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The G-507 Cargo and Personnel Carrier, 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6x6 Truck, Dodge (WC-62 w/o Winch) was based on a lengthened WC-51 Weapons Carrier with an extra axle added. When the U.S. Army enlarged rifle squads from eight to twelve men, the 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton no longer sufficed, and a 48-inch (1.22 m) longer 6×6 variant was created that used most of the ...
Censored Mail: A Personal Narrative of World War II Aboard the Aircraft Carriers, U.S.S. Ranger (CV-4) and U.S.S. Randolph (CV-15). Francetown, New Hampshire, USA: Marshall Jones Company. ISBN 978-0-833802-00-2. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton.
At its peak it had 300 Victory ships and Liberty ships, many of which had been built at the nearby former North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Shipyard. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War. Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Wilmington closed in 1962, with the last ship removed in February 27, 1970.
She was discovered in 1996, near Atlantic Beach by Intersal, Inc. [46] CSS Raleigh Confederate States Navy: 7 May 1864 Ran aground at Cape Fear. [6] El Salvador Spain: 29 August 1750 Spanish merchantman ran aground during a hurricane near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina [47
USS Bogue (AVG/ACV/CVE/CVHE-9) was the lead ship in the Bogue class of escort carriers in the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named for Bogue Sound in North Carolina. Originally classified AVG-9, this was changed to ACV-9 on 20 August 1942; CVE-9 on 15 July 1943 and CVHE-9, on 12 June 1955.
Two sunken vessels from WWII were recently found off the coast of North Carolina. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered the Nazi U-boat 576 and the ...
M6 WC-55 top schematic. The 37 mm GMC M6 was a modified 3/4-ton 4x4 Dodge WC52 truck with a rear-facing 37 mm M3 gun mounted in its bed and designated WC55.The gun was normally fired to the rear – it could not be fully depressed when pointed to the front of the vehicle due to blast effects on the crew and vehicle windshield.