RE: Capsized battleship(s)
Posted by:
Michael Lowrey
()
Date: June 27, 2001 02:11PM
<HTML>Walter,
The situation you describe - sailors trapped in a sinking ship is not limited to ships that capsize. The battleship West Virginia took seven torpedoes at Pearl Harbor but was counterflooded and sank on a relatively even keel. When she was raised, the repair crews made a rather grisly discovery: \"During the ensuing repairs, workers located 70 bodies of West Virginia sailors who had been trapped below when the ship
sank. In one compartment, a calendar was found, the last scratch-off date being 23 December.\" (The quote is from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.)
At the Battle of Midway, battle damage trapped a number of Japanese sailors below in one of the carriers (Kaga?). When torpedoes were used to scuttle the floating wreck, a passageway was open, allowing the crewmen to escape. I believe most were eventually rescued by a USN ship.
Best wishes,
Michael Lowrey</HTML>
The situation you describe - sailors trapped in a sinking ship is not limited to ships that capsize. The battleship West Virginia took seven torpedoes at Pearl Harbor but was counterflooded and sank on a relatively even keel. When she was raised, the repair crews made a rather grisly discovery: \"During the ensuing repairs, workers located 70 bodies of West Virginia sailors who had been trapped below when the ship
sank. In one compartment, a calendar was found, the last scratch-off date being 23 December.\" (The quote is from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.)
At the Battle of Midway, battle damage trapped a number of Japanese sailors below in one of the carriers (Kaga?). When torpedoes were used to scuttle the floating wreck, a passageway was open, allowing the crewmen to escape. I believe most were eventually rescued by a USN ship.
Best wishes,
Michael Lowrey</HTML>
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Capsized battleship(s)
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Walter M. | 06/27/2001 01:11PM |
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RE: Capsized battleship(s)
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Michael Lowrey | 06/27/2001 02:11PM |
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RE: Capsized battleship(s)
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Walter M. | 06/28/2001 10:47AM |
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Helping trapped cremwn on the Kaga
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kurt | 06/29/2001 06:54PM |
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Woody | 06/30/2001 09:27AM |
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Michael Lowrey | 06/30/2001 10:03AM |
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Tim | 06/30/2001 11:09PM |
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RE: Capsized battleship(s)
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Walter M. | 07/01/2001 11:20AM |
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Rainer Bruns | 07/02/2001 12:53PM |