Now as the AG-24 auxiliary ship assigned to submarines, in 1939, it took part in the recovery efforts of the submarine USS Squalus.
During World War II, the Semmes served as a convoy escort, provided training services for the Key West Sound School and anti submarine work in the Atlantic.
After the collision with the Senateur Duhamel, the Semmes put into Morehead City, North carolina, for temporary repairs. Permanent repairs were completed January 3, 1943 at Norfolk and she resumed her duties.
The Semmes can be seen briefly in the 1943 movie "Crash Dive."
The Semmes was decommissioned in Philadelphia in 1946 and sold for scrapping.
--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.
Showing posts with label HMT Senateur Duhamel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HMT Senateur Duhamel. Show all posts
Monday, February 22, 2016
Friday, February 19, 2016
HMT Senateur Duhamet
From DiveBuddy.com They also have a map of Cape Lookout wrecks.
15 April 1942, the HMT Senateur Duhomel tows the American tanker Harry F. Sinclair, Jr, to Morehead City, N.C. after torpedoed and damaged 11 April 1942, by the U-203, seven nautical miles off Cape Lookout.
In 1944 the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant blasted the wreck of the Senateur Duhamel, sunk by the USS Semmes, with two tons of dynamite as it was considered to be a navigational hazard. The cutter also dragged the wreck to remove any remaining high spots afterwards.
--GreGen
15 April 1942, the HMT Senateur Duhomel tows the American tanker Harry F. Sinclair, Jr, to Morehead City, N.C. after torpedoed and damaged 11 April 1942, by the U-203, seven nautical miles off Cape Lookout.
In 1944 the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant blasted the wreck of the Senateur Duhamel, sunk by the USS Semmes, with two tons of dynamite as it was considered to be a navigational hazard. The cutter also dragged the wreck to remove any remaining high spots afterwards.
--GreGen
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Collision of Allied Ships Off North Carolina in 1942-- Part 2: Climbed Overboard
The destroyer USS Roper was called to assist. When roll was called on the Semmes afterwards, everyone was present, plus they added added one. J. Woods, of the Seneteur Duhamel had climbed aboard when the two ships were locked together.
The Semmes' executive officer and Wood took a boat to find the Duhamel and reached it just in time to see it sink. The masts were still above water.
They picked up the Duhamel's crew and took them to the Roper. There were no deaths from either ship.
There was a comment from Dan. L. Nichols saying that his father was on the Semmes (AG-24) a Clemens Class destroyer commissioned in 1918 as DD-184. It served as a destroyer until 1935 when it was reclassified. His father was a torpedoman's mate 1st class and served on the Semmes from Feb. 27, 1942 until Oct. 12, 1943, was at the collision.
--GreGen
The Semmes' executive officer and Wood took a boat to find the Duhamel and reached it just in time to see it sink. The masts were still above water.
They picked up the Duhamel's crew and took them to the Roper. There were no deaths from either ship.
There was a comment from Dan. L. Nichols saying that his father was on the Semmes (AG-24) a Clemens Class destroyer commissioned in 1918 as DD-184. It served as a destroyer until 1935 when it was reclassified. His father was a torpedoman's mate 1st class and served on the Semmes from Feb. 27, 1942 until Oct. 12, 1943, was at the collision.
--GreGen
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Ships Sunk Odd North Carolina Coast May 1942
From the NC-wreckdiving-com site.
The month of May marked a significant drop in the number of Allied ships sunk off the coast of North Carolina compared to the previous four months. I'm not sure why, because in June, the numbers were up drastically. Perhaps the drop in May was due to U-boats returning to Europe for resupply and more torpedoes so none were on station.
Some of these were already mentioned in the list of ships sunk in May on Wikipedia.
MAY 5TH: LADY DRAKE, passenger-freighter, torpedoes and sunk bu U-160, 12 killed.:
MAY 6TH HMS SENATEUR DUHAMEL, armed trawler collided with USS Semmes and sunk.
MAY 9TH: U-352, depth charged by USS Icarus, 14 killed.
MAY 12TH: HMT BEDFORDSHIRE, armed trawler, torpedoed and sunk bu U-558, 37 killed.
I'll have to do some research on the collision between the Semmes and Senateur Duhamel.
--GreGen
The month of May marked a significant drop in the number of Allied ships sunk off the coast of North Carolina compared to the previous four months. I'm not sure why, because in June, the numbers were up drastically. Perhaps the drop in May was due to U-boats returning to Europe for resupply and more torpedoes so none were on station.
Some of these were already mentioned in the list of ships sunk in May on Wikipedia.
MAY 5TH: LADY DRAKE, passenger-freighter, torpedoes and sunk bu U-160, 12 killed.:
MAY 6TH HMS SENATEUR DUHAMEL, armed trawler collided with USS Semmes and sunk.
MAY 9TH: U-352, depth charged by USS Icarus, 14 killed.
MAY 12TH: HMT BEDFORDSHIRE, armed trawler, torpedoed and sunk bu U-558, 37 killed.
I'll have to do some research on the collision between the Semmes and Senateur Duhamel.
--GreGen
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