War And Remembrance by RG19

Bryce • Historical • posted on Dec 04, 2019

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My Dad would be 98 years old today, but he now lives with my mom in heaven. USS ROSS DD563 At 01:33 on 19 October, she struck a mine to port under the forward engineroom and fireroom; and began to list to port. At 01:55 she struck a second mine in the vicinity of the after engineroom. The list increased to 14°. Chickasaw (ATF-83) and Preserver (ARS-8) closed to render assistance. Soon after 02:10, Ross jettisoned six torpedoes, all port depth charges, and miscellaneous gear. Topside movable weights were shifted to starboard. The list began to decrease. At 03:15, her medical officer, the seriously injured, and the ship's funds were transferred to Chickasaw. At 03:43, she was taken in tow by the ATF and 4 hours later anchored off Homonhon Island. 25 crew members did not return: For them there can be no new earthly dawn. Yet though their bones lay in the darkness of the grave, they will not have died in vain, if their remembrance can lead us from the long, long time of war to a time of peace.” War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk

Comments (11)

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MagikUnicorn

1:52PM | Wed, 04 December 2019

Beautiful

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eekdog Online Now!

4:31PM | Wed, 04 December 2019

Nice calm waters.

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VDH

5:09PM | Wed, 04 December 2019

Excellent and interesting historical image !!

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tetrasnake

7:47PM | Wed, 04 December 2019

Magnificent!

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Kordouane

1:41AM | Thu, 05 December 2019

Thank you for this moving tribute, beautiful image

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BryceHoro

1:42AM | Thu, 05 December 2019

Excellent.

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Radar_rad-dude

5:48PM | Thu, 05 December 2019

A fine tribute to those lost to war and unplanned skirmishes.

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Arodia

1:08PM | Mon, 09 December 2019

Very cool bryce render!

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Richardphotos

9:32PM | Tue, 10 December 2019

when visiting battle cruisers with their very tight quarters I imagine how much terror the crew experiences when they know the ship may sink with them at the bottom of their ship.

outstanding depiction of the scene and remembrance

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