The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Multilith duplication. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. Learn more Take a stab at guessing and be entered to win a $50 Biblio gift certificate! Main journals, which showed slight pitting, were stoned, and all bearings were flushed twice with clean oil. 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy Captain Hawks and ex-merchant Captain MacDougall as boat commander. Manage your privacy settings. They had been left in operation, apparently, as the engine room flooded. Depending on class they were armed with one or two 5-inch guns and a variety of 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft weapons. Between these visits, Sanborn participated in landing exercises to maintain both the ship's company and embarked U.S. Marines in combat readiness. 24. Be the first to contribute. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. CHEROKEE had carried away her lines and had broken the connection to her 6" pump. We are members of ABAA and ILAB, and specialize in First Editions of Modern Literature, Crime Fiction, Science Fiction, Music, Photography, Art, and Cinema. 16. It is to be noted that this is almost identical with the torpedoing of HUGH L. SCOTT. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown. Title page dated April 17, 1956, with a credit for director Joseph Pevney. We accept VISA/MC/AMEX/DISCOVER, check or money order, and PayPal (ID is mail@royalbooks.com). The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. The story of a U.S. Immediately following the torpedo observed, a second torpedo struck the ship on the port side in No. He walked aft to this area and encountered flames coming from the starboard passageway between the uptakes and staterooms. Very little information is available regarding the stability characteristics of HEWES, RUTLEDGE, SCOTT and BLISS. 1 deep tank from above. This period of negative stability existed for only a short period of time after which the ship came back to the upright position and remained so until flooding stopped. 9. Calculations made by the Bureau of Ships on the basis of information supplied with reference (j) brought out a very interesting set of conditions which resulted in the ELECTRA's initial stability being about one foot greater after damage than before. The anchor chain was slipped and the ship was allowed to drift toward the beach with the wind and tide. The ships were rendered completely helpless by the loss of all power, and on BLISS the problem was complicated by the uncontrolled fire. ; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, 19 February 1960, Permanent custody transferred to MARAD, 30 June 1960, Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960, Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp.(PD-X-918 dated 20 July 1971) one of a nine hull sale for $467,100.00, really constituted a separate category of warship from conventional Youre rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased! ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the shoring for the large patch. Convert Currency, US$ 70.00 Away All Boats (International Post-production script for the 1956 film) by Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman (screenwriters); Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Richard Boone,. In view of present material shortages, particularly special treatment steel, however, the use of plastic protection as a substitute must be accepted in many cases. Original title: Away All Boats. He reported that for the next hour the list seemed to increase gradually and objects kept sliding across the deck. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. (e) C.O. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. Left Column -- This can readily be the margin which saves or loses the ship. Post-production Domestic Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. Film Scripts, The crew shot deck and aerial photography of the Navy's maneuvers. 33. 2 hold filling No. Both were hit near the quarterpoint and both had more than two compartments flooded - thus bringing the main deck under the water and causing the ships to sink from progressive loss of buoyancy. Multilith duplication. 3 hold was badly injured. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew . 1. The engine room was abandoned at about 0700 and continued to flood. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. to Honolulu, Hawaii; the, landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat, World War II troopships - Army Center of Military History. It is known, however, that she was engaged in unloading cargo to the beach at Fedala on 12 November, 1942. All spring bearings were rolled out and thoroughly cleaned. 30. [5][6], [7] During World War II, attack transport served in the Pacific Theatre, taking part in many of the Navy's island hopping campaigns. 29. Salvage operations were undertaken immediately and divers from CHEROKEE made temporary patches which permitted pumping of No. Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 17 January 1972. "Online Library of Selected Images" are all in the Public APA-100 through APA-249: To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided in the for landing combat assault troops. Reduction gears were washed and steamed and all gear teeth were wiped out. This included 77 motors varying from 1/4 h.p. Consider the effect had these tanks been full. Manage your privacy settings. (c) C.O. However, by the end of that decade, it was clear that boats When the explosion occurred, all circuit breakers for pumps in operation were blown open and lubricating oil and fresh water pressures were lost, which caused the main engines to be stopped. Within about 15 minutes all hands were off the ship except for a few officers. From the engine room the water entered the shaft alley through a leaky door and through unpacked glands around electric cable, and when the shaft alley was flooded, the water entered the after magazines from the shaft alley through an electric cable hole in the deck of the handling room. ships of the Maritime Commission's S4, C2, C3 and VC2 ("Victory") 240-247) were cancelled before completion. