When 1 Destroyer Fought 14 Japanese Ships

Historigraph October 28, 2025
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Play War Thunder now with my links and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more on PC and Consoles: https://playwt.link/historigraph25 and Mobile: https://wtm.game/historigraph Buy a Poster! https://www.historigraph.media/store Get Early Access to Videos: https://www.patreon.com/historigraph When two opposing fleets clashed during World War Two, and things started to go wrong for the big ships, it was invariably the little destroyers that would be flung into the breach to save a situation, or pick up survivors after catastrophe had struck. There are few better examples of this than HMS Electra, a destroyer that was twice called upon to haul up survivors from capital ships that had met with disaster, and then in the middle of the chaotic Battle of the Java Sea was called on to charge into harms way to desperately try and save another from destruction. 0:00 - Introduction 0:40 - Electra's Journey to the Java Sea 4:31 - The Battle Begins 7:00 - Through the Smoke! Credits: Artwork by: chrisbyflanker.bsky.social Animation by Josh Bassett and CKD Productions Written, Directed and Produced by: https://twitter.com/addaway23