How Ordinary ‘Fishing Boats’ Crushed the Deadliest Submarines on Earth
Автор: MechVault
Загружено: 2025-11-25
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In 1940, the Royal Navy faced a terrifying math problem: German U-boats were sinking ships faster than Britain could build destroyers. The solution wasn't a high-tech superweapon. It was a £20,000 modified whaling ship crewed by bakers and clerks.
This is the true story of the Flower Class Corvette—the "ugly, slow" vessel that broke the back of the German Wolfpacks and saved Britain from starvation.
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📂 DECLASSIFIED IN THIS EPISODE:
The Blueprint: Why a commercial whaler was better than a destroyer.
The Economics: How building "cheap" ships outpaced German torpedoes.
The Battle: How HMS Gladiolus hunted down the ace commander of U-47.
The Misery: Life on the "Halfway to Hell" ships.
⏱️ MISSION TIMELINE: 0:00 The Mathematics of Defeat 2:10 The Whaler Blueprint 3:20 Quantity Over Quality 4:30 The Wolfpack Reality 6:25 The Crew of Amateurs 7:10 The "Halfway to Hell" Ships 8:30 The Battle: Gladiolus vs U-47 10:30 The Strategic Victory
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This documentary is for educational and historical purposes. It contains recreated scenes and historical visualizations to enhance the narrative.
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