The Man Who Survived the Titanic, a Zeppelin and Dunkirk
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Charles Lightoller, The most senior officer to survive the Titanic who also fought Zeppelins, U-Boats and rescued over 100 men from the beaches of Dunkirk while dodging enemy fire.
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Apologies to Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet for the end credits
This story only covers part of his adventures. He was shipwrecked on an Island in the Indian Ocean as a teenager. He survived a fire on a ship which the crew fought all the way to port. He also panned for gold during the Yukon gold rush.
And worked as a cowboy in Alberta for a while too.
Cool!! Plz tell me more
The most interesting man in the world.
Don't forget he survived the band playing on the Titanic as well.
Holy shit, was he even human?
Titanic: “It is fated, I’ll take you with me.”
Charles Lightoller: “No thanks, I’ll die on my own time.”
"Germany U-boat approaches"
Charles: "So you have chosen death?"
Brandon Greenland With god all thing is possible. First why would god put you in that situation and second wouldn’t the other 3000 people have been begging to god too lol
Also Titanic: HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU NOT DEAD Charles lightoller: SAYS THE GUY WHO DIED BEFORE WWI also titanic: Didn’t I kill you? Lightoller: FUCK YOU I KILLED YOU BITCH
Lightoller was the main character in the 2nd most popular Titanic movie, "A Night To Remember".
@James HendersonLook, it doesn't count as a war crime unless you KILL THEM. ok,
"Sorry Jack, there's only room for two"
*shows the yarnhub cat*
that was a good one
True
Yeah drawing rose lol
who's jack?
@Ferdi Nandus nope it came out ages ago
When you mentioned his youngest son, his eldest son, the rescue at Dunkirk and his maneuver in evading the Stuka, I figured that it looked familiar...because I saw it in the movie 'Dunkirk'
It's amazing that Lightoller was the inspiration for the civilian captain in the movie.
People aren't perfect. But it's important to give them the credit they deserve alongside their criticism. This was yet another well made video ^_^ thank you.
Also, that ending :,D priceless.
@Stephen Turner no, or he we wouldn't have magically stopped when other British ships arrived... at the time
do you know bionicle
Yes I do ^_^ and I see you do too.
@Lord Farquaad Maybe you can tell us all about it when the Germans execute a nurse for doing her job, a master mariner for defending his ship against U-boats, sink three ships full of young midshipmen with grave loss of life, oh and sink the Lusitania.
@James Henderson That does not justifiy sinking a fucking hospital ship does it, let alone massacring medical personnel as they took to the lifeboats.
Fun fact: Before Dunkirk, he also did scouting missions with his wife across the English Channel disguised as an normal civilian boat. In one of those scouting missions, an german patrol boat decided to check on them. Before it was too late, Lightoller grabbed an shot cup and an bottle on the lower decks and pretended to be drunk. This actually fooled the germans and they continued on to be very helpful on the fight against the Nazi regiment. If Yarnhub ever notices this, I recommend doing an part 2, because this was an very important part of his life.
Sylvia Lightoller is a legend in her own right. She was a petite Australian beauty (her wedding photo is on the Internet) and horsewoman. Charles adored her and his five children. They encouraged their two daughters to be brave and independent, and quietly bore the loss of two of their three boys in WWII. Charles taught Sylvia to sail, and she was a star pupil. What a family.
Who would have knew, that the cat that kept showing up in the videos is actually an french artist?
@Totally not the flash :3 Bismarck cat
@@MayJoyCreations2020 sabaton cat
@@AndrewGuns I now want a song about the famous cat of sabaton,
The sabaton cat.
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This guy has either the worst luck or the best
Dr. Omnicron E I would say he is the luckiest guy to escape death several time a death escaping legend
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yes luck
This man reminds me of the man in the movie "dunkirk"
Ooops would i have watched 10 sek longer i would have seen
It happens to the best of us bro
rip
I was boutta comment that too his story seemed very familiar
The man in the movie Dunkirk was based on him. Name changed, a few details altered, but most of Mr. Dawson's stuff is drawn directly from Lightoller's Dunkirk experience.
