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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg
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| I salute those that are fallen. Very sad.
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| Member | Lesofprimus, There's no way Clay could have put anything in there without being noticed. There were four other men in that gun room. a space about the size of a small bathroom. Even if everyone else was pre occupied, and looking other places, the Rammerman would have had his eyes focused on that tray, and the Gun Captain. There's just no way. I cannot speak to tests performed off-ship. However, from what I saw of the Navy's willingness to overlook facts in favor of a quick, clean explanation that kept the Navy's tit out of the wringer........... |
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| Senior Member | I have heard of this accident, but never knew how bad it was. I regret the loss of those men. RIP Henk
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| The Navy was VERY quick in labeling it a suicide, I agree, but without a valid explaination as to why those very specific chemicals were where they werent supposed to be, it will always be a mystery..... Couple of snapshots.....
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| Senior Member | How much damage were there to the turret. Thanks les for the pictures. Henk
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| The damage was pretty severe, but Camaro can obviously tell u more....
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| Member | The basic structure of the turret is still intact. The armor plate ranges from 6 to 18" thick. The practice round is still squibbed in the barrel. All the soft structures inside are destroyed. All electrics, electronics and hydraulics are gone. The entire turret from the powder mags all the way up to the top is completely sealed. |
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| Senior Member | I read somewhere they repaired it. Is this true? Camarogenius you said they just sealed it off. Henk
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| Member | The #2 Turret is sealed off. It's considered a Grave site |
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| Senior Member | Ok, thanks mate. Henk
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007
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| Hey guys this is Mullahy, I see a lot of inaccuracies for what I heard and what I did that day! Since your using the conversations I heard on the sound powered phones from the magazine and I am also the one as you guys know that lit off the sprinkler systems from DC Central before the Captain gave the order! The Captain was talking to me in DC Central over the 28MC! |
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