The Strangest Most Daring Naval Maneuver of WW2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- In December 1942, after a year of a raging Pacific war, endless Allied warships arrived for repairs off Sydney Harbor. Some came under steam, others under sail, tow, or even underwater, in the case of submarines.
But only one ship arrived backwards.
She was USS New Orleans, a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser and a key piece of the Pacific arsenal.
Following an intense naval battle, the crew was forced to make do with some rather unorthodox repairs to get the ship back to a safe harbor. This included a jury-rigged bow made of coconut logs, which helped her stay afloat.
Due to the damage and the temporary tropical bow, the only way to navigate was to sail roughly 1,800 miles in reverse to port.
Arriving in Sydney near Christmas time, the battered USS New Orleans prepared for the extensive repairs that would ready her to fight again.
After all, her crew knew all too well what it was to fight in the worst of circumstances.
A truly historic achievement of bravery leadership and tenacity. I have never heard of this before and I’ll never forget it. Thank you for your service.
You guys might not all like the title but #1 I would not grade it as Clickbait (I've seen many worse channels) and #2 he traces the ships' stories on this channel in a manner unlike others. I LOVE IT ❗
Many Americans seem to have the idea that Australia contributed little to the Pacific War. We laugh that off. However, you have highlighted a probably little-know fact. That is the shore-side support out of Garden Island Dockyard and Cockatoo Island in Sydney as well as similar base facilities in Fremantle, Darwin and Brisbane. Without them, the USN would have been severely impacted as the war continued. Remember, we also had our own ships to support; some 350 by war's end..
Nope, we know how hard Anzacs fight and it was the unsinkable base in the Pacific. Keeping supply lines open were key. Just may not always be obvious to moviemakers.
That black sailor on the machine gun must've fought in every engagement in the Pacific.
He got around! ; )
Killroy was here
He was the only one in the Navy at that time the Navy had to make good with what they had😮😮😮 and the never gave him a medal not even best supporting actor😂😂😂
@bearbryant3495 was that sailor Doris Miller? Looked like. But I'm not sure.
Another great video Dark with relevant clips keep it up
The backup alarm must have driven the crew out of their minds!
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Admiral Carlton Wright's leadership got his crew and three other cruiser crews of his battle group, despite having superior intelligence, firepower, and numbers; literally shot to pieces. It was the second-worst defeat (but most embarrassing) in USN history. But our hero wasn't done yet. He went on to be in command of the Port Chicago munitions Disaster in California which served to organize the base of the ILWU trade union. His mismanagement resulted in a mutiny of active-duty black sailors at the peak of the war.
It’s irritating when someone uses the word Battleship incorrectly. That ship is a heavy cruiser.
My grandfather, HF Goodwin, became the XO of the ship after its refit/repair of the bow.
A heavy cruiser is not a battleship. The are two entirely different classifications of warships.
Reverse treaty cheating
I was about to post the same. It wasn’t a battleship
Homeboy identified it as a heavy cruiser in the beginning. I watch his reels all the time - FB is silly with em - and there’ve been countless times where he totally screws the pooch on misstating facts
I wish people would stop complaining about the videos. Just how much footage for every piece of equipment do you think there is?
If all the story's I watched on Dark Seas the story of New Orleans I find to be the most amazing. Battered, beat, and broken she fought on thanks to her captain, who was dammed to let his ship be beaten by the Japanese. New Orleans fought on to the end thanks to a captain who refused to call it Quits.
The majority of United States Cruisers & somewhat less, Destroyers, early in the war had a bad habit of having their Bows Blown off, so much so that eventually the U.S. ran out of cruisers, that's why there was only 4 destroyers to act as Van for Lee's Battleships USS Washington & USS South Dakota the night of the Battleship dual 14/15 Nov. '42
The naval battles fought off Guadalcanal were intense and ... usually at night ... the USN (usually) had radar, but some was older and less reliable. The IJN had no radar (except on Yamato, I believe), but were *highly* skilled at night fighting. The Navy, Army and Marine pilots could control the skies during the day, but neither side's air forces could do much after the sun was down and naval warfare reverted to something more like WW1. And often at very close range. Ships would also include vessels from the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy.
(just finished Hornfischer's "Neptune's Inferno". Good read)
Almost unbelievable. She must have been refueled a couple of times atleast during that slow motion return.
The astern turbine fins are twice if not more than the size of the forward turbines.
They take twice the steam, twice the fuel. Losing that much of her bow,she must have lost fuel capacity also.
I've heard this story before, and no one has mentioned the refueling that had to take place. I would definitely like to hear more of this tail.
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The ACTUAL TOPICAL content of “sailing backward” of this vid was, what, about a minute (a “short”)? I was expecting that sailing a ship backwards (& then a damaged one) over a thousand miles would involve quite a bit of interesting story -more than “ya, they did it”. …and, think “docs” economized this content for the “ship that disguised itself as an island vid”. Just occurred to me, “docs” could do a vid on WW2: “It came after WW1”.
