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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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Ric

Posted 2018-01-01 8:23 AM (#87205)

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The first Up Date for 2018 is up.
Three images collected over a 10 year span of time have come together to make a story.
The USS S-30 and her 1938 visit to the Naval Academy.

http://pigboats.com/

Enjoy!!!

GaryKC

Posted 2018-01-01 9:36 AM (#87207 - in reply to #87205)

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