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Originally Posted by Red Devil
Quite a few sub captains lost their commands due to an intransigent C in C at Fremantle who insisted that it was human error and not defective trops. I did not find out if he, in turn, got sacked, when the truth was out.
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If you are referring to the Mark 14's biggest champion, Admiral Ralph Waldo Christie, he was relieved by Admiral Kinkaid without explanation in November 1944 and was reassigned to command of the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton. He was replaced in Fremantle by Admiral James Fife. After the war, he sought command of the Atlantic submarine force but lost out to old rival Fife, and ended his career in command of U.S. naval forces in the Philippines.
After his retirement, he sold life insurance and dabbled in other ventures for some time.