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pecosbob

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1. I've been to the Solomons and gone diving in Ironbottom Sound

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2019, 03:52 PM

Feb 2019

a lot of sailors and marines died there. I was onboard a navy frigate dispatched for the ceremony that restored independent soverign status to the longtime territorial possession in the late seventies along with British, Australian and New Zealand delegations. Cool stuff. Hung out with a Peace Corps spook for a couple of days smoking pot.

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Wreckage of World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered [View all] Blue_Tires Feb 2019 OP

I've been to the Solomons and gone diving in Ironbottom Sound pecosbob Feb 2019 #1

That is cool, bob. Sounds like a great memory to have. JudyM Feb 2019 #18

The USS Hornet! Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #2

There's another interesting part of the Doolittle Raiders story Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #15

You might want to check that link to "read more" jberryhill Feb 2019 #3

Yes, you might want to work on your link OP pecosbob Feb 2019 #4

Wrong URL. Archae Feb 2019 #5

Huge warship at the time - 20,000 tons displacement... USS Ford 100,000 tons now keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #6

The Article (Correctly Linked by Others) Doesn't Say So, But DarthDem Feb 2019 #7

...but then the Essex-class carriers entered the fray. Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #8

With, unfortunately a dozen major and bloody amphibious assaults of island redoubts in between pecosbob Feb 2019 #9

I *can't* stop smelling avgas or JP-5 Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #10

The smell has always made me think of new and unkown horizons and destinations... pecosbob Feb 2019 #12

I've often wondered why the U.S. didn't just surround and cut off supplies to the islands. 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #17

Japan was capable of breaking a blockade until relatively late in the war. cab67 Feb 2019 #20

and they were very adept at running destroyer flotillas at night to resupply troops pecosbob Feb 2019 #23

The Japanese subs never went after the freighters. It was considere a"cowards" target. oneshooter Feb 2019 #24

Japanese submarine doctrine melm00se Feb 2019 #29

And the Japanese submarines were the very definition of "pigboat". oneshooter Feb 2019 #34

They needed airbases for strategic bombers. hack89 Feb 2019 #30

They also needed strategic bombers. oneshooter Feb 2019 #35

Tokyo Express and Guadacanal whistler162 Feb 2019 #36

Absolutely! DarthDem Feb 2019 #19

My former father in law served on the USS Hornet. Spent several hours in the water. Thekaspervote Feb 2019 #11

Please remember that the research vessel, The Petrel, Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #13

Personally I'd love it if he got to work on finding MH330 Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #14

I assume you mean MH370. n/t MicaelS Feb 2019 #27

yes Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #31

Doubt he will ever get to work on MH370 whistler162 Feb 2019 #37

Properly it is oneshooter Feb 2019 #25

Actually it's just Bismark (no prefix) Angleae Feb 2019 #28

And yet the Allies did in all of their official dispatches. oneshooter Feb 2019 #33

Doolittle's Raid was an incredible act of courage by the pilots and the crew of USS Hornet. cab67 Feb 2019 #16

It directly lead to the Battle of Midway. oneshooter Feb 2019 #26

Hubby and I watch that movie every time it is on TV. We love it. CTyankee Feb 2019 #38

Which one? oneshooter Feb 2019 #39

I served on her replacement namesake. Codifer Feb 2019 #21

RIP Maxheader Feb 2019 #22

Shades of the Good Reuben James ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #32