Yoh-Koh-Su-Kah with no stress on any vowel. Americans often stress middle vowels in Japanese (yoh-koh-SUUU-kah) which isn't right; all vowels should be stressed the same. Yokosuka.
As a polite note, ships are often measured by their "length at the waterline", and or their "length overall". This is because the length at the waterline can give a good estimate of how much water she has to push aside to move forward, and her length overall will give you an idea of just how large a beast such as a battleship can be. As a sailor ,with considerable time at the helm of "blue water" sailboats, I am familiar with these terms as they give a good idea of just how large, or small, a ship can be as there is almost always a difference between the two measurements. As a former USN officer I am familiar with these terms as they can give me a "feel" for what her capabilities might be. Of course the length at the waterline can change with her load out, but these two measurements can help to get your mind around how a large vessel might handle in a sea. Your videos are well done, so please do not take this as a critical comment. Well done. Also ,,,Bravo Zulu.
Have a happy and joyful new year. I enjoy your work very much, as the son of a sailor who served on a destroyer in the pacific from 43 to 46 i like hearing about battles that i also heard from my father when i was young. Thanks.
I've never understood how IJN warships with those massive, towering pagodas didn't just capsize when they rolled down the ways at the shipyard. What they hell did they put in all that bizarre structure?
The radical reconstruction that included the insane cool towering forward pagoda superstructure and one stack occurred from 1930-33 Fuso being the first IJN capital ship so updated, the stern was lengthened shortly afterward. It was the USN destroyers that sunk the Fuso and Yamishiro with torpedoes -- which had been fitted with British invented Torpex that was about half again as powerful as TNT. The Fuso took two fish, probably from the Fletcher class USS Melvin.
I had read years' ago concerning these Destroyer/Battleship engagements, that one IJN Cruiser,?, blew up 11 (!) miles from American forces, after battle.and the concussion was felt by the surviving Americans. Can you elaborate on that Action, please? Thanks.
@@darrellborland119 Not sure what this is about. It was long thought that after being torpedoed the Fuso that never got close to the USN battle line blew up and split in two, but the book by Tully debunked that, the ship went down in one piece without exploding. In any case magazine explosions do not make all that much noise, they being rapid deflagrations rather than detonations and do not produce a shock wave. Witnesses to the Hood all agreed it was a quiet event, and the films of the Barham and Arizona lack shock waves in the air or on the surface of the water.
It looks like the pagoda was not part of Fuso's design when launched during WW1 but was in place in your Kure photo dated 1933 - see 4:33 . One wonders if an effort was made to compensate for elevating the center of gravity.
@@MikiLund The WW1-era Fuso's initial build didn't include a 'pagoda'. In contrast, Yamato, launched during WW2, had one as part of its original design. Any weight added higher or repositioned higher, will elevate the center of gravity. I was wondering if the upgrade work prior to 1933 had compensated for this.
Another awesome video continuing from the Yamashiro one which I also love. However there's one thing I think needs correcting. And that's the Hyuga and Ise. You kept saying that the battleship Aircraft Carrier conversion was picked as if the navy just had two choices, the Fuso-class or the Ise-class, just cause. Or at least it sounds like that. But there was actually a more direct reason why the Ise class were chosen, I believe it was the Hyuga, going off memory that had it's fifth turret blow up due to an accident right around the time of Midway and since she was in docks for replairs, they decided to convert her into a carrier, later battle carrier due to the convenience of already having the ship in docks, and the Ise was kind of dragged along because, sibecause they already are doing the conversion on Hyuga anyway, if they needed to do it with another, the sistership was a logical choice compared to a new different class of ship. As a result, the idea of converting the Fuso-class was just an idea and no more.
