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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.
K-77 has been raised
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miss lumpy bumps
Posted 2009-08-13 8:07 AM (#29677)


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Location: Wappingers Falls, NY		Subject: K-77 has been raised

Picture is from the Providence Journal.  This is such a sad sight.



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Ric
Posted 2009-08-13 8:42 AM (#29680 - in reply to #29677)


Plankowner

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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.		Subject: RE: K-77 has been raised

Bye, bye.....
miss lumpy bumps
Posted 2009-08-13 10:27 AM (#29684 - in reply to #29680)


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Location: Wappingers Falls, NY		Subject: RE: K-77 has been raised

Everyone who is on Facebook can see the video of her being towed down the River...and those who aren't, I think you can just go to the Providence Journal's webpage and see it there.
Ric
Posted 2009-08-13 12:12 PM (#29685 - in reply to #29684)


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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.		Subject: RE: K-77 has been raised

You can see it here: http://www.projo.com/video/?nvid=388173&shu=1
miss lumpy bumps
Posted 2009-08-13 3:45 PM (#29692 - in reply to #29685)


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Location: Wappingers Falls, NY		Subject: RE: K-77 has been raised

Thank you, Ric...I tried to put the link in...and it seemed to have a mind of it's own...SHEESH!!!
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