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To: Rio
New bow ready for action


7 posted on 07/08/2025 10:00:07 AM PDT by Rio
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To: Rio

Apparently that is a “stub bow” that was temporarily put on it in Australia where it initially went with the coconut-log bow; the #2 turret had its guns removed and the #1 turret was missing entirely at this point. The ship sailed backwards with the stub bow all the way across the Pacific back for full repairs on the West Coast. Still an amazing story!


30 posted on 07/08/2025 11:11:51 AM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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IIRC, that is a picture showing the temporary bow?


53 posted on 07/13/2025 6:32:06 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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