That was so cool. Thank you. My Uncle Gordie served on a mine sweeper in the Pacific during the war but would never talk about. My Uncle Pete as a Marine during the war and was wounded on Okinawa and would never talk about it. My dad was an army engineer and was wounded in France but would never talk about anything that happened. I never understood why they would not talk about their experiences until I returned from Vietnam. Then I knew. Most of the memories are just to painful. God bless them for what they did for us.
I worked with a man, who served on a minesweeper in the Pacific, he was in 10 invasions! He was very good to me, I loved him and his stories of adventures! God's Speed Leroy Pinard!
Thank you for this! My Dad served on the USS Pilot and when I saw those boxing gloves tears came to me. He was a boxer as well and would have bouts along the way! They called him Tiny but he threw an awesome punch! He was also a pharmacist mate on the Pilot. God Bless all veterans who risked their lives for us to have a better life. Thank you again for this insight to the past ❤️
My Uncle served on the Minesweeper Hood, a kamikaze hit below his gun station.He was badly burned and the Minesweeper Hovey rescued him but was torpedoed and sunk also. He was never found.
I was stationed on a Rescue and Salvage ship from WWII era in the 70’s it is about the same size, and we even moored right next to the mine sweeps in Little Creek VA. I remember the bunks if I tuned sideways during rough weather I could wedge my shoulder from my mattress to bunk above to keep me from rolling out. Good times for sure. One quick note the device your wife spoke to you through was missing its tube on your end. There should have been a brass tube with a funnel shaped bell on it for to hear her on that end. It is probably being restored. Thanks for the video sort of a trip down memory lane. My ship was the USS Opportune ARS 41 if you google it you will see we did a few memorable things while in service. I think her keel was laid in 1944 and put into service 1945 and served proudly till 1993. I was on board 1975-1979. Gary former HT2 USN
Am a nurse at a nursing home and my favorite resident is a man who used to be a minesweeper in ww2. He has dementia and he still has his minesweeper patch and a photo of the ship he was in. He would tell me stories of those times like it was yesterday for him. He always tells me that his crew always called him, "the shit disturber," and they weren't wrong lol. Until now, he's always up to something.
My Dad served WWII Pacific Theatre Navy. He never talked to me about it, except a couple of stories. One of which was positioning his feet just right and sliding down the stairs. What really made me laugh was when he also told about doing the same maneuver at the college he attended. I'm sure that went over well with the staff. Love these stories you bring to us.
Really glad you uploaded this video. There's another Admirable Class Sweeper in STL, sadly not above water anymore, and your video gives light into what the ship in her prime would've looked like. Kinda reinvigorates my desire to preserve the Inaugural if I get the chance to in the future.
My grandfather served on the USS Execute. They cleared the bays of Nakagusuku and Chimu and he was in the Battle of Okinawa. They pulled 70 survivors from the USS Mullany out of the water. He never talked about his service. But it was really cool to see what the inside of his ship would have looked like. Thank you!
Many thanks for honoring those who designed and built these ships. Many thanks for honoring those who served on them. My dad was a radar officer on a minesweeper in the eastern Pacific from 1943 to 1945. His shipmates and he helped clear Manila harbor for the invasion. (My mom was also a Naval officer, serving as a nurse at hospitals in Seattle and Long Beach.) God Bless them all.
My grandfather served on the USS Staff minesweeper that also swept the mines off of Okinawa. He enjoyed talking about his experiences and the men that he served with. Thank you for the video.
My father served on a Minesweeper in the Pacific during WWII. He lied about his age and went to war right out of high school at 17. He never really talked about it so it is nice to get an idea of what things were like for him.
My dad served as a corpsman on a minesweeper during ww2, he mentioned visiting new caladonia and New Hebrides.his ship was involved in a major typhoon.listening to him he actually had a pretty good time
Thank you so much for this video! My grandfather was in the German Navy during WWII on a minesweeper in the North Sea. Gives me an idea of what the ship might have looked like. Awesome video as usual.
What a cool ship.Thank you for the up close look at the mine sweeper. Such tight quarters. God Bless all those men from all the wars .very strong minded young men.❤❤🖒🇺🇸
My wife's grandfather, USN Commander George Stewart, was his own Master on the minesweeper (later converted into survey ship) USS Towhee, an Auk-class vessel. I wish I had asked him more about his experiences before he passed over a decade ago. He went on to perform years of service in the area of boating safety for the U.S. Coast Guard, and has a conference room dedicated in his name at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.
