Ramage's Rampage - US Submarine Sinks 5 Ships in 37 Minutes - USS Parche
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@@iamthrawnthat’s a good one
U know this is not American but try the Māori battalion
Killdozer but told by the Fat Electrician
442nd
"There's no ad this week." The quote of a man that has his priorities straight.
For real. “I wish my wife’s boobs were smaller” said No Guy Ever
Legend!
Fuck yea ! 😂😂
"Well rounded priorities"
That caught me off guard. I spat my drink out.🤣
When " your honor, STFU, YOU WEREN'T EVEN THERE" is actually a valid statement
A fellow Badger fan, I see
ONE OF US
@@crocadillius6418what video is that from?
That BS happens every day. When judges rely on cops testimony and says that the video evidence is wrong. It’s one of those wtf moments.
@marquisdelafayette1929 Can you show us where the big bad cop hurt you? Did he take your wife/sister from you?
My dad recommended me your channel. He served on the Parche in the early 90s. He did so many incredible things on that spy sub, and he couldn't even tell us. He passed away a month ago. His time on 683 was something he was most proud of. Perfect timing. Thank you. 💜
Nuclear Parche I think, still has the record for most Presidential Unit Citations of any ship or Unit in the armed forces, and nobody will know why, officially, for about another 50 years. Unless you read Blind Man's Bluff. Then you kinda start to get an idea.
Sorry for your loss man.
I was the very last duty officer ever aboard USS Tunny (SSN-682). We decomm'd in PSNS one drydock down from the Parche and they came down several times to raid us for spare parts. Fuckers.
@@MesaperProductions it was a strategic transfer of equipment to an alternate location.
@@bigdrew565I read that book and I'm man enough to admit that I cried when I read that book. My old man did 22 years in submarines, and the part where it talks about the men missing birthdays, ball games, anniversaries, Christmases, and all that had me fucked up. I remembered that as a kid, and when I eventually ended up in Submarines too, had the exact same thing happen, minus having kids. I don't fault my dad for what he did and why he did it. I'm proud that he was at where he was doing what he did, but I'd be lying when I say it didn't hurt not having him around a lot.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you lead a group of people. The fact that the quartermaster and helmsman knew what needed to be done and acted, without orders or repercussion, is awesome. Thats what you get when the people you lead, know that you have their back and you have set them up to succeed in any situation. The certificate is a nice touch too. What a G.
Thank you. Haze Gray and Underway.
Thats a well trained ship where the crew and commander are on the same page and trust each other. Thats how it should be.
That helmsman is a fantastic example of "half a plan right now is better than the whole plan too late." Just "I don't know where we're going, but we obviously can't stay here"
Sun Tzu said something about making no decision is worse than any. Going fast is one way to not be where one cannot make decisions
Just loke energy management in a dogfight. If you have speed you have options. If you dont and dont have potential energy to use, you're already dead
@@steve390gold war thunder tries teaching me that lesson every day. Maybe I'll finally get it this time
*I learned it from a Marine Gunnery Sergeant when I was in the Navy as a Corpsman, and I tell all the probie Medics and firefighters now that I'm an old man; perfect is the enemy of good enough!*
@@HM2SGT What a perfect quote. Thank you for your service.
There’s no ad this week 😂😂😂 the ad spots keep getting better and better!
I was not fucking ready for that
No tits, no ads
I love the wife spots.
I told my wife if we make it 25 years I'll fund her boob reduction and a pool boy named Javier. I have 5 years to wreck this relationship.
Option 4 response: All the above Bonus comment, titties being reduced is a thing. I'd still throw the D into the only woman I've known to scale down to a full C.
Hello Mr. Fat Electrician. My name is Ervin C. I watched your video on the Last War Chief, (Maybe for that Tribe). I am Annishabee, Metis, aka Chippewa from the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Quick history of my family, on my Mother side, every generation has served in the military from WWII to present. My Grandpa, Army, 2 uncles Marines, 1 uncle Army, myself Marine and now my son is serving in the Marines. My son, has gone through the ceremony to become a warrior for our tribe, so now it is possible, of course I don't want a war to happen but if it does, my son has that possibility of becoming a War Chief for our tribe. Also, thank you for doing these types of videos, a lot of the newer generation have not been taught nor heard of these awesome Vets from our past. Thank you. Ervin C
Ervin C. I thank you and every member of your family and tribe for your service to our country.
