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The loss of HMS prince of wales and HMS Repulse must be a devastating blow for the Royal Navy and it must be heartbroken to hear of both wrecks are being vandalised and stolen by the rebels of selvage pirate gang. Great history Yarnhub.
He was, Leech on the other hand was an idiot. Save the ship so I can save my reputation, FFS, the thing is sinking fast and he is asking for people to sacrifice their lives for him? What a true gonad.
Malaysian here and we learned about the sinking of both battleships in our history books in schools. Significant as this marked not only the end of the British Empire in the far east, but also the end of the relevance of battleships in favour of carriers and smaller navy ships. Honoured for Yarnhub to cover this, after the bomber story in Penang not too long ago.
Same as a singaporean we were also taught about this but i think the most important part ignoring the need for naval power was morale . When most locals heard that force Z was heading for singapore they were in a sense relieved since repulse and prince of wales were decently advanced ships for their time especially prince of wales. Thats why once the radio broadcast of the sinking was released it kinda hit everyone knowing their only naval defence shipwise has been destroyed it was only inevitable then for singapore to be captured
As a chinese myself, it is really shameful for one of us to disrespect the men who passed away in this event, further staining our already not very good reputation. May the brave soldiers rest in peace.
I wouldn't take any shame from that if I were Chinese as you are. All of humanity is guilty of all crimes. This is not to say that a crime is not shameful, but that humans in China are no less guilty than humans in any other part of the world.
I had a Great Great Uncle A. E. Jacobs on the Repulse. We think he might have been a Commander of either the port of starboard heavy AA batteries. Though he initially survived the sinking, he ultimately died of wounds sustained. Before he died, he wrote a detailed account of the action which my family still has. It can be found online under The Loss of Repulse and Prince of Wales A Participant's Account By A.E. Jacobs
戦死された日英両国の海軍軍人の皆様のご冥福を心より申し上げるとともに日英両国の平和的発展を心より祈願いたします。 I sincerely express my condolences to the souls of the British and Japanese naval soldiers who died in the war and sincerely pray for the peaceful development of the British and Japanese countries. 🇯🇵🤝🇬🇧
And the saddest part: the wrecks of Prince of Wales and Repulse are marked as war graves but illegal salvagers started to dismantle them. Their salvaging wasnt complete and only minor damage was caused it is still incredibly sad that these once mighty BB's are now being sold as scrap metal.
Not only as scrap metal. Those ships were laid down before the Nuclear age. This kind of steel from back then is different. Since the First Nuclear test in New Mexico, steel is slightly radio-active when produced. So ships built before 1945 and then submerged (like the German Navy at Scapa Flow or the two battle ships) are incredibly valuable for "Low-Background-Steel"
That is another a reason why steel produced today works on geiger counters etc^^ But back to topic...Should we send the japanese over back to china?@@lordbeaverhistory
I hope Yarnhub crew sees this comment. At the scene near beginning when captain and XO are out on deck and coffee is shaking because of the brilliance in that scene and the music setting the mood I genuinely felt fear, dread and the hopelessness of that situation as the coffee ripples in captains cup from him shaking in anticipation and fear. I guess that's the art of cinema! Great job!! This was an excellent video that had me invested in the story
18:48 I really love this moment the animation captures the essence of the photograph of the crew being rescued. This is a heroic action portrayed so beautifully in this project. Very good work.
It's always surprising to me that those admiral and captain do not leave their ship despite having chances to do so. With their knowledge and experience, they still dedicated to die with the sinking ship. Such is a culture in the navy I suppose.
They really need to enforce the ship's captains to escape too. Many valuable experienced captains are wasted. That's why the Japanese don't have any experienced officers in the late stages of the war
This incident shows the quality of the commanders British Royal Navy. They continued to fight valiantly and maintained the loyalty of their men. Despite the sheer hopelessness of their situation, they did their utmost. Captain Leech, Tennant and Admiral Philips are commanders although who have been defeated, would’ve made Admiral Nelson himself proud. This battle was unfortunately when it was obvious that this was the end of the era of battleships and battlecruisers. Prince of Wales and Repulse. Sisters of battle, bonded by the depths of the ocean. Rule Britannia.
Yeah I agree. And also the genius of Japanese tacticians. Skill of Japanese pilots in general too with unguided bombing runs. Japan had essentially made the battleship obsolete overnight and would not ever become a useful asset in conventional warfare since. They probably should've done this before building the Yamato though.
em u are actually wrong. The british airforce in singapore offered air support but the commander of the task force declined it. proving that he was over confident
@@user-pn3im5sm7k: Although the skill of the Japanese must NEVER be underplayed, hats off to them. But, the ironic thing is. Before WW2, Britain actually built quite a few ships for the Japanese Navy (the Kogno class being the most famous) & we trained a lot of their Naval commanders aswell. They also studied the British attack at Taranto (which they used as a template for the attack on Pearl Harbour). All this would eventually bite us in the arse, to say the least.
The British Royal Navy throughout history has usually managed to pull off some amazing heroic clutch, grasping victory from the jaws of defeat due to their professionalism. Unfortunately, in this case, they were too overwhelmed.
@@wawa8408Not entirely, Phillips had been told none was available (even though it later was, he didn't know due to radio silence) and his intelligence had told him that Japanese torpedo planes couldn't reach that far, obviously wrong with hindsight. Also tbf during the night they nearly did meet the Japanese fleet, but alas missed by a few miles.
The king george v class battleships ships are some of the best looking ships ever in my opinion.also so sad that the wreck of prince of whales is getting robbed
There was a upload I watched recently about someone that takes diving tours, on both HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, on one of his most recent dives some found weird boxes with wire attached to Prince of Wales, the dive leader knew then they were explosives that the grave robbers use, then not long after that they heard muffled explosions from HMS Repulse direction, they returned to surfaced and saw a scavanger pontoon
- Too many Chinese have no shame - just greed. But I prefer to believe that the majority of Chinese are good people. That's been my experience for over 60 years.
