Sitting here looking out at the Gulf of Mexico by the door to the room. I had been out at the picnic table, but it started drizzling, unfortunately. Water and laptops don't work together so well.
Continued from Jan. 5th.
The ST-676, sister ship of the ST-679, was part of the infamous convoy NY-119 which met disaster in September 1944. The convoy was escorted by the USS Mason and several small STs, tugboats. Sixteen of the ships in it sank in a massive storm, but the ST 676 survived.
The Deland-built tugs were 86-feet long. During the course of the war, some were lost in action. After the war, most were sold to other countries. None are currently in U.S. waters, but two are known to still be operating in Europe.
The Little-Bitty Tugboats That Could. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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