Sunken Shipment Of A's
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Topic: Sunken Shipment Of A's
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Subject: Sunken Shipment Of A's
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 8:09pm
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On one of the other topics had a link to an ebay auction where the guy said something about a ship full of them sinking in the ocean. Is there any information on this??? Where were they going and how many were lost??? This just really peaked my curiosity. ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
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Posted By: Farrell(Utah)
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 8:13pm
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This one is news to me and I own an A. Like you, I think it would be nice information to know. ------------- A(1937), 2 G, 2 WD45 diesels, 6 WD45 gas, UC, 2 WD, D17 gas, WF, Farmall 400, D12, Kubota B3030 |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 9:22pm
| Just my opinion , but you cant believe everything you read !!! Sellers have very vivid descriptions sometimes |
Posted By: Duey (IA)
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 9:35pm
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There are numerous sources On Line http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=20530&cid=189&p=19.12.2007 http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/documents/index.htm In Print Russia's Life-Saver: Lend-Lease Aid to the U.S.S.R. in World War II, by Albert Weeks > (regards US Lend Lease via Vladovostok): " > The ships proceeded in convoy, the Japanese were informed by the > Soviet government of the size, makeup and route of the convoy >> Was it all Russian shipping? Ships flagged to the Soviet Union certainly though a large percentage been built in the United States Keith Another of Keith's responses is: The ships proceeded in convoy, the Japanese were informed by the Soviet government of the size, makeup and route of the convoy > Was it all Russian shipping? A typical convoy left Seattle for Vladivostok in Jan 1944. It was composed of 46 merchantmen (all 8-10K ton ships); built by McCormack Ship Yards that were Soviet flagged and Soviet crewed. Six of the 46 ships were loaded with ammunitions and small arms. Four of the 46 ships were loaded with foodstuffs. Two of the 46 ships were loaded by Dodge (presumably with trucks). One ship was loaded by Westinghouse (presumably with communications gear). They carried: 20,000 tons of steel provided by U.S. Steel. 3,000 truck chassis, by Ford (the Soviets also assembled U.S. trucks from parts). 3,000 truck differentials from Thornton Tandem Co. 2,000 tractors by Allis Chalmers Co. (agricultural and military use) 1,500 automotive batteries from the Price Battery Corp. 1,000 aircraft provided by the North American Aviation Co. 612 airplanes from the Douglas Aircraft Co. 600 trucks from Mack. 500 Allison aircraft engines. 500 half-tracks from Minneapolis Moline Co. 400 airplanes from Bell Aircraft 400 electric motors from Wagner Electric Co. 400 truck chassis by GM (see Ford above) 310 tons of ball bearings from the Fafnir Company. 200 aircraft provided by the U.S. Navy 200 aircraft engines by Aeromarine 100 tractor-trailer units by GM (trucks) 70 aircraft engines by Pratt & Whitney The main limitation on shipping supplies via the pacific was the capacity of the Soviet railway system. Keith Reply to this Message ------------- Fight Organized Crime, Do not re-elect them! |
Posted By: Dale H. ECIL
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 10:17pm
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I heard about this several years ago but have not gotten any details on it.
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Posted By: Dave Everett
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2011 at 7:02am
| its off the coast of Cornwall England, torpedoed in WW2 some As were got off and are in preservation here in England |
Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2011 at 7:26am
| It would be nice to know the name of the ship and investigate the manifest. |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2011 at 7:45am
| Doesn't really relate but I have a book on lake superior shipwrecks and there was a load of cars that went down. I find the subject interesting. |
Posted By: Jeff Z. NY
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2011 at 8:38am
Yes you can. If it's on the internet is has to be true. ------------- I Love Meatballs and Dumplings on Toast with Gravy and Rosemary and ??? {Open For Suggestions} |
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