In the war all nations are ruthless. Don´t know how many times things like this happens and much darker things. Prisinors got a hard time because the enemy want to know what the other side know.
@@Martin77641better start wording your sentence carefully because it just looks like you're comparing imperial Japanese war crimes to a random third world country that was in the second world war
one thing that wasn't mention was that one of the earlier hits on HMS Prince of Wales stern impacted the area where the propeller screw enters the hull causing it to bent. The now bent propeller screw kept on turning causing more internal damage as the screw rips apart metal plates as it keeps on turning adding to the every growing flooding.
My great grandfather was a stoker on Repulse. We know that he was eventually captured by the japanese, but he would never speak of anything about the war, understandably, frankly. He passed about 20 years ago now, but something like this tells the stories he'd never tell, so thank you.
Similarly to our Malaysian neighbours, the history textbooks in Singapore's secondary schools also note their sinkings. The books also say the British withheld information of their losses until the Japanese inevitably invaded the island by land a few months later in Feb 1942. Even in the face of death, both ships fought to the bitter end and for that they're some of my favourite warships. Ironically, the Yamato would suffer a similar fate three years later...
The HMS prince of wales and HMS repulse were just 2 of approximately more than 200 warships he Royal Navy lost during the Second World War. The Prince of Wales was the ship that had escorted the HMS hood when they intercepted the German battleship Bismarck in the Denmark strait. Great history buff on task force Z Yarnhub can’t wait to hear more from you.😎👍🏻
Not only that - PoW escaped destruction at may 24th, as a dud of Bismarck did not explode. Otherwise - BOOM like HMS Hood. But - the japanese torpedo bombers in december were propably the finest torpedo bombers on the planet earth. No ship would have stand a chance against that. Even getting "unlucky", the second torpedo crippled PoW and sunk her. It hit the outer shaft, that was running for 25kn. The detonation caused vibrations and these destroyed the ship (all water tight sections were destroyed, so basically this single torpedo sank PoW. It is damned bad luck, but all other hits were not needed to sink her. Basically a copy of the torpedo that crippled the steering of Bismarck, who couldn´t escape after such a miracle hit at the exact spot at the exact time.
a salute to all these men who fought and died....what u did that day is not forgotten,,,this is why history like this cannot be erased and is so important...
I've been following this channel for some considerable time, and dare I say, the presentation keeps getting better and better. Kudos to all the Yarnhub team 👏👏👏
I know y'all get it all the time but your videos truly are incredible. They illicit fear and dread for those involved but also hope and pride. Your team is doing the world a great service by sharing these stories and bringing them to light and I'm thankful for that. Keep up the great work, Yarnhub!
The animation is literally out of this world. It gets better and better with every video!! This is one of your best videos so far, the cinematography, the action... magnificent
One of my favorite things about this channel is it acknowledges the efforts of both sides instead of condemning one for being on the wrong side of the war. One example being at 4:27 how the narrator states "Battered but still flying the Japanese pilots bravely push on!" Honestly makes me respect this channel MUCH more than any other history channel
As an American who had never heard the tale of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, i've been moved to tears. What an absolutely incredible tale about the strength of those crews and the deep love they felt for their ships
Not all the IJN bombers were G4M Bettys. A fair number based out of Vietnam were the earlier G3Ms, which had already seen extensive service during the Second Sino-Japanese War. These were the cream of the Misty Lagoon Naval Air Station cadres,the best that the Japanese air forces had to offer.
As Japanese, we salute the heroes of that battle. There is an interesting anecdote to this story. Here is a quote from a Japanese website. It is a translation, so please forgive me if there are some strange parts. The captain of the Prince of Wales, Admiral Thomas Phillips, sent a message to the Japanese air corps asking for 30 minutes to evacuate the crew. The Japanese air force complied. This allowed the crew of the Wales to transfer to the patrol ship Express and gave the crew of the Repulse time to search, with the Electra rescuing 571 and the Vampire 225, including the captain of the Repulse and a military reporter. Meanwhile, the Japanese strike force remained in the air. The Japanese attackers remained in the air while the British rescued them, and did not launch any offensive action. Aircraft of the time were neither hybrid nor energy-efficient, as is the case today. If they stayed in the air, they ran the risk of running low on fuel, and if enemy aircraft attacked with reinforcements, they might have to be shot down without even enough gasoline to return home. Still, the Japanese air force waited. After the entire Wales crew had left the ship, Commander Thomas remained alone on deck. He is a man of the sea. He chose to die with the ship. As the Japanese air crew watched, all aircraft lined up in the sky, passed by the deck one by one, and paid their respects to Captain Thomas by giving him the highest salute in their aircraft. Captain Thomas also responds with the most respectful salute. In other words, it was the very Bushido itself that Japanese aircraft waited in the air. Furthermore, the day after the Battle of Malaya, a Japanese aircraft flew back to the area where the battle had taken place. What was it doing there? The plane descended to just above the surface of the sea, dropped a bouquet of flowers on the surface of the sea, and left. It was a sign of condolence for the bravery of the men of the sea who had died as enemies and allies. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
I genuinely felt like I was with those brave men on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse as I was watching this. Excellent job, Yarnhub. One of your best videos in terms of putting the viewer right in the middle of the action.
The HMS Prince of Wales fought the Bismarck and survived to be slain fight for her king and country. The men of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse I salute your bravery from across the pond one service member to another. RIP brave sailors.
The way that John Leach and Tom Philips decided to go down with their ship is probably one of the most valiant things ever, thei hold of the two ships and how they were able to mantain until the very end would have make Admiral Nelson proud.
Excellent work! Especially making clear the bravery of the men on both sides. One remark though, when battleships capsize the main turrets fall out of the barbettes, they are only held by their enormous weight.
