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 ships' bells. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ships' bells. Show all posts
Saturday, April 20, 2019
The Navy's Most Unwanted Ship, the USS Prinz Eugen-- Part 4
For decades, potential leakage from the Prinz Eugen has been a threat. But during 2018, a Navy-led salvage team removed 229,000 gallons on bunker oil from the wreck.
But, there are remains of the ship to this day.
The ship's bell and fire control rangefinder were removed and put into the Naval History and Heritage Command collection.
The Hampton Roads Naval Museum also has some remnants of the ship, including the ship's chronometer, lighting fixtures, plates with silverware, , an azimuth circle and a binnacle containing a compass which is still in working order.
--GreGen
Monday, November 10, 2014
Mission to Recover Sunken HMS Hood's Bell
From the July 30, 2012, BBC News.
U.S. philanthropist Paul G. Allen has offered to recover the bell of the HMS Hood, sunk in action with the German battleship Bismarck in 1941 at no cost to Britain. He is co-founder of Microsoft and a yacht owned by him will be equipped with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
Blue Water Recoveries, which found the Hood 2,800 metres underwater in 2011 will coordinate and film the recovery.
The bell is lying on the sea floor away from the hull, which will not be disturbed during the operation.
The HMS Hood, based out of Portsmouth was the largest Royal Navy warship sunk during World War II. When it went down there were 1,415 killed, the largest single loss of life ever suffered on a British ship. It was the flagship of the fleet chasing the Bismarck which was sunk by the RAF on 27 May 1941. When the Bismarck was sunk, it had a loss of 2.090.
If the bell is recovered it will go on display at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in 2014.
Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks is president of the HMS Hood Association and said the bell would be a fitting memorial.
--GreGen
U.S. philanthropist Paul G. Allen has offered to recover the bell of the HMS Hood, sunk in action with the German battleship Bismarck in 1941 at no cost to Britain. He is co-founder of Microsoft and a yacht owned by him will be equipped with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
Blue Water Recoveries, which found the Hood 2,800 metres underwater in 2011 will coordinate and film the recovery.
The bell is lying on the sea floor away from the hull, which will not be disturbed during the operation.
The HMS Hood, based out of Portsmouth was the largest Royal Navy warship sunk during World War II. When it went down there were 1,415 killed, the largest single loss of life ever suffered on a British ship. It was the flagship of the fleet chasing the Bismarck which was sunk by the RAF on 27 May 1941. When the Bismarck was sunk, it had a loss of 2.090.
If the bell is recovered it will go on display at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in 2014.
Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks is president of the HMS Hood Association and said the bell would be a fitting memorial.
--GreGen
Thursday, October 18, 2012
USS Triton Bell Resurfaces
From the April 26, 2011, Virginia Pilot Online "Missing for decades, World War II subs' lost bell surfaces" by Kate Wiltrout.
It was found as part of a glass-topped end table in a private residence in Reno, Nevada.
The 14-inch diameter bell is still technically the property of the US government. In 2009, the Virginia Pilot had done a story on the missing Triton bell and a person visiting the home had read it and reported its location.
After Pearl Harbor, all submarine ship's bells were removed in case they accidentally rang during operations. The Triton was sunk by the Japanese in the Pacific March 1943 with loss of entire 74-man crew. It didn't have its bell at the time which was in storage. When the new nuclear submarine named Triton was launched, the first Triton's bell was on it, but went missing around 1967.
It would be an interesting story to learn how it got to be in that house.
Glad That It Was Found. --GreGen
It was found as part of a glass-topped end table in a private residence in Reno, Nevada.
The 14-inch diameter bell is still technically the property of the US government. In 2009, the Virginia Pilot had done a story on the missing Triton bell and a person visiting the home had read it and reported its location.
After Pearl Harbor, all submarine ship's bells were removed in case they accidentally rang during operations. The Triton was sunk by the Japanese in the Pacific March 1943 with loss of entire 74-man crew. It didn't have its bell at the time which was in storage. When the new nuclear submarine named Triton was launched, the first Triton's bell was on it, but went missing around 1967.
It would be an interesting story to learn how it got to be in that house.
Glad That It Was Found. --GreGen
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