Tommy "Dinger" Bell was a WW2 Royal Navy diver who never should be forgotten. I worked with him in the 70s and was privy to his stories. He was one who worked on the X craft, and they all deserve a medal.
American submarines were responsible for sinking approximately 56% of Japan's merchant marine losses during the war. This aggressive campaign led to the destruction of over 1,000 Japanese merchant ships, severely limiting Japan's ability to import vital materials and sustain its war effort.
One of the wild things to me, is to realize that in the midst of these men risking their lives to pull off a daring attack,... the war was effectively already Over... The atomic bomb had already been tested on the 16th and Hiroshima would occur within a week.
No one knew if Japan would surrender. Australia for instance had invaded Borneo to ensure that Japan was cut off from oil. Until Hirohito gave in, the end of the war was hypothetical and also couldn’t be compared with Germany which had been cornered, as the Japanese forces were still stationed over a significant portion of the globe.
@ The Soviets had no hope of invading Japan because they didn’t have the navy to get them there. Besides Hirohito didn’t mention the Soviets in his surrender because they were irrelevant, particularly throughout Asia and The Pacific.
*I read an opinion that the British sinking the Takao as a target ship is just a cover story. In reality, the ship was destroyed by Godzilla. What do you think?*
It is not "The British Royal Navy", it's just "The Royal Navy." Lack of forethought on not taking a scrapper. The diving equipment used by LS Magennis was a pendulum closed circuit O2 set which left zero to very few bubbles. The video shows a diver using open circuit air and even a Standard hardhat surface supplied system, both creating "We're forever blowing bubbles" scenario. There might also have been clips of German U-boat engine rooms in there too.
@@stuartmcpherson1921 True, but he wasn't a Royal Naval Sailor. Not all Navies of the world salute in the same manner. PS The RN salute is not "palm down", its palm facing aft. I did it for 22 years.
Not true. Try reading "Silent Victory" for how the US strategic use of submarines crippled Japan. The US choked off the Luzon Bottleneck. Nice try for an amateur though...
The picture for the SS-Darter 576 is the one (2:36) built in 1954, and did not serve in WWII. Also some pictures were from Nazi U-boats in the North Atlantic (captain with a beard).
The picture at 2:35 is of the wrong Darter. You experts and know-it-alls.... don't. However: I like your use of the outmoded and seldom used rank/rating "artificer".
Tommy "Dinger" Bell was a WW2 Royal Navy diver who never should be forgotten. I worked with him in the 70s and was privy to his stories. He was one who worked on the X craft, and they all deserve a medal.
So very well done!!! I was glued to my screen anxiously watching this nail biter!!
As always, riveting, storytelling! Chilling.
Story worthy of respect for these and all other special services mission personnel in war.
Great vid! I think I read about this decades ago as it sparks an old memory. Bravo!
Excellent video. Thanx!
Outstanding.
The British sinking the Takao as a target ship is a cover story. She was actually destroyed by Godzilla.
King kong.
I knew it 😮
Godzilla man. I just don't trust him.
He picks up a bus and he throws it back down?
@ go,go, Godzilla
That is a crazy story!
Excellent presentation
Love this history every time I listen....
American submarines were responsible for sinking approximately 56% of Japan's merchant marine losses during the war. This aggressive campaign led to the destruction of over 1,000 Japanese merchant ships, severely limiting Japan's ability to import vital materials and sustain its war effort.
Very interesting. This is the first WWII submarine battle against the Japanese I've ever seen.
Very riveting episode
Awesome!
That was crazy! Imagine all the noise that scraping produced! You would've thought that the Japanese would have heard something!
Very cool story! Nice video!
Why is the diver shown as wearing a Standard Diving suit? They could only be used with an air supply from the surface.
Who else held their breath during the video?😮
One of the wild things to me, is to realize that in the midst of these men risking their lives to pull off a daring attack,... the war was effectively already Over... The atomic bomb had already been tested on the 16th and Hiroshima would occur within a week.
No one knew if Japan would surrender. Australia for instance had invaded Borneo to ensure that Japan was cut off from oil. Until Hirohito gave in, the end of the war was hypothetical and also couldn’t be compared with Germany which had been cornered, as the Japanese forces were still stationed over a significant portion of the globe.
@@seanlander9321and just think many years later when Hirohito died out PM got on TV and cried about it what an insult to our men
@ Hirohito was a racist psychopath who the Americans should have agreed with the Australians to put him on trial.
@@seanlander9321-- the bomb on top of the fear of a Russian invasion finally ended the war.
@ The Soviets had no hope of invading Japan because they didn’t have the navy to get them there. Besides Hirohito didn’t mention the Soviets in his surrender because they were irrelevant, particularly throughout Asia and The Pacific.
Any clue how they followed their path back out the harbor. Underwater nav, even with 1990’s technology was very difficult, much less back then
Good video.
Shades of Norway.
Had this use of these two stationed craft at Singapore influenced the failed stationary use of the beached Yamato at Okinawa?
The part that puzzles me is how navy men forgot that barnacles grow on the bottom of a ship!
Quite a few German and French submariners are in this clip
Were they homosexuals ?
Some looked like illegal mexicans !
what is the port container,
I know port is left...
I didn't understand what container?
In the beginning of video they mentioned two containers holding explosives. One on each side of craft that could be released from craft.
Takao was repurposed and rearmed to fight Godzilla Minus One
title is clickbait
*I read an opinion that the British sinking the Takao as a target ship is just a cover story. In reality, the ship was destroyed by Godzilla. What do you think?*
Godzilla minus one
@@AmlanDas-r7f oh, maybe!
Godzilla Minus One is the movie title. There is only one Godzilla. (At least for me there is.)
It is not "The British Royal Navy", it's just "The Royal Navy."
Lack of forethought on not taking a scrapper.
The diving equipment used by LS Magennis was a pendulum closed circuit O2 set which left zero to very few bubbles. The video shows a diver using open circuit air and even a Standard hardhat surface supplied system, both creating "We're forever blowing bubbles" scenario. There might also have been clips of German U-boat engine rooms in there too.
At the end one guy gave an incorrct salute. He did army or air force with the palm forward. Naval salute has palm down.
@@stuartmcpherson1921 True, but he wasn't a Royal Naval Sailor. Not all Navies of the world salute in the same manner.
PS The RN salute is not "palm down", its palm facing aft. I did it for 22 years.
Thanks for no notice again.
Not true. Try reading "Silent Victory" for how the US strategic use of submarines crippled Japan. The US choked off the Luzon Bottleneck. Nice try for an amateur though...
this is all dramatic to the point I'm not following the facts. which is why I clicked
Torpedoes that largely didn't work for nearly two years?
Is it just me or are other people getting fed up of this channels clickbait photoshopped thumbnail pictures? …
The picture for the SS-Darter 576 is the one (2:36) built in 1954, and did not serve in WWII. Also some pictures were from Nazi U-boats in the North Atlantic (captain with a beard).
Brilliant? Japan rarely escorted their ships. The US sinking them was pretty much like spearing koi in a koi pond. It wasn't brilliant at all.
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@ yo momma
@@nickh.6461 Nice non-answer. What are you 12?
Your wife like Jewish dick@nickh.6461
Who cares
The picture at 2:35 is of the wrong Darter. You experts and know-it-alls.... don't.
However: I like your use of the outmoded and seldom used rank/rating "artificer".
I hate that you keep using movie footage in these videos
There would be no actual original film footage of the raid, what are directors/ editors supposed to use?
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