In civilian life, Shasta was what is called a Motor Vessel (MV) not a Steamship (SS). Had she gone to her intended civilian owners, The United Fruit Company (yes actually a banana boat), she would...
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In civilian life, Shasta was what is called a Motor Vessel (MV) not a Steamship (SS). Had she gone to her intended civilian owners, The United Fruit Company (yes actually a banana boat), she would...
You're just about right on that.
When we were in an overhaul the heads were off several cylinders and I had the opportunity to stand on top of a piston down in the bore. My elbows almost...
You are all welcome.
This was home for a while when I was babysitting 7,000 tons (yep- tons) of miscellaneous missiles, torpedoes, bombs, projectiles, cased and bag propellant as well as some...