Everything countryjoe said. I live two hours from the Qualla Boundary in NC...the number of Cherokee who've served in the military is stunning.
I’m always impressed with how valiantly so many Native Americans have fought for America despite the early relationships. My uncle served in Europe during WW2 and knew a few Native Americans and said that they were some of the most patriotic and hard fighting guys he knew over there.
May the gods of war protect your son and grant him courage in battle.
@@siliconwolverineAho!!
I appreciate the animated submarine cartoons, it really helps understand exactly how Ramage Rampaged
I have an MA in History and I approve of this channel and its content, I doubly approve of this creator and the manner in which he presents his research. Thank you for doing what most historians refuse to do, which is make history at least as interesting as it truly is. Bravo!
Thank you! I try
I agree with you Sean, a couple of tiny mistakes in the Dan Daly vid, but for the rest awesome content.
So far I only caught a couple minor mistakes. The A6 sits side by side and he refers to the guy in the back, that is more common with fighters with REOs. That was the 8hr half size reduction on Iran's weapon.
@@charlesmaurer6214 Give him a little credit. Not everyone is a Naval History geek, so a mistake or two is understandable. (Who else read the entire "U.S. Naval Submarine Operations During WWII" from The Naval Institute Press for summer reading in High School?) 👋
Absolutely
As an American Sailor, when you read the letter, I was overwhelmed with pride and respect. That right there is what a Skipper is supposed to be.
His crew showed initiative to carry out his intent and he praised that initiative. Hot fucking damn.
Amen to that shipmate, because unfortunately the Navy as with all of the other branches almost always gets it wrong.
Thank you for your service!
It’s a pity that officer training seemingly does not encourage this sort of behavior
I was an Operations Specialist on a DDG and a CG four eight years at sea . A good watch crew knows what to do and simply react from their officers orders .
"They invented a portable star to get revenge." I'm using this line in a novel at some point credit for a baller line where credit is due! love the content man!
"Can we use the money for breast reduction?" "There's no ad this week" priorities.
I’m in the navy and I walked past USS Ramage on the pier and I called out to the guys on the quarterdeck, “YOUR SHIP IS NAMED AFTER A BADASS!”
Just to be curious, how's she look? Well taken care of? r/ a curious plankowner
@@jacks6423 could definitely do with a fresh coat of paint but she looks mean. As all DDGs
@@thomaspowell7468 built to fight 🤘🏻🤘🏻
A friend who's a Col in the USMC puts it this way: "You can always tell the quality of a leader by how much he loves his men."
USMC Pick me energy so strong rn
...And by how much his men love him.
@@nicholaslennon *_"why r u gay"_*
Just can't take the leaders word for it. Even the best leader will lie about how the people they are charged with leading think of them.
@@ck7802 *That is just a personal opinion on humanity in general, plus you can't say that for all leaders, not even close*
Thank you for telling the story. I served on the second Parche SSN 683 from 1984 to 1987. Part of being a crew member is knowing about Red Ramage and being able to tell the story of that night. I spent 28 years in the Navy and on submarines, and the Parche will always be the best time and the one that I am most proud of.
Except when we had to do your job because you glory hounds got delayed at mare island because they ordered 100' of cable for your extra 100' of length. I'm sure you still got a NUC and NEM for sitting on blocks.
Amazing that the Navy got a panel "that wasn't even there" to change the report. Another great video Nic
Post war, did he get his record corrected? Actually getting credit for the number of ships he sank?
I just recounted this entire video to a friend of mine who served in the Navy. He just looked at me and said "Yeah I know. I was on the USS Ramage in the 90's." LOL
Did he mention if they retell the story to new sea men or something? Also I’m very surprised to learn it a arleigh Burke class destroyer but makes sense considering our naming scheme of ships
Not sure where other Ramage crewmembers might be? I served on DDG-61 from 2007~2010!
