Reactions before/after Epilogue: Requests list
(I will be doing alternate history/versions for some of these)
- HMS Formidable Launched Herself by History in the Dark (Current reaction)
- PORK KNUCKLES | H-CLASS BB, BONGO BONGO KONGO, How to Scharnhorst, How to Warspite, How to Dunkerque, SPACEBEAT, NUMBER 9 LARGE | MINNESOTA
- Tank Fish (Trench Warfare, Beach Episode, Napoleonic Wars The Fall of Fort Tillbury, Anime Fighting Simulator or Apeirophobia, SharkBite, Combat Warriors, Build a Boat, Criminality, Space Wars)
- Russian Badger TITANIC STEERING TUTORIAL, ANIME DRAGON DESTROYER
- More Sabaton (Christmas Truce, Coat of Arms, Unkillable Soldier, No Bullets Fly
- Russian Revolution, American Civil War (Oversimplified)
- Star Azur Wars (A New Hope)
- Transformers 2007 (I'll just do this one for the Bayverse)
- The Angry Birds Movie
- Pacific Rim 2013 (I'm considering)
- Shin Godzilla (I'm considering)
- Taranto, Guadalcanal, Tarawa
- HMS Dreadnought
- Britain's Triumph: The Surrender of the German High Seas Fleet
- Naval Legends: USS Texas
- The Fighting Lady
- Naval Legends: Georgios Averof
- Best US Military Unit in WW2 and 'White Feather' Marine Sniper by Simple History
- What if USA joined Axis instead of the Allies
- Naval Legends: Yamato, Yamato (2005) scenes
- nerf BISMARCK pls (both parts), nerf KREMLIN pls
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (Crimson Axis history)
- Venator Class Star Destroyer
- Naval Legends: Iowa and/or Naval Legends: Missouri
- Sinking of Blucher (Drobak Sound)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2202 with ship breakdown
- Drachinifel (Tillman, The Great White Fleet, Typhoon Cobra)
- Operation Crossroads
- World of Warthunder
- Pokemon (maybe to be accepted)
- Battle of Midway by Montemayor (maybe), Battle of Coral Sea by Montemayor
- The Sinking of Repulse and Prince of Wales by Historigraph
- Channel Dash; Scharnhorst and Gneisenau Run the British Blockade
- Spartan761 Aircraft Carrier Stuff series and Operation Crossroads
- Hoi4: The New Order Lore and/or What if Germany WW2? New Order, Last Days of Europe lore
- Binkov's Battlegrounds USS Iowa vs IJN Yamato
- Squire (War Thunder vs World of Warships, Hunt for the Red Oktoberfest, A Steaming Pile of Ship)
- Midway's Forgotten Heroes
- Operation Squabble, Uncommon Chivalry, BF-109 spared B-17, Lawrence of Arabia (all by Yarnhub)
- The REAL story: Kamchatka
- Why History Overlooks How Much the Japanese Actually Feared the Americans in WW2 (maybe to be accepted)
- AlternateHistoryHub (Election that Ruined Everything, History of Fallout)
- Climbing the ranks (War Thunder planes)
- Azur Lane: Royal Navy bombards Berlin as Celebration for New HMS Event
- The Greatest Naval Speedrun in History
- Azur Lane: America
- Joshdub: Storming Area 51
- Denarmo World of Warships (FDR, Shikishima, Audacious)
- USS Florida: World of Warships
- Main Battle Tanks (Maybe to be accepted)
- Systems Alliance Navy (Mass Effect; from Templin Institute)
New characters (you can request):
U-556 to be maybe added in Bismarck animarchy
Chapter starts:
Based on where we ended the chapter, Enterprise tried to resist against Belfast, but it's Belfast so the attempt failed
In Illustrious' room
Illustrious, Victorious, Formidable, and Unicorn were playing Fall Guys
The Whirlygig
Everyone got through. Except Victorious
"I hate the wheels so much" Victorious says
"But we qualified, so it's okay" Unicorn says
Hit Parade
"You don't have to cross the bridge" Victorious says
"What do you mean?" Illustrious asks
"Just slide down. Makes it easier" Victorious replies
Illustrious and Unicorn tried doing it
"Oh, you're right" Illustrious says
A couple of games later. Jump Showdown
"Among all of the final stages, this is one of the more easier ones" Victorious says
"I hope you can bring us victory sister. It's in your name" Formidable says
"Don't worry. We will win" Victorious says
They lost
"I stand corrected" Victorious says while facepalming to herself
"Why play UNO when you have this..." Illustrious says
"Don't you suffer in both UNO and Fall Guys?" Unicorn asks while tilting her head
"Yep... you do" Formidable says
See Saw
They almost lost
