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Heavy Seas Rounding the Horn

Three New Orleans-class heavy cruisers of CruDiv 7, USS San Francisco (CA-38), USS Quincy (CA-39), and USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37), in some truly heavy seas rounding Cape Horn before the war.  With the incomparable Lowell Thomas narrating.  (Compare with “heavy seas” in the Fort Worth LCS-3 video.)

Three New Orleans-class heavy cruisers of CruDiv 7, USS San Francisco (CA-38), USS Quincy (CA-39), and USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37), in some truly heavy seas rounding Cape Horn before the war.  With the incomparable Lowell Thomas narrating.  (Compare with “heavy seas” in the Fort Worth LCS-3 video.)

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  1. timactual

    “Normal cruising speed – 31 knots”.

    I guess the ignorance of journalists about the military is timeless.

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  2. Paul L. Quandt

    As one journalist with whom I spoke said: ” I don’t know, and I don’t care.”

    Paul

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  3. xbradtc

    Lots of pitching, not much rolling, so they have that going for them.

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  4. scottthebadger

    Well, CRUDIV 7 was made up of actual warships, not modified yachts and interisland ferries.

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  5. Quartermaster

    Did any of y’all catch the name of the Admiral Commanding? Kimmel, later CINCPac on 7 December 1941.

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  6. Quartermaster

    They look like they were doing some pounding. Decrease to 10 knots was probably wise.

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  7. LtCol P

    YES– I caught that too!

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  8. jon spencer

    There is something about camera’s not showing how big waves actually are.
    You get a idea with the green water coming over the bow’s, but the camera makes those waves look smaller.

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  9. Casey Tompkins

    Thought that name sounded familiar.

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  10. Casey Tompkins

    LCS was not available for comment…

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