USS Colorado was an American battleship commissioned in 1923. She was the lead ship of the Colorado-class and served throughout the interwar period and World War II. During her time, she would absorb many hits from shore batteries and kamikaze attacks, but she always carried out her duties despite the damage.
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“USS Colorado (BB-45) was a battleship of the United States Navy that was in service from 1923 to 1947. She was the lead ship of the Colorado class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 22 March 1921, and commissioned on 30 August 1923. She was armed with eight 16-inch (406 mm) guns and fourteen 5-inch (127 mm) deck guns; two 5-inch guns were removed in an overhaul.”
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3:19 Captain Belknap as first commander officer… the man in who's honor was later assigned to a vessel?
Learn pronunciations of these locations, please!
Do U.S.S Enterprise next
She was once an only carrier that fought alone to Japan.
I’d like to see our boy darkness do a video on the B-25G since fat electrician hasn’t done one yet. Americas first gun ship, aircraft gun ship that is.
I apologize if my voice sounds a bit grainy at certain points. I am dealing with a particularly stubborn cold and recording was a rather difficult process.
pronounced properly any-we–tok , new heb-ra-deez
My father Jerry Carlson was stationed at Atsugi as part of the occupation force in Dec 1945. 50 years later I performed as part of a DoD entertainment as a standup comic there.
Very good video. Lots of good information. I suggest that, for names of Pacific islands with which you are not familiar, you check them. For instance, it is not Heh-brides, it is Heh-brid=eez, short I, and accent on the first syllable. There are a couple of other instances. Other than that an excellent video.
Its New Heb-ri-dees.
Can you talk about the HMS Belfast? And if you can find information do you also think you could talk about any danish warships? The ones i think will be easiest to find information about would be MS-8 and frigatte 353 Peder Skram.
The Navy: " Colorado, you're bleeding." Colorado: "I ain't got time to bleed".
The question is "How did Boeing get those deckboards and where in Boeing was those deckboards" I'm guessing in the Presidents office.
The Colorados were the best of the first-generation 16" gun battleships. Far better balanced than the Nagatos or the Nelsons. The Nelsons may have had more powerful guns, but at least the Colorados could fire their main guns without rendering half the ship uninhabitable, allowing them to remain on station for months at a time with resupply whereas the Nelsons were limited to a few weeks at most before they had to return to repair self-inflicted damage. The Colorados could be deployed at long distances and remain on station, whereas the Nelsons were effectively forced to be used within a few sailing days from Britain.
>Colorado be like
I DIDN'T HEAR NO BELL
“It’s Just a Flesh Wound…” Colorado, in the Pacific, WW2.
The Colorado wasn't at Pearl harbor on Dec 7 1941
And yet, in World of Warships….people absolutely HATE the Colorado. 🙁
That was a good video despite the mispronounced names. I knew where you were talking about. The ships were built tough like their crews.
Armored portions of a USN BB weren't going to be much damaged by a 150 mm (5.9") shell. Her ability to fire her 16"/45s and 5"/51s would not have been much affected, nor would her propulsion. Hits to the superstructure would kill/injure people and damage equipment, which is what happened. WRT the Colorados, Nelsol/Rodnol (😃), and the Nagato class, the respective performances of their guns were quite similar in terms of hitting energy. Hitting early, often, and and in important places would matter far more.
All the USN "standard" battleships were tough ships. Of those that sank: USS Oklahoma was hit by multiple torpedoes of greater explosive power than what she had been designed for, at least one in an area where the torpedo defense system had already absorbed a hit, with the subsequent torpedo hitting the actual hull; USS Arizona, like other USN battleships of the time, was armored against her own guns, 14"/45; the "bomb" that hit her was a converted 16.1" shell, at the worst possible angle for her deck armor; USS Nevada's watertight doors and other seals were missing or worn out; USS California's watertight doors throughout the ship were open to permit an inspection; USS West Virginia was hit by some 7 torpedoes. Only Oklahoma and Arizona were not raised and rebuilt/repaired to fight again, and none were sunk after the Pearl Harbor attack.