Missing US WW2 warship found after 75 years.

[August]

Missing US WW2 Warship Found in Pacific Ocean After 75 Years

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

Wonder if there is a list of other ships he is going to look for.....I have to follow this closer.

 

[3FEL9]

Look at the hull. Very little rust on there.. the white text still readable

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

I'd like to see the pictures of the rest of the ship.

 

[3FEL9]

I'd like to see the pictures of the rest of the ship.

Isnt she a beauty !

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

Isnt she a beauty !

Thank you.....I prefer the later Cleveland's myself.....but I was talking about the other part of the ship on the bottom. The image is part of the bow which was blown off.....I was wondering if the found the back of the ship on the bottom.

 

[Area201]

Isnt she a beauty !

Looks just the 4 Pin sized ship on the battleship boardgame.

 

[3FEL9]

Looks just the 4 Pin sized ship on the battleship boardgame.

I believe the were a lot of them made for service in WW II. C Yankee knows more about them I think.

Cleveland-class cruiser - Wikipedia

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

Looks just the 4 Pin sized ship on the battleship boardgame.

It was the 3 pin one....the one with 4 was the battleship.

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

I believe the were a lot of them made for service in WW II. C Yankee knows more about them I think.

Cleveland-class cruiser - Wikipedia

There were 9 Brooklyn class light cruisers....one of which was sunk by a British sub in the Falklands War.

 

[3FEL9]

There were 9 Brooklyn class light cruisers....one of which was sunk by a British sub in the Falklands War.

He,, Yup,, my bad ,, St. Louis-class cruiser (1938) - Wikipedia

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

He,, Yup,, my bad ,, St. Louis-class cruiser (1938) - Wikipedia

If memory serves there were 27 Cleveland's......my book has them listed as Brooklyn class.

 

[3FEL9]

If memory serves there were 27 Cleveland's......my book has them listed as Brooklyn class.

I dunno. Anyone can edit the wiki,, What book is that ?

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

I dunno. Anyone can edit the wiki,, What book is that ?

US Warships of World War II.....4th edition published in 1972. I was 11 when I got it.

 

[Captain Tinkle]

Makes you wonder how many wrecks there are down there. I'm xertainly of the opinion they should leave it be, leaving it as a War grave.

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

Makes you wonder how many wrecks there are down there. I'm xertainly of the opinion they should leave it be, leaving it as a War grave.

They are leaving them......they are just finding them. There are hundreds from WW2.

 

[Captain Tinkle]

They are leaving them......they are just finding them. There are hundreds from WW2.

Every so often they do raise them or salvage them.

The Tirpitz comes to mind, where the salvage company started selling bits off for souvenirs...

 

[Castle-Yankee54]

Every so often they do raise them or salvage them.

The Tirpitz comes to mind, where the salvage company started selling bits off for souvenirs...

The Tirpitz was in shallow water.....and the Norwegians didn't care if there were any Germans in the wreck when it was scrapped. Now these are considered war graves....I'm sure the Aussies have the same idea. They also scrapped numerous German ships in Scapa Flow after the Grand Scuttle in 1919.....at least the ones that were shallow enough.