Pearl Harbor

Not at all, but it is a rather odd subject to get wrapped up in (says the guy who goes off on interminable research tangents at the drop of a hat while ostensibly writing).

 

I might be wrong heavily but the "shallow water" torpedo idea from top down made everyone think the Japanese would not attack. Cause it was impossible. And the radar incident of B-17s.

 

No, I do love historical puzzles, which is how I get sidetracked so easily.

 

Exactly.

 

That would be the USS Nevada, the only battleship to get underway.

 

Captain Robert Smith of the destroyer Henley, along with his executive officer, pursued their ship in her whaleboat as she left the harbor. They eventually boarded the destroyer-minesweeper Trever which caught up with Henley out at sea later in the day. The incident inspired a scene in the movie In Harm's Way.

 

had hoped for some current news...just this:
'Security threat' that locked down Pearl Harbor base was bomb scare

 

Captain Scanland was not aboard the Nevada when she got underway; he reached the ship and took charge after she first grounded on Hospital Point. The senior officer on board at the outset of the attack was Lcdr. Francis Thomas.

 

....thanks for the link .....very interesting that they joined [ ? ] the 2 bases???..as you know, I was stationed at Marine Barracks PH [aka MBHawaii.] --which consisted of 5 naval stations--PH being one of them --which some have been shutdown and/or no more USMC guards
....I'm guessing the joining is a good thing that might save $$$$$$
..why call it Joint Base? why not just a standard name?

 

Politics. Everything is "joint" these days. A bomb is a Joint Direct Attack Munition. And they don't want to take away one service's name like Hickam Field, so it becomes hyphenated.

 

..sounds ''typical'' of today