I read the whole article once I found it. Fascinating. The torpedo blast was clearly absorbed as designed with only the voids taking the brunt of the damage. Flooding of the lower decks happened for other reasons. The section on lessons learned is interesting reading. One caught my attention when it was suggested/implied that painting below decks should be kept to a minimum to provide less fuel for fire. Whether that got passed down the line or not I don't know. I do know, reading a book about one of our several disasters off Guadalcanal, that a US Captain decided to strip paint from the spaces below.
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Originally posted by tbm3fan View PostI read the whole article once I found it. Fascinating. The torpedo blast was clearly absorbed as designed with only the voids taking the brunt of the damage. Flooding of the lower decks happened for other reasons. The section on lessons learned is interesting reading. One caught my attention when it was suggested/implied that painting below decks should be kept to a minimum to provide less fuel for fire. Whether that got passed down the line or not I don't know. I do know, reading a book about one of our several disasters off Guadalcanal, that a US Captain decided to strip paint from the spaces below.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
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Air raid on Bari. On 2 Dec 1943 an air raid by 105 German Ju-88s on the port of Bari resulted in 27 merchant ships sunk, 12 damaged (including two warships), and ~1000 military and ~1000 civilians killed. One merchant ship held a secret cargo of mustard gas, adding to the death toll.
My first thought was the West Loch disaster in Pearl, but the ship isn't an LST. Next thought was one of the disasters in Italy. I had to google it.
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Ok, I haven't gone through all 397 pages of this thread, so hopefully this trivia hasn't been done before:
Many people know that the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia is acknowledged as the official birthplace of the US Marine Corps. What location is claimed to be the birthplace of the US Navy?
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Originally posted by Albany Rifles View PostWell done....you're up JRT!!!Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Marblehead and Beverly. But there are several towns that make this claim. The Navy I believe, considers Philadelphia to be the actual birthplace because it is the first instance when an actual naval institution is created, while the other naval activities are undertaken by the continental army or privateers/civilians.
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Originally posted by DonBelt View PostMarblehead and Beverly. But there are several towns that make this claim. The Navy I believe, considers Philadelphia to be the actual birthplace because it is the first instance when an actual naval institution is created, while the other naval activities are undertaken by the continental army or privateers/civilians.
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Whitehall, NY, in upstate New York on Lake Champlain also lays claim to home of the US Navy. The basis for this is the town Skenesborough (present-day Whitehall, New York), is where Benedict Arnold built his fleet of vessels which fought the British at the Battle of Valcour Island. It was the first fleet action by the US Navy.
There are actually 5 towns which claim the honor but the USN states Philly.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
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