On the evening of 12 November, 1942, TASKER H. BLISS was anchored in 25 fathoms of water off Fedala, French Morocco, with 45 fathoms of chain to the starboard anchor. There was no difficulty from fire, but there was apparently a fire for a brief period immediately following the first explosion. The first torpedo apparently struck the starboard side abreast No. 32, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. Certainly, her chances of survival would have been much improved. Destination, rates & speeds. Some of these were outfitted with heavy boat davits and other arrangements to enable them to handle landing craft for amphibious assault operations. ELECTRA - A7-3/AKA/L11-1/(017) of 22 June 1943. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. Beginning work with the main engines all machinery was dismantled and overhauled completely. 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. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks & ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. 33. When it became apparent that nothing could be done to save the ship, the Commanding Officer ordered the ship abandoned. 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. USS STANSBURY (DMS8) commenced towing at 1350 and towed with difficulty until 1640, at which. Neither could the fire on BLISS be fought without power. 16. ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the shoring for the large patch. The ship returned to the United States under her own power for final repairs. For vessels now in service, a swinging type watertight door is required. All pumps were started but water continued to rise and the ship continued to settle by the bow. 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. to Honolulu, Hawaii; the, landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat, World War II troopships - Army Center of Military History. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. assigned (Joseph Hewes and Edward Rutledge) had Main journals, which showed slight pitting, were stoned, and all bearings were flushed twice with clean oil. 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. The crew shot deck and aerial photography of the Navy's maneuvers. Away All Boats is a film directed by Joseph Pevney with Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, Julie Adams .. Year: 1956. The last of these were decommissioned in Yellow untitled wrappers, script on white stock. Film Scripts, 19. She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Onslow Beach, North Carolina, for the next three years. It is doubtful if this would have helped BLISS with her extensive fires, but it is entirely possible that if the submergence of the deck could have been delayed on SCOTT, she might have remained afloat long enough for effective assistance to arrive. Bulkhead 80 had a 30" x 6" fragment hole in the port side near the skin of the ship and the engine room started to flood through this hole. At 0030, the BLISS was observed from shore to be burning fiercely from stem to stern and ammunition was exploding every few seconds. types were converted to attack transports, taking the list of 28. Boats continued in the vicinity of the ship until about 2030. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. 10. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. Director Joseph Pevney hired 25 Marines as extras. CHEROKEE had carried away her lines and had broken the connection to her 6" pump. Fires were started by the hits and could not be controlled as there were no means available for fighting them. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captai. 3. ILAB. There were 11 large holes and numerous smaller ones in the port side. to enable them to handle landing craft for amphibious assault 240-247) were cancelled before completion. From U.S.A. to Germany During the next five months, she showed the flag in ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Crete, Sardinia, France, and Spain. (a) CTF 34 Material report 00243, 27 November 1942. But, it would most probably have been a great deal less than that actually observed. (j) C.O. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. 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. The story of U.S.S. generator and two 300 k.w. APA numbers to 247, though fourteen ships (APAs 181-186 and APAs 6 hold filled and the main deck aft was soon awash, the list gradually decreasing to not more than 3 as the ship settled. (i) C.O. 17. 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. Mailing address: Royal Books / 32 West 25th Street / Baltimore, MD / 21218. 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. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. of the 1950s modernization of the Navy's amphibious force with 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. Boatswain's Mate 1st Class William D. Maroney took charge and was later awarded the Silver Star for his "extraordinary leadership and gallantry" in carrying out his duties under Japanese fire from 19 to 27 February 1945. 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 remains far from perfect when the ship sees action . This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. 1 engine and it was placed in operation. As will be noted on plates III and IV, both of these ships have deep wing fuel oil tanks abreast the boiler rooms and fresh water tanks abreast the engine room. (g) C.O. JOSEPH HEWES was anchored off Fedala, French Morocco on 11 November, 1942 in 26 fathoms with 75 fathoms of chain to her port anchor. by attack transports in the numbers required, and new categories 6 hold, resulting in complete darkness. 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. Sump tanks were flushed out, cleaned and inspected and refilled with clean oil. 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. Multilith duplication. If you are using a screen reader and having problems using our website, please call, Away All Boats (International Post-production script for the 1956 film), Film Scripts | War Film | World War II | Post-Production Film Scripts. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Actually, the net result was such that ELECTRA was in a rather dangerous condition where the slightest error in the handling of the ship might have resulted in her loss. Parts were washed down with fresh water, followed by a steam jet, wiped dry and sprayed with lubricating oil. royalbooks.com Divers closed off the hole in bulkhead 80 on the No. 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. 