"This game is harder than it looks" Formidable says
"More like heavier-" Victorious tries to say as Illustrious headbonks
Roll Out
"You guys have to be smart. And predict the wheel" Formidable says
Someone grabs Illustrious and she falls
"Grabber" Illustrious says
"Sounds like a lawsuit" Victorious says
Stompin' Ground
"I hate Rhinos..." Unicorn says
"I can't blame you" Formidable says
"How do the Fall Guys... like... what is their biology?" Illustrious asks
"It must be like... eldritch horror" Formidable replies
Fruit Chute
"Big sis, you go to the sides. Not the middle" Victorious says as she watches her sister get knocked out by the log
Illustrious tries not to rage
Blast Ball
Illustrious slipped
She then laughs to herself in embarrassment
"A guy tried to kamikaze me. Imagine if pilots actually tried to do that in alter-worlds" Victorious says
Formidable grabbed other people but she got bombed
"You got this little sis. It's a one versus one" Victorious says
Unicorn throws a bomb to another player
The player fell
The sisters cheer for the victory
Fall Mountain
"The hammers..." Unicorn says
"I managed to get through... but I wasn't patient and I fell" Formidable says
"What about you sis?" Victorious asks
"Blame the mortars... but you got the crown so it's fine" Illustrious replies
Victorious does a thumbs up
"I got my redemption" Victorious says
When they lose, they just watch other people mess up and laugh like they're watching a comedy
"It's like we're just watching kids try their best... and Unicorn does better..." Illustrious says
"Little sis is a smart kid with a big heart" Victorious says
Unicorn smiles
"I think we should go to the theater now" Unicorn says
"I think so too. Imagine if the shipgirls find out about my origin story" Formidable says
Bismarck is now playing God of War Ragnarok
Kratos sighs near the campfire
"Game of the year" Bismarck says
Freya arrives for vengeance
"Oh look who showed up. Too bad your son is dead so he also can't show up" Bismarck says
Kratos beats up a bear named Bjorn who is his son
"What. What?! So puberty unlocks God powers?! Actually wait. Loki could shape shift in the myths... and since Kratos is the son of Zeus... also makes sense. Now I'm going to wait for Loki to grow up and mate with many different women" Bismarck says
Atreus is talking with the dogs
"Just a little thunder..." Atreus says
"Thor is in this game isn't he?" Bismarck asks
Thunder is heard outside the house, disturbing Kratos and Atreus' sleep
"OH MY GOD! It's happening! Everybody stay calm! What's the procedure? STAY F*CKING CALM!!" Bismarck yells
Thor is seen
"Oh my Gods. It's him. The unit himself"
Thor and Kratos stand near each other
"This is kind of embarrassing. Thor looks like a someone who would be named Chris if he was an ordinary person. And imagine if people gave this sh*t just because Thor is not buff" Bismarck says
"You seem like a calm and reasonable person" Thor says
"I am a calm and reasonable person, most of the time" Bismarck comments
Someone knocks on the door
"Did you order something, Thor? Atreus?" Bismarck asks
Odin comes in
"How does peace strike the esteemed, retired god of war? How about we just don't kill each other?" Odin asks
"Say to that to humanity" Bismarck says sarcastically
Thor and Kratos begin to fight
"So Kratos is the god of war... Thor is god of thunder... I guess that makes me god of German Battleship Engineering" Bismarck says
"I've been waiting for this" Thor says
Fight begins
"I call upon Icebreaker! Sorry, it's what I call the axe. Sounds cool right? If Thor had an axe, it would be named... no idea. Imagine if it's named Stormbreaker, but it doesn't break storms" Bismarck says
"Was it luck? Did my sons die to blind, f*cking luck?!" Thor asks
"Your sons have skill issue, have they not learned from their father?" Bismarck asks
Kratos sets aside the Mjollnir but Thor calls it back so it hits Kratos in the process
"Dumb*ss!" Thor yells
Bismarck laughs
Kratos 'dies'
"Oh, no... I say when we're done!" Thor states
Thor revives him
"I was about to rage for a minute" Bismarck says
Kratos uses his Spartan Rage
"Okay. This is not what I meant" Bismarck says
