That pulls it together. VF-21 had a feline of some sort painted on their tails, so my cross-eyed squintology is working.
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Ship Photo of the Day
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For years Taiwan has been looking for an enhanced submarine capability, but political considerations have always gotten in the way. They decided years ago to go it alone and embarked on the construction of an indigenously designed and built class of 8 submarines -- with technical assistance from retired Japanese industry experts.)
The current force is two ex-USN World War II-built boats that belong in museums and two 1980s-built Dutch Zwaardis class boats. The new submarines are derived from the Zwaardis design but with upgrades, including lithium-ion batteries. The first of the class, Hai Kun (SSN-711), is in sea trials.
The current force is two ex-USN World War II-built boats that belong in museums and two 1980s-built Dutch Zwaardis class boats. The new submarines are derived from the Zwaardis design but with upgrades, including lithium-ion batteries. The first of the class, Hai Kun (SSN-711), is in sea trials.
As the Navy is struggling to build 35 Medium landing ships of 4,000 tons and 15 knots, a look back at WW2.
LST-1 was the lead ship of 1,052 LST’s (one thousand and fifty-two).
Length: 328 ft, Beam: 50 ft, Displacement: 4,080 tons
Troop capacity: 16 officers, 147 Marines
2 General Motors diesels of only 900 HP each gave 11.8 knots.
Laid down on 10 Jun 1942, commissioned 6 months later on 14 Dec 1942.
LST-1 was the lead ship of 1,052 LST’s (one thousand and fifty-two).
Length: 328 ft, Beam: 50 ft, Displacement: 4,080 tons
Troop capacity: 16 officers, 147 Marines
2 General Motors diesels of only 900 HP each gave 11.8 knots.
Laid down on 10 Jun 1942, commissioned 6 months later on 14 Dec 1942.
On Pearl Harbor Day, a few photos of BB-39, USS Arizona.
To quote Churchill, "The destinies of two great empires ... seemed to be tied by some god-damned things called LST's."
If you can find it, I recommend reading “The Ninety and Nine” a novel about an LST in WWII. The book is by William Brinkley (who also wrote “Don’t go near the Water” about Navy PAO types). His best known novel is “The Last Ship.”
Her sister ship the Pennsylvania out there getting it done….
Not deemed fit for the fast battleship line she was a devastatingly effective shore bombardment asset across all corners of the pacific war.
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USS Pennsylvania BB-38 was also the last battleship to sustain damage in a torpedo attack, hit on 12 August 1945 while at anchor - the attack a blew a hole 30 feet wide in the stern and caused dangerous flooding.
BATTLESHIP RIDES LOW AFTER TORPEDO HIT
Pumped water spills from hoses as crewmen work to keep the Pennsylvania (BB-38) afloat after she was hit by an aerial torpedo during action off Okinawa 12 August 1945. The ship was saved. Hoses from gun barrels lead from ship's flooded compartments.
Pennsylvania (BB-38) on 12 August 1945 at Buckner Bay, Okinawa where she was assisted by two salvage tugs in pumping the water out and later towed her to Apra Harbor, Guam.
On 6 September 1945 she was in ABSD 3 where repairs were made to cover the hole before steaming to Puget Sound Naval Yard under her own power for more extensive repairs.
And once again, the most famous photo of her leading the fleet (I have it as the background on my computer.)
Ensign Johnny Carson reported to his first fleet assignment aboard the USS Pennsylvania on 14 August:
The Pennsylvania was torpedoed on August 12, 1945 and Carson reported for duty on the 14th - the last day of the war. Although he arrived too late for combat, he got a firsthand education in the consequences of war. The damaged warship sailed to Guam for repairs, and as the newest and most junior officer, Carson was assigned to supervise the removal of 20 dead sailors.
I knew his sidekick Ed McMahon was a USMC Colonel and Corsair pilot, but didn’t know about Johnny. Thanks for the backstory.
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Eddie Albert was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for his actions during the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943, when, as the coxswain of a US Navy landing craft, he rescued 47 Marines who were stranded offshore (and supervised the rescue of 30 others), while under heavy enemy machine-gun fire
USS North Carolina ACR-12 was a Tennessee class armored cruiser. Commissioned in 1908, it’s shakedown cruise went to The Caribbean in support of Venezuelan Vice President Gomez’s new government,
later carrying US President Taft on an inspection of the Panama Canal.
The North Carolina also made history in Pensacola, as on 5 November 1915 she launched the first catapult aircraft while underway. After WW1, she was renamed Charlotte before being decommissioned and scrapped in the 1930.
Length:504 ft, 5 in, Beam: 72ft, 10”, Displacement 16,000 tons at full load.
Propulsion: 16 Babcock and Wilcox boilers fed 2 triple expansion engines - 23,000 HP gave 22 knots.
Main armament: 4 (2x2) Mark 3 10”/40 caliber cannons firing 510 lb shells out to 20,000 yards
16 six inch, 22 three inch, 4 twenty-one inch torpedoes.
USS North Carolina (ACR-12), starboard bow view while underway
Overhead view of the USS North Carolina (ACR 12) looking aft, with the design of the catapult track and storage tracks shown. The ship is moored at Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, Florida in 1916. On 5 November 1915, Lieutenant Commander Henry C. Mustin made the first catapult launching from aboard a ship off the North Carolina.
later carrying US President Taft on an inspection of the Panama Canal.
The North Carolina also made history in Pensacola, as on 5 November 1915 she launched the first catapult aircraft while underway. After WW1, she was renamed Charlotte before being decommissioned and scrapped in the 1930.
Length:504 ft, 5 in, Beam: 72ft, 10”, Displacement 16,000 tons at full load.
Propulsion: 16 Babcock and Wilcox boilers fed 2 triple expansion engines - 23,000 HP gave 22 knots.
Main armament: 4 (2x2) Mark 3 10”/40 caliber cannons firing 510 lb shells out to 20,000 yards
16 six inch, 22 three inch, 4 twenty-one inch torpedoes.
USS North Carolina (ACR-12), starboard bow view while underway
Overhead view of the USS North Carolina (ACR 12) looking aft, with the design of the catapult track and storage tracks shown. The ship is moored at Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, Florida in 1916. On 5 November 1915, Lieutenant Commander Henry C. Mustin made the first catapult launching from aboard a ship off the North Carolina.
Not pictured, Mustin’s giant brass balls as he did the first cat shot.