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Dayze 02-12-2019 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Amnorix (Post 14103600)
Hornet, Yorktown and Enterprise turned the course of WWII in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway, sinking four Japanese carriers in exchange for just one. The Japanese lost the initiative as a result of that battle, and the Allies held it the rest of the way.

Hornet was also the ship that launched the Doolittle raid.

Between the two, she is one of the most famous ships in US Navy history, and it's awesome that we've found her.
Doolittle was a BAMF too.
Little guy, with huge stones.

Ebolapox 02-12-2019 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MTG#10 (Post 14103692)
I love shit like this. If I ever become a billionaire my life will be spent on my own vessel searching for cool shit on the floor of the oceans.
He won’t (/Ron Howard)

Rain Man 02-12-2019 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 14103792)
Doolittle was a BAMF too.
Little guy, with huge stones.
I lived near the town of Doolittle growing up, and I knew it had been named after him. But looking now at the history, it really makes sense why they did. The town boomed because of WWII, according to wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle,_Missouri

Looking at the population figures, though, it seems like 'booming' meant a few hundred people. That makes me chuckle.

displacedinMN 02-12-2019 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14103785)
I just saw the same story. (Looks up at the OP.)
ditto

lewdog 02-12-2019 08:11 PM
Pretty amazing stuff.

The best offseason thread so far!

Thanks for posting.

alpha_omega 02-12-2019 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 14103583)
Watched this show called “Drain the Oceans”. Shows all the wrecks on the bottom of the ocean and tells their story on how and why they went down. Interesting stuff, to me anyway.
Absolutely this. Love that show.

RedRaider56 02-12-2019 09:10 PM
That is so cool. wow..

T-post Tom 02-13-2019 12:34 AM
95? I want what he's drinking! Great story. Thank you for posting. Brought a tear to my eye.

patteeu 02-13-2019 06:43 AM
Does anyone know if this ship was involved in the battle of midway or the Doolittle raid?

MIAdragon 02-13-2019 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by patteeu (Post 14104173)
Does anyone know if this ship was involved in the battle of midway or the Doolittle raid?
Or know where to find the video feed?

scho63 02-13-2019 07:11 AM
Without his billions from capitalism, Paul Allen wouldn't be able to find all these great historical vessels by using Microsoft AI tools. Just a thought.....

Private industry has found the majority of them over the last twenty years. Really great stuff.

Thanks for posting. :clap:

patteeu 02-13-2019 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 14104177)
Or know where to find the video feed?
I know, right? All these questions left unanswered.

stumppy 02-13-2019 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 14103820)
I lived near the town of Doolittle growing up, and I knew it had been named after him. But looking now at the history, it really makes sense why they did. The town boomed because of WWII, according to wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle,_Missouri

Looking at the population figures, though, it seems like 'booming' meant a few hundred people. That makes me chuckle.
Driven right by it many times over the years. Never knew it was named after him.

Donger 02-13-2019 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Amnorix (Post 14103668)
Too late old man.
Figures...

LMAO

Amnorix 02-13-2019 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 14104258)
Figures...

LMAO

:D

I literally checked the thread first for you posting those two facts, because of course you would. When I saw that you hadn't, I posted them myself.

And then come back later to find that you had posted those two facts. ROFL


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