Recant: to disavow a previous statement. Recount: to retell a story.👍
@@user-wm3bf7pi3u the more you know. Thanks!
@@ncgreg231 my father-in-law was an FCCM on the Ramage. Master Cheif Frey.
Ramage was actually the guy watching the radar screens at pearl harbor. Historians never understood how we could have had such a blindspot
i hate... that this is funny...
Lol
Because Japanese military officials had visited Pear Harbor before. And asked how well it was defended as they were discussing contracting at the time I believe. And there was a valley that didn’t have any radar stations in it but was considered too hard to navigate a large airborne force through. And the first target was the fighter hangars
@@micahdeck9553this your first time on the internet?
@@micahdeck9553 woosh
My man, you can take this for what its worth. Im disabled. That's not the point. The point is I'm disabled to to a degree that all I get to do is troll KZhead for interesting things to watch. Things I have an interest in. I must go through over 100 videos a day. YOURS are the biggest highlight of my day. I havent seen all of your clips, yet, but I'm near the end. Your presentation is beyond anything I have yet to find. (I've been on KZhead for years now) In other words, In this drab grey world of mine, you throw in a grenade of color and humor on topics I am very interested in. (respect to all of our armed forces.) I have had to learn the hard way to put my coffee cup down when I watch any of your videos. I got tired of cleaning it from my screen and keyboard(s). I just wanted to swing by and say hi, and to thank you for the gift. You are an amazing creator.
That is... a lot to read but I agree. No one else's really brings this type of humor and personality to these types of videos about history.👍
Look up unsubscribe podcast. Hes a host now but haveing an hour+ vid of this guy cracking jokes and talking about history is great. He's in about 22? 23? Of thier podcasts. Also you should look up the fat and angry episode from the podcast, its my favorite.
That Chapter is another channel with amazing storytelling with a little humor thrown in! I hope you’re having a good day today.
Loved that!!! I was a nuke MM on USS Parche, SSN 683, never get tired of hearing about that rampage from her predecessor!! Great job!!
My dad was too. Too funny
Germany: "I hear 'over there' coming from across the atlantic, Japan, what did you do?" Japan: "Oh, I attacked pearl harbour" Germany: "You touched their boats?!" USA: "WE'RE COMING OVER, WE'RE COMING OVER, AND WE WON'T COME BACK TILL IT'S OVER OVER THERE!!!"
Oh nien the sun has come to haunt us
We attack three boats THEY DROPPED THE SUN ON US TWICE
@@phantom117b4Also, you know, murdered millions of civilians, committed a laundry list of other war crimes, and were perfectly willing to endlessly feed Japanese men, women, and children into the meat grinder of an un-winnable war rather than surrender…
Any bets on how long it takes this man to say "don't fuck with America's boats" I'm guessing 3 minutes
100%
@@the_fat_electrician Damn I definitely didn't edit this to say three minutes, as you said if you ain't cheating you ain't trying
2:30😂
@@the_fat_electrician When will the "You ejaculate, then you evacuate" T-shirts hit the merch store?
You have to do the portable revenge star next!!!!! do it!!! @@the_fat_electrician
Navy vet who served on the USS Ramage from 09-12. Thank you for sharing his story. More people need to know about this man. I got a chance to meet his family, and they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
Thank you for telling my Great Grandfathers story! Absolutely the best I’ve heard yet! Can’t wait to share this with everyone!
This guy passed vision exams like I did college 😂😂
Ya'll need to get together sometime, I'd pay to see JYD and TFE have a beer together
I swear the math way app stayed in my lap during algebra 2n3 n the only reason I passed but even an app designed to solve any equation couldn’t get the wacky ass truck problems they started putting on the last few tests/exams 😭
what the hell never thought i would see you in nicks comments but makes since Iowa
Fancy seeing you here. What's next on the lift, Brother?
Unfortunately, there's not a "work around" for color blindness...
