Posted on 08/23/2014 4:31:16 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Navy divers from the U.S. and Indonesia confirmed that a sunken vessel in the Java Sea is the World War II wreck of the USS Houston, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese that serves as the final resting place for about 700 sailors and Marines, officials announced Monday.
The Japanese sank the Houston during the Battle of Sunda Strait on Feb. 28, 1942. The ship carried 1,068 crewmen, but only 291 sailors and Marines survived both the attack and being prisoners of war.
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It's too bad the divers didn't take any pictures...
You mean SAILORS? and Marines?
A.P...... Do you even care about the little things?
Like the Democrats have a picture of the RUSSIAN Navy at their convention or Parade Magazine with the silhouette of the The Battleship Bismark when talking about the American Navy.
They Don't Care.
I believe she was a victim of Japanese Long Lance Torpedoes.
” Remember that these are pleasure divers.”
There has been a group and website dedicated to diving the USS Houston site for years. Google USS Houston Dive
When I read the story, I thought about the various Islamic terrorist groups that have a presence throughout Indonesia. When the Houston went down, her #3 turret was out of commission after being damaged in an earlier air attack. During the last two battles, crew members manhandled 8-inch shells from the rear turret to the front turrets that were still in commission.
Raising 8-inch shells from the ocean floor would be difficult, but not impossible. Of course, seven decades in salt water doesn’t make ordnance more stable, but the Islamists might be willing to try to get their hands on large-caliber shells.
There was a wreath-laying at the site last year, involving senior Navy and Marine officers, but the location was not acknowledged as the resting place of the Houston until this week. Quite possible that EOD crews and divers have spent the last year on the site to remove ordnance and prevent future access to the ship’s magazines.
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