Best of the History Guy: Submarines
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- From the Vaults, five tales of submarines!
0:00 - USS Barb
7:49 - Polish Sub Orzel
19:58 - K-219 Soviet Sub Disaster
31:09 - Shokaku and Cavalla
46:00 - USS Squalus
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The story of the USS Barb and Lucky Flucky gave me chills, 5 patrols and not one of his men were lost or injured.
I highly recommend the book Thunder below. Written by the man himself.
Btw ..the misuse of the charge...was a security breach- he could get written up , collect demerit s , and get formal actions started- " but ,but - boss ! I got a train !"...always ' get the train '
@@ughettapbacon I will, Thanks.
That last bit isn't exactly unusual. On submarines, usually everybody comes back or else nobody comes back. Individual casualties are comparatively rare, and if they do occur are at least as likely due to accidents as to enemy fire.
Including an incursion onto the Imperial Japanese mainland His crew being the only Personel to land on the mainland and conduct hostile actions.
Projects like yours make the internet worth while. Thank you
As a former submarine sonar technician qualified in submarine warfare on the USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706), I want to thank you for your diligence and attention to detail. This video was an absolute pleasure to watch. Again, thank you.
Work on her in Groton CT 38alfa. Served on the Dallas 700
Thanks Lance!! I'm a retired submariner. RadioMan(RM). I can't get enough of submarine videos. Blind Man's Bluff - both the book and the 90 minute documentary on here - I highly recommend. When I read that book in 1998, I was stunned that stuff was in print. I remember signing paperwork swearing me to TOTAL secrecy, only to see a lot of the things I was involved in printed in a #1 NYT best-selling book.
I think all American submariners have mixed emotions of Blind Man’s Bluff. We are the Silent Service
@@Idahoguy10157 Very true.
@@robr2389 …. Count me as one. Have a friend who served on Parche. He wished people went to prison for talking
@@Idahoguy10157 Yep. VERY familiar with the Parche. Project sub assigned to SubSevGru12 as I recall. Her and R. B. Russell were out of Mare Island. About a year into shore duty at SubTraFac San Diego, another RM1 showed up. He was just out if Parche. My last year in before I retired, Parche pulled into San Diego. The MOST ridiculous looking 637 class boat I had ever seen. Fresh out if a four year overhaul, they had put a 100' section forward of the sail.
@@robr2389 …. Served on Flasher with Dave Howard, John Ezell, and Bill Cregg. Great guys. Ezell and Cregg go to reunions
I had a chance to see the Barb"s battle flag when I was in New England. It was impossible not to laugh when I noticed the train engine. A great leader of a very impressive crew.
Remember, the men that died on that train had families and likely had no desire to be at war. If they did, it was due to ignorance, which is likely to exist for anyone during a war's propaganda.
I understand the humor, and ALL humor is cruel.
What a horrible time in history.
Imagine the day when humanity stops warring and focuses on our true and natural instinct to explore.
@@DriveLakenwe need to move forward the more we destroy ourselves over petty squabbles the more humanity sinks into disrepair. I can’t wait for the day when all of us unite and we take over the solar system shit maybe even the galaxy. Humanity will be unstoppable once we get our hands on worlds full of minerals and resources, we could have mining worlds, and then we can have worlds made only to produce food. The possibilities are almost endless.
@@DriveLakenI don't CARE what your excuse is. If you attack me, I will defend MYSELF to the limits of my ability.
I had been wanting to see 'Das Boot' for decades. I watched it last week. The best submarine film ever.
@Anne Frank Vape Pen Red October was a close second for me. Excellent choice.
naw, you guys are wrong. The BEST submarine movie is clearly U571! Come on, get your facts straight! ;)
@@searay7723 I had not heard of it. I will find and watch. Thank you
@@searay7723The U571 was the worst sub movie ever. Das Boot and Red October are tied for the best.
@Anne Frank Vape Pen Das Boot is excellent, but......I agree lol, Hunt for October is....more fun to watch....more entertaining.
Such a wonderful man. My dad was on the USS Grampus 523 during the Korean War. I know he would have loved this presentation.
Thank him for his service!!(even if he is no longer with us!)
