass bearing, and barometer and outside temperature sensors to name a few. The results of their calculations were relayed to the gun turrets by indicators which the gun crews used to train the guns onto the selected target(s). Naval gunfire could be ridiculously accurate over ranges of up to 20 miles (32 km) or so depending on the gun size.
@Brock_Landers
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Mike for taking the time to honor the memory of Anton Logvynenko. I still remember the first time I saw one of his colorizations of Titanic and I went crazy. Then he did many more black and white colorizations of ocean liners from the past and I knew this guy had talent. I didn't know of his passing until you posted it earlier in the week. I also lost one of my sisters today 😢😢😢. Still, it was really nice to see such a valued member of the maritime historical community being remembered.
@maxsredditreadingclub8353
9 ай бұрын
Im so sorry for your loss 🕊️🕊️
@anisvadjian5142
9 ай бұрын
My sincerest condolences to you and your family
@mariecarie1
9 ай бұрын
I am so so sorry for your loss 😢
@Brock_Landers
7 ай бұрын
Thank you everyone. She was a very wonderful person. We had our fights and arguments, but what sibling doesn't? I moved away from home when I was 14 and she took me in for quite a few years after that. She started getting sick about 5 years after I moved out. She was in and out of the hospital with cardiovascular issues, then this last time she went into heart and renal failure. She was only 46 and I am 40.
@Karagianis
9 ай бұрын
Jervis bay wasn't the only noteworthy tale to come of that convoy. The tanker San Demitrio was another remarkable ship. It actually didn't escape, it was one of the ships the Scheer caught before it could escape into the night. Somehow, despite being hit multiple times by the Admiral scheer and burning out of control it survived after the crew abandoned it. One life boat got separated in the night and ended up drifting back into the stricken ship 24 hours later. Half dead from exposure the survivors re-boarded the burning tanker, managed to put the fires out and sailed the ship home. WITH NO NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT, severe damage and only 1/3 of a crew.
@kinorris1709
9 ай бұрын
"Unabandon ship" "Yes"
@ryanmrowka8970
9 ай бұрын
Wow... that's a hell of an old gal.
@miapdx503
8 ай бұрын
Survival at sea...those sailors had some brass gonads. 😏 Salute! 🌹⚓
@xthetenth
8 ай бұрын
Because the ship had been abandoned, they also got salvage money.
@davidclarke7122
7 ай бұрын
Here is a movie about it " San Demitrio London"
@DidMyGrandfatherMakeThis
9 ай бұрын
Jervis Bay didnt just 'try' and do the impossible. She did fhe impossible. And say what you will for the ship, her captain and crew did not fail her, and she never failed them. Cracking video sir. As always
@stevenkarnisky411
9 ай бұрын
Hard to even comprehend the bravery and devotion to duty of these two ship's crews. May we always honor their memory and follow their example!
@stefaneer9120
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. My grandfather was in the German Kriegsmarine and heard such stories from his comrades.
@jetsons101
9 ай бұрын
Mike, what a great watch. The crews on those ships are all part of the Greatest Generation that fought for the Freedoms we enjoy today. Now it's up to us to protect those freedoms that some would be more than happy to take away. Thanks for your time, work and posting.....
@rjcolombe
9 ай бұрын
Great story, Mike! I always knew of the heroics of HMS Rawalpindi, but not so much of Jervis Bay. Regarding the battle with Rawalpindi, I recall reading somewhere that one of the commanders of the German ships had some honourable words to say about the steamer and her valiant crew. If I can find the quote, I'll edit and post it here later.
@dazzamac70
9 ай бұрын
Thankyou for sharing the story of the HMS Jervis Bay. My second ship that I served on in the RAN was the HMAS Jervis Bay. As the crew of a ship that was named after that gallant ship, we were extremely proud of her history!!!
@shipnerd27
9 ай бұрын
Dang these are some forgotten ships! Glad to see them getting their own video on the best Oceanliner Channel!
@frankwu4747
9 ай бұрын
It’s fascinating to see how all the Ocean liner companies of old have transitioned into Cruise ship companies of today.
@robruss62
9 ай бұрын
Except United States Lines. Stupidly the US Congress (which has little compunction in meddling in every aspect of American life) decided to go John Stuart Mill & Milton Friedman on national defense assets and let the US Merchant Marine, as well as passenger rail network, go to pot.
