I really have always admired the older BB’s doing their part in WW2. So glad we still have USS Texas.

Those rebuilds are (in my opinion) some of the best looking ships out there

Note on the USS Texas. She is the only surviving battleship in the world that served with the Grand Fleet from WWI. The British only let coal fired American battleships at Scapa due to their shortage of Oil for the battleships. She is a beautiful ship.

Texas flooding the outer ballasts to allow the guns more range was genius

Arkansas also helped prevent German radio controlled guided bombs off of Normandy. Specialists used radio transmitters to scramble signals that guided the Fritz X bombs.

I'm so glad they preserved the USS Texas (and thank God for TEXAS!), as the only surviving Dreadnought from that era. She may not be as heavily armed as the later Dreadnoughts (like the Queen Elizabeth class), but she is a classic example of naval thought and engineering of her time, and she is a magnificent specimen of the period. I look forward to getting down there after her restoration and walk her decks. I can just imagine the action and the life aboard this historical example of naval thought, construction, and principle of the time, all of which are a direct consequence of Alfred Mahan, and the impact of his important work (The Influence of Naval Sea Power on History). It changed the world, and the USS Texas is a classic example of that.

Because of the layout of Pearl Harbor and facilities, the "easiest" attack route for the Kate torpedo bombers was over the Southeast Loch. This avoided turbulence from the buildings on either side of the Loch. This made USS Oklahoma and USS West Virginia the "easiest" targets, and USS California a bit more difficult, due to 1010 Dock. This led to over-concentration on the USS Oklahoma (5-8 hits) and USS West Virginia (7 hits). USS California was hit twice, and USS Nevada once.

TLDR - US Navy lost two battleships in the entirety of World Wars I and II. The two permanently lost were USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma, both on December 7, 1941. Many other US battleships were damaged, some seriously, but none were kept out of the fight for long. The last fleet carrier sunk by the enemy was the original USS Hornet in the Solomon Islands campaign. The last fleet carrier sunk was the decommissioned USS America. The Navy sank her in the 21st Century as a test of her class's ability to absorb damage. It was a classified operation, but indications are strong that she absorbed enormous damage before finally being sunk.

While the wreck of the USS Oklahoma has still not been found, during dredging operations at Pearl Harbor in 2006, one of her aft mast legs that supported the rear fire control was discovered, recovered, and sent to Muskogee War Memorial Park in Oklahoma. Aside from her bell, a screw, and two anchors at the Science Museum in Oklahoma City, and the aft wheel at the Oklahoma History Center, also in Oklahoma City, it is the largest section of the ship that has since been recovered and preserved. It is 40 feet in length, and weighs 25,000 pounds. Of the 429 sailors and Marines killed on board during the Pearl Harbor attack, 396 have since been identified in the eight decades since that fateful Sunday morning. Only 33 of her men remain known only to their God, and were re-interred in their final resting place at the Punchbowl Cemetery during the 80th anniversary of the attack.

Looking forward to seeing part 2. My dad served on the Pennsylvania (BB38).

A 5 inch, 50 caliber naval gun has a barrel 50 times longer than the barrel bore. That means a 5 inch, 50 caliber gun barrel was 250 inches long (20 feet, 10 inches).

Apart from the USN staying for rather longer with triple expansion propulsion plant, the 21kt, 28,370 ton f.l.d. "New York" class battleships (10 x 14"/45cal main battery guns in 5 x twin turrets in positions A,B,Q,X,Y firing 1,500lb APCs, + 21 x 5" casemate mounted secondaries and max 12" belt + 2" deck armour) seem VERY similar to their nearest UK contemporaries built over almost the same period, the 21.5kt 29,500 ton f.l.d. "Iron Duke" class ships (10 x 13.5"/45cal main battery guns in 5 x twin turrets in positions A,B,Q,X,Y firing 1,410lb APCs, +12 x 6" casemate mounted secondaries and max 12" belt +2.5" deck armour). Each class was also the last in their respective navies that relied on coal and apart from the US ships originally carrying the not very successful cage type masts, they even looked very much alike. One must wonder how much mutual interest/observation of each other and exchange of info, formal or otherwise, took place "across the Pond" even as long ago as before WW1. More than seemingly did just across the North Sea, if directly contemporaneous German designs are any guide!

Ah, never knew the bit about Oklahoma's final fate. Knew she was not repaired for further service, just assumed she was broken up for scrap (as intended), not that her hull was lost due to weather on the way to the scrapping yard.

Time to be hyped about part 2 now

Thanks for the excellent breakdown and profiles of the early "dreadnought" battleships. Can't wait for part 2

Absoulutely amazing video, detailed videos on naval vessels exist, but more specified overviews like this I find to be fairly rare. Thank you so much, subscribed and happily waiting for further work.

Always loved the unique profiles of the older standard BB's. I especially like the trademark forward facing bent crane at the stern of the vessel.

That is a truly haunting hull bottom sketch of the remains of the U.S.S. Arkansas at Bikini Atoll 8:47

Interesting mate and your knowledge of these ships are good, well done 👍

Re secondaries in USS Nevada's post-PH rebuild, the 5"/51 anti-ship and 5"/25 AA secondaries were replaced with 5"/38 dual-purpose guns. This update made Nevada a slower, somewhat less heavily armed version of the USN's modern battleships. Nevada would not have done well against Yamato, but she would have given Nagato a very rough fight, and could have beaten a Fuso- or Ise-class battleship.