Too bad the Barb could not be saved as museum etc. With such a amazing war record. Sad it's gone.
Like it’s a national travesty that it was allowed to slip away.
In his book "thunder below" RADM Fluckey said that, had they known that she was going to be scrapped, they would have raised the money to buy her back from the Italians in order to preserve her but they were unaware until it was too late.
The manner in which you narrate the stories is very exciting and illuminating! My Danish father was a Merchant Marine in the Pacific Theatre during WW II and received several medals for his bravery and his injuries sustained in war, including two Purple Hearts! He became a naturalized US citizen and fought for this country!
As soon as you started talking about the first submarine, I suspected it was going to be the Barb. When you said the name, it was YES and a fist pump!
Great video. My father was a diesel boat sailor and sonarmen, he recently passed away. I was also a submariner, served on three 688i boats and got out at the end of 2014 as an STS1 (SS)
Thank you to you and your Dad for your service.
My husband is a retired sonar tech too. He was an STSCS (SS). He served on several classes of boats. He retired in 1995.
Thunder below is an awesome book about this submarine and captain.
57 minutes and 38 seconds of adventures with bubble heads. Seriously though, the Navy should ask you for permission and give you remuneration, this is way better than those movies from the 50s and 60s they used to show when I went through basic in San Diego in the '80s!
After 9/11, the Cheyenne was sent to the Persian Gulf to snoop around Iraq and Iran. One of the chiefs in my division was a salty ol dog who was there for Desert Storm. He said one day, "I'm gonna tell you bout the time we destroyed the Iraqi navy." I said, "Iraq had a navy?" His response? "Sure. For about six hours." 🤣😂🤣
@@sethmaki1333 👍 Reminds me of that meme “Somali pirates. Smoke em if you got em“, and “if your navy includes the words inflatable, paddle, pedal powered or shoulder fired… your navy probably shouldn’t be aggravating ours”
Thank you for your service!
Which ones are you talking about (that was before my time)?
@@danielgregg2530 Training films they showed us. Before there was death by powerpoint, there was 16 mm movies projected on a screen in the classroom that were supposed to impress upon the recruits the importance of closing hatches, or making a rack neatly and keeping your space tidy. The one I remember best showed a destroyer which had taken hits and was shipping water in the birthing spaces, but the DC teams couldn't pump out the spaces because some one-oh sailor hadn't made his rack and the sheets got sucked into the hose and now the captain had to put on his serious thinking face about what to do with his worsening list all because of Seaman Apprentice Sloppy Joe! 🤣
NOT FORGOTTEN because of you! I watch listen to anything involving WWII. And I never heard the story of a submarine sinking a train. I am sure that would be something I would remember. Thank you!
The passing of the greatest generation may be our demise
This story of the Orzel should have been made into a movie !!!
I really love recaps like these. It gives us a chance to watch videos that we've missed and lightens your load a little. recap playlists like this is a wonderful idea!
History, like that of the USS Barb, makes me proud to have served in the Navy, even though my time in service was less than spectacular. Not that I was in trouble, but that nothing was happening. It was a moment in time, when it seemed the world was mostly at peace.
I kinda in a weird way, feel like we were cheated out of seeing some action.
But it was probably for the best, because I was on an LST, and it wasn't known as a battleship.
My only wish from this channel and I mean- Only...was for some extended length content.
I am humbly and fully appreciative.
Truly one of the most engaging channels of any genre in all the land.
Groton, CT. It's grot like got not 'growt'-on
Great presentation, thank you from a US Navy Nuclear Submarine Veteran. Respectfully, Dennis, KV4WM
Love it. Anything with subs, you have my attention. Thanks for sharing.
26:27 - This is why I love this channel. Not only do I get learn of aspect of history I normal with which I normally wouldn't bother (ie submarines and naval history in general), but the energetic storytelling sucks you into the drama of a situation.
I really enjoyed this format where you put together several stories into one video.
I've heard the story several different places but I always love hearing it here I've listened to it twice at least this last year. I always get a kick out of a submarine blowing up the train. Keep up the good work.
Why isn't there a movie about the Barb....too many wild exploits lol - used to march past Fluckey Hall, and it took almost a decade to learn about "Lucky" Fluckey....and it's good to hear it talked about again!