My grandfather & his brother were both on mine sweepers. I have a new found respect for them. I miss him so much & can’t wait till we meet again. Thank you for this❤️
@@Lizzzz90 No. I don’t. I wish I did though. There were 4 brothers & 3 of them were on mine sweepers side by side by side. I thought it was only 2 but my mom corrected me. ❤️
Awesome tour of the Hazard. Thank you for that. I served on the USS Inflict, which was an Aggressive-class Minesweeper, built in 1952. All of them have been scrapped, with the exception of the USS Lucid (MSO-458), which is currently being restored in Stockton, CA
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My great grandfather served as a minesweeper in the navy sometime over the course of the war. I wish i could find out more about his time in but he passed when I was young.
The Hazard is one of if not the best museum ships I've ever been on It is a true time capsule of a navy ship in 1945. One small note, while it is the only ship of it's class left in the United states several of it's sister ships are not only still around they are still in service with other navies around the globe as of my last search a few years ago.
For people who have never served in the military especially the Navy, this would have been an insightful tour. Great job on that. I chuckled on a few of the terms but, you’d be excused. Thanks for everything.
Wow! I'm so glad CZcams recommended your channel to me. I started w new stuff, and decided to go back to the beginning and watch in order. This one was special! My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor and on a minesweeper in the Pacific. He never really talked to us about it, and now I get it after watching a lot of your videos. Thank you for what you do.
Very well done as always..I was in the Navy back in 1970-1976 but on a larger ship (escort) ..funny seeing the battle lanterns in your video like the big one on the counter in the Docs office and several hanging on the walls..I have been collecting them for years i buy them on craigslist or goodwill ..ebay repair them in like new condition..like you the part I love the most is thinking about the men that used them and where they went in their travels..most are from ww1-ww2 dated..basically like I was ..kids..keep up the great work..we all need to remember History..shame in today`s world some would rather forget about it..it`s needed..Thanks again Bob in Pgh.
Thanks so much for doing this video! I've always wondered what life in a minesweeper was for my dad, who was a coxswain and cooked in the galley. He made us interesting dinners when my mom recovered from surgeries. Chipped beef on toast, "SOS," which we liked, and grilled cheese sandwiches spread with bacon grease, which got crispy but didn't brown. He could crack 6 eggs at a time. Let us play with his navy hat.
Very cool how some of these ships remain intact, oddly enough often times in very random remote places haha. Should look into the USS Batfish sub that resides in Muskogee, Oklahoma! They allow for similar tours.
First time seeing this, I love 20 minutes away from Freedom Park. Interesting fact, during the floods of 2011 and 2019- Hazard was floating! There was actually a big concern in 2011 that Hazard would be swept down river and collide with bridges.
My grandfather was a sonarman on a minesweeper last year of the war. Not knowing much about these ships that was way cool! Thank you again for sharing and what you do!!!
The bathroom was called the head because it was usually placed at the bow of the old sailing vessels and splash from the waves helped keep the area clean!
My father Reece Mccleve served on a Minesweeper during World War II... the ship he was on went into Guadalcanal to clear the Bay of mines before The Invasion started. He served on anti-aircraft Gun also.
There's so much to see around Omaha. I would have liked to see what you thought of the Steamboat Bertrand museum north of Omaha. It hit a snag and sank in 1865 and was rediscovered in the 1960's. The interesting thing about it is all the cargo that was heading to Montana survived in the muck. Everything. Never worn suits and dresses, provisions, tools, everything is still around and in the museum.
My uncle served on Trawler HMSNR Ganley. Killed just off DDay beaches by U-boat. All hands,39 lost. None ever recovered. God Bless Uncle Charlie, Stoker.
Thank you so much for the vidieo. It reminds me of my father. He was 17 yrs old serving in the navy.They used captured German equipment they took in NORTH AFRICA they converted ( landing craft) lcvps to do shallow water mine sweeping. During the invasion of southern France they missed a mine. My father got wounded. The unit got a Presidental citation for Heroism.
How the USS Hazard came to be in a field along the Missouri River outside of Omaha Nebraska is probably an interesting story in itself. My hat's off to the folks that made that happen.
After reading Herman Wouk's Pulitzer prize winning novel 'The Caine Mutiny' about the crew of an old minesweeper during WW2 I was so interested to learn more on YT about the minesweepers. Thankfully this video is informative and fascinating. Thank you so much.
Outstanding video. That brought back some good memories. I served on an Aggressive Class minesweeper, not too different than the Admirable Class the Hazard was, in the late 80's before they were decommissioned and sold foreign or scrapped. Thank you for sharing.
I can't even imagine what it was like to fire that 40mm gun. Crazy. Very cool. We went to the Chicago museum of science and industry last year. I had no idea there was a U-boat and Enigma machine there. I literally walked around the corner and saw it and my wife was like "I'll see you after lunch"...lol. It was so awesome.