We save the best bits to the very end
This man is a true legend in my mind. It’s said that his actions at Dunkirk inspired the character Mr. Dawson in the movie Dunkirk.
Even the surname of the character inspired from Titanic.
Imagine being that lucky and also that unlucky at the same century.
Perhaps only surpassed by the man who survived two nuclear bombs
How is this luck at all?
Chris Reid He didn’t die from all 3 of those disasters.
@@chrisreid5745because he survived them all
Titanic: "Your coming with me!"
Lightroller: Lol nope.
Zeppelin: "YOUR GOING DOWN!"
Lightholler: Aight bet.
Dunkirk: "TIME TO DIE!"
Lightroller: No u
More like Stuka bomber.
he is a living uno reverse card
Bro avoid dead 3 time
Poor Leonardo DiCaprio- I mean, Jack.
Poor Jack.
That killed me seeing him in the beginning 🤣
@@saucejohnson9862 when I saw Jack doing his "I'M THE KING OF THE WOOOOORLD!" thing in this video I said: a reference to the Titanic movie!
Unfortunately, in the early days of modern naval warfare a lot of the old hands had a strong bias against submariners, and for a surprisingly long time submariners were treated as pirates who deserved to be shot
Here is an excerpt from the excellent book Hunter Killers, by Ian Ballantyne
‘They’ll never be any use in war and I’ll tell you why: I’m going to get the First Lord to announce that we intend to treat all submarines as pirate vessels in wartime and that we’ll hang all the crews.’
Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, Controller of the Royal Navy, 1901
Treating uniformed men as pirates? This would have caused a ruckus.
@@Briselance mah they just use the jolly roger on war patrol
The reason a lot of sailors had biases against German submariners was they were sinking civilian ships with no warning.
George A. Not yet they weren’t, unrestricted submarine warfare really didn’t exist until WW1, It certainly didn’t help the submariners image at the time, but the quote from Arthur Wilson is dated 1901, long before WW1 started
@@badgamergood6713 I was talking about Lightoller in WW1. Also Wilson is only one person, and I have heard that that quote was apocryphal.
The very end of the video is a masterpiece
My great grandfather was involved in Dunkirk. He felt ill on the journey back across the channel and so he went below deck to rest. When he woke up, he went up deck and found everyone dead from what might have been a Stuka attack!
Fonte: confia
Yikes, that was close. Had he not gone below decks at that time...
I happen to be a relative of Sylvia Lightoller, his wife. I met the old girl when I was 10 & 12y and she was nearly 90. Tough as nails. She had a club foot. She liked her whiskey, much to the horror of her Methodist relatives and she also loved Creme de Menthe.
And of course the character in Dunkirk is based on him.
They also did a little spying together on the emerging German Navy in the 1930s.
My father compared notes with her on Dunkirk vs his experience of Greece and Crete.
You're so lucky to be related to one of my top favorite people in history!
@sirgothnerd, He wasn't a jerk in that movie. Although the real Lightoller was strong but quiet, director James Cameron wanted a more colorful Lightoller. An "American-style" take-charge-loudly sort of guy. "Mr. Hollywood" Cameron was stupid in that presentation, as he was in making people believe Murdoch was a suicide. And Cameron cut the footage of Lightoller rescuing 30 men by instructing them how to stand on the keel of that overturned lifeboat. Nor were we shown that the honorable Lightoller was the last man to board the Carpathia. After all, he was by then the senior officer.
Oh I remember that scene in the dunkirk movie, never realized that character is Charles!
Joe Campbell the character of Mr.Dawson is heavily based on Lightoller.
When your life is so badass that they need to change your name in the movie because no one would believe the story was true.
Excellent video, even if it's an older one!