@carlosn894
9 ай бұрын
Kennedy had his over 200 men die because of pride and a false sense of honor in fighting a totally lost cause. Meanwhile not even one month later German captain Langsdorf of KMS Graf Spee found himself in almost a similar hopeless situation and chose to spare his crew and scuttled his ship instead of fighting and sending his men to death. Kennedy could have just as well surrendered after reporting his position and it would have changed nothing but 238 men would be alive. Heck surrendering would be more efficient anyway in tying down the enemy since they would likely came aboard, inspected and ordered evacuation. By that time the reinforcements would have arrived and caught them pants down.
@ldkbudda4176
9 ай бұрын
I was thinking too. So why not surrender? Honor above sane reason?
@CliffordBird-r1l
24 күн бұрын
You have no idea of neither you would just wet yourself
@jakubstrumillo
9 ай бұрын
You should cover story of ORP Piorun, Polish destroyer that fired at the German battleship at close range for an hour. Before British forces arrived and finished the job.
@AtomicExtremophile
9 ай бұрын
Piorun was a legend...
@randomlyentertaining8287
5 ай бұрын
The Piorun was with British forces. She just rushed ahead of the battleships she was with, firing her guns while broadcasting they were Poles over the wireless.
@NonsensicalNauticalRambings
9 ай бұрын
I Believe I remember you talking about this on a very old live stream, and saying that you wanted to make it a video. Glad to see the story finally get it's documentary, even if it took a year or two. Thanks as always for more high quality documentaries on unknown stories!
@tallonmetroids271
8 ай бұрын
From a prior service USN navigator: Fair Winds and Following Seas to the Rawalpindi, her crew and to her Captain. You all have my unwavering respect and admiration, lads.
@walterathow5988
9 ай бұрын
Thank you, my friend Mike Brady, Great video Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication.
@Local-Of-The-Mitten-State
9 ай бұрын
Hello, Mike! I just wanted to say I love your channel and you have inspired me to learn about maritime history! Also you should do a video on a Great Lakes Ship!
@MysticalQ
9 ай бұрын
Hey Mike, thank you for covering these ships! I'm so sorry to hear about Anton's passing, I've been following and didn't know he died. I've heard he fought valiantly himself.
@regenesisart1373
9 ай бұрын
Appreciate the dedication to Anton. Truly amazed by the work he produced. R.I.P.
@davidatkinson2167
9 ай бұрын
In the early 1960s I worked for Shaw Savill & Albion who technically owned Jervis Bay. The picture of the painting at the beginning of your article is similar to the one that used to hang in the corridor of their London office. I used to look at it every time I went past it. It was a very atmospheric painting and showed the Admiral Scheer on the horizon. Captain Fogarty Fegen must have been an exceedingly brave person by taking himself and his crew to a certain death with a merchantman versus a pocket battleship. I don't know where the painting is now as Shaw Savill don't exist anymore.
@rogerrendzak8055
7 ай бұрын
Great documentary on two of Britain's, merchant marine, armed transports, I've never heard of. Good, and complete, Mike👍!!!! Also, I saute to Anton, who sacrificed his artistic career and life, for the heartbeat, of his own land😞.
@BTScriviner
9 ай бұрын
War is horrible, but stories of sacrifice and bravery like these make me tear up every time.
@ronjones1077
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for bringing these hero’s back to the light. Machines are machines. It’s the people who design, build and operate them that matter. Don’t get me wrong, the sight and feelings you get when discovering a Queen Mary, battleship Arizona, or even oil tanker Exon Valdez is awe inspiring, but the people on them is what’s non-replaceable
@MrToaster747
9 ай бұрын
I absolutely adore your videos. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication! You've got me into the oceanliner topic and I'm addicted ever since :D
@Johnaxl666
9 ай бұрын
I am a Civilian Instructor with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps in Saskatchewan, and our Corps is named after the Rawalpindi, (118 RCSCC Rawalpindi in Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada.) The Sea Cadet Corps in the city of Saskatoon is named after Jervis Bay.
@7thsealord888
8 ай бұрын
Good video. HMS Jervis Bay has a special resonance for Australians. given our connections with that name. Since ww2, a number of RAN ships have been named Jervis Bay.
