@@angryy_96 Which is why your partner is unsatisfied, yes, but setting that aside, what use would the royal navy have for the fleet of the nineteen forties?
Although our navy is smaller and i do wish it to be a bit bigger, we do prioritise better technology then sheer size. Besides we have two carriers to be able to carry out operations and enough ships/subs to protect both them and our land.
0:44 "The Ship can beat the Airplane" Just 5 years later and the Battleship is dead due to the Airplane. Amazing how fast Aircraft technology and design changed during WW2.
Ironically it was Britain who pioneered aircraft anti ship actions with the sinking of the bismarck and the battle of Taranto. Britain simultaneously expended herself fighting at the start of both world wars, and also handicapped her own battleship advantage before/during both wars with the HMS dreadnaught and then aircraft
Those WW1 - originated capital ships were truely ”half tide rocks” even in moderate waves. Wet ships, took a lot water on front deck and huge amounts of moisture in the turrets and crew quarters. Same took place with KGV - class with it`s low bow. The problem was only solved after the war with hms Vanguards fine clipper bow.
In Case of KGV only Deck was always Wet in bad weather but everything Else was completely wet because it was Very new ship class with well build and tight waterproof seals at the end of WW2 The oldest Ship of this class was barely 5 years old with newest ship being only 2-3 years old
@@Kreatorisbackyt the front quadruple had big problems during everything else, but calm seas. Here's from wikipedia, concerning the KGV: "Designed within the tight 35,000 ton limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty wartime service necessitated increases over the design displacement, seriously reducing freeboard and affecting seaworthiness. This was most acute at the already low bow. With too little buoyancy forward the bows were easily buried even in moderate seas, with spray washing up over both forward turrets. Heavy seas could flood 'A' turret, drenching both men and machinery within." Same problems are pointed out in many other sources too. HMS Vanguard was the first and only RN - battleship to tackle it properly with a clipper bow and adequete free board reserve.
Still one of the largest in the modern world and is definitely one of the top 3 most advanced in the world. One destroyer now could wipe out our entire previous navy then just 80 years ago! It’s insane 😁
@@sovkhan4359 Actually not really. Modern destroyer could do nothing against a battleship armor and even cruiser armor would have been strong. The main issue is aircraft and submarines. Modern destroyers are optimized against one or both of those (which have the lethal weapons against surface ships).
Warspite: Survived War Malaya: Survived War Rodney: Survived War Newcastle: Survived War Nelson: Survived War Resolution: Survived War Royal Sovereign: Survived War Southampton: Sunk January 1941 by Air Attack near Malta Nubian: Survived War Ark Royal: Sunk November 1941, by Submarine near Gibraltar Glorious: Sunk June 1940, by Battleships near Norway
Vanguard was the only one of our great line of battleships to have an Atlantic bow although if the lion class ships had been built they would have had an Atlantic bow
@@art5169 hood was just a normal battleship like the rest Royal Navy has many more that where basically the same Just like today the Royal Navy has some very important ships but it’s got sister witch is literally just the same Royal Navy was the most powerful navy and won close to all navel battles and they did the same in ww1 and even the falklands
Britain literally in spring 2024 decided to scrap another priceless museum ship. They scrap all of their priceless museum ships. Warspite is rusting in a landfill as a crushed can.
Yes most of the Battleships and Battlecruisers were relics of the Anglo-German naval race of the 1910s. That's why most of them we're allocated only for convoy escort and only the few King George 5th classes and Admiral classes did all the lifting
We had a good attitude to the navy then. The more ships the better, no matter who old or uneffective they are. I would rather have that one extra old ship in a fleet than not have it. Nowadays we scrap a 10 year old ship.
Whats missing from this Story...everything about how real special forces developed. The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse Force Z to Z special units.!! Britain's Pearl Harbour day but never talked about.
Not special units. Regular aviation units of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like the Kido Butai that attacked Pearl Harbor (though the Malayan attack was land based aviation).
They say that they are the best navy then they end up losing the pride of the navy hms hood and carriers and battleship and why scrap them they should of kept some of them to turn them into museums and then they loose to the japaneese
@@slimwilson yes it is true that the us navy is the most powerful in the world post-war and today. however, this is before or early in the war when the us navy wasn't as powerful as the royal navy, it's not really relevant to bring it up in that context
@@quadri31 and it wasn’t relevant to bring up the US Navy at all. US only lost 2 battleships, by the way. Arizona, and the Oklahoma. Both on the same day when we didn’t even know we were at war. The Oklahoma was refloated, and salvaged for parts. Which leaves the Arizona as the only complete loss. The Utah doesn’t count, as it was a target ship. Pretty sure the RN suffered more capital ship losses than the US. Just as well, it took us about a year to become the dominant navy in WW2, far surpassing the Royal Navy.
