I served on the USS Carmick DMS 33 during the Korean War . We were a converted destroyer into a high speed mine sweeper. During my time on the Carmick (August 1950 to Nov. 1951) were engaged in four major battles, sweeping mines on both coasts, operating with the Missouri, Manchester and St Paul on shore bombardment. I am glad to have been serving on the Tin Can as a sonar man. It was said that our squadron removed 3000 mine out of Winston harbor. We were shot at a few times by shore batteries ,but never hit. But our sister was hit twice by shore batteries. I’d serve again if I could but at 90 I’d be hard pressed to get up the ladders, let alone in my bunk.
D'Waine - Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. Thank you and god bless! 🙏 🇺🇸
My father served proudly aboard the USS Pope DD225. She went down in the Java Sea March 1, 1942. After pow stint he served 20 years on tin cans. He passed in 1975, but the more research I do the more amazing the experiences of those crews become. Thank you to all who served.
I’m 73 and I know him too. My dad was a WWII Navy vet. I’m looking forward to the new movie Greyhound. There hasn’t been a Naval movie in a long time, I’ve seen them all growing up with my dad. “Up Periscope, Run Silent Run Deep” were two I remember.
My grandfather was a senior chef petty officer boiler man on USS Rowe fletcher class destroyer in the 50’s. Robert(Bob) Lowe. Lived for his stories as a kid. He was a great and humble man.
My father was a RM3 USS LEA DD 118, attached to USS BOGUE hunter-killer group North Atlantic region. He was proud to be a member of the “Dungaree Navy” as destroyer men were known in WW11. Entered service at age 16 1/2 as many did in the day. Into his early 90’s he could copy code even though his memory was lost. I am thankful he shared his memories with me over the years. Mostly good, some tragic. Rest In Peace Dad.
I enjoyed this video, but it makes me feel old that I immediately recognized Jack Web's iconic voice. I loved the TV show Dragnets so much that I purchased a '67 Ford Fairlane and restored it. One of the biggest regrets in my life was selling it.
Is Jack Webb not an American hero? A past member of the Army Air Forces, a man who gave even more honor to the Navy, in this video, and the Los Angeles Police with 'Dragnet' and 'The D.I.' The 'four stackers' who saved Britain for lend lease. Tyranny was stricken. As 'Army' I really liked this video about, absolute respect, the 'Tin Can Navy.' Thanks for the video! Blessings to the Navy, Maritime Service and our nation. A grateful lieutenant colonel.
So true Colonel. Webb was a man who gave a lot. In his role as Sgt. Friday he commanded respect and he showed respect. His “talks” with young delinquents were spot on. He pulled no punches but he did so with respect. This world could use more people like him today. Thanks to him for lending his voice for the narration of this video and thank you sir for your sacrifices for America.
@@tombarcellona2339 A man who loved public service to also mention his Adam 12 and the Emergency shows. I believe, given the influence of those different shows, he'd be glad of the many men and women who have joined (or will commit in the future having seen reruns) to the fire, military, medical and military services because of him...with real lives saved. Mr. Webb is proud. But, I have to say...Go Army, Beat Navy!
@FN LN Jack was not a Military Hero. He "washed out" of flight training for the Army Air Corp and got a hardship discharge to take care of Mom and Grams. Info from Wiki. Great actor tho. My Dad jumped in WW2, 82nd and 101st............ now those guys were HEROES. And he guarded Ike in Berlin at the HQ, Returned to England with Ike too. JJ VF-142 Tomcats 75-79 AE3 CV-66 & CVN-69 3 meds in 4 years
I was on the Attack Aircraft Carrier Midway. We used Destroyers as our plane guards to pickup down aircraft on Yankee Station Vietnam. These Tin Cans were invaluable to us. Great Ships!!!
I was LZ Baldy, about 25 miles SE of Da Nang, and a mile from the ocean. Several times, tin cans laying off the beach fired over us, and a few times, New Jersey paid her respects. The five-inchers sounded like a sheet tearing, but those 16's sounded like steam locomotives chugging over.
@@richardlovejoy7875 I one Midway from recommissioning day 1970 until 1972. I came aboard as an 18 year old AGAA and left as a 21 year old AG2. Oh I worked in Weather OA division. What division were you in .?
Happy Birthday America 🇺🇸 From this Navy Vet to all Vets active,retired and those who didn't come back...Thank you isn't enough. USS Coontz DDG 40 ( formerly DG9) Nothing better then being on a tin can ... Coontz was in Korea,Nam but her last duty was Granada ..i was there with her. Unfortunately she was mothballed and later sold off for scrap 😞
Yes, very sad to see your ship that you served on been sold for scrap. At least the ships I served on are now man made reefs. BTW, Happy birthday to the US from a ex- stoker RAN.
I was on the USS America in the 70s............. and they sank her! So sad. JJ VF-142 75-79 CV-66 & CVN-69 Thanks for you service, Scott. From a brother . Brownshoe and Shellback
@John Merchant Wow, although my main job was an AE3 on F-14s , I did go TAD to guess where? Supply... Worked in the laundry and later dry cleaning. The Supply guys were great. Good learning experience. Then back to the squadron. Take care brother and Thanks for serving our country!! JJ
I started out in 1961 on the USS Radford DDE-446, USS Brush DD-745, USS T.E. Chandler DD-717, USS Albert David DE-1050. Now this Tin-Can Sailor is Medically Disabled Prostate Cancer Agent Orange. My rate was SM2, Signalman. Proudly to have been a Lover, Fighter and Tin Can Rider.
My father served aboard a destroyer shortly after the war. He had been too young to join during the war. I served '73> '77 (PO3). Missed Vietnam by virtue of my youth. But still, I'm proud of my service. Go NAVY! 👍🏻🇺🇸
WE all have our callings. Never hang your heada about missing Nam. You put your peckeron the block, just like everybody else. The axe didn't fall on you. Semper Fi.
I was in between Korea and VN. They had oodles of volunteers at my draft board so I was over the desired age when my name finally got called. At the pre-induction physical, they decided to get me out by telling me I had diabetes. Then they sent me a 4F classification. Scared the hell out of me for sure. My personal Dr. finnally set me down and told me that all the testing he did proved the Army screwed my test and I did not have diabetes. One of my Dads brothers did not know he had it and he went into a diabetic coma at work and died without ever coming to. It was thought to be passed down in the family.
After my purchase of Greyhound ; I’m a new fan of yet another U.S.S. Ship, My Dad served aboard LST 903 ; Aug of 44 - June of 46. My Uncle Fred served aboard several Destroyers; the last one, U.S.S Dalgren . Being color blind (green deficiency) etc, I didn’t serve. But so far it hasn’t stopped me from learning what I can about the service.
@@webbtrekker534 I'm a civilian the only oath I had to say is the Pledge of Allegiance. I love my country always faithful Semper Fi. You don't have to be a marine to love your country and to always be faithful thank you for the compliment. I wish I could have served
Yes! And now we have the Republicans trying to destroy it!!! Don't forget that the Republicans were on Hitler's side until he declared war on us after Pearl Harbor!
Served as a Bosun on multiple Spruance class Cans in the 80s and 90s, but compared to a Fletcher, Sumner, or Gearing, we were built more like a medium Cruiser. Always loved the lines and classic design of the older Cans. Thankful for all my Shipmates who have, are, or will be standing the watch. BM1(SW)
Thanks for protecting the Bird Barn, Tin Can sailors. We sure did appreciate the company and effort! Many thanks to the support staff,Tankers, Subs, etc, Unrep comes to mind. Over 40 years ago now... oh how time flies the older we get. Regards JJ
The "Cans" were in it all.. From shore fire support to plane life guard duty, to escorting convoys and carrier task forces , to nighttime gun and torpedo knife fights the length of the Solomon Islands, to facing down heavy cruisers and battleships in broad daylight, to taking their share of kamikaze hits on radar picket duty. Amazing ships and crews. An example was USS Flusser DD-368. Compare its picture when new in the late '30s to its pic in 1945. One worn out ship.
My father served on the DE36 in the Pacific. Ship earned 5 battle stars. I’ve been to the beaches in Normandy 5 times so far.. yes, everyone should see these films.
Seriously, though, this is a historically important film, especially the early parts about the first "4 stackers" and how they started out being "torpedo boat destroyers" before they became known more broadly as destroyers, and how the early "torpedo boats" evolved into submarine torpedo boats.
If you ever get the chance, visit the USS Laffey (DD-724), located at Patriots Point, near Charleston, SC. “The Ship That Wouldn’t Die.” It floats next to the Yorktown CV-10. Quite a story.
