USS Hornet found

[Lancasterclaret]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet ... iscovered/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If this is your kind of thing, its pretty good.

But the surviving crewman they interviewed looks amazing for 94 as well.

[Lord Beamish]

“When they left, we were dead in the water," Nowatzki said. "They used armor piercing bombs, now when they come down, you hear 'em going through the decks … plink, plink, plink, plink … and then when they explode the whole ship shakes."

The excitement and terror of Naval Warfare distilled in two ordinary sentences.

[claptrappers_union]

"Well, 77 years later, there it is"

"If you go down to my locker, there's forty bucks in it... you can have it"

[ClaretDiver]

Would love to dive it!!!

Edit....just seen how deep she is lol!

[dsr]

Minute's applause on Saturday?

[JohnMac]

Thanks for sharing the link LC.

[Lancasterclaret]

Not sure we'd reach the 94th minute!

[Lancasterclaret]

No probs John Mac

Just hoping that the death of Paul Allen doesn't stop this lot finding more ships from the war.

[JohnMac]

Slightly different theatre and convoluted story line but I just finished watching Das Boot and I'm also reading a book about the Arctic convoys at the moment.

Regardless of affiliation, anyone serving on or below the waves during WW2 is worthy of the utmost respect.

[Clarets4me]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet ... iscovered/

If this is your kind of thing, its pretty good. But the surviving crewman they interviewed looks amazing for 94 as well.

That's fantastic, Lancs .... thanks for that !

[Lancasterclaret]

No probs. I think in the last couple of years they have found the HMIJN Musashi and the HMIJN Hiei as well, plus others.

All fascinating when they appear on the camera that deep down

[Hipper]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

[Pearcey]

Logged in to like this. What a story. I served on a frigate 20 odd years ago for 2 months as part of an exchange whilst I was in the RAF. I can’t imagine what it must have been like.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Slightly different theatre and convoluted story line but I just finished watching Das Boot and I'm also reading a book about the Arctic convoys at the moment.

Regardless of affiliation, anyone serving on or below the waves during WW2 is worthy of the utmost respect.

The movie Das Boot or the new TV series on Sky?

[HatfieldClaret]

The movie Das Boot or the new TV series on Sky?

Watched the entire new series and it's captivating. Fantastically made. Highly recommend it.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Watched the entire new series and it's captivating. Fantastically made. Highly recommend it.

I didn't even know.it had been made until the other day.

I'll dig it out when I get home and watch it.

[JohnMac]

The movie Das Boot or the new TV series on Sky?

Sorry been away, it was on Sky.

[Hipper]

The most impressive, to me, warship found was Bismarck, mainly because it was positioned upright on the sea bed, although the turrets had fallen and the higher structures were gone. Most noticeable were the big swastikas painted on the deck (for aerial identification).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPppKecj-aI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ontario claret]

I thought this was a thread about Watford FC.