The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. 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 . Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. The second explosion shook the ship more severely than the first, and debris of all kinds was thrown in the air higher than the mainmast. Sanborn (APA-193) was laid down on 10 March 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 661); launched on 19 August 1944 by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp., Vancouver, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. Eric Johnson; acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 3 October 1944. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. The last of these were decommissioned in
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3 hold and was followed immediately by two smaller explosions, probably caused by bangalore torpedoes in the cargo. At 0030, the BLISS was observed from shore to be burning fiercely from stem to stern and ammunition was exploding every few seconds. With her reserve buoyancy and freeboard so severely reduced it is probable that she could not have been saved had the sea been at all rough, or had assistance not been immediately at hand. The story of U.S.S. 8. 15. The first torpedo apparently struck the starboard side abreast No. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible. Boats continued in the vicinity of the ship until about 2030. It is known, however, that she was engaged in unloading cargo to the beach at Fedala on 12 November, 1942. Decommissioned, 6 April 1956, at Orange, TX. We value your privacy and use cookies to remember your shopping preferences and to analyze our website traffic. He observed that bulkheads and decks in this area were spotted with oil and that the staircase down to "E" deck seemed to be sagging. All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. World War II service edit] The ship returned to the United States under her own power for final repairs. At 0720 USS COLE took off all hands but the salvage party, and at 1015, with her engine room flooded, ELECTRA was taken under tow by CHEROKEE (AT66). Immediately following the torpedo observed, a second torpedo struck the ship on the port side in No. US$ 55.00 Sump tanks were pumped, refilled with fresh water, pumped and wiped dry. [Book #128328], See all items in: The drafts shown on plate V are estimates made on the basis of reports available, and on calculations made by the Bureau. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. 1. HUGH L. SCOTT (AP43) Bureau of Ships ELECTRA - port side looking forward and showing the small patches over fragment holes. [citation needed], The 1956 movie Away All Boats presents operations on an attack transport. (f) C.O. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be safely considered extinct. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. USS Pierce (APA-50) was an Ormsby -class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II . 1 fireroom, and the second probably hit in the engine room. Flames, smoke, oil, water and debris were thrown up abreast the stack and came down over the ship as far forward as the end of the upper deck. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. If you would like to see an image of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to place an image online for you. 1 deep tank. Gasoline from the cargo trailed out on the water and the fumes were strong. 2 deep tanks were open for ventilation, the water immediately flooded up into No. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty with which to deal as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown". During the early stages of flooding, the stability losses due to the free surface exceeded the initial stability so that a condition of negative stability resulted which listed the ship. Near Fine. IOBA All books are guaranteed to be as described, and may be returned at any time for any reason for a full refund, including return postage. Multilith duplication. Flooding in No. The present policy of the Bureau in this matter for new conversions is to blank off the shaft alley at the engine room with bolted plates where there is other access to the shaft alley and where there is no machinery in the shaft alley. The Commanding Officer of SCOTT recommended that use of "concrete" (plastic) protection for bridge structures be discontinued. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." [8][9][10][11], Despite an impressive assembly of forces, the Aleutian campaign and the Northern Pacific Theater ranked as Admiral Nimitz's third priority in the overall Pacific Theater for receiving materiel and support. Biblio is a registered trademark of Biblio, Inc. Help Support Independent Used Book Stores, Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production script for the 1956 film). The immediate large list to starboard unquestionably was caused by the quick unsymmetrical flooding of starboard tanks and the refrigeration spaces just abaft the engine room on "F" deck combined with a considerable loss of initial stability due to the free surface created. Preliminary Design Section U.S.S. The cast and crew boarded in St. Thomas and filmed aboard the USS Randall (renamed the "Belinda" in this movie). This was largely due to the fact that the density of the cargo was high and the hold was therefore practically open. It was reported that wooden bulkheads throughout the ship collapsed (reference (c)). 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report No. [16], On this occasion, Japan sent the cruiser If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. We are members of ABAA and ILAB, and specialize in First Editions of Modern Literature, Crime Fiction, Science Fiction, Music, Photography, Art, and Cinema. All engines were thoroughly flushed out by circulating lubricating oil for 24 hours. transports. RUTLEDGE was at anchor in the transport area off Fedala, French Morocco, riding to the port anchor in 23 fathoms of water with 60 fathoms of chain. U.S.S. On the evening of 12 November, 1942, TASKER H. BLISS was anchored in 25 fathoms of water off Fedala, French Morocco, with 45 fathoms of chain to the starboard anchor. BLISS never received similar instructions because acquisition was made by the Navy just prior to this operation and time did not permit a stability analysis or investigation. 3 hold side with a patch of timber and mattresses and on completion of this patch the engine room was pumped dry. Library. to 50 h.p., one 150 k.w. types were converted to attack transports, taking the list of
