Typhoon Cobra - When the weather does more damage than the enemy

Let Audible help you discover new ways to laugh, be inspired, or be entertained. New members can try Audible free for 30 days. Visit https://audible.com/drachinifel or text drachinifel to 500-500. Today we take a look at the first of 'Halsey's Typhoons', what happened, why, and who had a lucky escape? Sources: US National Archive Videos 428-NPC-7014/12305/6846/6845 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Cobra-Admiral-Halseys-Pacific/dp/1592289789 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Down-Sea-Story-Disaster-Heroism/dp/0061173177 https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/leadership/director/directors-corner/h-grams/h-gram-039/h-039-3.html https://www.usni.org/press/books/bull-halsey 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:06 - Background 00:08:50 - The storm gathers 00:14:02 - The seas rise 00:19:24 - Running before the storm 00:28:00 - The typhoon hits 00:41:38 - Ships are lost 00:48:46 - Pint-size hero 00:55:45 - Aftermath Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt Want to get some books? www.amazon.co.uk/shop/drachinifel Drydock Episodes in podcast format - https://soundcloud.com/user-21912004 Music - https://www.youtube.com/c/NCMEpicMusic