Category Archives: navy

Helldiver Debut at Rabaul

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of the combat debut of the U.S. Navy’s Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber at the Battle of Rabaul from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944. HELLDIVER The Navy’s New Dive Bomber Makes Debut In Smash at Rabaul The … Continue reading →

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Horned Toads

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A report on net tenders from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, August 1944. Horned Toads Net Tenders Shield Allied Ships From Enemy Submarines Those odd-looking “horned” craft you may have seen operating around harbors or fleet anchorages are playing an … Continue reading →

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Naval 3-Inch Mark 21 Mount

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Left and right-side views of the Mark 21 mount for the 3-inch/50 cal. naval gun from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.

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M39 .50 Cal. Pedestal Mount

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of the M39 pedestal mount for the .50 caliber machine gun. (Source: TM 9-230: Machine Gun Mounts for Boats, War Department Technical Manual, October 1943.)  

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Mark 24 Naval Gun Mount

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of the Mark 24 3″/50 cal. naval gun mount from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.

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SBD-3 Flying Characteristics

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Basic flying characteristics of the SBD Dauntless from Pilot’s Handbook Model SBD-3, Douglas Aircraft, 1942. Flying Characteristics The model SBD-3 airplane is a single engine, low wing, monoplane, designed for dive bombing or scouting operations from either shore stations or … Continue reading →

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Battleship’s Main Battery Directors

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of U.S. Navy WWII battleship’s main battery directors. Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.

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Naval Twin 5-Inch Turret

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of the twin mount 5-inch/38 cal. naval gun from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)  

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The Doolittle Raid

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Old U.S. Air Force video of the WWII Doolittle Raid in April 1942, when B-25 Mitchell bombers took off from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet to attack the Japanese islands.   [ Video no longer available. ]   

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Navy Educational Services

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, March 1944.

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