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Skynea History
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General history, alternate history, history through games, and history for fellow teachers. All of this and more. My goal is to provide entertaining topics and videos, covering areas of history that may not be as popular. To make videos that can appeal to history fans and to students. To teachers to use in the classroom. And everywhere in between.
IJN Amagi - Too Little, Too Late, Sunk in Harbor
When it comes to Japanese capital ships, the name 'Amagi' might be seen as cursed. Akagi's sister ship should have been one of Japan's first aircraft carriers. But then an earthquake cut that short, and we got Kaga instead.
The second aircraft carrier Amagi fared little better. The ship managed to complete and enter service...at a time when Japan had no pilots or planes fit for her. And little fuel to operate the ship, either. This would result in a career spent close to home.
Before capsizing due to overwhelming American air attack on her port. Not a fun life, to say the least.
But, to my mind, still worth covering.
Further Reading:
www.amazon.com/S%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-Hiry%C5%AB-Unry%C5%AB-Class-A...
The second aircraft carrier Amagi fared little better. The ship managed to complete and enter service...at a time when Japan had no pilots or planes fit for her. And little fuel to operate the ship, either. This would result in a career spent close to home.
Before capsizing due to overwhelming American air attack on her port. Not a fun life, to say the least.
But, to my mind, still worth covering.
Further Reading:
www.amazon.com/S%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-Hiry%C5%AB-Unry%C5%AB-Class-A...
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The Shipwrecks of Ormoc - An End for Destroyers
Просмотров 17 тыс.7 часов назад
In previous shipwreck videos, I've covered some of the wrecks in Ormoc Bay. Shimakaze, Ward and Wakatsuki. Those were the most detailed in terms of survey material. Or, in the case of Shimakaze, possessing the name recognition to justify a solo video. Today, we'll be looking at the remaining three discovered, thus far. The Japanese destroyers Hamanami and Naganami. And the American USS Cooper. ...
MN Algérie - The Best Treaty Cruiser?
Просмотров 9 тыс.14 часов назад
A quick way to start an argument is to ask 'what was the best *insert ship type here*?' The French cruiser, Algerie, is commonly used here. Specifically, in regard to what the best treaty cruiser was. Algerie is the usual answer, past the obvious American options. A well-balanced ship, with no glaring flaws. Although also no particularly amazing strengths. Unfortunately, for all Algerie's appar...
KMS Admiral Scheer - Greatest Surface Raider, Buried Underground
Просмотров 34 тыс.19 часов назад
The German Panzerschiffe are an interesting topic. Pretty unique ships, that had exciting careers. Well, two out of the three did anyway. Today, we'll be looking at Admiral Scheer. This ship is the most successful German surface raider of the war. Over 100,000 tons, which is nothing to sneeze at. And she almost survived the entire war, at that. Of course, after that Atlantic voyage, it was a fa...
The Wreck of IJN Chokai - Not Sunk by Her Own Torpedoes
Просмотров 22 тыс.День назад
Some shipwrecks are more important than others for the history of a ship. Take, for example, Chokai. This Japanese cruiser went down with no survivors. So, everything known about the ship's sinking was based on reports from other sources. Leading to some myths, like the idea that USS White Plains set off Chokai's torpedoes. When the wreck was discovered in 2019, it proved illuminating. It showe...
RN Pola - An Incredibly Unlucky Cruiser
Просмотров 11 тыс.День назад
The Zara-class cruisers are an interesting bunch. From Italy's unluckiest cruisers, to their luckiest. I have, previously, covered the lucky ship in Gorizia. Today, we'll be looking at the unluckiest, in Pola. Much like HMS Barham is mostly known for her explosion, Pola is known for one thing. Being torpedoed at Cape Matapan. And, in the process of trying to save her, getting two of her sister ...
USS Maury - The Fastest American Destroyer (Probably)
Просмотров 15 тыс.14 дней назад
While difficult to confirm, USS Maury is commonly stated to be the fastest American destroyer. With a speed of just under 43 knots, on her speed trials. Even if this isn't actually the case, this is still a ship worth remembering. Her service doesn't really have the big name incidents you expect. She didn't get into many big brawls, nor was she at Samar. But what Maury did have was quiet, relia...
The Wreck of Prinz Eugen - An Inverted Cruiser, Rusting Aground
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Few shipwrecks are as well known as Prinz Eugen. Even if you don't know a thing about the ship, or shipwrecks, you've probably seen the pictures. Of the inverted stern, resting above the surface. Rusting away in a Pacific lagoon. But, how much have you looked into the wreck? Interior shots? Underwater pictures? Prinz Eugen is a dangerous dive, if you go inside. But the wreck is still a very, ve...
