Good afternoon, folks. We have a great centennial for you 100 Years Ago, Today - (Thursday) March 8th, 1923: "The Love Nest," staring silent film great Buster Keaton, debuts. If you love old maritime footage - and great deadpan comedy- this film is a must. Keaton's character is jilted by his love, and runs away to sea, ending up on a whaler with a sadistic captain who dispatches Crewmen over the side for the most menial infractions. Keaton, in true form, navigates the insanity with great hilarity. Deciding to take matters into his own hands, he scuttles the ship, and escapes in a lifeboat. He then drifts, until tying up to a floating US Navy target rack, and promptly goes fishing. There is absolutely stellar US Navy Battleship target practice footage, as Keaton is oblivious to 12 and 14-inch shells landing around him, thinking the fish are just biting well. I won't tell you how it ends- go watch for yourselves and enjoy a wonderful comedy short that, although 100 years old today, is timeless. (You can find it on youtube) ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: PubDom, #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #battleoftheatlantic #busterkeaton #thelovenest #centuryold #deadpan #deadpancomedy #vintagenavy #oldnavy #usnavy #unitedstatesnavy #battleships #greatfootage #historicfilm #classicmovie #classiccomedy (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiRRgyg60j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Posted @withregram โข @newjerseyforyou Motivational Monday - There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn't. #newjersey #newjerseyforyou #nj #jersey #facts #inspiration #northjersey #happiness #inspiring #southjersey #motivating #newjerseyhomeservices #true #amazing #motivation #bekind #centraljersey #gardenstate #instapic #newjerseypride #rain #jerseyshore #picoftheday #ilovenj #instagood #picaday #inspirational #motivational #love https://www.instagram.com/p/CDckr9IHSG6/?igshid=1m7vyqp4kgydt
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Here are some #builtins with a #bench on this #beautiful day! ... #AWHoborSons #awhobo #NJcontractor #NJRemodeler #BecauseWainscotDoesntBeginWithB #neitherdoeshook #mudroomideas #white #shelving #cleanandcrisp #socialmediaday #newjerseyforyou @contractors.of.insta #doingitforthegram #latergram #hashtag (at Hillsborough, New Jersey)
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#Camden #NewJersey is a city in #SouthJersey port that connects to #Philadelphia ๐ Pennsylvania with the #BenjaminFranklinBridge ๐ that crosses over the #DelawareRiver - The last residence of #AmericanPoet #WaltWhitman is located at 330 Dr. #MartinLutherKing Jr Boulevard - #RutgersUniversity is locates in #CamdenNewJersey - #CamdenCityHall is the tallest building in #CamdenNJ - #USSNewJersey (BB-62) #BattleshipNewJersey is docked in Camden - Dr. Ulysses S. #WigginsWaterfrontPark - #AdventureAquarium #ChristmasUnderwater 1 Riverside Drive Camden city ๐ #CamdenCounty #NJ state zip code 08103 #USA #๐บ๐ธ country North America continent Northern Western hemisphere Planet Earth ๐ Sunday December 23rd 2018 - Winter Solstice โ๏ธ #Christmas ๐
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Part 3 of 3! (CONCLUSION) One last follow-up to the series for K9 Veterans Day. This lovely young lady is Lauren Bacall, world famous movie actress from the 1940's and on. From my research, this was taken at Santa Monica, California in 1943 by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, who shot for Harper's Bazaar. Not to get away from Miss Bacall, but, um... Look who's standing behind her. Here we see, yet again, a US Coast Guardsman, on beach patrol, with his trusty K9 companion. Were they assigned to be in the photo by the War Department? Or were they asked to step into the background as they made their rounds past the photoshoot? Who knows. But, this does clearly show that here at home, there were no longer peaceful, idyllic days at the beach during the early 1940's... If you went to the shore, The War was there, too. But so were our defenders. ๐บ๐ธโค๏ธ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photo: PubDom#visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #battleoftheatlantic #dogsfordefense #homefront #dogsofinstagram #dogs #k9 #k9unit #k9shep #militaryworkingdog #doggos #dogsofnewjersey #canines #doggosofnj #workingdogsofinstagram #K9VeteransDay (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBFdSKgvNB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Good afternoon, everyone - we would like to offer a Very Happy 90th Birthday to one of America's most iconic locations - Radio City Music Hall. Tuesday, December 27th, 1932, the curtain goes up for the very first time at 1260 6th Avenue (Avenue Of The Americas). These images were taken between late November through December 26th, 1932 - she is seen here as quiet as a tomb, untouched and ready for the big step off - not unlike a grand ship just before her