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To compound problems, these forces were not able to assemble or train together before executing the Aleutian invasion on 11 May 1943. World War II. 1 and No. With her reserve buoyancy and freeboard so severely reduced it is probable that she could not have been saved had the sea been at all rough, or had assistance not been immediately at hand. All U.S. Navy Attack Transports (APA) in commission during WWII listed by class; with descriptions and links to individual ship pages. At 1732, 12 November, about one minute after the first torpedo hit EDWARD RUTLEDGE, two torpedoes hit SCOTT on the starboard side. The actual reclassification of these ships was not implemented 3. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 14. 1. Naval ship and its crew in the Pacific, from 1943 to 1945. Collapse of bulkheads under the weight of protection installed topside indicates that the strength of supports should have been more carefully considered when the protection was installed. We accept VISA/MC/AMEX/DISCOVER, check or money order, and PayPal (ID is mail@royalbooks.com). Fragment damage to the third deck in way of the hit is also visible. This page provides the hull numbers of all U.S. Navy attack And few anticipate the challenges in store at Okinawa. A patch for the large hole on the starboard side was constructed from the steel hatch covers and hatch beams from No. They are not to be confused with landing ships, which beach themselves to bring their troops directly ashore, or their general British equivalent, the Landing ship, infantry. 2 engine were installed in No. Pelcula basada en la novela del soldado estadounidense Kenneth M. Dodson que sirvi en un buque "transporte de ataque" durante la IIGM; en la escritura de la novela cont con la ayuda del poeta Carl . The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport (APA-22), launched late 1943 with regular-Navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. 31. All books are guaranteed to be as described, and may be returned at any time for any reason for a full refund, including return postage. Salvage operations were undertaken immediately and divers from CHEROKEE made temporary patches which permitted pumping of No. (b) C.O. 4. The explosion apparently ruptured both the forward and after bulkheads of No. Very little information is available regarding the stability characteristics of HEWES, RUTLEDGE, SCOTT and BLISS. (2) Both had low initial stability. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Even though initially tight at the builder's yard, bulkheads must be checked by the ship's force at frequent intervals. As soon as pumping operations would allow entrance to the engine room everything was washed down with fresh water, followed promptly with an open steam jet. Publisher: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, Association Member: We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays by appointment or chance. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. 1 fireroom, and the second probably hit in the engine room. We are an open shop on Baltimore's Book Block in midtown. Near Fine. Some attack transports were assigned to the European Theatre, participating in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy. ELECTRA - port side looking forward and showing the small patches over fragment holes. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. On 7 January 1955, Sanborn departed Norfolk bound for the Mediterranean to serve with the amphibious force of the U.S. 6th Fleet. The Commanding Officer of SCOTT recommended that use of "concrete" (plastic) protection for bridge structures be discontinued. Depending on class they were armed with one or two 5-inch guns and a variety of 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft weapons. Unlike standard troopships often drafted from the merchant fleet that rely on either a quay or tenders, attack transports carry their own fleet of landing craft, such as the landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat. 1980 and sold abroad, leaving only a few throughly obsolete Yellow untitled wrappers, script on white stock. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew . generators. assigned (Joseph Hewes and Edward Rutledge) had Fresh water pumps were stopped but the main engines were operated until the lubricating oil pumps stopped and water was level with the main engine operating deck. Post-production Domestic Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. You may phone, fax, or email an order at any time, 24 hours a day. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. It is possible, however, that the concussion of the second hit literally blew the fire out. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. With hostilities ended, Sanborn's mission was now transportation of occupation troops to Japan, and participation in Operation Magic Carpet bringing troops home from the Pacific and Alaska. No. There, she transferred the wounded to shore-based hospitals, then prepared for Operation Iceberg, the invasion of the Ryukyus. Exchanging her construction battalion passengers for Army troops and Marines, she joined the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, under Vice Adm. Richmond K. Turner. 13. No other information is available concerning the extent of the flooding. This created extreme logistics burdens for the invasion force because it resulted in considerable overloading of the transports with both men and equipment. As World War II went on, dozens of new construction merchant 9. No collapsing of bulkheads, such as was reported by HUGH L. SCOTT, was noted on the BLISS. It was reported that wooden bulkheads throughout the ship collapsed (reference (c)). Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 17 January 1972. World War II [ edit] Her beach party also suffered from enemy action; all of the party's officers were lost. safely considered extinct. She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Onslow Beach, North Carolina, for the next three years. The second explosion then seemed to occur in the engine room, about 30 feet aft of him, and this explosion put the fires out, bringing darkness and preventing any further inspection. Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production script for the 1956 Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production script for the 1956 film), Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1956. When it became apparent that nothing could be done to save the ship, the Commanding Officer ordered the ship abandoned. The gain in initial stability with extensive flooding, as in the case of the ELECTRA, is accompanied by a large decrease in maximum righting arm and range of stability. Whip and vibration were apparent throughout the ship. Attack transport is a United States Navy ship classification for a variant of ocean-going troopship adapted to transporting invasion forces ashore. for landing combat assault troops. Beginning work with the main engines all machinery was dismantled and overhauled completely. Lack of equipment and training subsequently resulted in confusion during the landings on Attu. 28. passenger ships and larger freighters were acquired, converted ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the shoring for the large patch. At 0720 USS COLE took off all hands but the salvage party, and at 1015, with her engine room flooded, ELECTRA was taken under tow by CHEROKEE (AT66). The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22 Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. For vessels now in service, a swinging type watertight door is required. Left Column -- Flooding in No. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads-and with few anticipating the challenges in store at Okinawa. At 0030, the BLISS was observed from shore to be burning fiercely from stem to stern and ammunition was exploding every few seconds. However, by the end of that decade, it was clear that boats [Book #128328], See all items in: [citation needed], The 1956 movie Away All Boats presents operations on an attack transport. Mailing address: Royal Books / 32 West 25th Street / Baltimore, MD / 21218. Summaries The story of a U.S. The diesels for the two main generators were badly damaged. operations. The explosion blew a hole in the starboard side about 43 feet long by 19 feet high, indicated on plate V. Fragment attack on bulkheads 80 and 113 and on the port shell between these bulkheads was severe. (c) C.O. There was no difficulty from fire, but there was apparently a fire for a brief period immediately following the first explosion. "Online Library of Selected Images" are all in the Public USS Pickaway (APA-222), under way in the Pearl Harbor channel, 28 April 1964. Sump tanks were pumped, refilled with fresh water, pumped and wiped dry. TASKER H. BLISS - AP42/A16-3 - Action Report dated 15 November 1942. APA/LPA -- Attack Transports In the early 1940s, as the Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a large number of civilian passenger ships and larger freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull numbers in the AP series. As tank manholes to both No. It is possible that some list would have resulted anyway because of the division of the refrigeration spaces previously mentioned and because of loss of initial stability. ; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, 19 February 1960, Permanent custody transferred to MARAD, 30 June 1960, Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960, Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp.(PD-X-918 dated 20 July 1971) one of a nine hull sale for $467,100.00, Seller Rating, Publisher: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA. Joseph Hewes (APA22), Edward Rutledge (APA24), Hugh L. Scott (AP43), Tasker H. Bliss (AP42) & Electra (AKA4) - War Damage Report No. After her return to Norfolk, she continued to conduct amphibious training; this routine was interrupted, however, when Sanborn starred as "USS Belinda (APA-22)" in the movie Away All Boats produced by Universal International Pictures. HEWES and RUTLEDGE performed very much as would be expected on the basis of the characteristics presented in paragraph 28. She then slowly turned over to starboard, the stern coming up and the bow going down until the keel was practically level with the water. By 1969, when the surviving attack transports were redesignated Seller Inventory # 128327. HUGH L. SCOTT (AP43) The anchor chain was slipped and the ship was allowed to drift toward the beach with the wind and tide. time her tow line parted for the second time. [8][9][10][11], Despite an impressive assembly of forces, the Aleutian campaign and the Northern Pacific Theater ranked as Admiral Nimitz's third priority in the overall Pacific Theater for receiving materiel and support. As a matter of principle, however, wing tanks should be kept full, at least to the waterline, whenever possibility of underwater damage exists. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. It appears that this was actually installed before the ship was torpedoed. 11. The story of U.S.S. World War II era hulls still laid up in the Maritime Administration's The Commanding Officer attempted to slip the anchor chain and back the ship onto the beach, but the excessive trim by the bow placed the forecastle under water and backing the engines did no good as the propeller was out of water. to SecNav of 23 November 1942. (j) C.O. Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: Sign up for our newsletter for a chance to win $50 in free books! to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. The ship sank at about 2032, 11 November, 1942. ELECTRA - starboard side looking forward and showing the outside of the large patch over the torpedo hole. Mailing address: Royal Books / 32 West 25th Street / Baltimore, MD / 21218. Sanborn was decommissioned and placed in reserve for the last time and berthed at Orange, Texas. After embarking her landing craft at San Francisco, California, conducting shakedown training at San Pedro, California, and amphibious training at San Diego, California, Sanborn left for Pacific Ocean duty, arriving at Honolulu on 16 December 1944. Title page dated April 17, 1956, with a credit for director Joseph Pevney. During the early stages of flooding, the stability losses due to the free surface exceeded the initial stability so that a condition of negative stability resulted which listed the ship. He observed that bulkheads and decks in this area were spotted with oil and that the staircase down to "E" deck seemed to be sagging. On 18 February, the landing boats of Sanborn lowered their ramps on Blue Beach, Iwo Jima. The Executive Officer, who was on the port side of "C" deck just forward of the uptakes, reported. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. 1 engine and it was placed in operation. Her material condition was not reported. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the . 6 hold filled and the main deck aft was soon awash, the list gradually decreasing to not more than 3 as the ship settled. Seller Inventory # 128328. ". Transports Torpedoed Off Fedala 11-15 November 1942 The Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations directs that this report be shown only to those persons to whom the. Large quantities of fuel oil flowed out on the water on the starboard side. Director Joseph Pevney hired 25 Marines as extras. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. The ship was in material condition ABLE except for doors and hatches in holds which were being worked (holds Nos. There is no information available on the condition of the ship at the time she was attacked. 16. An officer stationed on the port side of the stack reported that it was "like a volcano" right after the hit. Click here for a larger version of this plate. The drafts shown on plate V are estimates made on the basis of reports available, and on calculations made by the Bureau. 2). A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. The refrigeration spaces probably flooded all the way across in a short time and nearly all of the final list thus is attributable to the flooding of wing tanks. George Psalmanazar played a grand prank in 1703, pretending to be a resident of the island of Formosa. 35. At about 0640, 15 November, while proceeding to Fedala and about 17 miles off the coast, ELECTRA was struck. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks & ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be Fire followed the explosions immediately and, as stated above, was uncontrollable; all machinery being out of action and the heavy list making it hard to move around. Bureau of Ships When the explosion occurred, all circuit breakers for pumps in operation were blown open and lubricating oil and fresh water pressures were lost, which caused the main engines to be stopped. Fire was reported immediately sweeping through "C" deck passageways. these were outfitted with heavy boat davits and other arrangements 3. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Another two transports sunk in 1942, USSGeorge F. Elliott and USSLeedstown, were also configured as attack transports but did not survive to be reclassified as such. SCOTT and BLISS present a somewhat different picture. AWAY ALL BOATS (1956) [WW2] Made during the Cold War. Don't let a few small mistakes erode the value of your growing book collection. LPA (retaining their previous numbers), only a few remained in Shortly after the torpedoing of RUTLEDGE and SCOTT at 1732, TASKER H. BLISS was hit simultaneously on the starboard side by two torpedoes. In late March, Sanborn sailed west for Okinawa with the largest amphibious task force of the Pacific campaign. 30. Read the rules here. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. 52, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. Yellow untitled wrappers, script on white stock. (1) At a draft of 30 feet and with an assumed permeability of .85 at the ends and .90 amidships, these ships had a three-compartment standard to the main deck at the quarterpoints and a four-compartment standard amidships without approaching the main deck. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captai. If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. Another two transports sunk in 1942, George F. Elliot and Leedstown, were also configured as attack transports but did not survive to be reclassified as such. ships of the Maritime Commission's S4, C2, C3 and VC2 ("Victory") In 1942, when the AP number series had already extended 26, USS Saratoga CV3 War Damage Report No. He reported that for the next hour the list seemed to increase gradually and objects kept sliding across the deck. 5. All engines were thoroughly flushed out by circulating lubricating oil for 24 hours. ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the inside of the patch over the torpedo hole. generator and two 300 k.w. 10. Ten boats were lost, one by enemy fire and nine broached in the treacherous surf. 33. Review these tips to help preserve the beauty of your books! Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheadsand with few anticipating the challenges in store at Okinawa. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. The actual reclassification of these ships was not implemented until February 1943, by which time two ships that had APA numbers assigned (USSJoseph Hewes and USSEdward Rutledge) had been lost. 2 hold and filled No. These wing tanks have a capacity of about 315 tons each for the fuel oil tanks and 136 tons each for the fresh water tanks. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Smoke and hot gases from the explosion in the engine room, however, appear to have filled the officers' lounge on "B" deck immediately and this would seem to indicate the rupture of some bulkheads in the vicinity. 2 hold near the forward bulkhead and about 10 to 15 feet below the waterline. 1 deep tank. The holes in the port tank were considerably larger than those in the starboard tank and apparently the rapid flooding of this tank, combined with a probable immediate, though temporary, loss of stability (see paragraph 36), caused the ship to heel to port, and then to come to an even keel as the holds and starboard tanks flooded. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval vessels, as well as for their operation, but by no others. Near Fine. 