Golden Gate Torpedo Attack - Japanese Assault on San Francisco 1941

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  @MarkFeltonProductions · 5 years ago · pinned

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  @alexandernewman9735 · 5 years ago

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  @timothytikker3834 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m a second-generation native San Franciscan, and am very surprised never to have heard of this event until now. My mother lived in SF all through WW2; I remember her telling me of her anxiety whenever she crossed the Golden Gate Bridge in those years, as it was generally believed that it would be a prime target for enemy attack. Little did she know that an attempted attack had actually taken place! Even so, look carefully at the photos of the bridge, and you&apos;ll see the formidable concrete bases for each tower, high, wide and thick enough that they would most likely have effectively insulated the towers from torpedo attacks.

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  @alphaofthebetas4780 · 5 years ago

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  @bladudemovies · 5 years ago

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  @brianpolk2187 · 5 years ago

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  @mattterry30 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Fascinating. I was stationed in San Francisco in the USCG for 3 years and was never aware of this story. Spent a great deal of time around and under the Golden Gate in part to ward off any attacks post 9/11. Thanks for the video and another great history lesson.

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  @360Nomad · 5 years ago

  Ironically enough this is actually the second time an enemy ship has tried to attack San Francisco. In August, 1865 as the American Civil War as in its final days, the Confederate commerce raider CSS Shenandoah planned a bombardment on Fort Point, followed by a raid on the city itself to capture gold been held in local banks. The raid was cancelled at the last minute on August 3, after the crew learned of the Confederacy&apos;s collapse in May. Instead they stowed their deck guns, repainted the ship, and sailed around Cape Horn and ultimately to Liverpool on November 6, where the crew was ordered to raise their naval ensign for legal reasons (ships were not permitted to enter Liverpool without a flag), thus making it the last Confederate flag ever raised or furled, before surrendering the ship to the local government.

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  @ccchhhrrriiisss100 · 5 years ago

  I live in the peninsula near San Francisco. The Marin Headlands (the mountainous area immediately north of the Golden Gate Bridge) has the ruins/remnants of several old military gun batteries. You&apos;re able to walk or climb through them. These existed to protect the San Francisco Bay. Whenever friends and family members visit, we take them to this area (which feels rather remote in comparison with the city). Most visitors tell us that it is one of the favorite places they&apos;ve visited during their trips.

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  @tfcooks · 5 years ago

  Hi from San Francisco. That area just outside of the Golden Gate Bridge is called by local sailors the &quot;Potato Patch&quot; because if the strong swirling currents and upwelling that occurs there. So a torpedo could very easily be misdirected by that. I&apos;ll keep an eye out for the other torpedoes. 😉

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  @Woopah_gaming · 5 years ago

  I live in San Francisco and didn’t even know about this! Haha now I can strike up conversations with my fellow historians &gt;:D and my teacher just might give me extra credit! Thanks Mark!!

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  @peterstarzhevskiy3529 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;ve been down to Marshall&apos;s Beach many times. The whole beach is strewn with massive rocks and boulders, with the sand shifting considerably due to the very strong tides of the Golden Gate. It would not be surprising if there were indeed 1 or 2 other torpedoes trapped by the sand.

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