AWC(AW/NAC), Retired here. Spent 20 years nowhere near the tin cans, frigates, HS, HSL, or VS platforms. We were out there all alone in the P-3s, far beyond the self-generated ambient noise of the CVBG. That being said, I've seen enough of these boys plowing right through the waves and trying to make headway in heavy seas to know I was right where I wanted to be. Yeah, it's not a lot of fun bouncing around in the sky either, especially when the sky and sea are one continuous sheet of gray in all its various hues, and there would be no one coming to pick us up within 24 - 72 hours if we did have to ditch. But fortunately for me and most of my brother aircrews, the number of our takeoffs equaled the number of landings, and we always took off from land and wound up back there within 18 hours. Some were not as fortunate, and we mourn their loss.
Thank you for your service. My dad grew up in Sunnyvale, under the approach pattern for NAS Moffit. When I was little, he took us to an air show where a P-3 was displayed and told us how they shook the glass in the windows of my grandparents' house every time they came over. He had 8mm movies of one of the air shows at Moffit, taken by my grandfather that showed the blimp hangar and the ASW aircraft stationed at Moffit, as well as what he called the "glamour boys", the Blue Angels.
@@melissasueh. Thank you for your kind words. It was my honor to serve. Thanks for sharing your family memories. My wife and I were stationed twice at NAS Moffett Field, in those big blimp hangars! We sure miss those days, even though trying to live in Cupertino on Navy pay certainly presented its challenges. I wonder if you were visiting us when we were there. I was assigned to the static display of the P-3 for at least one of the air shows there. Maybe you'll remember me - I was a guy in a white uniform? (LOL) Sorry for shaking your dad's windows! As we used to say - "Pardon our noise. It's the sound of freedom!" God bless!
Thank you for your career service, Jim. I did 4 years back in the 1960s in an attack squadron (VA-192) and we flew our A-4 Skyhawks off the pointy end of USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) and USS Oriskany (CVA-34). Glad you never had to ditch but I'm a little puzzled by your comment that nobody would be out to pick you up within 24 to 48 hours if you did splash. The Navy I remember would have had every available plane and ship in the hemisphere looking for you...
Did a tour on USS Cowell (DD-547) in '61, spent more time scrapping and painting then anything else. The sea is hard on ships and men, and it tests you like nothing else. Loved and hated every minute of my time on her, sad when she was decommissioned and sold to Argentina in '71.
Did my first trip out to sea on the Cowell. She was a Reserve ship in '67 up at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Fran. We were waiting for our ship to be recommissioned, USS Somers DDG34, and they needed some manpower to get to San Diego for gunnery practice. A bunch of us went for our first time to sea and that is a voyage I will never forget. Glad to hear from someone who actually spent more than a week on her. I know what you mean about the love/hate relationship on a tincan.
Love the loader at 12:38 just kicking the gun, maybe to unjam something. Want to do that to my computer some days...I’ll tell IT it’s how the “Greatest Generation” dealt with technology.
My Dad was a B17 crewman picked up off of Maui in 1942 by the USS Montgomery DD-121 - a WWI 4 stacker converted to a minelayer. I looked up the ship and told him, "Dad that was a mighty old ship!" he said, "Looked good enough for me!"
absolutely insane what militaries were able to accomplish with such relatively primitive technology compared to what exists today. using sonar and radar on these little screens and tracking U boats and torpedo's using math on the fly. the greyhound movie starring tom hanks captures a lot of the intensity of what one week at sea would be like and I loved every second of it.
I believe that Destroyer pictured is the USS Preston DD-795. In one of my Ole Destroyer Divisions. USS Brush DD-745, USS Moore DD-717, USS Maddox DD-731, USS Preston DD-795. Home Port Long Beach Naval Station..
Commander Ernest E. Evans, the Johnston's skipper started the attack before Adm Sprague ordered it. His timely action and its deadly effect awarded him posthumously the CMOH. He was seen getting off the Johnston just before it sunk, but was not among those rescued. Most agree it was the most heroic action of a surface ship for the US NAVY in WWII.
@@larrytischler570 I think it was his XO who had been sunk in another destroyer without firing its torpedos. He said to Evans that he didn't want that to happen again. BTW I'm an Aussie and agree with you.
@@billthomas635 interesting comment about Evans's XO. Evans reportedly told his officers and crew much earlier something like the Johnstone was a warship and I intend to take her into harm's way. So they knew his objectives. But I knew a guy that was in the fight at Suragao Straight and the destroyers there went in and attacked battleships and cruisers with torpedos but it was under the cover of darkness and it was right on the heels of a similar PT boat attack. One large ship is known sunk by that torpedo attack. Earlier accounts failed to credit that kill to the destroyers.
@@johngritz9267 Your Father was on Mertz?, I looked up information on Fletchers. Send me a contact number to. packingten@gmail.com if you want to talk,I'm 70& retired not able to do much.Later brother Bill
The USS The Sullivans (DD-537) resides here in Buffalo,NY one of four Fletchers that remain today,the other three are the USS Kidd,the USS Cassin Young and the USS Charrette (the Velos) of the Hellenic Navy
The "Mighty E", my dad was on the ellyson in ww2 from the invasion Normandy to the peace signing in Tokyo bay.one of the few ships to fight in the Atlantic and Pacific. He turned 95 last week, lives with us and still going strong. They sure are the greatest generation.
My father was on the USS Mayrant in 1943-45. He was a radar man. Harold Hammes or Hamms. I keep hoping to run across someone that might remember him. We had no idea what he faced!
@@anthonylongo3558 He may have known my father he was on the Ellyson 42-47 Electricians mate 3rd class Floyd Bolt. He passed away back in 1987 at the young age of 67.
God Bless América! Those Sailors are and all branches of the U.S. military the most brave men ive ever seen imagine yourself part of a crew of a major Navy War Vessel when all hell broke loose¡ i mean ¡ those 16 inchers detonation os something of legend
I'm glad to say I've enjoyed the comments nearly as much as the video, it would be great fun to sit down over breakfast and swap stories with you all in person! My dad served on a Fletcher class DD in the Pacific theater. He said he was a member of the black gang, keeping things running down below. He told me when they were serving on picket duty (I think it was off Okinawa) their AAA gunners shot up a Zero that was diving on them -- it blew up just before hitting their fantail, showering the stern with pieces of kamikaze. When he saw my eyes were about as wide as they could get he told me the gunners gave him a section of the wing, and he took it below after the action subsided and cut it up to give every member of the crew a piece of it. Then he showed me the piece he kept. Though my dad was honorably discharged from this life to be with our Savior in 2004, I still have that piece of aluminum. On a lighter note, did anyone else spot Alan Alda at 10:07? I didn't know before medical school and the Korean War he was a pilot in WW II! :^D
Although it looks like Alan, it wasn't as he was in the Army later. He spent 1 year at Ft. Benning and then 6 months in Korea while in Army Reserves. Info. from Wiki JJ
@@BigBen621 And a first class Yeoman, I would bet. Welcome aboard, Ben, and thanks for your service. JJ VF-142 AE3 75-79 America and Ike. My oldest Brother was a Yeoman on the USS Saratoga, back in the early 60s.
Best ship out of six I served on. 1980-83 USS Dahlgren DDG-43. Learned the meaning of family, friends, and dedication to others first. A Tin Can no matter what you call her.
Excellent documentary. Love Jack Webb doing anything. I served proudly aboard USS Spruance DD963 as a Hospital Corpsman in 1977-1978. Love our history and I will always miss being at sea. Thanks for sharing this movie. I would have to point out, that to my knowledge , contrary to that noted in the description, there are no nuclear powered destroyers, but they are gas turbine powered .
The Number of Destroyers Built and They and Their Crews Ability to Operate their Ship to its Maximum Design More than Likely Contributed Greatly to Our Victory in the Pacific During WWII , THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL MILITARY VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICES TO OUR COUNTRY . . . Then and Now
Those helicopters was my squadron HS-7 in 1958-9. I would have been there when the Video was taken. The fixed wing planes was VS-36 I think and the carrier was the Valley Forge CVS 45.
I served on submarines but always had an interest of what it would be like to serve on a surface ship. Never even had a chance to go aboard a surface ship. The fast attack submarine motto was " Big black and never come back" which was absolutely true. I think the longest we were tied up was 2 weeks. Always at sea and living in a tube under the water. It must have been nice to be able to go on deck and see the sky and breath fresh air.
I was on the carriers America and Ike. I remember going for a week or so without being out in the sunlight and how hard it was on the eyes seeing the sunlight would make you squint to where you were seeing through slits. Eyes watering for a long time. Thanks from an Airdale! JJ
Served as RM2 aboard USS Orleck (DD886) a FRAM II Gearing class DD in the mid-60's. We spent two years off the coast of Vietnam doing primarily shore bombardment. Ship is now a museum ship in Lake Charles, LA.
