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... yards go , but it was essential to the functioning of the Asiatic Fleet's superannuated ships . Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell , commandant , 16th Naval District , and concur- rently commandant of the yard , arrived on 4 November 1941 ...
... yards go , but it was essential to the functioning of the Asiatic Fleet's superannuated ships . Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell , commandant , 16th Naval District , and concur- rently commandant of the yard , arrived on 4 November 1941 ...
Page 146
... yard - long , inch - wide strip of rubber inner - tubing was attached to the poop deck railing . From the outboard end of this , a heavy fishing line trailed fifty yards astern . In this line , close to the rail , there was a U - shaped ...
... yard - long , inch - wide strip of rubber inner - tubing was attached to the poop deck railing . From the outboard end of this , a heavy fishing line trailed fifty yards astern . In this line , close to the rail , there was a U - shaped ...
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... yard . With the feeble Allied fighter opposition driven off , Japanese fighters swooped low over the yard , strafing . Splashes stitched across open water , then walked into ships or buildings . Even Lanikai's 30 - calibers joined the ...
... yard . With the feeble Allied fighter opposition driven off , Japanese fighters swooped low over the yard , strafing . Splashes stitched across open water , then walked into ships or buildings . Even Lanikai's 30 - calibers joined the ...
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aboard Adair Admiral Hart Admiral Stark aircraft Allied alongside American anchor arrived ashore Asiatic Fleet attack Australia Bali boat bombers bombs British Camranh Bay Captain Cavite Chief of Naval CinC coast Commander in Chief Corregidor crew cruise cruisers December deck deckhouse defense destroyers Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish forces Fremantle Geraldton Glassford gunboat Hart's headed heavy Helfrich Houston intercept Island Japan Japanese Java Kimmel Lanikai later LCDR Lieutenant Commander Luzon MacArthur Madoera Strait Manila Mariveles miles Naval Operations Navy Cross night Oahu officer Pacific patrol Pearl Harbor Pecos Philippines planes President radio raid Rear Admiral Rockwell Roosevelt sail sent ship ship's Singapore skipper soon staff Strait submarine Surabaya Tjilatjap told Tolley torpedo U.S. Army U.S. Naval U.S. Navy United USS Lanikai vessel Walruff warning warships Washington wind wrote