@andyrobbins8379
9 ай бұрын
Captain Kennedy was the father of Ludovic Kennedy, the author, broadcaster and social justice campaigner. Ludovic Kennedy was an officer on HMS Tartar during the Bismarck’s final battle. He later wrote the book ‘Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck.’
@greglivo
9 ай бұрын
It's a small detail, but I love that you include both Imperial and metric units when describing ships speeds and dimensions. Here in the US we haven't caught on to metric yet so it really helps.
@maxsredditreadingclub8353
9 ай бұрын
RIP To All Those Who Died From The Sinkings 🕊️🕊️ And Also RIP To Anton 🕊️🕊️
@ccjmanray8202
9 ай бұрын
"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy." Lord Nelson.
@bobuk5722
9 ай бұрын
Hi Mike, I do realise this suggestion goes somewhat outside of your channel title, so may not be of interest to you, but that's never stopped me before! It would, I think, be very illuminating to expand on the very different architectures between Ocean Liners and equivalent sized Naval Ships. The only Naval vessels that spring to my mind the size of the 'Queens' and similar would be the large modern US Carriers but comparisons with smaller vessels would at least be possible across a somewhat more historic timeframe.
@trapdoorguppi
9 ай бұрын
Mike thank you for the memorial in the end i am Ukrainian Canadian (my dad was Ukrainian) and the Ukrainian spirit reminds me very much of the the crews upon these ships small but powerful an strong. God bless Anton and may he rest in peace. Slava ukraini!
@lponceliz
9 ай бұрын
Always a good day when Mike uploads
@colorona8456
8 ай бұрын
Great choice of music - ever since Master and Commander, Vaughn Williams reminds me of the live on the sea.
@roselightinstorms727
9 күн бұрын
Thank you for covering this🎉
@powcod7455
4 ай бұрын
I love the way you make these videos. The way you tell these ships stories makes them sound like heros and they are
@arthurschipper8906
4 ай бұрын
Never tire of Mike's content. Keep up the good work.
@cnknguyen
8 ай бұрын
Capt Kennedy made a very irresponsible decision imo. He had an opportunity to save his men, but was more concerned about the next mornings headlines.
@AugmentedGravity
9 ай бұрын
The name HMS Jervis Bay will forever be synonymous with total bravery for me.
@logicalbrick5311
9 ай бұрын
HMS li WO also comes to mind The bravery of these crews is impressive
@tomseggie9929
3 ай бұрын
Rawalpindi is the name of the sea cadet corp I served in in the 70s, and Jervis Bay is another Saskatchewan sea cadet corp. A great video!
@theoriginaleb9616
9 ай бұрын
New sub here. So glad I found your channel, Mike. I enjoy the stories and illustrations so much. Thanks for your hard work.
@christiandiederichsen4966
9 ай бұрын
The heroic stories of both ships and her crews had been part of the shortem stories written by Alistair MacLean collected in "The lonely sea". Very remarkable content. Nothing more to add from Hamburg, Germany.
@bigbrowntabby118
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for making the stories of these ships and their heroic crews better known.👍👍I had heard of the HMS Rawalpindi before, but not of the Jervis Bay.
@Reimu__Hakurei
9 ай бұрын
I love it when this guy uploads. Good content and explanation to stories.
@pastorrich7436
8 ай бұрын
An incredible tribute. Thank you.
@corringhamdepot4434
7 ай бұрын
Just re-watched the 1943 movie "San Demetrio London" available on Channel 4. Which starts with the sinking of the Jervis Bay and the abandonment of the tanker MV San Demetrio. Which was set alight at the same time as the Jervis bay was sunk. Some of crew re-boarded the tanker and eventually brought her home. I remember watching the film 40 odd years ago when I was a kid. It is still a really good film as I remembered it from all those years ago. The MV San Demetrio was subsequently sunk by a U Boat in 1942.
@Funny-ship-man
9 ай бұрын
Fun fact, Scharnhorst's last stand, the Battle of the North Cape, reaches it's 80th anniversary the day after this christmas
@caseyjonessnr1200
6 ай бұрын
My grandfather was a Royal Navy Reserve member of the Rawalpindi crew sadly he didn’t survive the engagement.
@keith800
9 ай бұрын
Great story's of such bravery by these men , there is a magnificent model of the Jarvis Bay on show at Chatham historic dockyard UK along with the depiction of this battle .
