As the sun rose over the Philippine Sea on October 25, 1944, the crew of USS St. Lo breathed a collective sigh of relief. They had just survived a brutal clash with Japanโs most powerful naval force, dodging salvos from the colossal and legendary battleship Yamato. Exhausted but alive, the men tried to shake off the tension of battle. Some headed below decks for a hard-earned breakfast, while others tidied their quarters or prepared for routine operations. The worst, they believed, was behind them.
Suddenly, the shipโs general quarters alarm pierced the morning calm. Confusion rippled across the decks as sailors scrambled back to their stations, hearts racing. They braced themselves, expecting to see the Japanese fleet returning on the horizon, guns poised for another onslaught.
From the cover of a nearby rain squall, a single A6M5 Zero fighter emerged. It streaked towards St. Lo at full speed, showing no signs of breaking off or veering away. As the distance closed rapidly, the crew watched in disbelief. This was no ordinary attack run โ the aircraft came screaming down on a collision course with the ship. USS St. Lo was about to become one of the first victims of Japanโs terrifying new tactic: the divine wind, the fury of the kamikazeโฆ
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Amazing story
WW1 or WW2 lovers
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id say the USS Midway was sunk
Lets get an episode on the USS Liberty
who doesn't know this is how you discarded assets you imagined to be unworthy
Fair winds and following seas to all the sailors.
The ship had the misfortune of two, not one name changes.
Fantastico st Lo…. Respect from Vietnam.. Allahu akhbar
The world owes Paul Allen a debt we sadly can no longer repay. He passed away in October 2018. He spent billions and years of his life hunting down the resting place of so many of our best men.
I thought this was going to be about the USS Liberty
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Bravi Vollidiotรค
MacArther wasted lives with his attack on the Philippines after showing he was a coward running away.
I donโt have what it takes to be in the navy or the merchant navy during war.
British carriers had armoured decks
This is why the British Aircraft Carriers had Armored Fight Decks…
We never lost any to the Japanese kamikaze attacks in the Pacific battles.
Why the American's did not copy that well proven protection system is beyond me?
If they had they would have not lost any due to the kamikaze planes or their bombs.
Okay the armored decks made our carriers a bit slower then the American ones,
But better that than losing lives and the ship due to bomb hits or kamikaze planes diving in to the decks.
Also we used steam catapults to launch the aircraft off the British carriers instead of turning in to the wind. again the American carriers did not use those either!
The Titanic, or the iceberg, at least teased by the first picture!?!
Thank you for the music video!
I was looking for historical videos, fortunately there's plenty to choose from.
Unsubscribing
The thumbnail is a picture of a drawing of the titanic wreck. WTF.
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Kamikaze Caused the US to re-evaluate the land battle on Japan and directly brought about
the atomic blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki!
To be honest with you I'm now kind of happy a lot of these men and women are no longer with us that way they don't have to see how far this country has fallen far cry from the America that they knew
This was a very intense episode
bad luck to change ship name
You can stick your click bait photos in your ear, phony.
Semper Fi
I'm sorry, but I'm losing a lot of respect for this channel. Most of the footage, including the underwater wreck were not the USS St. Lo. It really takes away from the truth of this tragic story. I'm unsubscribing.
People need to learn,it's not worth fighting for a corrupt government that has zero regard/outright distain for it's citizens.
CVE : Combustible Vulnerable Expendable
Yeah, I know it's supposed to be Carrier aViation Escort.
Maybe it is a small thing, but can you please pronounce "Kamikaze" right? It is not "Comma Kazi." It is "Kami Kazeh."
15:02 That International Harvester mini tractor looks pristine and definitely needs to be saved & restored, then put in a war museum.
Not ruined this channel yet with new voice over?
The largest REEF ever built.
"Tennลheika Banzai"
wow thank you
Who was the moron who signed onto the name change? Thatโs the worst luck a ship can get!
Clips do not match text closely
What IS the 'secret weapon?' CLICKBAIT!!!!
What BS. Kamikaze's were a "secret weapon". Click bait at it's worst