I have a friend who was career US coast guard. He has been retired for years. Sometimes he would tell stories about his time in the service. One story he told was being not very far outside the territorial waters of Cuba when the shaft on their ship broke clean in two letting them drift in the current. Of course they radioed for help. Cuba sent out boats waiting for them to drift too close. He said you could see the relief on the Commanders face when a US navy destroyer came up over the horizon at top speed He said it was fun watching the Cuban ships scatter.
Saudações. Eu servi em três Destróires na Marinha do Brasil. CT Paraná D29, ex - USS Cushing , CT Rio Grande do Norte, D37, ex- USS Srong e CT Marcílio Dias, D25, ex- USS Henry Tucker.
There are many good reads from WW2 where experiences were shared with us. A good one was about the George Washington, a battle ship. She lost of all her destroyers in a hurricane because she wasn't able to refuel them. But their bravery in mentioned in how close they got to shore batteries to destroy them.
My dad served in the medical corps on destroyers from1942 to 1962. He never spoke about what he did but one time he mentioned that he was at Guadalcanal. The last ship he served on was the USS Haynsworth DD 700.
"The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour," Hornfischer, James D. is an excellent book about the destroyers attacking the Japanese on coming fleet to give the escort carriers time to flee. It has numerous human interest stories of survivors and those who were lost. It gives the reader some sense of what it is like to face imminent death and still do ones job.
My Great Uncle served on USS Macleish DD-220 "Clemson Class" aka 4 Piper, flatdecker etc, he was a Electrician. I believe he was on convoy escort duties from NY to Casablanca. He served on a few different class of ships and serviced hundreds of different type Navy vessels because he was a 1st Class Petty Officer or EM1. Such a fascinating career.
@@michaelcelani8325 Michael Celani must be some country's littlest weenie! Sorry, you either don't know much about Jack and don't deserve a proper insult!
Glad the "Battle of Letye Gulf" was mentioned , I watch the video evetime it's broadcast on TV, ( Read book Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors) Also knew an engineman on the USS Niblack, she was behind the USS Rueben James that was torpedoed Oct 31, 1941. They were on a 8 knot Neutrality Patrol Convoy in the North Atlantic before we were in WW2. The U-boat Commander, after the war an admiral in the German Navy, Eric Topp, allowed the USS Niblack to stop and rescue whomever they could only about half the Reuben James crew survived. He told stories of seas so rough the ship rolling so far they'd be walking on the hull instead of the deck or bulkhead, not knowing if she would right herself and they'd be trapped below decks. Haven't seen the new movie, like Tom Hanks but dislike CGI fake works, which I watched once (and never again) in DiCaprio's Titanic, fake bow waves etc, just don't impress me. Thank all the Tin Can Sailors and and Veterans. Also knew a radar operator on the USS The Sullivans.
Some of the filming of “Greyhound” was completed aboard the Fletcher class destroyer, USS KIDD (DD-661), “The Pirate 🏴☠️ of the Pacific”. Some of my USS KIDD (DDG-993) shipmates have been aboard her to help keep her maintained as a museum ship. I also recently read James Hornfischer’s great book! Sadly, he passed away recently. 😢
My Dad served on the Allen M. Sumner DD 692 as a CPO/SKC. I got to spend the night on her and got a tour, it was pretty cool. It was great to hear the account of the Battle Off Samar with Taffy 3 against the IJN Center Fleet. I'm reading a book called "The Last Stand of the Tin Can sailors" by James D. Hornfischer, about that battle. I also read that there will be a movie about it called "Hell Or High Water" getting ready to film. I definitely want to see that!
Great post, PF. I never forgot Jack's most famous line from Dragnet: "Just the facts ma'am." Few live up to his standard of virtue. And those who don't, "perish." John 3:16. Simple moral arithmetic.
I remember an IC Chief at my "C" school in Great Lakes telling me how Destroyers are referred to as "mankillers". This is due to ALL of the crew having to wear SO many hats due to the limited manning onboard! I was stationed on a Ticonderoga class Aegis Cruiser with two screws after serving two years on a CVN , and that was small enough for me! With a single screw, destroyers develope a permanent list after a certain speed! 5 years arduous sea duty was enough for me!:)-John in Texas
Thank you for dads service. My grandfather was an electrical engineer an ran felid generators to power the new thing called “Radar”. He had a “Simpson” analog volt-Omaha meter to voltage drop test. Lord only knows how much I miss both my real grandmother & grandfather.
My Dad was a tin can sailor during the Korean War. He would tell us stories about about how they were scared in sleeping below decks because a hit with one torpedo and that was it on a destroyer.
Not more than a half inch of steel separated the sailors for the outside sea! They were truly not much more than "tin cans," but an awesome fighting machine when combined with the courage and tenacity of the men who kept her afloat! The Battle of Samar (Leyte Gulf) is proof of that! Four DD's, three DE's and three CVE's fended off a much larger force of the Japanese Navy (4 BB's, 7 CB's, and 11 DD's)! The story is well worth the read and I won't tell you how it ended. If your grandfather, uncle, cousin, or otherwise, fought in that battle, just know they helped "turn the tide" against Japan and ultimately bring an end to WWII (VJ Day). And what happened next? The United States rebuilt and restored Japan! God bless America, long may She stand!
Torpedo’s weren’t much of a problem in Korea but the North Korean’t were always mineing there harbors, and dumping mines into the ocean lanes where our ships were. These would be floating on the surface and not anchored to the sea bed. You had to be on the lookout for these all the time and a lot of destroyers ran into these floating mines. When we found one we would detonate it with small arms fire from our whaleboats. We found that larger guns 40 and 20mm weren’t as effective.
My Gandpa was on a Destroyer Escourt in WWII, The USS HUSE DE 145... trim but deadly Thank you to ALL our vets and active military thank you for your heroic service!!!
I thought it was Jack Webb narrating. He was on Dragnet in the 60's as well as other programs. He was also a producer of Adam 12 as well as other shows.
@@d.owczarzak6888 Yes...the sub captain described it to his officer while looking through the periscope. Guns, stacks, etc. By the description and charts the germans had on board....it was identified as Buckley class. They stated the max knots and that it had special underwater detection.
My Dad served on the USS Stack, DD 406, WW2. The Stack was a Benham Class tin can & was sunk for a target in 1948. God Bless ALL who served this Nation then & now.
As a former submariner, I must admit to having some sympathy towards the u boat sailors. But I also have a lot of respect for the tin can sailors. They had a tough job in the North Atlantic and did it well. The battle for the Atlantic was a crucial one and the tin cans played a major role in defeating the Wolf packs. Good thing!
Though really Naval Aviation as an Aircrewman... most of my career was spent flying off Tin Cans - Perry Class Frigates - from 1987 to 1999. Conducting ASW, and Convoy protection.
See a VERY young Jack Webb in "You're In the Navy Now", debuting Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson. Many others who went on to greater fame. Stars Gary Cooper. (1951) You're welcome.
And those are Mahan-class DDs at 5:00, not Farragut-class, or Porter-class. While the Farragut-class and Porter-class were two-pipe Destroyers, the Farragut-class had a small, round forward funnel, and an oblong aft-funnel. Which those pictured do not. The Farragut-class Destroyers were called “Gold-Platers,” due to the spacious crew-accommodations compared to past Destroyers of the Clemson-class and Wickes-class (Two WWI-era, Flush-Deck, Four-Pipers. Basically identical classes save for very minor differences, most notably the Wickes-class had portholes in the Galley under the 2nd/3rd Funnels). And the Porter-class were huge destroyers, having four twin-5/38” Gun Mounts, which clearly we do not see here. Mahan-class Destroyers were the only destroyers until the Gleaves/Livermore-class of the late-30s/early-40s to have Round, Twin-Funnels. But the Benson/Gleaves/Livermore-classes also had enclosed mounts aft, as well as the Mk. 37 Director Tower on the bridge. These still have the earlier Mk. 33 Directors.
There appears to be a very good new WW II film coming out in July called " Greyhound ". It will have Tom Hanks as the captain of a US Navy Destroyer escorting a convoy across the Atlasntic from the USA to England. The Trailer looks very good.
What I presume is intended to be a British destroyer close alongside the US vessel is completely wrong for early-mid 1942. The British destroyers with Escort Groups at that time were V & W or A-I class, both of which looked completely different. Mind you, in the book Forester says the US destroyer was a Mahan class, when I believe that these served exclusively in the Pacific. Sorry, grumbling too much. I nearly said 'nit-picking' but apparently I am not allowed to now!!
