Explosion at Sea: 3 USS Princetons
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- There have been six US naval vessels to carry the name USS Princeton, and more than one of those fell victim to explosive disaster.
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I recall damage control training in Navy bootcamp. It started with, "Unless you can walk on water, pay attention." Extremely effective.
I knew a guy who was on the Princeton when it hit the mine. I asked him what it was like when a ship hits a mine. He said to put a metal trash can over your head and have someone hit it with a baseball bat.
I shouldn't laugh at this but I am. That has to be an spot on metaphor.
I wonder how many people are gonna try that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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....all while a Gaint picks up and shakes the trash can as hard as he can for over 60 seconds. It was quite the ride
Damaged, almost sunk and continued in her mission. Awesome work, sailors.
I'm not a Navy Vet, but I am a Veteran of two branches and none of the men whose heroics were described here would consider themselves to be heros. They were "just doing their jobs." That's a basic part of the United States Military mindset. We are more afraid of failing our Brothers and Sisters than of dying. To a man, they'll deny it, but every one of them really is a hero.
I was onboard USS Princeton CG-59 when we hit the mines. By far the best ship I ever served on. "Nobody Does it Better"
I have never met a Navy guy who wouldn't fight with all he had to save his ship. They may curse it, spit on it, and hate to clean it, but when something happens to it, they will do all they can before they will give it up.
It also deserves to be remembered that the Canadian warship HMCS Athabaskan came to the aid of the cruiser USS Princeton shortly after the latter hit a mine during the Gulf War. At great risk to itself, Athabaskan brought damage control supplies to the Princeton and its Sea King helicopters provided mine detection sweeps over the area. In addition to the damage control supplies, Athabaskan also sent over several cases of beer.
I had an uncle that was stationed on CVL-23, in WWII, for over a year. He was lucky that he was transferred back to the States, before the ship was hit and sunk, off the Philippines.
My barber survived the sinking of the Princeton. He had a framed picture of her on the wall of his shop. Rest in peace, Al.
Good morning History Guy and everyone watching. To all Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard, thanks for your service to our nation. Retired Navy Sailor here...
My late father was a career officer in the United States Air Force, my youngest brother served in the Army National Guard, and one of my nieces is in Army Intelligence.
TY for your service from an old veteran.
My goodness, the shrapnel damage to that ship that was next to the aircraft carrier!! I'm amazed it stayed afloat!
Love the video! Served onboard USS PRINCETON (CG-59) for 4 years. One of the best sea duty tours of my career!
Thx for your service. I had a great uncle that served on the WWII era Princeton and survived the war. Later he also survived a sailboat mishap that left him adrift for over 3 weeks before rescue. That generation couldn’t be stopped.
Thanks for your service Shipmate. OS1 USN Retired here
And thank you for yours! Retired
GMC here.
@@tincangunner8702 Which Tin Can? I was on USS Semmes DDG 18 1983-84 and USS Kinkaid DD 965 1987-89
@@tincangunner8702 What Tin Can(s) were you on? I was stationed on USS Semmes DDG 18 1983-84 and USS Kinkaid DD 965 1987-89
Awaiting the magnificent Enterprise!
Let's make sure history never forgets the name Enterprise ...
3 USS Princetons? .. i suddenly thought what?! @THG is doing something on the infamous 'Philadelphia experiment'?! 😉
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Well, the Navy does have a habit of reusing the names of ships; Enterprise, Wasp, Hornet, Bon Homme Richard, etc.
Is it just me or is every other Princeton has had errrummm issues 🤔😁
John Ericsson was unjustly blamed for the explosion as part of the cover-up of the flawed "Peacemaker" design because Ericsson had designed a competing gun "The Orator" that was also on the Princeton. The U.S. Navy refused to even consider any of Ericsson's offered designs. They were forced to consider the Monitor design but tried to hobble it.
There are a few channels here on TH-cam that I use to learn new things from. This channel is number one on my list.
Have you done a segment on minesweepers? I believe you'll find that they have not been forgotten and are designed with wooden hulls to thwart magnetic mines.
thank you for doing these. for the respect you have for our service men/women. salute.
ship name that jumped out for me was Cassin Young, one of 4 Fletcher's still afloat, preserved as museum ship
Watched twice. Although I had read of each tragedy over the the years I had not connected the common thread of the name "Princeton".
