Category Archives: navy

Fire Control

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Fire control notes from the September 1944 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. fire control notes and comments… Excerpts from ship reports with comments by the Bureau of Ordnance. … Continue reading →

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40mm Twin Mount and Crew

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

40mm twin mount and operating crew, from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.  

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40-mm Twin Gun Assembly

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

40-mm Twin Gun Assembly (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.).  

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Hellcats Aloft

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Chockman frees an F6F preparatory to its rush down flight deck to join other Hellcats already aloft. In operations, teamwork and split-second timing are vital to the success of every mission. (Naval Aviation News, U.S. Navy, Sept. 1944.)  

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Life on a Raft

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Identify when Approaching Allied Ships

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Note to Pilots: This could be YOU! Identify when Approaching Allied Ships! GO AHEAD! Fly over one of our ships without identifying. Test the crew’s quickness on recognition… if you want that plane you’re flying punctured like a hunk of … Continue reading →

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5-Inch Naval Gun Turret

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An interesting cutaway drawing of the Mark 12 5″/38 caliber U.S. naval gun. (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)

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Under Two Flags: The USS Stewart

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

UNDER TWO FLAGS: THE STEWART She served the U.S. Navy for 21 years–only to be captured by the Japanese and used against us in World War II. She started around the world in 1921–and completed the circuit only last month. … Continue reading →

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Budd RB Conestoga

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The RB-1 Conestoga stainless steel cargo aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy during WWII by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Only twenty aircraft were built, and the innovative Conestoga never entered active service. The following article on the Conestoga … Continue reading →

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“Battleship X” is the USS South Dakota

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

After the Battle of Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal, “Battleship X” is identified as the USS South Dakota. Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, October 11, 1943. “BATTLESHIP X” IS THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA Because she was the … Continue reading →

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