My father was a tin can sailor. He served in the early 60's. His ship was the WIlliam V Pratt, a guided missile destroyer. I wonder if any of the missiles they showed being launched were from my father's ship
The Adams class (DDG 2) have to be the best looking of all US destroyers. I served on DDG 45 and DDG 44 in the 1970,s and still hear the force draft blower sound in my ears.
You ain't kidding about those Adams 5" gun fore and aft. Single arm or twin arm missle launcher superfiring aft. Only problem was who put that Asroc launcher amidships. They could put up twice as many 5" rounds per minute than a Tico could. 4 times as many than a modern Arleigh Burke. Little ship that could fight. That the Iranians learned the hard way.
@@ijohneb I tried twice for assignment to an Adams class ship, first after C school and 2nd when the Dewey went in for a yard period, but got sent to the Pratt instead. The ASROC launcer in behind the 5 inch made the Coontz class unattractive to me. It may have only been a case of the grass looking greener on the other side, but I always thought the Adams design was much more attractive and warship looking. Would you believe as my 6 year obligation finished the detailer tried to entice me with an assignment to an FFG 7? I think those hulls would have made excellent fishing ships. They looked like a loaf of bread on a canoe.
@@usamwhambam DDG 39 was one of the ships I served on. She was a good ship. Nice and big compared to an Adams. Funny thing, every time I fired that ASROC launcer I made sure it was off the beam. Never over the bow.
@@usamwhambam I served on the Farragut, with the ASROC magazine behind the matchbox launcher, like Farragut, the only one of the class that sported the ASROC magazine and reload capability, greatly improved the appearance of the ship, the torpedo tubes, mag and saluting guns amidships, and later harpoons in place of the 3” guns, with Twin arm Terrier launcher aft on the fantail makes the Farragut the best looking of its class! No deck space to spare, top heavy and a rolling beast underway, but definitely a bad-assed looking ship. My father, who rode the USS Washington (BB-56) in WWII said Farragut looked like an overloaded cruiser, on a destroyer hull. I tend to agree, everywhere you looked, a weapons system or related sensor
I can't believe this old film was made in 1966, the year I went on active duty. Looks more like it was made in the '40s, but you see more modern ships towards the end of the film.
They mention the Battle of Samar, when three destroyers and four destroyer escorts took on a massive Japanese fleet comprised of cruisers and battleships (including the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built) and, against all odds, turned them back, thereby saving the American invasion beaches. For full details, find a copy of "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" detailing the skill, courage, dedication and outright INSANITY displayed by those sailors in one of the U.S. Navy's finest hours. There is also a video about the battle available on TH-cam entitled "Odds? What are those?"
Read Blood on the Sea; an accounting of the 77 U.S. NAVY Destroyers lost in combat during the war. It's good. U.S. NAVY veteran PO3 '73>'77 Go NAVY! 🇺🇸
I do not know when Jack Web of Dragnet Fame died but this Documentary had to be produced when he was still alive and active. I would think that this video was produced in the 1960s because of Him being the Narrator and the mention of the Korean War.
Step Dad was on the USS McNair a Destroyer in WWII...remember the ash tray that was made with USS McNair on it that he had.Remember a conversation back in the `50s when I was asking about the PT Boats and how fast they were and he said a Destroyer could run one down in the open ocean.
btw just saw the Greyhound and it looks pretty decent but the one thing that threw me off was the U-Boats surfacing during a running battle which I thought was pure Hollywood.
@@moss8448 Exactly my thought. Why would a U-Boat stay on the surface and battle it out when there were two destroyers on the surface within firing range? Pure madness and no Kapitan of a U-boat would surface under those circumstances. They would know there were destroyers there from their sonar !!!
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I served on the USS Carmick DMS 33 during the Korean War . We were a converted destroyer into a high speed mine sweeper. During my time on the Carmick (August 1950 to Nov. 1951) were engaged in four major battles, sweeping mines on both coasts, operating with the Missouri, Manchester and St Paul on shore bombardment. I am glad to have been serving on the Tin Can as a sonar man. It was said that our squadron removed 3000 mine out of Winston harbor. We were shot at a few times by shore batteries ,but never hit. But our sister was hit twice by shore batteries. I’d serve again if I could but at 90 I’d be hard pressed to get up the ladders, let alone in my bunk.
D'Waine Mayovsky good man, thanks
Thank you for your service! You are an inspiration!
Thank you for your service shipmate! Great to hear your sea stories. Cheers
We are proud of you and your mates ! Job well done !
D'Waine - Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. Thank you and god bless! 🙏 🇺🇸
My father served proudly aboard the USS Pope DD225. She went down in the Java Sea March 1, 1942. After pow stint he served 20 years on tin cans. He passed in 1975, but the more research I do the more amazing the experiences of those crews become. Thank you to all who served.
I am 54 and watched Dragnet as kid...,I would recognize Jack Webb’s voice anywhere. My, how time flies.
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When I watched Dragnet it wasn't in reruns. Think time flies huh? Get back to me in 10 years. I'll be 64 this September.
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George B I was not aware this was a contest.
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On a B&W TV.
George B
Kept waiting to hear, “this is the city”.
I’m 73 and I know him too. My dad was a WWII Navy vet. I’m looking forward to the new movie Greyhound. There hasn’t been a Naval movie in a long time, I’ve seen them all growing up with my dad. “Up Periscope, Run Silent Run Deep” were two I remember.
My grandfather was a senior chef petty officer boiler man on USS Rowe fletcher class destroyer in the 50’s. Robert(Bob) Lowe. Lived for his stories as a kid. He was a great and humble man.
My dad was on the USS CUNNINGHAM in Korea,thank all of you Warriors
My father was a RM3 USS LEA DD 118, attached to USS BOGUE hunter-killer group North Atlantic region. He was proud to be a member of the “Dungaree Navy” as destroyer men were known in WW11. Entered service at age 16 1/2 as many did in the day. Into his early 90’s he could copy code even though his memory was lost. I am thankful he shared his memories with me over the years. Mostly good, some tragic. Rest In Peace Dad.
Thank You for his service and for you posting. My Dad served on a Liberty ship and passed in 2006.
Thanks John.
I enjoyed this video, but it makes me feel old that I immediately recognized Jack Web's iconic voice. I loved the TV show Dragnets so much that I purchased a '67 Ford Fairlane and restored it. One of the biggest regrets in my life was selling it.
I sold my TOTALLY restored '63 Falcon and although I miss her sometimes, the technology (and parts) are just too old and hard to find-John in Texas
@@TheGearhead222 I was just the same 9889988989
@@eleuterioarellano2086 Dear Sir-Please elaborate-John in Texas
Is Jack Webb not an American hero?
A past member of the Army Air Forces, a man who gave even more honor to the Navy, in this video, and the Los Angeles Police with 'Dragnet' and 'The D.I.'
The 'four stackers' who saved Britain for lend lease. Tyranny was stricken.
As 'Army' I really liked this video about, absolute respect, the 'Tin Can Navy.' Thanks for the video!
Blessings to the Navy, Maritime Service and our nation.
A grateful lieutenant colonel.
So true Colonel. Webb was a man who gave a lot. In his role as Sgt. Friday he commanded respect and he showed respect. His “talks” with young delinquents were spot on. He pulled no punches but he did so with respect. This world could use more people like him today. Thanks to him for lending his voice for the narration of this video and thank you sir for your sacrifices for America.
@@tombarcellona2339 A man who loved public service to also mention his Adam 12 and the Emergency shows.
I believe, given the influence of those different shows, he'd be glad of the many men and women who have joined (or will commit in the future having seen reruns) to the fire, military, medical and military services because of him...with real lives saved. Mr. Webb is proud.
But, I have to say...Go Army, Beat Navy!
Hero's wear capes and their underwear on the outside of their pants. Jack Webb was a man who did his job and did it well.
@@fnln544 Ain't going to happen ........... Navy Football. Mom loved Westpoint... Me, I'm an Annapolis fan. JJ VF-142 75-79 CV-66 & CVN-69
@FN LN Jack was not a Military Hero. He "washed out" of flight training for the Army Air Corp and got a hardship discharge to take care of Mom and Grams. Info from Wiki. Great actor tho. My Dad jumped in WW2, 82nd and 101st............ now those guys were HEROES. And he guarded Ike in Berlin at the HQ, Returned to England with Ike too. JJ VF-142 Tomcats 75-79 AE3 CV-66 & CVN-69 3 meds in 4 years
I was on the Attack Aircraft Carrier Midway. We used Destroyers as our plane guards to pickup down aircraft on Yankee Station Vietnam. These Tin Cans were invaluable to us. Great Ships!!!