Kratos and Thor throw their weapons at each other
It forms a frozen thunderbolt
Then Kratos further beats up Thor
"Holy sh*t... second boss fight this early? And oh boy, Kratos' axe attack from earlier is gonna leave a mark' " Bismarck says
"Be seeing ya" Thor says
He leaves
"That's it? You took me from my home and Atreus. Then we fought, I lost, you revived me, we fought even more like an old married couple, then you leave?" Bismarck asks
Couple minutes later
"Father! Use your blades!" Atreus yells
"Say something more useful than that" Bismarck says
Svartalfheim
A lot of puzzles
"Puzzles... I can create battle plans and war strategies but I don't really do puzzles" Bismarck says
Fighting the Hateful
"It's either the Hateful or the Valkyries" Bismarck says
Mimir mentions Heimdall and that he's the bearer of Gjallarhorn
"I thought he wielded the Bifrost Sword? I'm so sorry" Bismarck says
Meeting Tyr
"He's so tall... taller than Kratos... at least it's not like in real life where I'm taller than a lot of kansens" Bismarck says
Mimir is talking to Tyr
"Am I the only one who is concerned for Mimir since he's like behind all the time?" Bismarck asks
Freeing the Giant Jellyfish that flies
"Oh it's beautiful. And it was a side quest... worth it. Game of the year" Bismarck says
Playing as Atreus apparently in a dream
"Who, what, when, where and why. Do I delight in? What do I intend to find this time?" Bismarck sings
"I'm so sorry" Bismarck says
Atreus meets Angrboda
Bismarck chuckles
"Atreus has definitely not met a woman his age" Bismarck says
"You look... weirder than I imagined" Angrboda says
"That's what Hood said when she met me, except that she said cuter instead of weirder" Bismarck says
Angrboda and Atreus doing chores
"This is... more fun than I expected. Takes out the violence with even less violence. It's like a break, and I can honestly respect that" Bismarck says
Atreus shows Angrboda a flower
Bismarck shakes her head
"Okay. This has gone too long" Bismarck says
Even more fighting with Angrboda
"WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR HOW LONG!" Bismarck yells
Kratos and Atreus meet up
Then a valkyrie shows up
"I KILLED ALL OF YOU! Why have you returned!?" BIsmarck yells
Kratos sharing Calliope's story
"Tragic, Baldur too. Bad parenting, that's on you Freya" Bismarck says
Nidhogg bossfight
"Why are you all the way back there? Go after it!" Freya yells
"I'm fighting for my life dammit! And help me!" Bismarck yells
Kratos dies due to how close he was
"And this is why you social distance, even if it's different creatures" Bismarck says
Atreus is being rebellious and goes after Odin
He hurts Sindri
"NO! Atreus! You piece of sh*t! Leave the dwarfs alone! Okay... so... Sindri is hurt... at least it could not get much worse" Bismarck says
Playing as Atreus again
And he tries to fight Heimdall
"Atreus, this is Heimdall we're talking about it. Anyways... he's not gonna know what hit him sooner or later" Bismarck says
Meeting the Nornir
"Spoilers girls, and Kratos did defy his fate back in Greece so... he won't die" Bismarck says
"Faye's the only one who ever got my high brow sense a'humor. Damn fine woman, she was. Apart from her taste in men, of course" Brok says
"Five stages of grief... now five stages of being insulted. There's the shock or surprise... after that is disbelief or cope, then you start questioning... and you start to reason... lastly... there's the anger. Which is the result from the reasoning. Or you could just accept that you got insulted" Bismarck states
Fighting Garm
"Do you want a dog of the year award? Who are you? The god of dogs and wolves?" Bismarck asks
Fenrir is now inside Garm's body
"Vat? Not as cool as a big dragon for rigging though" Bismarck says
"Wow. It's beautiful. And, uh, wet" Atreus says
"That might be Freya's p*ssy soon enough, or Hood" Bismarck says
Fighting Heimdall
"F*cking coward, like Hermes" Bismarck says
Kratos got a hit in
"F*CK YOU! You don't get rid of someone like me easily!" Bismarck yells
Heimdall is getting beat up
"This is getting tiresome!" Heimdall says
"The thing about winning... is that it isn't enough... you have to make your enemies cry and tremble on their knees..." Bismarck says
