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The USS Pickaway LPA 222 was hit with a rogue wave like this back in the late 60's in the south China Sea--Darn I am an old man!


7 posted on 04/17/2005 4:58:22 AM PDT by BTCM
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To: BTCM
The USS Pickaway LPA 222 was hit with a rogue wave like this back in the late 60's in the south China Sea--Darn I am an old man!

The Queen Elizabeth was hit by a rogue wave over 80 ft high while on a high speed crossing during WWII. All the glass in the Pilot House was shattered and she was rolled within 2 degrees of the point of no return.
If she had been rolled at over 30 knots she would have driven under instantly and the loss would be a total mystery.

So9

111 posted on 04/17/2005 9:54:44 AM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Trust Me)
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The USS Pickaway LPA 222 was hit with a rogue wave like this back in the late 60's in the south China Sea--Darn I am an old man!

My father served on the Pickaway during the Korean War. :-)

112 posted on 04/17/2005 10:06:05 AM PDT by padfoot_lover
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Hey ! me too. Two separate typhoons in 67 or 68.

Nam Vet

124 posted on 04/17/2005 1:06:57 PM PDT by Nam Vet (MSM reporters think the MOIST dream they had the night before is a "reliable source".)
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