Real-Life ship recognition

Sailor Steve · 03-14-11, 04:49 PM

The manuals often also had photographs. I don't see how they could have had pictures of each of the thousands of merchants afloat, but they certainly had an idea of rough sizes and types.

One specific item that amazes me is the story of SS Empire Explorer. This ship was a cargo ship converted from a liner originally called Inanda. The U-boat kaleun who sank her reported that he had sunk Inanda, whoch means two things:

1) His ID book contained precise information in this case, and

2) The ship still looked enough like her old self to be recognizable

I can't imagine them having that kind of detail for every single ship, but in this case they certainly did.

One other reason I made a note of this ship: The 75 survivors were rescued by a single MTB, which meant a crowded trip to shore.

03-14-11, 04:49 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The manuals often also had photographs. I don't see how they could have had pictures of each of the thousands of merchants afloat, but they certainly had an idea of rough sizes and types. One specific item that amazes me is the story of SS Empire Explorer. This ship was a cargo ship converted from a liner originally called Inanda. The U-boat kaleun who sank her reported that he had sunk Inanda, whoch means two things: 1) His ID book contained precise information in this case, and 2) The ship still looked enough like her old self to be recognizable I can't imagine them having that kind of detail for every single ship, but in this case they certainly did. One other reason I made a note of this ship: The 75 survivors were rescued by a single MTB, which meant a crowded trip to shore. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo