Blimps were equipped with radar for use on the surface and also had Marine Air Detection which enabled them to "see" to the bottom of the sea. They charted a lot of sunken ships with it.
"The first time I saw a torpedoed ship-- it was four in the morning-- just daylight. I tell you, that's a sight you'll never forget,"said Dick Wrigley.
Blimps were armed with 50 caliber machine guns and carried ten 100-pound depth charges or four 450-pound depth charges.
--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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