Would love to see this remade and expanded if you were planning on that, because even before his stint on Titanic and his role in the World Wars, Charles Lightoller had quite an interesting and convoluted life story.
Forget about Violet Jessop "Miss Unskinkable"! Charles Lightoller is the real deal!
Dude lightoller is a legend he survived titanic a zeppelin a Stuka and a war!
To her credit she narrowly avoided a visit to Davy Jones' Locker on Titanic's sister ship, HMHS Britannic.
@@DavidJohnson-fh2iq *two* wars.
How about Authur John Preist? He survived the wrecks Violet Jessop survived AND an additional four wrecks.
@@Brecconable She was also on board the RMS Olympic when she collided with the HMS Hawke.
Nearer my God to Thee, the only moment in the movie that touched my feelings. 👨✈️🎻
That’s very cool. Good job guys.
Sometime in the 1930's my grandfather took his son, my father, who was born in 1915, to the home of Charles Lightoller which I believe was in St. Albans to purchase a mastiff dog. To my knowledge the sinking was not discussed but my father at least did meet Charles Lightoller. In July 2019 I was in Halifax Nova Scotia and saw the Titanic graves in Fairview Cemetery. Very sobering! P.S. My father also was a Dunkirk veteran!
Thanks for sharing mate. My Grandad was a Dunkirk veteran too. I wonder if the two knew each other?
@@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan My father served in the 32nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery. They had to destroy their 25 pounder gun at Dunkirk. I still have the breech pin.
@@Zebred2001 Wow nice one. I will ask my mum if she knew what company and regiment he was in. He died before I was born. All I know was he was a Sargent.
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Lightoller reminds me of nurse Violet Jessop, a woman who was on board and survived the Olympic , Titanic, and their sister ship Britannic's disastrous wrecks. The first ship, Olympic, collided with another boat and needed to have repairs, sending Jessop to board the Titanic months later. After Titanic's deadly demise, Britannic was to be the next largest cruise ship, turned into a hospital ship when WWI started, thus making it a target for the enemies. Britannic hit a German mine and sunk just as Titanic did, but quicker, and Violet barely escaped the horrific wreck. Thankfully there were less casualties because the ship carried more lifeboats, only 30 people died, mostly because they didn't listen to authorities and landed their lifeboats too close to the propellers at the end of the ship. Violet was hit by part of the ship's propeller but managed to survive. She's been dubbed "Miss Unsinkable," living till the age of 84.
People in this category should have their DNA preserved. Much more fitting than a monument or honorable mentiomn.
Britannic was nowhere near as horrific as the Titanic disaster only 30 people died in the Britannics case
@@cherirutherford7435generally they were more horrific, and needless deaths
Worth mentioning that Britannic was larger than Titanic (Olympic ended up being larger too after her post Titanic upgrades). The largest ocean liner in the world at that time was the German liner SS Bismark (which after the war was taken as a war reparation, given to White Star Line and renamed RMS Majestic)
That 'Boat' that collided with Olympic was a cruiser known as HMS Hawke.
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Hats off to the narrator and the one who wrote the script. it felt more like i am witnessing this scene even thou my grandfather was not born at that time . Your Nicola Tesla and Yuri Gagarin one are my favorite and now this one is included too . My god just 3 Lakh subs ? You deserve 10M subs for these amazing type of videos
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PLOT TWIST: Yarnhub worked with James Cameron on the Titanic
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I like how accurate it is, even the one funnel for decoration
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Damn... This episode is good. Really good, the integration of 3D and 2D animation is well made! Whether or not this trait will continue, you guys make amazing videos of history.
The trait definitely continued
Never knew that man had survived three times during his career at the sea. The video is outstanding as always by the way, as well as the cat! :D
2:41 you are amazing the guy with black hair playing the band I guarantee is Wallace Hartley the band leader I have never seen such a resemblance in an animated character based on a. Real person well done
and again, a masterpiece from a early-ish channel
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Great video! I really like the animation style, the mix of 2D and 3D works really well together. More people should do this.
