Hey folks,
And now for something completely different...
Not sure how many of you are familiar with this, but I just saw this in another forum and thought I'd share it here.
In 1930, the city of Tacoma, Washington suffered severe electrical power problems when drought restricted the functioning the city's hydroelectric plants. After much wrangling, the carrier Lexington was sent by the Navy and for about a month provided electrical power to the city.
You can read the story here:
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?Di ... le_Id=5113
And an official report (which the "techies" among you should enjoy!) at the end of which there are a series of pictures:
http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Ships/ ... _rep1.html
Paul
USS Lexington powered a city!
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USS Lexington powered a city!
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Re: USS Lexington powered a city!
Very illuminating!
Just because it's stupid, futile and doomed to failure, that doesn't mean some officer won't try it.
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Re: USS Lexington powered a city!
Lexington was particularly suited to this duty because she was a turbine electric ship.