And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, July 29, 2024
USS North Carolina (BB-55) pitching in heavy seas while screening Task Force 38.3 off the Philippines, on December 12, 1944.
The US Navy totally f*cked up when they mothballed their battle wagons.
Why? You ask. Well, the US Marine Corps relies on naval gunfire if and when they make a "wet landing." The remaining 6" guns don't do as good of a job and 16" guns. I know, the USS New Jersey came on station in the So China Sea in April of 1968 and from that day forward, the "Jersey" kicked a lot of NVA butt.
I had a neighbor Fred Carson Lloyd who was 16 year old PT boat gunners mate. He said they were allowed aboard the BB55 and stole everything they could carry, food, booze, and a pilots leather jacket. the captain forbit their return calling them 'undisciplined pirates'
Deceiving optics, that is a battleship, it is huge.
ReplyDeleteShe’s still afloat as a museum ship, and worth the visit.
ReplyDeleteI'll confirm that. Best way to spend an afternoon in Wilmington, NC.
DeleteThe US Navy totally f*cked up when they mothballed their battle wagons.
ReplyDeleteWhy? You ask. Well, the US Marine Corps relies on naval gunfire if and when they make a "wet landing." The remaining 6" guns don't do as good of a job and 16" guns. I know, the USS New Jersey came on station in the So China Sea in April of 1968 and from that day forward, the "Jersey" kicked a lot of NVA butt.
Jannie--Calling it already? It's still early in the week.
ReplyDeleteI had a neighbor Fred Carson Lloyd who was 16 year old PT boat gunners mate. He said they were allowed aboard the BB55 and stole everything they could carry, food, booze, and a pilots leather jacket. the captain forbit their return calling them 'undisciplined pirates'
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