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To: 359Henrie
Yes, ma deuce is a tad loud.

But as ship as big as that one should probably have something even larger. A couple of single barrel 20mm cannon would surely discourage the snot right out of 'em. They were common secondary and anti-aircraft armament on torpedo boats, submarines, and other light vessels. Heck something that big could mount a 4 or 5 inch deck gun. Liberty mounted at least one, and more often two, a 3 inch forward and 5 inch aft, along with 10 or so 20 mm cannon, and they were much smaller than a modern cruise ship.

My uncle was Naval Armed Guard on the SS William Clark, Torpedoed and sunk by U.354 in Greenland Sea at approx.71.05N 13.10E on 4 Nov 42.)

Uncle Lennie survived the War, but some of his toes did not. (Frostbite, it's dang cold in the Greenland sea in November.)

38 posted on 11/08/2005 8:42:53 PM PST by El Gato
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To: El Gato

Concur, but I think they have problems with lifeboat drills, much less GUNNERS, man your battle stations.


40 posted on 11/08/2005 8:48:12 PM PST by 359Henrie
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