Kratos kills Heimdall
"He didn't cut him in half or rip his body parts everywhere... character development people" Bismarck says
Tyr stabs Brok
"NOOO!!! Me and my big mouth! Damn you Odin! You weren't like this in the movies, or at least that's what Wisconsin told me!" Bismarck yells
Brok dies
"Damn... never easy to bury a loved one or friend, but it's easy to hurt them or other people. Or at least that's how I interpret it" Bismarck says
Kratos' dreams
"How come I don't get dreams this good" Bismarck says
Kratos' speech
"For Brok" Bismarck says
Final battle
"Okay, so how do we get over Tru- I mean Odin's wall?" Bismarck asks
More fighting later. Everyone is in it, even the World Serpent
"Damn... the feelings hit harder than Friedrich's belt. Game of the year" Bismarck says
"Ooh, that one looked like it hurt" Thrud comments
"Oh my goodness... don't tell me you're just like Atreus! At least's better than Angrboda though. My opinion" Bismarck says
Kratos and Thor fight again
"No more f*cking games!" Thor yells
"NO! You're not grounding the god of German Battleship Engineering!" Bismarck yells
"And this time... I'm allowed to kill you" Thor says
"Thor, can't we share some love and thunder? Actually f*ck that" Bismarck says
Thor loses
"Bazinga you fat f*ck! No offense" Bismarck says
"Don't you know... what I've done?!" Thor yells
"Yes!" Kratos yells back
"Did you do war crimes?" Bismarck asks
Odin appears
"Are you talking? Who told you to do that? You don't talk. You don't think, I think! You kill! It's a simple f*cking concept! I am your father. Take the hammer and kill who I tell you to kill!" Odin yells
"I bet some parents are like that in alter-worlds" Bismarck says
Odin kills Thor
"Well that just happened... bastard! I can't believe I'm taking a game this seriously" Bismarck says
Odin is a hard boss fight
But he gets beaten up anyway
"Atreus, don't let him live! Sindri, kill him please" Bismarck says
Sindri comes in and destroys Odin
Bismarck claps
"GAME OF THE YEAR!!" Bismarck states
Kratos and Atreus have a wholesome last talk
"I'm not crying... you're crying..." Bismarck says
Visiting Brok's funeral and petting the dog
"Can the next game be Sindri in his Batman phase?" Bismarck asks
The shipgirls were then going back to the theater after the break
"Where are the destroyers?" Nevada asks
Everyone looks around
The destroyers aren't there
They then look at Ark Royal
"What?" Ark Royal asks
Enterprise approaches Ark Royal and smashes her head on a chair
"Look at you go... and I think I got brain damage..." Ark Royal mumbles
"Where are they?!" Enterprise yells
"I'm not a lolicon anymore..." Ark Royal says
Enterprise punches her again
"WHERE ARE THEY?!?!" Enterprise yells once more
"Calm down with the Christian Bale Batman impression..." Ark Royal says
"What?" Enterprise asks
"What?" Ark Royal asks
"Tell me where the children are... then... you have my permission to die" Enterprise says
"I swear to God, I don't know!" Ark Royal yells
"Swear to ME!" Enterprise yells back
"No disrespect... but has someone ever told you that you have a SERIOUS IMPULSE CONTROL PROBLEM!!" Ark Royal yells
Enterprise summons her bow
"I'll shoot you" Enterprise says
"No you won't" Ark Royal says
Enterprise then shoots Ark Royal in the leg
"ACK!" Ark Royal yells
She then realizes that the arrow was not that harmful
"You shot me!" Ark Royal yells
"What did you expect? Me not to shoot you?" Enterprise asks
"Yes exactly" Ark Royal replies
"Okay, let's be real this time" Enterprise says
She then summons a revolver
"NO NO WAI-" Ark Royal yells
Enterprise shoots
The gun only shows a 'Bang!' flag
Enterprise then begins laughing maniacally
"Great. You were batman. Now you are joker. What characters am I mentioning anyway? Are they boyfriends or something?" Ark Royal says
Enterprise and Ark Royal completely forgot that the shipgirls are watching them
"They know we're here right?" Yorktown asks worriedly
"Let your sister be. Ms Royal deserves it" Belfast says
"But still... I'm going to headbonk Enterprise for using her bow..." Yorktown says
Texas nearby sighs
"Enterprise does the right thing and she gets headbonked for it" Texas says