I was on the hollisretdd788 on yankee station in the south China sea picking up downed pilotes
I was LZ Baldy, about 25 miles SE of Da Nang, and a mile from the ocean. Several times, tin cans laying off the beach fired over us, and a few times, New Jersey paid her respects. The five-inchers sounded like a sheet tearing, but those 16's sounded like steam locomotives chugging over.
when and where on Midway? I was on here 71-74 in the engine room, also spent my last year in on a DD 743
@@richardlovejoy7875 I one Midway from recommissioning day 1970 until 1972. I came aboard as an 18 year old AGAA and left as a 21 year old AG2. Oh I worked in Weather OA division. What division were you in .?
@@rebsarge I bet those 16s were freakin'!!!!
My dad 💯💯 was a GM2 on the USS Ross, DD 563
He was there from shake down until Tokyo Bay
Happy Birthday America 🇺🇸
From this Navy Vet to all Vets
active,retired and those who didn't come back...Thank you isn't enough.
USS Coontz DDG 40 ( formerly DG9)
Nothing better then being on a tin can ... Coontz was in Korea,Nam but her last duty was Granada ..i was there with her. Unfortunately she was mothballed and later sold off for scrap 😞
Yes, very sad to see your ship that you served on been sold for scrap. At least the ships I served on are now man made reefs.
BTW, Happy birthday to the US from a ex- stoker RAN.
I was on the USS America in the 70s............. and they sank her! So sad. JJ VF-142 75-79 CV-66 & CVN-69 Thanks for you service, Scott. From a brother . Brownshoe and Shellback
@John Merchant Wow, although my main job was an AE3 on F-14s , I did go TAD to guess where? Supply... Worked in the laundry and later dry cleaning. The Supply guys were great. Good learning experience. Then back to the squadron. Take care brother and Thanks for serving our country!! JJ
I started out in 1961 on the USS Radford DDE-446, USS Brush DD-745, USS T.E. Chandler DD-717, USS Albert David DE-1050. Now this Tin-Can Sailor is Medically Disabled Prostate Cancer Agent Orange. My rate was SM2, Signalman. Proudly to have been a Lover, Fighter and Tin Can Rider.
My father served aboard a destroyer shortly after the war. He had been too young to join during the war. I served '73> '77 (PO3). Missed Vietnam by virtue of my youth. But still, I'm proud of my service. Go NAVY!
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WE all have our callings. Never hang your heada about missing Nam. You put your peckeron the block, just like everybody else. The axe didn't fall on you. Semper Fi.
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George,
Thanks for standing in the gap. You could not have known there would not be a war while you served.
I Thank you Sir for your service ..
I was in between Korea and VN. They had oodles of volunteers at my draft board so I was over the desired age when my name finally got called. At the pre-induction physical, they decided to get me out by telling me I had diabetes. Then they sent me a 4F classification. Scared the hell out of me for sure. My personal Dr. finnally set me down and told me that all the testing he did proved the Army screwed my test and I did not have diabetes. One of my Dads brothers did not know he had it and he went into a diabetic coma at work and died without ever coming to. It was thought to be passed down in the family.
After my purchase of Greyhound ; I’m a new fan of yet another U.S.S. Ship, My Dad served aboard LST 903 ; Aug of 44 - June of 46. My Uncle Fred served aboard several Destroyers; the last one, U.S.S Dalgren . Being color blind (green deficiency) etc, I didn’t serve. But so far it hasn’t stopped me from learning what I can about the service.
So proud to have had a WW2 vet as a friend who served on DE USS FROST and mesmerized by stories of escorting convoys in the N Atlantic...
Thank you for posting this patriotic stuff. It is a reminder that people used to love America. It makes me strong. Thank you so much Semper Fi
The press our enemies have no balls
Thanks Marine. Go Navy!
Semper Fi, Brother!
TreeTop - Sgt. USMC, 1968-72
@@webbtrekker534 I'm a civilian the only oath I had to say is the Pledge of Allegiance. I love my country always faithful Semper Fi. You don't have to be a marine to love your country and to always be faithful thank you for the compliment. I wish I could have served
Yes! And now we have the Republicans trying to destroy it!!! Don't forget that the Republicans were on Hitler's side until he declared war on us after Pearl Harbor!
What staggering war footage. Can you even begin to imagine what t was like for the camera operator, in the middle of that absolute chaos...
To all who have served this great country thank you to those who gave all there are no words to express my gratitude.
Rest in peace
Proud to be a tin can sailor - Radioman on the USS Barney, DDG6, 1975 - 1979.
BT on the Barney 84 -86
Also a radioman on the Waldron DD 699 and the Vesole DD 878 1970-1973
USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 ... 1962-63; FTG2
@@robertkrist5089 Was she attached to the US 7 Fleet in early 1984 in the Gulf (Middle East.) I was there on the DDG HMAS 38 Perth at the time.
Radioman USS Lawrence DDG-4, 78 - 82.
Served as a Bosun on multiple Spruance class Cans in the 80s and 90s, but compared to a Fletcher, Sumner, or Gearing, we were built more like a medium Cruiser. Always loved the lines and classic design of the older Cans. Thankful for all my Shipmates who have, are, or will be standing the watch.
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On the TJ all my friends were BM's or had something to do with engines/engineering. "Boats" Verbic would get so drunk on liberty he'd forget his name!
Definitely more than a few times when we had to lean against one another to make it back to the ship after enjoying our liberty lol 😂
Thanks for protecting the Bird Barn, Tin Can sailors. We sure did appreciate the company and effort! Many thanks to the support staff,Tankers, Subs, etc, Unrep comes to mind. Over 40 years ago now... oh how time flies the older we get. Regards JJ
The "Cans" were in it all.. From shore fire support to plane life guard duty, to escorting convoys and carrier task forces , to nighttime gun and torpedo knife fights the length of the Solomon Islands, to facing down heavy cruisers and battleships in broad daylight, to taking their share of kamikaze hits on radar picket duty. Amazing ships and crews. An example was USS Flusser DD-368. Compare its picture when new in the late '30s to its pic in 1945. One worn out ship.
Every American should watch these films for our history. I am 20 retired navy Chief A DESTROYERMAN!
My father served on the DE36 in the Pacific. Ship earned 5 battle stars. I’ve been to the beaches in Normandy 5 times so far.. yes, everyone should see these films.
Seriously, though, this is a historically important film, especially the early parts about the first "4 stackers" and how they started out being "torpedo boat destroyers" before they became known more broadly as destroyers, and how the early "torpedo boats" evolved into submarine torpedo boats.
If you ever get the chance, visit the USS Laffey (DD-724), located at Patriots Point, near Charleston, SC. “The Ship That Wouldn’t Die.” It floats next to the Yorktown CV-10. Quite a story.
AWC(AW/NAC), Retired here. Spent 20 years nowhere near the tin cans, frigates, HS, HSL, or VS platforms. We were out there all alone in the P-3s, far beyond the self-generated ambient noise of the CVBG. That being said, I've seen enough of these boys plowing right through the waves and trying to make headway in heavy seas to know I was right where I wanted to be. Yeah, it's not a lot of fun bouncing around in the sky either, especially when the sky and sea are one continuous sheet of gray in all its various hues, and there would be no one coming to pick us up within 24 - 72 hours if we did have to ditch. But fortunately for me and most of my brother aircrews, the number of our takeoffs equaled the number of landings, and we always took off from land and wound up back there within 18 hours. Some were not as fortunate, and we mourn their loss.
Thank you for your service. My dad grew up in Sunnyvale, under the approach pattern for NAS Moffit. When I was little, he took us to an air show where a P-3 was displayed and told us how they shook the glass in the windows of my grandparents' house every time they came over. He had 8mm movies of one of the air shows at Moffit, taken by my grandfather that showed the blimp hangar and the ASW aircraft stationed at Moffit, as well as what he called the "glamour boys", the Blue Angels.
Strong words
@@melissasueh. Thank you for your kind words. It was my honor to serve. Thanks for sharing your family memories. My wife and I were stationed twice at NAS Moffett Field, in those big blimp hangars! We sure miss those days, even though trying to live in Cupertino on Navy pay certainly presented its challenges. I wonder if you were visiting us when we were there. I was assigned to the static display of the P-3 for at least one of the air shows there. Maybe you'll remember me - I was a guy in a white uniform? (LOL) Sorry for shaking your dad's windows! As we used to say - "Pardon our noise. It's the sound of freedom!" God bless!
Thank you for your career service, Jim. I did 4 years back in the 1960s in an attack squadron (VA-192) and we flew our A-4 Skyhawks off the pointy end of USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) and USS Oriskany (CVA-34). Glad you never had to ditch but I'm a little puzzled by your comment that nobody would be out to pick you up within 24 to 48 hours if you did splash. The Navy I remember would have had every available plane and ship in the hemisphere looking for you...