I literally thought the same thing! Honestly I wouldn’t mind if Tom Hanks made it just like he made Greyhound. Greyhound is one of the greatest war films I’ve ever seen in the modern age. I was absolutely blown away and I’ve probably watched it half a dozen times now. If he can do that with the accuracy, writing, acting, etc. with the battle of the Atlantic then surely he can do this for Lucky and the Barb.
The Barb and Taffy 3
The "Silent Service" TV series has a chapter on the Barb.
I agree! He totally deserves a feature film! I think in general Hollywood finds sub movies hard to make. They are complex and there is not much scenery outside of the sub and the sea. Plus there is the optics. Subs are hit and run hunters, they don't duke in epic hours long flights.
But I agree there is no better sub to make a movie about than Barb. She literally has a land operation for crying out loud! It doesn't get more Hollywood than that lol
@@Mrcaffinebean haha, yes a sub sinking a *train* does seem like the kind of thing Hollywood would come up with. Even for land and air forces, *sinking* a train isn't something you hear about often, except maybe in a river under a bridge. - haha
These are the saddest and proudest historic videos I've seen. My salute and thanks to all the Veterans and present Service Members of this wonderful Nation. 🇺🇸 May God Bless the USA! 🇺🇸
Thank you for these PATRIOTIC videos...combined into one fantastic and historic video that deserves to be remembered. 🇺🇸
So excited you shared the story of the Cavalla! We live in Houston and have been aboard the Cavalla many times at Sea Wolf Park. I have read the info while being there so many times, but your storytelling has given it so much more weight. Thanks you!
I served on Cavalla (the second one).
Awesome group of stories! Thanks for sharing.
Hello 👋 How are you doing today??
I love every second of this video. Your videos not only preserve history forever, but also educate the masses. THANK YOU!😁
Great video too bad the USS Barb wasn't saved for a museum. Very Historic!!!
Just want to say thanks for all the amazing content. As a navy man subs were always my favorite but I never served on one.
Really loved the video, those guys had some huge balls on them.
One complaint from me though; they didn't "win" those medals, they earned them.
My grandfather told me a story about sinking a submarine during the 1st World War, then meeting up with a crewman from U41 many years later. He served on the USS Stringham, trying to save the Cape Lookout lightship.
I used to walk past the Sailfish's sail twice a day when I worked at Portsmouth Navy Yard as a roofer.
An absolutely superb book about the sinking and escape from the USS Tange titled "Escape From The Deep" is a must read for US submarine buffs.
Thank you for telling the Sqallus (spelling?) story. I was a 25 year navy diver, during a duty night as a diver wanna be at second class dive school in Coronado I looked upon the pictures of those M of H awarded Navy divers with awe and hero worship. Years later I worked at Deep Submergence Unit (DSU) and was a qualified Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) operator. I made a seal at 400 ft during training ops. We used to tease the submarine sailor’s we worked with who operated the DSRV’s Mistic and Avalon that ours was the only submarine rescue equipment that had ever actually rescued any submariners.
There NEEDS to be a movie about the barb.
We may have to settle for this:
th-cam.com/video/ywf8iwmCyMQ/w-d-xo.html
Excellent episode...Thank you and a salute...to the History Guy !
My favorite video from the HISTORY GUY.Many thanks sir.
I have watched this video probably 5 times over and it never gets old. Thank you for your daily dose of history, no one tells it like you do
Thank you for the information on the Orzel, this was a story I had never heard. I enjoyed entire presentation as well, but I'm more familiar with the other stories.
This amazing story should be translated to film....perhaps an American Das Boot.
Have you watched Greyhound yet with Tom Hanks? It’s sooo freaking good!
@@ttrestle Yes and a good movie. This story is simply more moving though and likely exciting.
@@dougreimer2912 dude. There were multiple stories in the above vid. Don’t be a weirdo with the false dichotomies. It’s creepy. 🤦🏻♂️
@@ttrestleSlow down fella..... Did we watch the same show about the USS Barb and it's place in history? it seems not....
"Enemy Below" is a great, classic flick. Real humanity in it, too.