In another area
"Enterprise is American so what can we expect" Akagi says
Taihou then holds Akagi's shoulder
"We must not compare ourselves with these people, we're yanderes. We're the homicidal psychopaths of society. We're living works of art" Taihou says
"Really? Say that to Roon. I'm sure that wh*re will agree with you" Akagi says back
"And you don't?" Taihou asks
"I've received some form of character development, whereas you, for some reason have still that yandere mentality or personality, whichever you prefer" Akagi replies
"Who are you and what have you done with yandere Akagi?" Taihou asks
Akagi then removes Taihou's hand from her shoulder
"You're just gross, creepy, and weird" Akagi says
"Self-aware much? You're also describing yourself, especially since you used to do inc*st to your own si-" Taihou tries to say
"Half sister. But yes, sister nonetheless. I love her more than rice" Akagi says
"Panda Express rice?" Taihou asks
"I don't even know what that is. Best to get going, before Albacore finds you" Akagi says
Taihou leaves quickly
"Good riddance if Albacore actually does sink Taihou in the alter-worlds. What a dream that would be" Akagi says as she goes to catch up with Kaga and AL Amagi
With the destroyers arriving to the theater
(Why do I feel like Ark Royal is being punished?) They all thought
"You girls okay?" Pennsylvania asks
"Yes, thanks for accompanying us..." Laffey replies
"I'm a fully legal adult who is not a lolicon. It's no problem" Pennsylvania states
1 minute later
"Alright girls. I hope you're ready, especially you Formidable"
"Why me?" Formidable asks
"One word. Heavy"
Formidable is silent
Illustrious and Victorious do the sign of the cross
Unicorn is confused but she also does the sign of the cross
Some of the shipgirls snicker
The video begins
"Today, we are going to discuss a ship that decided that she knew better than her creators. Because on her launch day... when she was supposed to be celebrated and sent out onto the open ocean... she decided that she didn't want to wait to do that anymore. She was just very impatient and she was going to launch herself" The speaker says
(No no no. Please. Please. This cannot be) Formidable thought, squirming in her chair
"This is the story of the HMS Formidable" The speaker says
Formidable covers her face
"So we're going to learn... why she's heavy..?" KC Amagi asks
"Yeah. We're going to learn why Formidable is a fat ballerina" Peter Strasser replies
"I wish I was dead..." Formidable mumbles to herself
"For one thing, the Formidable was one of four members of the Illustrious class of aircraft carriers and her sisters were named Illustrious, Victorious and Indomitable. Like I can't tell this is some kind of weird method of intimidation or not but uh... props to you for these amazing ship names" The speaker says
"See, Tirpitz? Take notes on how to complement people" Victorious says in a teasing tone
Tirpitz grumbles
"Are you fine? Do you want me to bomb your room?" Victorious asks
"What? No! I'm not in the mood..." Tirpitz replies
"Are you okay?" Victorious asks
"Don't you trust me that I'm okay?" Tirpitz asks back
"Normally? Of course, but right now, you're hiding something" Victorious replies
"I'm just having an existential crisis... whatever you call it" Tirpitz says
"Okayyy... that took a turn. Want to talk to me or anyone about it? I'm pretty sure a lot of us can relate, from what I hear" Victorious asks
Tirpitz purses her lips
Then she sighs
"Tonight? We'll talk tonight? " Tirpitz asks
Victorious nods
Back to reacting
"Now, Formidable was actually first laid down before World War II broke out on the 17th of June, 1937. She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast Northern Ireland. She and her sisters were designed to operate within the restrictions of the Second London Naval Treaty. This treaty limited carrier size to no more than 23000 tons" The speaker states
"Now during World War II... the treaty kind of went out the window, but at the time the Formidable and her sisters were still being built with the treaty in mind, and therefore wound up displacing roughly 23000 long tons. They had a total length of 740 feet on the deck but on the water line they were 710 feet. Their beam was 95 feet, 9 inches, 29.2 meters and they were driven by steam turbines with a top speed of roughly 30.5 knots which is 56.5 kilometers or 35.1 miles an hour" The speaker says