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No information at all is available regarding BLISS, but from the close similarity in performance of the two ships it is apparent that their stability characteristics were about the same. Review these tips to help preserve the beauty of your books. Between these visits, Sanborn participated in landing exercises to maintain both the ship's company and embarked U.S. Marines in combat readiness. USS Sanborn (APA-193) was a Haskell -class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. The anchor chain was slipped and the ship was allowed to drift toward the beach with the wind and tide. Film Scripts, purpose. The ship heeled sharply to port, then rolled to starboard about 40 and finally settled on a list of about 200 to starboard. 16. Name Shortly after the torpedoing of RUTLEDGE and SCOTT at 1732, TASKER H. BLISS was hit simultaneously on the starboard side by two torpedoes. 6. 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. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. (APA) was created and new numbers were assigned to fifty-eight APs (AP
The ability of ELECTRA to survive a hit amidships, followed by such extensive flooding, speaks well for the C2 type of hull, but it must be remembered that her survival was, to a great extent, due to the energetic efforts of the escorting ships. By 1969, when the surviving attack transports were redesignated as "amphibious transports" (LPA) (retaining their previous numbers), only a few remained in commissioned service. Director Joseph Pevney hired 25 Marines as extras. All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. One hit in the after corner of No. ABAA In less than 30 seconds the fireroom flooded with oil and water to a level at least four feet above the floor plates, and within five minutes the stern of the ship had settled so that the deck beading aft was not more than three feet above the water. Read the rules here. Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any
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RAVEN - Serial 002 - of 17 November 1942. 6 hold filled and the main deck aft was soon awash, the list gradually decreasing to not more than 3 as the ship settled. At about 1731 she was struck by one torpedo on the starboard side near the bulkhead between the fireroom and the engine room, and a few seconds later a second torpedo struck the starboard side near No. From U.S.A. to Germany
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. 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. Seller Inventory # 128327. 32. White titled wrappers, dated April 6, 1956. 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: 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. 6 and 7 holds. In late March, Sanborn sailed west for Okinawa with the largest amphibious task force of the Pacific campaign. 32, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. Sanborn was decommissioned and placed in reserve for the last time and berthed at Orange, Texas. 4. The engineer force was split into three sections and worked three shifts 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 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,. The engine room was abandoned at about 0700 and continued to flood. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. Fire followed the explosions immediately and, as stated above, was uncontrollable; all machinery being out of action and the heavy list making it hard to move around. Some attack transports were assigned to the European Theatre, participating in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy. 1 engine and it was placed in operation. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. Attack Transports numbered
Sanborn earned two battle stars for her service at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. 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. 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy Captain Hawks and ex-merchant Captain MacDougall as boat commander. Post-production Domestic Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. 7. The explosions wrecked all starboard Welin Davits and blew one cross beam up onto the sun deck. U.S.S. 2). On 18 February, the landing boats of Sanborn lowered their ramps on Blue Beach, Iwo Jima. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays by appointment or chance. Navy Department, JOSEPH HEWES (APA22) George Psalmanazar played a grand prank in 1703, pretending to be a resident of the island of Formosa. 2 hold near the forward bulkhead and about 10 to 15 feet below the waterline. Publisher: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, Association Member: 12. Large quantities of oil flowed out on the sea on the starboard side. He reported that for the next hour the list seemed to increase gradually and objects kept sliding across the deck. Transports Torpedoed Off Fedala 11-15 November 1942 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. 11. There was no difficulty from fire, but there was apparently a fire for a brief period immediately following the first explosion. Pelcula basada en la novela del soldado estadounidense Kenneth M. Dodson que sirvi en un buque "transporte de ataque" durante la IIGM; en la escritura de la novela cont con la ayuda del poeta Carl . The ship slid under and disappeared at 1848, approximately 1-3/4 hours after the torpedoing. ELECTRA - starboard side looking forward and showing the outside of the large patch over the torpedo hole. to transports and given hull numbers in the AP series. Flames were reported to have shot up from both the engine room and No. USS Sanborn (APA-193) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. 