THE THREAD!!!

[DuckofTindalos]

Nope. No mountains in this country; I bought ski underwear because it's "long-sleeved" and warm.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Zssssssss time... [>:][>:][>:]


Leo "Apollo11"

[Orm]

Gentlemen, may I borrow some space in The Thread for a question?

I am told, that in this forum, all that there is to know about naval operations during WWII can be found.

Could you help me with what ship was on the longest cruise, in days, during WWII without reaching a friendly anchorage or port? How many days did the cruise last? Replenish at sea is allowed.

Edit: Truly grateful for an answer or suggestions on possible ships and cruises.

[DuckofTindalos]

Almost certainly one of the Kriegsmarine merchant raiders would qualify for that.

The Atlantis, for example, sailed from Germany on March 11, 1940 and was sunk on November 22, 1941. That's just over 18 months at sea.

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Just watched "We Were Soldiers" again... it was on TV (our national TV station)...


Leo "Apollo11"

I really enjoyed that movie. [:)]

[USSAmerica]

Good Sunday afternoon - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[USSAmerica]

Slept way in this morning, ran some errands with my family, my wife is filling the house with amazing cooking smells, and we're now settling in to watch a few recorded episodes of Leverage...... with Rum Punch!  

Great day!  [:D]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Just watched "We Were Soldiers" again... it was on TV (our national TV station)...


Leo "Apollo11"

I really enjoyed that movie. [:)]

I enjoyed it as well.

The book is worth reading as well.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Almost certainly one of the Kriegsmarine merchant raiders would qualify for that.

The Atlantis, for example, sailed from Germany on March 11, 1940 and was sunk on November 22, 1941. That's just over 18 months at sea.

Thank you. [:)]

Could a US ship have spent more time at sea in a single cruise by beeing replenished at sea?

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Almost certainly one of the Kriegsmarine merchant raiders would qualify for that.

The Atlantis, for example, sailed from Germany on March 11, 1940 and was sunk on November 22, 1941. That's just over 18 months at sea.

Thank you. [:)]

Could a US ship have spent more time at sea in a single cruise by beeing replenished at sea?

I'm sure they could have, but the USN was much more concerned about the mental health of the crew than many other nations, mostly because they could afford to be. The USN became the most experienced at underway replenishment by the end of the war.

[DivePac88]

Late morning tithe... beautiful sunny morning here, and is 18C already, but hope the wind doesn't pick-up again.

[DivePac88]

Ah-hoooooooo... second new page this month, who's the man.

[BrucePowers]

Tithe!

[BrucePowers]

Ok. Just back from seeing Red Tails. First impression, the CGI battle scenes were over the top, not as bad as in a couple of other movies I've seen but that is my opinion. The story line was ok, not great but ok. One of my biggest complaints, not every airplane that goes down explodes in a big fireball before going down. This was a war film not a love story. There was one but it was not over done. I paid matinee price for the film and thought I got my money's worth.

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Ah-hoooooooo... second new page this month, who's the man.

Not bad for a ghost! [:'(]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Almost certainly one of the Kriegsmarine merchant raiders would qualify for that.

The Atlantis, for example, sailed from Germany on March 11, 1940 and was sunk on November 22, 1941. That's just over 18 months at sea.

T: Didn't she put in for stores, food, fuel or ammunition during the 18 month voyage?

[Chickenboy]

Hey Admiral Mitscher,

I know you're unlikely to get this note in a timely fashion, but keep your head down over there, will ya? Good luck and Godspeed.

[BrucePowers]

Bump!

[jeffk3510]

Wy to go on th new page Des [&o].

Off to bed after our weekly Finding Bigfoot. No more squatching tonight.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"