The Evolution of the Warship - Heavy Metal | Naval History (Full Free Documentary)
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This feature documentary covers the evolution of the design and armament of ocean-going warships. From wooden hulls and sails to nuclear powered floating naval bases, Heavy Metal has it all.
The first part of the film tells the story of wind-driven vessels, from the Viking longship to the effective end of the sail era, in 1860. The Vikings used a larger version of their longship for trade. It evolved into the medieval cog, a merchant vessel, which, led to the development of the carrack. This ship, with the advent of gunpowder, evolved into the galleon. The most famous example this new style was Drake's Golden Hinde, and having a fleet of these much nimbler ships enabled the English to defeat the awkward Spanish Armada, in 1588. The galleon quickly evolved into the tougher, faster Dutch East Indiaman trading ship, which provided the basic design of warships from the mid-1600s to 1860. Nelson's Victory and the other great ships of the Napoleonic era were really just larger, somewhat more refined versions of the Dutch East Indiaman.
The second half of Heavy Metal covers the steam age from 1860 with the launching of the Warrior to about 2010. It is the story of the evolution and extinction of the battleship, which is a specific type of vessel, designed to fight other battleships in large, decisive fleet actions. The advent of the submarine and the aircraft carrier made the battleship obsolete.
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I wish they would remake these documentaries in 1080p at least. These are great informative documentaries
Oh no
I actually own this DVD, it was a user copy, and I instantly knew that it wasn't the animated feature back in the 80's. Rest in peace, Ivan Reitman. Take care, and all the best.
May I beg you to make me a copy? I will gladly reimburse you for the cost of and shipping.
When I'd reported to my ship, I was seriously humbled by it's sheer size. She was the Independence CV-62. A Forrestal Class aircraft carrier. She was home for several years. I think back to when we were young and invincible. She gave us confidence due to the amount of firepower that we had with our Airwing. We worked eight hours on, eight hours off 24/7 every day. We would have to do a Fire Watch in the early morning hours. We would pick up a clipboard and flashlight and have to walk the entire length of the ship on whichever deck we were assigned. You could not see the full length of the ship. She was a fine ship. Thanks for producing this documentary.
I read they cut her up for scrap. That's entropy for you. Nothing lasts forever. Not the American Empire nor your or my bones. One day the last man and woman will take their last breath and human suffering will finally end. 😜
Thank you for your service. One question, if you worked 8 hrs on and 8. hrs off 24/7, that only adds up to 16 hrs, am I missing something?
@@djquinn11 it was 8 on 8 off then 8 on and 8 off
@@RayBecker : Damn, thanks for explaining. That’s a brutal schedule. Once again, thank you for your service.
My first ship was the USS America CV-66. As a young Marine, I was astounded at the sheer size of her. What a true thing of beauty. I was fortunate to spend 2.5 years, a World cruise, a WestPac and a North Atlantic/Med cruise aboard 3 different ones. Loved crawling around the various decks/spaces learning what made them tick. Maybe that's why I became an engineer 🤔🤔😅😅
I really love your new format with limited editing. Great job guys keep pushing
Throughly enjoyed this informative Documentary, cheers to all involved.
A fine documentary! Well done!
Incredibly informative incredibly in-depth an absolutely fantastic job thank you
Am here at 03.33 watching this Amazing documentary n now is finished even am a little tired I wish it went on n on so well made narrated and a Sheer pleasure to watch so Absorbing I just forgotten everything else many thanks for uploading this Brilliant documentary
What an EXCELLENT documentary! Thanks, Janson Media, for keeping me up all night. Everything I never needed to know - but have been forced to find out. This is just wonderful.
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thank you for this documentary.
I really enjoy these videos. Great work on the boat, your prep, and your videos.
Good content. A fine primer on topic.
Great video. I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Imagine back in the day. The hms victory pulling up next to you. Absolutely bristling with guns. Must've been terrifying
Very good video, I learned a lot about ships in the past.
