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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 2008-10-29 12:55 PM (#20932)

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Subject: Looking for some help here....

..still researching and need to know where I can find historical data about moon rise and set and phases in Hawaiian waters in May of 1921. Been busting my brain trying to nail this down and have come up cold.

Ric

BlackBeard

Posted 2008-10-29 1:06 PM (#20933 - in reply to #20932)

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Subject: RE: Looking for some help here....

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php

BB

Ric

Posted 2008-10-29 3:07 PM (#20942 - in reply to #20933)

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Subject: RE: Looking for some help here....

Thanks BB Loads of help. Now Printing data right now.

Now, I just gotta find the phases of the moon...

BlackBeard

Posted 2008-10-29 8:59 PM (#20952 - in reply to #20942)

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Subject: RE: Looking for some help here....

GaryKC provided that on Ron's BBS.

You're welcome, glad to help. (I just googled 'moonrise times' and it took me to the site that gave the answer.)

Dave S.

Posted 2008-10-30 8:22 AM (#20967 - in reply to #20932)

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Subject: RE: Looking for some help here....

Ric,

Rather than the one year version, try the one day version.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php

The moon phase information is given below the rise/set time.

I put in May 1, 1921 and Honolulu Hawaii and found the moonrise was 1:53 am, moonset was 1:49 pm, and the phase was waning crescent with 34% of the Moon's visible disc illuminated.

Dave

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Posted 2008-10-30 5:28 PM (#20979 - in reply to #20932)

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Subject: OK Ric, I'll bite: WHY are you looking for this info?

I'm figuring that something historical, relating to submarines, occurred in Hawaiian waters in May of 1921.
But then, what do I know?

Ric

Posted 2008-10-31 10:22 AM (#21008 - in reply to #20979)

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Subject: RE: OK Ric, I'll bite: WHY are you looking for this info?

.. if you are lucky you might just find out.....(evil laugh)

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