Posted: 8/4/2021 3:19:48 PM EDT
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Something I never gave much thought to was just how much work went into salvaging the ships that were bombed on Dec 7th. There are 3 fascinating videos on YouTube which go into a lot of the details of the aftermath and men who fought to bring ships back online. I wonder if we'd still be able to do the same these days. Here's part one  The Salvage of Pearl Harbor Pt 1 - The Smoke Clears |
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| I think I read that. Is that the one where the diver saw the lobsters dining on drowned sailors and swore never to eat lobsters again? |
#53 says, "Take 22 mg absorbed Vit C per lb plus 1 gram Chaga daily. Don't forget 2000iu Vit D-3, 30 mg Zinc and 2 mg Cu."
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
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That's an incredibly interesting series; there's three parts to it. I don't know who this Drachinifel dude is but his work is great. I'm subscribed to his youtube channel. https://www.drachinifel.co.uk/ |
| Only two battleships were never restored to fighting condition: USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma. The Oklahoma (sister to the Nevada) could have been rebuilt, but the USN determined it was not cost-effective and in light of the newer faster and bigger gunned battleships that were being commissioned, was not needed. |
#53 says, "Take 22 mg absorbed Vit C per lb plus 1 gram Chaga daily. Don't forget 2000iu Vit D-3, 30 mg Zinc and 2 mg Cu."
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
Unfettered with the formalities of an economics education but well read in monetary history.
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When I moved there in the 70s there were still ships that had never been salvaged in the harbor. There was a CINCPAC tour that was available to military and dependents that went places the civilian tours didn’t that showed stuff like that. There was still the remains of a zero up on schofield barracks that you could walk up to. The house I lived in on Hickam faced the harbor. It had patched plaster from holes from the attack. There was all kinds of debris along the harbor at Hickam. I remember walking down there and getting oil on my shoes and getting whooped by my mom for ruining them. It’s all different now and cleaned up. |
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While I was home ported there every time they dredged the harbor they brought up interesting stuff out of the mud. An unexploded Japanese torpedo was the most memorable. |
Give a man a ride in a helicopter and he flies for a day. Throw him out of the helicopter and he flies for the rest of his life............Pinochet.
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Originally Posted By BFish: This is a good book on the topic: Descent into Darkness: Pearl Harbor, 1941 - A Navy Diver's Memoir Paperback March 15, 2012by Edward C. Raymer (Author) Originally Posted By BFish: This is a good book on the topic: Descent into Darkness: Pearl Harbor, 1941 - A Navy Diver's Memoir Paperback March 15, 2012by Edward C. Raymer (Author) Excellent book. I highly recommend it. I've read it probably about a dozen times now. Originally Posted By 4v50: I think I read that. Is that the one where the diver saw the lobsters dining on drowned sailors and swore never to eat lobsters again? Nope not this book. |
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Originally Posted By trio: When I moved there in the 70s there were still ships that had never been salvaged in the harbor. There was a CINCPAC tour that was available to military and dependents that went places the civilian tours didn’t that showed stuff like that. There was still the remains of a zero up on schofield barracks that you could walk up to. The house I lived in on Hickam faced the harbor. It had patched plaster from holes from the attack. There was all kinds of debris along the harbor at Hickam. I remember walking down there and getting oil on my shoes and getting whooped by my mom for ruining them. It’s all different now and cleaned up. Thats fascinating to me. As a kid in the 70s, I can imagine what that would have been like and fits the era. |