What literally jumped out at me , 43:01 , were the Colt 1851, "Navy" single action .36 handguns in the racks. Now that is cool !!!
So, this pistols "literally" jumped at you? Through a video screen? That must have been terrifying... and utterly surreal. Just the thought of something that frightening made me LITERALLY shit myself. Now I have to go clean up. "Literally" is a great example of a word that is changing its meaning right before our eyes. On occasion, words will flip their definition... for example: the word *"naughty"* used to mean "nice"; the word *"nice",* on the other hand, used to be a way to describe someone who was "stupid", "ignorant" or "foolish". In the past, to *"flirt"* with someone, used to be a way to give someone a "sudden sharp blow", or to "sneer at them". *"Meat"* used to describe "ANY solid food", nowadays it only describes "animal flesh". At some point in the past, the definitions of all of these words changed - and in many cases, completely swapped from their original definition. Literally is one of these words, however, with literally, we have the privilege of seeing this right now, as it is happening. *Literally* has come to mean "figuratively", which is the opposite of its original meaning. These days, it's used for added emphasis, _"I literally had a heart attack when she accepted my proposal."_ So, you absolutely did NOT use the word incorrectly... I was just having a bit of fun, and I like to point out the way this word is changing its definition, because I find it interesting.
An interesting documentary - much gratitude.
from USN Navy Vet Jon Richardson love this show
Excellent , covered 200 yrs.and kept my interest right thro !
This video is worthy to be watched several times.
❤⚡interesting. Tyvmuch.
Love me some old school documentaries likes those of Discovery Channel and History Channel 1998-2004 period.
You mean before everything was about the Knights Templar?
Fuxk yea man. Thats the shit that got me into history. And especially ww2
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Amen, no political message hidden in the commentary,just facts and good writing and edits .
Awesome Document, Thanks!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
Does Finland possess any submarines? Do you build them in Finland or buy them from the Germans? What types? I realize that is kind of a stupid question. I'm certain Finland has a submarine fleet. Russia is much too close. I would love to see Finland some day. Greetings from Texas.
@@peterplotts1238 Hello Peter, Finland has at the moment no submarines. We had submarines in WW2 but after the War So decided The Allies in the Paris Conference that Finland should not built any Submarines VIC VII submarines anymore together with Germans.For German Lost The WW2 War. We fought Only Against USSR. Reason that we not built Submarines do I not know, its sad reality!!! Happy New Year Peter in Great Texas!!! 👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
@@filipohman7277 Well, now that you remind me of the post-war period, I can understand why Finland didn't retain submarines. Russia is too close. That's probably going to change soon, I think. Happy New Year to You in small but courageous, resourceful, and hard-to-defeat Finland. I admire your country and people very much. Best wishes.
@@peterplotts1238 Yes we Will Brother!!! I admire your beautiful and strong country and people too!!! Happy New Year 2023!!!
Well done to everybody that produce this documentary , honestly that would have to be one of the best I've seen in years . GREAT WORK .
it's shit. anglosaxonic biased crap
Yes it was just checking on I was wondering what you think
Thank you
Appreciate that I was able to pick up the Trafalgar / Jutland 100 year fact Ty !
A fascinating video.
I LOVED THE WHOLE EPISODE. I'M MORE INTERESTED IN THE OLDER WOODEN SAILING SHIPS. THE HAND TO HAND WEAPONS.
Why are you yelling. That's why, no face.
Wow, this documentary went right past the warships of antiquity and right into what is essentially, the modern age.
Pay attention the row boat there.
Awesome documentary! Thanks a mil
Thanks
“Relatively inexpensive Zumwalr destroyers??? “ They were so colossally expensive (about 1/4 the cost of a Reagan class Carrier) they have been cancelled....
They're being brought back into service to house the hyper missile. Zumwalt destroyers were canceled because the ammo was so expensive. But they're bringing them back apparently.
This doco was made before that though.
Do you mean Zumwalt destroyers?
Sorry I see you have wide thumbs
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Thanks for not changing the ratio.
