The 60,000 HP Naval Interceptor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- In the twilight of January 29, 1943, USS Waller, a Fletcher-class destroyer, cut through the choppy waters north of Rennell Island. Just two months after her shakedown cruise, the ship and her green crew found themselves thrust into the heart of the Pacific War. As part of Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen's Task Force 18, Waller's mission was critical: protect the force's cruisers and intercept Japanese ships attempting to reinforce Guadalcanal.
The destroyer's sleek hull, stretching 376 feet, bristled with weaponry. Five 5-inch guns stood ready, alongside ten torpedo tubes and numerous 40-millimeter and 20-millimeter anti-aircraft guns. Yet, for all her firepower, Waller's true mettle remained untested.
As darkness fell, tension mounted on the bridge. Lieutenant Commander Lawrence H. Frost, Waller's commanding officer, kept a watchful eye on the radar screen. The crew's training had prepared them for this moment, but the reality of impending combat loomed large.
The stillness shattered as radar contacts bloomed across the screen - a swarm of Japanese aircraft bearing down on the task force. The shrill sound of the general quarters alarm pierced the air. Sailors scrambled through narrow passageways, hearts pounding as they raced to their stations. Gunners gripped their weapons, eyes straining against the darkness. In the engine room, the 60,000-horsepower turbines roared to life, pushing Waller to her full speed of 38 knots.
The sky erupted in a daunting light show. Tracers streaked upward from Waller's guns, answering the distant flashes of Japanese bombs and torpedoes. Each thunderous report from the 5-inch guns sent shockwaves through the ship, a brutal reminder of the thin steel barrier between the crew and the perilous waters below.
Japanese aircraft swarmed around the task force, their torpedoes leaving foaming trails in the moonlit water. The fate of Task Force 18 - and perhaps the entire Guadalcanal campaign - hung in the balance and the young crew of USS Waller faced the ultimate test. Their baptism by fire had only just begun.
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There is nothing like a tin can sailor's life. The accommodations were crap but the experiences were fantastic. I served aboard DD-787 in the mid-late 60s. 2 tours of Vietnam and lots of shore bombardment.
TYFYS !!!
Whichever ships you show, they were amazing Navy, two of my uncles were in the Navy, my uncle piloted the F4 Phantom in Vietnam. I was in awe, still am. God bless America 🇺🇸
She should have been made a museum, not a reef.
You can't save them all.
On every warship video ever. We can’t afford to make every boat we ever floated into a museum. Try to keep in mind that they are just tools.
Reefs serve an important function too.
And that's the thanks she gets
I like war stories and war movies for a long time . thank you for showing these shows
Proximity fuses were deadly game changers in WW2.
I'm a Retired MM I was in the Navy September 1978 to January 2000 I was in M-Div on a DDG 37 Class & a Knox Class FF both were 1200psi & this was the real deal with badass Flange Heads that laid the foundation for Flange Heads like to pass it on the current version of Flange Heads I'll be a Machinist Mate till the End.
Nothing drives innovation like war.
One tough old gal surviving several wars only to be sunk by her own kin
A freaking TARGET?????!!!!! This ship should have been given a prominent place in a military memorial park !
I served on the USS Jonas Ingram during the tail end of the Vietnam war...she was a fine ship....very fast she was....thanks for your video
"All gave some,some gave all".
One thing I would like to see that is completely ignored, as a result of Black and White Film.. is the colored shots the Japanese used. You knew it was bad, when you were dodging or getting hit by green, then blue then yellow colors, as thats 3 ships shooting at YOU!
Get some colorizing peeps on it! It will be worth it, and might even clarify some battles, by discovering the different colors...
I always thought the Fletchers were some of the coolest looking little ships.
As usual your fine work of researching for accurate pictures shines here. I never knew USS Waller had weapon Alpha in WW2.
The Fletcher-class destroyers were lethal beauties.
The Fletcher class should be renamed the Mike Tyson class. They were short compact fearless and packed a hell of a punch.
@robertschumann7737 Mike wasn't even a twinkle in his grandaddy's eye when the first Fletcher's keel was laid down. Besides, destroyers are named for fighting sailors, not prizefighters.
At least use photos/film of fletcher class dd's.
I find it annoying when they use postwar photos in a WWII story.
Great ship
"the crews skill"... as the sailor kicks the daylights out of a stuck ammo clip... luv it! That is what ya gotta do!
Better sunk by weapons than made into Razor Blades.
Getting the definite impression the military service.. is a team effort.. even over multiple generations…🤔👍🌹
In 67 I was in Norfolk on either AO99 or AO143 as a gunners mate, interesting times 🦑
You know a ship is just tool for war. it the brave men that serve on her that make her famous
First three ships are not even Fletcher class... WTH?
Ffs not this again...just listen to the story or even try to make your own and post it up, see how you do...jeesh..lol
Love these videos. Do you have anything on the USS Pringle. Fletcher-class. My father in law was on it.
November 31st? FACT CHECK
I thought it was February 31st.
Was it a double leap year ?
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I don't recall the minimum number of required leaps in that particular year.
@@Richard-f4b4r Twas a joke . Unfunny , perhaps .
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I actually thought it was funny, and knew it was a joke. Obviously my joke flopped. Glad I didn't pursue a career as a comedian! 🤣
This was a real Navy with real men. ⚓🐉Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club Member 1968-69🐉 🇺🇸⚓
Ju-87s, really? Not even the same theater of war!!!
Just how successful were the US ship borne torpedo attacks?
Japanese ships firing long lance torpedoes were very successful, took the US a few years to develop a decent torpedo so I'm sure our success rate improved greatly toward the latter part of the war.
I always wondered about the torpedoes. Did they have to return to base to reload once their tubes were empty? I've been on the Laffey and can't remember anything about the torpedoes.
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Didn’t fletcher class have 2 5 inch guns forward?????
60,000 horsepower for Destroyer really doesn't sound like that much, when a battleship has 225,000 horse? Yes of course I know a battleship is much heavier,, but still?😮
why didn't you install that engine in a submarine?
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The commentary is so over the top it is hilarious.
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Which game is this?
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