Notes from Dr. Borkosky

1 and 2 evaporators and the emergency evaporator were distilling to potable water bottom tanks. First Ship and will always be my favorite VERY SHORT TOUR BEFORE DECOM; BUT IT WAS EXCITING WHILE IT LASTED ! 3 boiler, on the port side, was damaged but not beyond salvage.

The unusual displacement of No. The Commanding Officer of CANBERRA noted that considerable difficulty was experienced with clogging of strainers over bilge wells when No.

61. Her after 8" turret was replaced by Terrier antiaircraft missile launchers and she was otherwise modernized. Flooding of the steering gear room was a direct result of the failure of firemain pressure aft and the inability of the ship's personnel to get the after emergency fire pump on the line immediately, thereby leaving the bilge eductor inoperable. It is illustrative of the major advances in damage control and salvage technique made by the operating forces during the war. 1 user currently logged in and 74 visitors active. Starboard side looking aft showing completed patch. During the night most of the damage water was removed from compartments outside of machinery spaces. The detonation violently displaced the shaft upward and inboard in the long arc shown in Photo 2. 100.

96. 87. CANBERRA's towing wire and all necessary gear were laid out on the forecastle to be used in case WICHITA's wire parted. On the basis of war experience with the severance or flooding out of horizontal runs of power feeders, I.C. It was doctrine on the ship to hold damage control drills at frequent intervals and the high degree of efficiency thus attained was reflected in the manner in which the numerous problems were handled immediately following the hit. The immobilization of CANBERRA led to considerable speculation as to the vulnerability of U.S. cruisers and the potency of Japanese torpedoes. 4 fireroom the boiler on the starboard side was demolished and most of it was lost through the hole in the shell. The minor deviation from material condition Zebra which permitted certain doors on the starboard side of the second deck to be open for services to galleys and utility spaces had no bearing on the damage sustained.

* It is to be noted that HOUSTON suffered longitudinal derangement of the broken shaft.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 312 crew members registered for the USS Canberra (CAG 2). The motors were removed for reconditioning even before dewatering of the space had been completed. Served on board the USS Canberra (CAG 2), 1956/1957. 1963 – 1964 My dad (Radioman Roger Womack) served on the USS Canberra during the Vietnam War. Canberra will … 4 fireroom at about frame 99, flooding Nos. The fourth plane, under continuous heavy machine gunfire, determinedly pressed home his attack and is believed to have launched a torpedo before crashing in flames about 1500 yards astern. The boiler was then refilled and kept in a standby condition. type T plugs on each end. 24. A thorough study of portable pump allowances on combatant vessels has been completed recently in conjunction with Forces Afloat and it is not contemplated to increase the allowance for CA's above the twelve portable pumps and two complete sets of spare parts now authorized. The photographs of damage to CANBERRA were furnished by the Commanding Officer and USS ABSD-2. On last cruise.Also de-commissioning.Was in 4th Div also.Made good friends while on board. 3 fireroom was ruptured in that space, it was necessary to crimp the line just aft of No.

The immobilization of CANBERRA was due to the location of the torpedo impact almost directly underneath No. A flash was observed in the after starboard corner of the forward engineroom and the space filled with dense smoke. 1 shaft and about 6 feet aft of the main transverse bulkhead separating Nos.

1 and 2 enginerooms. 10. Received orders to NSA DaNang, I served onboard when the class changed from CAG 2-to-CA 70 and finished with its decommissioning. In No. Additional minor leaks were stopped and eventually leakage was controlled by operating small portable electric submersible pumps intermittently. CANBERRA, was damaged by a single aircraft torpedo which struck in way of No. 104. 50. Add yours! Within about two hours water seepage through cables from the after engineroom also shorted out the after Diesel generator board. All bolts in the coupling abaft the reduction gear failed in tension and the shaft pulled aft, finally coming to rest with a space of 12 inches between the flanges (Photos 7 and 8). Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Canberra (CAG 2). 3 fireroom, including No. On this cruise CANBERRA operated with both the 7th and 6th Fleets as she sailed across the Pacific, through the Indian Ocean, Suez, the Mediterranean, and across the Atlantic. He passed away in Phoenix, AZ 06/18/1980 and is burred at the VA Cemetery in Cave Creek, AZ. He was honored to call you all shipmates and the memories he shared with me of your amazing ship and crew are among my most fond and cherished. Nos. 4 fireroom. 1965 She arrived home in Norfolk on 24 October. 2 fireroom was closed. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. ← Back to the USS Canberra (CAG 2) page | Crew List main page | I am in the beginning process of filing an Agent Orange claim. XJV circuits were not restored for some time, and, in order to reestablish communication between the bridge and steering aft, a long emergency lead was strung between these stations. 1 and 2 enginerooms (Plate I and Photo 2). For a book proposal I am writing, I would like to hear from sailors who were aboard the Canberra during the Vietnam War. (e) 5-inch projectile magazine (C-501-M), on the second platform, flooded to a depth of 6 inches from the after engineroom through electric cable bulkhead stuffing tubes.

CANBERRA was recommissioned 15 June 1956, part of the sweeping revolution that is increasing the United States' seapower for peace. To isolate the 600-pound auxiliary steam line, the two valves in the line leading to No. 2 evaporator might be placed in operation as soon as the engineroom was dewatered: No. Retiring toward Ulithi, "Cripple Division 1" fought off an enemy air attack which succeeded in firing another torpedo into HOUSTON.

USS Canberra (LCS-30) will be an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. 15. He did the Westpac of 65, 66,and 67. Only 7 out of 31 U.S. cruisers hit by torpedoes were sunk, whereas best presently available records indicate that 20 out of 24 Japanese cruisers hit were sunk.

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