[Milsurplus] Good receivers was Why Germany Lost the War

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Here’s a story about at least one ship:

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7166

Based on the story in that link, the cargo was newsprint. 

That’s the only candidate I could find in US maritime records. They don’t cover “other flags” so 
a Russian or Canadian vessel would not show up in my search. 

Bob

> On Mar 19, 2016, at 3:33 AM, Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Actually, i didn't say you stated sunk by submarine, altho i could have
> worded this more clearly.
> The only WW2 era sinking i am aware of is of a Russian cargo ship, i think
> sunk off the Olympic Peninsula,
> in a storm. The same area where the General Meigs sunk in 1979, i think,
> while being towed to Calfornia
> to be scrapped. I was told that some brave souls went out to the ship, on
> its side on the rocks, and harvested
> the wheel, and a radio, altho i sort of doubt the latter item. I did have in
> my project list the idea to interview
> the guys who did this - i kind of forgot this project - but maybe i'll do
> it; sounds kind of fun to do and maybe
> enough for an article in Sea Classics. The Navy apparently felt the Meigs
> could become a dangerous 'attractive
> nuisance' and blew it into pieces. One huge section landed on the beach
> hundreds of yards away, and i think
> that's the only visible piece. 
> -Hue 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Kenneth G. Gordon
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 10:19 PM
> To: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Good receivers was Why Germany Lost the War
> 
> On 18 Mar 2016 at 21:47, Hubert Miller wrote:
> 
>>> I understand that there is a cargo ship sunk off the coast of 
>>> Washington
>> State during WWII which was full of them.
>> 
>> Ummm....i don't know about that, Ken. Kind of sounds like one of those 
>> stories.
>> I admit i am by no means a maritime history expert, but i can only 
>> think of one ship sunk on WA coast in WW2. And was by storm, not by
> submarine.
> -Hue
> 
> Hello, Hue: I never said it was by submarine. 
> 
> As I remember the story, it was by storm. Might be the same ship. I dunno. 
> All I was doing was mentioning what I had heard and remembered.
> 
> No. No submarine. None.
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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