What do you mean disappeared? and " got their arses kicked" yeah we did lose ships but so did every over navy and during throughout ww2 but we still had a very powerful navy which destroyed the Italian fleet and destroyed Hitler’s pride and then he put the rest of his navy in port because he didn't want the British to destroy it, and we even helped the Americans in the Pacific once the war is Europe had ended, we also built our largest battleship near the end of the war
I want this navy back again for the current royal navy
Why? What purpose would it serve?
@@SarSaraneth bigger is better lol
@@angryy_96 Which is why your partner is unsatisfied, yes, but setting that aside, what use would the royal navy have for the fleet of the nineteen forties?
Although our navy is smaller and i do wish it to be a bit bigger, we do prioritise better technology then sheer size. Besides we have two carriers to be able to carry out operations and enough ships/subs to protect both them and our land.
@blackalfa Exactly. Massive cost for an objective that no longer exists, in a political landscape that has radically changed.
I may be American but the royal navy from ww2 will always have my heart just because of Rodney hood and barham
Don’t forget the ship with the most plot armour in history Warspite
@@MCLegend13 ah yes the giga chad of the royal navy, hms warspite
Rip the hms barham and all the men who died upon her 😢
Thanks for this 👍🇬🇧
Wonderful document...It shows a great position in combat readiness.Great respect Royal Navy.Great respect for History 🕊️
BOWS !
0:44 "The Ship can beat the Airplane" Just 5 years later and the Battleship is dead due to the Airplane. Amazing how fast Aircraft technology and design changed during WW2.
Ironically it was Britain who pioneered aircraft anti ship actions with the sinking of the bismarck and the battle of Taranto.
Britain simultaneously expended herself fighting at the start of both world wars, and also handicapped her own battleship advantage before/during both wars with the HMS dreadnaught and then aircraft
It's not so much that technology advanced - the battleship was already dead and just didn't realise it yet.
We must restore to this great era!
Those WW1 - originated capital ships were truely ”half tide rocks” even in moderate waves. Wet ships, took a lot water on front deck and huge amounts of moisture in the turrets and crew quarters. Same took place with KGV - class with it`s low bow. The problem was only solved after the war with hms Vanguards fine clipper bow.
In Case of KGV only Deck was always Wet in bad weather but everything Else was completely wet because it was Very new ship class with well build and tight waterproof seals at the end of WW2
The oldest Ship of this class was barely 5 years old with newest ship being only 2-3 years old
@@Kreatorisbackyt the front quadruple had big problems during everything else, but calm seas. Here's from wikipedia, concerning the KGV: "Designed within the tight 35,000 ton limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty wartime service necessitated increases over the design displacement, seriously reducing freeboard and affecting seaworthiness. This was most acute at the already low bow. With too little buoyancy forward the bows were easily buried even in moderate seas, with spray washing up over both forward turrets. Heavy seas could flood 'A' turret, drenching both men and machinery within."
Same problems are pointed out in many other sources too. HMS Vanguard was the first and only RN - battleship to tackle it properly with a clipper bow and adequete free board reserve.
The ending gives me chills
Liked they way they said things in the past
Eg _ at the time when power is the argument
Britain has her fair share of power
Brilliant
How the mighty have fallen, fleet is so small now
Modern ships, modern fleet. These were metal tanks that floated and not much else
Still one of the largest in the modern world and is definitely one of the top 3 most advanced in the world. One destroyer now could wipe out our entire previous navy then just 80 years ago! It’s insane 😁
@@sovkhan4359 Actually not really. Modern destroyer could do nothing against a battleship armor and even cruiser armor would have been strong. The main issue is aircraft and submarines. Modern destroyers are optimized against one or both of those (which have the lethal weapons against surface ships).
Castles of steel
Captain Guy should have used a couple of those swordfish to scout
Not long before the voyage..Barham was torpedoed and sunk!!!
3 years AFTER.
Although the sea was still,
the old R-class battleships
dipped and took water in
over the bow !
