A strange whim of the sea :: the wreck of the USS Macaw /
On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to tow the stranded submarine USS Flier. The Flier was pulled free six days later but another three weeks of salvage efforts plagued by rough seas and equipment failures failed to dislodge the Mac...
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| Zusammenfassung: | On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to tow the stranded submarine USS Flier. The Flier was pulled free six days later but another three weeks of salvage efforts plagued by rough seas and equipment failures failed to dislodge the Macaw. On February 12, enormous waves nudged the ship backward into deeper water. As night fell and the Macaw slowly sank, the twenty-two sailors on board--ship's captain Paul W. Burton, his executive officer, and twenty enlisted men--sought refuge in the pilothouse but by the following afternoon, the compartment was almost entirely flooded. Burton gave the order to open the portside door and make for the foremast. Three men succeeded but most of the others were swept overboard. Five of them died, including Burton. Three sailors from the base at Midway also lost their lives in two unauthorized rescue attempts. Drawing on survivors' contemporaneous written statements and interviews conducted over a span of thirty years, A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw traces the ship's service from its launch on San Francisco Bay to its disastrous final days at Midway. It tells a war story short on combat but not on drama, a wartime tragedy in which the conflict is more interpersonal, and perhaps intrapersonal, than international. Ultimately, for Burton and the Macaw the real enemy was the sea, and in a deadly denouement, the sea won. Highlighting the underreported role auxiliary vessels played in the war, A Strange Whim of the Sea engages naval historians and students alike with a previously untold story of struggle, sacrifice, death, and survival in the World War II Pacific. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (260 pages) |
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| spelling | Loughman, Tim, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2022040204 A strange whim of the sea : the wreck of the USS Macaw / Tim Loughman. Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2023] 1 online resource (260 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index Cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Map: Path of the USS Macaw -- 1. Rough Start -- 2. On the Rocks -- 3. Troubled Waters -- 4. Off to War -- 5. Perilous Passage -- 6. South Pacific -- 7. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner -- Plates -- 8. Midway -- 9. Emergency Exit -- 10. Business on Great Waters -- 11. Aftermath -- Appendix -- Brief Glossary of Nautical Terms -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to tow the stranded submarine USS Flier. The Flier was pulled free six days later but another three weeks of salvage efforts plagued by rough seas and equipment failures failed to dislodge the Macaw. On February 12, enormous waves nudged the ship backward into deeper water. As night fell and the Macaw slowly sank, the twenty-two sailors on board--ship's captain Paul W. Burton, his executive officer, and twenty enlisted men--sought refuge in the pilothouse but by the following afternoon, the compartment was almost entirely flooded. Burton gave the order to open the portside door and make for the foremast. Three men succeeded but most of the others were swept overboard. Five of them died, including Burton. Three sailors from the base at Midway also lost their lives in two unauthorized rescue attempts. Drawing on survivors' contemporaneous written statements and interviews conducted over a span of thirty years, A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw traces the ship's service from its launch on San Francisco Bay to its disastrous final days at Midway. It tells a war story short on combat but not on drama, a wartime tragedy in which the conflict is more interpersonal, and perhaps intrapersonal, than international. Ultimately, for Burton and the Macaw the real enemy was the sea, and in a deadly denouement, the sea won. Highlighting the underreported role auxiliary vessels played in the war, A Strange Whim of the Sea engages naval historians and students alike with a previously untold story of struggle, sacrifice, death, and survival in the World War II Pacific. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 06, 2023). Macaw (Rescue ship : ARS-11) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2022040178 Flier (Submarine) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007081352 Flier (Submarine) fast World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148452 World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148451 Submarine rescue vehicles History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Search and rescue operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148497 Shipwrecks Sulu Sea History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148338 Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations navales américaines. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage. Naufrages Sulu, Mer de Histoire 20e siècle. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan. Military campaigns fast Military operations, Naval American fast Military operations, Naval Submarine fast Search and rescue operations fast Shipwrecks fast Submarine rescue vehicles fast Pacific Ocean fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJt3VGpY6rKDD3QVRdJVYP Pacific Ocean Sulu Sea fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyRy87CR4RJDHdCkD4H4q World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1900-1999 fast History fast Print version: Loughman, Tim A Strange Whim of the Sea Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,c2022 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3146649 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Loughman, Tim A strange whim of the sea : the wreck of the USS Macaw / Cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Map: Path of the USS Macaw -- 1. Rough Start -- 2. On the Rocks -- 3. