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Originally Posted by Inner Sound
AVGWarhawk wrote
That can't be right: Surely the Admiralty surveyed the whole world in the 19th century, and those charts were commercially available. Plus the USN had been nosing out the Pacific for years prior, knowing full well war with Japan was possible.
Or am I just a victim of ancient imperialist flannel?
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No sir. Eco sounding for contour of he sea floor really did not start until after the war. Read up on the Playboy submarine by the name of Archerfish! Great read! In all reality we did not have detailed maps of any of the islands. First patrols were done with maps from the local library or magzines.