Biggest fleet in the world at one point
Warspite: Survived War
Malaya: Survived War
Rodney: Survived War
Newcastle: Survived War
Nelson: Survived War
Resolution: Survived War
Royal Sovereign: Survived War
Southampton: Sunk January 1941 by Air Attack near Malta
Nubian: Survived War
Ark Royal: Sunk November 1941, by Submarine near Gibraltar
Glorious: Sunk June 1940, by Battleships near Norway
Most British battleships were obsolete, built for WW1 past their prime
I see a few pre north atlantic bow ships
Vanguard was the only one of our great line of battleships to have an Atlantic bow although if the lion class ships had been built they would have had an Atlantic bow
I wonder how well the hms hood will go during the war
nothing can hurt the hood!
Well the world most deadly war will clearly make any navy lose some ships
@@Ukfairgrounds ok but the hms hood the greatest ship in the royal navy only lasted 5 minutes in battle
Its kinda ridiculous
@@art5169 hood was just a normal battleship like the rest Royal Navy has many more that where basically the same Just like today the Royal Navy has some very important ships but it’s got sister witch is literally just the same Royal Navy was the most powerful navy and won close to all navel battles and they did the same in ww1 and even the falklands
Darkkkkkk
Britain literally in spring 2024 decided to scrap another priceless museum ship. They scrap all of their priceless museum ships.
Warspite is rusting in a landfill as a crushed can.
Was actually most of their fleet actually from the ww1?, I see many dreadnoughts here
Yes most of the Battleships and Battlecruisers were relics of the Anglo-German naval race of the 1910s. That's why most of them we're allocated only for convoy escort and only the few King George 5th classes and Admiral classes did all the lifting
Major navy nation when ww2
most battleship actually ww1 because Naval Treaty 1922-1938
Theres no dreadnoughts, as by now the queen Elizabeth class battleship have been refitted
@@thatleo8573 but its still super Dreadnought
We had a good attitude to the navy then. The more ships the better, no matter who old or uneffective they are. I would rather have that one extra old ship in a fleet than not have it. Nowadays we scrap a 10 year old ship.
Whats missing from this Story...everything about how real special forces developed.
The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse Force Z to Z special units.!! Britain's Pearl Harbour day but never talked about.
Not special units. Regular aviation units of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like the Kido Butai that attacked Pearl Harbor (though the Malayan attack was land based aviation).
They say that they are the best navy then they end up losing the pride of the navy hms hood and carriers and battleship and why scrap them they should of kept some of them to turn them into museums and then they loose to the japaneese
The hood was a old ship and Bismarck hit its Ammunition the British lost a total of 10 capital ships in the war the usa lost more in 1 day
Pretty sure the allies won the war
@@epiccreaper1129 and then the US built a navy far greater than anything britain could fathom, and remains the greatest navy in the world.
@@slimwilson yes it is true that the us navy is the most powerful in the world post-war and today. however, this is before or early in the war when the us navy wasn't as powerful as the royal navy, it's not really relevant to bring it up in that context
@@quadri31 and it wasn’t relevant to bring up the US Navy at all. US only lost 2 battleships, by the way. Arizona, and the Oklahoma. Both on the same day when we didn’t even know we were at war. The Oklahoma was refloated, and salvaged for parts. Which leaves the Arizona as the only complete loss. The Utah doesn’t count, as it was a target ship. Pretty sure the RN suffered more capital ship losses than the US. Just as well, it took us about a year to become the dominant navy in WW2, far surpassing the Royal Navy.
They were ‘strong’ in ‘39; got their arses kicked and totally disappeared by ‘42
By who?
Ze Germans ja?
Ha!
The RN had over 900 surface warships in 1945 and over 1500 coastal patrol craft.
What do you mean disappeared? and " got their arses kicked" yeah we did lose ships but so did every over navy and during throughout ww2 but we still had a very powerful navy which destroyed the Italian fleet and destroyed Hitler’s pride and then he put the rest of his navy in port because he didn't want the British to destroy it, and we even helped the Americans in the Pacific once the war is Europe had ended, we also built our largest battleship near the end of the war
Ahh an American,well we kept the fight going so you could finish your breakfast and join us..kind regards Roy Bennett Wollongong NSW Australia.
Barham was pulverised and swordfishes were useless
Still managed to cripple the Bismarck though lmfao so apparently not
@@yryes when the entire fleet of royal navy comes to the site what can you expect pumpkin juice or i should say maginot line
The Bismarck didn’t think the swordfishes were useless
@@midwesterner563 because the swordfishes flew below its anti air guns angle and that dosen't makes sf any better
@@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven still destroyed it though