That... Was a sad ending to a such a long careered ship. Friendly fire incident could have been prevented but the IJN had some strict radio silence rules back then. I could see an irritated Mogami sailing up and slapping the back of Fuso's head for such a blunder. 😆 Another area of concern is how 'low' in the water she is relatively speaking. There have been stories of WW2 wrecks being stripped for their metal by the Chinese. It could be a topic for FFF but then again I could also be wrong. BUT as always, another banger E. Have a drink, rest up. As stated before, take an extra week off if needed. We'll douse the engines and still and stow the guns until you get back. Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, blessed Kwanza, Happy Holidays. See you next year Commodore!! 🎄🎉🎉🎉
@@blackjed Happy Holidays, my friend! Cheers!! And Happy New Year! I would definitely love to look into the Chinese stripping WWII wrecks of their metal - that is both fascinating, and enraging - perfect for me! Lol The IJN definitely had communications errors frequently thanks to their radio silence. It prevented the US from hearing anything, but it also left other ships in the IJN's fleet out of the loop a lot of the time. For such a long career, it was quite quiet! However, her and Yamashiro both faced a very sad and explosive ending to their careers. It sucks because I'd love to have seen some of the WWII IJN ships in real life, but I don't think any survived!
I think 10 men survived the sinking? War is the only time when you torpedo a ship to kill, yet rescue survivors & repatriate them after the war😮 Enjoyed the video friend, enjoy your break, we will catch you the 10th 😊😊 Hope you had a great Christmas, and have a Happy New Year 😊😊🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
10:26 Starting in 5th grade, I got into building ship and airplane models in a big way. IIRC, by high school I had well over 100. Fast forward to age 21. My mom had recently married my stepfather and she was in a BIG hurry to sell her house and move into his house. I was in the Marine Corps and had A LOT on my plate at that time. She threatened to get rid of my models (unless I came home and put them in storage) and I told her, flippantly, to do so. She did. Thing is, some of those model manufacturers no longer exist. Oh well.
7:38 - Japan's four oldest battleships? The four Kongo sisters don't count? I suppose one could claim that they weren't proper battleships, since they were originally built as battlecruisers, but three were rebuilt and reclassified as battleships in the '20s, and all four rebuilt again as fast battleships in the '30s. As, of course, we all know.
@@ValleyProud916 this isn't AI. All videos made with AI have to be marked. If you'd like to continue to say such, we can go down the defamation route. I am a real human being, a female who enjoys ships.
I'm not picking up any hint of AI. The photographs, drawings, and maps are authentic. Actual sources were cited: e.g. - the historian Anthony Tully and the RV Petrel expedition. Recently I saw YT Shorts that depicted biplanes in one case and swept-wing jets in another dive-bombing IJN carriers at the Battle of Midway. NOW THAT's click bait AI!
@@shipwrecksunday What on earth is his/her problem? Having watched your channel since you began, it really is the highlight of my week. Yes, I know I should get out more, but I might miss my wine delivery and the look of delight on the delivery drivers face when I unleash the hounds! I was in love with your voice before you posted pics of yourself and Derrick (the lucky *$%^£"!) and am sure all the other Shipwreckers are of the same mind. Enjoy your well earned break, name the bar and I'll be there. I shall of course, be distraught at your absence, I shall probably be unable to eat or sleep and will have to take my nutrition in liquid form! What do you mean by "No change there then"??? 🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@shipwrecksunday LOL! My reply to Valley got deleted and I received a warning! It is plain that someone at Who Tub as a rudimentary knowledge of human anatomy🙂
@@GordonHouston-Smith thank you so much, my friend!! I appreciate how you've been here since the beginning and I love to see your username pop up!! Happy New Year, my friend! 🍻🍻
How do you think Yokosuka is pronounced?! 😅
okosuka...
Happy New Year! 🎉
Yoo kus ka
Yoh-Koh-Su-Kah with no stress on any vowel. Americans often stress middle vowels in Japanese (yoh-koh-SUUU-kah) which isn't right; all vowels should be stressed the same. Yokosuka.
Who cares, they all know what you mean!
