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Back, hopefully
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Back, hopefully

3/12/21 We’ve been having ongoing, seemingly impossible-to-resolve tech problems with this site.   I’m gonna blame it on Covid.   Anyway, hopefully we’re past the issues, and we can keep posting from time-to-time. Let’s set the “WAY-BACK MACHINE”, Mr. Peabody, to March of 1945. On March
Mar 12, 2021 1 min read
Manus and Drydock
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Manus and Drydock

I found these sets of pictures from the USS Boston Cruise book: Manus is an island in the Admiralty Island chain, just north of New Guinea.  There is an exceptional port called Seeadler Habor at it’s northeast corner.  It was here, after the japanese were defeated on the island,
Dec 9, 2009 1 min read
Drydock at Manus Island
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Drydock at Manus Island

Manus Island is a part of the Admiralty Islands off the coats of New Guinea.  In 1942, the Japanese established a military base on Manus island.  This base became a problem for the US, since it strategically interfered with shipping from the west coast of the US to Australia.  Operation
Nov 18, 2009 1 min read
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