Depends. A good turret ring is designed to retain the turret against some amount of force so it’s less likely to be knocked off center and jammed by shell hits or large movements of the ship. You couldn’t drydock the ship upside down and support the full weight of the turret that direction, but there’s often some amount of retention. In a sinking, you also have water pressure acting to hold the turret in place until the air pockets inside are crushed or flooded to match the outside pressure. Given equivalent turret designs, a ship that sinks in deeper water is more likely to lose turrets than a ship that hits the bottom before the pressure is fully equalized. Ryan at USS New Jersey on turret questions: th-cam.com/video/b9MuZDmGpA4/w-d-xo.html
The British never believed the Japanese could mount such an attack, thinking they lacked skill modern and up to date aircraft and weapons, Churchill was furious, AA was improved massively from then on. Never underestimate your enemy.
Untrue. The British didn't have anything else available. The interwar years saw the royal navy shrink to half it's great war size, with very few modern warships in it's arsenal when war broke out. They sent what they could, not what they wanted to. Remember, the royal navy was occupied in the Atlantic, Med and Arctic at this stage, and had been for 2 years. A new theatre in the far east was just to much for the royal navy to handle.
All you have said is correct but you have veered off course the British did underestimate the IJN and their army Airforce, a lot of the Imperial Japanese Navy was either ex RN or RN built ships so not un true at all. My Grandfather joined the RN in 36 and went on to serve in all theatre's, served on HMS Vanquisher, Deli, Pembroke, York, as well as others ending up in the pacific. All these Vestel's had there AA dramatically improved. @@thesupremepizza6893
I learned about the sinking of the Prince of Whales in my Malaysian History book. But I didn't know that it fought a swarm of Japanese planes before going down. Thank You for this amazing video.
Hey Yarnhub you'e videos are always super entertaining and informative. Too sad those stories tend to be forgotten. I showed this video my great grandfather who was a sailor part of a U-Boat crew in the Kriegsmarine . He cried at the end and was outraged to hear about the dishonoring of the graves. He said in Quote:,, Let those poor B******* at peace. They fought for their country like i did and died to protect their nation.''
This was the moment battleships were pretty much confirmed obsolete: the fact they were incredibly hard to sink until the 50s failed to compensate for the fact airpower simply had too much of a range advantage. Also, 9:12 for my favourite shot involving a ship in any Yarnhub video.
I live a few hours drive from the nearest port to where both these ships sank, even though we know the outcome... this fantastic storytelling had me hold out hope for the sailors.
The fact that Repulse dodged 19 torpedoes before her demise is credit to the RN itself. If only a carrier was present to shield the duo with fighters. Lucky I can play a BSP mod as Force Z on PC and rewrite history.
Repulses' manoeuvring dodging all those torpedoes is brilliant! I'll always love her for that. Tenant was a great captain. She had a valiant last stand and she fought hard. Just came down to numbers. May all the sailors whom lost their lives Rest in Peace.
Hi Singaporean here. I remember learning about the prince of wales and the repulse and how if im not wrong were ordered to defend Singapore, super grateful:)
Maybe if that one torpedo hadn’t struck the shaft of the torpedo, the prince of wales could’ve survived, but it happened, and we can’t change that anymore unfortunately.
A picture of the two men walking on the side of the ship till the end would be legendary, in the most honorable way possible. It be would speak more than a thousand words. May they all rest in peace, in both ends with all respect.
Chinese companies are salvaging sunken Japanese, American, and British ships that fought in WWII in Southeast Asia and replacing them with gold. As a Japanese, I am more than a little angry about this. The sunken ship is the graveyard of the heroic spirits who fought in that era. These young men and women have the right to rest in peace.
As a british person, i salute these sailors. It takes sheer determination to still do your job while being attacked by multiple aircraft, getting torpeoded and bombed all at once while still being able to operate those ships. It shows how strong battleships were in WW2, a normal destroyer nowadays wouldnt survive all that. This feels like we are observing the battle right now, great animations you could feel the tension with the situation in that battle with the music.
Your videos always stir up some emotions but I think this is one of the best yet. I've been following since around 5k subs and it's incredible how far you've come. You guys are absolute top tier. Thanks for all the hard work you do. Cheers from NZ
In my Opinion the destruction of Task Force Z was already the final turning point of the battleship era long before Midway etc. The Japanese proved just a few weeks after Pear, that Planes will be an important tactical aspect in modern era naval battles
I know that it’s a little off the point but, you can see how good the Japanese’s strategies were. Bringing bombers and made them think that there wasn’t any torpedo, frequent attacks in directions, and how they adapted in the situations. If there wasn’t any war, all those men could possibly had good carriers, and memories.
There is of course a sequel to this. The little known role of the British fleet particularly RN carriers in the invasion of Japan particularly in the battles off Okinawa. Yarnhub should shed light into this little known chapter of the RN in the Pacific. Now, fancy the title THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK😊
This was awesome! One of my favorites yet. I've read so much about this battle and heard it talked about in documentaries so it's super cool to see it animated like this. This was a serious low point for the allies in WWII.
I'm kinda sad that you didn't mention the Japanese pilot who dropped some flowers on the area where these two ship sank to pay respect to all the soldiers who have lost their life in this battle.
Apparently the Japanese sent aircraft to the site of the battle and dropped wreaths in the water in honor of the bravery and skill of the British crews. It really was an unfair fight but the two ships lasted longer than expected and absorbed incredible damage.
I already know this story but as Brit watching and listening to this honestly is bringing me to tears Prince of Wales despite putting up one hell of a fight was so defenseless and Repulse and her Crew put up one hell of a vallient defense. Now there are people who have desecrated their wreckaage just makes me angry.
Reasonably good animation and narration as made by those who have little naval knowledge. As a retired Sailor who has spent tours on aircraft carriers and a battleship, I can attest that ships have decks not floors so no one fell to the floor. For some mad reason, the anti-aircraft guns were not firing tracers which would have rattled pilots and thrown off their aim possibly allowing a bit longer life for the ships if not salvation. I did not take notes so these are the only two items I remember and have no desire to re watch.
