[ARC5] Torpedos....

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 2 Jul 2013 at 15:54, Roy Morgan wrote:

> 
> On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon
> <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote: > > Yes. But in the meantime, our
> men died and opportunities were lost. I agree > with you: the entire
> RI delegation should have been tried for treason...
> 
> What was the "RI delegation / RI factory?"

The main (and only) torpedo factory in the entire U.S. at that time was in 
Rhode Island. Those connected with it did everything they possibly could to 
obscruct not only testing of the torpedoes they made, but to obstruct 
construction of another factory anywhere else in the U.S.

I hold them personally responsible for the deaths of many Navy and Airmen 
due to the crap torpedoes they built. I firmly believe they set our operations 
in the Pacific (at least) and elsewhere back at least a year. How many 
casualties did we suffer during that period?

The Rhode Island congressional delegation was particularly adept at 
obstructing matters.

As one of our other members pointed out, at the time, we NEEDED 1500 
torpedoes (per day/week/month/whatever) when they were outputting the 
astonishing number of 50, and were obstructing the construction of any other 
facility to make them.

Ken W7EKB