Great video! The Hazard is the largest ship to get this far inland. It was quite a job getting it under all the bridges up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The flooding of the Missouri River in 2011 and 2019 were very problematic for Freedom Park. The Hazard had to have additional cables attached to keep it from floating downstream. That is what happened to the minesweeper in St. Louis. The USS Marlin, a training submarine, is also on display at Freedom Park. The Marlin was one of the smallest submarines ever built for the US Navy.
JD, that first depth charge launcher is called a K-Gun. To make the pattern larger, they would be thrown off the sides of the ship as well as off the stern racks. They used a hydostatic fuse to detonate when they reached a certain depth.
The depth charges were detonated by way of a pressure switch on the device. The depth could be set before it was fired. Great thing to see and all those aircraft were dime a dozen back then. Today museums would kill for them.
@@TheHistoryUnderground My father told me that after Japan surrendered, most Lend-Lease American equipment was to be disposed of. hitched a flight to Trincomalee and boarded a carrier. An hour or so out to sea they tossed over guns, ammunition, aircraft engines, parts, stripped aircraft and even brand new aircraft in shipping crates. A Canadian was in Germany after they surrendered. Mustered all their vehicles in a field, along with other units with a berm around it. flooded in gallons of gasoline and burned the lot. scrap merchants got the left overs. True? Don't know as I wasn't there but have heard it twice. Lots of "war surplus" was disposed of fast as possible. Just look at the opening sequence of Best Years of Our Lives or the British film The Intruder with Jack Hawkins. Fields of aircraft and tanks just waiting for the scrappers to cut them up.
@@BigLisaFan I think the problem was economics. Flooding the open market with engines, tires, cars, trucks, etc... would have de-valued everything the auto makers were selling post war.
@@billd.iniowa2263 That is true as well. Most of the Canadian stuff was just abandoned as it wasn't worth bringing back, especially with the numbers in service already here. A lot of it was given away to other countries as aid in getting them back on their feet. I have only once found a truck in Canada that actually went overseas for certain. The old warrior was in a scrap yard and there showing through the thin coat of paint was traces of the camouflage and the CZ number on the door. The scrap yard guy was nice enough to loan me some tools and didn't charge me much for the whole door. The truck was pretty well stripped bare, not even any axles but the single door survived and was saved.
My dad served on the mine sweeper "Osprey," that was the only allied ship lost in the D day invasion. Early evening June 5th, Osprey in echelon formation with its MS squadron, with drag cables deployed leading the invasion fleet the Osprey hit a magnetic mine and was sunk. Osprey served in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily as well as submarine patrols. Modern MS type is named for Osprey as is the vertical/horizontal flight aircraft. Osprey was a prewar type, similar but smaller than the Admiral type. Sleeping quarters were fit out with hammocks.
Thanks for the great video, I enjoyed it. My father served 2 years on AM-248, the Incessant, as a Motor Machinists Mate. Didn't talk about it much. I was hoping to see some shots of the engine room.
My father was on a minesweeper in ww2 during typhoon louise off Okinawa. He said it was the scariest thing he ever experienced. They were on abandon ship standby for 9 hours while billing and bailing all night.
Great video, my uncle Dennis served on the USS Scuffle AM298. He was always full of stories. Very interesting to see what the ship actually looked like and how it was setup. The Scuffle was transferred to the Mexican navy in the 60s and later sunk as an artificial reef. Its called the wreck of Cozumel. Peace Luke T
this video was awesome. we still use minesweepers today. i served 2008 to 2013 and work as a contractor for the navy now on the same ships. they are almost identical in build but now made out of wood since 1980s. let me know if you want more information on minesweepers today and thank you for sharing!
my dad was on the minesweeper the USS Dour. it won 3 battle stars and my dad was one of 13 men to receive the Meritorious Mast in the Battle of Japan during WWII
Nice, friendly videolog. It'll be interesting to research more about this, including maybe finding some photos from when they sailed her up the Missouri and then hauled her out and onto that resting place - must have required some interesting equipment. Those trailering floats that were towed on either side with the cables is fascinating. I always assumed they just used outriggers for that.
Should have a look at the HNLMS Abraham Crijnsen. Built in 1936, she served in the Pacific theatre. As the Dutch Indies got overrun by the Japanese, she managed to make her way to Australia to continue the fight. While doing so, she escaped detection by camouflaging as a floating island. She is now in the Navy Museum in Den Helder, completely restored to her wartime appearance.
When I was in 4th grade back in the 90s, our class field trip was to Freedom Park. When you entered the crew's restroom did you happen to notice that the toilets were basically a people version of a liter box? In the video, you can see the trough that holds the liter and it's not divided per stall. It's funny the crew liter boxes and the captain being the only one with a real toilet was my clearest memory. Watching your video now, even what I thought I remembered was actually quite different, but the video helped me recall a bunch of the ship.