The loss of the carrier was gut wrenching to me. One of my uncles served as a radioman in the US Navy during WW2. He was among few survivors from his ship when a well placed torpedo blew it in half. In fact he was taken aboard an Escort Carrier when he was rescued.
"There have been six ships named Princeton." ~ The History Guy
"The USS Princeton, no bloody A, B, C or D." ~ Montgomery Scott
History Guy at his best!!! As usual!!!
I've worked with Jerry Dickerson for 20 years now, he's a good friend and was an awesome sailor.
I worked for a former sailor of the USS Birmingham. Ed was attached to the foreword control party. He said he was helping an injured crew mate and just got him into the ship when the Princeton blew. The hatch behind him slammed shut. He was the only survivor of his control party.
I can honestly say that I am now Princeton educated!
I think the photo of Birmingham's superstructure after it had been turned into Swiss cheese by the Princeton explosion is one of the most memorable photos of the war.
Thank you, THG, for another amazing story of the history of a US Naval vessel and its name sakes.
Excellent tribute to the fundamental skill and courage required to control damage at sea.
The postwar USN has a curious knack for neglecting its minesweeper fleet.
WOW what an epic tale of Princetons. Thank you, THG.
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Great story. The technological advancements you covered reminded me of an article I read on the development if naval continuous aim gunnery. I’d love to see you cover that topic since it was a paradigm shift in naval gunnery.
My squadron was part of Marine Air Group 36 (MAG-36) that deployed to Vietnam in August, 1965. We went overseas on the USS Princeton. It had not been updated with the angled flight deck and was designated LPH-5, Landing Platform, Helicopter.
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
Great video! I love how history lends itself to good times and bad and definitely deserves to be remembered
Thank you for today’s lesson in Navy History. 😊
Impressive information. Surely deserves to be remembered
As a Yale guy, this post has made me angry. Well, angry in a Yale kind of way.
As a Princeton guy, I laugh at your anger.
@@EricDKaufman Bob: And then there was the four years you spent at that clown college.
Cecil: I will thank you not to refer to Princeton as that.
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Another excellent video!
please do one on the inland seas campaign. us navy sailing the great lakes 1959.
Great presentation. However, at about 6:05 in the video, you stated "...Grumman F4F Hellcat." This is slightly incorrect, the Hellcat was the F6F.
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@@CheshireTomcat68 thank you!
My Dad was a Aviation Electrician in fighter squadron VF-154 aboard CV-37 USS Princeton during the Korean War
Thank you History Guy
Well wrought HG.
Don't forget about the USS Reuben James there was about three or four of them
Love your videos
How many USS Ticonderogas have there been
Five, including an Essex-class fleet carrier and the lead ship of the cruiser class.
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Fascinating episode
I'd love a video on the USS Fitzgerald collision. But probably too recent/modern for this channel.
You should do a video on the USS Bennington aircraft carrier explosion.
Amazing great video
2:00 *I had to check real quick and see if Great Western was sister ship to Great Eastern- it was not, although they had the same designer.*
The best channel on TH-cam. If I could only watch one, it would be “THG”.
F4F = WildCat. F6F = HellCat. F7F = TigerCat. F8F = BearCat. F9F = Panther.
I am a serious WWII buff and to this moment, I did not know there was a plane called TigerCat during the conflict.
@@tygrkhat4087 It didn't get to do much, coming in only in the last few months of the war on some reconnaissance missions. It got to do a little bit more in Korea as a night fighter. I'd consider it one of very last great piston-engine fighters along with the Bearcat and Sea Fury. I got to see one race at Reno. Such a beautiful bird.
Is there a reason it is not Panthercat?
Thanks for another great video.
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HG, didn’t you just do a story a story recently about Desert Storm and the Navy engagements during which the ships went into the minefield? I remember that.
Personally I find it disrespectful to the men that served on the first U.S.S. Princeton to re-use the ships name. If the original was being decommissioned and replaced I could see re-using the name.
IIRC, VF-27 was the only squadron in the USN to have nose art like the shark mouth. Official USN policy was no nose art for anyone. They made VF-27 paint the cowlings back.