RN Espero - Embarrassing The Royal Navy
Просмотров 11 тыс.14 дней назад
There was an interesting habit, in the 1940s, of antique destroyers embarrassing more modern fleets. USS Edsall is probably the most well known example there, for good reason. On the other hand, you have the Italian destroyer Espero. Which took five light cruisers, and *5,000 shells* to put down. This was the first major engagement between British and Italian fleets, and it did...not paint the ...
USS St. Lo - First Victim of the Kamikaze
Просмотров 9 тыс.14 дней назад
Another example of a warship known for one thing, USS St. Lo is primarily known for her sinking. As the title says, she was the first major warship to sink from an intentional Kamikaze attack. And, for better or worse, that's what she's known for. Not, as it turns out, the majority of her service under the name USS Midway. Further Reading: www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/...
RHS Salamis - Greece's Doomed Battleship Design
Просмотров 9 тыс.21 день назад
The Greek Navy is probably not your first pick for a battleship fleet. They, after all, only ever had two of the worst pre-dreadnoughts ever built. And an admittedly powerful armored cruiser consistently mislabeled as a battleship. Greece did, however, want battleships. Proper ones. The most famous of which is certainly the Salamis. A German designed ship, that was unfortunately never completed...
The Wreck of HMS Victoria - Sticking Straight Out of the Bottom
Просмотров 44 тыс.21 день назад
Some shipwrecks are famous because they were famous ships. Johnston, Hornet, Musashi, to name a few. Others are famous because of how they ended up on the bottom, like Britannic. And still others are famous because of how plain *weird* they are. HMS Victoria is a prime example here. An old battleship that managed to spear into the bottom, more or less straight down. The bow is buried in the mud...
USS Prinz Eugen - A German Cruiser in American Service
Просмотров 100 тыс.21 день назад
It was a rare thing for the United States Navy to commission foreign warships. Yet, it happened to a handful of ships in the aftermath of the Second World War. Japanese destroyers, German destroyers and submarines...and, of course, the most famous of them all USS Prinz Eugen, IX-300. While only ever used for experimental testing, this cruiser was the largest and most well known foreign ship in ...
IJN Sakawa - Japan's Forgotten And Unfortunate Cruiser
Просмотров 20 тыс.28 дней назад
If you bring up Operation Crossroads, there are certain ships that will be mentioned. Saratoga, for example. Or the battleships, ranging from Arkansas to Pennsylvania. And that's just the American ones. You'll also probably hear about Nagato and Prinz Eugen, the war prizes. What you probably *won't* hear about, except maybe a footnote, is Sakawa. The second Japanese warship present at Bikini. A...
The Wreck of Graf Zeppelin - Germany's Carrier In the Baltic
Просмотров 97 тыс.Месяц назад
When it comes to German shipwrecks, there are two well known examples. Or, well, two *intact* examples. Bismarck, obviously. And Graf Zeppelin, less obviously. The former wreck is very well surveyed, as you could expect. Graf Zeppelin has a lot of sonar surveying, and quite a few dive videos. However, the wreck lacks a good ROV survey like Petrel did in the Pacific. Nonetheless, this is still a...
RN Aquila - Italy's Promising, But Doomed, Carrier
Просмотров 24 тыс.Месяц назад
RN Aquila - Italy's Promising, But Doomed, Carrier
The Last Stand of USS Edsall - Embarrassing The IJN’s Best
Просмотров 15 тыс.Месяц назад
The Last Stand of USS Edsall - Embarrassing The IJN’s Best
The Wreck of IJN Wakatsuki - A Shattered Mess on The Bottom
Просмотров 12 тыс.Месяц назад
The Wreck of IJN Wakatsuki - A Shattered Mess on The Bottom
IJN Hatsuzuki - A Doomed Last Stand at Leyte Gulf
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IJN Hatsuzuki - A Doomed Last Stand at Leyte Gulf
HMS Formidable - Lumbering Into Gunfight (And Shrugging Off Kamikazes)
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HMS Formidable - Lumbering Into Gunfight (And Shrugging Off Kamikazes)
The Wreck of IJN Jintsu - Blown in Two, Yet Remarkably Preserved
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The Wreck of IJN Jintsu - Blown in Two, Yet Remarkably Preserved
The Oldest Submarines in Active Service - "When You Have Nothing Else..."
Просмотров 89 тыс.Месяц назад
The Oldest Submarines in Active Service - "When You Have Nothing Else..."
Aircraft Carriers In Gunfights - “What Do You Mean We're a Carrier?”