Excellent history here! Thank you very much!
Great narration, tempo and emphasis Well done.😀
The story of the Barb blowing up the train was commemorated in the television series 'Silent Service'. Point to note, please. Groton, Ct. is not pronounced Growton, but 'Grotten', as in 'Rotten Groton', oft referred to by those who attended Submarine School there.
I grew up near there and we called it rotten Groton.
@@Chris_at_Home Yup.
@@Chris_at_Home Me too!
When there, I was told the phrase is "Rottin' in Groton", referring to the long duration of training there, especially if you merited both an A and C school.
@@kc4cvh I grew up about 20 miles from there in the 50s and 60s and we all called it Rotten Groton. It had nothing to do with A or C school.
Another great video! I was a nuclear trained EM1(SS) and Plankowner on the USS Bremerton (SSN-698).
Absolutely deserves to be remembered!
Wow! What a great program! Thanks.
Thank you very much for this episode as second generation submariner Thank you
Amazing story, thanks for doing the film for this.
What a nice tribute , Master Storyteller .
In the 70s I had a neighbor that was one of the divers that helped recover the F-4 in 1915. He had so very interesting personal photos of the event
An F-4 in 1915...right.
S-4 was the submarine he is talking about.
S-5 sunk 7 years before in 1920 and all hands lived!!!
@@BlisterBang Not "an" F-4. "The" F-4. Coners must be illiterate.
@@cheddar2648 Ahh! Now I understand! The definite article makes all the difference in the world!
I enjoy all of the videos of The History Guy. His videos on submarines are just as great as all his other videos.
Though he does mispronounce the name of the city of Groton, Connecticut and though submarine duty in World War Two was the most hazardous, no casualties is not that amazing. Like we used to say, "We all come back or none of us do." The problem on submarines is that even if another ship is nearby, they can do nothing to help a submarine in trouble. The entire crew saves their sub or the entire crew dies with their sub.
How can you know all this and much in other videos also.. you're a genius sir.
It's about time you did one on the Barb. :)
Excellent, again and again and. again. Thanks
I had never heard of Flucky. Thanks for correcting that serious blot on my knowledge of history. His crew were the lucky ones … getting an extraordinary leader. He sounds a bit like Lucky Jack Aubrey.
Thank you so much!!!
The series "Hell Below" dedicates an episode to the Barb to this fine skipper and his crew along with 11 other exceptional crews and skippers.
It brings tears to my eyes.
Love this stuff . Keep up the good work!
Excellent, thank you!
I'm a navy brat. I grew up on stories of the USN. Thank you.
One of my favorite topics
Thank you. I enjoy hearing these stories about the Navy and how they executed the efforts of Ww 2.
My agriculture teacher was a World War II submariner. Howard Carter. Very tough very caring individual, he is missed
These were serious men.
Brilliant as ever! I enjoy the changing range of hats and collected items . I particularly enjoy noting the selection of pieces that relate to the History being told. Has there ever been a movie made of the Barb and her crew?
Thank you. Truly Amazing
I was down the pier from the U.S.S. Barb (SSN 596) when it had a steam line rupture. Our crew and other boats on the pier assisted with the recovery. I never new the history of its predecessor until now. I remember reading a chronological history of the US Navy. When I got to world war 2 each page was a month. You would see 5 submarines commissioned and 5 submarines sunk. All in a month. The guys on those boats in WW2 were hard core. DBF.
Lucky Fucky should be made into a movie.
One of my favorite audio books Thunder Below, Fluckey’s autobiography.
I've got the book itself Mister Van-Raam I'm reading it right now
Great boat stories, thank you! Imagine the additional potential devastation inflicted, (Plus some ruined Naval careers saved) if the Mk-14 torpedo problem was officially recognized/resolved much earlier in the war? In reality it lingered almost until the very end of the war, tainting the sub service somewhat during that time.
You do such a great job sir! Have a great 2023!
A great tribute to those of dedication to serve and preserve our freedom to which we bever must forget.
Love your Chanel you don’t rewrite history if you’re not a fan of periscope films give them a look. They have films relating to many many subjects of America done as it happened.Please keep up the excellent work the country needs an honest look at our past. God bless you and yours.