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Cruiser Minneapolis was not damaged beyond repair, but rather had her bow blow off similar to New Orleans.
they 1. read encrypted message 2 . they know they came 3. they was prepare and they engage BUT they are DEFETED BY UNPREPARE ENEMY . goood leadersss
The Tassafaronga debacle originated with, per Morison, Nimitz. Kinkaid had just been appointed to assemble and lead a night-fighting force to counter the IJN's skills after dark. K had made a good start in planning and in building his team. He was only awaiting his full complement of ships when Nimitz sent him to the North Pacific to relieve Adm Fuzzy Theobald. Adm Carleton Wright relieved Kinkaid and his baptism came on his second day in command, and he clearly wasn't prepared for it. Despite having the advantage of radar, he hesitated four minutes before opening fire on IJN Adm Raizo Tanaka's Tokyo Express. Four minutes was all Tanaka needed. The result was so bad that Carleton was beached, but reflexively he was awarded the Navy Cross as lipstick on a pig.
Just goes to show a lost cause is only lost when everyone gives up. The crew showed great courage and determination to save the ship and not let it sink or be sunk and all should have got a medal. I read American torpedoes became more powerful mid war on as used torpx explosive a more powerful explusive but Japanese torpedoes maintained a range and more importantly were more reliable. USA & UK had problems with torpedoes hitting but not detonating.
Yeah. At the Battle of the Java Sea, not a single American torpedo worked as opposed to the IJN. Long Lances were also used at Pearl.
at 19-20 I join all your channels many wr ceated at that time
If a ship is damaged forard the damage control teams will try to strengthen an intact bulkhead. Relieving the strain on the bulkhead by going in reverse is SOP in most navies. Threre are examples from the Royal the United States, and German navies in both world wars.
@ 2:58, 61 foot deck?
Me second! Love this stuff.
The back ground music is louder then the dialog.
Title maybe: Crafty ingenious American sailors miraculous impossible escape
Is "The Backwards Cruisers Insane Escape" That much worse a title? Why are the titles so wrong?
Clickbait
Not sure what’s wrong with it-their escape and return to service WAS insane.
Most thought the ship should be abandoned or scuttled, but the need was too great. As other systems were intact, the captain ordered and oversaw 11 days of Jerry-rigged repairs with coconut logs-sailed 1,800 miles IN REVERSE to an Australian drydock for a TEMPORARY bow, which allowed her to reach an American port 5,000-8,000 miles away (depends where they went) for FULL repairs, in order to return to combat.
What part of that does not meet the definition of “insane”?
@@richardletaw4068 the title (currently) says backwards battleship not cruiser
@@EtherFox I’ll give ya that.
It is not clear to me how much of the “Dark X” productions are automated. But it seems unlikely that TITLES would be. It’s possible-I have a music creation app capable of it-but lack of human oversight is just irresponsible.
It is a mystery.
@@EtherFox I see nothing wrong. ... A battle ship is a ship meant for battle. Like, a warship; or, ya know, a battle ship.
You folks have some odd definitions of a "Battleship (BB)".
and "turret" and a few others. Definitely inconsistant with pronouncing words. Very distracting.
with you navy you take future of world backwards
Inspiring story, but usual clickbait . . . .
アメリカの艦はいかんせん多すぎて學ぶきにならない。
Just remember that if the Bushido urge ever comes back
@@DS-gt1ft 解ってないですね。日本はもはやアメリカと心中するしかないんですよ。共犯者ですからね。
So why a new captain?
Like all crew members, Commanding Officers are assigned for specific durations, especially in wartime to avoid battle fatigue. Further, while the cruiser was undergoing major refit, an experienced CO was unnecessary; he was needed elsewhere.
@@andrewstackpool4911 okay thanks.
Titles are ment to draw eyeballs
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First to get here .
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The audience were everwhere..I'd say more then the brits
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Not a battleship. Deceptive line
I do wish “docs” would not waste so much on intro & get to the content.
I am curious as to why, on the two occasions that it appeared, the stars were blacked out on the American flag?
No stars, just stripes. VERY odd-unless it’s incomplete A.I.-generated video.
I knew instantly which story he was going to portray, based on the thumbnail image. This is neither the strangest nor the most daring “maneuver” of WWII.
This guy is prone to some serious exaggeration with his video titles. Sometimes they’re not merely exaggerations, but actually straight up misleading; I.e. the title implies content that’s wholly different from the actual video.
This one is kiiiind of BS…but not like, 100% BS. It’s maybe 78% BS. If I had to put a number to it.
Be cool in WWSHIPS up against Islands 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not a freaking BATTLESHIP~~!!! You people screw up so many damn titles using the word BATTLESHIP. Thumbs down for stupid mistakes or deliberate mistakes and you just don't care. Shalom
Sooo where’s the battleship this video is supposed to be about
Unlabeled video clips of miniature models… how professional!
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you got a timestamp for that?
It lost its Hull in a naval battle, therefore it’s a battle ship, not a Battle Ship
Let me know when cruisers become battleships AND WHEN the creator of this slop STOPS USING pictures that don’t correspond to the topic.