This is so cool and well done!!! Thanks for great US naval history👍👍

Fan-f*cking-tastic video! Can’t wait to see part 2. Thank you!

Crazy how they were already designing new battleships while the previous iterations were still being built! Thank you for your continued commitment to details and the informative video. Looking forward to the next one.

New here, just subbed can't wait to catch up on the other videos. Love me some WW2 Naval History

I enjoyed your video how it takes a look on how the United States progressed in the design and priorities as the threats changed fascinating stuff keep up the good work

Nicely done!

Still waiting for the F4U Corsair video, but any video is a good video 😊

Ive had the honor of touring USS Texas before her overhaul. What an awesome experience

"Painted bright orange, the bomb missed, and the ship survived." lmao

Great job (I am actually still watching) I enjoy all your work, carry on with the great job you do sir

Nothing beats an old battle wagon.

Great information

This is cool, thank you

Thanks for helping me make sense of the difference between these old girls👍

You have to respect the two Roosevelt's for caring and making this country the greatest country on the planet!

Great video - I was always fascinated by the histories of battleships, especially during WWII! Here's an interesting detail: prior to Pearl Harbor, the US Navy actually intended to retire the Oklahoma by the following May.

In the photo of the underwater test at Bikini Atoll, wasn't Arkansas the dark shadow against the wall of water? I had read somewhere that she was stood on her end by the blast.

Very good, thank you 👍

10 new fast battleships..2 North Carolina class, 4 South Dakota class, and 4 Iowa class, along with 2 Battlecruisers, Alaska and Guam. Some people call the Alaska's Heavy Cruisers, but the gun calibers do not fit prevoius treaty limits, being 12 inch caliber, so I still refer to them as battle cruisers. [ 0.36 the count was 2 short.]

Very good video.

I’ve always wondered at the thinking behind putting torpedo tubes on battleships. The range of torpedoes at the time meant they were pretty much useless in combat.

If you making a stretch and Montana are built. Iowa Class are Battlecruisers. Montana have 12 guns Iowa only have 9. Iowa is much faster and have less protection than Monty. Which means Iowa falls into Battlecruiser category. “But Iowa can stand against her own fire power” Then if we put that Battleship should have the armor at the same protection as the same firepower of its own class, then North Carolina are Battlecruisers. Her armor is not strong enough to take on her own 16inch guns. Alaska are definitely first gen Battlecruisers. It design to hunt cruisers and battle with them. I just doing this to piss people off. Don’t worry about it.

I used to think the cage masts were ugly but pooking at them more and playing games like Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts has lead to me falling in love with how they look.

I love Texas; but, the Wyoming class “Turret Farms”, especially Arkansas fought in WWII.

Thanks, nicely done and easy to asorbe. Leona

Which mean Pearl Harbor and those battleship that severely damage and some completely lost were not mean that US battleship fleet is completely wipe out. I mean this is United States that just about to become Iron Giant of Mass production ,you destroy portion of their fleet, they came back at you ten fold the amount of force

Think the time is comming to bring the battleship back as a hybrid ship. The big guns being replaced with railguns and missles. Also the fantail being built with a vstol hanger and well deck below for special ops off from the main forces. Build one per carrier battle group to act detatched from the group in supporting actions and bombardment. 5-15 lbs rail gun slugs would be close to equal the old main guns without any powder mag. needed and with nuclear power. Could carry several times the rounds of even the Iowas.

Small note as a Sailor, forecastle is pronounced as "folk-sal". Just as Boatswains Mate is pronounced as "Bosun's Mate. I know I am being nitpicky, but I just prefer the right pronunciation.

rest in peace for USS Oklahoma BB-37 and her crews

The kamakazi hit of Nevada, my Dad was there…one of the men killed was his battle station partner. My Dad had been called away to the other side of the ship just before the hit.

Yea ol fritzi wasn't looking for that in Normandy that day.

Finally, some good fucking algorithmic content

TExas is the last of her kind of the mighty dreadnaughts.

FYI. The Nevada was renamed Scarlet Fever for Operation Crossroads!. She was supposed to be the bull's-eye for Test Able!. The bomb missed!.

If you go to Carson city nevada the uss Nevada's ship's bell is in the Governor ' office.

I didn't know that, during WWII, there were still battleships in active service with barbettes!

Just a note, Forecastle is not pronounced as you are saying it. It is pronounced as Foc 'sle or Folksill

can you do one on uss whitcha my grandpa was on it in ww2

You have several minutes of mute audio, not sure if a glitch or an editing error. Good info otherwise.

The Imperial Japanese Navy Mikasa still exists as a museum though I think she's a dreadnought

Can someone tell me what does Battleship numbers? like BB-64 meaning

When does part 2 come out?

Let's put those into space.

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Studying many of these, I'm disappointed with some of World of Warships representations. I know it's a video game and is fun to play, just don't understand why some minor details were left out.

Pls do more of this I love this also check my channel out for some stuff I love these ships especially older ww1 and ww2 and the iowas

**I like big boats.**

The uss oklahoma:nevada my sister remember me

O-Ryan not Or-ee-on.

How come North Carolina became a museum, but not Washington?

INDONESIA United States

My favorite WW2 ship is the USS Pennsylvania 🤌🏼

It’s pronounced focsal not forecastle

Useless in the Pacific.

This has tell-tales of being AI generated crap, or possibly just crap. DeLaware? Really?

Anyone doing naval history commentary should be required to know how to pronounce Nevada.

If they donate that to the Philippines then there's no bullying happened