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I just got 2 warship models from your hidden history store! They are absolutely incredible young man thank you. I will be gifting one of them to my grandson for his birthday and keeping one all for myself. I think ill put it in my living room but dont tell the old lady HA!
Around 1960 while in Explorer Scouts I was lucky to spend a weekend on The Buckley as a guest of the Naval Reserve. We went from San Diego to to the neighborhood of Catalina. They let us have the run of the ship including the engine room. They let us play with the 3 inch guns and take the helm for a while. The next day they dropped depth charges and fired depth charges. They also fired the hedgehogs. Then they did target practice with one of the 3 inch guns. It was quite an experience. Living arrangements sucked. Anyway, I went into the Air Force.
I'm amazed that the Germans actually boarded the Buckley when their own boat was all but crippled. Throughout the narration, I kept waiting for the u-boat captain to surrender. Very die-hard crew, Nazis or not.
The captain of Buckley, Lt. Brent M. Abel, was expecting a fight, just not THAT kind of fight. When Buckley rammed the U-66, it rolled up on top of it. The crew of the submarine couldn't believe what they were seeing. After that shock wore off, they grabbed their personal weapons, and without orders; opened fire on the Buckley's crew. They also started to board the Buckley too. This is when Captain Abel gave an order that hadn't been given by any other US Navy Captain since the War of 1812: Stand by to repel boarders". At that moment, the Buckley's crew grabbed everything that was not nailed down or any weapons they had available to them to fight back. It was chaos as men fought hand to hand, and with whatever they had. One sailor of the Buckley even had to use his Colt .45 in hast. Captain Abel realizing his mistake, ordered the reversal of the Buckley engines. The Germans who were on board either stayed there or jumped overboard back on to the submarine. Any Germans left alive that remained on the Buckley after that were captured. As the ship Buckley was moving back, a US sailor, (a sailor whose name has been lost to history), on board grabbed two hand grenades and threw them down U-66s hatch. They exploded inside the submarine. About 2 minutes later, the U-66 was scuttled by its captain who went down with his vessel. Only 32 of the 60+ crew members of the U-66 survived. Quite a number of them were injured. On the American side, only one man injured on his fist when he hit a German in the face.
So many different reports on this. One was Americans throwing potatoes to another saying the subs crew including captain was captured and sent to Louisiana POW camp or Canadian camp
They weren’t really ahead in submarine design prior to the experimental type 21 design. The U.S Gar, Gato, and later Tambor class were superior to the type 9 in pretty much every way. Faster, longer dive duration, integrated mast radar that didn’t need to be removed and brought down into the hull, and a superior torpedo load and patrol range
PS: Upperhand in allied flotilas against uboots WASN'T about tactics as you said, but about STEALING enigma machine and decoding messages, so nothing BRAVE, HONOURABLE and about MILITARY FIELD VIRTUES.
As a retired Naval Officer and historian, you obviously have absolutely no idea about the battle of the Atlantic, including the Murmansk convoys and the natural environment, naval operations strategy and tactics or ASW. The battle, like the other actions against the Kreigsmarine, was a mix of many factors including Enigma (oh dear, the naughty Poles stole it, have you called the Police?), but at the end of the day it was sheer guts, determination, courage and seamanship/warfighting skills by those poor bastards out there on both sides. I suggest that you stay off making comments on these channels and go look up the battle and other anti-submarine actions on Google or somewhere. You might just be enlightened
The tactics employed against submarines absolutely played a massive factor in sinking them otherwise finding their rough positions with RDF wouldn’t mean anything
@@andrewstackpool4911 who said you are what you said above? I'm a prime minister, did you know? Mate, you're just a tool of british empire PROPAGANDA, not an Historian as you would like to be seen by public, wake up and watch yourself!
Almost definitely a cover up for the americans slaughtering the crew. There is no way the beaten uboat crew tried to board the ship and fight to take it. They were obviously trying to board the ship to survive and surrender and the americans got trigger happy. Just apply common sense
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I just got 2 warship models from your hidden history store! They are absolutely incredible young man thank you. I will be gifting one of them to my grandson for his birthday and keeping one all for myself. I think ill put it in my living room but dont tell the old lady HA!
This is the same destroyer escort that was in the movie "The Enemy Below".
Indeed it is! Appreciate you watching and have a great rest of your week :)
The battle was very similar.
USS Haynes, Buckley class destroyer.
Wouldn't surprise me if the book the movie was based on took elements of this true story for the fictional book.
@@johnharris6655 I just watched the movie two days ago - you are correct
Nice video, thanks for sharing! My dad served on a Buckley class DE in the Pacific during WW 2. The USS Frybarger.
Thank you to him for his service, he’s a hero! Appreciate you watching and have a great week :)
This was a thrilling story. Thank you for sharing it.
Credit to the U-boat crew as well. They were also brave men who put up quite a fight.
To hell with the u-boat.
Evil murders no glory
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@@briancooper2112 they were fighting for their country. Don’t be so sour.
Who cares lol
Around 1960 while in Explorer Scouts I was lucky to spend a weekend on The Buckley as a guest of the Naval Reserve. We went from San Diego to to the neighborhood of Catalina. They let us have the run of the ship including the engine room. They let us play with the 3 inch guns and take the helm for a while. The next day they dropped depth charges and fired depth charges. They also fired the hedgehogs. Then they did target practice with one of the 3 inch guns. It was quite an experience. Living arrangements sucked. Anyway, I went into the Air Force.