Well, it was a battlecruiser, useless against battleships., but very manoverable... and that captain used her like a destroyer. But the crews of that group of torpedo bombers knew their stuff... hammer and anvil - perfectly done.
HMS Electra rescued the survivors of these ships. Captain William Tennant of HMS Repulse initially wanted to go down with the ship, but the crew convinced him to leave the ship.
The captain always goes down with his ship, Leach earned my respect, the captain and the Prince of Wales fought until the bitter and imminent end, may HMS Prince of Wales and Captain John Jack Leach rest in peace
It's sad because the prince of Wales (king George the V class) is such a beautiful ship. It's also the one that was up against the Bismarck with the HMS Hood.
Yarnold will probably appear as Unsinkable Oscar, the ship captains cat from the Bismark. He earned his name after surviving the sinking of Bismark and then two more ships after that. It is a good story.
My grandfather served aboard the HMS Express after it went into service with the RCN as the HMCS Gatineau. The ship was turned into part of a breakwater in Royston BC. Managed to go and take a small piece of it this past August
Idk man, I hate the Great Britain from WW2 era since they used to have colonial rule over India, but this animation made me develop a heart for all those brave men on both allied and axis sides that fought for their countries and I have also developed immense hatred for those in power since they are relatively safe from all the danger while they use other pawns for their own selfish motives. Hats off to all those who fought in the world wars!
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The loss of HMS prince of wales and HMS Repulse must be a devastating blow for the Royal Navy and it must be heartbroken to hear of both wrecks are being vandalised and stolen by the rebels of selvage pirate gang. Great history Yarnhub.
The chinese have NO SHAME disgracing the poor dead bodies of these British sailors! SHAME ON cHINA!
@@luongo7886Pretty sure it's mostly the locals and not China.
China counts most if not all commercial vessels registered to her as Chinese Naval vessels.
@@qwertykeyboard5901no it's Chinese companies mostly
Pretty sure it's Chinese. They steel from all of the South china sea to provide for pure metal.@@qwertykeyboard5901
Gonna say it right now, Tennant was a DAMN fine captain, weaving his ship through the torpedoes like that. Another amazing animation, Yarnhub!
Bro torpbeating irl
He was, Leech on the other hand was an idiot. Save the ship so I can save my reputation, FFS, the thing is sinking fast and he is asking for people to sacrifice their lives for him? What a true gonad.
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Also rip ❤️
Malaysian here and we learned about the sinking of both battleships in our history books in schools. Significant as this marked not only the end of the British Empire in the far east, but also the end of the relevance of battleships in favour of carriers and smaller navy ships. Honoured for Yarnhub to cover this, after the bomber story in Penang not too long ago.
It's Kedah actually.
And thank goodness for the Malaysian Government for exposing the Chinese Scrap Metal Desecration of what is a war grave.
@@aziqasri5435 ya u r right
The hms repulse was basically a cruiser with battleship main guns on it. It was a battle cruiser.
Same as a singaporean we were also taught about this but i think the most important part ignoring the need for naval power was morale . When most locals heard that force Z was heading for singapore they were in a sense relieved since repulse and prince of wales were decently advanced ships for their time especially prince of wales. Thats why once the radio broadcast of the sinking was released it kinda hit everyone knowing their only naval defence shipwise has been destroyed it was only inevitable then for singapore to be captured
As a chinese myself, it is really shameful for one of us to disrespect the men who passed away in this event, further staining our already not very good reputation. May the brave soldiers rest in peace.
I wouldn't take any shame from that if I were Chinese as you are. All of humanity is guilty of all crimes.
This is not to say that a crime is not shameful, but that humans in China are no less guilty than humans in any other part of the world.
To say sorry for the wrong others have done...
You are a good person... 👍
China's reputation was already stained by its very existence
china is the best!!!!!
@@sciencefun5482 how's the chemical hazard on take off known as the J-20 doing? Is it made of metal yet or is it still made of cheap plastic
I had a Great Great Uncle A. E. Jacobs on the Repulse. We think he might have been a Commander of either the port of starboard heavy AA batteries. Though he initially survived the sinking, he ultimately died of wounds sustained. Before he died, he wrote a detailed account of the action which my family still has. It can be found online under The Loss of Repulse and Prince of Wales A Participant's Account By A.E. Jacobs
man, im sorry for your loss, i hope that account lasts for a long while more
He was a brave man
It would be good if you put it on the internet, with a link
Preserve it! Your great uncle gave a legacy for his future generations to keep on
Is it available somewhere online?
戦死された日英両国の海軍軍人の皆様のご冥福を心より申し上げるとともに日英両国の平和的発展を心より祈願いたします。
I sincerely express my condolences to the souls of the British and Japanese naval soldiers who died in the war and sincerely pray for the peaceful development of the British and Japanese countries.
🇯🇵🤝🇬🇧
you Japan teach a very good lesson to british colonial era.
@@TradingMaharajNow India has to deal with China. I wish India success in protecting Bhutan.
Honestly, the loss of life between both ships amounting to 840 souls lost shows just how incredible the rescue effort was
840 losses in still sad
@@zangrygrapes4571could be worse a lot, like was with HMS Hood
Or Bismarck. Or Scharnhorst. @@moonlightsparkle2690
@@moonlightsparkle2690 didn't that ship blow in half with the first hit and then sink in less than a minute? no idea how people survived that
@@random_potato2549 yeah it toke less than one minute. If I remember correctly just 3 of a 1416 sailors complement survived this "incident"
And the saddest part: the wrecks of Prince of Wales and Repulse are marked as war graves but illegal salvagers started to dismantle them. Their salvaging wasnt complete and only minor damage was caused it is still incredibly sad that these once mighty BB's are now being sold as scrap metal.
With a bit of luck the old shells will "pop off" one day, just when the chinese are stealing them. It would serve them right.
