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Page 93
... picked her way carefully through the buoyed minefield channel supposedly guarding Corregidor and was soon rolling gently on the open sea , barely making steerage way under three jibs and a foresail . The engine was secured ; the idle ...
... picked her way carefully through the buoyed minefield channel supposedly guarding Corregidor and was soon rolling gently on the open sea , barely making steerage way under three jibs and a foresail . The engine was secured ; the idle ...
Page 131
... picked up , the sky clouded over and although the seas appeared moderate , Lanikai , according to the journal , was " rolling considerably . ” What could a real blow do to her ? We would soon find out . " Destination unknown " could be ...
... picked up , the sky clouded over and although the seas appeared moderate , Lanikai , according to the journal , was " rolling considerably . ” What could a real blow do to her ? We would soon find out . " Destination unknown " could be ...
Page 218
... picked their way through debris , dimly lit by the blue battle lan- terns and individual flashlights . In this frightful melee , surrounded by heavy and light enemy vessels , some within a few hundred yards , Perth was opened up like a ...
... picked their way through debris , dimly lit by the blue battle lan- terns and individual flashlights . In this frightful melee , surrounded by heavy and light enemy vessels , some within a few hundred yards , Perth was opened up like a ...
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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