Oops

[Mike Hall]

OOPS.jpg
Here we have the Submarine USS STICKLEBACK,SS 415
and the USS SILVERSTEIN,DE 534.

[James Curry]

Embarrassing , USS Stickleback 415 in Collision with USS Silverstein D 534 I believe the crew all survived.

here is a photo of her from 1945 stickleback-title-66530.jpg. She certainly looks a lot different in this photo must have had a major re design at some stage.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/shi...ck-ss-415.html

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Mike
Thanks for that pic, I think the yanks reduced the number of warships in the Pacific for that same reason, more navigation training LoL.
Des

[Mo Docherty]

"There's buzz going around the harbour, that the Yanks are going to sea,
with a bottle of coca cola, and a fegking great tub of ice cream,
Oh we're fecking good kids in harbour, but oh my Christ at sea...
There's a buzz going round the harbour that the Yanks are going to sea

[James Curry]

1-The-damaged-HMS-Nottingham-being-sea-lifted-back-to-the-UK.jpg It is not just the US that has the odd hiccup. Was this the result of dropping someone ashore for a dinner party?

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Is that a pic of the British Destroyer that went aground off Norfolk Island.
Des

[j.sabourn]

Were you still working then Des ? Before the RN vessel went aground I had spent 8 months or so doing a bottom survey working out of Sydney for Optus it was estimated to take 12 months . It was commenced just off Bondi Beach and to to finish in Auckland , think it took 2 years finally as was long gone elsewhere when completed. However Norfolk Island was always where I made for in bad weather which was frequent Norfolk Island was ideal as could anchor anywhere around it depending on wind direction and have done so on frequent occasions . Where the RN went aground I have anchored many times in the same area and found the holding ground very good , so I must have been lucky , hope the warship didn’t find a spoil ground and blame me for it. Cheers JS

[happy daze john in oz]

Then there was the Costa Packet in the end where she sailed too close to the shore so the skipper or someone could see relis there!!!!!

[j.sabourn]

Think he”s out of prison now . Wonder if he still remembers his certificate number . JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Well John you were lucky that you didn't have that Costa beauty on the bridge with you when you where off Norfolk looking for safe anchorage, , who knows what would have happened.
Des