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sofa king

(10,857 posts)
12. No wonder he didn't talk about it.
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:35 PM
Oct 2013
Kalinin Bay was hit by at least fifteen shells in two hours, including one from a battleship's main battery, and then was attacked by at least four kamikaze planes, two of which hit. Unlike the neighboring St. Lo, Kalinin Bay survived; it took her over a month to limp a third of the way around the world back to San Diego for repairs. Wooden flight decks helped some--they were blown to smithereens by heavy ordinance like Kalinin took, but helped to trigger some bombs and shells early so that they could not penetrate all the way through the ship, below the waterline, and the decks themselves could be fairly easily replaced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kalinin_Bay_%28CVE-68%29

Escort carriers were designated CVEs by the Navy. Sailors said it stood for "combustible, vulnerable, expendable."
First let me say I'm glad someone else read books on that battle. Savannahmann Oct 2013 #1
Nic analogy and perfect message. Go after them everywhere. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #2
There was a Destroyer Escort... HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #3
Yes, the USS Samuel B Roberts. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #7
Yep. It's a "recurring ship name" now. sofa king Oct 2013 #15
I am glad to see someone else 2naSalit Oct 2013 #4
yup....well said. madrchsod Oct 2013 #5
Correction: We need a 50-state strategy BACK. rocktivity Oct 2013 #6
+a million HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #9
'Ell, yeah. sofa king Oct 2013 #10
+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #11
Amen!! brer cat Oct 2013 #13
+Everything jeff47 Oct 2013 #14
My Grandfather was on the Escort Carrier Kalinin Bay during that battle. denbot Oct 2013 #8
No wonder he didn't talk about it. sofa king Oct 2013 #12
Calling Dr. Dean.....calling Dr. Dean... kentuck Oct 2013 #16
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