Скачать или смотреть How America Built a "400 Wooden Ships" That Hunted and Sank German U-Boats

Uncover the forgotten story of the 'Splinter Fleet,' the wooden navy that turned the tide against Germany's U-boat menace. The core of the Allied problem was a lack of ships to hunt submarines; the solution wasn't a powerful new battleship, but hundreds of small, cheap, wooden-hulled boats dismissed by the enemy. This meticulously researched historical documentary reveals how American ingenuity met the Nazi threat head-on. With over 438 SC-class submarine chasers and 343 PC-class patrol craft built starting in 1941, vessels like the PC-565, armed with depth charges and a 3-inch gun, became surprisingly lethal hunters. From the desperate early days of U-boat attacks off the American coast to climactic hunts in the Atlantic, witness how these humble boats became a critical part of victory. Their story proves that ingenuity, determination, and sheer numbers can overcome a technologically superior foe—a principle that remains relevant in modern naval strategy.

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