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I can’t stop watching this it is such a awesome story
He didn’t enforce the “women and children first” protocol. Officer Murdoch did and allowed men to board when all available women and children in the general vicinity were no longer available.
Officer Lightoller on the other hand interpreted the order as “women and children only” and denied nearly all men who attempted to board.
Titanic’s lifeboats nearly had 400 empty seats. Murdoch has loaded nearly 100 more passengers on his side than Lightoller.
Yep. Many men died because of him
@@CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine Well I mean, lightoller wasn't a full on criminal for doing that. And if he was, he repaid his debt at dunkirk.
He was refusing 13yo boys to board..
Well everyone has a dark secret
Murdoch was also in charge of a boat with only 12. This isn’t exactly a time to compare both men in a situation out of their control.
This channel is very underrated its one of the best history channels on UA-cam
Great video, As per usual! Cant wait for the next post!
I’m still watching this video, brilliant work buddies
My great great great grandfather survived the RMS titanic and ww1 and ww2 and the tsunami of 2004 he died when i was 4 R.i.p Thompson Crosby 1902-2012 you will be loved for the rest of my titanic sized life and I miss you so much
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I laughed so hard at Jack Dawson yelling and it's only been like 5 seconds
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Very, very good video! I have been waiting for a Titanic related video for ages! Amazing job!
Being on the Titanic would've been a lucky moment for some, but little did they know it will be their last bit of joy here on the living
These videos are the reason I subscribed. Thanks Yarnhub ;3.
This man must have one heck of a life
78 age.
I love the music you put in the end. You have a great taste!!!!
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No freaking way. I was researching this guy for a half hour last night and wake up today to see this in my feed, just uploaded yesterday!
11:15 AM
2/2/2020
Please tell us what you're researching next so we can get the script ready !
@@Yarnhub This coincidence is really insane though!
11:20 AM
2/2/2020
The ship never reversed her engines, just stopped them. The reversing part is a movie myth.
So why did survivors testify that Murdoch ordered full astern?
@@Brecconable Only one and it was fourth officer Boxhall who was not even at the bridge when the collision happend, so....
Indeed.
Ok, but how do we know? Didnt everyone on the bridge die?
Dam that opening was good .
Great job guy
Me: *opens video*
5 seconds later
Jack: *iM thE kIng oF tHe w0rLd*
these animations are getting better and better'
Best History channel
Yeeet Master agreed
Three seconds in and it's already gold.
The Stuka (a.k.a the Junkers Ju 87) was one of the deadliest and powerful German dive bombers during ww2. If it weren’t for Herbert and his advice to his father, The Sundowner would’ve surely been sunk along with all the other men on the ship.
10/10 video dude, I love the new animations!
i like that the 4th chimney wasn't steaming.
@zain mudassir Only Titanic's first three smokestacks were real. The fourth was fake, and was there for show, but also provided ventilation.
@@NorthWestern1919 1 comment would have been enough
@@PU8698 I didn't think that the first one had been sent.
The aft most funnel was used for ventilation in the 1st Class Smoke Room, Engine Room and her Kitchen.
Great Video!
Incredibly Underrated!
Is no one gonna talk about how jack was screaming “IM THE KING OF THE WORLD!” At the beginning? Lol
Brilliant clip, thank you very much for sharing!
The underrated Houdini everyone didnt know.
The animation quality in these is astounding!
Never thought about what happened when the water hit the Titanic's boilers.
Thanks for the help with my lessons!!
I couldn’t imagine how terrifying it would have been to hear the dive siren from a JU-87
This one has made the rounds and should get a remake.
Just in case you didn't notice: one of the chimneys of the ship is never seen working: this is because it wasn't used during the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Amazing attention to details as always!