I was a groundie on P2V-7s. [Two turnin two burnin] You had it good: big, pressurised.......
Yeah, the Navy does it ALL, and does it ALL at ONCE! Proud U.S. NAVY veteran here 💙🇺🇸
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Who else is here after watching Tom Hank's Greyhound movie
Me !! Just saw it last night
me too
Me
I just came to write that too. 😂 I wish I'd watched the quick 3 minute Tom hanks explainer video about it though, to get proper historical context.
Not me.
Did a tour on USS Cowell (DD-547) in '61, spent more time scrapping and painting then anything else. The sea is hard on ships and men, and it tests you like nothing else. Loved and hated every minute of my time on her, sad when she was decommissioned and sold to Argentina in '71.
I can't paint. Even the Navy agreed with that!
My dad served on the Cowell from '43 to '45. 11 battle stars.
Did my first trip out to sea on the Cowell. She was a Reserve ship in '67 up at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Fran. We were waiting for our ship to be recommissioned, USS Somers DDG34, and they needed some manpower to get to San Diego for gunnery practice. A bunch of us went for our first time to sea and that is a voyage I will never forget. Glad to hear from someone who actually spent more than a week on her. I know what you mean about the love/hate relationship on a tincan.
Love the loader at 12:38 just kicking the gun, maybe to unjam something. Want to do that to my computer some days...I’ll tell IT it’s how the “Greatest Generation” dealt with technology.
Never fear! A video with Jack Webb as narrator is sure to be packed with excitement and justice!!
My dad served on the naval destroyer USS Irwin for two years in between the Korean and Vietnam wars.
My Dad was a B17 crewman picked up off of Maui in 1942 by the USS Montgomery DD-121 - a WWI 4 stacker converted to a minelayer. I looked up the ship and told him, "Dad that was a mighty old ship!" he said, "Looked good enough for me!"
I served on USS Semmes DDG 18 and USS Kinkaid DD 965. In addition to USS Cape Cod AD 43, USS Whidbey Island LSD 41, and USS Wasp LHD 1.
absolutely insane what militaries were able to accomplish with such relatively primitive technology compared to what exists today. using sonar and radar on these little screens and tracking U boats and torpedo's using math on the fly. the greyhound movie starring tom hanks captures a lot of the intensity of what one week at sea would be like and I loved every second of it.
My father served on USS Pritchett and USS Manchester during the Korean War.
My grandfather was aboard the USS Russell. DD414 during WW2. It was his favorite ship while serving 20 years in the navy.
Thanks for posting. Although this was posted 5 years ago, I believe that there will be an uptick in views due to Tom Hanks's new movie.
Very well done! People don’t know what the Destroyer! Really does! I hope the new movie ! With Tom Hanks! Will inform them on this type of ship!!
He saw a UFO land, full of dinosaurs wearing red capes.
Screw Tom Hanks
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Definitely , greyhound will be the best movie
I believe that Destroyer pictured is the USS Preston DD-795. In one of my Ole Destroyer Divisions. USS Brush DD-745, USS Moore DD-717, USS Maddox DD-731, USS Preston DD-795. Home Port Long Beach Naval Station..
The USS Johnstone, not mentioned by name, deserves its own page in history.
and the Samuel B. Roberts,
A Fletcher Class Heavy Cruiser.
Commander Ernest E. Evans,
the Johnston's skipper started the attack before Adm Sprague ordered it. His timely action and its deadly effect awarded him posthumously the CMOH. He was seen getting off the Johnston just before it sunk, but was not among those rescued. Most agree it was the most heroic action of a surface ship for the US NAVY in WWII.
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I think it was his XO who had been sunk in another destroyer without firing its torpedos. He said to Evans that he didn't want that to happen again.
BTW I'm an Aussie and agree with you.
@@billthomas635 interesting comment about Evans's XO. Evans reportedly told his officers and crew much earlier something like the Johnstone was a warship and I intend to take her into harm's way. So they knew his objectives. But I knew a guy that was in the fight at Suragao Straight and the destroyers there went in and attacked battleships and cruisers with torpedos but it was under the cover of darkness and it was right on the heels of a similar PT boat attack. One large ship is known sunk by that torpedo attack. Earlier accounts failed to credit that kill to the destroyers.
Free may sound like a word but many have been willing to die for it!
Yes my father also and thank God we didn't have Antifa back then~!!
Too bad some people are still fighting for freedom in America
@@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys yeah Antifa would have exposed the HIPOCRASY of america!!!
@@tesmith47 Too bad some people may have to fight again
for what they don't even know they are fighting for...
@@olivierbolton8683 my dad was in the segregated army
795 The first destroyer shown is the USS Preston.
A Fletcher class destroyer 175 built 25 went down.
My Father was on DD691 The Mertz.
packingten so was mine!
@@johngritz9267 Your Father was on Mertz?, I looked up information on Fletchers. Send me a contact number to. packingten@gmail.com if you want to talk,I'm 70& retired not able to do much.Later brother Bill
The USS The Sullivans (DD-537) resides here in Buffalo,NY one of four Fletchers that remain today,the other three are the USS Kidd,the USS Cassin Young and the USS Charrette (the Velos) of the Hellenic Navy
Enjoyed the show. i served as a scope dope on CV67, DDG21, DDG8, LST1035, and FFG15. wherever the orders took me.
DDG8? That would be familiar territory for me - was IC Electrician on DDG5 1975 and 1976.
I too was a scope dope. Lol. Taught OS A school twice.
Paul Goodnough l was an engineman on the Estocin FFG-15 “83-85 I’m glad to hear of a shipmate out there.
My father was on the DD454 USS Ellyson, a Gleaves-class destroyer in WW2
The "Mighty E", my dad was on the ellyson in ww2 from the invasion Normandy to the peace signing in Tokyo bay.one of the few ships to fight in the Atlantic and Pacific. He turned 95 last week, lives with us and still going strong. They sure are the greatest generation.
My father was on the USS Mayrant in 1943-45. He was a radar man. Harold Hammes or Hamms. I keep hoping to run across someone that might remember him. We had no idea what he faced!
@@anthonylongo3558 He may have known my father he was on the Ellyson 42-47 Electricians mate 3rd class Floyd Bolt. He passed away back in 1987 at the young age of 67.
God Bless América! Those Sailors are and all branches of the U.S. military the most brave men ive ever seen imagine yourself part of a crew of a major Navy War Vessel when all hell broke loose¡ i mean ¡ those 16 inchers detonation os something of legend
I'm glad to say I've enjoyed the comments nearly as much as the video, it would be great fun to sit down over breakfast and swap stories with you all in person!
My dad served on a Fletcher class DD in the Pacific theater. He said he was a member of the black gang, keeping things running down below. He told me when they were serving on picket duty (I think it was off Okinawa) their AAA gunners shot up a Zero that was diving on them -- it blew up just before hitting their fantail, showering the stern with pieces of kamikaze. When he saw my eyes were about as wide as they could get he told me the gunners gave him a section of the wing, and he took it below after the action subsided and cut it up to give every member of the crew a piece of it. Then he showed me the piece he kept. Though my dad was honorably discharged from this life to be with our Savior in 2004, I still have that piece of aluminum.
On a lighter note, did anyone else spot Alan Alda at 10:07? I didn't know before medical school and the Korean War he was a pilot in WW II! :^D
Although it looks like Alan, it wasn't as he was in the Army later. He spent 1 year at Ft. Benning and then 6 months in Korea while in Army Reserves. Info. from Wiki JJ
@@BigBen621 And a first class Yeoman, I would bet. Welcome aboard, Ben, and thanks for your service. JJ VF-142 AE3 75-79 America and Ike. My oldest Brother was a Yeoman on the USS Saratoga, back in the early 60s.
Best ship out of six I served on. 1980-83 USS Dahlgren DDG-43. Learned the meaning of family, friends, and dedication to others first. A Tin Can no matter what you call her.
Excellent documentary. Love Jack Webb doing anything. I served proudly aboard USS Spruance DD963 as a Hospital Corpsman in 1977-1978. Love our history and I will always miss being at sea. Thanks for sharing this movie. I would have to point out, that to my knowledge , contrary to that noted in the description, there are no nuclear powered destroyers, but they are gas turbine powered .
Tin Can sailor here, 1966-68 Machinist Mate on the JOHN W. WEEKS, DD701
Thank you for your service . My dad served on USS Smalley in WW2. I think that ship also was in Korean War
The Number of Destroyers Built and They and Their Crews Ability to Operate their Ship to its Maximum Design More than Likely Contributed Greatly to Our Victory in the Pacific During WWII , THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL MILITARY VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICES TO OUR COUNTRY . . . Then and Now
Those helicopters was my squadron HS-7 in 1958-9. I would have been there when the Video
was taken. The fixed wing planes was VS-36 I think and the carrier was the Valley Forge CVS 45.