Not only as scrap metal. Those ships were laid down before the Nuclear age. This kind of steel from back then is different.
Since the First Nuclear test in New Mexico, steel is slightly radio-active when produced. So ships built before 1945 and then submerged (like the German Navy at Scapa Flow or the two battle ships) are incredibly valuable for "Low-Background-Steel"
That value was lost thanks to modern production techniques...@@lordbeaverhistory
@@NashmanNash not modern production techniques. Its just that we stopped nuking every shit for tests
That is another a reason why steel produced today works on geiger counters etc^^
But back to topic...Should we send the japanese over back to china?@@lordbeaverhistory
I hope Yarnhub crew sees this comment.
At the scene near beginning when captain and XO are out on deck and coffee is shaking because of the brilliance in that scene and the music setting the mood I genuinely felt fear, dread and the hopelessness of that situation as the coffee ripples in captains cup from him shaking in anticipation and fear. I guess that's the art of cinema! Great job!! This was an excellent video that had me invested in the story
shoulda been tea though lol
It was black tea in a teacup.@@Grbll420
English drank mostly tea at the time.
They installed Bunsen burners in their lend-lease Shermans so they could have their tea.@@larchman4327
Yeah like this a lot.
These videos are so cool and detailed.
18:48 I really love this moment the animation captures the essence of the photograph of the crew being rescued. This is a heroic action portrayed so beautifully in this project.
Very good work.
The faces on the characters has improved so much over the years. Absolutely incredible.
It's always surprising to me that those admiral and captain do not leave their ship despite having chances to do so. With their knowledge and experience, they still dedicated to die with the sinking ship. Such is a culture in the navy I suppose.
They really need to enforce the ship's captains to escape too. Many valuable experienced captains are wasted. That's why the Japanese don't have any experienced officers in the late stages of the war
They would probably be court martialed so their superiors could save face. They would be tried in hindsight by people who were not there.
@@patrickgriffitt6551such is the military
This incident shows the quality of the commanders British Royal Navy.
They continued to fight valiantly and maintained the loyalty of their men. Despite the sheer hopelessness of their situation, they did their utmost. Captain Leech, Tennant and Admiral Philips are commanders although who have been defeated, would’ve made Admiral Nelson himself proud.
This battle was unfortunately when it was obvious that this was the end of the era of battleships and battlecruisers.
Prince of Wales and Repulse. Sisters of battle, bonded by the depths of the ocean.
Rule Britannia.
Didn't they make out of port without waiting for proper escort? because the escort flotilla was late?
Yeah I agree. And also the genius of Japanese tacticians. Skill of Japanese pilots in general too with unguided bombing runs.
Japan had essentially made the battleship obsolete overnight and would not ever become a useful asset in conventional warfare since. They probably should've done this before building the Yamato though.
American commanders also fought valiantly, even in the face of complete annihilation. The same can be said for the Japanese.
em u are actually wrong. The british airforce in singapore offered air support but the commander of the task force declined it. proving that he was over confident
@@user-pn3im5sm7k: Although the skill of the Japanese must NEVER be underplayed, hats off to them. But, the ironic thing is. Before WW2, Britain actually built quite a few ships for the Japanese Navy (the Kogno class being the most famous) & we trained a lot of their Naval commanders aswell. They also studied the British attack at Taranto (which they used as a template for the attack on Pearl Harbour). All this would eventually bite us in the arse, to say the least.
今まで日本側からの視点でしかこの戦いを知らなかった。戦艦と共に立派に戦った軍人達に敬意を表します。そして今、英国と日本が友好的な関係を築けていることを嬉しく思います。
Sadly we know how this one ends. No heroic save for the Royal Navy today.
Take that pirates!!!
Thanks for spoiling it
The British Royal Navy throughout history has usually managed to pull off some amazing heroic clutch, grasping victory from the jaws of defeat due to their professionalism. Unfortunately, in this case, they were too overwhelmed.
Battlecruisers with no air cover... RN own fault
@@wawa8408Not entirely, Phillips had been told none was available (even though it later was, he didn't know due to radio silence) and his intelligence had told him that Japanese torpedo planes couldn't reach that far, obviously wrong with hindsight. Also tbf during the night they nearly did meet the Japanese fleet, but alas missed by a few miles.
once again, the overlapping of the real life vintage photo to the scene was especially touching!
Despite the incredible animation that always seem to make it all the more better
The king george v class battleships ships are some of the best looking ships ever in my opinion.also so sad that the wreck of prince of whales is getting robbed
bing chilling
There was a upload I watched recently about someone that takes diving tours, on both HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, on one of his most recent dives some found weird boxes with wire attached to Prince of Wales, the dive leader knew then they were explosives that the grave robbers use, then not long after that they heard muffled explosions from HMS Repulse direction, they returned to surfaced and saw a scavanger pontoon
- Too many Chinese have no shame - just greed. But I prefer to believe that the majority of Chinese are good people. That's been my experience for over 60 years.
Wales not whales. Please.
It's a good reminder that the Japanese were a ruthless enemy that won many battles despite it's eventual humbling and defeat. Great work as expected.
In the war all nations are ruthless.
Don´t know how many times things like this happens and much darker things.
Prisinors got a hard time because the enemy want to know what the other side know.
The Japanese were war criminals everywhere they went.
@@Martin77641better start wording your sentence carefully because it just looks like you're comparing imperial Japanese war crimes to a random third world country that was in the second world war
Yeah the victors dont like to speak anything about that
@@YourPalTheCommentor this comment not age well with Isreal war in Gaza right now
one thing that wasn't mention was that one of the earlier hits on HMS Prince of Wales stern impacted the area where the propeller screw enters the hull causing it to bent. The now bent propeller screw kept on turning causing more internal damage as the screw rips apart metal plates as it keeps on turning adding to the every growing flooding.
