This is odd, isn't it? Here's a DANFS quote: "The explosion did little local damage, but set up severe structural stresses through the ship." I'm not...
Not very closely, though obviously the subject is of interest. My reason is this: I have found that matters of this sort generate a lot of smoke, and...
The only ship of the class to be lost was Helena, hit by three Long Lance torpedoes. One knocked off her bow, and the other pair struck very close...
The discussion and photo of O'Brien's damage has reminded me of one of the most frightening photos I've seen of a direct hit....
Am I the only one having trouble reconciling this assessment and the photo posted above?
Yes, there's no avoiding the danger....
Luck? Japanese subs were hardly stealthy, but the Americans foolishly meandered for some days in known submarine waters, so I guess there's no...
During the fight in Surigao Strait, the battleship West Virginia scored a hit on Yamashiro with her first salvo. The gun range was 22,400 yards, so...
How about an IFF aerial or something like that? I have no clue.
I thought I'd post some recommendations for folks with an interest in the Japanese Navy. A good overview of the IJN's history is found in Kaigun by...
The items on the left wing appear to be the pitot tube and one of the 20mm cannon (look for the other on the right wing--it's there, but not...
Yes, the battleship is certainly North Carolina class: three main turrets, five 5in twin mounts on each side, two stacks, and not the Iowa-class bow.
Here's a pic of O'Brien: [IMG] That's Wasp back there, burning away.
Wasp was the victim of one of the most successful torpedo salvoes ever fired. The submarine I-19 fired six torpedoes from only 500 yards from Wasp...
Yes, that was some creative thinking. It would have been rather difficult to dock South Dakota in South Dakota.... The ship commissioned eight...
Ah, you've got a good memory. This was indeed the battle with the infamous electrical glitch, though it was South Dakota rather than Washington that...
Yes, that's right. At least some of the brothers survived the sinking, but this was one of the first cases when the USN left its people floating in...
Do you guys ever get the Warship International journal? A couple issues ago, my friends and I had an essay in there about Kirishima's loss, which is...
Thanks for the welcomes. Atlanta and her sistership Juneau were both lost in this battle, the only members of their class to be sunk during the war....
I hope it's not too late to comment. This was an especially brutal battle. The heavy cruiser San Francisco delivered some of the most withering...
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