On the ship (DER-390) I served on in the 60’s the next level was called the 02 level. It had hedgehogs and depth charges. Bathroom was a head, hopefully a few of these terms help you as does all the knowledge you have provided me with the many videos I have viewed. Thanks for a walk down memory lane
Unfortunately, my host was on a strict time schedule and I didn't get to go in. We actually spent more time on the ship that I was scheduled to. Gives me a good excuse to go back :)
U.S.S MARLIN, T-2. She was a training diesel sub that was in service in the 1950's and 60's. Had only one torpedo tube. Been on her and the Hazard many times.
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Oh wow. Thanks for that. That really does mean a lot to hear you say that. Hopefully the content on the channel is proving useful to some people. Thanks for considering the Patreon as well. That’ll sure help with the gas 🙂
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That was so cool. Thank you. My Uncle Gordie served on a mine sweeper in the Pacific during the war but would never talk about. My Uncle Pete as a Marine during the war and was wounded on Okinawa and would never talk about it. My dad was an army engineer and was wounded in France but would never talk about anything that happened. I never understood why they would not talk about their experiences until I returned from Vietnam. Then I knew. Most of the memories are just to painful. God bless them for what they did for us.
Glad that I could give a quick tour and shot a bit of what your uncle might have seen. Sounds like your family has quite the legacy of service.
The History Underground My dad was in the army at the end of WW ll & all of Korea, and he talked about both wars alot.
What a proud military family you have, sir. The amount of service and sacrifice you family has bared is greatly appreciated.
@@nkpv808 Thank you, sir. It is a legacy I am very proud of.
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I worked with a man, who served on a minesweeper in the Pacific, he was in 10 invasions! He was very good to me, I loved him and his stories of adventures! God's Speed Leroy Pinard!
Very cool! My dad was a quarter master on a mine sweeper in WWII also at many
invasions. This was a real eye
opener, thank you!
Thank you for this! My Dad served on the USS Pilot and when I saw those boxing gloves tears came to me. He was a boxer as well and would have bouts along the way! They called him Tiny but he threw an awesome punch! He was also a pharmacist mate on the Pilot. God Bless all veterans who risked their lives for us to have a better life. Thank you again for this insight to the past ❤️
Thank you for sharing that. Glad that the video was able to connect to some good memories :)
My Uncle served on the Minesweeper Hood, a kamikaze hit below his gun station.He was badly burned and the Minesweeper Hovey rescued him but was torpedoed and sunk also. He was never found.
I was stationed on a Rescue and Salvage ship from WWII era in the 70’s it is about the same size, and we even moored right next to the mine sweeps in Little Creek VA. I remember the bunks if I tuned sideways during rough weather I could wedge my shoulder from my mattress to bunk above to keep me from rolling out. Good times for sure. One quick note the device your wife spoke to you through was missing its tube on your end. There should have been a brass tube with a funnel shaped bell on it for to hear her on that end. It is probably being restored. Thanks for the video sort of a trip down memory lane. My ship was the USS Opportune ARS 41 if you google it you will see we did a few memorable things while in service. I think her keel was laid in 1944 and put into service 1945 and served proudly till 1993. I was on board 1975-1979. Gary former HT2 USN
Thank you for your service Gary.
Interesting. Thanks for that extra information. Always learning!
Am a nurse at a nursing home and my favorite resident is a man who used to be a minesweeper in ww2. He has dementia and he still has his minesweeper patch and a photo of the ship he was in. He would tell me stories of those times like it was yesterday for him. He always tells me that his crew always called him, "the shit disturber," and they weren't wrong lol. Until now, he's always up to something.
My Dad served WWII Pacific Theatre Navy. He never talked to me about it, except a couple of stories. One of which was positioning his feet just right and sliding down the stairs. What really made me laugh was when he also told about doing the same maneuver at the college he attended. I'm sure that went over well with the staff. Love these stories you bring to us.
Really glad you uploaded this video. There's another Admirable Class Sweeper in STL, sadly not above water anymore, and your video gives light into what the ship in her prime would've looked like. Kinda reinvigorates my desire to preserve the Inaugural if I get the chance to in the future.
My grandfather served on the USS Execute. They cleared the bays of Nakagusuku and Chimu and he was in the Battle of Okinawa. They pulled 70 survivors from the USS Mullany out of the water. He never talked about his service. But it was really cool to see what the inside of his ship would have looked like. Thank you!
