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... deck , in opened wooden boxes lay six more - shiny eighteen - inch brass cases topped with a dull steel , cucumber- sized shell . In the projectile's base was a delicate fuse that once the shell was in flight , feather - light contact ...
... deck , in opened wooden boxes lay six more - shiny eighteen - inch brass cases topped with a dull steel , cucumber- sized shell . In the projectile's base was a delicate fuse that once the shell was in flight , feather - light contact ...
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... deck , then down the hatches . There would be a final gurgle and it would be all over . We put on life jackets and cleared the two boats - the punt and motor launch . A 200 - pound kedge anchor slung from the poop deck rail aft for just ...
... deck , then down the hatches . There would be a final gurgle and it would be all over . We put on life jackets and cleared the two boats - the punt and motor launch . A 200 - pound kedge anchor slung from the poop deck rail aft for just ...
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... decks , the ship already was a shambles . The heavy firing of the previous days had wrenched furniture from its ... deck . People groping through her passage- ways picked their way through debris , dimly lit by the blue battle lan ...
... decks , the ship already was a shambles . The heavy firing of the previous days had wrenched furniture from its ... deck . People groping through her passage- ways picked their way through debris , dimly lit by the blue battle lan ...
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aboard action Adair Admiral Admiral Hart Allied American anchor Army arrived ashore Asiatic attack Australia base boat bombs British called Captain carried Cavite Chief clear close coast Commander course crew cruisers December deck defense destroyers direct Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish Fleet forces four half hand Hart headed heavy Island Japan Japanese Java knew land Lanikai later less letter Lieutenant light looked MacArthur Manila March miles months moved Naval Navy night officer Operations patrol Pearl Harbor perhaps Philippines picked planes plans possible President probably radio remained Roosevelt sail sent ship short soon staff Stark submarine suggested Surabaya things thought told took torpedo turned United vessel warning Washington weeks wind wrote yards