Never seen this before

[Chris21wen]

Boiler Explosion aboard LCI(G)-454 at 175 , 111

[awadley]

It happens. Just some of the new comments that have been added. In real life it did happen.

[jmalter]

ORIGINAL: awadley
In real life it did happen.

probably a rare occurrence aboard a diesel-powered LCI, though!

[Don Bowen]

ORIGINAL: jmalter

ORIGINAL: awadley
In real life it did happen.

probably a rare occurrence aboard a diesel-powered LCI, though!

It was the coffee maker.

[James Fennell]

Yeah - I had an ammunition explosion in one of my invasion loaded AKs off Saigon on turn one [&:] But IRL Mutsu exploded in Kure harbour I believe, and there were many other incidents - war is rough and health and safety not such a concern - thank the good lord.

[zuluhour]

A solid case for not using minimum ships[8D]

[James Fennell]

or de-caf

[mdiehl]

But IRL Mutsu exploded in Kure harbour I believe, and there were many other incidents - war is rough and health and safety not such a concern - thank the good lord.

There were a couple of US ammunition ships that spontaneously detonated. IIRC, one was at Kawajalein, and another in Texas. That'll teach ya not to tip your cigarette into the ammunition hoist shaft.

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: jmalter

ORIGINAL: awadley
In real life it did happen.

probably a rare occurrence aboard a diesel-powered LCI, though!

It was the coffee maker.

The company commanders in my division when I was in USN boot camp had a big, 40 cup coffee maker. It was one of the big tank types, and the Senior Chief always called it the boiler. As in, "Yeoman! The boiler's empty!" [:D]

I was a divisional yeoman, so I made a lot of coffee over those 8 weeks. [;)]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: jmalter


probably a rare occurrence aboard a diesel-powered LCI, though!

It was the coffee maker.

The company commanders in my division when I was in USN boot camp had a big, 40 cup coffee maker. It was one of the big tank types, and the Senior Chief always called it the boiler. As in, "Yeoman! The boiler's empty!" [:D]

I was a divisional yeoman, so I made a lot of coffee over those 8 weeks. [;)]

I knew there was something about you I didn't like! I was a company Yeoman (clerk). Div Yeo's were the bane of my existance , as well as my mortal enemy's![:D]

[jmalter]

never had a mess-deck incident in the game, but am experiencing a spate of collisions lately, even in mid-size convoys. my coffee skillz are clearly better than my seamanship.

[RevRick]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: jmalter

ORIGINAL: awadley
In real life it did happen.

probably a rare occurrence aboard a diesel-powered LCI, though!

It was the coffee maker.

And that would call for an emergency return to port at flank speed...

[khyberbill]

I was a divisional yeoman, so I made a lot of coffee over those 8 weeks.

I knew yeomans were good for something (ex-mm2(ss))[:D]

[JohnDillworth]

probably a rare occurrence aboard a diesel-powered LCI, though!

You are assuming that some idiot didn't accidentally put gasoline into the fuel tank instead of diesel. I've had 50 sys damage on a CA in port due to an ammunition explosion. Some dummy dropping a shell or something

[oldman45]

I have seen nuclear ballistic missile subs sit in port an extra day waiting for an ice cream machine to be flown from the US. A failed coffee maker would probably cut a patrol short [:D]

[ilovestrategy]

ORIGINAL: khyberbill

I was a divisional yeoman, so I made a lot of coffee over those 8 weeks.

I knew yeomans were good for something (ex-mm2(ss))[:D]

Reminds me of butter bars being nothing but chewed out go-fers when I was in the Corps. Being a Corporal, it did my heart good to see that. [:D]

[YankeeAirRat]

ORIGINAL: mdiehl

But IRL Mutsu exploded in Kure harbour I believe, and there were many other incidents - war is rough and health and safety not such a concern - thank the good lord.

There were a couple of US ammunition ships that spontaneously detonated. IIRC, one was at Kawajalein, and another in Texas. That'll teach ya not to tip your cigarette into the ammunition hoist shaft.

Don't forget some ammo loaded ships that exploded in Pearl Harbor in 1944 that severely disrupted the Saipan and Marianas landings. Most folks related that to the second Pearl Harbor disaster during WW2, it is also one of those incidents like Port Chicago that is an unknown event except for some die hard historians.

[SgtSwanson]

I read a story about the Pearl one from one of the last survivors only just 2 or 3 years ago. And I've been studying WW2 since I was 13-14 y.o. Hell I've been watching youtube vids of tanks still being pulled out of swampy areas in Poland and the Pripet Marshes as of 08-09. Some were the early war ones like a Stug III with a short 75.

[RalfBHV]

Explosion by Mine handling aboard CM ...

[mdiehl]

Don't forget some ammo loaded ships that exploded in Pearl Harbor in 1944 that severely disrupted the Saipan and Marianas landings.

I'd never heard of that. Were there two big ones in 1944 then... one at Kwajalein and one at Pearl? Or did I just get the place wrong?

Something new! Thx!

Edit: I was thinking of the USS Mt. Hood disaster at Majuro, not Kwajalein. Apparently the PH one was the "West Loch Disaster."

Yikes!