Comentarii la: Scufundarea USS St. Augustine

De: @glenmartin2437

@glenmartin2437 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:15:19 +0000

Thank you.
Lots of men served and perished during that war. I was grateful to have known a good number of them.
Thanks for your video.

De: @thomasheyart7033

@thomasheyart7033 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:15:56 +0000

After 35 years i still remember the 47 friends and shipmates kill in a gun accident on the USS Iowa

De: @stephenandersen4625

@stephenandersen4625 — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:36:02 +0000

My father did convoy escort duty on a USCG patrol frigate. This reminded me of him

De: @harryshriver6223

@harryshriver6223 — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:41:00 +0000

RIP to all of the victims and survivors of this maritime disaster. Vaya con Dios y en paz descansen.
Their sacrifice should not be forgotten to history by anyone, the young need to be taught about history such as this and not swept under the rug.

De: @robfritz841

@robfritz841 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:11:06 +0000

The yacht “Caroline 2” built to order in the 1930’s for Victor Records company founder Eldridge Johnson was similar in size and shape. It was converted by US Navy Pacific Fleet to the USS Hilo, flagship of the Leyte-based torpedo boat fleet, and was awarded 3 Battle Stars for its service. It nearly got destroyed by a Kamikazee. It is unprovable to me at this time if Ernest Borgnine had served on Hilo, but another story mentioned Borgnine having a “close call with a suicide bomber” circa 1944. I cannot recall which ‘Hollywood-gossip’ magazine article I had read this in. EDIT: Borgnine served on the destroyer USS Lamberton (sp?)

De: @tinkertailor7385

@tinkertailor7385 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:38:59 +0000

Darkened ships closing on one another on a dark and stormy night….. Lots of things can go wrong. Without running lights you can't really see the angle of the bow if there are any course changes.

De: @davidshane9139

@davidshane9139 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 06:43:13 +0000

Mr History Guy, I appreciate the manner in which you pay tribute and honor many unsung heroes that lost their lives serving our country. To you sir….I tip my hat. Your pen is as mighty as the sword. God Bless You !

De: @MrDirigible

@MrDirigible — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:56:38 +0000

I have a shipwreck map of the Delaware Bay and Coast as someone who grew up near Rehoboth Beach and Lewes. It shows all the shipwrecks including artificial reefs up into 2009. They have specific shipwrecks and incidents covered in the margins including this one. Very interesting to hear more about the circumstances surrounding this tragic wartime accident.

De: @capt.titustheunstoppable8491

@capt.titustheunstoppable8491 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:14:25 +0000

As I was told, when I was I the U.S. Navy, that no matter how far out that you go, you are never more than a few miles from land. That land, of course, being straight down. I was not "proud" to have served, I was Grateful to have served. It allowed me to see and experience things that can not be obtained in any other way. Now I shall day dream of Mid-Rats and the 2345 to 0330 watch. My favorite watch to stand.

De: @loetzcollector466

@loetzcollector466 — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:16:10 +0000

Shout out from St. Augustine, Florida. Great episode.