@deepseadirt1
9 ай бұрын
Mike have you ever encountered the story of SS CITY OF CHESTER(1875)? Not the biggest ocean liner but she still exists today lying under the San Francisco Bay Bridge. She was sunk in 1888 in a collision with the original White Star OCEANIC coming from Hong Kong. Amazing that she's still there 135 years later. Kudos for this well made video. It's right up there with your video on the tragic story of the Laconia's encounter with B-24 Liberators.
@SixofQueens
9 ай бұрын
I don't know in what context (just floating a general idea), but I'd love to see you do a collab with the channel Battleship New Jersey. The curator of the battleship museum Ryan Szimanski seems like the kind of person you'd get on with really well with, given your respective loves of ships, in particular the stories of their histories and the people aboard them. Again, not sure what kind of video or what particular story would be the best to cover, but New Jersey has some fascinating history that I think your channel could bring even more into the limelight.
@nthgth
9 ай бұрын
Definitely never heard of these before. Thank you for spreading the knowledge.
@tomsear1
9 ай бұрын
Bathurst Class, HMIS Bengal, & Ondina’s battle with the Hōkoku Maru, 11 Nov 42, is worth recalling. My girlfriend’s grandfather was aboard BENGAL, happy to share any stories and original documents. I have recently spoken with retired Indian Navy admiral of Indian Naval History Unit if useful contact also.
@kats9755
5 ай бұрын
Our friend Mike Brady has me crying about ships and their crews again at 3 AM 😭😭😭😭
@PeterPangas
8 ай бұрын
Hi, very impressed that you have picked these vessels for your video. I am like you surprised to learn that even though the Jervis Bay is spelt that way, it was pronounced "Jarvis Bay" something I learned very well when working at Dept of Defense. There was also a passenger car ferry that was voyaging between Sydney and Tasmania. This was later requisitioned by The Australian Navy and called Jervis Bay. I know it is not in the class of the great Ocean Liners, but think it might be worth a side video if you see fit. I very much like you channel and an looking forward to many more entertaining and informational videos. Cheers Peter
@raunoerm9752
9 ай бұрын
Wow, i got some serious goosebumps from all this heroism. Great video!
@hannah_boston
8 ай бұрын
Got emotional on that one. Great information commentary and visuals. Thanks so much for your KZitem channel.
@ScarletTermite
9 ай бұрын
Great job with this one, Mike. I definitely learned more about the war in the Atlantic and the RNA than I had read before. Happy Christmas to you!
@LazarusProductions2
9 ай бұрын
This video was emotional. Wonderful story told by an amazing storyteller; Mike. The way these stories were presented was nothing short of amazing and beautiful. Very well made video! Even though each story ended with sacrifice, their story will forever be told and retold time and time again. Amazing video, truly Mike! 🥹
@DiagolonRider
9 ай бұрын
the Scharnhoarst is my favorite German BB...i built a little model of it and she's my main played BB in Wows ! such a sweet little ship
@mattwilkinson5858
8 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing, the bravery of those seaman is astonishing, I can’t imagine charging full speed at a ship you know will destroy you
@InlandSeas
9 ай бұрын
Honestly watching this makes me tempted to write up something about a Canadian Great Lakes canaller that fought in WWI and WWII. Her name was the Ironwood. Quite a story too.
@pieeater108
9 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation of these two ships
@RoyJNg
9 ай бұрын
I saw a painting of the HMS Rawalpind on the foreword intro of the Discovery of the Bismarck book by Dr. Ballard, a shame I wish I got his autograph on it too when he gave a talk at Stanford so many years ago.
@brucelee3388
7 ай бұрын
All the ships called up as AMC's were designed from the beginning for that conversion and the British Admiralty subsidized their construction. As constructed they had the decks and framing reinforced to take the 6 inch and other guns. When 'taken up' the AMCs had most of their holds filled with empty 44 gallon drums as floatation aids - that delayed Jervis Bay entering service for several months as there was a general shortage of the drums, the guns and fittings were already stockpiled at Commonwealth naval bases which had the dockyard facilities to manage the conversions. The ship which rescued the few survivors of the Jervis Bay was the Swedish registered tanker Stureholm, one of the ships from the convoy saved by the Jervis Bay, which turned back at the request of her own crew. People should also remember the Kormoran, armed with very similar vintage 6 inch guns as the British AMCs, sank the Australian heavy cruiser Sydney II nearly a year after the loss of Jervis Bay, in November 1941.
