Thieves Are Stripping Sunken World War II Shipwrecks of Their …
2024年3月7日 · One of three Japanese caro transports from World War II that lie off the coast of Borneo and have been destroyed by illegal metal salvage operations.
U.K. Royal Navy ‘Distressed and Concerned’ by Illegal Chinese Salvage …
2023年5月25日 · An illegal Chinese salvage operation is raiding two United Kingdom World War II warship wrecks off the coast of Malaysia for scrap steel, aluminum and brass fittings, prompting a statement of ...
List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II
This is a list of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II. It also lists United States Coast Guard losses.
Chinese Ship Accused of Looting Iconic WWII Wrecks - HistoryNet
2023年5月30日 · Scrap steel, aluminum, brass fittings and ammunition believed to have belonged to the British ships HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse — both designated war graves — were discovered by Malaysian authorities aboard the Chinese cargo ship Chuan Hong 68, according to the BBC.
scrapping the warships of WWII - wwiiafterwwii
2020年9月7日 · Below is the 2011 contract for the ex-USS Bolster (ARS-38), a WWII salvage ship. The contract is specifically worded that the whole ship, and everything in it, must be scrapped. selling agencies
WWII Shipwrecks 'Vanish' After Plundering by Illegal Scavengers
2016年11月22日 · Illegal salvagers have plundered at least six World War II shipwrecks near Indonesia for scrap metal, including the wreck of an American submarine that has now "completely vanished," according to...
Salvage of USS Oklahoma, 1942-1944 - NHHC
The righting and refloating of the capsized battleship Oklahoma was the largest of the Pearl Harbor salvage jobs, and the most difficult. Since returning this elderly and very badly damaged...
Salvage and Repair of USS California, December 1941
She was more seriously damaged than was USS Nevada, the first battleship salvaged. Not only had California 's hull been holed by two torpedoes and a bomb, she was also fully submerged to the main...
Category : Rescue and salvage ships of the United States Navy
United States Navy rescue and salvage ships were common during World War II. Their purpose was to come to the rescue of stricken ships, usually because of their towing ability, and to tow the damaged ship from where it was grounded or where it was stricken because of …
Salvage Ship Photo Index (ARS) - NavSource
US Navy Salvage Divers during World War 2 were drawn from various rates and given specialized training in diving and salvage operations. There was no Diver Rate per se; it was an added specialty. At the outbreak of war on Dec. 7, 1941, the Navy School of Diving & Salvage (NSDS) was located at the Washington Navy Yard.