Many thanks for honoring those who designed and built these ships. Many thanks for honoring those who served on them. My dad was a radar officer on a minesweeper in the eastern Pacific from 1943 to 1945. His shipmates and he helped clear Manila harbor for the invasion. (My mom was also a Naval officer, serving as a nurse at hospitals in Seattle and Long Beach.) God Bless them all.
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My grandfather served on the USS Staff minesweeper that also swept the mines off of Okinawa. He enjoyed talking about his experiences and the men that he served with. Thank you for the video.
I'm ex royal navy and I served on a minesweeper, hms Shoreham and the living accommodation wasn't far off that one haha
Ha! Doesn't exactly look like 4 star accommodations.
@@TheHistoryUnderground haha it was always what you made of it, at least we had curtains on our racks though haha
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Grazie per quello che avevate fatto e che avete sopportato per rendere liberi noi oggi ♥️
Thank you for your service!
My father served on a Minesweeper in the Pacific during WWII.
He lied about his age and went to war right out of high school at 17.
He never really talked about it so it is nice to get an idea of what things were like for him.
My dad did the same thing. He was 17 and at Pearl Harbor. Also on a minesweeper. Crazy. There's a reason why they're called the greatest generation.
My dad served as a corpsman on a minesweeper during ww2, he mentioned visiting new caladonia and New Hebrides.his ship was involved in a major typhoon.listening to him he actually had a pretty good time
Thank you so much for this video! My grandfather was in the German Navy during WWII on a minesweeper in the North Sea. Gives me an idea of what the ship might have looked like. Awesome video as usual.
Thanks! Glad that I could maybe fill in a few gaps for you.
What a cool ship.Thank you for the up close look at the mine sweeper. Such tight quarters. God Bless all those men from all the wars .very strong minded young men.❤❤🖒🇺🇸
Amen to that.
My wife's grandfather, USN Commander George Stewart, was his own Master on the minesweeper (later converted into survey ship) USS Towhee, an Auk-class vessel. I wish I had asked him more about his experiences before he passed over a decade ago. He went on to perform years of service in the area of boating safety for the U.S. Coast Guard, and has a conference room dedicated in his name at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.
My grandfather & his brother were both on mine sweepers. I have a new found respect for them. I miss him so much & can’t wait till we meet again. Thank you for this❤️
Do you know which ships? My father was too
@@Lizzzz90 No. I don’t. I wish I did though. There were 4 brothers & 3 of them were on mine sweepers side by side by side. I thought it was only 2 but my mom corrected me. ❤️
My grandfather served on 3 mine sweepers during WW2 he was in Anzio Italy and by Normandy thanks for showing this from a Navy Seabee
Awesome tour of the Hazard. Thank you for that. I served on the USS Inflict, which was an Aggressive-class Minesweeper, built in 1952. All of them have been scrapped, with the exception of the USS Lucid (MSO-458), which is currently being restored in Stockton, CA
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Amen to that. Thanks!
My great grandfather served as a minesweeper in the navy sometime over the course of the war. I wish i could find out more about his time in but he passed when I was young.
The Hazard is one of if not the best museum ships I've ever been on It is a true time capsule of a navy ship in 1945. One small note, while it is the only ship of it's class left in the United states several of it's sister ships are not only still around they are still in service with other navies around the globe as of my last search a few years ago.
Thanks for that nugget.
My father served on one of the sister ships USS Salute AM 294, which now sits on the bottom of Borneo Bay. Thank you so much for doing this video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Those old (saved) Navy ships would make a great HomeBase during a fictional zombie apocalypse. If I had supplies, that's where I would go!
Ha!
Like rivet citty from fallout 3
For people who have never served in the military especially the Navy, this would have been an insightful tour. Great job on that. I chuckled on a few of the terms but, you’d be excused. Thanks for everything.
Thanks! When I was filming that, I knew that I would probably be making some Navy guys cringe.
My father was on a minesweeper in WW2. South Pacific. Have seen many pictures of his ship, but never below decks. Thank you for sharing
What is super sad is there is 78,000 servicemen from the U.S that are missing in action from WW2. We can NEVER forget them.
Amen to that.
As a nurse, I really enjoyed the sick bay tour. Wow! Great video!
Scored a direct hit JD!!! Nice video...the veterans of WW II was a breed apart....thanks to you and your wife!!
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed. Going through these ships definitely gives me a greater appreciation for those navy guys.
Wow! I'm so glad CZcams recommended your channel to me. I started w new stuff, and decided to go back to the beginning and watch in order. This one was special! My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor and on a minesweeper in the Pacific. He never really talked to us about it, and now I get it after watching a lot of your videos. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you for posting. My dad was on the YMS440 and I always wondered what that ship/boat was like. I'll be visiting this site, thanks again!
