She then sailed to Tulagi, Solomon Islands, and Noumea, New Caledonia, to embark new landing craft, and returned to Saipan. Flooding in No. If you would like to see an image of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to place an image online for you. ABAA Miscellaneous Class No. Her beach party also suffered from enemy action; all of the party's officers were lost. Sump tanks were flushed out, cleaned and inspected and refilled with clean oil. She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Onslow Beach, North Carolina, for the next three years. transports numbered in the APA series, as implemented in February
On the evening of 12 November, 1942, TASKER H. BLISS was anchored in 25 fathoms of water off Fedala, French Morocco, with 45 fathoms of chain to the starboard anchor. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be safely considered extinct. to enable them to handle landing craft for amphibious assault
Destination, rates & speeds. U.S.S. An officer stationed on the port side of the stack reported that it was "like a volcano" right after the hit. No fires were started by the torpedo; or, if any had been started, they were immediately put out by the flooding. It is known, however, that she was engaged in unloading cargo to the beach at Fedala on 12 November, 1942. Within about 15 minutes all hands were off the ship except for a few officers. 11. He observed that bulkheads and decks in this area were spotted with oil and that the staircase down to "E" deck seemed to be sagging. No collapsing of bulkheads, such as was reported by HUGH L. SCOTT, was noted on the BLISS. You may search our entire stock, get directions, or view our newest arrivals by catalog or category by going to our easy-to-use catalog homepage: To compound problems, these forces were not able to assemble or train together before executing the Aleutian invasion on 11 May 1943. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. On 18 February, the landing boats of Sanborn lowered their ramps on Blue Beach, Iwo Jima. from the main deck, although the bottom of each was thickly covered with fallen timbers. ELECTRA - port side looking forward and showing the small patches over fragment holes. As a result, only attack transport (APA) ships were assigned for the assault, without support from any companion attack cargo (AKA) ships. This can readily be the margin which saves or loses the ship. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. These could not be supported by attack transports in the numbers required, and new categories of amphibious ships began to replace APAs throughout the 1960s. ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the shoring for the large patch. This door should be kept closed and dogged at all times except when actually in use. In less than 30 seconds the fireroom flooded with oil and water to a level at least four feet above the floor plates, and within five minutes the stern of the ship had settled so that the deck beading aft was not more than three feet above the water. 32. 2. beyond 100, it was decided that these amphibious warfare ships
No machinery or electrical derangements occurred in the plant throughout the return voyage, which speaks well for the promptness and thoroughness of the repair measures undertaken by the ship's force. The list, however, bears investigation. Some of
As soon as pumping operations would allow entrance to the engine room everything was washed down with fresh water, followed promptly with an open steam jet. The engineer force was split into three sections and worked three shifts 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman ( Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman (screenwriters); Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Richard Boone, Charles McGraw, Julie Adams (starring). Review these tips to help preserve the beauty of your books. 2 hold near the forward bulkhead and about 10 to 15 feet below the waterline. On 7 January 1955, Sanborn departed Norfolk bound for the Mediterranean to serve with the amphibious force of the U.S. 6th Fleet. After July 1954, she once more participated in landing exercises along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean. types were converted to attack transports, taking the list of
World War II service edit] The engine room was abandoned at about 0700 and continued to flood. 3 hold was then pumped out and patches were concreted from the inside (see photos 3 and 4). We value your privacy and use cookies to remember your shopping preferences and to analyze our website traffic. 21. EDWARD RUTLEDGE ltr. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays by appointment or chance. No. 32, Henrico County Historical Society USS HENRICO Attack Transport 45 1943-1968 Ship's History, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attack_transport&oldid=1115697750, This page was last edited on 12 October 2022, at 19:05. and 78-101) then in commission or under construction. Post-Production Film Scripts, (d) C.O. 1 fireroom, and the second probably hit in the engine room. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval vessels, as well as for their operation, but by no others. We are an open shop on Baltimore's Book Block in midtown. 20. The ship was in material condition ABLE except for doors and hatches in holds which were being worked (holds Nos. No. If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. At 1950 a torpedo was observed passing ahead from the port side, and General Quarters was sounded. Left Column --