@budgiefriend
8 ай бұрын
War of the worlds quote. Nicely done.👍
@42saram42
4 ай бұрын
Man the courage to turn and attack when the ship was so severely outgunned and all but done in already to save so many other lives had me tearing up a bit. What an incredible act of sacrifice not just by the captain but the crew and the ship herself.
@foo219
4 ай бұрын
The German side had armed freighters and passenger ships too. The story of the Styria was amazing, an old freighter taking on a modern cruiser and winning.
@kryts27
9 ай бұрын
The tragically heroic loss of HMS Jervis Bay to save an important convoy was legendary, but it is also a incidement of the RN Admiralty in the importance of defending Britain's most important lifeline to stay in the war. The Admiralty, despite the losses of U-boats from World War 1 was underprepared by a paucity of destroyers and corvettes to deal with the U-boat threat threat early in the Battle of the Atlantic. However, the Admiral Sheer was built precisely for that purpose deployed when she ambushed the large trans-Atlantic convoy, HX 84. The liner was Australian, as was her captain, but her valiant merchant marine crews came from all over the Commonwealth, notably Bermuda, Scotland and Canada. The lack of cruiser warships by the RN and her allies needing to fight a war in two theaters (North Atlantic and Mediterranean at that time) to escort large convoys was a factor in her demise. The RAN would do well to name a permanent naval vessel after her. Particularly a supply or transport ship.
@roboboydax
9 ай бұрын
Hey there, I thought maybe you could do a video about the sinking of the City of Benares. There was an excellent book about it called Torpedoed The true story of the World War II sinking of the children’s ship.
@tomsear1
9 ай бұрын
'This is the plain imperious story Of an old ship that plied her trade Obscure, and came to Hell Mouth unafraid, And fought, and perished in a burning glory.' Thwaites, 'The Jervis Bay', Poem, 1941. Fun fact: Thwaites became senior bureaucrat in new ASIO after serving in Atlantic in WW2. Integral 2 1954 Petrov defection.
@edjopago1
9 ай бұрын
Excellent video Mike!!!! Thank you!
@jenesisjones6706
9 ай бұрын
Sterling work! I love all your stories!
@jez6208
9 ай бұрын
Brilliant as ever. Makes your heart swell! Thanks mate. 👍
@RosylaStreamingNetwork
9 ай бұрын
Thinking of these ships really reminds me of the movie GREYHOUND, with Tom Hanks. It was such an amazing movie!
@IntrepidMilo
9 ай бұрын
Mike, thank you for another fantastic video.
@yortsemloh1156
9 ай бұрын
Churchill wasn’t PM when Rawalpindi was sunk. Chamberlain was. Churchill didn’t take over until late May of 1940.
@johnhalley974
8 ай бұрын
Correct…He was first sea Lord at the time.
@TheMaskedDjentleman89
9 ай бұрын
Thank u for bein my virtual friend n sharing ur vast knowledge of ships n ocean liners n shipwrecks 😊
@daniellclary
9 ай бұрын
Takes insane amount of bravery to know you will die with 110% certainty, but dive into the battle anyway.
@marklease9717
9 ай бұрын
Another outstanding video, mate!
@CaptCorgi
8 ай бұрын
PT boats while not very your channel are another wonderful example of david vs goliath stuff, lil funny boat makes the big boats afraid
@pieeater108
9 ай бұрын
1:30 it wasn’t so secret though, Hitler openly stated he would not obey the treaty of Versailles if he could not peacefully negotiate a deal to solve some of the major impositions of territory from it.
