The Incredible Story of the U-47 and “The Bull of Scapa Flow”

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[jeffmcdonald]

That was truly badass. Everyone, on all sides, who went to sea in a sub was incredibly brave.

[AcornElectron]

Highlight needs this biographical blazing reboot! Maybe you could do a mega sideproject on the xploration of the Whistleverse? Casually of course…

[ChalkyRN]

I’ve dived on ROYAL OAK several times and it’s an incredible experience. She is in incredible condition and the size of the torpedo holes is shocking.

[-xirx-]

I've been really missing this channel, thank you guys!

[ljphoenix]

The thing I love about this channel is that it's literally highlighting lesser known or vaguely forgotten parts of history! Such a shame it hasn't taken off like some of Simon's other channels.

[OtakuUnitedStudio]

Glad to see we finally got a new video on this channel.

[extragoogleaccount]

I've enjoyed every one of the videos on this channel immensely. I guess they are long-form narratives of a single "story" but they are able to draw me in. Geo/Biographics is more of an overview of many events, which is great, but lacks narrative continuity. So to Simon: In my opinion this channel has value in terms of bringing something slightly different than the others, it has it's own niche. And I'd like to see it survive if possible! Thanks for the endless entertainment and education as always.

[jasonbailey]

The quote at the end is the definition of what it means to be dedicated to one's craft. To lose oneself in the moment, in the action. Notoriety, fame, recognition means nothing at that moment. It is simply doing what one feels right at that moment.

[theangelbelow]

It's alive! This channel is like a zombie, just when you thought it was dead, boom! It comes back out of nowhere and I love it 😅🧟

[DaystromDataConcepts]

Minor point here, but when covering historical events, it's always good to get details right. U-47 was a type VIIB uboat, not a type VIIC. Also, noone says V I I. These are Roman numerals, so type 7 would be the correct way to refer to them.

[lonewulf]

Just imagine if he had The full harbor and fleet as targets, seemingly the confusion would have allowed him to even select secondary targets as he made his way out, the damage could have been catastrophic. I've always marveled that this was even attempted let alone succeeded. I remember playing silent Hunter 2 and enjoying reenacting this mission

[pamelajordan]

The Churchill Barriers are an amazing bit of engineering, still in use today for the road that runs north/south through the islands.

[siggy]

The History Guy did a great video on Scapa Flow recently. Worth a watch AFTER this one lol

[kcvail]

A local lady told me it was their Pearl Harbor when I visited Scapa Flow while in Scotland Sept 2017. The hushed tones and total experience was very much like visiting Pearl Harbor. Very moving.

[guidor.]

It's a type VII (roman numeral 7)

[ignitionfrn]

Pride before a fall...more like a float 😂🚢

[DiracComb.]

Every time I hear Scapa Flow, all I can think of is the mission against the Bismarck.

[johngrantham]

A few years ago, during a survey of Scapa, they discovered an unexploded torpedo. It was identified as one of U47's shots that missed. Sadly, it couldn't be made safe and was destroyed.

[johngrantham]

Vee, eye, eye, C Think you'll find that VII C is roman for 7 C

[PrincessKay]

I thought you might have forgot this channel