All books are guaranteed to be as described, and may be returned at any time for any reason for a full refund, including return postage. The available facts are as follows: (1) At a 26 foot draft and with an assumed permeability of .80, both had a floodable length of only two compartments (margin line at main deck). In such a helpless condition and with the heavy list, it was necessary to abandon both ships to the progressive flooding which finally caused them to sink. Large quantities of fuel oil flowed out on the water on the starboard side. The Executive Officer, who was on the port side of "C" deck just forward of the uptakes, reported. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - APA-193 Sanborn, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Sanborn&oldid=1090246317, This page was last edited on 28 May 2022, at 10:26. Between these visits, Sanborn participated in landing exercises to maintain both the ship's company and embarked U.S. Marines in combat readiness. 240-247) were cancelled before completion. Manage your privacy settings. A rust preventative compound (Penola #4) was poured over all gears and bearings and was sprayed over the thrust bearing. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew . 37. The Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations directs that this report be shown only to those persons to whom the report would be of value in the performance of their duties. His book took London by storm. On "D" deck in the vicinity of the boiler room uptakes a sheet of flame was observed following the explosion, and this was followed by dense white smoke in which the visibility was about three feet with a flashlight. 34. It also caused the cabin and adjacent rooms under the bridge structure to collapse, apparently from the weight of plastic protection installed above them. APA are in the classification of US Navy Auxiliary ships. It is doubtful if this would have helped BLISS with her extensive fires, but it is entirely possible that if the submergence of the deck could have been delayed on SCOTT, she might have remained afloat long enough for effective assistance to arrive. Consider the effect had these tanks been full. (c) C.O. Brush riggings were cleaned and studs and insulation renewed as necessary. This included 77 motors varying from 1/4 h.p. The story of a U.S. naval ship and its crew in the Pacific, 1943-1945. ELECTRA - Serial 048 - of 17 November 1942. TASKER H. BLISS (AP22) The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. "Belinda", Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-Navy Captain Jebediah S. Hawks (Jeff Chandler) and ex-merchant Lieutenant Dave MacDougall (George Nader) as boat commander. U.S.S. The ship sank at about 2032, 11 November, 1942. APA/LPA -- Attack Transports In the early 1940s, as the Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a large number of civilian passenger ships and larger freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull numbers in the AP series. by attack transports in the numbers required, and new categories
SCOTT and BLISS present a somewhat different picture. 33. Flooding directly due to the hits was apparently limited to the immediate vicinity of the machinery spaces as one officer reported that about 20 minutes after the torpedoing no water could be seen in holds 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 as viewed. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. In late March, Sanborn sailed west for Okinawa with the largest amphibious task force of the Pacific campaign. 4. ILAB. Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any
to SecNav of 23 November 1942. transports. 1 and No. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. The Commanding Officer attempted to slip the anchor chain and back the ship onto the beach, but the excessive trim by the bow placed the forecastle under water and backing the engines did no good as the propeller was out of water. From the engine room the water entered the shaft alley through a leaky door and through unpacked glands around electric cable, and when the shaft alley was flooded, the water entered the after magazines from the shaft alley through an electric cable hole in the deck of the handling room. ; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, 19 February 1960, Permanent custody transferred to MARAD, 30 June 1960, Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960, Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp.(PD-X-918 dated 20 July 1971) one of a nine hull sale for $467,100.00, 2 deep tanks which were loaded to about 79% of their capacity with gasoline in 5-gallon tins. By 1969, when the surviving attack transports were redesignated as "amphibious transports" (LPA) (retaining their previous numbers), only a few remained in commissioned service. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. 15. If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. There, she transferred the wounded to shore-based hospitals, then prepared for Operation Iceberg, the invasion of the Ryukyus. Review these tips to help preserve the beauty of your books! If the attack transport you want does
