wheelsup_cavu Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Another ship sinking by a submarine but this time it is a US ship that meets its fate in the great expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Quote Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster She was a ship of destiny. Sailing across the Pacific, the battle scarred heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis had just delivered a secret cargo that would trigger the end of World War II. As she was continuing westward, her captain asked for a destroyer escort. He was told it wasn't necessary. But it was. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. In twelve minutes, some 300 men went down with her. More then 900 others spent four horrific days and five nights in the ocean with no water to drink, savaged by a pitless sun and swarms of sharks. Incredibly, nobody knew they were out until a Navy patrol plane accidentally discovered them. Miraculously, 316 crewmen still survived. How could this have happened -- and why? This updated edition of Abandon Ship!, with a new introduction and afterword by Peter Maas, supplies the chilling answer. Originally published in 1958, Abandon Ship!, was the first book to describe, in vivid detail, the unspeakable ordeal the survivors of the Indianapolis endured. It was also the first book to scrutinize the role of the U.S. Navy in the Indianapolis saga, especially in the cruel aftermath of the rescue when Captain Charles Butler McVay III was courtmartialed and convicted of "hazarding" his ship. The bitter controversy over the Navy's handling of this case has raged for decades, with the survivors leading a campaign to set the record straight and exonerate Captain McVay. Peter Maas, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Terrible Hours, reveals facts previously unavailable to Richard Newcomb and chronicles the forty-year crusade to restore the captain's good name, a crusade that started with the publication of this book. He also pays tribute to its author, who dared, ahead of his time, to expose military malfeasance and cover-up, and to inspire a courageous battle to correct a grave miscarriage of justice. Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 I’ll never put on a life jacket again, Chief. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 4 hours ago, Sea Serpent said: I’ll never put on a life jacket again, Chief. Almost posted that video of Quint's speech. 😎 Wheels 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 9:09 PM, wheelsup_cavu said: Almost posted that video of Quint's speech. 😎 Wheels was a chilling moment in the movie 1 Quote MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Long time ago, I saw a John Wayne movie called In Harm’s Way where his cruiser gets torpedoed because he didn’t zig zag. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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