General History: USS Arkansas - The Oldest Battleship
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- Опубліковано 3 лют 2023
- The second of the Wyoming-class and the oldest battleship in full service with the USN, USS Arkansas is the topic of today's video. A ship that served for three decades, through two world wars, and would only be sunk in the end by atomic testing.
Her service was not an exciting one. She only served in a couple battles. But she gave long and valuable service, nevertheless.
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My dad served on the Arkansas during WWll. He was a 3rd class gunners mate on a secondary battery (5 inch gun). He spent his 18th birthday on that ship off the coast of Normandy. They later went on to the Pacific and did shore bombardment at Iwo Jima & Okinawa. I remember being a boy and paging through the War Diary of that ship.
Dived this ship in 2006. She's upside down and we swam underneath her forward turrets. Sadly sh'es difficult to dive now unless from a live aboard.
As far as funeral pyres go, I don't think there's many flashier than Baker... good ship, thanks for the history.
Great Video as a resident of Arkansas it made me research her which made me realize that she is majorly overlooked considering how much she did and how historically significant she is. This makes me sad that she was not saved as a museum considering that Texas was being preserved around the same and there was a huge effort made to do so
Thank You so much for your fine presentation!
My dad sailed on the Arkansas during operation magic carpet ans was given a photo of her and crew taken in Nov. 1945. Yes I have that photo, it is 30 inches long and 10 inches high.
The ship was built with a "tail gun" 5"/51 in a sponson, to take care of attacking torpedo boats. Many (including the tail gun) of the 5"/51's were removed in 1925/1926
As she was the only allied battleship I can think of with pre WW1 12 inch guns, I'm surprised they found the ammo for so much shore bombardment. I doubt if it was worthwhile producing shells for only one ship so I assume they were using up old stockpiles. Suspect that even if the war had continued her front line career would have ended once those stockpiles were finished
The silver set is on permanent display in the Arkansas capital building. It was return to the state because no ships bears the name Arkansas at this time. Yes I love battleships and love your work, thank you
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When you look at the Baker blast at time
Her bell is on display at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum. The USS Razorback and USS Hoga are museum ships there. It’s a cool place.
Excellent bit of history there, keep up the good work my friend.
Fun fact - for just about the same displacement you could have gotten an Alaska class CB.
Skynea History, your videos are so well researched. I thoroughly enjoy them.
Wasn't the Arkansas Lifted by the Castte Bravo explosion (setting the unofficial hightest altitude record for a battleship) ?
Great video thank you the Arkansas is always a bit overlooked in the history books apart from her end that is. I play world of war ships and she was my first Battle Ship and i still have her. She might be slow have no Anti Aircraft guns but she is an old bruiser HaHa
This is excellent history.
As an Arkansan thank you for making this video
Great video on one of my favorite BB in WoWs.