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... Yard , Slocum explained , and her entire crew consisted of four or five assorted civilian Filipinos who had come in a package with the ship , which had been chartered for " one dollar a year for the duration . ” “ Arm her with one ...
... Yard , Slocum explained , and her entire crew consisted of four or five assorted civilian Filipinos who had come in a package with the ship , which had been chartered for " one dollar a year for the duration . ” “ Arm her with one ...
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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 ...
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... 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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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