Sinking of SMS Grosser Kurfürst, 1878

Dear THG, I've watched you from your beginning on YT. I think you're so smart and can convey education so well. Could you have ever imagined how much money you would make just by teaching people history? Not many history degree holders can do that! This has turned into quite the serious business. Congratulations. You earned it!

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Dear history Guy, thank you for such an informative and heartfelt tale of a naval disaster, oddly an early German naval incident. Well told and well illustrated with photos and illustrations.

Couple notes. First, Frederick William was called "The Great Elector" because his hereditary title included the privilege of casting a vote for the Holy Roman Emperor, as the "Elector of Brandenburg" in a process roughly analogous to electing a new Pope. There were something like seven other electors among the German nobility. Second, "Preussen" translates as "Prussia," not "Prussian." The plural "Prussian" would be "Preussisch" in modern German. Thanks for this video! It's unusual to have such a detailed treatment of the Prussian navy prior to World War I. You typically only hear brief mentions in the context of the equally obscure (to western readers) Danish or Swedish navies. It's interesting that, despite its small size, the German navy suffered as much as any other from the rapidly evolving technology of the time. Even the British with their outsized shipbuilding industry had a hard time in that era getting ships from drawing board to squadron without either redesigning them a dozen times in the process or putting ships into service that were obsolete from day one. The same issues contributed mightily to the annihilation of the Russian fleet at Tsushima.

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Thank you for yet another fantastic video with amazing insight. You truly are a master narrator of history. Sharing such tragedies reminds us of how fragile life can be and how quickly even the mightiest of warships can disappear in a virtual blink of an eye. I'm glad you're there to guide us through the history, as you say, that deserves to be remembered. Cheers

Not directly related to this disaster but you mentioned the second schleswig war; one of the danish warships, that saw service in that conflict, still exists..the steam frigate "Jylland" (afaik, the last remaining original steam frigate)..she's on exhibit in the small city of Ebeltoft (located on the Jylland peninsula, which the ship was named for).

I can only imagine seeing that in person onshore, or other vessels; to go down in five minutes with such a large compliment must have been heart-wrenching for those who bore witness. Tragedies like this goes on, unfortunately. Great doc, THC

And, another great lesson is “in the can”. Thank you for your good work.

...now I understand the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin..aka the 'Ku'damm'

Again I am educated by the History Guy. I've never heard the term 'stern castle'. Now I realise why ships have a 'fore castle'. One for both ends.

A lot of difficult german names to pronounce. I think you did pretty good.

Very interesting! Thank you! Schleswig => "chlessvich" Gloire => "glwar". Wilhelmshaven => "veelhelms hafen".

Thanks for the sea story whose course took the wrong turn.

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Thank you again Lance for another wonderful lesson.

Odd coincidence that I'm fiddling around with a 1/700 scale kit of this ship.

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