You're welcome for the animations yet again and happy new year my friend
@@teamtripledent31nextgentls94 you are amazing! Thank you!! Happy New Year!! ❤️
As a polite note, ships are often measured by their "length at the waterline", and or their "length overall". This is because the length at the waterline can give a good estimate of how much water she has to push aside to move forward, and her length overall will give you an idea of just how large a beast such as a battleship can be. As a sailor ,with considerable time at the helm of "blue water" sailboats, I am familiar with these terms as they give a good idea of just how large, or small, a ship can be as there is almost always a difference between the two measurements. As a former USN officer I am familiar with these terms as they can give me a "feel" for what her capabilities might be. Of course the length at the waterline can change with her load out, but these two measurements can help to get your mind around how a large vessel might handle in a sea. Your videos are well done, so please do not take this as a critical comment. Well done. Also ,,,Bravo Zulu.
@@ThePrader thank you so much for adding this!! I appreciate you, and I thank you for your service!
As an Finnish person your speaking tempo/pace is so understandable=)
Have an great New Year!
@@tomi_9212 thank you so much! I know I've talked too fast in the past so I appreciate you! Happy New Year!
I appreciate the work you put in these videos. Well done
@@gettingold59 thanks so much for watching them!! ❤️
Have a happy and joyful new year. I enjoy your work very much, as the son of a sailor who served on a destroyer in the pacific from 43 to 46 i like hearing about battles that i also heard from my father when i was young. Thanks.
Thank you so much! I thank your father for his service ❤️❤️
Gawd awful towers on the last couple IJN ships you've shown us 😁
Another great vid, thanks Elinor!
@@ToTheLeftOfBernie right?? They look so chunky!
@@shipwrecksunday they are a design to provide stable gun directors
Oh, enjoy your break!
I've never understood how IJN warships with those massive, towering pagodas didn't just capsize when they rolled down the ways at the shipyard. What they hell did they put in all that bizarre structure?
@@taijuan5087 the structure is designed to be a stable platform for the gun director. as for stability, look up metacentric height
Love to see these vids roll out.
Fantastic stuff.
Enjoy your downtime.
Thanks for your efforts.
@@DeaconBlu thank you so much for watching!!
This outta be good as per usual. 👍🛳️ And Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you so much! Happy New Year to you as well! 🎉
Great job. Happy New Years 🎉
@@Johngabe100 thank you so much! Happy New Year!! 🥳
you do the best at pronouncing strange names. enjoy your time off Elinor you deserve it. but I will miss you. have a happy new year. 😎💚💙👍👍🍺🍺🍻🥂
@@walterathow5988 thanks so much, my friend!! Happy New Year, and I'll see you soon! 😎😎🍻
The radical reconstruction that included the insane cool towering forward pagoda superstructure and one stack occurred from 1930-33 Fuso being the first IJN capital ship so updated, the stern was lengthened shortly afterward.
It was the USN destroyers that sunk the Fuso and Yamishiro with torpedoes -- which had been fitted with British invented Torpex that was about half again as powerful as TNT. The Fuso took two fish, probably from the Fletcher class USS Melvin.
Thank you so much for adding this!
I had read years' ago concerning these Destroyer/Battleship engagements, that one IJN Cruiser,?, blew up 11 (!) miles from American forces, after battle.and the concussion was felt by the surviving Americans. Can you elaborate on that Action, please? Thanks.
@@darrellborland119 Not sure what this is about. It was long thought that after being torpedoed the Fuso that never got close to the USN battle line blew up and split in two, but the book by Tully debunked that, the ship went down in one piece without exploding. In any case magazine explosions do not make all that much noise, they being rapid deflagrations rather than detonations and do not produce a shock wave. Witnesses to the Hood all agreed it was a quiet event, and the films of the Barham and Arizona lack shock waves in the air or on the surface of the water.
Happy New Year Elinor...to you and your family.❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@mikealvarez2322 Happy New Year, my friend!❤️
Happy new year to you my dear.
