Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Record Group 80-G - the blog post 18 months in the making!

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I had intended to do this a while ago, but found after my October 2012 trip that I had missed a few crucial photos and decided to wait until...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Random Photos - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Charleston Gate, 1943

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These were recent scans from Seattle NARA - the Charleston Access Gate at PSNS in 1943. The gate is currently here , but I don't know i...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

I guess I've had some success

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Came across this Wikipedia entry tonight for the first time and had a chuckle when checking out the references - 17 of 23 point back to ca...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

PT Boat Videos

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While chasing down some leads I came across some videos of PT boat Operations on the NARA website and thought I'd edit them down a bit (...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

BB-37 Oklahoma Torpedo Defense System, Pt II

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Some more work done to visualize the effects that nine torpedo hits had on battleship Oklahoma's hull. This is the second sheet colorize...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

USS Oklahoma Torpedo Defense System, Pt I

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I've been working on understanding the death of Oklahoma better so I can explain it to others, and I thought a good visualization of ...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Even the Anchor Chains!

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Came across these in OPA while doing some digging; SS Matilda Weems in 1918 in a freshly applied dazzle scheme. Note that on the starboard s...