launching. In some of the photos, you'll see workmen putting on the finishing touches or a stray piece of equipment ready to be picked up and removed. The final image was taken on opening night - today - 9 decades ago. I wanted to share these in contrast to the flurry of activity that RCMH is still known for to this day. Ironically, Radio City had a catastrophic opening night - the live performance program ran from 8pm to 2am, and acts had to be crammed and many patrons simply up and left. It was a public relations nightmare. A month later, after restructuring and a few sackings, things turned around. Moving pictures were added to the rotation and the epic, ground-breaking "King Kong" was to premiere there in March, 1933. Ever since, Radio City has become the benchmark location for movie premieres, and some of the most popular music and theatrical performances of all time. And the rest, as they say, is history. ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: Getty Images (all) #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #onlyinnewjersey #njspots #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #radiocitymusichall #rockefellercenternyc #rockefellercenter #newyorkcityhistory #nyhistory #nyhistoricalsociety #therockettes #performancearts #newyorkcitylandmarks #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces #1930movies #radiocity #avenueoftheamericas (at Radio City Music Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmrl0H_gshQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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So, we also have another birthday to attend to... a loud one. ๐ We'd like to wish a very very Happy 247th Birthday to the United States Army Field Artillery, established (Friday) November 17th, 1775. Despite an obsessive-compulsive (and misguided) concept that it is obsolete, the Artillery remains the largest casualty-causing weapons system on the battlefield. (Not that I'm biased, or anything - I spent six years of my life as a Redleg ๐) The Field Artillery remains on the leading edge of the technology field, staying abrest of all possible modernizations in weapons platforms, ammunition, and fire-control. It is, and will always remain, The King Of Battle. *** Seen here is an M777 .155mm howitzer (affectionately referred to as a "Triple-Seven"). Of British design, it is used by both the US Army and Marine Corps, and depending on ammunition used, can reach out anywhere 14 to 25 miles.*** Happy Birthday, Redlegs!!! ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photo: US Army #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #onlyinnewjersey #njspots #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancock #fieldartillery #artillery #redlegs #redleg #henryknox #kingofbattle #m777 #m119 #m109 #paladin #firemission #fortsill #fortsilloklahoma #firecontrol #forwardobserver (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClFlzyqtWx-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Part 2 of 3! Sadly, at this time, no photos have yet been found of Fort Hancock's War Dogs, from the Army or the Coast Guard. Therefore, I offer these in their place. These photos are from the US Coast Guard and were taken during WW2, along various locations of the Atlantic Coast. Although not Fort Hancock, or perhaps even New Jersey, the sandy beaches, scrub trees, and waving dune grass are universal to nearly the entire Atlantic Shore, every inch of which was patrolled by boots, paws, and hoofs. It was noted by the US Coast Guard during the War that not only did the service animals help with the patrols, but greatly aided in boosting the morale of the Coast Guardsmen doing the work. No matter how bad the conditions, the men would care more for the welfare of their four-legged companions more than their own. ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: US Coast Guard, via public domain #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #battleoftheatlantic #dogsfordefense #homefront #dogsofinstagram #dogs #k9 #k9unit #k9shep #militaryworkingdog #doggos #dogsofnewjersey #canines #doggosofnj #workingdogsofinstagram (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBE_VRA39q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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"Good Riddence To Winter" After yesterday's pouring rains and winds, we awoke to glorious sunlight... and 25 degrees and a flipping 20 or so knot breeze. Gorgeous as this view was, it was freezing. Let's put Winter 2022-23 in the books and push off for greener pastures .. and warmer temperatures. ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: (c) Tom, via Sandy Hook History, 20230319 #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #delawarestateparks #delawarebeachstatepark #freezingtemps #thawingout #nextstopspring #delaware #delawareparks #didntwanttoleave #hatetoleave #byebyewinter #stillcold #stillfrozen #endofwinter #bringonsummer #backtoworktomorrow (at Delaware Beaches State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_mBttOHEG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Good evening, folks. My apologies for radio silence today, but my wife and I are on a very well-earned getaway for our wedding anniversary. However, we're still on the job - we're on the loose in historic Lewes, Delaware, and we will have some amazing maritime and military history posts to share over the next few days. For example, I (inadvertently... honest!) brought her to several military sites, and she found us a few magnificent historic cemeteries to wander through (a favorite of ours). In the middle was seashell collecting and an amazingly successful day of chasing antiques. We wish you all a wonderful, safe, and peaceful Saturday evening. โค๏ธ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photo: (c) Tom, Sandy Hook History, 20230318 #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #weddinganniversary #gratefulandblessed #mywiferocks #cemeterydate #graveyarddate #mutualinterests #gomezandmorticia #wadeandvanessa #powercouple #vetrepreneur #relationshipgoals #couplesgoals #vintagecouple #timetravelers #dateyourspouse (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8vZkWAmRv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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"A Sandy Hook Saint Patrick's Day" Over the years, many performances were held at Fort Hancock to raise the morale and spirits of the troops who were stationed there. Due to its mind (and bone) numbing isolation, this was no easy feat. During World War 2, these programs had to go into overdrive as the number of men at Sandy Hook swelled into the thousands. One such wonderful example is seen here. On March 17th, 1944, in honor of Saint Patrick's Day, a troupe of Irish Step Dancers held a performance in the Post Gymnasium, attached to the YMCA Building. As you can see, it was very well attended. And oh, if only photos came with a soundtrack. โค๏ธ From a modern standpoint, this building still stands, but like so many others, it is being allowed to disintegrate. ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #fthancock #sandyhook #postgym #ymcabuilding #highlandsnj #vintageholiday #vintageholidays #vintagesaintpatricksday #vintagestpatricksday #vintagedecorations #monmouthcountynj #monmouthcountyhistory #armyhistory #moralebooster #stepdance (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp55-xZAifw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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From our Family To Yours, we would like to wish you all a very, very Happy Saint Patrick's Day!! We have Irish ancestry from all points on the compass in our families, and this day is one of our favorites and most cherished. (And yes, that is a seashell shamrock, because where else would we be, but the beach! ๐โค๏ธ๐) Please have a wonderful, blessed, and safe day! ๐ฎ๐ช๐โ๏ธ๐โ๏ธ๐๐ฎ๐ช ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photo: (c) Tom, via Sandy_Hook_History, 20230317 visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #seashellshamrock #happystpatricksday #happysaintpatricksday #saintpatricksday #lifesabeach #blessings #blessed #haveawonderfulday #besafe #dayathebeach #beach life #beachholiday #shellart #stpatrick #capehenlopen (at Cape Henlopen State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5dAehgBlH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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โOn Eternal Patrol - USS Triton (SS-210)โ Eighty Years Ago, Today โ (Monday) March 15th, 1943 โ In the Pacific, the American submarine USS Triton (SS-210, Tambor-Class) is on her 6th War Patrol in the northern Solomon Islands archipelago. In service since 1940, sheโs a great boat with a good crew. Since the war started, sheโs served from Alaska to the coasts of China and Japan through to the South Pacific. Thus far, sheโs accounted for no less than 16 Japanese ships sunk, totaling some 64,600 tons, and damaged another four. On March 13th, sheโs alerted that threw Japanese destroyers are in her area. On the 15th, they find Triton, attack with depth chargesโฆ and sink her. Oil slicks, cork, and debris with American markings float to the surface. The attack is heard by the nearby American submarine USS Trigger (SS-237, Gato-Class). Triton was lost with All Hands. Her entire crew โ 74 Officers and Men โ remain entombed in her hull on the floor of the Pacific. The Boat, and her men, remain On Eternal Patrol. Today, we offer our deepest reverence to the US Navy Sailors and the USS Triton who we lost eighty years ago, today. You Are Not Forgotten. ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ**Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2**๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ Photo: PubDom #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #usstriton #triton #pacificfleet #pacificwar #pacifictheater #taborclass #americansubmarine #ussubmarine #usnavy #silentservice #eternalpatrol #oneternalpatrol #theyshallnotdietwice #neverforgotten #honorthefallen (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0jcaVgu6G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Sunday, March 15th, 1943 โThere Goes Another Twoโ Itโs not often we see a U-Boat victim in her death throes, but thatโs what we have here today. This is the French steamer โSS Wyoming,โ on her way to the bottom 96 miles north of the Azores. Running with Convoy UGS-6, she fell prey to U-524 (Type IXC). As you can see in the photo, the sinking occurs in relatively calm seas. Wonderfully, there is not a single fatality in her loss. All 127 crew and passengers are safely rescued by the venerable USS Champlin (DD-601, Bristol-Class) which sank U-130 with All Hands just three days prior on the 12th. A second attack occurs inside the Mediterranean, 64 miles northwest of Algiers. Convoy ET-14 is attacked by U-380 (VIIC). Her sole victim is the โSS Ocean Seaman,โ (Photo 3, at her launching in Maine) an American-Built Liberty ship assigned to the British. She doesnโt sink, but sheโs heavily damaged. Sheโs taken under tow to Algiers, where sheโs declared a Total Loss. The ship may be gone, but her crew isnโt: in a miraculous repeat, she too suffers No Fatalities. All Hands, 59 men, are safe and sound. Another day comes to a bloodless end, at least for nowโฆ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: uboat.net (all) #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #battleoftheatlantic #kriegsmarine #uboat #uboats #uboot #torpedoattack #convoybattle #wyoming #libertyship #steamer #steamship #allsafe #nocasualties #nofatalities #usschamplin (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0NkVDAspw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Sunday, March 14th, 1943 "No Hits, No Runs, No Errors" The loss of the "Empress Of Canada" notwithstanding, nobody gets sunk in the North Atlantic today, although not for lack of trying. The only scrap is a scoreless tie between U-468 (VIIC) and the British corvette HMS Gentian (K90, Flower-Class). South of Greenland U-468 makes a run on Convoy ON-170. In kind, HMS Gentian, on escort duty, attacks with depth charges. The U-Boat escapes unscathed, but the attack was a success for the corvette; a few hours in length, the fight keeps U-468 tied down long enough for the Convoy to move on. U-468 and HMS Gentian break contact, and the skirmish is over. Another day ends, and the war goes on... ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: 1, abgconsulting.com.au; 2, PubDom #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #battleoftheatlantic #kriegsmarine #uboat #uboats #uboot #convoybattle #hmsgentian #gentian #u468 #typeviic #inconclusive #skirmish #breakoff #depthcharge #justanotherday (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpy61qHNPFG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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"Fratricide In The Fog Of War" Eighty Years Ago Today - The night of Saturday the 13th into Sunday the 14th, approximately 400 miles soutth of Cape Palmas, Liberia, Africa: The 21,500 ton "SS Empress Of Canada" is running south. A beautiful pre-war ocean liner, she's been pressed into service as a troop ship. Her primary route for the last three years has been hauling Australian and New Zealand ("ANZAC") Soldiers across the Indian Ocean, around Cape Horn, and allllll the way up the west coast of Africa to the combat zone in Europe and the Mediterranean. On the return voyage, available space is used efficiently. Specifically, there are 1,800 souls on board her. She's carrying refugees from Poland and Greece, along with a large number of Italian prisoners. If you're already thinking this can't be good, and something is about to go wrong, you're correct. Out of nowhere comes a torpedo spread, not from a German U-Boat, but the "Leonardo da Vinci," a Marconi-Class submarine of the Regia Marina, the Fascist Italian Navy. The hits are fatal... Empress Of Canada goes to the bottom in shark infested waters. The sinking and the sharks take their toll, but incredibly, for all those onboard, casualties are "relatively" light under the circumstances - only 392 dead. Sadly, in this act of fratricide, 149 of those are some of the Italian POWs. Just another day... ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ Photos: 1,nineteenkeys.blogspot.com; 2, sharkattackfile.net #visitmonmouth #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancockhistory #forthancock #battleoftheatlantic #empressofcanada #oceanliner #canadianpacificsteamships #canadianpacific #leonardodavinci #marconiclass #regiamarina #fascistitaly #fratricide #troopship #torpedoattack #sharkattack #lifeboat #lifeboats (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpy37-Rtnar/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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