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70,000 miles in a year for cvl 23 is an average of 8mph without stopping, at 19mph, 50% of max speed it has to be moving almost 155 days in the year.
Plankowner of CG59 but missed the mine incident
Thank you for your service.
Great video.
Great! Second video to talk about the Princeton so I can just copy and paste. 😁😁😁😁
If i remember correctly, the _Princeton_ (CG-59) got repaired and came back to the U.S. under its own power. It was part of the _Ranger_ battle group and I am pretty sure that I saw it when we came back to the Philippines.(The name _Princeton_ on the back helped a bit too.) I was standing on the fantail of the _Ranger_ and saw the ship. It looked pretty good considering what it had been through. Seems like only thing wrong was that the missile launchers on the stern were not there anymore. Just the brackets to hold the missile tubes in place
Yes, we sailed back with the Ranger. There were numerous things wrong with Princeton. The flight deck couldn't support the weight of our Helos, bulkheads were moving and needed shoring up and had to keep our speed down. We were just happy to be going home. When we got to Subic they did some more work on her to get us back
I believe the U.S.S. Bennington was an Independence-class Light Carrier? I live in Bennington, VT.
I have a Zippo Lighter from USS Bennington.
@@johndyson4109 Bennington was an Essex-class fleet carrier.
*I wonder if you would consider doing a piece on fictional ships in science fiction stories named after real life Heroes?*
I came across Roger Young Reading Heinlein's Starship troopers, and DeGlopper reading John Ringo's March up country. I researched and was pleasantly surprised to find that someone remembered and honored these men.
Charles DeGlopper was a glider Infantryman who was posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Normandy.
He was advancing with his platoon to secure a bridgehead across the Merderet River in France when his platoon came under enemy fire. Despite his exposed position and being hit several times, he drew the enemy's attention away from his fellow soldiers, allowing them to continue the fight from a more advantageous position.
Rodger Young was an Army infantryman awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism on July 31, 1943 on the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. With his platoon pinned by Machine Gun fire from a pill box, he advanced on the position with rifle fire & throwing grenades, suppressing the enemy & providing his platoon cover for the withdrawal that they had been ordered to execute. He was hit several times before he was finally killed.
I hope for old ships to be available if watt comes again
I'd be very reluctant to deploy on a vessel called USS Princeton. LOL!
Giving ships the name Princeton seems to bring a lot of bad luck. I think the US navy should think twice before calling another ship Princeton! Why don't they call a future ship Yale? 😮🚢🇺🇸
the explosion that caused the biggest repercussion remains the first
NJ guy here. Princeton is right down the road. Never a big fan of the town.. too many liberals who think they know better.
I am proud of the men aboard all the namesake ships and carriers.
Thank you to all of them and their families.
I must’ve blinked or something. I missed the few words “the FOURTH USS Princeton” and that’s all it took to confuse the heck out of me.
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It is notable that certian ship names when the ship is involved in a notable sinking or disaster are retired. After the gun explosion and the loss of the princeton aircraft carrier at Lete, you would think the name Princeton would be retired.
All the heavy carriers lost during the war were replaced with namesakes during later wartime construction. Lexington, Yorktown, Hornet, Wasp, and Princeton. The second carrier Princeton was a larger Essex-class carrier and went on to serve as a helicopter assault ship in the late 50’s and 60’s.
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My, family has fought in the military for United States freedom for generations.
I think I have to take a hard pass on any ship named the Princeton...😂
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They need to stop using that name then.
They should also stop naming ships after Ben Franklin because they seem to have bad luck nowadays
I'm thinkin that name should be retired PERMANENTLY
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Three men are in a public restroom
The first man, from Harvard, finishes his business at the urinal and walks to the sink. He uses plenty of soap and hot water and announces to the room, "At Harvard, they teach us that cleanliness is next to godliness."
The second man finishes and moves to the sink. He uses minimal soap and water, turns to the others, and says, "At Princeton, they teach us that we should conserve our resources."
The third man finishes and begins to walk to the exit. As he opens the door, he turns to the other two men and says, "I went to community college. And they taught us not to pee on our hands."
Bow or stem?! Its stern
@@jgambe78 the quotation was “stem,” and injuries were at the front of the ship. The stem is the most forward part of the ship’s bow.
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