Very well done as always..I was in the Navy back in 1970-1976 but on a larger ship (escort) ..funny seeing the battle lanterns in your video like the big one on the counter in the Docs office and several hanging on the walls..I have been collecting them for years i buy them on craigslist or goodwill ..ebay repair them in like new condition..like you the part I love the most is thinking about the men that used them and where they went in their travels..most are from ww1-ww2 dated..basically like I was ..kids..keep up the great work..we all need to remember History..shame in today`s world some would rather forget about it..it`s needed..Thanks again Bob in Pgh.
Doing our best to keep the history alive here :)
Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Retired Navy Mineman with 10 years on sea duty on MHC's and MCM's. Very cool to see what came before us.
Thanks so much for doing this video! I've always wondered what life in a minesweeper was for my dad, who was a coxswain and cooked in the galley. He made us interesting dinners when my mom recovered from surgeries. Chipped beef on toast, "SOS," which we liked, and grilled cheese sandwiches spread with bacon grease, which got crispy but didn't brown. He could crack 6 eggs at a time. Let us play with his navy hat.
Very cool how some of these ships remain intact, oddly enough often times in very random remote places haha. Should look into the USS Batfish sub that resides in Muskogee, Oklahoma! They allow for similar tours.
I'll have to check that out. Thanks!
First time seeing this, I love 20 minutes away from Freedom Park. Interesting fact, during the floods of 2011 and 2019- Hazard was floating! There was actually a big concern in 2011 that Hazard would be swept down river and collide with bridges.
My grandfather was a sonarman on a minesweeper last year of the war. Not knowing much about these ships that was way cool! Thank you again for sharing and what you do!!!
The bathroom was called the head because it was usually placed at the bow of the old sailing vessels and splash from the waves helped keep the area clean!
My father Reece Mccleve served on a Minesweeper during World War II... the ship he was on went into Guadalcanal to clear the Bay of mines before The Invasion started. He served on anti-aircraft Gun also.
My Dad was on a minesweeper during WW 2 in the Pacific. He was a navigator and was on a few different minesweeper.
There's so much to see around Omaha. I would have liked to see what you thought of the Steamboat Bertrand museum north of Omaha. It hit a snag and sank in 1865 and was rediscovered in the 1960's. The interesting thing about it is all the cargo that was heading to Montana survived in the muck. Everything. Never worn suits and dresses, provisions, tools, everything is still around and in the museum.
That museum is very high on my list of places to visit.
Very cool Museum well worth the trip.
My uncle served on Trawler HMSNR Ganley. Killed just off DDay beaches by U-boat. All hands,39 lost. None ever recovered. God Bless Uncle Charlie, Stoker.
Thank you so much for the vidieo. It reminds me of my father. He was 17 yrs old serving in the navy.They used captured German equipment they took in NORTH AFRICA they converted ( landing craft) lcvps to do shallow water mine sweeping. During the invasion of southern France they missed a mine. My father got wounded. The unit got a Presidental citation for Heroism.
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How the USS Hazard came to be in a field along the Missouri River outside of Omaha Nebraska is probably an interesting story in itself. My hat's off to the folks that made that happen.
Amen to that. Without them, the number of surviving minesweepers might be zero.
Wonderful to see the inside of a minesweeper, something that I will never get to experience in person, but so satisfying through video. Thank you.
Glad that you enjoyed it. 👊🏻
Your channel has become my favourite one on CZcams. Can't thank you enough for this amazing content!
Wow! Appreciate that. Thank you.
Just imagine the things the captain saw looking out those bridge portals.... makes you wonder, doesn't it?
I was thinking the same exact thing.
After reading Herman Wouk's Pulitzer prize winning novel 'The Caine Mutiny' about the crew of an old minesweeper during WW2 I was so interested to learn more on YT about the minesweepers. Thankfully this video is informative and fascinating. Thank you so much.
Outstanding video. That brought back some good memories. I served on an Aggressive Class minesweeper, not too different than the Admirable Class the Hazard was, in the late 80's before they were decommissioned and sold foreign or scrapped. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Very cool. I really enjoyed exploring the ship. Learned a lot!
Thank you for doing what you're doing. You're helping a whole Lotta people out man good job.😊
Wowww. Fantastic video. As always. Great man. Keep em coming.
Thanks!
I'm ex navy and I served on a minesweeper, as a radioman it was very good experience in my life
I can't even imagine what it was like to fire that 40mm gun. Crazy. Very cool. We went to the Chicago museum of science and industry last year. I had no idea there was a U-boat and Enigma machine there. I literally walked around the corner and saw it and my wife was like "I'll see you after lunch"...lol. It was so awesome.