My great grandfather was a stoker on Repulse. We know that he was eventually captured by the japanese, but he would never speak of anything about the war, understandably, frankly. He passed about 20 years ago now, but something like this tells the stories he'd never tell, so thank you.
日本人の帰還兵の方々もあまり多くを語らない傾向があるよ。
あれって前から不思議に思っていたものだが、貴国の兵士も同じようだね。
逆に多くを語る元軍人は、嘘つきと見なされることがある。少なくとも日本ではそうだ。
きっと貴方のgreat grandfather は真の勇者だったんだろうな。だから多くを語らないんだと私は思う。
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"but with her rudder jammed, she's simply steaming in a circle."
Bismarck: First time?
Bismarck: "YES THAT'S HOW IT FEELS LIKE"
Warspite 1916!
Repulse: Sorry, I don’t speak German.
Similarly to our Malaysian neighbours, the history textbooks in Singapore's secondary schools also note their sinkings. The books also say the British withheld information of their losses until the Japanese inevitably invaded the island by land a few months later in Feb 1942. Even in the face of death, both ships fought to the bitter end and for that they're some of my favourite warships. Ironically, the Yamato would suffer a similar fate three years later...
They nevered gave up without a fight even if it is the last man on the ship. They shall be remembered by their actions fighting a tough enemy
The HMS prince of wales and HMS repulse were just 2 of approximately more than 200 warships he Royal Navy lost during the Second World War. The Prince of Wales was the ship that had escorted the HMS hood when they intercepted the German battleship Bismarck in the Denmark strait.
Great history buff on task force Z Yarnhub can’t wait to hear more from you.😎👍🏻
Not only that - PoW escaped destruction at may 24th, as a dud of Bismarck did not explode. Otherwise - BOOM like HMS Hood.
But - the japanese torpedo bombers in december were propably the finest torpedo bombers on the planet earth. No ship would have stand a chance against that.
Even getting "unlucky", the second torpedo crippled PoW and sunk her. It hit the outer shaft, that was running for 25kn. The detonation caused vibrations and these destroyed the ship (all water tight sections were destroyed, so basically this single torpedo sank PoW. It is damned bad luck, but all other hits were not needed to sink her.
Basically a copy of the torpedo that crippled the steering of Bismarck, who couldn´t escape after such a miracle hit at the exact spot at the exact time.
The Renown-class battle-cruisers are some of my favorite ships. Nice to see a video showing the last stand of Repulse
a salute to all these men who fought and died....what u did that day is not forgotten,,,this is why history like this cannot be erased and is so important...
I've been following this channel for some considerable time, and dare I say, the presentation keeps getting better and better. Kudos to all the Yarnhub team 👏👏👏
I know y'all get it all the time but your videos truly are incredible. They illicit fear and dread for those involved but also hope and pride. Your team is doing the world a great service by sharing these stories and bringing them to light and I'm thankful for that. Keep up the great work, Yarnhub!
The animation is literally out of this world.
It gets better and better with every video!!
This is one of your best videos so far, the cinematography, the action... magnificent
One of my favorite things about this channel is it acknowledges the efforts of both sides instead of condemning one for being on the wrong side of the war. One example being at 4:27 how the narrator states "Battered but still flying the Japanese pilots bravely push on!" Honestly makes me respect this channel MUCH more than any other history channel
18:52 Incredible. I love the integration with old photos!
As an American who had never heard the tale of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, i've been moved to tears. What an absolutely incredible tale about the strength of those crews and the deep love they felt for their ships
I’m a Malaysian and my grandpa fought with the British during WW2 and I’m proud that you made this video just like how my grandpa mentioned
Not all the IJN bombers were G4M Bettys. A fair number based out of Vietnam were the earlier G3Ms, which had already seen extensive service during the Second Sino-Japanese War. These were the cream of the Misty Lagoon Naval Air Station cadres,the best that the Japanese air forces had to offer.
The animated level bombers were the accurate G3M "Nell."
he lived well the Prince of Wales he still survived the Bismark which is very impressive and the Repulse the 2 battleships fought well until the end
As Japanese, we salute the heroes of that battle.
There is an interesting anecdote to this story.
Here is a quote from a Japanese website.
It is a translation, so please forgive me if there are some strange parts.
The captain of the Prince of Wales, Admiral Thomas Phillips, sent a message to the Japanese air corps asking for 30 minutes to evacuate the crew.
The Japanese air force complied.
This allowed the crew of the Wales to transfer to the patrol ship Express and gave the crew of the Repulse time to search, with the Electra rescuing 571 and the Vampire 225, including the captain of the Repulse and a military reporter.
Meanwhile, the Japanese strike force remained in the air. The Japanese attackers remained in the air while the British rescued them, and did not launch any offensive action.
Aircraft of the time were neither hybrid nor energy-efficient, as is the case today. If they stayed in the air, they ran the risk of running low on fuel, and if enemy aircraft attacked with reinforcements, they might have to be shot down without even enough gasoline to return home.
Still, the Japanese air force waited. After the entire Wales crew had left the ship, Commander Thomas remained alone on deck. He is a man of the sea. He chose to die with the ship.
As the Japanese air crew watched, all aircraft lined up in the sky, passed by the deck one by one, and paid their respects to Captain Thomas by giving him the highest salute in their aircraft. Captain Thomas also responds with the most respectful salute.
In other words, it was the very Bushido itself that Japanese aircraft waited in the air. Furthermore, the day after the Battle of Malaya, a Japanese aircraft flew back to the area where the battle had taken place. What was it doing there?
The plane descended to just above the surface of the sea, dropped a bouquet of flowers on the surface of the sea, and left. It was a sign of condolence for the bravery of the men of the sea who had died as enemies and allies.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
I absolutely love those shots when youre just showing off how far your animation has come. That slow-mo scene was beautiful.
I genuinely felt like I was with those brave men on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse as I was watching this. Excellent job, Yarnhub. One of your best videos in terms of putting the viewer right in the middle of the action.
