@denniscastle936
Thank you so much for slowing your narration . Makes it easier to listen. Love your videos
@paulne1514
Truman should have had either the USS California or USS Nevada, both ships which survived the Pearl Harbor attack, be the ship that the Japanese signs the surrender on.
@ChevySS1968
Great story, great heroes, great courage ...... and great gratitude for posting.
@theboz8161
The state and people of California should have saved this ship as a memorial museum, like other states have done.
@etubrutus3501
My uncle was on the California, he was a 40mm gunners mate.
@mikesmith1778
My dad was on that ship that day. Brave sailors died that day he was lucky.
@scottsmith7051
Thank you for keeping her Legacy alive!
@vaughnmojado8637
A mighty fine ship
@keithjacob751
Proud of all these men!
@ValleyProud916
Please don't give these videos too much grief. There's only so much footage available. We've all see the SBD's pretending to be Vals a million times
@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P
Battle of Pearl Harbor...... of That Battle of the eight (8) Battleships that were sunk/damaged...SIX (6) would return to Service, one (1) of them CALIFORNIA BB-44.
As Mentioned..... during World War II.... CALIFORNIA fought in several battles, of which she participated in Battle of Surigao Strait in the Philippines. There, with FOUR (4) of her "sisters" of Pearl, PENNSYLVANIA, TENNESSEE, MARYLAND, & WEST VIRGINIA ( as well as CALIFORNIA ), & MISSISSIPPI ( which was Not in Pearl ) maneuver into what we in the USN call "Crossing The ' T ' " .... Here USN ships are on "top" of the ' T ', while IJN ships were moving Up the ' T ' ..... Thus disrupting/destroying the IJN Fleet moving up Surigao Strait! That and other ships of DD and PTs, are going to do a L O T of damage!!!
Graphic..... _ _ _ _ _ = USN BATTLESHIP
\ \ I / / = gun firing onto ships
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X = IJN fleet ships
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Thus as the IJN fleet was moving up..... USN BB's would move their Main Guns and fire Broadsides into...... Each... And.... EVERY ship........ coming UP the ' T "
A Classic Naval Engagement..... how do I know....
USN Veteran
20+ years, who KNOWS His history of This Engagement!!
84 - 05
@wdwerker
The creativity and audacity they employ to create enticing titles is astounding.
@thomasriggle6371
She was melted down and was repurposed into two 1960 Chrysler Imperials. 😂
@buddyboy1953
There will never be another generation like the people of ww2
@drmarkintexas-400
🎖️🏆⭐🙏❤️🩹 Thank you for sharing this
@mitchmiller7204
I had never heard of this great ship. Thanks for the story.
@LuoJun2
I’m always astounded by the fact that our Navy, in “peacetime” 1941, was armed and ready with ammunition available to the guns. I was deployed with the 82d Airborne during Operation Desert Shield, and we were ordered to turn in our ammunition. The Army effectively disarmed its own troops. We didn’t’ get it back until we pushed forward in Operation Desert Storm. The Navy in 1941 did it right. The Army in 1991 (corrected from 81) was entirely stupid.
@poky1958
This great Battleship. should have been kept alive, after all the effort given to return her to duty.
@Dodgerblue7381-ey3ql
The battleship was scrapped. I feel that the same destiny should befall its namesake state.
@jamesbarca7229