No, her aft most funnel was actually used for ventilation in the 1st Class Smoke Room, Engine Room and her Kitchen.
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You should do the story of the Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrel, and it’s sole survivor, Dennis Hale
Another amazing video! Keep up the good work!
Hé also survived to a liner sinking before the titanic and survived on an island waiting for help.
That’s why when the titanic sunk, he already had the experience of a sinking, and was quite efficient with the lifeboats
Your animations keep getting better and better!
Очень крутое видео, спасибо, YarnHub!
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After watching some more of your videos I come back to comment this & subscribe.
Never mind this was not the first video, I checked your most viewed video turns out I actually saw that one first so this was my introduction to the channel ua-cam.com/video/LpAJTURalIM/v-deo.html
Turns out I just didn’t subscribe but now I am. Also every video I’ve seen is amazing quality.
crew member: captain, what if we hit an iceberg
captain: do not fret, this boat is indestructible it couldnt be scratched with metal
crew member: uh sir we hit an iceberg and we are now sinking
captain: *suprised pikachu face*
One omission here on the TITANIC part: He actually got sucked under against ventilators TWICE. This was the first time you described. The second time, he got sucked back down (don't know if it was the same ventilator), and he never knew how he got away from that one, and at this point he had resolved that he was dead. After getting away from the second one was when he found Collapsible B and the rope.
Thumbnail: Lightoller
How I read it: *Light"TROLLER"*
SethPlays Badly he did troll the grim reaper
0:05 " Im the king of the wor..... "
Great video by the way
Queen Elizabeth after finding out he is still alive:
Finnaly a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary
aged like milk
I love the attention of detail where one of the funnels is not producing smoke because it was a fake intended for aesthetic purposes!
Titanic,zeppelin and Dunkirk: your time has come.
Lightoller: not really *reverse card*
best ending right there, was totally caught off guard on that haha
surprised by how vivid the animation of the titanic like a real one
*This is the way, I have spoken*
Хорошая анимация,и много чего узнал о ТИТАНИКЕ.Продолжайте делать,у вас выходят отличные видео.Жду новые видео.
(approximate) Translation (done by me, since i'm a serb which knows a bit of russian, and no google translate) : Good Animation, I learned alot about the Titanic. Continue the work, You make excellent videos. (not sure about this part) When will there be a new video? / This is a new video.
@@lux_1223 thanks/спасибо)
@@Abba_E5 No problem.
Wherever I go, I always find myself back here.
Another neat 3D animation
It never ceases to amaze me how I learn something new about Titanic and the other great ships each time I watch a video or read an article. Also, I think the best Titanic movie is "A Night to Remember". It's a shame no one has a print of the "Titanic" movie made a month after the tragedy w/ Dorothy Gibson who was a Titanic passenger! She wore the same clothes in the film that she had on in the lifeboat! Norma Jean Morrissey
Bruh the survivor is the story of the man that rescued the soldiers in the Movie Dunkirk
The Philippine Kaiser Cornelio Davide yeah... they did mention that. If only you had watched til the end
Nice vid yarnhub love it
My great-great Grandfather was a fisherman. His boat was called up for service in the merchant navy as a mine sweeper in the first world war. His boat hit a mine but as he was the captain, he was situated at the very top, farthest away from the explosion. It killed everyone but him.
He was left relatively unharmed and was called back for action just a month later.
But, yet again, his boat struck a mine.
Luckily, he survived again along with several others this time. World war one ended and he lived happily ever after.
But he didn't, as now another war broke out and he, at the age of ~60, chose to assist with the Dunkirk evacuations in France. He made his way there safely and collected several English personnel, but -as you likely guessed -on his way back, his boat struck a mine. He was the only surviver again. He was rescued and in the end, had survived a total of 3 mines exploding only metres away from Him in his life.
No way
Definitely worth the wait
And I find it funny how so many people were right in the tease but no one guessed all 3 lol