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USS Edsall Found!

Griz882

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Called the “dancing mouse” by the Japanese because she was so hard to sink, the destroyer was an old ship in early ‘42. Part of the ABDA fleet she was one of the old dogs holding the line until the US could regroup. She was surely of an older time with Dress White parties against a lovely tropical Pacific background until war came in December, 1941.


A genuinely amazing find.
 
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Random8145

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Griz882 said:
Called the “dancing mouse” by the Japanese because she was so hard to sink, the destroyer was an old ship in early ‘42. Part of the ABDA fleet she was one of the old dogs holding the line until the US could regroup. She was surely of an older time with Dress White parties against a lovely tropical Pacific background until war came in December, 1941.


A genuinely amazing find.
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So what was at the time an old design was still very difficult to sink? That must've been a very impressive design.
 
Flash

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Random8145 said:
So what was at the time an old design was still very difficult to sink? That must've been a very impressive design.
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She was an older destroyer (near WWI vintage) that didn't have the latest in WWII technology or design, so less design and more the fact that you had to expend a lot of shells back then to get a hit. In her particular case apparently the Japanese were not having a good day, coupled with the Edsall making things very difficult for them made her surviving as long as she did against the odds she faced notable.
 
Mos

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Random8145 said:
So what was at the time an old design was still very difficult to sink? That must've been a very impressive design.
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Destroyers were already pretty fast by the end of WWI as they were supposed to be able run circles around the battlefleet, so maneuvering wasn't the issue. Bigger difference between Clemsons and later American destroyer classes was improved efficiency and armament, especially anti-air.
 
robav8r

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hlg6016 said:
That fleet was a different breed of men.
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Based on recent events with AF F-15 aircrews and the IKECSG, I’m not so sure. Old fucks like myself are quick to lament the “us versus them” mentality wrt generations past. All of us who serve, somehow find a way to win, regardless of the environment, conditions and limitations.
 
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