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War of the Pacific.
Pic of the Chilean corvette Abtao after she felt the wrath of Palliser shot.
Keep it for use in Vietnam? It could have been the flagship of the Riverine Force, that is, until the enemy bombed the living hell out of it!
War of the Pacific.
Pic of the Chilean corvette Abtao after she felt the wrath of Palliser shot.
Keep it for use in Vietnam? It could have been the flagship of the Riverine Force, that is, until the enemy bombed the living hell out of it!
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The Battle of Dunkirk. From 28–31 May 1940
On the first day of the evacuation, only 7,669 men were evacuated, but by the end of the eighth day, a total of 338,226 soldiers had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 boats.
Other evucations of Allied troops;
Le Harve; 11,000
Cherbourg; 30,000, 15-18 June;
St Malo; 21,000, 16-17 Jume;
Brest; 32,000, 16-17 June;
St. Nazarine; 57,000 16-19 June;
Total approximately 151,000 troops
Brest; 16-19 June, French Fleet sails for Casablanca and Oran.
Source; Atlas of Tank Warfare, From 1916 to the Present Day.
Editor Dr. Stephan Hart
On the first day of the evacuation, only 7,669 men were evacuated, but by the end of the eighth day, a total of 338,226 soldiers had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 boats.
Other evucations of Allied troops;
Le Harve; 11,000
Cherbourg; 30,000, 15-18 June;
St Malo; 21,000, 16-17 Jume;
Brest; 32,000, 16-17 June;
St. Nazarine; 57,000 16-19 June;
Total approximately 151,000 troops
Brest; 16-19 June, French Fleet sails for Casablanca and Oran.
Source; Atlas of Tank Warfare, From 1916 to the Present Day.
Editor Dr. Stephan Hart
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Dark Alley Dan
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Spitfire Mk 1A N3200, flown out of Duxford, shot down at Dunkirk, 1940. Quite the story:
(Obviously popular with the "locals"...)
Returned to base, 60+ years overdue.
(Obviously popular with the "locals"...)
Returned to base, 60+ years overdue.
I really enjoy visiting the North Carolina. I live a few hours from her, and get up there every couple of years. I was surprised to learn there is a man who lives on her full time. He is the after hours "keeper." He wrote a book about how the ship is haunted. I had him sign a copy for me and spoke to him for several minutes. He has some great stories about being on the ship after hours.
Have you not seen 2012's cinematic masterpiece Battleship ? All you have to do is light an oily rag, toss it in the boiler and you are ready to go
!The secret is you have to have AC/DC's Thunderstruck blasting in the background while you do it....
When they re-commissioned the 4 Iowa class battleships in the 1980s there was some robbing of parts from the museum battleships.
I've been fortunate to visit the USS Alabama, USS North Carolina, USS Massachusetts and the USS Missouri. I've got to get re-motivated to visit the other ones incl the Texas, the Iowa, the New Jersey and the Wisconsin.
I was serving in the US on exchange in the early 1980s when the New Jersey was engaged in shelling targets in Lebanon. It was fascinating to read the SITREPs on that in the ops center.
I've been fortunate to visit the USS Alabama, USS North Carolina, USS Massachusetts and the USS Missouri. I've got to get re-motivated to visit the other ones incl the Texas, the Iowa, the New Jersey and the Wisconsin.
I was serving in the US on exchange in the early 1980s when the New Jersey was engaged in shelling targets in Lebanon. It was fascinating to read the SITREPs on that in the ops center.
This battleship is in great shape as it only served for 6 years from 1941 to 1947 however has been moored in the mud in it present display location for years so the hull condition may render it unusable without very expensive reconditioning. I was impressed by the condition of the teak decking as it was flat as a ice rink and had no rot, cracking or missing boards.
This is not an Iowa class type of ship and is smaller then the four Iowa's.
The tour was great because nearly every compartment is open for public viewing and is clean and brightly illuminated. Engine and boiler rooms followed by the 16 " gun turrets with associated aiming plotting rooms and machine shops where my favourites. These things are a marvel of engineering and craftsmanship for its day.
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Dark Alley Dan
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The Mekong Delta Yachting Club.
The Mekong Delta Yachting Club.
You know Dan, your ability to make me "google stuff" never ceases to amaze me. Had to look these up, and it led me to a really interesting site.
Boat on the left is a Monitor, the one on the right is a Command and Control Boat.
And warboats.org is a fascinating site. Great section on Vietnam Boats.
Eye opening. Whenever I think of Vietnam era river boats, I think of the PBR's - probably not much different from most people in this regard. There was really a stunning variety of different rivercraft in the US fleet at the time.
Have you not seen 2012's cinematic masterpiece Battleship ? All you have to do is light an oily rag, toss it in the boiler and you are ready to go
The secret is you have to have AC/DC's Thunderstruck blasting in the background while you do it....
Ya but then it takes something like a week to build enough steam power to move.
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OK, follow along with me:
This is the USS Lindsey in fighting form, fresh out of paint, 1944.
The Lindsay supported the fight at Iwo Jima, where she was attached by kamikaze. Two got through and did this:
Cleaned up and awaiting her temporary rhinoplasty procedure:
Afterward:
Marvellous what engineers can do, isn't it? The Lindsay was put in reserve in 1947 and struck off the register in 1970.
She was named for this fellow, Lt. Co. Eugene Lindsey, Commanding, Torpedo Six, flying off the Enterprise:
He's the slightly shorter fellow, back row center. Torpedo Six took substantial casualties at Midway, including their CO.
Captain Lindsey was about the only famous person born in Sprague, Washington, a town with 490 people living in it, two miles off the interstate and gradually returning to the soil. There are a couple of cool things about the place - it looks like the town Tom Waits would retire to, and parked on a corner in town is this:
More info here: http://www.spraguetrucks.com/
If you were wondering who's hogging all the cool old trucks, it's friggin' Dave down in Sprague. If we need a military connection, Dave was a door gunner in Vietnam, so there you go.
Cheers,
Dan
This is the USS Lindsey in fighting form, fresh out of paint, 1944.
The Lindsay supported the fight at Iwo Jima, where she was attached by kamikaze. Two got through and did this:
Cleaned up and awaiting her temporary rhinoplasty procedure:
Afterward:
Marvellous what engineers can do, isn't it? The Lindsay was put in reserve in 1947 and struck off the register in 1970.
She was named for this fellow, Lt. Co. Eugene Lindsey, Commanding, Torpedo Six, flying off the Enterprise:
He's the slightly shorter fellow, back row center. Torpedo Six took substantial casualties at Midway, including their CO.
Captain Lindsey was about the only famous person born in Sprague, Washington, a town with 490 people living in it, two miles off the interstate and gradually returning to the soil. There are a couple of cool things about the place - it looks like the town Tom Waits would retire to, and parked on a corner in town is this:
More info here: http://www.spraguetrucks.com/
If you were wondering who's hogging all the cool old trucks, it's friggin' Dave down in Sprague. If we need a military connection, Dave was a door gunner in Vietnam, so there you go.
Cheers,
Dan
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Romanian example:
And North Korean:
Got to love the tank turret guns.