As World War II went on, dozens of new construction merchant ships of the United States Maritime Commission's S4, C2, C3 and VC2 ("Victory") types were converted to attack transports, taking the list of APA numbers to 247, though fourteen ships (APAs 181-186 and APAs 240-247) were cancelled before completion. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. Flames were reported to have shot up from both the engine room and No. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the . The ship slid under and disappeared at 1848, approximately 1-3/4 hours after the torpedoing. Another two transports sunk in 1942, USSGeorge F. Elliott and USSLeedstown, were also configured as attack transports but did not survive to be reclassified as such. (b) The free surface of the damage water removed about 10 feet of metacentric radius (BM) from the ship in the damaged area while the flared sides in the intact portion were such as to add about 5 feet of metacentric radius (BM). The gain in initial stability with extensive flooding, as in the case of the ELECTRA, is accompanied by a large decrease in maximum righting arm and range of stability. He walked aft to this area and encountered flames coming from the starboard passageway between the uptakes and staterooms. 57, Wartime Diversion of US Navy Forces in Response to Public Demands for Augmented Coastal Defense-CNA, Wartime Instructions for United States Merchant Vessels 1942, Washington Navy Yard: History of the Naval Gun Factory, 1883-1939, Washington Navy Yard - Pay Roll of Mechanics and Labourers, c1819-1820, WAVE QUARTERS D STATION RULES FOR LIFE AT D, [UPDATED] Washington Navy Yard Station Log November 1822 - December 1889, The Story Behind Names of Different Ranks, History of Warrant Officers in the US Navy, Women's Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1918, Women's Winter Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1919, World War I British and German Naval Messages (1918), World War II Invasion of Normandy 1944 Interrogation of Generalleutnant Rudolf Schmetzer. 36. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. Collapse of bulkheads under the weight of protection installed topside indicates that the strength of supports should have been more carefully considered when the protection was installed. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads-and with few anticipating the challenges in store at Okinawa. Parts were washed down with fresh water, followed by a steam jet, wiped dry and sprayed with lubricating oil. 48, USS Canberra CA70 War Damage Report No. Despite personal friction, the two have .META_DESC_FILM_PROVIDERS see . Reduction gears were washed and steamed and all gear teeth were wiped out. 1980 and sold abroad, leaving only a few throughly obsolete
3 hold and was followed immediately by two smaller explosions, probably caused by bangalore torpedoes in the cargo. HEWES and RUTLEDGE performed very much as would be expected on the basis of the characteristics presented in paragraph 28. There have been other cases which pointed out the danger of extending flooding through shaft alley doors, (see Bureau of Ships War Damage Report No. Read the rules here. USS Pickaway (APA-222), under way in the Pearl Harbor channel, 28 April 1964. Pierce (APA-50) was laid down as Northern Light (MC hull 289) by Moore Dry Dock of Oakland, California 22 July 1942; launched 10 October 1942; and commissioned 30 June 1943. Timbers and cargo in the holds were thrown about, and a man in No. Joseph Hewes (APA22), Edward Rutledge (APA24), Hugh L. Scott (AP43), Tasker H. Bliss (AP42) & Electra (AKA4) - War Damage Report No. AWAY ALL BOATS (1956) [WW2] Made during the Cold War. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. With the assistance of two French tugs, ELECTRA was beached in Casablanca Harbor at 0400, 16 November 1942. ELECTRA - starboard side looking forward and showing the outside of the large patch over the torpedo hole. The second explosion shook the ship more severely than the first, and debris of all kinds was thrown in the air higher than the mainmast. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type and named after Pickaway County, Ohio . The ship continued to burn and is reported to have sunk at 0230, 13 November, 1942. On Thursday evening, 12 November, 1942, U.S.S. Fire followed the explosions immediately and, as stated above, was uncontrollable; all machinery being out of action and the heavy list making it hard to move around. At 1140 CHEROKEE went alongside to attempt to pump out the engine room, and at 1215 USS RAVEN (AM55) went alongside to assist in pumping, using all available portable pumps including some borrowed from destroyers in the screen. Section concerning other research options. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. 19. Title page dated April 17, 1956, with a credit for director Joseph Pevney. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. Salvage operations were undertaken immediately and divers from CHEROKEE made temporary patches which permitted pumping of No. 3 hold thus took place quickly from both sides. 1 fireroom and the other hit between the engine room and No. Apparently, neither ship developed an excessive list immediately after the damage, although RUTLEDGE did list to starboard as a result of unsymmetrical rapid flooding as indicated on plate II. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew Calculations made by the Bureau of Ships on the basis of information supplied with reference (j) brought out a very interesting set of conditions which resulted in the ELECTRA's initial stability being about one foot greater after damage than before. Fires were started by the hits and could not be controlled as there were no means available for fighting them. Depending on class they were armed with one or two 5-inch guns and a variety of 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft weapons. 2). All engines were thoroughly flushed out by circulating lubricating oil for 24 hours. Read the rules here. The actual reclassification of these ships was not implemented until February 1943, by which time two ships that had APA numbers assigned (USSJoseph Hewes and USSEdward Rutledge) had been lost. You may phone, fax, or email an order at any time, 24 hours a day. APA numbers to 247, though fourteen ships (APAs 181-186 and APAs
Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. 3 hold side with a patch of timber and mattresses and on completion of this patch the engine room was pumped dry. Click here for a larger version of this plate. In 1942, when the AP number series had already extended beyond 100, it was decided that these amphibious warfare ships really constituted a separate category of warship from conventional transports. The ship was ordered abandoned over the port (high) side. They are not to be confused with landing ships, which beach themselves to bring their troops directly ashore, or their general British equivalent, the Landing ship, infantry. The ability of ELECTRA to survive a hit amidships, followed by such extensive flooding, speaks well for the C2 type of hull, but it must be remembered that her survival was, to a great extent, due to the energetic efforts of the escorting ships. USS STANSBURY (DMS8) commenced towing at 1350 and towed with difficulty until 1640, at which. Multilith duplication. The story of a U.S. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. [5][6], [7] During World War II, attack transport served in the Pacific Theatre, taking part in many of the Navy's island hopping campaigns. (b) C.O. The reported setting of a fire by the first hit on SCOTT and extinguishing of this fire by the second hit is difficult to explain, particularly in view of the immediate and extensive fire on BLISS. No other information is available concerning the extent of the flooding. Sanborn was then decommissioned and, on 14 August 1946, placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, berthed at Stockton, California. The last use was for the final WW2 Battle of Okinawa. 58, Summary of War Damage to U. S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruisers and Destroyers 17 October, 1941 to 7 December, 1942, USS Birmingham CL62 War Damage Report No. There was no difficulty from fire, but there was apparently a fire for a brief period immediately following the first explosion. USS Pierce (APA-50) was an Ormsby -class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II . Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 17 January 1972. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. to 50 h.p., one 150 k.w. 26. to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. The system followed in restoring these motors and generators was to remove them to the topside where they were boiled for 24 hours with a complete change of water every eight hours, and were then baked in portable ammunition lockers, which had been converted into bake ovens, until clear readings were obtained with a megger. RAVEN - Serial 002 - of 17 November 1942. Sump tanks were pumped, refilled with fresh water, pumped and wiped dry. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. CHEROKEE had carried away her lines and had broken the connection to her 6" pump. for landing combat assault troops. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. The flooding of the shaft alley and the after magazines through leaky doors, unpacked glands, and open cable holes again emphasizes the necessity of constant checking and searching for openings in "watertight" boundaries. 32, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. 1 engine and it was placed in operation. This completed the flooding and brought the second deck about five feet below the waterline, the remaining freeboard at frame 113 being only about five feet. safely considered extinct. This page provides the hull numbers of all U.S. Navy attack
Preliminary Design Section This increase in initial stability was caused by the combination of two factors: (a) The freeboard before damage was great enough to permit the ship to sink a large amount without submerging the bulkhead deck. If you would like to see an image of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to place an image online for you. In addition, as part
There were 11 large holes and numerous smaller ones in the port side. Bureau of Ships 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report No. Film Scripts, of amphibious ships began to replace APAs throughout the 1960s. 5. Lack of equipment and training subsequently resulted in confusion during the landings on Attu. For vessels now in service, a swinging type watertight door is required. (a) CTF 34 Material report 00243, 27 November 1942. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 APA -- Attack Transports Click on "APA-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available). TASKER H. BLISS - AP42/A16-3 - Action Report dated 15 November 1942. We accept VISA/MC/AMEX/DISCOVER, check or money order, and PayPal (ID is mail@royalbooks.com). It was reported that wooden bulkheads throughout the ship collapsed (reference (c)). The last of these were decommissioned in
USS Sanborn (APA-193) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. Smoke and hot gases from the explosion in the engine room, however, appear to have filled the officers' lounge on "B" deck immediately and this would seem to indicate the rupture of some bulkheads in the vicinity. Laid down, 15 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV Hull-572), at Permanente Metals Corp, Yard No.2 Richmond, CA. Near Fine. assigned (Joseph Hewes and Edward Rutledge) had
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