I had the amazing opportunity to meet Adm Ramage at a leadership dinner while I was at the Naval Academy. Somebody asked him how he got the idea to reload on the surface and he replied "Well, I had all these ships and all these torpedoes and thought what the F*&^ " we fell out laughing because we didn't expect an old Medal of Honor Admiral to drop the F-bomb to a bunch of Midshipmen.
what was he like in person?
@@AdmiralDevil He was everything you wanted him to be, salty warrior to the bone
I see,he must have been incredible in person
I would have ground my spleen to burger laughing at that.
"Nobody .. touch..The Boats!" 😂 Oorah buddy. Especially enjoyed your story of the original Sammy B. That was my ship in the early 2000's conducting the war of drugs campaign. Had 6 metric tons of cocaine when we pulled back into Port in Mayport, Fla.
I really appreciated the focus on the bad torpedos (MK14) of WW2. I had an ancestor who was on the USS Bowfin, as the torpedo officer. I have researched the MK14 quite a bit as well as the mechanism for targeting them. I have nothing but respect for the officers/crew that had to deal with bad munitions and had to go to the extreme of modifying them to work right.
(paraphrasing) "10 dudes getting hernias loading giant explosive dinks in a tube"
I swear I heard it differently but your version makes it more YT friendly. 😂
THERE'S NO AD THIS WEEK.
Sure, we all believe that’s why you paused.
@@coffeegonewrong You're right. It's because I was laughing and dropped the phone. I then had to watch it all again.
@@paulschumacher4308 Brilliant
The "finding nemo" and "battleship" movie reference edits... 😂😂😂😂 whoever you're paying for that, they deserve a pay bump lmaooo
You are a great story teller, please don't ever stop.
First, "no ad this week". Then, "we invented a portable star to get our revenge." A standout among standouts, this episode.
That finding Nemo "Don't mess with America's boats" edit was hilarious and awesome.
The use of the Mighty Mo scene from Battleship was also inspired, wasnt expecting that
He uses it a bit, he doesn't always go to the fire part. You should watch the on on the unluckiest ship with the luckiest crew. The only US ship to have a US Battleship aim all its guns at her in anger. Won't spoil it but if they did the movie the critics wouldn't believe it despite being totally true. Even the near sinking of the USS Forestal by one of her own pilots firing a missle on the deck from the deck comes close. BTW 2 big changes were done since Forestal, all crew now firefighters and a safety tied to the gear preventing weapon use while on a deck or ground.
FYI, the Forest Fire didn't sink that day, but there WAS a huge hole in the deck.. The tower video was a mandatory watch in basic training back in the early 80s. That video even showed a CPO heading for things with a PKP extinguisher when things went BOOM, then showed him deceased on the deck... Another video showed guys pouring water from hoses into the hole with no real regard for fighting any fires. In the mid 80s, the Forest Fire was in the Gulf of Mexico as a training ship; at that time, it was the only active warship with female sailors on board.
Fantastic telling of an epic story! I wish I could have met Red Ramage- I did get the opportunity to meet VADM Eugene "Lucky" Fluckey when Fluckey Hall was dedicated at Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA- there's nothing quite like being in the presence of a legend. Those men were the empetus of ADM Nimitz' famous quote post- Pearl Harbor, “We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.”
"Theres no ad this week." Highlight of the video was before the tale even began. You're a fuckin' legend, sir.
Ah, memorizing the vision test. My dad did the same thing. The US Navy finally caught on after 16 years. As he put it, "I'm not flying the plane. I'm the avionics tech, don't need depth perception or 20/20 vision in two eyes for that."
"The American Mark 14 torpedo" As a connoisseur of Drachinfels' naval videos... I felt Ramage's frustration with that torpedo (and the penny-pinching pinheads at the Bureau of Ordinance) through time and space.
I paused the video around the 6 minute mark to research "How bad was it really?" Holy crap, what an absolute piece of shxt. It had so many major problems that those problems masked each other and it took 2 years after the US entered the war to finally get them working properly.
I heard Mark 14 torpedo and facepalmed. "Not the mk 14 anything but....."
“If the Bureau of Ordnance can’t provide us with torpedoes that will hit and explode . . . then for God’s sake, get the Bureau of Ships to design a boat hook with which we can rip the plates off a target’s side.” - Admiral Lockwood.