Thanks so much! Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year Elinor 🎉😊 Here's to a good year coming up. Thanks ❤ for all you work.
@@howieb3344 Happy New Year!! ❤️ Cheers, my friend! Thank you for your support of our channel!
HAPPY NEW YEAR Elinor. Looking forward to you resuming your good work again after your time off. Have a nice time 🙂
@@Slaktrax Happy New Year!! Thank you so much my friend!!
a friend's in-laws were among the Filipinos who welcomed Fuso survivors with machetes.
@@greenflagracing7067 they were not having any of that nonsense! They were done with World War II!
@@shipwrecksunday You "made" my evening with that comment! Elinor, A Great New Year!!!
Happy New year
Happy New Year to you as well!
Happy New Year for you and your family including the fluffy ones.
@@andreaslermen2008 Happy New Year, my friend! Cheers!
It looks like the pagoda was not part of Fuso's design when launched during WW1 but was in place in your Kure photo dated 1933 - see 4:33 . One wonders if an effort was made to compensate for elevating the center of gravity.
I think you may be right!
@@bagoquarks being a battleship I don’t think I they had to worry too much about weight on top considering the ship’s armor belt.
@@MikiLund The WW1-era Fuso's initial build didn't include a 'pagoda'. In contrast, Yamato, launched during WW2, had one as part of its original design. Any weight added higher or repositioned higher, will elevate the center of gravity. I was wondering if the upgrade work prior to 1933 had compensated for this.
FUSO THE SHIP that didn't break in two
@@tylermcneill very true!!
@@taijuan5087 this comment is not only unnecessary, but rude. If you continue, you will be banned from the channel.
Fuso was older than Joey B at the time of her sinking....
@@espada9 she was! She was an old one.
Another awesome video continuing from the Yamashiro one which I also love.
However there's one thing I think needs correcting.
And that's the Hyuga and Ise. You kept saying that the battleship Aircraft Carrier conversion was picked as if the navy just had two choices, the Fuso-class or the Ise-class, just cause. Or at least it sounds like that.
But there was actually a more direct reason why the Ise class were chosen, I believe it was the Hyuga, going off memory that had it's fifth turret blow up due to an accident right around the time of Midway and since she was in docks for replairs, they decided to convert her into a carrier, later battle carrier due to the convenience of already having the ship in docks, and the Ise was kind of dragged along because, sibecause they already are doing the conversion on Hyuga anyway, if they needed to do it with another, the sistership was a logical choice compared to a new different class of ship.
As a result, the idea of converting the Fuso-class was just an idea and no more.
@@FRIEND_711 thank you for adding this!! I appreciate you! ❤️
That... Was a sad ending to a such a long careered ship.
Friendly fire incident could have been prevented but the IJN had some strict radio silence rules back then.
I could see an irritated Mogami sailing up and slapping the back of Fuso's head for such a blunder. 😆
Another area of concern is how 'low' in the water she is relatively speaking. There have been stories of WW2 wrecks being stripped for their metal by the Chinese. It could be a topic for FFF but then again I could also be wrong.
BUT as always, another banger E.
Have a drink, rest up. As stated before, take an extra week off if needed. We'll douse the engines and still and stow the guns until you get back.
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, blessed Kwanza, Happy Holidays. See you next year Commodore!! 🎄🎉🎉🎉
@@blackjed Happy Holidays, my friend! Cheers!! And Happy New Year!
I would definitely love to look into the Chinese stripping WWII wrecks of their metal - that is both fascinating, and enraging - perfect for me! Lol
The IJN definitely had communications errors frequently thanks to their radio silence. It prevented the US from hearing anything, but it also left other ships in the IJN's fleet out of the loop a lot of the time.
For such a long career, it was quite quiet! However, her and Yamashiro both faced a very sad and explosive ending to their careers. It sucks because I'd love to have seen some of the WWII IJN ships in real life, but I don't think any survived!