The HMS Prince of Wales fought the Bismarck and survived to be slain fight for her king and country. The men of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse I salute your bravery from across the pond one service member to another. RIP brave sailors.
The way that John Leach and Tom Philips decided to go down with their ship is probably one of the most valiant things ever, thei hold of the two ships and how they were able to mantain until the very end would have make Admiral Nelson proud.
Excellent work! Especially making clear the bravery of the men on both sides.
One remark though, when battleships capsize the main turrets fall out of the barbettes, they are only held by their enormous weight.
Depends. A good turret ring is designed to retain the turret against some amount of force so it’s less likely to be knocked off center and jammed by shell hits or large movements of the ship. You couldn’t drydock the ship upside down and support the full weight of the turret that direction, but there’s often some amount of retention.
In a sinking, you also have water pressure acting to hold the turret in place until the air pockets inside are crushed or flooded to match the outside pressure. Given equivalent turret designs, a ship that sinks in deeper water is more likely to lose turrets than a ship that hits the bottom before the pressure is fully equalized.
Ryan at USS New Jersey on turret questions: th-cam.com/video/b9MuZDmGpA4/w-d-xo.html
The British never believed the Japanese could mount such an attack, thinking they lacked skill modern and up to date aircraft and weapons, Churchill was furious, AA was improved massively from then on.
Never underestimate your enemy.
Untrue. The British didn't have anything else available. The interwar years saw the royal navy shrink to half it's great war size, with very few modern warships in it's arsenal when war broke out. They sent what they could, not what they wanted to. Remember, the royal navy was occupied in the Atlantic, Med and Arctic at this stage, and had been for 2 years. A new theatre in the far east was just to much for the royal navy to handle.
All you have said is correct but you have veered off course the British did underestimate the IJN and their army Airforce, a lot of the Imperial Japanese Navy was either ex RN or RN built ships so not un true at all.
My Grandfather joined the RN in 36 and went on to serve in all theatre's, served on HMS Vanquisher, Deli, Pembroke, York, as well as others ending up in the pacific. All these Vestel's had there AA dramatically improved.
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I learned about the sinking of the Prince of Whales in my Malaysian History book. But I didn't know that it fought a swarm of Japanese planes before going down. Thank You for this amazing video.
The reality was that without air cover, they were sitting ducks. Naval warfare had changed forever. Such a sad loss of life.
Hey Yarnhub you'e videos are always super entertaining and informative. Too sad those stories tend to be forgotten. I showed this video my great grandfather who was a sailor part of a U-Boat crew in the Kriegsmarine . He cried at the end and was outraged to hear about the dishonoring of the graves. He said in Quote:,, Let those poor B******* at peace. They fought for their country like i did and died to protect their nation.''
This was the moment battleships were pretty much confirmed obsolete: the fact they were incredibly hard to sink until the 50s failed to compensate for the fact airpower simply had too much of a range advantage.
Also, 9:12 for my favourite shot involving a ship in any Yarnhub video.
I live a few hours drive from the nearest port to where both these ships sank, even though we know the outcome... this fantastic storytelling had me hold out hope for the sailors.
The fact that Repulse dodged 19 torpedoes before her demise is credit to the RN itself. If only a carrier was present to shield the duo with fighters.
Lucky I can play a BSP mod as Force Z on PC and rewrite history.
Repulses' manoeuvring dodging all those torpedoes is brilliant! I'll always love her for that. Tenant was a great captain. She had a valiant last stand and she fought hard. Just came down to numbers. May all the sailors whom lost their lives Rest in Peace.
Hi Singaporean here. I remember learning about the prince of wales and the repulse and how if im not wrong were ordered to defend Singapore, super grateful:)
Ｚ艦隊は、日本海軍と戦う為に派遣され敗北しただけです。日英海軍の制海権の戦いであり。シンガポールは、関係ないです。長い歴の中で日英は、同盟国でしたが戦いました。米英と似たような感じです。
Maybe if that one torpedo hadn’t struck the shaft of the torpedo, the prince of wales could’ve survived, but it happened, and we can’t change that anymore unfortunately.
A picture of the two men walking on the side of the ship till the end would be legendary, in the most honorable way possible. It be would speak more than a thousand words. May they all rest in peace, in both ends with all respect.
Chinese companies are salvaging sunken Japanese, American, and British ships that fought in WWII in Southeast Asia and replacing them with gold. As a Japanese, I am more than a little angry about this. The sunken ship is the graveyard of the heroic spirits who fought in that era. These young men and women have the right to rest in peace.
..others too including Vietnamese
Maybe your people shouldn’t have started the war in the first place?
As a british person, i salute these sailors. It takes sheer determination to still do your job while being attacked by multiple aircraft, getting torpeoded and bombed all at once while still being able to operate those ships. It shows how strong battleships were in WW2, a normal destroyer nowadays wouldnt survive all that.
This feels like we are observing the battle right now, great animations you could feel the tension with the situation in that battle with the music.
Your videos always stir up some emotions but I think this is one of the best yet. I've been following since around 5k subs and it's incredible how far you've come. You guys are absolute top tier. Thanks for all the hard work you do. Cheers from NZ
I don't follow rugby but they breed some tough fellas up there so wouldn't be surprised mate@@adambane1719
In my Opinion the destruction of Task Force Z was already the final turning point of the battleship era long before Midway etc. The Japanese proved just a few weeks after Pear, that Planes will be an important tactical aspect in modern era naval battles
The water on the lens effect really adds to the immersion; I feel like every new Yarnhub video I notice another cool little detail.
I know that it’s a little off the point but, you can see how good the Japanese’s strategies were. Bringing bombers and made them think that there wasn’t any torpedo, frequent attacks in directions, and how they adapted in the situations. If there wasn’t any war, all those men could possibly had good carriers, and memories.
There is of course a sequel to this. The little known role of the British fleet particularly RN carriers in the invasion of Japan particularly in the battles off Okinawa. Yarnhub should shed light into this little known chapter of the RN in the Pacific.