Oh, the sad saga of BuOrd...
I'm glad the US military has gotten better about listening to feedback from the folks who actually have their asses on the line.
I burst out laughing during the Super Bowl about the NO ADD start. This resulted in the whole party getting to watch the intro and being introduced to this Chanel. Good times.
Amazing.
Lmao, "there's no ad 0:36 this week" just awesome!
Captain Ramage's letter to the crew after the awarding of the Medal of Honor shows true leadership.
Reminiscent of Admiral ching Lee's..."you earned it, I wear it" about his DSC
My grandpa lied about his age and enlisted in the USN April 1944, and was put aboard the maiden USS Reno. They were in 23 battles, sank 9 ships, and took 2 torpedoes to save the Lexington. Repairs were done in Charleston in 1945, where he met my grandma. His navy enlistment photo and the battle flag of the Reno sit proudly above my mantle as a reminder about: TIME. Horny and catholic, they got married in April 1945... 9 days shy of his 16th birthday. What did YOU do when you turned 14?
What did I do when I turned 14? Probably played Chrono Trigger.
Your grandfather is an absolute legend!
Mostly farm chores and trying in vain to get a girlfriend.
Is your grandpa still alive? I would love to see, a video of his story. Maybe Fat would do a short video with little cuts from a interview with him?
man thats something we probably wont ever see again in a generation. fucking legendary
That amazing boat was the predecessor to the USS Parche, which I served on for 5 years in the early 80s. Red Ramage was a courageous fighter who took the fight to our enemy, which we did in our own way during the height of the Cold War ourselves and am proud of those crews back then and those who I had the honor to serve with back then also. Thanks for telling that story of a real American bad ass and for those who are out there on watch right now, ready to do the same
Love the videos please keep them coming! I think Chesty Puller deserves one sometime. The man has 5 Navy Crosses and the Distinguished Service Cross. From lieutenant to corporal to general, this man was a legend.
I'll be reporting aboard USS RAMAGE (DDG-61) in a few weeks. Thank you for this great history lesson on our ship's namesake. Par Excellence!
better share you guys shore leave rampage stories!
Thank you for your service brother
This submarine is right up there with the USS Barb. Screwing up the enemies things in ways they didn’t know were possible
Albert Jacka would be right up your alley mate. He was mad as a meat axe and the Germans learnt to fear him and his men. By the by that "no ad this week" gave me a belly laugh😆
This kind of shit is why, as a former Submariner, I will always feel like nothing we do today can compare to the excellence of these men. They were pioneers, warriors, and heroes. You can read entire books of why the WW2 Submarines were insanely successful and influential on our ability to win in the Pacific.
Oh I thought he was going to stare into the sun to strengthen his eye muscles.
Lol
{Binary Sunset gets louder}
Lucky Fluckey did it with 3 pairs of glasses. Gave himself near-superhuman eyesight too
@@andrewkessinger5966 Who’s that???
At this point, I'm expecting the next navy recruitment commercial to be bass heavy Godsmack tunes and Keith David at the end saying "The US Navy... Dont Touch Our Boats!" 😂
Fuck yes. Something like the amazing song of "Cryin' like a bitch!" with the very end of the song having Keith David say that, would instantly be a great boost to plenty of folks.
See, if the Navy wanted well bodied men and women that is the type of stuff we would see. Instead they are after pronouns and feelings (as is the rest of the military). I know some good people that are still in, but a lot of them got out because of how bad leadership has gotten.
OR DAVID from DISTURBED!!! lmao...both are awesome ideas!
Not gonna lie… one of my favorite videos yet. Yes, this absolutely includes the “ad” or therefore lack of.
Holy Shit!!! I absolutely Loved that "No Ad Sponsor Placement"!!! That was Fookin Absolutely Great!!!
Ex US Navy Submariner here, this man is a legend that fills many of our hearts with pride. Man single handed help the submarine force have some of the highest tonnage sank during the war.
As another former bubblehead, completely agree, men like Ramage and Fluckey paved the way. Submariners do it deeper! Deep, silent, fast, deadly.