Просмотров 12 тыс.Месяц назад
Aircraft Carriers In Gunfights - “What Do You Mean We're a Carrier?”
USS Porter - Sunk by Friendly Fire? Or Enemy Action?
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
USS Porter - Sunk by Friendly Fire? Or Enemy Action?
The Wreck of USS Ward - From Pearl Harbor to Kamikazes
Просмотров 31 тыс.Месяц назад
The Wreck of USS Ward - From Pearl Harbor to Kamikazes
MN Surcouf - A Mysterious Disappearance, Never Solved
Просмотров 106 тыс.Месяц назад
MN Surcouf - A Mysterious Disappearance, Never Solved
HMS Myngs - Sunk by F-4 Phantoms in Port
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HMS Myngs - Sunk by F-4 Phantoms in Port
The Aircraft of USS Lexington - Decades Underwater, Yet Still Intact
Просмотров 248 тыс.Месяц назад
The Aircraft of USS Lexington - Decades Underwater, Yet Still Intact
“Sail Destroyer? Sail Submarine?” - Sails on Non-Sail Ships
Просмотров 8 тыс.Месяц назад
“Sail Destroyer? Sail Submarine?” - Sails on Non-Sail Ships
KMS Gneisenau - Atlantic Raider Wrecked in Drydock
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KMS Gneisenau - Atlantic Raider Wrecked in Drydock
It's interesting to think that this ship was right behind KMS Bismarck when Hood exploded and sank.
What I like about this channel is the fact, that there is no useless annoying background music.
Another great report! Of course we've come to expect that!
Like number 800.. that's lucky right? I always enjoy the content Skynea History. 👍
I love how the Japanese curved the exhaust vents over the portside of the ship. That strikes me as a rather smart thing to do. Was there a downside to doing that?
It must be the height of arrogance to be laying down carriers and assume you will have the aircrews for them when you bushido decimate the aircrews you got instead of trying to keep them alive and have decided to go to war with America, knowing full well you cannot defeat America.... i mean, in what universe does it make any sense at all??
At least her crew mostly got off the ship. Yamato's crew was sacrificed so the IJN could say they helped defend Okinawa.
Great job thanks
I've read that that the Japanese navy did not have enough fuel to train it's cadet pilots and yet they had enough fuel for their kamikaze planes! In hindsight this was just a horrible waste of resources and doomed Japan to it's inevitable defeat.
Admiral Yamamoto knew Japan would lose the war of industrial might within months of Pearl Harbour. Furthermore the Battle of Coral Sea and Midway simply bled Japan of their precious fleet carriers, planes and veteran pilots. In-war builds were just insufficient to plug those losses and their empire expansion became their Achillies heel. Resources became harder to reach Japan and losses irreplacable.
Humerous yet Informative content. Skynea? Should be `Petrel Maru` - More Limeys please? Must say, always enjoy new content, and I`m sure, `Morale Boosters` should enter the WWII Lexicon.
She would go to the Canadians I think.
Another great video !! Well done!
It flipped over underwater because the turret was too heavy. Who knows.
Quite a tough jap carrier. Solid design and very fast
Very interesting topic keep it up the great content bro
11:38 Two Unru-class carriers sailing with Yamato might have given her more time. One could have sailed on each side to absorb torpedo hits. Just load the flight decks with all the existing 25mms and spray and pray. The hangar would have held the ammo.
It's amazing that she is not as rusted as the RMS Titanic despite being 6,000 feet deeper than the RMS Titanic.
As always, excellent video! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
It was too late to do anything...except sink.
She would have been a beautiful battle cruiser
Great content as always!
Another fine video on a lesser known vessel 😎
It's almost as if Japan would have been better off building some wooden decoys for use as antiaircraft traps.
I am afraid we have awakened a sleeping giant.
The Original Amagi plays a pivotal role in the 1st three books of Taylor Andersons Destroyerman series I highly recommend them.
Taylor Anderson's Destroyermen series is outstanding! HIGHLY recommended!
I wonder of the outcome of Yamato reaching Okinawa if Amagi had sailed with the task group as a pure fighter carrier, loaded with Zero's. Probably would not have changed the outcome, but with 50 or 60 Zero's providing a CAP, the Hellcats would have to have dealt with them instead of strafing and supressing Yamato's gunners.
Japans problem at this point is not about the availability of aircraft but the lack of trained pilots to fly the planes. Had amagi was there to assess the Yamato, it will only resulted to the needless death of more Japanese pilots and navy crews.
By this date I doubt the Japanese even had enough fuel oil to sail the carrier.
They didn’t. Lack of fuel is why Sakawa didn’t go along.
How long was that beast?
These were beautiful ships, too bad they could not be useful.
