Here's a link to a story and the pictures I took.
http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?f ... ryid=84988
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biggdowgg wrote:I wished they would let people know ahead of time when things like this happen,instead of putting in the paper a day after...I would have loved to seen this.
Just think, had you joined the Navy back in the day, you could have docked that boat in Portsmouth and brought all your buddies toFIDO wrote:Outstanding! I love these type stories. Middle America rarely gets a glimpse of our Naval fire power. It's even more impressive when you have a piece of history floating in our waterways.
I was watching the noon news on WLWT and they said that this boat had passed by Cincinnati after 11 PM the night before. I switched to WSAZ just in time to hear them say that the boat had passed by Portsmouth just before they went on air. I ran out to my car and drove up to the Center Street landing [only about a mile from my house] and arrived just in time to see it! I did get a couple of pictures, but not very good ones because I didn't have enough time before it was out of sight.biggdowgg wrote:I wished they would let people know ahead of time when things like this happen,instead of putting in the paper a day after...I would have loved to seen this.
It's tough to deal with the fact so many people don't know more history of the US, especially military history. But I do have to say this ship is nothing like a PT boat. Those were made of plywood and were very lightweight. They used speed and ease of building thme to offset the Japanese advantage of cruisers and battleships following Pearl Harbor. It was actually a PT boat that helped evacuate McArthur from the Phillipines. It would've been a much smaller boat than this one and resembled a cabin cruiser more than anything. And because it was small and made of plywood, that was what contributed to PT 109 being cut in two by a Japanese destroyer. Still, this ship is an impressive reminder of our efforts to free Europe of tyranny in WWII.caglewis wrote:I was watching the noon news on WLWT and they said that this boat had passed by Cincinnati after 11 PM the night before. I switched to WSAZ just in time to hear them say that the boat had passed by Portsmouth just before they went on air. I ran out to my car and drove up to the Center Street landing [only about a mile from my house] and arrived just in time to see it! I did get a couple of pictures, but not very good ones because I didn't have enough time before it was out of sight.biggdowgg wrote:I wished they would let people know ahead of time when things like this happen,instead of putting in the paper a day after...I would have loved to seen this.
It was really booking along even though running upstream. It went by Ironton going right-to-left looking at it from the Ohio side - how did you get those last left-to-right pictures?
There were a few other people there, and I commented to a guy that I thought it was a similar boat to PT109 - and he had never heard of it - the boat JFK served on in the Pacific and there was a movie made about it. Really showing my age there!
PT 109?? Where have I heard that before..........Oh yeah, JFK.Burg_Grad_77 wrote:These are models, but it gives you an idea what the PT-109 looked like and it's nothing the ship above.
.PT 109?? Where have I heard that before..........Oh yeah, JFK
But I was corrected - by someone more knowledgeable - that those two boats are not similar at all in construction or design. Both types of boats were used, however, in NAVAL INVASIONS of foreign soil during World War II. My real point was that many people don't know/care about "history" anymore.There were a few other people there, and I commented to a guy that I thought it was a similar boat to PT109 - and he had never heard of it - the boat JFK served on in the Pacific and there was a movie made about it. Really showing my age there!
HERE, HERE!!! It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the heart in the dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FIDO wrote:It's a ship, it's a boat........they all float...PTs or whatever............They all contributed to bringing down the mighty Japanese Navy...they were powerful and reigned hell over the pacific....Ours weren't the best but we had the best American had to offer to spank those who thought they couldn't be touched...
I LOVE, how in time of crisis ,HOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RISE TO THE OCCASSION...IT'S AN AWESOME FEELING!!! DON'T YOU THINK????
cag, to be honest with you, after your first couple of misinformed post I didn't bother to read to the end of the one you mentioned JFK. So if you want to call someone ingnorant to make yourself feel better, be my guest. Coming from a guy who couldn't figure out the pictures of the boat going the opposite direction was actually just the back of the boat, it doesn't really bother me much.caglewis wrote:.PT 109?? Where have I heard that before..........Oh yeah, JFK
Didn't I just say that in my post? Can't you read??? Or are you just ignorant?But I was corrected - by someone more knowledgeable - that those two boats are not similar at all in construction or design. Both types of boats were used, however, in NAVAL INVASIONS of foreign soil during World War II. My real point was that many people don't know/care about "history" anymore.There were a few other people there, and I commented to a guy that I thought it was a similar boat to PT109 - and he had never heard of it - the boat JFK served on in the Pacific and there was a movie made about it. Really showing my age there!
FIDO, will be in the last 3 weeks of football season, so if your schedule has you coming in around that time, he would gladly accept the offer...if not,I will accept it for him when you are inoldtrojan wrote:HERE, HERE!!! It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the heart in the dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FIDO wrote:It's a ship, it's a boat........they all float...PTs or whatever............They all contributed to bringing down the mighty Japanese Navy...they were powerful and reigned hell over the pacific....Ours weren't the best but we had the best American had to offer to spank those who thought they couldn't be touched...
I LOVE, how in time of crisis ,HOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RISE TO THE OCCASSION...IT'S AN AWESOME FEELING!!! DON'T YOU THINK????
FIDO.....if we were in Portsmouth I would buy you a drink!