35. The explosion of the torpedo blew the hatch covers off No. Read the rules here. The flooding of the shaft alley and the after magazines through leaky doors, unpacked glands, and open cable holes again emphasizes the necessity of constant checking and searching for openings in "watertight" boundaries. Recommissioned at San Diego on 6 January 1951, Sanborn conducted shakedown training off southern California before transiting the Panama Canal and joining the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Norfolk, Virginia. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. [Book #128328], See all items in: There have been other cases which pointed out the danger of extending flooding through shaft alley doors, (see Bureau of Ships War Damage Report No. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22 Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. 1, War Damage Report No. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. Sump tanks were pumped, refilled with fresh water, pumped and wiped dry. Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Mailing address: Royal Books / 32 West 25th Street / Baltimore, MD / 21218. 3 hold and was followed immediately by two smaller explosions, probably caused by bangalore torpedoes in the cargo. Some of Depending on class they were armed with one or two 5-inch guns and a variety of 40mm and 20mm anti-aircraft weapons. (2) Both had low initial stability. Both of these ships remained afloat for some hours after the damage was sustained, but both listed heavily to starboard immediately upon being hit. LPA (retaining their previous numbers), only a few remained in 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. USS Pierce (APA-50) was an Ormsby -class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II . Manage your privacy settings. 36. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Be the first to contribute. This completed the flooding and brought the second deck about five feet below the waterline, the remaining freeboard at frame 113 being only about five feet. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. They had been left in operation, apparently, as the engine room flooded. There was an appreciable interval (about 10 seconds) between the two explosions. (b) C.O. to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. As a result, only attack transport (APA) ships were assigned for the assault, without support from any companion attack cargo (AKA) ships. She therefore took over the tow and RAVEN continued pumping until about 2245, at which time she cleared ELECTRA's side and trailed her into Casablanca. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." 1 fireroom, and the second probably hit in the engine room. 30. 12. 31. 4. (c) C.O. 5. This increase in initial stability was caused by the combination of two factors: (a) The freeboard before damage was great enough to permit the ship to sink a large amount without submerging the bulkhead deck. The ship immediately took a decided list to starboard and began to sink rapidly by the stern. Carrying 232 casualties, Sanborn sailed for the Marianas on 28 February. After July 1954, she once more participated in landing exercises along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean. TASKER H. BLISS (AP22) Inclining experiments are not available for these ships, but the Navy Yard, New York (Field Production Division) reported that SCOTT with 1,000 tons of ballast had a metacentric height of -1.23 feet (presumably in Condition II) and that 1,000 tons of additional ballast were to be installed. 2 deep tanks were open for ventilation, the water immediately flooded up into No. All U.S. Navy Attack Transports (APA) in commission during WWII listed by class; with descriptions and links to individual ship pages. The Bureau had instructed SCOTT in a letter dated 5 September, 1942 to keep wing tanks full - at least to the waterline. Calculations made by the Bureau of Ships on the basis of information supplied with reference (j) brought out a very interesting set of conditions which resulted in the ELECTRA's initial stability being about one foot greater after damage than before. The steering engine room reported "violent vertical whipping" and the forward 3" gun group reported "severe vibration". He reported that for the next hour the list seemed to increase gradually and objects kept sliding across the deck. It also caused the cabin and adjacent rooms under the bridge structure to collapse, apparently from the weight of plastic protection installed above them. A patch for the large hole on the starboard side was constructed from the steel hatch covers and hatch beams from No. In both SCOTT and BLISS the loss of power could not be helped. These could not be supported ELECTRA - port side looking forward and showing the small patches over fragment holes. Mailing address: Royal Books / 32 West 25th Street / Baltimore, MD / 21218. 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. APA-1 through APA-99: Right Column -- Apparently, neither ship developed an excessive list immediately after the damage, although RUTLEDGE did list to starboard as a result of unsymmetrical rapid flooding as indicated on plate II. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 APA -- Attack Transports Click on "APA-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available). 22. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. to SecNav of 23 November 1942. USS Sanborn (APA-193) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. 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 story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Preliminary Design Section The damage sinkage in this case was about 14 feet, which caused the vertical center of buoyancy to be raised about 6 feet. Section concerning other research options. 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,. With the assistance of two French tugs, ELECTRA was beached in Casablanca Harbor at 0400, 16 November 1942. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. Therefore, the new classification of Attack Transport 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. ELECTRA - starboard side looking forward and showing the outside of the large patch over the torpedo hole. threat of involvement in World War II, a large number of civilian 32, Henrico County Historical Society USS HENRICO Attack Transport 45 1943-1968 Ship's History, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attack_transport&oldid=1115697750, This page was last edited on 12 October 2022, at 19:05. "Online Library of Selected Images" are all in the Public Original title: Away All Boats. 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