Comments for Iron Men in Wooden Boats http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com Small Boat Minesweeping in the U.S. Navy 1944-1970 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Donaldson & Hushion Die at MokPo, Korea April 1952 by eds3rd http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=223#comment-675 eds3rd Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:50:34 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=223#comment-675 Dale Can you share this with me? 503-209-5894 Ed Dale
Can you share this with me? 503-209-5894
Ed

]]> Comment on Russian Built Mines in Vietnam Rivers by eds3rd http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=82#comment-674 eds3rd Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:47:55 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=82#comment-674 George Van Gilder - I talked to a diver who dove on one at the mouth and helped render it safe (I think) but he gave another Russian model number (AM-????) I tried converting this and nobody would agree to confirm the HATII equaled any Russian mine. Can you obtain a photo? The two guys that handled the ones upstream took a photo but ripped the mine out of the photo due to it's classified nature. Ed Sinclair George Van Gilder – I talked to a diver who dove on one at the mouth and helped render it safe (I think) but he gave another Russian model number (AM-????) I tried converting this and nobody would agree to confirm the HATII equaled any Russian mine. Can you obtain a photo? The two guys that handled the ones upstream took a photo but ripped the mine out of the photo due to it’s classified nature.
Ed Sinclair

]]> Comment on Russian Built Mines in Vietnam Rivers by George T. Van Gilder http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=82#comment-669 George T. Van Gilder Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:46:13 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=82#comment-669 In fact there were at least two more HAT IIs outside the mouth of the Cua Viet. During 1970 I was the senior US Navy advisor to Coastal Group 11 in Cua Viet. One of our wooden junks was on patrol off the coast when it was literally blown into oblivion (largest piece of wreckage about one inch long). We investigated, but because of the strength of the explosion, we called for a minesweeper from Danang. The sweeper came up and located a large object on the sea floor about a quarter mile offshore. We called for EOD divers to investigate, and they found a HAT II, armed and ready to do further damage. We were ordered to recover the mine (no small task at a Vietnamese Coastal Group). The divers attached a tow line to the convenient nose ring, and we towed the device over the bar and into the Cua Viet River, then pulled up on the beach with jeep, surrounded it with sandbags, and the EOD divers severed the electrical connections with a shaped charge, and it did not detonate. My CO in Danang sent up a big chopper to pick up the pieces for intel. In fact there were at least two more HAT IIs outside the mouth of the Cua Viet. During 1970 I was the senior US Navy advisor to Coastal Group 11 in Cua Viet. One of our wooden junks was on patrol off the coast when it was literally blown into oblivion (largest piece of wreckage about one inch long).
We investigated, but because of the strength of the explosion, we called for a minesweeper from Danang. The sweeper came up and located a large object on the sea floor about a quarter mile offshore.
We called for EOD divers to investigate, and they found a HAT II, armed and ready to do further damage. We were ordered to recover the mine (no small task at a Vietnamese Coastal Group). The divers attached a tow line to the convenient nose ring, and we towed the device over the bar and into the Cua Viet River, then pulled up on the beach with jeep, surrounded it with sandbags, and the EOD divers severed the electrical connections with a shaped charge, and it did not detonate. My CO in Danang sent up a big chopper to pick up the pieces for intel.

]]> Comment on Donaldson & Hushion Die at MokPo, Korea April 1952 by Dale McKinnon http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=223#comment-666 Dale McKinnon Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:51:08 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=223#comment-666 I have a picture of the Iowa taken from Cabildo in April 1952. The caption says Cabildo was hit April 2 ,1952. Does anyone have info about this? I have a picture of the Iowa taken from Cabildo in April 1952. The caption says Cabildo was hit April 2 ,1952. Does anyone have info about this?

]]> Comment on 1950 Chinnampo Sweep & 1951 Sin Do Is. Invasion North Korea by William A. Roberts, CDR, USN RET http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=486#comment-645 William A. Roberts, CDR, USN RET Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:14:26 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=486#comment-645 Great work with such limited material. Those sure were the days of Iron Men and wooden boats. William 'Bill' Roberts Great work with such limited material. Those sure were the days of Iron Men and wooden boats.

William ‘Bill’ Roberts

]]> Comment on Mine Sweeping Launches (MSL) in action 1950′s and 1960′s by Don Houk http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=17#comment-641 Don Houk Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:01:51 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=17#comment-641 What a joy to find this site. I was on the MSL's from mid 1958 in Long Beach to 1961 in Sasebo. I all that time I didn't take a picture. Now thanks to you and the navy video "msl video 1959" I now have both and more. Thanks a lot I was an electrician. Been to many years to remember names and boats but the sight is great. I will show this listing and video to friends and family. What a joy to find this site. I was on the MSL’s from mid 1958 in Long Beach to 1961 in Sasebo. I all that time I didn’t take a picture. Now thanks to you and the navy video “msl video 1959″ I now have both and more. Thanks a lot
I was an electrician. Been to many years to remember names and boats but the sight is great. I will show this listing and video to friends and family.

]]> Comment on Minesweeping Wellingtons in the Thames River 1939 by john meagher http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=365#comment-412 john meagher Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:50:47 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=365#comment-412 My comment is a question: The Acoustic mine parachuted down by german deployment in WW2 was nicknamed "The Sammy". Then the light-sensitive bomb-mine was nicknamed "The George". I am also writing about the 'C' class Magnetic mine which arrived earlier than the above Sammy and George, but didn't seem to have a nickname. I have researched far and wide but nothing found. Would some kind person let me know if they know of this, or know of a site I could access? Cheers, John, Sydney. My comment is a question: The Acoustic mine parachuted down by german deployment in WW2 was nicknamed “The Sammy”. Then the light-sensitive bomb-mine was nicknamed “The George”. I am also writing about the ‘C’ class Magnetic mine which arrived earlier than the above Sammy and George, but didn’t seem to have a nickname. I have researched far and wide but nothing found. Would some kind person let me know if they know of this, or know of a site I could access? Cheers, John, Sydney.

]]> Comment on Little Sweeps Clear Way For Big Ships – All Hands Magazine – November 1952 by j.p. salisbury http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=317#comment-387 j.p. salisbury Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:07:10 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=317#comment-387 no \comment no \comment

]]> Comment on Men Of The Mine Sweepers – Nov 10,1951 – Colliers Magazine by jp salisbury http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=310#comment-386 jp salisbury Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:38:18 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=310#comment-386 hello ed, good to be back,and i'll try to think up some stuff.about the 1955 photo of mine div.111, i was gone in 54.i did not recognize any one.cya latter.where the fleet goes. hello ed, good to be back,and i’ll try to think up some stuff.about the 1955 photo of mine div.111, i was gone in 54.i did not recognize any one.cya latter.where the fleet goes.

]]> Comment on 36′ Mine Sweeping Launch Taiwan Feb 1964 by BoatsThree6769 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=212#comment-357 BoatsThree6769 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:15:56 +0000 http://ironmeninwoodenboats.com/?p=212#comment-357 Birchfield BM2 is the name of the Coxswain here; the face on the right is familiar, but can't give you a name right off the bat. Thanks Ed for keeping the interest up of our past history. ron Birchfield BM2 is the name of the Coxswain here; the face on the right is familiar, but can’t give you a name right off the bat. Thanks Ed for keeping the interest up of our past history.
ron

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