by mxdata
We came close to this subject some time ago with the discussion of EMD engines afloat. If you know of EMD engines that are presently at the bottom of the ocean, a sea, or a lake, please consider sharing that information.
Lets skip Winton Engines and Cleveland Diesels this time around, hopefully this is not being disrespectful, but including them would make a very long string, and this is an EMD discussion. There would be many hundreds of Cleveland Diesels to list, in US Navy vessels sunk in action during World War Two, particularly when you include the many US Fleet Submarines from the war that are still "On Patrol" with their brave crews. Fortunately, many of these vessels are mentioned elsewhere on the internet.
How about the following areas for discussion:
EMD locomotives and engines lost over the side from ships.
Military vessels lost with EMD engines
Commercial vessels lost with EMD engines
Vessels with EMD engines sunk intentionally (as fishing reefs, targets, etc.)
Other EMD products sunk, accidentally or intentionally
I will start it out with a couple of examples: The US Navy fleet tugs USS NAVAJO and USS SEMINOLE, both were lost in action in World War Two. They and their sister USS CHEROKEE were the lead vessels in the USN 1938 fleet tug program and each was powered by four 12-567 "U" deck engines. Fleet tugs built later in the war got Cleveland Diesels, this causes a lot of confusion on some military websites.
USS SEMINOLE was lost in a gunnery action with Japanese Destroyers off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 18 October 1942, one crewman was killed in this engagement. USS NAVAJO was lost as a result of an underwater explosion, possibly a mine or torpedo, in the South Pacific on 12 September 1943, with the loss of 17 of her crew. USS CHEROKEE survived the war and served for many years as a US Coast Guard cutter, based in Portsmouth VA during the 1980s. I believe she has joined her sister ships now, returned to the USN at the end of her Coast Guard service and sunk intentionally as a target.
Lets skip Winton Engines and Cleveland Diesels this time around, hopefully this is not being disrespectful, but including them would make a very long string, and this is an EMD discussion. There would be many hundreds of Cleveland Diesels to list, in US Navy vessels sunk in action during World War Two, particularly when you include the many US Fleet Submarines from the war that are still "On Patrol" with their brave crews. Fortunately, many of these vessels are mentioned elsewhere on the internet.
How about the following areas for discussion:
EMD locomotives and engines lost over the side from ships.
Military vessels lost with EMD engines
Commercial vessels lost with EMD engines
Vessels with EMD engines sunk intentionally (as fishing reefs, targets, etc.)
Other EMD products sunk, accidentally or intentionally
I will start it out with a couple of examples: The US Navy fleet tugs USS NAVAJO and USS SEMINOLE, both were lost in action in World War Two. They and their sister USS CHEROKEE were the lead vessels in the USN 1938 fleet tug program and each was powered by four 12-567 "U" deck engines. Fleet tugs built later in the war got Cleveland Diesels, this causes a lot of confusion on some military websites.
USS SEMINOLE was lost in a gunnery action with Japanese Destroyers off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 18 October 1942, one crewman was killed in this engagement. USS NAVAJO was lost as a result of an underwater explosion, possibly a mine or torpedo, in the South Pacific on 12 September 1943, with the loss of 17 of her crew. USS CHEROKEE survived the war and served for many years as a US Coast Guard cutter, based in Portsmouth VA during the 1980s. I believe she has joined her sister ships now, returned to the USN at the end of her Coast Guard service and sunk intentionally as a target.