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Loss of the USS Grunion. Wreck located in Aleutian waters.
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| Aug 2019
| Laura Gegge
Posted on 08/27/2019 10:45:42 AM PDT by robowombat
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To: robowombat
Sunk by her own torpedo.
Fired four at a Japanese destroyer. One ran low, two bounced off without exploding. The fourth circled back and took of her periscope.
(According to Wikipedia)
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posted on
08/27/2019 10:49:56 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The torpedoes we had early in the war were crap. Too many boats lost before the brass finally paid attention.
To: BenLurkin
The US Navy had HUGE problems with dud torpedoes through mid 1943. Running depths were wrong and fuzes were faulty. Some historians say the Pacific war could have been won sooner if we didn't have so many dud torpedoes.
World War II, Pacific, 1942 - Dud Torpedoes
To: robowombat
That 3D mapping video is pretty amazing.
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posted on
08/27/2019 11:05:59 AM PDT
by
mowowie
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Edward Beach believed a number of US subs that went missing were victims of circle back torpedos.
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posted on
08/27/2019 11:07:14 AM PDT
by
robowombat
(Orthodox)
To: robowombat
The Japanese military had pretty crap military equipment.
One notable exception was thier “Long Lance” torpedoes.
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posted on
08/27/2019 11:11:39 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
To: colorado tanker
I think the SAME problems occurred when badly made torpedoes were DROPPED by torpedo planes. They “fish” tended to break in half when contacting the water. Those that didn’t break up either were duds or ran way too deep.
Torpedoes were very costly, and a lack of money prevented the “testing to destruction” that would have exposed the faulty design/construction.
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posted on
08/27/2019 11:17:06 AM PDT
by
CaptainAmiigaf
( N.Y. Times--We print the news as it fits our views)
To: CaptainAmiigaf
Saw it in a john Wayne movie.
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08/27/2019 11:19:00 AM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: DIRTYSECRET
To: BenLurkin
The Grunion represented the pinnacle of ship naming.
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08/27/2019 11:27:38 AM PDT
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DannyTN
To: Rebelbase
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08/27/2019 11:27:56 AM PDT
by
DFG
To: robowombat; cracker45; Tainan; Jet Jaguar; SENTINEL; redpoll; ArmyTeach; Eska; hattend; hosepipe; ..
Alaska Ping.
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08/27/2019 11:45:19 AM PDT
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KC_Lion
To: robowombat
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08/27/2019 12:32:11 PM PDT
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Oatka
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/27/2019 2:37:37 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
To: BenLurkin
The USS Tang suffered the same sad fate.
There is a interactive display of the Tang at the WWII Museum in New Orleans.
To: CaptainAmiigaf
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08/27/2019 7:01:56 PM PDT
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redlegplanner
( No Representation without Taxation)
To: robowombat
Amazing! The submarine was found by Laura Geggel!/s
To: robowombat
Many a time I hunted grunion.
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posted on
08/27/2019 7:38:56 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
To: NonValueAdded
Grunion runs in Coronado strand are akin to watching the Submarine races in New London CT or trapping Snipes anywhere there is/was a practical joker a huge tree a sack and a somewhat naive kid.
Such a ‘misspent yute’.....<; <: <:
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08/27/2019 7:44:25 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
(6/98"HRC is cast as the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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