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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 2023-03-24 12:12 PM (#103413)

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DEARTH, Gregory Steven, 52, died at his home in Middletown on Monday, March 20, 2023. He was born in Middletown on July 23, 1970. Greg served his country in the United States Navy Submarine service during the Gulf War. Greg worked at Xerox and owned Dearth Construction before going to work in the lamination department of Deceuninck North America, LLC. Greg is survived by his two sons; mother, Carolyn (Kenneth) Harrison; brothers, Brian L. Dearth, Jason (Maryanne) Dearth & Nicholas (Melissa) Dearth; sister, Heather (Brent) Daniel He was preceded in death by his father, David L. Dearth; paternal grandparents, Oliver & Imogene Dearth; and maternal grandparents, Walter & Ruth (Shumate) Schneider. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Parish - Holy Trinity Church, 201 Clark St., Middletown, with Father John Civille as celebrant. Visitation will be prior to the mass from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. at the church. Interment will be at Woodside Cemetery and Arboretum with military honors conducted by the Middletown Combined Honor Guard. Please sign the guestbook at WilsonSchrammSpaulding.com Published by Journal-News on Mar. 24, 2023.

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