The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Battle of Savo Island - (8/9/1942) - Dec. 18th, 2003

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[Samwise]

2000 The Electoral College cast its ballots, with President-elect Bush receiving the expected 271; Al Gore, however, received 266, one fewer than expected, because of a District of Columbia Democrat who left her ballot blank to protest the district's lack of representation in Congress.

The day I stopped yelling at the television and took my Bush/Cheney sign down.

[SAMWolf]

There were so many night battles at Guadalcanal, I'm not sure if this is the same one either, I think this was the only major one that Admiral Mikawa was involved in though.

[Valin]

I wonder if that was the same camp that Pappy Boyington was in? I seem to recall him telling about his camp being discovered by a B-29.

[SAMWolf]

Things are starting to get hectic, all that holiday stuff. :-)

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning feather

[SAMWolf]

Morning demlosers.


The best that can be said was that the transports survived. Based on the intelligence Mikawa had at the time his decision to withdraw was probably correct, but the "prize" of getting the transports should have been worth the risk to his forces.

[SAMWolf]

ARRRGH. Now if I could only get my Automatic Live Update to work!!! I've tried everything that Symantec suggests and it still only works if I run the job manually.

[Soaring Feather]

SAVED! Thanks so much SAM for the quill and ink well!! I love these graphics. :)

[SAMWolf]

According to his Boyington's biography he was at Camp Ofuna near Yokahama. Not sure how close Yakohama is to Hiroshima. Any help there Gator Navy?

[skeeter]

Thanks Sam. Capt Bode was the final casualty of this tragic engagement, he ultimately committed suicide.

[The Mayor]

same here, I just went over the Christmas wish list with my wife for the kids.

If money only grew on trees, I would only pick what I needed I swear.

[Darksheare]

I think this is the one then.
That's the pic of her after repairs?
Battle was 8/9/42, and the overhaul pic was 20dec1942?

[stand watie]

GM!

free dixie,sw

[thatdewd]

Mornin' foxhole! Yet another excellent and informative article. Great pics as well.

[SAMWolf]

Morning skeeter.

Captain Bode was criticised for not leading the Southern force when Crutchley departed in Australia to meet with Turner, and also for not warning the Northern cruisers, he was given a shore job, and later commited suicide by shooting himself.

It's sad to think that someone can be driven to suicide, what demons he had to possess

[SAMWolf]

I sure wish I could find that money tree my dad was always talking about when I was a kid.

[SAMWolf]

Here she is in 1934, the overhaul was to repair damage she got at Savo.

[SAMWolf]

Morning stand watie.

[stand watie]

GM, sam!

free dixie,sw

[SAMWolf]

Good morning, thanks thatdewd.

Plaque on south face
At the top on either side is the badge of the Royal Australian Navy
Below these is an image of H.M.A.S. Canberra

COMMEMORATING H.M.A.S. CANBERRA
AND THOSE WHO SERVED IN HER

H.M.A.S. CANBERRA WAS A KENT CLASS CRUISER BUILT BY
JOHN BROWN & CO. LTD. CLYDEBANK SCOTLAND.
LAUNCHED BY H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY ON 31 MAY, 1927.
DISPLACEMENT: 9,850 TONS STANDARD, 16,630 TONS FULL LOAD
LENGTH: 630FT. BEAM 68FT. 4IN. DRAUGHT 22FT. 4IN.
ARMAMENT: EIGHT 8IN., FOUR 4IN. AA, FOUR 2 POUNDER POM-POMS,
FOUR 3 POUNDERS, EIGHT 21IN. TORPEDO TUBES.
AIRCRAFT: ONE "WALRUS" AMPHIBIAN

SUNK AT THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND ON 9 AUGUST 1942, WITH THE LOSS OF 84 LIVES.