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LanternWaste

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13. Most likely, the searchers can identify ship type and class by design, architecture and silhouette

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 05:29 PM

Mar 2018

Most likely, the searchers can identify ship type and class by design, structure, architecture and silhouette even if the hull number has been weathered too badly to read.

Even within the same class, the variations of a ship can be dramatically different.

For example, in WW2, the the navy commissioned almost 200 Fletcher-class destroyers, yet a researcher worth their salt could easily pin-point when (and even where) the hull for a particular ship was laid down; and from that and its various armaments, armor, subtle differences to superstructure, etc. give you the name of the ship itself.

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Wreckage of ship on which 5 Iowa brothers died during WWII is found [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2018 OP

wow... I wonder if there is any family left to commemorate? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #1

Yes, they had a sister who reacted to the news that all five of her brothers had died Aristus Mar 2018 #6

wow... indeed hlthe2b Mar 2018 #33

Yes. LeftInTX Mar 2018 #8

I remember watching the movie about this with my mother Gore1FL Mar 2018 #2

I remember the WWII era movie, "The Fighting Sullivans." R.I.P., boys. catbyte Mar 2018 #3

I saw that film and had to Google it afterwards. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #20

The Sullivans were mentioned in SPR, Aristus Mar 2018 #24

Oh, I just googled them. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #26

That ship still exists today as a floating museum at the Buffalo (NY) Naval bullwinkle428 Mar 2018 #29

This is a stupid question but how does a ship get to a new location? BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #30

The Saint Lawrence Seaway has 78-foot locks Spider Jerusalem Mar 2018 #32

This was why the military does not allow direct blood relatives. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #4

Yup. BumRushDaShow Mar 2018 #7

Military changed it's policy because of the Sullivan Brothers ... aggiesal Mar 2018 #5

If they had a brotherserving, and if that brother died. Not only sons. bettyellen Mar 2018 #10

...RIP to all the brave sailors on USS Juneau FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #9

Thanks for posting. nt mobeau69 Mar 2018 #11

How do they know it's the Juneau with so many wrecks in that region? Blue_Tires Mar 2018 #12

Most likely, the searchers can identify ship type and class by design, architecture and silhouette LanternWaste Mar 2018 #13

Only two Atlanta class light cruisers were lost during WWII Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #15

Name on the Stern of the ship bpj62 Mar 2018 #14

Yes Sir: Contrast That With How .... DoctorJoJo Mar 2018 #16

My dad was on the USS Hornet & was one of the Marines in the first wave. I never knew anything catbyte Mar 2018 #27

So sad Raine Mar 2018 #17

I remember the commemorative postage stamp. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 #18

I wish they would just back off Maxheader Mar 2018 #19

War Graves bpj62 Mar 2018 #22

The ship is totally protected by The Sunken Military Craft Act (SMCA) Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #23

This is wonderful news. raven mad Mar 2018 #21

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My first introduction to the Sullivans was when this song came out. Nailzberg Mar 2018 #34

George survived for 4 to 5 days. El Supremo Mar 2018 #28

Turn Plowshares into Swords zipplewrath Mar 2018 #31