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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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Posted 2019-01-26 5:24 PM (#93226)

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McGowan, John F., was born on December 26, 1931 and passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019. John was a resident of Massachusetts at the time of passing. He was raised in North Attleboro attended North Attleboro schools graduating from the high school in 1949 where he competed for his beloved Red Rocketeers on their football team. Jack chose to join the US Navy and was assigned to submarine duty. He served on the submarine USS Sablefish. A funeral service with U.S. Navy Honors will be held at the conclusion of visiting hours in the funeral home at 7 p.m. Burial will be held privately at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the "Colleen Mason Scholarship Fund" c/o Mascoma Savings Bank, 255 West Street, Keene, NH 03431.

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