USS Colorado - Guide 242

USS Colorado, lead ship of her class of battleships of the United States Navy, is today's subject.

Read more about the ship here:

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Boston class
Des Moines Heavy cruisers.
Hydra Class Ironclads
Audacious class CV's
Malta class
Tennessee-class cruiser
The Merrimack and Mersey class of frigates
Henri IV
USS Marblehead
Pinguin
German Auxiliary Cruiser Atlantis
Project 24 Sovetsky Soyuz class Battleship
HMS Caroline

Ships of Battle of Campeche
PT Boats

[cartmann]

“Good morning, fellow ships.
God has let me live another day, and I’m gonna make it everyone’s problem.”
-USS Colorado at the Fleet Problems

[utbs]

I've read gunner's mates' writings about how accurate the 5" 51s were. I remember one was something like, "Inside 8, 000 yards it's not if I'm going to hit it, it's where do you want me to hit it?" I thought that was cool. They were definitely serious weapons.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Washington Naval Treaty: Exists
USS Washington: *I'll be back.*

[warlord]

The US Navy be like: you getting an aa gun, you getting an aa gun, everyone gets an aa gun

[curtisweller]

Drachinifel: Colorado would often be found in prestigious positions at or near the head of the fleet...
Me (land locked Coloradan): [Colorado Pride Intensifies]

[luked]

Interestingly: Both Colorado and Maryland ended WWII with the old cage-lattice masts. All other surviving standard-types had either replaced them with tripod pole masts in the interwar period, or had been rebuilt with modern superstructures similar to the new fast battleships

[spoddie]

"at the head of the fleet"
confused World of Warship players: "holy crap, that was a very slow fleet"

[thegeneralmitch]

wow, the Colorado really has a beautiful ship profile.

[richmcgee]

"...increase in her antiaircraft armament from 4 guns to 8..."

I'd say those numbers feel unnaturally small for a US battleship, but they hadn't really gotten into the swing of the "bolt AA guns anywhere you can find space for them" thing yet. By the late war they'd have been welding them to the keel if someone hadn't pointed out the lack of submersible aircraft in the IJN and the difficulties of manning an gun in scuba gear.

[ifga]

I used to see a retired Master Chief at the Navy Commissary at Naval Station Great Lakes. We often chatted as I am a Missouri sailor. He had a pen made from a piece of teak from the deck of Colorado as he was part of the WWII crew. He spoke warmly of his time aboard Colorado.

[Sigmarthetruthfull]

My grandfather served on her from 39 to 45 as one of the head mechanics in the engine room. I've always wanted to learn more about the ship or find any photos of him in the ship.

[ryanh]

Colorado class has got to be one of the most diverse class of battleships of the us navy, almost like the queen elizabeths

[sandrahoffman]

OMG, think I saw a quick glance of my father in your video of the Colorado. He told of several stories of getting hit sooo many times and passed away a few years ago giving me many pictures of the ship.

[mellothejello]

I know it’s not what you normally cover but I have a video suggestion that would be really cool to see.

On the night of June 21st 1942, the Japanese submarine I-25 surfaced in the Columbia river and took aim at the Oregon fort known as Fort Stevens, and the Washington forts known as Fort Canby and Fort Columbia. I-25 fired many shells at them, but the forts did not return fire. Although none of the forts received any damage, the Fort Stevens shelling (as it’s known) marked the only time that a military base in the contiguous United States was attacked by the Axis Powers during World War II. I think it would make an amazing video. Maybe in the video you could go in depth to the whole event and the forts too. Anyways, keep up the good work!

[TheBrainSpecialist]

A 5 min guide that's under 10 min?

Impossible

[airplanenut]

Some tid-bits from Battleship Colorado have made their way onto USS Colorado SSN-788.

Also, My state's battleship finally got her video.

[kaushiksheshnagraj]

Usually I don't comment on anyone's video but your content is superb so I am commenting on your video. Wow this video is fantastic. Every line is a point. Your channel deserve more subscriber. I regularly watch your videos from 2 years. As a old subscriber I want a help from you that please make a video on skanderbeg because I realised that only you can describe it nicely. As I know you from the old days, I think you will definitely make a video on this topic

[stanleyrogouski]

That photo of the Colorado in NYC, what a great photo! It almost makes me want to write a time travel story that begins on the Staten Island Ferry.

[SilentGamin]

Ah, the colorado, the thicc but hurts a lot, 406mm slinging bb

[rictusmetallicus]

The sad end of most good ship's stories:
...she was sent to the breakers/scrapyards