Images from the three autonomous underwater vehicles used to explore the wreck show it is in remarkably good condition after more than 80 years under the waves.Image credit: Ocean Infinity
Images from the three autonomous underwater vehicles used to explore the wreck show it is in remarkably good condition after more than 80 years under the waves.Image credit: Ocean Infinity
“the Battle of Badung Strait”
Don’t recall ever hearing about that one.
DD-224 finally got its DD-214?
It escorted my dad’s ship after the Battle of Makassar Strait.
“On 30 January, Stewart joined Marblehead and sortied with her from Bunda Roads on 4 February to intercept Japanese forces at the south entrance to the Macassar Strait. However, Marblehead was badly damaged by air attacks during the day, and Stewart escorted her back to the base at Tjilatjap, Java.
The marblehead-”She made Tjilatjap with a forward draft of 30 feet (9.1 m), aft 22 feet (6.7 m). Unable to be docked there, her worst leaks were repaired and she put to sea again on 13 February. Some of her wounded crew were taken off the ship to be cared for by Dr Corydon M. Wassell; he received the Navy Cross for protecting them from capture by the invading Japanese. When the ship left Tjilatjap it was on the first leg of a voyage of more than 21,589 miles (34,744 km) in search of complete repairs.”
Good Post.
