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At random: Probably the most expensive ballast ever carried by a ship was two tons of gold and eighteen tons of silver coins carried by the U.S. submarine TROUT while on a trip from Corregidor to Pearl Harbor early in World War II. TROUT had removed her moveable ballast to allow for a larger cargo of ammunition to be transported for the defenders on the embattled island. Lcdr. Fenno, TROUT's CO, planned on replacing the ballast with sand bags, but found none were available. The gold and silver from the Bank of the Philippines was substituted as ballast, which also solved the problem of removing the treasure to a safe place prior to invasion by the enemy.

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Runner485

Posted 2025-11-06 4:58 AM (#105767)

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Just finished reading the above book about the WWll story of Mush Morton and the USS Wahoo. I didn't know that Dick O'Kane was already on the Wahoo when Mush reported aboard. Morton had a large personality and got along with all his crew including the enlisted men.O'kane liked him too, however he thought his actions at sea were far too aggressive. This coming from O'Kane who wanted to get rid of the CO he served under as XO before Morton because he thought he was far too unaggressive...

Good reading.

Coyote

Posted 2025-11-07 11:08 AM (#105769 - in reply to #105767)

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Wake of the Wahoo is a riveting book by the yeoman under Mush. Lots of crew stories.

He got off Wahoo just as she departed Wake on her final patrol. He says in the book "I watched till she disappeared from sight in a rain squall. Forever. ".

Well worth reading if you can find it.

Coyote

Don Gentry

Posted 2025-11-07 2:14 PM (#105770 - in reply to #105769)

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Great quote...

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