"So why does Formidable fall every single time she sits on something while her sisters don't? Even Indomitable?" Ulrich Von Hutten asks
"She's just built different I suppose. Or she's somehow fat" Deutschland replies
"She's not fat. She's just more heavily built" Georgios Averof comments
"Just call her thick if that's the case.." Lutzow adds
Formidable pops a few veins
"All in all, despite the restrictions the Illustrious class were exceptional pieces of work; highlights of British shipbuilding expertise and all four sisters put in quite a bit of work during the war. The formidable in particular took part in many battles including attacks on the German Tirpitz, playing a very crucial role in the battle of Cape Matapan and later in the war, helped out in the pacific during the battle of Okinawa and even attacked targets within the Japanese home islands" The speaker says
(Exceptional girls indeed) Littorio thought
"The point is the Formidable put in work but before she was actually completed. There was a bit of an incident that would kind of overshadow pretty much everything else she did during the war. She became known as the 'Ship that launched herself' and you may be wondering, well how did she do that? I will of course answer this question" The speaker says
(Oh no) Formidable thought
(Oh yes) Some shipgirls thought
"The date was the The Incident 17th of august 1939. A crowd had gathered to watch the launching of the new HMS Formidable. It was to be a happy joyous occasion. She was to be launched by Lady Kingsley Wood who was the wife of sir Kinsley Wood" The speaker states
"She must've certainly enjoyed his wood" Atago joked
The girls who understood groaned. Takao the most
Some other girls tilted their heads
"He must've spilled some seeds in her soil so she can see it grow?" Musashi says, her turn to joke
"You're making this worse..." Yamato says
"Are you asking how plants work? Because that's how it works.." Unicorn says
Shinano headpats Unicorn who is confused
"Loli looking motherfu-" Bunker Hill tries to say as Ticonderoga slaps the back of her head
"Did I... did I do something wrong?" Unicorn asks, even more confused
"You didn't. Little sis was being rude" Intrepid replies as Unicorn nods
Back to reacting
"Who at the time was the Secretary of State forAair and all seemed fine except it wasn't fine. Nothing was fine. For you see... HMS Formidable... really.. really really wanted to swim. She really wanted to do that that day. It was actually imperative she do this on her time, not THEIR time, on HER time. And as the situation would have it,not that it would kind of underestimated how heavy the Formidable was" The speaker says
"Who are you calling heavy?" Formidable asks, releasing menacing energy
"The people who make fun of you?" Z46 asks next, tilting her head
"Yes I know you fascist" Formidable replies
The Royal Navy shipgirls gasp
"Good luck..." Illustrious says
Formidable feels even more menacing era behind her
"What. Did. You. Say?" FDG asks, glaring at Formidable
"Uh... erm..." Formidable tries to say
FDG then does a very strong headbonk to Formidable
Formidable is so dizzy that she faints
The shipgirls have no comment
Back to reacting
"A wooden cradle that had been supporting the ship kind of sort of collapsed. This caused the chain reaction and Formidable seized her chance. She began heading down the slipway unguided, knocking all the other supports that were still in place out of the way as they were in no way built to stop something like the Formidable from moving once she got going. Alarmingly, there were workmen still underneath Formidable at the time, knocking out some of the supports in preparation for a controlled launch and they had to scramble to get out of there, 20 people were injured and one woman was actually killed by flying debris" The speaker says
The shipgirls are silent
"That heavy huh" Gneisenau says
Formidable immediately wakes up
