treyyert34
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| 27 Jun 2008 07:46 AM |
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What Coast Guard cutter became known as the Coast Guard submarine when she sank in March of 1963 while in drydock at Bushey's Red Hook, Brooklyn?
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husband
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| 01 Jul 2008 12:45 AM |
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USCGC Tamaroa
WMEC-166
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Pretty good story if anyone wants to hear it hehe
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wepprop
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| 21 Jul 2008 03:26 AM |
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If anyone thinks that Tamaroa is just some obscure, irrelevant name, she was the cutter depicted in the movie "The Perfect Storm." She was also the first government ship on the scene when the Andrea Doria sank. Quite a career for quite a ship.<!-- Edit --> Moderator Edit : 11/30/2008 10:10:45 AM GMT |
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XShipRider
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| 30 Nov 2008 10:11 AM |
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TAMAROA was the ship but a 210' was used as a stand-in for the movie (I believe). I believe TAMAROA was already decommissioned when the movie was made. |
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husband
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| 08 Jan 2009 01:26 AM |
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The Tamaora was deconned when the movie was made, but when the actual perfect storm happened, it was still in service :)
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XShipRider
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| 08 Jan 2009 09:33 PM |
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They probably didn't want to risk the thing sinking for real during filming. That and a 210 looks sexier (ha ha). |
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WPFix
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| 19 Jan 2009 10:55 PM |
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Wait, am I missing something here here? How can a ship "sink" while in "dry" dock?
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wepprop
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| 19 Jan 2009 10:59 PM |
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According to Wikipedia, an intoxicated seaman opened up the flood valves of the dry dock, filling it. The Tamaroa initially floated off the blocks she was resting on, then filled up with water because she was under repair, then sank to the bottom of the dock.<!-- Edit --> Last Edited : 1/20/2009 2:41:14 AM GMT |
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captkyguy
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| 20 Jan 2009 05:48 AM |
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Boy I bet that went over like a lead balloon!
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WPFix
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| 27 Sep 2009 12:05 AM |
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Well, I first posted on this topic before I left for basic. I graduated back in May. Reading this now, I think the guy responsible for it, is the guy who gave my company our alcohol abuse class while in basic.
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southern118
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| 05 Oct 2009 12:43 PM |
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Should i show thi spost to him??? i can if youw ant me to |
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Lzemo
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| 30 Oct 2009 01:38 AM |
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I surely can be wrong but didn't she sink more than once? One time while moored to the pier? |
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uberchris
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| 21 Nov 2009 05:04 AM |
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wouldnt that seaman have been discharged for negligance on an infinite scale
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uberchris
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| 21 Nov 2009 05:04 AM |
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jcmacdon
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| 30 Mar 2011 09:47 PM |
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all I know is I wouldn't want to be said Seaman when his Chief found out  |
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