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Post by steel selachian on Mar 5, 2018 21:15:57 GMT -6
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Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 5, 2018 22:07:49 GMT -6
This is wonderful news, and I hope it stays a war grave. Thanks, my friend. It was my Dad's sister ship and the Japanese thought they had sunk the Saratoga. |
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Post by steel selachian on Mar 6, 2018 20:21:37 GMT -6
This is wonderful news, and I hope it stays a war grave. Thanks, my friend. It was my Dad's sister ship and the Japanese thought they had sunk the Saratoga. Going by the article, she's nearly two miles down - roughly the same depth range as the Titanic. She should be beyond the reach of all but the most well-equipped salvage operation. I was impressed to see that on the wreckage of an F4F they filmed, the markings were clear as day - you can even make out the VF-3 squadron insignia and four kill markings under the canopy. news.usni.org/2018/03/05/video-billionaire-paul-allen-finds-lost-world-war-ii-carrier-uss-lexington |
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Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 7, 2018 10:06:19 GMT -6
This is wonderful news, and I hope it stays a war grave. Thanks, my friend. It was my Dad's sister ship and the Japanese thought they had sunk the Saratoga. Going by the article, she's nearly two miles down - roughly the same depth range as the Titanic. She should be beyond the reach of all but the most well-equipped salvage operation. I was impressed to see that on the wreckage of an F4F they filmed, the markings were clear as day - you can even make out the VF-3 squadron insignia and four kill markings under the canopy. news.usni.org/2018/03/05/video-billionaire-paul-allen-finds-lost-world-war-ii-carrier-uss-lexingtonThat is really good news, I want her to stay as a war grave. I saw the markings. |
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Post by steel selachian on Mar 13, 2018 20:29:58 GMT -6
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Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 14, 2018 9:44:38 GMT -6
Hard to see detail, but very interesting. |
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Post by bcoopactual on Mar 15, 2018 10:10:07 GMT -6
It's interesting that you can still see the red and white tail stripes and the solid red circle inside the roundel. If Lexington had survived another month those markings wouldn't be there because orders were issued to remove them from navy aircraft between Coral Sea and Midway due to the concern of the red being mistaken for Japanese markings.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 15, 2018 10:56:37 GMT -6
It's interesting that you can still see the red and white tail stripes and the solid red circle inside the roundel. If Lexington had survived another month those markings wouldn't be there because orders were issued to remove them from navy aircraft between Coral Sea and Midway due to the concern of the red being mistaken for Japanese markings. That would be NA 80-G-14376 which dispensed with striped tails and red balls for identification. |
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Post by bcoopactual on Mar 15, 2018 11:39:01 GMT -6
Has there been any word about the current condition of the ship. For example, did it stay in one piece or break-up? Is it resting on its keel or on its side or upside down?
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Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 15, 2018 17:13:14 GMT -6
Has there been any word about the current condition of the ship. For example, did it stay in one piece or break-up? Is it resting on its keel or on its side or upside down? I haven't seen any definitive information on the wrecks condition. The AAR stated that as she sank after the Phelp's torpedoes, there were two massive explosions. Those might have been the ammunition lockers down below and that might have torn the ship apart. Hard to guess. |
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Post by steel selachian on Mar 15, 2018 18:09:37 GMT -6
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Post by oldpop2000 on Mar 15, 2018 19:00:19 GMT -6
It would seem to me, that the length to beam of the Lexington's, as she sank to the bottom, snapped off the bow and stern. |
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Post by bcoopactual on Mar 16, 2018 10:44:19 GMT -6
Those mosaics are incredible. Thanks for sharing those.
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