6 cargo hold. It is possible that some list would have resulted anyway because of the division of the refrigeration spaces previously mentioned and because of loss of initial stability. Recommissioned at San Diego on 6 January 1951, Sanborn conducted shakedown training off southern California before transiting the Panama Canal and joining the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Norfolk, Virginia. The first torpedo caused heavy black smoke to pour out of the stack, and steam was observed escaping from the engine room hatch. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Unlike standard troopships often drafted from the merchant fleet that rely on either a quay or tenders, attack transports carry their own fleet of landing craft, such as the landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat. After July 1954, she once more participated in landing exercises along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean. She remained with her stern awash for some time and then began to sink slowly until the rudder apparently hit bottom. The state of the wing tanks at the time of the damage is not known, but even a small amount of flooding in these tanks would cause a considerable heeling moment and would contribute materially to the list. (g) C.O. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. Timbers and cargo in the holds were thrown about, and a man in No. Attack Transports numbered
USS STANSBURY (DMS8) commenced towing at 1350 and towed with difficulty until 1640, at which. Post-Production Film Scripts, hyperwar, APD -- High Speed Transports, and LPR -- Amphibious Transports, Small. beyond 100, it was decided that these amphibious warfare ships
27. You may phone, fax, or email an order at any time, 24 hours a day. ELECTRA (AKA4). Don't let a few small mistakes erode the value of your growing book collection. Divers closed off the hole in bulkhead 80 on the No. ". 1 deep tank from above. Multilith duplication. By the late 1960s, 41 of these ships were redesignated with the hull symbol (LPA) Landing Platform, Amphibious, but they all retained their names and hull numbers.[1][2][3][4]. 4. Naval ship and its crew in the Pacific, from 1943 to 1945. Some of
At about 1930 all remaining officers abandoned the ship as there was no hope of rescuing those still trapped inside. War Film, World War II. At about 0640, 15 November, while proceeding to Fedala and about 17 miles off the coast, ELECTRA was struck. (b) C.O. 33. If you are using a screen reader and having problems using our website, please call, Away All Boats (International Post-production script for the 1956 film), Film Scripts | War Film | World War II | Post-Production Film Scripts. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. All insulation was coated with air-drying insulating varnish. The actual reclassification of these ships was not implemented
There, she transferred the wounded to shore-based hospitals, then prepared for Operation Iceberg, the invasion of the Ryukyus. ; 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, 6 hold, resulting in complete darkness. (c) C.O. 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 1980 and sold abroad, leaving only a few throughly obsolete
She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Onslow Beach, North Carolina, for the next three years. A patch for the large hole on the starboard side was constructed from the steel hatch covers and hatch beams from No. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads-and with few anticipating the challenges in store at Okinawa. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. As tank manholes to both No. TASKER H. BLISS - AP42/A16-3 - Action Report dated 15 November 1942. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be
27 - CAPELLA and ALHENA). In both SCOTT and BLISS the loss of power could not be helped. There were 11 large holes and numerous smaller ones in the port side. HUGH L. SCOTT - AP77/A16-3 of 16 November 1942. No collapsing of bulkheads, such as was reported by HUGH L. SCOTT, was noted on the BLISS. In such a helpless condition and with the heavy list, it was necessary to abandon both ships to the progressive flooding which finally caused them to sink. A rust preventative compound (Penola #4) was poured over all gears and bearings and was sprayed over the thrust bearing. 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 are members of ABAA and ILAB, and specialize in First Editions of Modern Literature, Crime Fiction, Science Fiction, Jazz, and Books on Film, Music, Photography and the Arts. It appears that this was actually installed before the ship was torpedoed. The Commanding Officer attempted to slip the anchor chain and back the ship onto the beach, but the excessive trim by the bow placed the forecastle under water and backing the engines did no good as the propeller was out of water. 57, Wartime Diversion of US Navy Forces in Response to Public Demands for Augmented Coastal Defense-CNA, Wartime Instructions for United States Merchant Vessels 1942, Washington Navy Yard: History of the Naval Gun Factory, 1883-1939, Washington Navy Yard - Pay Roll of Mechanics and Labourers, c1819-1820, WAVE QUARTERS D STATION RULES FOR LIFE AT D, [UPDATED] Washington Navy Yard Station Log November 1822 - December 1889, The Story Behind Names of Different Ranks, History of Warrant Officers in the US Navy, Women's Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1918, Women's Winter Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1919, World War I British and German Naval Messages (1918), World War II Invasion of Normandy 1944 Interrogation of Generalleutnant Rudolf Schmetzer. Yellow untitled wrappers, script on white stock. Inclining experiments are not available for these ships, but the Navy Yard, New York (Field Production Division) reported that SCOTT with 1,000 tons of ballast had a metacentric height of -1.23 feet (presumably in Condition II) and that 1,000 tons of additional ballast were to be installed. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. Large quantities of fuel oil flowed out on the water on the starboard side. ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the inside of the patch over the torpedo hole. 36. Fragment damage to the third deck in way of the hit is also visible. The story of U.S.S. Exchanging her construction battalion passengers for Army troops and Marines, she joined the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, under Vice Adm. Richmond K. Turner. If you would like to see an image of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to place an image online for you. Multilith duplication. 28. Take a stab at guessing and be entered to win a $50 Biblio gift certificate! HEWES and RUTLEDGE performed very much as would be expected on the basis of the characteristics presented in paragraph 28. 2. It also caused the cabin and adjacent rooms under the bridge structure to collapse, apparently from the weight of plastic protection installed above them. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. (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. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type and named after Pickaway County, Ohio . generators. Naval ship and its crew in the Pacific, from 1943 to 1945. Her beach party also suffered from enemy action; all of the party's officers were lost. The refrigeration spaces probably flooded all the way across in a short time and nearly all of the final list thus is attributable to the flooding of wing tanks. About two minutes later electric power was restored and lubricating oil pumps started. In 1942, when the AP number series had already extended beyond 100, it was decided that these amphibious warfare ships really constituted a separate category of warship from conventional transports. 31. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks & ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. ELECTRA - Serial 048 - of 17 November 1942. Therefore, the new classification of Attack Transport
that there was a glow of short duration just abaft the uptakes following the first hit. 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. 19. 30. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. to enable them to handle landing craft for amphibious assault
13. Parts from the No. At 1950 a torpedo was observed passing ahead from the port side, and General Quarters was sounded. One circulating pump and bilge and ballast pumps were placed on suction, but the water continued to rise. Depending on class they were armed with one or two 5-inch guns and a variety of 40mm and 20mm anti-aircraft weapons. 34. Away All Boats is a film directed by Joseph Pevney with Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, Julie Adams .. Year: 1956. 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. Carrying 232 casualties, Sanborn sailed for the Marianas on 28 February. 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. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960 and was scrapped in 1971. "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. TASKER H. BLISS - AP42/A16-3(110) - Report of Loss dated 24 November 1942. Smoke and hot gases from the explosion in the engine room, however, appear to have filled the officers' lounge on "B" deck immediately and this would seem to indicate the rupture of some bulkheads in the vicinity. 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. Switchboards, starting panels, switches, main engine turning controls, power cables, lights and wiring were completely checked, overhauled, tested and placed in operation. The Bureau had instructed SCOTT in a letter dated 5 September, 1942 to keep wing tanks full - at least to the waterline. Away All Boats (International Post-production script for the Away All Boats (International Post-production script for the 1956 film), Joseph Pevney (director); Kenneth M. Dodson, Ted Sherdeman (screenwriters); Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Richard Boone, Charles McGraw, Julie Adams (starring), Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1956. APA/LPA -- Attack Transports In the early 1940s, as the Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a large number of civilian passenger ships and larger freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull numbers in the AP series. 45, USS New Orleans CA32 War Damage Report No. SCOTT and BLISS present a somewhat different picture. AWAY ALL BOATS (1956) [WW2] Made during the Cold War. 2 holds immediately and No. 1 fireroom and the other hit between the engine room and No. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. Consider the effect had these tanks been full. Manage your privacy settings. Fires were started by the hits and could not be controlled as there were no means available for fighting them. Lack of equipment and training subsequently resulted in confusion during the landings on Attu. 1 and No. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. This created extreme logistics burdens for the invasion force because it resulted in considerable overloading of the transports with both men and equipment. The ships were rendered completely helpless by the loss of all power, and on BLISS the problem was complicated by the uncontrolled fire. Destination, rates & speeds. To compound problems, these forces were not able to assemble or train together before executing the Aleutian invasion on 11 May 1943. References: Main journals, which showed slight pitting, were stoned, and all bearings were flushed twice with clean oil. of amphibious ships began to replace APAs throughout the 1960s. [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. operations. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. Flooding directly due to the hits was apparently limited to the immediate vicinity of the machinery spaces as one officer reported that about 20 minutes after the torpedoing no water could be seen in holds 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 as viewed. 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