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Some readers might think that because I am so successful, I have never made a mistake.
“Salvage experience proved that a fair proportion of Japanese bombs and torpedoes failed to explode. This was especially true of the 800 kilogram bombs dropped from about 10,000 feet. These were made over from armor-piercing shells of 14 or 15-inch size, and were intended to pierce the armored decks of battleships, aircraft carriers, or cruisers. They had an explosive charge of about 430 pounds. On the other hand, the 250 kilogram bombs used by dive-bombers were very effective and were frequently mistaken for incendiary bombs by our forces. The explosive charge of these bombs was about 135 pounds.”
― Why, How, Fleet Salvage And Final Appraisal [Illustrated Edition]
― Why, How, Fleet Salvage And Final Appraisal [Illustrated Edition]
“The brotherhood of man on earth will be possible only on a base of kitsch.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“The feeling induced by kitsch must be a kind the multitudes can share. Kitsch may not, therefore, depend on an unusual situation; it must derive from the basic images people have engraved in their memories: the ungrateful daughter, the neglected father, children running on the grass, the motherland betrayed, first love.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“Hydrogen sulfide is formed by polluted water working on paper products. It was found in compartments of every large ship, sometimes in lethal doses. After the Nevada incident, in which two men were lost, great care was taken with regard to sending men into spaces recently unwatered. Tests were taken of the air and frequent inspections made by experts of this industrial hazard. Each man wore some litmus paper on his tank suit to reveal the presence of gas.”
― Why, How, Fleet Salvage And Final Appraisal [Illustrated Edition]
― Why, How, Fleet Salvage And Final Appraisal [Illustrated Edition]
“In all over 400 dives were made on Nevada totaling over 1500 diving hours. The divers performed all manner of work from underwater cutting with oxy-hydrogen and electric torches to hydraulic and syphon excavating, to using dynamite to remove sections of the docking keel, to the use of hand and pneumatic tools for drilling and setting patches. They also did much interior work for pumping operations, adjusting watertight closures, etc. The successful accomplishment of all assigned diving tasks without casualty or injury was the result of excellent supervision on the part of Lieutenant Commander H. E. Haynes, who was in general charge of all diving, plus Gunner Duckworth of Widgeon, Gunner Arnold Larson of Ortolan, and Carpenter Mahan of the Salvage Division.”
― Why, How, Fleet Salvage And Final Appraisal [Illustrated Edition]
― Why, How, Fleet Salvage And Final Appraisal [Illustrated Edition]
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