"What did I miss?" Formidable asks
"Nothing" Victorious replies
"But-" Unicorn tries to say but Illustrious covers her mouth
"But as for the Formidable, well she stayed on the slipway, she was very well balanced and entered the water on her time. She was examined after launching, it was found that she suffered no damage at all. She was totally intact and in one more bright spot, Lady Wood had been rather observant when it came to Formidable starting to move and she managed to christen her right before she got too far away for her to do so" The speaker states
"So. One person died... eh. Not a big deal" Gangut says as Sovetskaya Rossiya slaps the back of her head
"The whole thing would be kind of a laugh if not for the whole one person being killed but it's still a very interesting story. And it's why Formidable became known as the 'Ship that launched herself'. She DID launch herself, no one was in control of her, but she got out there and fought the good fight for many years. She was a great ship that did a lot for the allied war effort" The speaker says
"Sadly though she would wind up being the first of her sisters to be scrapped, being broken up in 1953. The reason for this is that her and Illustrious in particular took a massive beating during the war. They were overworked and in order to keep them in service, it would have taken quite a lot of time and in particular money to refurbish them" The speaker states
"Britain had pretty bad post-war finances, the notion of even keeping the entire class around was just outrageous. Victorious and Indomitable were given some refits and Victorious in particular lasted till 1969. Quite a long time compared to her sisters, but Illustrious, Formidable and Indomitable were all gone by the mid-50s" The speaker says
The shipgirls are silent
"All by myself! Don't wanna be... all by myself.. anymore... All by myself! Don't wanna be... all by myself! All by myself... don't wanna be... all by myself! Anymore!!" Victorious sings
Formidable bangs the drums nearby
"All by myself! Don't wanna live... oh, oh, no! Don't wanna live by myself, by myself anymore!" Victorious sings
Illustrious slowly claps
"And some have raised the question why we don't see museum ships very often, a lot of times these big ships don't get preserved, like you see with locomotives for example. But I think the answer is pretty obvious, they're just enormous they're too big. Where are you gonna put a 740 foot long aircraft carrier? Let alone four of them?" The speaker asks
"Just have a very very large pool" Littorio says
"Plus. ships eat money just by existing, they need constant maintenance to stay afloat. The larger the ship is, the more expensive it is to do that. It's why a lot of ships don't wind up preserved with many classes of battleships, cruisers destroyers, and aircraft carriers simply being scrapped. You just don't have room for them. It's not like with a locomotive" The speaker says
"Welp, the British may have not preserved a lot of their own in alter-worlds, but at least they helped me be a Museum Ship" Mikasa mumbles to herself
"Locomotive's worst case scenario can sometimes fit in a garage somewhere, you can't stick an aircraft carrier in your backyard. It's just not gonna happen. So sadly the Illustrious class has long since been scrapped but besides all the incredible work the class put in during the war, the formidable stands out as the ship that launched herself. A claim to fame that I don't think I can apply to any other ship so she'll definitely long be remembered for that" The speaker states
(Hmm... do I mention the coal carrying sailing ship that launched herself... nah. I won't. Nobody cares about that. Imagine if the next video is a Naval Legends video) Texas thought
"New packaging, same product. That's basically ships of the same class" Taihou says
Those with sisters look at each other
"I think you mean like the actual ships.." Kaga says
Taihou shrugs
"I don't have a sister" Taihou says
"Hey, I can be your adorable little sister!" Albacore says while giggling
"You can go kiss my a-" Taihou tries to say as Akagi headbonks
Chapter is done, have a meme: Where is Rossiya? The Russian cousin?