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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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COMSUBBBS Posts: 2974 Location: Liverpool, England | Subject: Skydiving Centenarians Hit The Silk More proof, if any was needed, that the WWII generation must have been made of sterner stuff. Not just these two, but other centenarians around the world have been celebrating their 100th birthdays by jumping out of planes to skydive. The South African lady in the second clip followed her third parachute jump by going shark cage diving two days later. Truly amazing people - Bravo Zulu http://www.aol.co.uk/news/2017/05/14/d-day-veteran-101-over-the-moon-after-claiming-skydive-recor/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-31891169/skydiving-for-100th-birthday Pedro  | ||
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Plankowner Posts: 9163 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Skydiving Centenarians Hit The Silk 100 years old and she's still looking for more adjectives.... | ||
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