US Warship Captured In WWII?

Takeda Shingen · 02-26-11, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

First posts don't get much better than that - Welcome to the boards!!

I agree completely. Welcome aboard, NAVET. Hope you'll make yourself at home.

Gerald · 02-27-11, 06:39 AM

and good luck.

Freiwillige · 02-27-11, 03:49 PM

I have an issue of WWII magazine that goes into the DD Stewart

Jimbuna · 02-27-11, 04:41 PM

Welcome to SubSim NAVET

joea · 02-27-11, 06:35 PM

Awesome story NAVET!

Dread Knot · 02-28-11, 08:41 AM

There was a British destroyer that was seized and served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as well. The Admiralty class destroyer Thracian was beached by accident on December 25th, 1941 at Hong Kong and was captured when that port fell to the Japanese. She was repaired and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on November, 25th 1942. By March 1944 she had been reclassified as a training ship and was attached as a tender to the Yokosuka Torpedo School in Japan.

She was scrapped after the war in 1946.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Thracian_(1920)

Growler · 02-28-11, 12:47 PM

It's interesting, somewhat, that with two examples now of Allied warships in Imperial service, both examples survived the war, which is not something many Nippon-built ships of the time could say.

I'm sure there are a bunch of other examples as well that just didn't get mentioned in this thread.

Since I've worked on historic ships, I try to check 'em out whenever I can, so this thread now has me thinking of the various ex-Soviet submarines in a bit of a new light.

02-27-11, 06:39 AM	#2
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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	It's interesting, somewhat, that with two examples now of Allied warships in Imperial service, both examples survived the war, which is not something many Nippon-built ships of the time could say. I'm sure there are a bunch of other examples as well that just didn't get mentioned in this thread. Since I've worked on historic ships, I try to check 'em out whenever I can, so this thread now has me thinking of the various ex-Soviet submarines in a bit of a new light. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

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02-27-11, 03:49 PM	#3
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I have an issue of WWII magazine that goes into the DD Stewart

02-27-11, 06:35 PM	#5
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Awesome story NAVET!

02-28-11, 08:41 AM	#6
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There was a British destroyer that was seized and served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as well. The Admiralty class destroyer Thracian was beached by accident on December 25th, 1941 at Hong Kong and was captured when that port fell to the Japanese. She was repaired and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on November, 25th 1942. By March 1944 she had been reclassified as a training ship and was attached as a tender to the Yokosuka Torpedo School in Japan. She was scrapped after the war in 1946. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Thracian_(1920)