@deepeyes2501 still remember that wall in BESS school with all the ships we sank in the pacific after pearl harbor. Lives rent free up here in my noggin
@@derigel7662 holy shit, I’d forgotten about that until you mentioned it. That and the murals in the TECC building. I was at Groton from June of ‘06 to April of ‘07. Stationed on Asheville ‘07-‘11 and TAD to Helena in ‘09. You?
@deepeyes2501 October 11 then off to Guam and all over the Pacific lol why I loved that mural.
@@deepeyes2501......I'm a fan of Preen !
The fact the Japanese wanted to know his name, is either out of pure anger or just straight respect is outstanding. Especially with putting himself and his crew in the heart of the enemy's convoy, knowing one wrong move would be disastrous.
The crew of a Japanese destroyer saluted the USS Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf after they finally managed to sink her. As fucked up as the Japanese were during WW2 (and oh boy were they fucked up. Their atrocities were on par with Nazi Germany), they did show respect towards opponents they saw as worthy. I'm guessing here the Japanese wanted to know his name out of respect for what he did to their fleet.
The Japanese only respected courage in battle, a sub penetrating a defended convoy and going in a rampage, is the type of suicidal attack they would have absolutely respected
Asking a worthy opponent his name is a tradition that goes back to feudal japan.
This is one of your best!! Of course, I’m a bit biased as a former USN submarine officer on a diesel boat 😉
I was on reload party on USS Sea Devel SS-400, early 1960's. Thanks for this post.
Love that preemption of sponsored content. Mrs Electrician is a gem.
"...complete Dad energy of 'go wait in the car, I'll handle this' " 😆 perfect.... thank you for another awesome video.
Thank u for this Bad A$$ story! As a Pearl Harbor Day baby, this gave such a deeper context - I really enjoy hearing the tales you tell of ordinary men doing extraordinary things, My grandmother told me stories of war in the Philippines, HER experience, war itself is horrible. Their group of 20 (including grandmas 3 yo & 3 week old children) survived the occupation and were so grateful and relieved when the Americans came back and liberated them🥹, just like DMcArther promised! So Pearl Harbor and the Pacific theatre hold great significance to myself and many others, yet doesn’t get the recognition as the main lands. Everyone suffered, but the Americans ended it‼️ and IM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN 🇺🇸❣️✨
I absolutely love your content, your attitude, your speed, and, most importantly, your wit. Your videos are way more rewarding than watching TV or movies, and far more entertaining than your average WWII documentary. Keep up the amazing work.
Thanks. Great story ! My dad, born in 1909, lost his hearing from Scarlett fever in 1918. WW2 dad enlists in the US NAVY Seabees ( NCB 20) a new unit of the Service then. During his physical, they group checked hearing with headphones; right ear, left ear, everyone got the same tones at once. Dad just raised his hand, and passed. Note: he would have been 4F , but wanted to serve. He was bombed by the Japanese numerous times from the air, got malaria, dengue fever, and lifetime health probs. Note: he was such a a good catch, he made full Seabee Chief at boot camp! He passed on in August, 1996. We miss him terribly.
Built different
Built right
Built American
Made Seabee chief at boot, riiiiiight
@@t_train3796 In many cases, accomplished tradesmen entered the Seabees, hence advanced rate (rank) on occasion.
*_I had always thought the greatest improvement to the torpedo was creating the homing / guided torpedo during the Cold War ... apparently I was wrong, apparently the greatest improvement to the torpedo was to make it go BOOM_*
Fantastic video. My dad served as a CWO on the Parche in the early 2000s, and though this incredible bit of history predates his time on the boat, it really does explain why her motto was "Par Excellence." Thank you for the video sir.
This podcast would not be half of what it actually is 'without Nick's colorful vocabulary. Thank you Nick for your service.
😂 The Finding Nemo Clip was so perfect that I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
I did. LOL
There are times to accept a sponser, and then there are times to NOT accept sponsership. "There's no ad this week." Had me laughing out loud. It is awesome that your wife is such a good sport, participating in these videos. Keep up the great work you two!
