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2008-09-06 -Obits-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 IIRC my naval histoirez', upon transfer to the Asiatic Fleet and the CHINA/PEKING STATION the gunboat USS GUAM was renamed the USS WAKE ISLAND and was eventually sunk by Japanese air attacks; whereas the gunboat USS SUMAY was renamed the USS ROBERTS or USS WILLIAMS, was heavily damaged and sunk also by Japanese air attacks.

I would love for the GUAM MUSEUM to have realistic model replicas of these and other PRE-WW2 Guam-linked Ships > GERMAN Raider CORMORAN/KORMORAN, USS YOSEMITE, USS SUPPLY, + USS PENGUIN, perhaps even the SS GUAM BEAR = CARIBIA???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-06 00:41|| 2008-09-06 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Joe, check here, they have everything. And gawd yes, wouldn't Curator be the best job ever?

Posted by .5MT 2008-09-06 01:01|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-09-06 01:01|| Front Page Top

#3 The Panay's executive officer, (then) Lt. Arthur F. "Tex" Anders, was the father of Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders. Lt. Anders took command of the Panay after Captain James Hughes was wounded and received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions that day. Tex Anders passed away in 2000 at the age of 96.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-09-06 03:57|| 2008-09-06 03:57|| Front Page Top

#4 See also USS Panay.org. There were two newsreel photographers aboard the Panay. They managed to get quite a bit of film during the attack, some of which is posted on the site.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2008-09-06 04:17|| 2008-09-06 04:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Joe,
Kinda surprised you don't want a model of the next USS Guam (CB-3) - one of the best looking warships the USN ever built:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Uss_alaska_cb.jpg/736px-Uss_alaska_cb.jpg

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-09-06 08:40|| 2008-09-06 08:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Be nice if they gave another warship that name.

Posted by Pappy 2008-09-06 15:30|| 2008-09-06 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Pappy -

Well, since we've now started naming subs for states (see Virginia class), it seems to me that the brave Guamanians, Puerto Ricans, and Samoans who have served this country deserve the honor of their home's name gracing a ship (or boat) of the line.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-09-06 15:45|| 2008-09-06 15:45|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd like to see them name a Burke-class the Ramon Magsaysay

Posted by Pappy 2008-09-06 16:17|| 2008-09-06 16:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Guam and Latte? I mean who knew? Beware Guam sites is love the weird background music.

Posted by .5MT 2008-09-06 21:06|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-09-06 21:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Wasn't there a dropship carrier with that name?

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-09-06 22:44|| 2008-09-06 22:44|| Front Page Top

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