@neptunenx01
9 ай бұрын
One of your best ❤
@howlingpantera22
8 ай бұрын
You've almost definitely heard of her, but the whole time, i was thinking of the U.S.S. Samuel b roberts. The "destroyer escort who fought like a battleship" The battle off samar as a whole is a fight worthy of mention, but Roberts was a legend. Taffy 3 was a task force that had something like 7 escort ships for 6 carriers, and was literally all that stood between the carriers at leyte gulf and total destruction Shortly after dawn on 25 October, Samuel B. Roberts was protecting Taffy 3's escort carriers whose aircraft were supporting the Army assault. The warships were steaming off the eastern coast of Samar when the Japanese Center Force, a 23-ship task force under the command of Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita, appeared on the horizon and opened fire. At 07:35, Roberts turned and headed toward the heavy cruiser Chōkai. The commanding officer, Copeland, announced "We're making a torpedo run. The outcome is doubtful, but we will do our duty." There's so much more but while she was a destroyer, not a converted liner, I think Sammy B charging into the teeth of 23 ships, including Yamato herself is well worth the label "Impossible odds" Even her crew were legends. Gunner's Mate Third Class Paul H. Carr was in charge ofthe aft 5 in (127 mm) gun, which had fired nearly all of its 325 stored rounds in 35 minutes before a round exploded in the gun's breech. Carr was found dying at his station from a severe intestinal wound, begging for help to load the last round he was holding into the breech. For his actions, he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star. A guided-missile frigate, USS Carr (FFG-52), was named for him. The man was holding in his own guts, and instead of medical help, he begged for help loading one last shell.
@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684
8 ай бұрын
Also read about the fate of the RN destroyer HMS Glowworm, that alone, and on its way to a rendezvous with other RN ships singlehandedly charged after German destroyers it had spotted in the Norwegian sea in April 1940. They turned tail and lured Glowworm in poor visibility towards an unseen German heavy cruiser, the "Admiral Hipper". When the situation became apparent to Glowworm's captain, Lt Commander Gerard Roope, he immediately zig zagged with all guns blazing towards the larger ship, loosed off his torpedoes, then the crew quickly reloaded and fired a second torpedo salvo, which the German captain skillfully "combed". Lt Commander Roope then without a second's hesitation and inspite of the overwhelming fire of the German cruiser and 2 destroyers at close range as well as his own heavily damaged ship went full steam ahead and managed to ram Admiral Hipper before Glowworm finally succumbed to the German's devastating fire. After his ship had slid beneath the waves, Lt Comm Roope was then witnessed assisting other members of his drowning crew onto bowlines thrown down from the decks of Admiral Hipper, before he himself drowned. The German commander Kapitan z See Helmuth Heye was so deeply impressed by Roope's coolness under fire & selfless actions that he privately contacted the international red cross after returning to Germany, and asked them to relay a message to the British admiralty that Lt Commander Roope should be recommended for Britain's highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross, which he duly received posthumously in 1945. Do such people still exist today? whether they do or they don't, I offer my sincerest respects to the service, sacrifice & memory of the crews we've mentioned.
@АлександрКузьмин-в7ю
9 ай бұрын
So, we need more such stories. Maybe from another side. Cormoran, penguin, atlantis. Raiders of wwI.
@qwepoi222
9 ай бұрын
I'm not sure, but didn't the Royal Navy provide funds during construction of some civilian liners, in exchange for adding features to make it easier to convert to an AMC? Like reinforced deck areas for mounting guns? If so, would love to hear details on that.
@Phordless_Cone
9 ай бұрын
"We'll fight them both, they'll sink us, and that will be that. Good-bye". - Edward Coverly Kennedy, captain of the _Rawalpindi_
@ldkbudda4176
9 ай бұрын
So why not surrender? Honor above sane reason?
@viannedemirel
9 ай бұрын
This was such a great video, really emotionally impactful
@JDIW
9 ай бұрын
RIP Anton, it's only fitting that a video about heroic acts of bravery be dedicated to him.
@GaryDavis-ir6fh
8 ай бұрын
i love your videos, i find them very informative, and facinating. im a titanic enthusiast!
@kryts27
9 ай бұрын
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were battlecruisers, not battleships, i.e they were a little undergunned in calibre with 11" main guns, most battleships had 14" guns or bigger in that era, her main belt armour was 50mm thick, thin for battleships at that time, although her 105mm sloped longitudinal armour might have classified her as a battleship. For example modern mid-1930s RN battleships, e.g King George V class had 137mm main armour over machinery spaces. However, Scharnhorst alone was a deadly opponent one-on-one for any warship less than battlecruiser class. The HMS Ramupindi, a converted ocean liner auxillary cruiser, did not stand a chance.
@corcaighrebel
8 ай бұрын
Phenomenal video.
@itstitanictime2002
9 ай бұрын
I dunno why but this quote from Mike made me smile. 'The British Crew complied but took their sweet time evacuating the ship.'
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