Well, this was my attempt to determine the actual in-field delivery date for the Mk 28- and I hope I don't come across as stepping on toes Joe, it just struck me that there had to be a date available somewhere so I thought I'd try. To wit;
"Good afternoon,
I am working on a research project which incorporates some elements of Westinghouse' WWII production activities.
There was a torpedo that Westinghouse made called the Mk 28 Acoustic Homing Torpedo. It was developed through 1943 in part from the captured German Ge7 Torpedo, and went into service in limited numbers during 1944.
What I am looking for is an actual in-the-field delivery date for the Mk 28, ideally the date it was first loaded onto a submarine tender for potential distribution to active patrolling US submarines. My best guess is July, but I have scoured numerous sources and have not been able to find an actual printed date.
If there is someone at Westinghouse who has access to its historical records, and the interest to be so kind to look something like this up for someone, I would love to know when the first "batch" of Mk 28's were shipped from whatever factory built them. From this I could at least interpolate the field delivery date I need.
I fully understand if such a request is beyond the scope of your normal business operations, but I concluded that given I seem to have exhausted my options, it didn't hurt to simply ask.
My thanks for taking the time to review this query, and great thanks for any time that may be invested in its response.
Most sincerely,
GLC"
And, this was the response-
"During the 1980's and 1990's, Westinghouse Electric Corporation sold all its industrial businesses and focused on its media businesses. Through a series of transactions, Westinghouse became CBS Corporation, a media company.
CBS has no pictures, information, or products remaining from the historical Westinghouse businesses. Most of the Westinghouse Corporate historical records were given to the George Westinghouse Museum however the museum has closed and transferred all materials and artifacts to the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Small Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222;
phone: 412-454-6000; e-mail:
hswp@hswp.org."
So. Does anybody live near Pittsburgh? I'm kind of thinking Joe's guess of July 1st is sounding just fine for the effort that the actual date will require to recover. lol