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report No. No information at all is available regarding BLISS, but from the close similarity in performance of the two ships it is apparent that their stability characteristics were about the same. Boats continued in the vicinity of the ship until about 2030. Timbers and cargo in the holds were thrown about, and a man in No. The ship continued to burn and is reported to have sunk at 0230, 13 November, 1942. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. (APA) was created and new numbers were assigned to fifty-eight APs (AP Attack Transports numbered All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. Investigation showed that all panel boxes secured to bulkhead 80 on the starboard side were out of commission. 2 hold and No. of amphibious ships began to replace APAs throughout the 1960s. The summation of these effects, i.e., 6 feet of center of buoyancy rise minus 10 feet of loss in metacentric radius (BM) plus the 5 feet gained in BM equals the one foot increase in initial stability after flooding was completed. This door should be kept closed and dogged at all times except when actually in use. Neither could the fire on BLISS be fought without power. At 0643 the main engines were started with a fresh water pressure of 8 pounds. hyperwar, APD -- High Speed Transports, and LPR -- Amphibious Transports, Small. beyond 100, it was decided that these amphibious warfare ships USS PICKAWAY (APA-222 ) - a Haskell-class attack transport In Commission 1944 to 1946 APA-222 Deployments - Major Events APA-222 General Specifications Class: Haskell-class attack transport Complement: 536 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 14837 tons Length: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 24 feet Away All Boats Movie Online Free, Movie with subtitle. Manage your privacy settings. From the engine room the water entered the shaft alley through a leaky door and through unpacked glands around electric cable, and when the shaft alley was flooded, the water entered the after magazines from the shaft alley through an electric cable hole in the deck of the handling room. The reported setting of a fire by the first hit on SCOTT and extinguishing of this fire by the second hit is difficult to explain, particularly in view of the immediate and extensive fire on BLISS. We are members of ABAA and ILAB, and specialize in First Editions of Modern Literature, Crime Fiction, Science Fiction, Music, Photography, Art, and Cinema. (e) C.O. Away All Boats (International Post-production script for the 1956 film) by Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman (screenwriters); Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Richard Boone,. From U.S.A. to Germany If you would like to see an image of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to place an image online for you. As World War II went on, dozens of new construction merchant ships of the United States Maritime Commission's S4, C2, C3 and VC2 ("Victory") types were converted to attack transports, taking the list of APA numbers to 247, though fourteen ships (APAs 181-186 and APAs 240-247) were cancelled before completion. This included 77 motors varying from 1/4 h.p. The electrical forces, including a number of landing craft personnel, removed, recleaned, installed and placed in operating condition 80 motors and generators. The explosions wrecked all starboard Welin Davits and blew one cross beam up onto the sun deck. Convert Currency, US$ 70.00 3 hold more slowly. It is known, however, that she was engaged in unloading cargo to the beach at Fedala on 12 November, 1942. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. 27 - CAPELLA and ALHENA). But, it would most probably have been a great deal less than that actually observed. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. The explosion of the torpedo blew the hatch covers off No. threat of involvement in World War II, a large number of civilian USS STANSBURY (DMS8) commenced towing at 1350 and towed with difficulty until 1640, at which. The first torpedo caused heavy black smoke to pour out of the stack, and steam was observed escaping from the engine room hatch. (b) The free surface of the damage water removed about 10 feet of metacentric radius (BM) from the ship in the damaged area while the flared sides in the intact portion were such as to add about 5 feet of metacentric radius (BM). Attack Transports numbered Main journals, which showed slight pitting, were stoned, and all bearings were flushed twice with clean oil. royalbooks.com The ship was ordered abandoned over the port (high) side. Name In view of present material shortages, particularly special treatment steel, however, the use of plastic protection as a substitute must be accepted in many cases. that there was a glow of short duration just abaft the uptakes following the first hit. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be safely considered extinct. At 1140 CHEROKEE went alongside to attempt to pump out the engine room, and at 1215 USS RAVEN (AM55) went alongside to assist in pumping, using all available portable pumps including some borrowed from destroyers in the screen. royalbooks.com Some of U.S.S. U.S.S. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Goofs About a third of the way through the film, the Belinda is shown taking part in the assault on Makin Atoll. by a torpedo on the starboard side in way of No. to Honolulu, Hawaii; the, landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat, World War II troopships - Army Center of Military History. It also caused the cabin and adjacent rooms under the bridge structure to collapse, apparently from the weight of plastic protection installed above them. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960 and was scrapped in 1971. The ability of ELECTRA to survive a hit amidships, followed by such extensive flooding, speaks well for the C2 type of hull, but it must be remembered that her survival was, to a great extent, due to the energetic efforts of the escorting ships. Reconditioning the engine room proved to be a major job. 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