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At random: Probably the most expensive ballast ever carried by a ship was two tons of gold and eighteen tons of silver coins carried by the U.S. submarine TROUT while on a trip from Corregidor to Pearl Harbor early in World War II. TROUT had removed her moveable ballast to allow for a larger cargo of ammunition to be transported for the defenders on the embattled island. Lcdr. Fenno, TROUT's CO, planned on replacing the ballast with sand bags, but found none were available. The gold and silver from the Bank of the Philippines was substituted as ballast, which also solved the problem of removing the treasure to a safe place prior to invasion by the enemy.

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Corabelle

Posted 2015-06-25 9:47 PM (#75644)

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I'll type Elmer's story in his own words as he wrote them in "our" book tomorrow. It's past my bedtime, so that's where I'm going.

Cora

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Posted 2023-10-09 6:55 PM (#104195 - in reply to #75644)

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When Subs went to blow and go, this toothless wonder was eligible. So volunteered .
Happy dayimmediately

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