Now, fancy the title THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK😊
The empire strikes back comes in the Falklands conflict
A real WW2 thriller this one, almost exhausting to watch, Can't imagine what these en went through during the attack.
May they rest in peace!
HMS Prince of Wales was not a very lucky ship it seems. May her crew rest in peace, as well as the crew of that old fearless battle wagon Repulse.
Great video, guys. The use of voice actors really improves the immersion. That final shot of the officers on the hull brought a tear to my eye.
Amazing editing having the camera follow behind the sailors. It feels like you're there
This was awesome! One of my favorites yet. I've read so much about this battle and heard it talked about in documentaries so it's super cool to see it animated like this. This was a serious low point for the allies in WWII.
This is by far one of the greatest videos I have seen from Yarnhub! Beautiful job Yarnhub team!
I'm kinda sad that you didn't mention the Japanese pilot who dropped some flowers on the area where these two ship sank to pay respect to all the soldiers who have lost their life in this battle.
God bless the king, R.I.P Repulse and Prince of Wales.
the animations just blow my mind. better than most video games
one of the best history channels on TH-cam
The best*
Massive respect for those valiant sailors
Apparently the Japanese sent aircraft to the site of the battle and dropped wreaths in the water in honor of the bravery and skill of the British crews. It really was an unfair fight but the two ships lasted longer than expected and absorbed incredible damage.
Every naval personnel are those who are ready to make the ocean their grave, respect those who fight for their respective countries and ideologies
I got to say just started this vid and I can tell the editing and graphics are absolutely incredible! Keep up the great work! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Such a brilliant re-enactment! You can feel the tension! The skills etc everything is brought to life… BRAVO!
Love how yarn hub gets you realizing these were actual people doing this , not just something your reason in the past about randoms ...gets me into it
The CGI and action here are so much better than that "Midway" movie 🤣. This channel continues to amaze me. 👏
I already know this story but as Brit watching and listening to this honestly is bringing me to tears Prince of Wales despite putting up one hell of a fight was so defenseless and Repulse and her Crew put up one hell of a vallient defense.
Now there are people who have desecrated their wreckaage just makes me angry.
WW2 really was the end of the British empire's naval dominance and preeminence as a global superpower
It's rather sad and despicable that the Prince of Wales and Repulse have since fallen victim to metal pirates along with other WW2 shipwrecks
Es parte de la guerra o cuando hundieron al Bismark estuvo mal!?
@@richardamadeus2828 Bismarck was on a mission to sink British freighters. The Royal Navy stopped her.
@@dovetonsturdee7033 "p i r a t a s" britanicos
凄い動画を作られたんですね！ハリウッド映画より遥かにリアルな内容に胸を打たれました。イギリス海軍の方々、撃墜された日本パイロットの方々すべてにご冥福をお祈りいたします。このような戦闘が今もウクライナやガザ、レバノンで行われているのですね。そしてもしかすると、東シナ海、台湾有事、あるいはイランとイスラエルの核戦争というシナリオのような、実現化してはいけないことを実現しないよう、祈ります！
That was quite informative and the animations have helped enhance it! Keep up the great work guys :)
Reasonably good animation and narration as made by those who have little naval knowledge. As a retired Sailor who has spent tours on aircraft carriers and a battleship, I can attest that ships have decks not floors so no one fell to the floor. For some mad reason, the anti-aircraft guns were not firing tracers which would have rattled pilots and thrown off their aim possibly allowing a bit longer life for the ships if not salvation. I did not take notes so these are the only two items I remember and have no desire to re watch.
this is a good video. the quality of these videos has improved so much
Im no warship lover but the repulse's manuever was just badass
Well, it was a battlecruiser, useless against battleships., but very manoverable... and that captain used her like a destroyer. But the crews of that group of torpedo bombers knew their stuff... hammer and anvil - perfectly done.
Nice animation! Been watching since the first year. Keep going and doing it!
Repulse:"Ready,aim! Pow!"
Prince of Wales:"All guns ready! FIRE!!!"
HMS Electra rescued the survivors of these ships.
Captain William Tennant of HMS Repulse initially wanted to go down with the ship, but the crew convinced him to leave the ship.
HMS Electra also rescued the 3 survivors of HMS Hoods sinking
Singaporean here so glad you covered this def my favourite part of hist class
They got exactly what they did to Bismark in the Atlantic I think
The last known survivor of the Repulse died this week at the ripe old age of 101.
雷撃の肝っ玉は凄いと思う。
先人たちがいて、我々は生かされている。
The captain always goes down with his ship, Leach earned my respect, the captain and the Prince of Wales fought until the bitter and imminent end, may HMS Prince of Wales and Captain John Jack Leach rest in peace
It's sad because the prince of Wales (king George the V class) is such a beautiful ship. It's also the one that was up against the Bismarck with the HMS Hood.
They did this with aging warships. Which amazes me even more.
Prince of Wales wasn't even a year old when she was sunk IIRC.
Yarnold will probably appear as Unsinkable Oscar, the ship captains cat from the Bismark. He earned his name after surviving the sinking of Bismark and then two more ships after that. It is a good story.
probably will xd
Pretty sure his name was unsinkable Sam.
My grandfather served aboard the HMS Express after it went into service with the RCN as the HMCS Gatineau. The ship was turned into part of a breakwater in Royston BC. Managed to go and take a small piece of it this past August
no wonder we've been waiting so long because this was the best and most thrilling animation i've seen from the Yarnhub teama yet
Idk man, I hate the Great Britain from WW2 era since they used to have colonial rule over India, but this animation made me develop a heart for all those brave men on both allied and axis sides that fought for their countries and I have also developed immense hatred for those in power since they are relatively safe from all the danger while they use other pawns for their own selfish motives. Hats off to all those who fought in the world wars!
Thank you for doing a video on these two ships AND mentioning the desecration of these war graves by the Chinese