Ww2, one of my uncles enlisted in the CAF at 15. He got sick after enlistment and was running a really high fever. They called home, his mom told them his age, they sent him home. Due to the fever, he ended up with hearing problems in one of his ears and he couldn't pass the physical when he tried to enlist, again. Finally, having enough of the taunting from not serving, he pulls a Ramage and cups a hand over his good ear instead of plugging it. That's how he ended up serving in ww2. Twice. Before he was 17.
My son got us listening/watching your vids. Fantastic. They are great. I’d love to see one on the USS Indianapolis (sunk by Japanese in WW2 after delivering Hiroshima a-bomb to Tinian Island. Many men died of shark attacks before being rescued. There is a lot more to the story. The ship’s commanding officer was court-martialed and in the trial, they brought the Japanese sub commander to testify against him), Audie Murphy (most decorated US soldier of WW2), and the Alamo. Anyway, keep up the good work.-Dan O, Semper Fi.
The Japanese CO testified that there was nothing the Indianapolis could have done, he would have gotten them regardless. It was about a thousand man crew, 2/3 of whom died, most after the attack. The crew protested the court-martial and were devastated when their CO took his own life due to what had happened.
BRO 2:41 "In God we trust, all others we track" that is uncannily badass
Battleship was a good movie 😂
@@trailblazer632 battleship was dogshit the only things that saved it were the naval battle and Rhianna. Fight me.
@@ianjardine7324 Aw c'mon. The movie got an unexpected laugh out of me as soon as I realized the alien shells were the pegs from the boardgame.
@@lunasea4841 damn I never got that. Still not a great movie but it gets another point for making me chuckle.
The best parts of the movie are when no one is talking. Loved the action, the dialog was meh (except for the old men talking trash).
As a US Navy Veteran and the proud father of an Active Duty Sailor, I can't tell you how much I love the 'Battleship' and such snippets
What's the song at 2:42 ?? Is that from the movie ?
Aloha! I just love your documentaries on various wars! There is really no one like you out there, with your no-nonsense and humorous telling of facts. Because you make it fast and short; you are one of the best that makes hearing it so easy! I am glued to your channel and subscribed! Mahalo for your efforts and I can’t wait for the next one! I have a lot of catching up to do as I only recently found your videos through another reactor.
As a submariner I work in a building called Ramage Hall and they have the painting you showed at the end hanging in the building. On the first deck is the Allcorn Auditorium.
I served on the USS Ramage from 05-09 as my first ship. Best crew I've served with!
94-99 (counting precomm) and the same holds, my first ship and the best crew 🇺🇲
4:35 you cannot just drop that mental image in my mind without making a video about it. Greatest Battleship V Battleship ever video when?
Will probably be his next video.
Thank you for telling this story of an amazing Sub, her captain and her crew! It’s especially meaningful as the son of a career US Submariner who served with honor during the Vietnam war. CPO David J. Fouke, Jr. Chief Electrician. May he rest in peace. 🇺🇸
Honestly being a sub captain and hat tipping and enemy gunship captain while on the surface and actively fucking the gunshios convoy is probably the most badass thing on this channel and Daly is on it
Never bought a pennys worth of crap from any KZhead store ever. Today I broke that record for the shirt you wore. Brother is a postman I love it 😂
Best History class I've ever sat through. Keep 'em coming!
I’m on a six hour train ride and jsut watched about 16 of these videos, I love this content never stop making these
I've never served or anything but when he read that letter from Ramage to his crew about the medal of honor I have to admit I teared up a little. That right there is what the US Navy is all about.
I love how Ramage was taught naval and submarine tactical warfare, and then immediately threw out the book, when engaged in battle. Excellent storytelling. Thanks for sharing. Semper Fi!
The tactics were designed around torpedoes that go BOOM. So....
@@davidjacobs3275 but the first ones didn't go BOOM like they were sposta.
Minor point of order. It was the Ordinance department, not the submarine command that said submariners had trouble with aiming.
No it was a naval oversight committee
At leasr from wht i read
Are u drunk responding to this are u on unsubscribed rn?
