tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post8571284600807509941..comments2024-03-26T21:38:47.081-04:00Comments on HMS Defiant: ON TRUSTHMS Defianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-77353084002161364502022-10-24T01:26:13.376-04:002022-10-24T01:26:13.376-04:00That sort of thing has been going since the 1950&#...That sort of thing has been going since the 1950's, like when the CO of MISSOURI, decided he could use the same channel the destroyers were using, despite it only having 15 feet of water in it.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-61520022441633067492022-10-23T17:27:27.443-04:002022-10-23T17:27:27.443-04:00found this in August of 1964. Thank you. It just ...found this in August of 1964. Thank you. It just popped up in google/<br />https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/t/tonkin-gulf-crisis/formerly-classified-documents-from-2-aug-4-aug-1964.htmlHMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-22897240134228290932022-10-22T18:14:08.414-04:002022-10-22T18:14:08.414-04:00Like most ships, a MCM probably can find a mine - ...Like most ships, a MCM probably can find a mine - once.Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-43711600664746553782022-10-22T02:49:10.994-04:002022-10-22T02:49:10.994-04:00The USS Guardian, on a reef. It was spared getting...The USS Guardian, on a reef. It was spared getting run down by 7th fleet's destroyers which collided with anything in the way. And there was that moment in the Gulf when we got hit by another MSO. HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-35907526847003063412022-10-21T09:04:24.467-04:002022-10-21T09:04:24.467-04:00I served on DD’s, DE’s and ended up on a mine coun...I served on DD’s, DE’s and ended up on a mine countermeasures staff. So, I have a bit of experience with what you are talking about. And when you loose the bubble, bad things can happen: see August, 1964.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-72150601079568517922022-10-21T08:23:22.801-04:002022-10-21T08:23:22.801-04:00How do you know? That has to be an interesting st...How do you know? That has to be an interesting story.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765688751001087713noreply@blogger.com