Ha! Nice. I actually have a video on this channel where I went to that U-boat.
Love it 11:58 family show 12:14 family time over.
Ha!
You don't get demonetized by showing guns? I hope not, because you're bringing a ton of history people need to hear about to the "masses"
Sure hope not or else this channel is in trouble lol
Many 2021 memes involve guns
Very well done J. D.! Thanks for the tour!
Thanks!
Great video!
The Hazard is the largest ship to get this far inland. It was quite a job getting it under all the bridges up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
The flooding of the Missouri River in 2011 and 2019 were very problematic for Freedom Park. The Hazard had to have additional cables attached to keep it from floating downstream.
That is what happened to the minesweeper in St. Louis.
The USS Marlin, a training submarine, is also on display at Freedom Park. The Marlin was one of the smallest submarines ever built for the US Navy.
Love discovering about more history!!
Another great video from you guys cannot stop watching..
Thanks! Glad that you are enjoying the channel :)
Awesome video buddy 👍👍
Thanks!
JD, that first depth charge launcher is called a K-Gun. To make the pattern larger, they would be thrown off the sides of the ship as well as off the stern racks. They used a hydostatic fuse to detonate when they reached a certain depth.
Excellent content, as usual. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
Thank you for the tour,from a retired marine engineer Roly🇬🇧.
Absolutely! Thanks!
You are welcome.
The depth charges were detonated by way of a pressure switch on the device. The depth could be set before it was fired.
Great thing to see and all those aircraft were dime a dozen back then. Today museums would kill for them.
Thanks for that extra info. A shame that more of these weren't preserved.
@@TheHistoryUnderground My father told me that after Japan surrendered, most Lend-Lease American equipment was to be disposed of. hitched a flight to Trincomalee and boarded a carrier. An hour or so out to sea they tossed over guns, ammunition, aircraft engines, parts, stripped aircraft and even brand new aircraft in shipping crates. A Canadian was in Germany after they surrendered. Mustered all their vehicles in a field, along with other units with a berm around it. flooded in gallons of gasoline and burned the lot. scrap merchants got the left overs. True? Don't know as I wasn't there but have heard it twice.
Lots of "war surplus" was disposed of fast as possible. Just look at the opening sequence of Best Years of Our Lives or the British film The Intruder with Jack Hawkins. Fields of aircraft and tanks just waiting for the scrappers to cut them up.
@@BigLisaFan I think the problem was economics. Flooding the open market with engines, tires, cars, trucks, etc... would have de-valued everything the auto makers were selling post war.
@@billd.iniowa2263 That is true as well. Most of the Canadian stuff was just abandoned as it wasn't worth bringing back, especially with the numbers in service already here. A lot of it was given away to other countries as aid in getting them back on their feet. I have only once found a truck in Canada that actually went overseas for certain. The old warrior was in a scrap yard and there showing through the thin coat of paint was traces of the camouflage and the CZ number on the door. The scrap yard guy was nice enough to loan me some tools and didn't charge me much for the whole door. The truck was pretty well stripped bare, not even any axles but the single door survived and was saved.
My dad served on the mine sweeper "Osprey," that was the only allied ship lost in the D day invasion. Early evening June 5th, Osprey in echelon formation with its MS squadron, with drag cables deployed leading the invasion fleet the Osprey hit a magnetic mine and was sunk. Osprey served in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily as well as submarine patrols. Modern MS type is named for Osprey as is the vertical/horizontal flight aircraft. Osprey was a prewar type, similar but smaller than the Admiral type. Sleeping quarters were fit out with hammocks.
Wow!
Superb. Love your world war history stuff. Keep em coming
Thanks!
This was another great video!! I always learn so much watching your videos 🤗🤗
Pamela Kern - Thanks! I learned a lot myself while making this one.
Awesome. Thanks for another interesting adventure.
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Another informational and great video!! Keep up the great work brother!!
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.
My grandfather was a boatswain's mate on a minesweeper. Very cool man.
Thanks for the great video, I enjoyed it. My father served 2 years on AM-248, the Incessant, as a Motor Machinists Mate. Didn't talk about it much. I was hoping to see some shots of the engine room.
Great video! Thanks for the look aboard a minesweeper! Hope your head is okay! Really tight quarters on a ship.
Ha! Yeah, that left a lump.
Wish my back yard had all that cool stuff in it. Very cool video i cant wait to read up more about the Hazard. Thank You for another great video.
There was a lot to see there. Thanks!
Fascinating, when thinking 🤔 about WWII Navy , Battle Ships & Subs First come to mind. Thank you for sharing 🇺🇸
My pleasure! Thanks.
