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04-11-08, 04:34 PM
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 It was hard to sink one,had lump in my throat..Also it took 2 torpedoes and deck gun fire to sink her.she didn't go down easy..
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04-12-08, 02:46 AM
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Silent Hunter
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Out of curiosity - does anyone know if the larger lakers of 400-500 feet ever traded on the Atlantic during the war? Or were only the smaller ships able to reach the ocean? I have never been able to get a satisfactory answer to this.
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04-12-08, 05:49 AM
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Samurai Navy
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This one looks like some 800feet long!
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/1608.html Yet...I don't think so think according to the tonnage!
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04-12-08, 07:25 AM
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Seasoned Skipper
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And more US Lake class ships (not in GWX) in soviet merchant fleet:
http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f296.html In this page - Kamchadal (ex-Lake Fensdel) Other ships in USSR merchant fleet: Buryat (ex-Lake Fraley) http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f133.html Kamchatneft (ex-Kommercial Alabama) http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f298.html Mongol (ex-Lake Fablus) http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f477.html Moskalvo (ex-Sakhalinneft, ex-Kommercial Orlinian) http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f481.html Turkmen (ex-Lake Ferrona) http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f727.html Chukcha (ex-Lake Fendom) http://ntic.msun.ru/ntic/exhibition/...cond/f791.html Chukcha was sunk by american submarine "SS-139" 31.05.1943. |
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04-12-08, 01:34 PM
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Medic
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Lakers are one of my favourite merchant ships, they have a slender unique design and sinking it wouldn't be right.
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04-14-08, 06:47 PM
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04-14-08, 11:52 PM
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Ace of the Deep
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Just too bad we can't have a base on Lake Michigan...
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04-15-08, 08:38 AM
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Admiral
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If anyone is interested in shipping on the Lakes, here is one of the best (if not the best) site about them. Every ship currently sailing and some that have been decomissioned, is listed. There is even a link to some live Soo Locks webcams!
http://www.boatnerd.com/default.htm Here is a Great Lakes ship that definitely has a rich history. http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fle...atregurtha.htm |
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04-15-08, 10:06 AM
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Chief of the Boat
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Good site to some fascinating ships
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