Larry as in mann emerson rhoads
@@marklammert5670 No, I don't know that name. Sorry
I served aboard the USS Blakey FF-1072 and the USS Hollister DD-788.
I served on submarines but always had an interest of what it would be like to serve on a surface ship. Never even had a chance to go aboard a surface ship. The fast attack submarine motto was " Big black and never come back" which was absolutely true. I think the longest we were tied up was 2 weeks. Always at sea and living in a tube under the water. It must have been nice to be able to go on deck and see the sky and breath fresh air.
I was on the carriers America and Ike. I remember going for a week or so without being out in the sunlight and how hard it was on the eyes seeing the sunlight would make you squint to where you were seeing through slits. Eyes watering for a long time. Thanks from an Airdale! JJ
Brownshoe and Shellback. Thanks for your service, Michael!!
Served as RM2 aboard USS Orleck (DD886) a FRAM II Gearing class DD in the mid-60's. We spent two years off the coast of Vietnam doing primarily shore bombardment. Ship is now a museum ship in Lake Charles, LA.
I have a friend who was career US coast guard. He has been retired for years. Sometimes he would tell stories about his time in the service. One story he told was being not very far outside the territorial waters of Cuba when the shaft on their ship broke clean in two letting them drift in the current. Of course they radioed for help. Cuba sent out boats waiting for them to drift too close. He said you could see the relief on the Commanders face when a US navy destroyer came up over the horizon at top speed He said it was fun watching the Cuban ships scatter.
Saudações. Eu servi em três Destróires na Marinha do Brasil. CT Paraná D29, ex - USS Cushing , CT Rio Grande do Norte, D37, ex- USS Srong e CT Marcílio Dias, D25, ex- USS Henry Tucker.
USS Carpenter DD 825 EN2 ADiv one of the best times of my life
I was a signalman on the USS Barney DDG 6 1967-1971. She a nickname " Grey Ghost". Proud to serve on her.
There are many good reads from WW2 where experiences were shared with us. A good one was about the George Washington, a battle ship. She lost of all her destroyers in a hurricane because she wasn't able to refuel them. But their bravery in mentioned in how close they got to shore batteries to destroy them.
I like the stories of the absolute insane stuff that destroyers have done
Wow, this is a flecher class destroyer.
When I served in the navy, I rode a Gearing class destroyer, DDH 830
EVERETTE F. RARSON.
It's Larson Not Rarson, and it was DD-830 NOT DDH.
My dad served in the medical corps on destroyers from1942 to 1962. He never spoke about what he did but one time he mentioned that he was at Guadalcanal. The last ship he served on was the USS Haynsworth DD 700.
Those destroyers of Taffy 3 were the essence of U.S. Naval courage. I think that was every bit the equal of Midway in that regard.
"The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour," Hornfischer, James D. is an excellent book about the destroyers attacking the Japanese on coming fleet to give the escort carriers time to flee. It has numerous human interest stories of survivors and those who were lost. It gives the reader some sense of what it is like to face imminent death and still do ones job.
My Great Uncle served on USS Macleish DD-220 "Clemson Class" aka 4 Piper, flatdecker etc, he was a Electrician. I believe he was on convoy escort duties from NY to Casablanca. He served on a few different class of ships and serviced hundreds of different type Navy vessels because he was a 1st Class Petty Officer or EM1. Such a fascinating career.
God bless your uncle for his service to our great nation.
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Thank you for your kind words. Soooo many stories he told me about in his time seeing the world. 😊
*Hey, it's Jack Webb, 'Sgt. Friday' of the TV show 'Dragnet' who is announcing this documentary!*
Blood on the Sea gives a good accounting of the 77 U.S. NAVY Destroyers lost in combat or at sea during the war.
Jack Webb was such a figure in American patriotism, I wish he could see the Navy of today and what destroyers look like now!
Jack Webb !! Hollywood's Biggest Phony !!!
@@michaelcelani8325 Michael Celani must be some country's littlest weenie! Sorry, you either don't know much about Jack and don't deserve a proper insult!
Great bit of film , brilliant 👍🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲
Glad the "Battle of Letye Gulf" was mentioned , I watch the video evetime it's broadcast on TV, ( Read book Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors)
Also knew an engineman on the USS Niblack, she was behind the USS Rueben James that was torpedoed Oct 31, 1941. They were on a 8 knot Neutrality Patrol Convoy in the North Atlantic before we were in WW2. The U-boat Commander, after the war an admiral in the German Navy, Eric Topp, allowed the USS Niblack to stop and rescue whomever they could only about half the Reuben James crew survived.
He told stories of seas so rough the ship rolling so far they'd be walking on the hull instead of the deck or bulkhead, not knowing if she would right herself and they'd be trapped below decks.
Haven't seen the new movie, like Tom Hanks but dislike CGI fake works, which I watched once (and never again) in DiCaprio's Titanic, fake bow waves etc, just don't impress me.
Thank all the Tin Can Sailors and and Veterans.
Also knew a radar operator on the USS The Sullivans.
ABQRT 1900 I just finished the Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, a fantastic read, two weeks ago and this video is an excellent accompaniment.
Some of the filming of “Greyhound” was completed aboard the Fletcher class destroyer, USS KIDD (DD-661), “The Pirate 🏴☠️ of the Pacific”.
Some of my USS KIDD (DDG-993) shipmates have been aboard her to help keep her maintained as a museum ship.
I also recently read James Hornfischer’s great book! Sadly, he passed away recently. 😢
My Dad served on the Allen M. Sumner DD 692 as a CPO/SKC. I got to spend the night on her and got a tour, it was pretty cool. It was great to hear the account of the Battle Off Samar with Taffy 3 against the IJN Center Fleet. I'm reading a book called "The Last Stand of the Tin Can sailors" by James D. Hornfischer, about that battle. I also read that there will be a movie about it called "Hell Or High Water" getting ready to film. I definitely want to see that!
at 4.46, actually prefab sections of LCI(L)351 class deckhouses and "castle bridge". Amazing little vessels in their own right.
What's up US Navy?
Very Manly & Very Charming
I highly admire brave souls.
Godspeed
Just the facts about destroyers, ma'am.
@reverse thrust he didn't give many facts
How’s that ?
...and, only the facts!
Carbon Crank, what, you sleep through it?
Sorry, they tried to make this dramatic with no facts about destroyers ..very dis appointed.
Great post, PF. I never forgot Jack's most famous line from Dragnet: "Just the facts ma'am." Few live up to his standard of virtue. And those who don't, "perish." John 3:16. Simple moral arithmetic.
I remember an IC Chief at my "C" school in Great Lakes telling me how Destroyers are referred to as "mankillers". This is due to ALL of the crew having to wear SO many hats due to the limited manning onboard! I was stationed on a Ticonderoga class Aegis Cruiser with two screws after serving two years on a CVN , and that was small enough for me! With a single screw, destroyers develope a permanent list after a certain speed! 5 years arduous sea duty was enough for me!:)-John in Texas
All Destroyers (DD) had twin screws; Destroyer Escorts (DE) had single screws.
1964 to 1970. US Navy Submarine Service. The only way to go. :-)
You were Misinformed, Destroyer Have 2 screws
My dad served on a destroyer in ww2. U.s.s. john d. Henley (dd - 553 ).
Thank you for dads service. My grandfather was an electrical engineer an ran felid generators to power the new thing called “Radar”. He had a “Simpson” analog volt-Omaha meter to voltage drop test. Lord only knows how much I miss both my real grandmother & grandfather.
My Dad was a tin can sailor during the Korean War. He would tell us stories about about how they were scared in sleeping below decks because a hit with one torpedo and that was it on a destroyer.
Not more than a half inch of steel separated the sailors for the outside sea! They were truly not much more than "tin cans," but an awesome fighting machine when combined with the courage and tenacity of the men who kept her afloat! The Battle of Samar (Leyte Gulf) is proof of that! Four DD's, three DE's and three CVE's fended off a much larger force of the Japanese Navy (4 BB's, 7 CB's, and 11 DD's)! The story is well worth the read and I won't tell you how it ended. If your grandfather, uncle, cousin, or otherwise, fought in that battle, just know they helped "turn the tide" against Japan and ultimately bring an end to WWII (VJ Day). And what happened next? The United States rebuilt and restored Japan! God bless America, long may She stand!