Fantastic video. Thanks for tolerating the rain giving some great info. Very cool. Hope your head doesn't hurt to much.
Thanks! I enjoyed putting this one together.
Another great video! Thank you.
Thanks!
Great bit of history saved for many Great video Thankyou
Yes. Glad that this one didn't end up being scrapped.
Very good video.
I grew up in Omaha and knew about the Hazard and have been on it"s deck but I have never been had a chance to see inside.
Thanks
The Ingenuity is amazing. this is a great vlog 👍🏻😎
Thanks!
wow. so cool. awesome for posting this.
No problem!
Thank you, Enjoyed.
great tour! thank you
My father was on a minesweeper in ww2 during typhoon louise off Okinawa. He said it was the scariest thing he ever experienced. They were on abandon ship standby for 9 hours while billing and bailing all night.
Great video, my uncle Dennis served on the USS Scuffle AM298. He was always full of stories. Very interesting to see what the ship actually looked like and how it was setup. The Scuffle was transferred to the Mexican navy in the 60s and later sunk as an artificial reef. Its called the wreck of Cozumel.
Peace Luke T
Many unsung heroes served aboard these sea vessels...Great Video.
Agreed. Thanks!
Thanks Again for sharing
this video was awesome. we still use minesweepers today. i served 2008 to 2013 and work as a contractor for the navy now on the same ships. they are almost identical in build but now made out of wood since 1980s. let me know if you want more information on minesweepers today and thank you for sharing!
I live in Omaha and I didn’t even know that this existed. Thank you for giving me something to look at when I get some time!
my dad was on the minesweeper the USS Dour. it won 3 battle stars and my dad was one of 13 men to receive the Meritorious Mast in the Battle of Japan during WWII
Nice, friendly videolog. It'll be interesting to research more about this, including maybe finding some photos from when they sailed her up the Missouri and then hauled her out and onto that resting place - must have required some interesting equipment. Those trailering floats that were towed on either side with the cables is fascinating. I always assumed they just used outriggers for that.
another banger 👍🏼
If you are referring to my head, yes, it was quite literally a banger lol
Should have a look at the HNLMS Abraham Crijnsen. Built in 1936, she served in the Pacific theatre. As the Dutch Indies got overrun by the Japanese, she managed to make her way to Australia to continue the fight. While doing so, she escaped detection by camouflaging as a floating island. She is now in the Navy Museum in Den Helder, completely restored to her wartime appearance.
I'll check that out. Thanks!
When I was in 4th grade back in the 90s, our class field trip was to Freedom Park. When you entered the crew's restroom did you happen to notice that the toilets were basically a people version of a liter box? In the video, you can see the trough that holds the liter and it's not divided per stall. It's funny the crew liter boxes and the captain being the only one with a real toilet was my clearest memory. Watching your video now, even what I thought I remembered was actually quite different, but the video helped me recall a bunch of the ship.
Excellent Again... Thanks...
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My uncle served aboard the WWI 4-stack destroyer converted to a high-speed minesweeper, USS HOWARD DMS-7.
On the ship (DER-390) I served on in the 60’s the next level was called the 02 level. It had hedgehogs and depth charges. Bathroom was a head, hopefully a few of these terms help you as does all the knowledge you have provided me with the many videos I have viewed. Thanks for a walk down memory lane
Thanks!
please tell me you are gonna show more of the sub sitting there in a future video
Unfortunately, my host was on a strict time schedule and I didn't get to go in. We actually spent more time on the ship that I was scheduled to. Gives me a good excuse to go back :)
U.S.S MARLIN, T-2. She was a training diesel sub that was in service in the 1950's and 60's. Had only one torpedo tube. Been on her and the Hazard many times.
I don’t know what you do for a 9 to 5. But I must say this is your calling!!. Every episode you’ve created has the viewers invested both visually and emotionally. I thoroughly enjoy military history. I was pleasantly surprised when I found your channel. It was like watching the early episodes of National Geographic or history channel before they lost their way lol. Anyway I just wanted to thank you and let you know I will definitely be supporting you through Patreon. Or if better for you I can send funds via money orders or whatever best helps you continue to produce your great work here!. Thanks again for the terrific work you’ve graciously have shared with us!.
Oh wow. Thanks for that. That really does mean a lot to hear you say that. Hopefully the content on the channel is proving useful to some people. Thanks for considering the Patreon as well. That’ll sure help with the gas 🙂
The History Underground consider it done!. And thanks for all your hard work. It’s truly inspirational!. I will be doing a monthly donation of 100 dollars.
Flatbed hauling with scott N 😳 Oh my goodness. Thank you!
man that must have been such an awesome time for these men looks like not too bad a ship to serve on nice and cozy