Hurricane Gustav - Ship ID (WW2 Tanker in New Orleans?)

AntEater · 09-03-08, 02:42 AM

This ship is apparently USNS Courier, build 1945 and converted into a floating radio station in the 1950s.

Interesting, how many WW2 ships are still in reserve, or were until a short time ago.
Lots of Victory, T2, T3 and others. But soon there will be no "bridge forward" tanker left, as all the T2s and T3s are disposed of.
Some other well known ships are still there for "historic review" like the WW2 tender Sperry or the salvage vessel Florikan (that salvaged serveral sunken japanese submarines)

09-03-08, 02:42 AM	#5
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This ship is apparently USNS Courier, build 1945 and converted into a floating radio station in the 1950s. Interesting, how many WW2 ships are still in reserve, or were until a short time ago. Lots of Victory, T2, T3 and others. But soon there will be no "bridge forward" tanker left, as all the T2s and T3s are disposed of. Some other well known ships are still there for "historic review" like the WW2 tender Sperry or the salvage vessel Florikan (that salvaged serveral sunken japanese submarines) __________________