Very cool! Appreciate you watching and have a great week :)
That is so freaking cool
That thumbnail U-boat looks more like the USS Monitor than a submarine
Brave crew
Both of them.
I'm amazed that the Germans actually boarded the Buckley when their own boat was all but crippled. Throughout the narration, I kept waiting for the u-boat captain to surrender. Very die-hard crew, Nazis or not.
They were party members?
@@conveyor2the were fighting for the state and also a majority of German citizens were in fact party members
That's a thrilling story. Brave men fighting for their very lives using anything at hand...including that hand grenade.
Nice report.
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My grandfather’s ship, he served on it during the Korean War.
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That skipper was itching for a fight! 🫡🇺🇸♥️
The captain of Buckley, Lt. Brent M. Abel, was expecting a fight, just not THAT kind of fight. When Buckley rammed the U-66, it rolled up on top of it. The crew of the submarine couldn't believe what they were seeing. After that shock wore off, they grabbed their personal weapons, and without orders; opened fire on the Buckley's crew. They also started to board the Buckley too. This is when Captain Abel gave an order that hadn't been given by any other US Navy Captain since the War of 1812: Stand by to repel boarders". At that moment, the Buckley's crew grabbed everything that was not nailed down or any weapons they had available to them to fight back. It was chaos as men fought hand to hand, and with whatever they had. One sailor of the Buckley even had to use his Colt .45 in hast. Captain Abel realizing his mistake, ordered the reversal of the Buckley engines. The Germans who were on board either stayed there or jumped overboard back on to the submarine. Any Germans left alive that remained on the Buckley after that were captured. As the ship Buckley was moving back, a US sailor, (a sailor whose name has been lost to history), on board grabbed two hand grenades and threw them down U-66s hatch. They exploded inside the submarine. About 2 minutes later, the U-66 was scuttled by its captain who went down with his vessel. Only 32 of the 60+ crew members of the U-66 survived. Quite a number of them were injured. On the American side, only one man injured on his fist when he hit a German in the face.
Bremen is not really on our Baltic coast but on the Weser river which ends in the North Sea. You probably mixed it up with Kiel.
No, he is just ignorant
@@juhopuhakka2351 A I is both !
@@EDD519 It sure is buddy. Semper Fi!
Also, Kiel has no animal musicians :P
My guy👍👍
Thanks for watching my guy :)
Wow!, just Wow! never heard of this story before after 50+ years of military studies.
Hope you enjoyed it! Appreciate you watching and have a great week :)
Shotgun buckshot.Thats insane!
beast mode
What an amazing story
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Resolute and unwavering U-boat crew!
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Thank you and thank you for sharing!🙏
No kilowatt power translation?
Brave men all around, RIP
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That's not a Buckley class destroyer in the picture
beast crew
Insane
But why didn't they surface in the beginning
It couldn't be a video about World War 2 wianother most important battle.
There's 10000 most important and fierce battles according to you tube videos
So many different reports on this. One was Americans throwing potatoes to another saying the subs crew including captain was captured and sent to Louisiana POW camp or Canadian camp
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Wow.
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Wow😮😳👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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At 7:57 you show a F4U instead of a TBF.
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Just FYI ... The two aircraft at 7:57 are Grumman F4F Wildcats. The F4U was the Vought Corsair. Skal, ^v^
It's foc'sle not forcastle!
My dad fought the Germans in Europe and found the Germans ferocious fighters.
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It seems that the German U-boats could submerge to a far greater depth than the US fleet submarines. I always wondered why?
Leaders in submarine technology at the time. Appreciate you watching and have a great week :)
They weren’t really ahead in submarine design prior to the experimental type 21 design. The U.S Gar, Gato, and later Tambor class were superior to the type 9 in pretty much every way. Faster, longer dive duration, integrated mast radar that didn’t need to be removed and brought down into the hull, and a superior torpedo load and patrol range
Sorry, no more USBS war stories. the RCN did 10x the ASW, and never got half the credit..
PS: Upperhand in allied flotilas against uboots WASN'T about tactics as you said, but about STEALING enigma machine and decoding messages, so nothing BRAVE, HONOURABLE and about MILITARY FIELD VIRTUES.
As a retired Naval Officer and historian, you obviously have absolutely no idea about the battle of the Atlantic, including the Murmansk convoys and the natural environment, naval operations strategy and tactics or ASW.
The battle, like the other actions against the Kreigsmarine, was a mix of many factors including Enigma (oh dear, the naughty Poles stole it, have you called the Police?), but at the end of the day it was sheer guts, determination, courage and seamanship/warfighting skills by those poor bastards out there on both sides. I suggest that you stay off making comments on these channels and go look up the battle and other anti-submarine actions on Google or somewhere. You might just be enlightened
The tactics employed against submarines absolutely played a massive factor in sinking them otherwise finding their rough positions with RDF wouldn’t mean anything
@@andrewstackpool4911 who said you are what you said above? I'm a prime minister, did you know?
Mate, you're just a tool of british empire PROPAGANDA, not an Historian as you would like to be seen by public, wake up and watch yourself!
Almost definitely a cover up for the americans slaughtering the crew. There is no way the beaten uboat crew tried to board the ship and fight to take it. They were obviously trying to board the ship to survive and surrender and the americans got trigger happy. Just apply common sense
Appreciate you watching and have a great week :)
105 rounds of 3.5 inch to sink a sub typical american useless fire
As for the AI voice no TY
Nothing like racism to add to the comments. So when did you serve?