I mentioned in my post on October 18th that the survivors of the AHS Centaur were rescued by the USS Mugford so went to good old Wikipedia and found some information on it.
The Mugford was the second destroyer to bear the name of James Mugford who was killed in hand-to-hand combat aboard the Continental Navy's schooner Franklin on May 19, 1776. The first USS Mugford was DD-105 commissioned 1918 and decommissioned in 1922.
The USS Mugford (DD-389) was a Bagley Class destroyer built at Boston Navy Yard, commissioned 1937, decommissioned 1946 and scuttled March 22, 1948. It weighed 2,325 tons was 341 feet long and had a top speed of 38.5 knots. It mounted 4X5-inch guns, 4X50 calibre guns and 12X21-inch torpedo tubes.
The USS Mugford was at Pearl harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and shot down three Japanese planes in ten minutes and was underway an hour after the attack began.
More to Come. --Cooter
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
More on the Centaur
March 2nd Brisbane (Au) Times
Kevin Rudd: "Because in the story of the Centaur we see the worst of humanity at work and the best of humanity. We also honor the families who then waited two-thirds of a century to discover the final resting place of their loved ones."
Survivior Martin Pash said the torpedo hit about 4:1- am and he got in a raft with eleven survivors, including Sister Ellen savage (evidently, Australian nurses were called sisters). They drifted for 32 hours in shark infested waters before being rescued by the USS Mugford.
This ship was used in the atomic blasts at Bikini Atoll in 1946 after the war. After decontamination tests were carried out, it was sunk off Kwajalein Island March 22, 1948.
The services were held in Brisbane, the largest city close to where the Centaur sank.
A Great and Noble Effort by Australia. Congratulations. --Cooter
Kevin Rudd: "Because in the story of the Centaur we see the worst of humanity at work and the best of humanity. We also honor the families who then waited two-thirds of a century to discover the final resting place of their loved ones."
Survivior Martin Pash said the torpedo hit about 4:1- am and he got in a raft with eleven survivors, including Sister Ellen savage (evidently, Australian nurses were called sisters). They drifted for 32 hours in shark infested waters before being rescued by the USS Mugford.
This ship was used in the atomic blasts at Bikini Atoll in 1946 after the war. After decontamination tests were carried out, it was sunk off Kwajalein Island March 22, 1948.
The services were held in Brisbane, the largest city close to where the Centaur sank.
A Great and Noble Effort by Australia. Congratulations. --Cooter
Monday, May 19, 2008
USS Mugford, DD-389
From Wikipedia.
The USS Mugford, DD-389, was a Bagley-class destroyer and the second ship in the US Navy to bear the name of James Mugford, the commander of the schooner Franklin in the Continental navy.
It was commissioned 16 August 1937 and decommissioned 29 August 1946 and scuttled 22 March 1948. It was 341 feet long, 35 foot beam, and mounted 4 X 5 inch guns, 4 X 50 calibre guns, and 12 X 21 inch torpedo tubes.
The Mugford was at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, as the Flagship of Destroyer Division 8 and was in the Navy Yard for repairs. It shot down three Japanese planes in ten minutes and was able to get underway. Within an hour, the Mugford was steaming out of Pearl Harbor with guns blazing.
On May 15, 1943, the Mugford rescued survivors of the AHS Centaur which had been sunk by a Japanese submarine the day before.
On Aug. 7th, it was at Guadalcanal and was hit by a bomb and narrowly missed two others. Two more Japanese planes were shot down while the Mugford had 8 killed, 17 wounded, and 10 missing.
She went on to participate in most of the actions in the Pacific, earning 7 Battle Stars.
Two years later, the Mugford participated in Operation Crossroads, the Bikini Atomic Tests. Afterwards, it was retained for decontamination experiments and was sunk off Kwajalein on 22 March 1948.
Interesting Ship Story. -- Old Cooter
The USS Mugford, DD-389, was a Bagley-class destroyer and the second ship in the US Navy to bear the name of James Mugford, the commander of the schooner Franklin in the Continental navy.
It was commissioned 16 August 1937 and decommissioned 29 August 1946 and scuttled 22 March 1948. It was 341 feet long, 35 foot beam, and mounted 4 X 5 inch guns, 4 X 50 calibre guns, and 12 X 21 inch torpedo tubes.
The Mugford was at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, as the Flagship of Destroyer Division 8 and was in the Navy Yard for repairs. It shot down three Japanese planes in ten minutes and was able to get underway. Within an hour, the Mugford was steaming out of Pearl Harbor with guns blazing.
On May 15, 1943, the Mugford rescued survivors of the AHS Centaur which had been sunk by a Japanese submarine the day before.
On Aug. 7th, it was at Guadalcanal and was hit by a bomb and narrowly missed two others. Two more Japanese planes were shot down while the Mugford had 8 killed, 17 wounded, and 10 missing.
She went on to participate in most of the actions in the Pacific, earning 7 Battle Stars.
Two years later, the Mugford participated in Operation Crossroads, the Bikini Atomic Tests. Afterwards, it was retained for decontamination experiments and was sunk off Kwajalein on 22 March 1948.
Interesting Ship Story. -- Old Cooter
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