Torpedo’s weren’t much of a problem in Korea but the North Korean’t were always mineing there harbors, and dumping mines into the ocean lanes where our ships were. These would be floating on the surface and not anchored to the sea bed. You had to be on the lookout for these all the time and a lot of destroyers ran into these floating mines. When we found one we would detonate it with small arms fire from our whaleboats. We found that larger guns 40 and 20mm weren’t as effective.
My Gandpa was on a Destroyer Escourt in WWII, The USS HUSE DE 145... trim but deadly
Thank you to ALL our vets and active military thank you for your heroic service!!!
I thought it was Jack Webb narrating. He was on Dragnet in the 60's as well as other programs. He was also a producer of Adam 12 as well as other shows.
Good destroyer vs sub hollywood film is "The Enemy Below" . Robert Mitchum and Kurt Jurgens. Very good film!!
Mitchum commanded a DE in the movie.
@@d.owczarzak6888 DE? Destroyer Escort?
@@gispel7058 Yes, Buckley class if I recall correctly.
@@d.owczarzak6888 Yes...the sub captain described it to his officer while looking through the periscope. Guns, stacks, etc. By the description and charts the germans had on board....it was identified as Buckley class. They stated the max knots and that it had special underwater detection.
My Dad served on the USS Stack, DD 406, WW2. The Stack was a Benham Class tin can & was sunk for a target in 1948. God Bless ALL who served this Nation then & now.
My dad also served on the USS Stack.Paul Schlosser Cincinnati Ohio.
As a former submariner, I must admit to having some sympathy towards the u boat sailors. But I also have a lot of respect for the tin can sailors. They had a tough job in the North Atlantic and did it well. The battle for the Atlantic was a crucial one and the tin cans played a major role in defeating the Wolf packs. Good thing!
Quite!
You don't say. Essentially what is a destroyer? A ship with guns and topedoes?
Though really Naval Aviation as an Aircrewman... most of my career was spent flying off Tin Cans - Perry Class Frigates - from 1987 to 1999. Conducting ASW, and Convoy protection.
Jack Webb was about as "square" a dude as a man can be. Danny Ackroyd captured him in all of his absurdity, perfectly, dead-on.
Well, not really, he only played that. He was a jazz aficionado and played other great radio rolls.
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He had a hotttt wife
the two destroyers that Webb eluded to were the Fletcher Class USS Hoel and the USS Johnston both sunk along with the Escort Carrier USS Gambier Bay
Robert Young “alluded”
A tough battle...no doubt.. Those Navy men were really brave .
Jack Webb’s shield number, 714, was retired by LAPD for Webb’s public service via films to the people of LA and the state of CA!
See a VERY young Jack Webb in "You're In the Navy Now", debuting Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson. Many others who went on to greater fame. Stars Gary Cooper. (1951) You're welcome.
And those are Mahan-class DDs at 5:00, not Farragut-class, or Porter-class.
While the Farragut-class and Porter-class were two-pipe Destroyers, the Farragut-class had a small, round forward funnel, and an oblong aft-funnel. Which those pictured do not.
The Farragut-class Destroyers were called “Gold-Platers,” due to the spacious crew-accommodations compared to past Destroyers of the Clemson-class and Wickes-class (Two WWI-era, Flush-Deck, Four-Pipers. Basically identical classes save for very minor differences, most notably the Wickes-class had portholes in the Galley under the 2nd/3rd Funnels).
And the Porter-class were huge destroyers, having four twin-5/38” Gun Mounts, which clearly we do not see here. Mahan-class Destroyers were the only destroyers until the Gleaves/Livermore-class of the late-30s/early-40s to have Round, Twin-Funnels. But the Benson/Gleaves/Livermore-classes also had enclosed mounts aft, as well as the Mk. 37 Director Tower on the bridge. These still have the earlier Mk. 33 Directors.
I miss the unmistakable voice of Jack Webb!
"Just the facts, Ma'am" Lots of 'Dragnet' here on YT. Indulge yourself...I do. :P
I served on the USS Newman K.Perry DD 888 74-75
There appears to be a very good new WW II film coming out in July called " Greyhound ".
It will have Tom Hanks as the captain of a US Navy Destroyer escorting a convoy across the Atlasntic
from the USA to England.
The Trailer looks very good.
What I presume is intended to be a British destroyer close alongside the US vessel is completely wrong for early-mid 1942. The British destroyers with Escort Groups at that time were V & W or A-I class, both of which looked completely different.
Mind you, in the book Forester says the US destroyer was a Mahan class, when I believe that these served exclusively in the Pacific.
Sorry, grumbling too much. I nearly said 'nit-picking' but apparently I am not allowed to now!!
My father was a tin can sailor. He served in the early 60's. His ship was the WIlliam V Pratt, a guided missile destroyer. I wonder if any of the missiles they showed being launched were from my father's ship
The Adams class (DDG 2) have to be the best looking of all US destroyers. I served on DDG 45 and DDG 44 in the 1970,s and still hear the force draft blower sound in my ears.
I was on DDG-4, 3 great years, never forget it.
You ain't kidding about those Adams 5" gun fore and aft. Single arm or twin arm missle launcher superfiring aft. Only problem was who put that Asroc launcher amidships. They could put up twice as many 5" rounds per minute than a Tico could. 4 times as many than a modern Arleigh Burke. Little ship that could fight. That the Iranians learned the hard way.
@@ijohneb I tried twice for assignment to an Adams class ship, first after C school and 2nd when the Dewey went in for a yard period, but got sent to the Pratt instead. The ASROC launcer in behind the 5 inch made the Coontz class unattractive to me. It may have only been a case of the grass looking greener on the other side, but I always thought the Adams design was much more attractive and warship looking. Would you believe as my 6 year obligation finished the detailer tried to entice me with an assignment to an FFG 7? I think those hulls would have made excellent fishing ships. They looked like a loaf of bread on a canoe.
@@usamwhambam DDG 39 was one of the ships I served on. She was a good ship. Nice and big compared to an Adams. Funny thing, every time I fired that ASROC launcer I made sure it was off the beam. Never over the bow.
@@usamwhambam I served on the Farragut, with the ASROC magazine behind the matchbox launcher, like Farragut, the only one of the class that sported the ASROC magazine and reload capability, greatly improved the appearance of the ship, the torpedo tubes, mag and saluting guns amidships, and later harpoons in place of the 3” guns, with Twin arm Terrier launcher aft on the fantail makes the Farragut the best looking of its class! No deck space to spare, top heavy and a rolling beast underway, but definitely a bad-assed looking ship. My father, who rode the USS Washington (BB-56) in WWII said Farragut looked like an overloaded cruiser, on a destroyer hull. I tend to agree, everywhere you looked, a weapons system or related sensor
I can't believe this old film was made in 1966, the year I went on active duty. Looks more like it was made in the '40s, but you see more modern ships towards the end of the film.
They mention the Battle of Samar, when three destroyers and four destroyer escorts took on a massive Japanese fleet comprised of cruisers and battleships (including the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built) and, against all odds, turned them back, thereby saving the American invasion beaches. For full details, find a copy of "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" detailing the skill, courage, dedication and outright INSANITY displayed by those sailors in one of the U.S. Navy's finest hours. There is also a video about the battle available on TH-cam entitled "Odds? What are those?"
Jack Webb is awesome. We need dozens of destroyers.
July 2020. Tom Hanks movie on apple tv I think.. Greyhounds. Looks like it's going to be a Destroyer of a film..
Greyhounds is based off the C.S.Forester book The Good Shepherd.
Read Blood on the Sea; an accounting of the 77 U.S. NAVY Destroyers lost in combat during the war. It's good. U.S. NAVY veteran PO3 '73>'77 Go NAVY! 🇺🇸
I am. My late Uncle served on the Jeffers, on both seas during WW2.
Damn proud to be a Tin-Can sailor. USS DAVIS DD937. destroyer the backbone of the Navy
I do not know when Jack Web of Dragnet Fame died but this Documentary had to be produced when he was still alive and active. I would think that this video was produced in the 1960s because of Him being the Narrator and the mention of the Korean War.
Jack Webb died in 1982
Copyright date in masthead 1966
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Zephyrmec Thank you for pointing out the date 1966.
Step Dad was on the USS McNair a Destroyer in WWII...remember the ash tray that was made with USS McNair on it that he had.Remember a conversation back in the `50s when I was asking about the PT Boats and how fast they were and he said a Destroyer could run one down in the open ocean.
btw just saw the Greyhound and it looks pretty decent but the one thing that threw me off was the U-Boats surfacing during a running battle which I thought was pure Hollywood.
@@moss8448 Exactly my thought. Why would a U-Boat stay on the surface and battle it out when there were two destroyers on the surface within firing range? Pure madness and no Kapitan of a U-boat would surface under those circumstances. They would know there were destroyers there from their sonar !!!