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. U.S.S. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheadsand with few anticipating the challenges in store at Okinawa. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. The explosion of the torpedo blew the hatch covers off No. 15. It was reported that wooden bulkheads throughout the ship collapsed (reference (c)). The last use was for the final WW2 Battle of Okinawa. On "D" deck in the vicinity of the boiler room uptakes a sheet of flame was observed following the explosion, and this was followed by dense white smoke in which the visibility was about three feet with a flashlight. We value your privacy and use cookies to remember your shopping preferences and to analyze our website traffic. from the main deck, although the bottom of each was thickly covered with fallen timbers. these were outfitted with heavy boat davits and other arrangements She then sailed to Tulagi, Solomon Islands, and Noumea, New Caledonia, to embark new landing craft, and returned to Saipan. No. AbeBooks Seller Since October 13, 1998 All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. Fireroom and engine room personnel secured auxiliary machinery and took measures to reduce steam pressure when it became apparent that nothing could be done, and the order was given to abandon ship. It is possible, however, that the concussion of the second hit literally blew the fire out. All engines were thoroughly flushed out by circulating lubricating oil for 24 hours. From U.S.A. to Germany Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the 11. 1 engine and it was placed in operation. The electrical forces, including a number of landing craft personnel, removed, recleaned, installed and placed in operating condition 80 motors and generators. Attack Transports numbered The ship returned to the United States under her own power for final repairs. The ship was in material condition ABLE except for doors and hatches in holds which were being worked (holds Nos. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. Certainly, her chances of survival would have been much improved. 3 hold and on 12 December 1942 this large patch was placed over the side and secured in place with hogging lines, (see photo No. The ship appeared to lift and then immediately listed about 30 to starboard and began to settle aft. Movie title: Popularity: 3.324 Duration: 114 Minutes 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. No collapsing of bulkheads, such as was reported by HUGH L. SCOTT, was noted on the BLISS. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be The available facts are as follows: (1) At a 26 foot draft and with an assumed permeability of .80, both had a floodable length of only two compartments (margin line at main deck). were converted from new "Mariner" class freighters. 31. ILAB. No machinery or electrical derangements occurred in the plant throughout the return voyage, which speaks well for the promptness and thoroughness of the repair measures undertaken by the ship's force. At 1950 a torpedo was observed passing ahead from the port side, and General Quarters was sounded. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty with which to deal as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown". Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: Sign up for our newsletter for a chance to win $50 in free books! 3 hold thus took place quickly from both sides. Large quantities of oil flowed out on the sea on the starboard side. The ship continued to burn and is reported to have sunk at 0230, 13 November, 1942. assigned (Joseph Hewes and Edward Rutledge) had Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - APA-193 Sanborn, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Sanborn&oldid=1090246317, This page was last edited on 28 May 2022, at 10:26. 3. 27 - CAPELLA and ALHENA). About two minutes later electric power was restored and lubricating oil pumps started. Miscellaneous Class No. Publisher: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, Association Member: Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. Divers closed off the hole in bulkhead 80 on the No. (2) Transverse metacentric height was about 4.4 feet in the loaded condition with a calculated loss of about 2.8 feet for the flooding of the two worst compartments. Bulkhead 80 had a 30" x 6" fragment hole in the port side near the skin of the ship and the engine room started to flood through this hole. You may phone, fax, or email an order at any time, 24 hours a day. Beginning work with the main engines all machinery was dismantled and overhauled completely. The actual reclassification of these ships was not implemented until February 1943, by which time two ships that had APA numbers assigned (USSJoseph Hewes and USSEdward Rutledge) had been lost. 6 hold, resulting in complete darkness. The Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations directs that this report be shown only to those persons to whom the report would be of value in the performance of their duties. Multilith duplication. You may search our entire stock, get directions, or view our newest arrivals by catalog or category by going to our easy-to-use catalog homepage: [citation needed], The 1956 movie Away All Boats presents operations on an attack transport. by a torpedo on the starboard side in way of No. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew . U.S.S. 1 and No. There were 11 large holes and numerous smaller ones in the port side. Parts were washed down with fresh water, followed by a steam jet, wiped dry and sprayed with lubricating oil. The last of these were decommissioned in 1980 and sold abroad, leaving only a few thoroughly obsolete World War II era hulls still laid up in the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. Destination, rates & speeds. