- bsmartI see a lot of 'old friends' there. It's a shame that some of the stories that go with them will be lost.
- vagabond- bsmartI see a lot of 'old friends' there. It's a shame that some of the stories that go with them will be lost.
Bob - has anyone compiled the stories of your 'old friends' into a written document or audio recording that will be preserved? It would be very sad to lose the stories and as its appears unlikely that the museum system will preserve them, do other options exist?
- armyjunk2Would anyone happen to have a latitude and longitude for the location of the pieces at Anniston?? and thanks for posting the great pics.
- bsmart- armyjunk2Would anyone happen to have a latitude and longitude for the location of the pieces at Anniston?? and thanks for posting the great pics.
Maritime traffic was very one directional during the war. Ships loaded with war material left the U.S., Canada, and the U.K headed for war zones with supplies, etc. Once unloaded they needed to return for other loads. They at least need ballast. Why not load them with scrap that can be used to make more steel. It is easier and cheaper to make steel from scrap than from ore (in fact much of the steel produced in the U.S. today comes from 'reproccesed' steel). Also I have been told that the scrap value was considered reverse lend lease (as supplies provided locally by the Australians, British, etc to American troops were)
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