Proper stories these and a host of legends. If you enjoy this type of stuff read about raf flight Sargeant Pape...a fantastic eccentric hero
Wow. "19,000 tons of floating destruction" that's what I call my wife.
Lol
Yamato was 72000
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Now, now…😉
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Respects to all the men and women who have ever served in any navy. We are so spoiled in the 21st century.
Who are spoilt now, ukranians? Fool
Decent programme.
Grim video 😎
Gracias Jason Media por subir esta joya de documental. Son 90 minutos sin desperdicio y que todo joven debería ver, para entender como llegamos al año 2022, con todos los escenarios/conflictos actuales. Mis respetos a todos los marinos y mas por aquellos que dieron su vida por su patria.
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Lovely documentary. Second part starts around 41:45 mark.
Uh nopes, it's exactly at 45:00
Excellent programme, so interesting and educational to watch and take on the history of warfare at sea. These programmes should be shown in class at school to educate kids in history and how technology change the world in trade and the ability to protect that trade and how empires were built and fought over and lost through warfare. The sea is our greatest concern and trade between nations keeps the world ticking over and to keep it free so trade can freely travel is so important to all nations. Brilliant to watch, more please.
Soon after the time of the Mary Rose the Koreans in the late 1500's were far more advanced and had genuine warships and warfare tactics. They used very solid warships that were enclosed and were basically enclosed fortresses loaded with canons. Their tactic was not to form a line and only fire from one side of the ship. The Koreans formed formations and rotated the ship around allowing for fast canon reload, like a four-sided gun turrent. The Korean navy had the first genuine warship, the Turtle Boat, a largish ship with a protective roof covered in metal with spikes, plus fifteen cannons and a battering ram. A bit like a battleship tank. *This was all under the command of Admiral Yi Sun-Shin.* Admiral Yi Sun-Shin is considered one of the greatest naval commanders in history.
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European ships evolved to fight the wars of the time with the materials available at the time. Mediterranean navies used oar powered galleys on the relatively calm inland sea. The English and Dutch used wider beam sail-powered ships more suited to the rough oceans. The English fighting the Spanish Armada used the turning gun method where the ship fired one side, then turned and fired the bow guns other side and stern guns. This allowed small sailing ships to take on the large galleys without risk of being boarded.
I watched a very, very good mini documentary on Admiral Yi. Quite an amazing man. He was pulled from rank due to politics and he still came back and did it all over again lol. They just don't make them like Admiral Yi these days lol.
Will ever learn what a great waist of men and machines that war brings
Will we learn what a great waist of man and machines that war creates
Cool
"It is well that war is so terrible. Otherwise we might grow too fond of it." Robert E. Lee.
In XIII a mongol armada was destroyed by sea too. The sea invasions has been always difficult: the sea, the logists, the enemy (at sea, land... And Air):.Vernon in Cartagena (the english invencible invasión), Dardanelos campaign... The first modern sea invasión was Alhucemas at 1926, and Normandie as Big sucess (and Anzio as not one of them)
i feel the uss monitor should get a bigger mention it was the first warship with a rotating turret and was closer to a dreadnaught in design than most ships of the late 19th century
Hemp is a. Incredible fibre. Today it’s pretty much ignored but we really should be using it as a material crop rather than for whacky bakky that most folks think hemp is good for.
Ehhh. If they’ll eat Tide pods everything made of Hemp would be eaten or burned
You do know the chemical makeup of Hemp is diff right?
Why not both? You don't smoke the part that's used for rope fibers.
We use to call industrial hemp ditch weed
@@christopherburnham1612 lol what..? 🤦♂️ they’re two different things
Unfortunately the shots purporting to be the gun decks of Victory are actually images taken on the gun deck of the much later Warrior. HMS Warrior was a much larger vessel than Victory and, in addition, to sail was powered by steam.
Thanks for the clarification. Unlike you I have not the expertise, but oh, what a world, what a life, what an experience. Feels like I was born in a generation just that little late, but then, perhaps in another life.. hence my love of the ocean, the life..
