Tropical Storms?

Sailor Steve · 11-26-06, 06:40 PM

The bow of the ship dips under the water, and it slams into the forward mount. The spray flies higher than the mast and those of us standing on the signal bridge get drenched. The ship shakes like a dog drying itself and it feels like riding a roller coaster. One night I was assigned to empty the shredded 'secret' bags. A trip to the fantail meant waiting for the ship to roll to port and running down the starboard side, hanging on while the next roll washed over my knees, dumping the bag, hanging on again, then running back on the next roll. Three times.

Those are my own memories of returning home from the Orient on our destroyer in 1970. The sky was clear and the seas were heavy.

11-26-06, 07:47 PM

I remember seeing newsreel footage of convoys in the North Atlantic during the winter, and having my jaw drop seeing destroyers seemingly literally being swallowed by the swells. You'd see them ride the crest up up up, and then slalom down the far side, hit the trough . . . and keep going.

I still don't see how they stayed afloat. All I do know, beyond ANY shadow of a doubt, is I'm glad I wasn't aboard those things!

bookworm_020 · 12-03-06, 10:53 PM

The captain of a US battleship said after going through a tropical cyclone, that his battleship felt like a canoe! He was surprised that he still had any escorts left when it was all over.
The storm caused more damage than Japanese attackes had done in three months!

_Seth_ · 12-04-06, 02:46 AM

And how about reefs and lagoons....? Are this implemented in SHIV, or...?

11-26-06, 06:40 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The bow of the ship dips under the water, and it slams into the forward mount. The spray flies higher than the mast and those of us standing on the signal bridge get drenched. The ship shakes like a dog drying itself and it feels like riding a roller coaster. One night I was assigned to empty the shredded 'secret' bags. A trip to the fantail meant waiting for the ship to roll to port and running down the starboard side, hanging on while the next roll washed over my knees, dumping the bag, hanging on again, then running back on the next roll. Three times. Those are my own memories of returning home from the Orient on our destroyer in 1970. The sky was clear and the seas were heavy. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-03-06, 10:53 PM	#3
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The captain of a US battleship said after going through a tropical cyclone, that his battleship felt like a canoe! He was surprised that he still had any escorts left when it was all over. The storm caused more damage than Japanese attackes had done in three months! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

12-04-06, 02:46 AM	#4
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	And how about reefs and lagoons....? Are this implemented in SHIV, or...? __________________

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11-26-06, 07:47 PM	#2
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I remember seeing newsreel footage of convoys in the North Atlantic during the winter, and having my jaw drop seeing destroyers seemingly literally being swallowed by the swells. You'd see them ride the crest up up up, and then slalom down the far side, hit the trough . . . and keep going. I still don't see how they stayed afloat. All I do know, beyond ANY shadow of a doubt, is I'm glad I wasn't aboard those things!