I think 10 men survived the sinking? War is the only time when you torpedo a ship to kill, yet rescue survivors & repatriate them after the war😮
Enjoyed the video friend, enjoy your break, we will catch you the 10th 😊😊
Hope you had a great Christmas, and have a Happy New Year 😊😊🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@@Chevyman02 The laws of war are some of the most gruesome, for both civilians and the soldiers involved! Cheers, my friend!! Happy New Year!! 🍻🥳🥳
Yoh-Kos-kah...
Silent "U"
Thank you!
The ship has largest towers ever made anyone thought it would make the ship roll over easily its like large heavy wig tipping over
I thought it looked funny, myself! Cheers!
10:26 Starting in 5th grade, I got into building ship and airplane models in a big way. IIRC, by high school I had well over 100. Fast forward to age 21. My mom had recently married my stepfather and she was in a BIG hurry to sell her house and move into his house. I was in the Marine Corps and had A LOT on my plate at that time. She threatened to get rid of my models (unless I came home and put them in storage) and I told her, flippantly, to do so. She did. Thing is, some of those model manufacturers no longer exist. Oh well.
@@The_Dudester that is so sad! I myself had a terrible step mother. I'm so sorry you lost so many of them!
@@The_Dudester uff. Sorry for your loss!
Enjoyed video. But l watched on Monday, not Sunday. Hope you’re not mad.
I never would be! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it!! ❤️
7:38 - Japan's four oldest battleships? The four Kongo sisters don't count? I suppose one could claim that they weren't proper battleships, since they were originally built as battlecruisers, but three were rebuilt and reclassified as battleships in the '20s, and all four rebuilt again as fast battleships in the '30s. As, of course, we all know.
@@tomswift3835 I went off battleships and not battle cruisers for that one 😁 but great point!
It’s “Mind-den -aow”.
@@montanaosprey9840 thank you ❤️
"Mutsu" pronounced "Moot-seh"
"Fuso" has a silent "F".."Who-so"
I appreciate it!
Yokosuka????? Its pronounced Yokosuka lmao 😂😂😂
@@Sh_ribthat's what I thought but I've been told 2 different things on four different videos 😂😂
It is pronounced “ Min-din- now” Mindanao.
@@beshkodiak thank you ❤️
Out of here in 3 minutes with obnoxious YT ads.
That is TH-cam's doing, not mine. 😁
AI voiceover is bad enough, but a fake 20 something female voice is just unwatchable
@@ValleyProud916 this isn't AI. All videos made with AI have to be marked. If you'd like to continue to say such, we can go down the defamation route. I am a real human being, a female who enjoys ships.
I'm not picking up any hint of AI. The photographs, drawings, and maps are authentic. Actual sources were cited: e.g. - the historian Anthony Tully and the RV Petrel expedition.
Recently I saw YT Shorts that depicted biplanes in one case and swept-wing jets in another dive-bombing IJN carriers at the Battle of Midway. NOW THAT's click bait AI!
@@shipwrecksunday What on earth is his/her problem? Having watched your channel since you began, it really is the highlight of my week. Yes, I know I should get out more, but I might miss my wine delivery and the look of delight on the delivery drivers face when I unleash the hounds!
I was in love with your voice before you posted pics of yourself and Derrick (the lucky *$%^£"!) and am sure all the other Shipwreckers are of the same mind.
Enjoy your well earned break, name the bar and I'll be there. I shall of course, be distraught at your absence, I shall probably be unable to eat or sleep and will have to take my nutrition in liquid form!
What do you mean by "No change there then"???
🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@shipwrecksunday LOL! My reply to Valley got deleted and I received a warning! It is plain that someone at Who Tub as a rudimentary knowledge of human anatomy🙂
@@GordonHouston-Smith thank you so much, my friend!! I appreciate how you've been here since the beginning and I love to see your username pop up!! Happy New Year, my friend! 🍻🍻