@@yandenuts You want to know the true irony? HMS Victory is moored close to HMS Warrior. Both ships still survive and are part of the Portsmouth Naval Museum. You can literally visit both ships on the same day and spend a few hours on each.
Bist du ein direkter Nachfahre des grossen Physikers Carl Zeiss? Or why are u calling urself that?
@@niemandbestimmtes1809 Vielleicht wären die einzigen Leute, die Ihnen eine umfassende Antwort geben könnten, meine Eltern. leider wäre dies unmöglich, da sie beide tot sind. warum hast du diese frage gestellt?
It's over twenty years old but a still interesting doc.
Especially the “affordable” Zumwalt destroyers.
Idk, the information really shows it's age
@@kfed8226 Oh I am sure a lot of it is out of date and the production values date it, but it is still interesting.
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The "Real Heroes" of the north Atlantic war were the men on the slower corvettes and the DE's. Wet ships, open bridges, cold food, wet clothes, slower than most other surface warfare ships, commanded by lower ranking and less experienced officers, under-gunned ,and they were bad "sea-keeping" ships. Yet slowly, they won the battle against the U-boats and brought the convoy through.
The merchant seaman.
Not to mention they were sailed by us the Canadians and somewhat the British, makes me kinda proud to be part of the Canadian heritage. Not to sound boastful, but just out of admiration and respect.
5:30 "their sail was only useful in a following or side wind" I'm not sure that's true, with the mast in the middle it (the center of lateral force) depends on how much sail area is ahead or behind this point. While they didn't have a modern lead keel, in light air they should be able to beat (consider a wind surfer).
let's not forget the crimson permanent assurance😜
"People are not wearing enough hats"
Another term from the Old British Navy: Freezing the ball off a brass monkey. Meaning it's very cold out. Brass monkeys were cannonball cradles made of brass and when the temperature dropped severely, they shrank more than the iron balls they held, which, of course, fell off.
Another one is "Loose Cannon" meaning a cannon that has broken free and is rolling all around the deck due to the movement of the ship.
Another nautical term is "Cabin boy/girl be taking it up the arse!" which has the same meaning as nowadays.
It's amazing, through all the wars, diseases and natural disasters that humanity has survived this long. Something happened between the caveman and modern humans that gave us the ability to think and use our brains to overcome anything. Humans have been places where animals have never been. The only thing left is thank goodness that the dinosaurs never developed the ability to think. Because they would have been a huge problem for Ancient humans.
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Modern birds are far descendants of dinosaurs. Some of them are pretty smart, and use tools to get food. If dinos had stuck around, and developed real hands, it's possible they could have become a challenge to apes, then humans.
Homo erectus is the most successful hominid so far. At about 1.5m years, of that time Homo sapiens have been around for about 250000 years
Ancient "humans" and dinosaurs were separated by about 65,000,000 years.
The battle cruiser losses at Jutland was not necessarily down to the lighter armour but the focus on rapid fire had caused the crew to stockpile cordite in the turret space and not use the blast doors on the ammunition hoists as per procedure…. Thus a hit to a turret caused the increase in explosive force from the stockpiled cordite to travel down to the magazines past open blast doors and ignite them. Tiger was also threatened by a hit on her turret but the gun captain ordered the flooding of the magazine to save the ship before he sadly died of his wounds, having lost both his legs when the turret was hit. Lessons were learnt. The loss of the hood was attributed to lighter armour by many but studies have shown this is not likely the case, her armour regime was capable of withstanding a hit from a 15” shell, but it’s likely that the trajectory was such as to penetrate the hull below the water line and the armoured belt along side the rear turret, potentially in a wave trough or through a small amount of water and thus had sufficient power still to defeat the thinner underwater protection and ignite the magazine of the rear guns….as with the lucky torpedo strike on the Prince of Wales that caused so much damage with one hit…..the fortunes of war are often. As much chance as design….
The Japanese observed the success of the British attack on the Italians using aircraft and then took the concept and did it better sadly….