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. In addition, as part of the 1950s modernization of the Navy's amphibious force with faster ships, two more attack transports (APA-248 and APA-249) were converted from new Type C4-class ships, the Mariner-class freighters. The explosion blew a hole in the starboard side about 43 feet long by 19 feet high, indicated on plate V. Fragment attack on bulkheads 80 and 113 and on the port shell between these bulkheads was severe. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. At this time the ship was still afloat, but she sank some time later during the night. With hostilities ended, Sanborn's mission was now transportation of occupation troops to Japan, and participation in Operation Magic Carpet bringing troops home from the Pacific and Alaska. The engineer force was split into three sections and worked three shifts 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Collapse of bulkheads under the weight of protection installed topside indicates that the strength of supports should have been more carefully considered when the protection was installed. [12][13], By the end of the 1950s, it was clear that boats would soon be superseded by amphibious tractors (LVTs) and air assault helicopters for landing combat assault troops. The reported setting of a fire by the first hit on SCOTT and extinguishing of this fire by the second hit is difficult to explain, particularly in view of the immediate and extensive fire on BLISS. IOBA In the early 1940s, as the United States Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a number of civilian passenger ships and some freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull numbers in the AP series. 14. The explosions wrecked all starboard Welin Davits and blew one cross beam up onto the sun deck. Bureau of Ships Fires were started by the hits and could not be controlled as there were no means available for fighting them. Therefore, the new classification of Auxiliary Personnel, Attack (APA) was created and numbers assigned to fifty-eight APs (AP #s 2, 8-12, 14-18, 25-27, 30, 34-35, 37-40, 48-52, 55-60, 64-65 and 78-101) then in commission or under construction. royalbooks.com would soon be superseded by amphibious tractors (LVTs) and helicopters HEWES and RUTLEDGE performed very much as would be expected on the basis of the characteristics presented in paragraph 28. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. The last of these were decommissioned in Library. The gasoline cargo was then removed. She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Onslow Beach, North Carolina, for the next three years. Section concerning other research options. safely considered extinct. At 0030, the BLISS was observed from shore to be burning fiercely from stem to stern and ammunition was exploding every few seconds. Even though initially tight at the builder's yard, bulkheads must be checked by the ship's force at frequent intervals. Fresh water pumps were stopped but the main engines were operated until the lubricating oil pumps stopped and water was level with the main engine operating deck. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. To compound problems, these forces were not able to assemble or train together before executing the Aleutian invasion on 11 May 1943. After her return to Norfolk, she continued to conduct amphibious training; this routine was interrupted, however, when Sanborn starred as "USS Belinda (APA-22)" in the movie Away All Boats produced by Universal International Pictures. (b) The free surface of the damage water removed about 10 feet of metacentric radius (BM) from the ship in the damaged area while the flared sides in the intact portion were such as to add about 5 feet of metacentric radius (BM). Timbers and cargo in the holds were thrown about, and a man in No. Seller Rating, Publisher: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA. It is doubtful if this would have helped BLISS with her extensive fires, but it is entirely possible that if the submergence of the deck could have been delayed on SCOTT, she might have remained afloat long enough for effective assistance to arrive. EDWARD RUTLEDGE ltr. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. "Belinda", Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-Navy Captain Jebediah S. Hawks (Jeff Chandler) and ex-merchant Lieutenant Dave MacDougall (George Nader) as boat commander. passenger ships and larger freighters were acquired, converted We are an open shop on Baltimore's Book Block in midtown. And few anticipate the challenges in store at Okinawa. faster ships, two more attack transports (APA-248 and APA-249) APA-1 through APA-99: Right Column -- Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman ( Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman (screenwriters); Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Richard Boone, Charles McGraw, Julie Adams (starring). White titled wrappers, dated April 6, 1956. It also caused the cabin and adjacent rooms under the bridge structure to collapse, apparently from the weight of plastic protection installed above them. (g) C.O. As tank manholes to both No. not have an active link on this page, contact the Photographic (2) Both had low initial stability. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. 1. 2 holds immediately and No. As a matter of principle, however, wing tanks should be kept full, at least to the waterline, whenever possibility of underwater damage exists. U.S.S. There was no difficulty from fire, but there was apparently a fire for a brief period immediately following the first explosion. to 50 h.p., one 150 k.w. If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. Review these tips to help preserve the beauty of your books! 48, USS Canberra CA70 War Damage Report No. 53, USS Independence CVL22 & USS Denver CL58 War Damage Report No. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." 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