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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.
Beagle Doc Video - from Ray "Olgoat" Stone
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Don Gentry
Posted 2007-10-03 3:43 PM (#7989)


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Subject: Beagle Doc Video - from Ray "Olgoat" Stone

Time for a good sea story: Enjoy... Thanks Ray!
Tom McNulty
Posted 2007-10-04 5:56 AM (#7998 - in reply to #7989)


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Subject: RE: Beagle Doc Video - from Ray "Olgoat" Stone

I do believe that was during the first Torsk work weekend. That was a long time ago. The tourists walking through the boat that weekend got a real treat. Hooters didn't do too bad either.
Ric
Posted 2007-10-04 2:56 PM (#8005 - in reply to #7998)


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Subject: RE: Beagle Doc Video - from Ray "Olgoat" Stone

I remember doc telling that story, I was standing right there as Ray ran the camera. BillyBob is sitting to Doc's left. You can just see his arm. This is the one where Moose carried Doc back from Hooters under his arm after every one got thrown out as I remember the story.
Tom McNulty
Posted 2007-10-05 7:23 AM (#8022 - in reply to #7989)


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Subject: RE: Beagle Doc Video - from Ray "Olgoat" Stone

Isn't this also the weekend that a certain incident occured in Hooters and involved a neck chain? I believe that's the reason all were politely asked to depart Hooters. There was also Dex not understanding the parking rules in the fine city of Baltimore. The Saturday meal on Taney's fantail had more submarine NTINS than I could remember. You don't hear much from many of them on the BBS' any more. Too bad.
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