@12:01 And the guns had no recoil spring and would roll backward some distance after firing
say LOU ERDS never lee wards, still great doc thanks, NO WONDER, The Dutch build great pleasure ships now, with all that history behind them
The “ bitter end” referred to as end of the anchor line I understand was also the end of the rope a team of men had to use to haul a man up rigging when hanged for a crime …. Bitter as it was the death of a crew mate
of course, the Zumwalts have bee dramatically reduced in number (I think there will only be three now) and the main armament has been changed to more conventional guns.
Just viewed this. Didn't try to analyze it or find fault. Well done presentation covering naval history and the Brit Empire's rise to power. Additionaly good mention of the other major colonial powers affecting the world at sea overall. I knew some of the history but missed a lot of detail from my historic understanding even though my overall general knowledge was ok. Kudos for a detailed historic coverage.
This is what happens when pilots either ignor, or don't know the limitations of their aircraft, in freezing conditions.
Ah yes, the "USS Zumwalt". That was going to be the next Naval super weapon. 25+ years ago. Now, it's the Navy's super hole in the water. A ship, as it's said, is simply a hole in the water, into which you pour money. The Zumwalt was/is a mighty big hole. I'd put my money into nuclear subs. That's a well tested platform. Expensive as heck, but the most deterrent we, or anyone, can buy. That is, until the Russians develop their anti sub missiles. Then, we're screwed.
Nothing wrong with the Zumwalt's hull, it is really very good actually. The problem was they were designed for a gunnery technology that ended up not working, and nothing else was put into production to make the Zumwalt a viable warship. Excellent hull failed by the USN's failure to consider the possibility an experimental weapons system would not work and prepare by having a back up system in place to fit to the vessel....
Too late we is screwed, the Russians have created rocket propelled Torpedos that travel nearly Mach speed underwater. Not to mention missiles, like the ones you mentioned are getting better, more accurate and deadlier. So, we boned big time.
@@johnapro7759 I believe Zumwalt has electric rail guns, but the metal slugs it fires cost $1 million a shot. Also, who thought high voltage and seawater were a good combination?
Wait now, throwing a Humvee through a wooden wall. I don't think so.
American ingenuity at its finest.
The video has the 1588 Armada fiasco all wrong. The Spanish utterly failed to scout English waters and did not realize -- until too late -- that they'd sailed too far east down the Channel. AND, their ships could not beat to windward to save their souls. The English could work all points of the compass -- BUT proved to be TOTALLY canon ineffective against the over-built Spanish monsters. Even perfect hits went unrecognized (until later) by the Spanish. When the Spanish realized that they could not sail west down the Channel -- the decision was made to go all the way around -- and attempt to land on the West Coast of England, north of Wales. They never made it. ALL of the Spanish losses were inflicted by Mother Nature. The English merely avoided the storm. After the storm, the Spanish survivors had absolutely no choice but to sail back to Spain. BTW, their water supply was shot, too. Their soldiers had puked their guts out, too.
If only that was the only thing wrong in this video...stopped watching after 9 mins, enough to realize this was made by someone that knows absolutly nothing about the subject.
very good documentary especially toward the end 32 Zumwalt destroyers ..... well that did not happen ... they cost more then planned and are rusting
Mine was similar though the displacement was more like the Yamato, and rusty rather than rotten 😅
1:16 Nukes: am I a joke to you
The formula is still true to date.
A Gary Coleman ranted a response about Brits & Yanks which was not posted as a Reply to me. Something about how We (Anglos) make his sick for we are killers and talk about freedom& human rights. Oh well. Still an Excellent War Documentary. Thanks.
Am i the only person who said "The Revenge!" at 4:42? It's the name of the Dread Pirate Roberts' ship.
Excellent War Documentary. Thank you. Watch & Enjoy.
Very nice documentary, Thanks for sharing. However.... Looking back at 2022, the enemy might use WW1 tactics. Please keep these great ships in service? You never know.....
