Rare photos found of Taichu Maru sinking Sept '43

[Quagmire]

A Japanese youth discovered a series of rare photographs taken by his grandfather aboard the Taichu Maru during WWII. His grandfather was a sailor on board the Taichu Maru when it was sunk by the USS Balao in September of 1943. The freighter was enroute to Iwo Jima from Tokyo and its demise occurred just north of Chi Chi Jima. The boys grandfather was a life long photography enthusiast and it was said he always had his camera with him. He captured the sinking from before the first torpedo strike to his time in the lifeboat. His work follows below...

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While shooting a beautiful sunset the first torpedo was captured seconds before impact.

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This photograph was snapped as the surviving sailors waited to board the remaining lifeboats. The carnage on the deck was caused by the blast of the second torpedo.

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The captain of the Taichu Maru looks on as his ship sinks.

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The USS Balao surfaces remarkably close to finish off the ship with its deck gun. The Japanese crew defiantly ignores their enemy and does not ask for rescue.

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Another example of Japanese defiance as the crew continues to ignore their enemy.

The USS Balao finished off the Taichu Maru with its deck gun and then slipped beneath the waves. The Americans left the crew of the freighter to the sea. Fortunately a Japanese patrol aircraft responded to the distress call sent before all power was lost. The floatplane landed near the lifeboats and rescued the crew. All crew members returned to the merchant marine but only the boys grandfather survived the war...
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[maerean_m]

:rock:

[Sailor Steve]

Are the two existing photo threads broken?

I thought we would see a real, rare photo.

[maerean_m]

I thought we would see a real, rare photo.
you do http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/3.gif

[Quagmire]

I thought we would see a real, rare photo. you do http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/3.gif

Maerean, you rock! :rock: Thanks for the compliments on my little short story. This sim has unlimited potential as to what can be done with the 3D environment. :up:
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[Seaman_Hornsby]

Nice work, man! :up:

How about black and white for "realism?"

[Elder-Pirate]

Nice work, man! :up:

How about black and white for "realism?"


Why? There has been color film since the thirties ( actually around 1906 was the start http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1041889 ) but black & white was more popular at the time. I've some personal color photo's my dad took in 1944 at Guam. These are not my Dad's WWII films but check this site out: http://www.ww2incolor.com/chart1.html
I'm pretty sure the Japanese had color film at that time also.
In reality there is too much B&W film used today referring to older times. Maybe people that use B&W today trying to show older days do not realize everything was in color since we have known the planet was born. LOL
TV today is so full of B&W ads and the showing of old times when it's just not necessary. Useing color to show this would sure be more appreciated. I think anyone could tell the times in the past just judging by their clothes, cars, etc.
Heck even some hospital X-Rays are in color now.
It's 2007 people, treat it so.

[Sailor Steve]

I thought we would see a real, rare photo.
you do http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/3.gif
No, I don't.

What I do see is some excellent work, and I applaud it. It is just my opinion that it didn't need its own new thread.

[Seaman_Hornsby]

Nice work, man! :up:

How about black and white for "realism?"

Why? There has been color film since the thirties

Oh, I know there was plenty of color film floating around, I have a few books of such pictures on the ol' bookshelf here at home. I didn't mind the color used here, I was more thinking out loud about the possibility of b&w and some graininess thrown in to add "drama." Just a thought.:)

[maerean_m]

It is just my opinion that it didn't need its own new thread.
It's the separate thread that created the emotion of "hey, lets see those unique photos". It wouldn't have had half the effect if he would have posted on the regular thread, isn't it?

[Rockin Robbins]

The unexpected. It's a legitimate part of war, and when we find it here should we be dismayed? I think it's a well-executed story with some poignant observations highlighting some of the normally unexplored emotional effects of war. The story says that war is not a football game where you just cheer for your team. There is misery enough for all. Great job!:up:

[SteamWake]

It is just my opinion that it didn't need its own new thread.
It's the separate thread that created the emotion of "hey, lets see those unique photos". It wouldn't have had half the effect if he would have posted on the regular thread, isn't it?

I have to agree here... sorry Stevo...

What I want to know is how in the hell did he get those camera angles ! :p

[bookworm_020]

I can't see them!:cry: Guess my computer isn't up to it!

[SteamWake]

I can't see them!:cry: Guess my computer isn't up to it!

Most likely a firewall issue.

[jazman]

Nice work, man! :up:

How about black and white for "realism?"


Why? There has been color film since the thirties ( actually around 1906 was the start http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1041889 ) but black & white was more popular at the time. I've some personal color photo's my dad took in 1944 at Guam. These are not my Dad's WWII films but check this site out: http://www.ww2incolor.com/chart1.html
I'm pretty sure the Japanese had color film at that time also.
In reality there is too much B&W film used today referring to older times. Maybe people that use B&W today trying to show older days do not realize everything was in color since we have known the planet was born.

This reminds me of the Calvin and Hobbes strip (note: this is text only, use your imagination):

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1100879

CALVIN: Dad, how come old photographs are always black and white? Didn't they have color film back then?

CALVIN'S DAD: Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs are in color. It's just the world was black and white then.

CALVIN: Really?

CALVIN'S DAD: Yep. The world didn't turn color until sometime in the 1930s, and it was pretty grainy color for a while, too.

CALVIN: That's really weird.

CALVIN'S DAD: Well, truth is stranger than fiction.

CALVIN: But then why are old paintings in color?! If the world was black and white, wouldn't artists have painted it that way?

CALVIN'S DAD: Not necessarily, a lot of great artists were insane.

CALVIN: But ... but how could they have painted in color anyway? Wouldn't their paints have been shades of gray back then?

CALVIN'S DAD: Of course, but they turned colors like everything else in the '30s.

CALVIN: So why didn't old black and white photos turn color too?

CALVIN'S DAD: Because they were color pictures of black and white, remember?

(CUT TO: EXT. Tree limb, Calvin talking with Hobbes)

CALVIN: The world is a complicated place, Hobbes.

HOBBES: Whenever it seems that way, I take a nap in a tree and wait for dinner.

[Captain Vlad]

I hate that B&W photos make me think of stuff in shades of grey and white. Any dash of color to old school events makes me happy.

Hell, I even have fond memories of Titanic since I could then picture the ship and the people on her in Technicolor. I can do it normally, but there's that little...smidgen of mental effort required that I think shouldn't be there.

I probably sound crazy.:D

[bookworm_020]

I can see them now!:doh: Nice photos:up:

[Overboard]

Still cool! Thanks.

[Quagmire]

Thanks so much for the compliments guys. These "photos" were taken during my 5th war patrol in the world of the SHIV dynamic campaign. We take it for granted sometimes, but what really makes this sim unique is the dynamic campaign. Anything is possible out there.

I dont play with external views enabled so thank God the replay feature was working.

What I want to know is how in the hell did he get those camera angles ! :p

You can work wonders with the ROW camera mod. Try it out!
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[Quagmire]

BTW, I dont know if you guys have a favorite but here's mine...
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6485/shiv9427vf0.jpg

The way the men lie dead on the deck is just freaky real.
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