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Exposed entrails of the destroyer Harusame while in drydock on Aug 1943. The Shiratsuyu-class destroyer was torpedoed by the USN sub USS Wahoo
She was damaged on 24 January 1943 in the South Pacific, towed to Truk, had a false bow fitted, then sailed to Japan under her own power. She was repaired and returned to service by the end of the year, assigned to DesDiv 27 on 30 November and escorted Yamashiro into Yokosuka on 30-31 December.
Battleship Yamato underway damaged and on fire during Operation Ten-Go, 7th April
It was noticed that attacking both sides of Musashi allowed for the flooding to actually keep the ship relatively level before going under, so in contrast the strikes on Yamato were concentrated all on the port side. Initially, Yamato's listing was corrected by counter-flooding the starboard machinery spaces, but there's only so much that can be done while the ship was slowly getting lower in the water and losing engine power. Once the listing became noticeably uncontrollable, air group commander Herbert Houck had the torpedo running depth changed from 10' to 20' and ordered a strike on the starboard side so that more of the exposed lower hull underneath the TDS would be struck. By this point, Yamato was listing heavily to port, had lost all steering control, and had just ordered the crew to abandon ship after it began capsizing. The magazine explosion occurred 18 minutes afterwards when the ship had pretty much already completely capsized and was going under, sealing her fate.
Exposed entrails of the destroyer Harusame while in drydock on Aug 1943. The Shiratsuyu-class destroyer was torpedoed by the USN sub USS Wahoo
She was damaged on 24 January 1943 in the South Pacific, towed to Truk, had a false bow fitted, then sailed to Japan under her own power. She was repaired and returned to service by the end of the year, assigned to DesDiv 27 on 30 November and escorted Yamashiro into Yokosuka on 30-31 December.
Battleship Yamato underway damaged and on fire during Operation Ten-Go, 7th April
It was noticed that attacking both sides of Musashi allowed for the flooding to actually keep the ship relatively level before going under, so in contrast the strikes on Yamato were concentrated all on the port side. Initially, Yamato's listing was corrected by counter-flooding the starboard machinery spaces, but there's only so much that can be done while the ship was slowly getting lower in the water and losing engine power. Once the listing became noticeably uncontrollable, air group commander Herbert Houck had the torpedo running depth changed from 10' to 20' and ordered a strike on the starboard side so that more of the exposed lower hull underneath the TDS would be struck. By this point, Yamato was listing heavily to port, had lost all steering control, and had just ordered the crew to abandon ship after it began capsizing. The magazine explosion occurred 18 minutes afterwards when the ship had pretty much already completely capsized and was going under, sealing her fate.
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RN:
First-rate ship of the line HMS Duke of Wellington in drydock at Keyham, Devonport Dockyard, 1854.
Under a crash programme announced in December 1851 to provide the navy with a steam-driven battlefleet, the design was further modified by the new Surveyor, Captain Baldwin Walker. The ship was cut apart in two places on the stocks in January 1852, lengthened by 30 feet (9.1 m) overall and given screw propulsion. She received the 780 hp engines designed and built by Robert Napier and Sons for the iron frigate Simoon, which had surrendered them on conversion to a troopship.
First-rate ship of the line HMS Duke of Wellington in drydock at Keyham, Devonport Dockyard, 1854.
Under a crash programme announced in December 1851 to provide the navy with a steam-driven battlefleet, the design was further modified by the new Surveyor, Captain Baldwin Walker. The ship was cut apart in two places on the stocks in January 1852, lengthened by 30 feet (9.1 m) overall and given screw propulsion. She received the 780 hp engines designed and built by Robert Napier and Sons for the iron frigate Simoon, which had surrendered them on conversion to a troopship.
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USN:
USS West Virginia (BB-48) underway, 9th Feb., 1939
USS Hornet (CV-8) At Pier 7, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, in February 1942. Planes visible in foreground at the forward end of the flight deck are Grumman F4F-4s (VF-8) and a Curtiss SBC-4 from either VS-8 or VB-8.
Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) underway on 19 July 1944.
Battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945
USS Massachusetts (BB-59) being refueled from fleet oiler USS Saugatuck (AO-75), April 20,1945
USS West Virginia (BB-48) underway, 9th Feb., 1939
USS Hornet (CV-8) At Pier 7, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, in February 1942. Planes visible in foreground at the forward end of the flight deck are Grumman F4F-4s (VF-8) and a Curtiss SBC-4 from either VS-8 or VB-8.
Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) underway on 19 July 1944.
Battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945
USS Massachusetts (BB-59) being refueled from fleet oiler USS Saugatuck (AO-75), April 20,1945
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