Thank you sir , for referring to us correctly . We are not now nor have we ever been sub mariners
Preminin was recommended for the award Hero of the Soviet Union. But the leadership decided it was peace time so he didn't deserve the award and gave him the Red Star posthumously instead. My opinion is his actions avoided the possibility of a war and he damn well earned Hero of the Soviet Union (and a Medal of Freedom from the United States as well).
At the time we were adversaries, but to me he will always be a hero whose actions reflected greatly upon himself and the submarine service.
That poor kid How Godawful the way he died which who was absolutely horrible
Everyone needs to see the video done by the TH-camr nicknamed" the fat electrician" for his channel and actually watch his presentation on the USS Barb which is absolutely hysterical and accurate
His presentation will actually make you think and laugh about the exploits of this subs commander and crew and the absolute mad genius of some of what they actually accomplished. Trust me it's worth the watch.!!
You will never look at military history, technology or traditions the same way ever again after you start watching his channel. I highly recommend it
Excellent! Thanks for honoring the bubbleheads!!
If you want to read more about the USS Barb and Capt. Fluckey, read the book "Thunder Below" written by Admiral Eugene Fluckey.
Always remember were you came from. That way you can plot a course to your future.
QMC (SS)
USN (Ret.)
Salute to the brave Polish patriots and veterans.
The United States owes a huge debt of gratitude to the sailors of the Silent Service who brought the Imperial Japanese Navy to its knees. The B-29s that ended the war were flying nearly unopposed because the Island nation no longer had any shipping to supply its military forces or its increasingly destitute civilian population.
This is a long one Lance.
OMG that was a truly awesome true service story.Respect to all veterans I have. I wish all stories of veterans could be told and recorded.
It’s nice to hear the Gato class pronounced with a short a (gahtoe) instead of gaytoe. The Gato class were named after the catshark with gato being cat in Spanish.
Leadership by example....So awesome!
love the series
Thank you so much for your scholarly, entertaining and educational presentations. I grew up 30 miles north of Groton where the submarine was built. Locally it is pronounced Grotten.
We don’t know the hero we live amongst…🌹
I was a Vietnam Era Sub Sailor. Stationed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, I’d have been honored to be a part of his crew.
I would have been honored to be a part of his crew.
Mad Props to ALL of these Gentlemen& Bad Ass's!.
One piece of submarine history that I would really be interested in seeing covered, and which really is history that deserves to be remembered, is the account of the Ictineo and Ictineo II. Since they were creations of a Spanish inventor during the Civil War.
Lucky Fluckey is my 7th Cousin. Thank you for this, as always History Guy!
Before Swede Momsen, submaritime rescue simply did not exist. Not only did he invent the Momsen lung, and the McCann rescue chamber, he invented the escape hatch.
During the salvage operations of the Squalus, a British submarine sank in a shallower depth, about half of the Squalus' depth. Only three men survived if I recall. The idea that 100% of the survivors of the initial accident would survive the rescue was radically different than all previous disasters. Swede Momsen literally invented submaritime rescue.
On another note, the incident was the last time that the Navy's peacetime Medal of Honor was awarded.
another excellent video by the Bowtied Biographer...
Please do a history of this submarine,
USS S-5 (SS-110)
Sunk and all rescued Sept 1 1920
It is truly forgotten history!!!
This is the first “sunken” US submarine that everyone survived.
Thanks!
Thank you!
I watched the exploits of the USS Barb on an old T.V. show called the "The Silent Service". I enjoyed watching your rendition of this historical adventure. Always wondered what happened to the Barb. Shame only a very few ships(boats) get to become museum displays.
I was a surface, black shoe, officer and this video gave me the "chills". I feared submarines while serving on both an LPH and a CV. I will admit it. Subs scared the hell out of me. I could take on a hurricane in the North Atlantic, but just the thought of going down inside a submarine scared the hell out of me. Brazo Zulu to all "bubbleheads" everywhere.
In the 1960's, my school bus driver was a WWII veteran of the submarine service. I asked him if he had ever been depth charged. He said yes and that it was like being inside a barrel while somebody pounded it with a sledge hammer.