Meh...IJN ships overall proved "useful" for many a sea battle, resulting in tens of thousands of Allied deaths. I'm sure our boys preferred they weren't useful and I'm glad that's how things turned out.
The bombers shown at 13:48 are Handley Page Halifax's, December 1941, Brest, France.
Dumb question , about the IJN aviation. If a Japanese Kate , Val or zero off of either zuikaku or shokaku that was present on the attack on Pearl Harbor wasn’t shot down or Damaged beyond repair. Would those same aircraft have stayed active until they were shot down. I’ve wondered if say any of the aircraft at the great marinas Turkey shoot were Pearl Harbor and coral sea veterans. Yes I do know that B6ns and Judy’s were beginning to be fielded but still my question stands
Any possible PH survivors would have still been on Zuikaku or Shokaku after Midway. When those two upgraded, the older model Kates, A6M-3 Zeroes and Vals would have been assigned to a training unit and then expended Kamikaze-style.
Regarding the sinking... *"OOPS."*
Thanks for posting!
This is the first video about this ship I’ve ever seen I was always curious about the history when I saw the photos shows what could have happened if the carriers were actually in Pearl Harbor
If they had built 9 of these instead of the 3 Yamato class battleships. The war might have went different if they were in service in mid 1942
They couldn’t build 9 Unryus instead of the 3 Yamatos for the simple reason the timing doesn’t work; the Unryus were designed because the Shokakus, which were designed and built at the same time as rhe Yamatos (being the carrier take on the superweapon concept), were taking just as long as the Yamatos to build and could only be built in limited numbers (even assuming the Yamatos never got built, because the issue was the number of building slips). In other words, Japan’s actually looking at much bigger carrier designs when the Yamatos are starting construction and the Unryus aren’t yet on the design board. The best you can do is to have 2 more Shokakus in place of Yamato and Musashi, with the one replacing Shinano not even coming online until 1944 because of how long the Shokakus took to build historically. Everyone assumes Japan could have somehow built the collective displacement of the Yamatos’ worth of extra carriers if the Yamatos never existed while completely ignoring the infrastructure bottleneck and the fact you can’t build more Unryus when the Unryus haven’t even been designed yet. Edit: And all of that doesn’t even cover how every major navy in WWII decided to throw budget and manpower away on building battleships for (what turned out to be) unjustifiable reasons.
How do you account for the planes, trained crews, fuel, etc.?
Funny thing about hindsight, you never know until it's too late
Might have delayed the war a bit,but it would have ended the same.Or maybe even worse for Japan.
Could we see a video on any of the non-Helena Brooklyns please? I feel like USS Honolulu would be a good candidate. Alongside a long service of shore bombardment, she served in the battle of Kula Gulf, where when directly wrecked the destroyer Nagatsuki and helped to sink the destroyer Niizuki but in turn witnessed the sinking of her half sistership Helena. She also served in the battle of Kolombangara, helping to sink the light cruiser Jintsu, but being crippled by a long lance torpedo that blew off her bow.
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Marblehead - An Omaha class cruiser that saw combat in both the Atlantic and Pacific and steered with her engines for 16,000 miles after surviving her trial by combat.
USS Savanah would be more interesting. Surviving a frit X
I love that you keep shining light on more underrated ships that not many people have done videos about. Good job on the hard work.
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My uncle was on the ship that towed the U.S.S. Prince Eugen to the Operation Crossroads test area. He was struck by how big of a ship she was.
My grandfather was on the USS Cooper when she was sunk.
Raider attack operation of Admiral Scheer at WWII is the best sea operation after raider attack of Turkish cruiser Hamidiye at WWI.Both of raider attack operations very successfull
Hey I think the hood would be a cool one to cover forgive me if you already did one on her or if she hasn’t been found yet
When my Son was stationed on Kwajalein, I went to visit and we got to dive around her, that was a great trip
My father experienced Operation Crossroads, Able and Baker, at the Bikini Atoll in 1946.He mentioned this ship primarily, not much of the others. He was diagnosed with a massive tumor in his chest on my 33rd birthday; he dies on his 63rd birthday; 4 days shy the 6 months the doctors gave him. The oncologist said he never saw a tumor in this form and size. You are still missed. greatly. Another American exercise of misfortune for those suffering the consequences.
About USS Saratoga... Fear and Hunger moment
What a beautiful ship. How sad
Would anyone else like to see a video of the wrecks of the Akron and Macon?
Fishers 1st generation Battlecruisers doing what they were made to do. Not in the battle line of Jutland.
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I had a family member that died on this ship when it sunk in 1942. Rest in piece to him.