[Milsurplus] Interesting 2010/02 "Naval History" Article - Honda Point Naval Disaster

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
> February 2010 "Naval History" magazine has an interesting article
> about the 8 September 1923 Honda Point, CA, grounding and loss of seven
> USN destoyers in a ten-minute span due to navigation error.  That was
> a greater loss of U.S. Navy vessels than occurred in combat in all of WWI.

That's a great site, Mike - thanks for sharing. A staggering amount of
information and photographs. Managed to spend several hours tonight
picking through the many links including those for the Utah which
Captain Watson had served on as Executive Officer.

Incredible sight to see so many destroyers all hung up on the rocks.
>From appearances you'd think they could've dragged some of them free
with temporary patch jobs to get them moved, but the thin skin they
referred to must've made that impossible. What a terrible waste.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4