Caravels were made by the Portuguese that started the age of discoveries in the early 1400's with the goal of reaching India by sea for the spices. After that they made the carracks ( Nau)... in the 1500's Portugal built the most powerfull warship at the time, a galleon rated 1000 tons carrying 366 guns, São João Batista also known as Botafogo ( spitfire )... by late 1500's Portugal made the biggest ship of it's time Madre de Deus, a Nau rated 1600 tons, it was 3 times bigger than the biggest brittish ship... This is not history, these are stories and who made this doc should get a proper education.
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You do know of China and the Vikings yes?
Greeks used steam ships against the Turks during the Greek revolution of 1821 and destroyed many Turkish ships of the line.
1:27:30 they didnt build 32, only 2 are finished and a 3rd one is still under construction. 29 Orders are cancelled. Also they dont have the fancy missiles mentioned because those turned out to be to expensive. Lol.
The last aircraft carrier CVN78 USS Gerald R Ford cost nearly $13,000,000,000! No carrier on Earth could be built today for $1,000,000,000!
I think you called the uss Langley the uss Lexington witch came after langley
They didnt knew at this time how big of a flop the zumvalt going to be.
5:50 "..the Norman invasion of England in 1066 was the last great Viking raid.." Since when were Normans Vikings?
I have always thought that the Normans were descendants of a centuries earlier Viking foray, so I would say it is true, albeit a creative stretch
The Sovereign of the Seas, at a cost of three billion dollars in today's money, undone by a candle...
They literally invented the term “heavy-metal” right around 1800! That’s rawkin’!
But what sunk the most of the spanish ships, was the weather, specialy, in the ireland sea.
Most of their crews had already committed suicide going past Scotland and being serenaded by bagpipes, a fate worse than death!
Beste WILM NEEM ENGELSE LES AUB! boten bouwen kan je, dus dat moet ook goed komen toch?
Well over 9000 copper plates you say? Over 9000?` Its over 9000!!!!!!!!
the swedish submarin HSM Gotland did sink USS Ronald Reagan not only once Yet despite making multiple attacks runs on the Reagan, the Gotland was never detected. This outcome was replicated time and time again over two years of war games
The problem is that war ships are single hull and rough to handle on the water they need to get with the times and go with twin hull even aircraft carriers it would be easier for jet fighters to land on just look at the ferry the Cat they can get it running on rough water without spilling a glass of water sitting on the console
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I feel for the US silent service in the early months of WW2 when the torpedoes sucked.
Actually compared to life on land for the average man the good food, medicine and the excellent pay and possibility to aquire true wealth by capturing a prize Was a hazardous but good Life on Board of a 18th century sailing man'o'war. Especially considdering a common sailor, in contrast to basicly any other commoner at the time, could retire a wealthy man after a few years.
Yup. Which is why the Royal Navy actually rarely used Press Gangs, they usually had more than enough Volunteers to crew their ships. It's pretty much a myth that all RN sailors were Press Ganged. I have read accounts and logs of ships of the period whose Captains refused to accept intakes of pressed sailors as they were not considered reliable.
@@alganhar1 To be fair though other navies did
I get, still got pilot,but no carrier or plane
Lol one of the guys acting like he was on the one of the crews back then. “The reason WE were so successful is because..” 😂😆
32:28 that's what I came for 👍
you know, by WWI they were the "Royal Navy" or "British" ships. Not English.
Yep , for over 200 years , it does my head in when they can’t get this correct.
Wonder what if any damage a ship with ram bow would take on impact
Blockade runners in the US Civil War were often fitted with rams. Using them often popped the seams in the ramming vessel, causing them to sink at a slower rate than the ship they hit.
"the navy will deploy 32 Zumwalt class destroyers" hahahah xD
Laughs in 3 zumwalts who can't even use their guns 😂😂😂😂
Maybe on a new version of "Battleship" the game
20.00 they were ships on fire, not fire ships which were entirely different - do some research
Every ship needs a porcelain Lazy Susan of revolvers imho