Might have to rewatch Drachinifel's video on the Mark 14, but I believe one of the guys on the oversight was part of the group that designed the Mark 14's detonator and guidance and didn't want anyone testing it because it was so expensive plus they didn't have a lot in reserve, which led to the war being a Live fire test. He then stonewalled everyone trying to fix the 14 because it would make him look bad.
@danielseelye6005 it was Drachinifel's video. In his videos on Admiral King CICP & CNO, Admiral Lockwood complained to King. King told the Ordinance Board to fix it, they slow walked it and King told Lockwood to Disregard ordinances order to not modify the torpedoes and make whatever modifications were needed in the field.
“There’s no ad this week” when I tell u I couldn’t stop laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂 man that was the best joke I’ve heard In a while 🎯
Love the Battleship movie scenes...a great movie! When the old men walk out onto the deck, makes me want to cheer and cry at the same time. Great video, as usual!
That whole ass crew is nothing but gangsters. Doing what’s never been done by reloading in battle is insane. And Ramage to make that letter to his crew is a true leader. Top 5 vid to date FE ❤
Amen brother!
Total respect for the helmsman, his quick thinking and initiative to act save the lives of his fellow crewman.
As a battlestations Helm on a fast attack, I would have done that in a heartbeat, but I would have hit flank speed and yelled "Balls to the wall boys!!"
I love that the tone of these videos are like he's talking about his big brother. If i were to detail the exploits of my buddies or brothers, this is the exact tone I would use. The ramage was absolutely gangster.
This was like listening the best story ever. I found myself leaning closer as it progressed. Thanks for another great history lesson.
You and HLC have unironically rekindled my pride in america's military, i love hearing these stories.
HLC? Not sure I've heard of that.
@@mastick5106 habitual line crosser, hes another youtuber that does military content mostly short videos
@@Talcor Thanks, I'll have to look that one up.
@@mastick5106 oh wow. Welp, you just found a treasure trove of current military events mixed with comedy.
There is NO WAY I could have guessed my favorite naval warfare movie, “Battleship”, would be paired with Disney’s “Finding Nemo” to describe the U.S. Navy’s attitude change from 6 December, 1941 to 8 December, 1941. But here I am watching The Fat Electrician show me clips of how it went down. C’est la vie.
Classic Video as I sit drinking in Tokyo watching this surrounded by centuries of historically significant memories, land marks and stories I am so thankful for every American who took part in WW2!
Prior enlisted Attack Sub Sailor here, good job on the video! Earned my Dolphins in 88' on 693, we did some hinky $ hit from 87-91 (my EAOS). Earned a Navy Expeditionary Medal in 90' doing "extra hinky $ hit" in "the North Atlantic". Oh yeah: good times, hard times, boring times, "Oh Sweet Jesus we're doing what?!" times, but all memorable times.
Former Submariner, now a MailCat mechanic. Thank you for your hilarious content.
Well, the new record on how fast I have to pause the video because I was laughing too hard is now 30 seconds.... "There's no ad this week, moving on."
I like how they were ok with giving a Medal of Honor to Ramage even though he was the commander of a sub (which could be considered a team effort; wouldn't have been able to get that many shots off without the effort of the torpedo loaders mid battle) but they wouldn't give War Daddy a Medal of Honor because being a member of a tank crew makes it a team effort and disqualifies him from the award apparently. I think in War Daddy's case it had more to do with them not liking his general behavior of mild insubordination but they just didn't want to say that.
When I had gone into Sub School, my heroes were Jig Dog (Ramage), Mush Morton and Adm. Lockwood.
Haha there's no ad this week, fuggin perfect
He reminds me of the German U-Boat Captain who the British called "The Bull of Scapa Flow" Günther Prien. His Exploits during the War especially while he was with his U-Boat in Scapa Flow were so crazy, it deserves a Movie. The British still respect him like they respected Rommel. Definitely recommend reading up on him for those interested in History, would make a great Episode! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
My suggestion is you and I become friends and hangout. You seem like the type of dude that would just be fun as shit to work with, or know, or live next door. Love your videos man, GJ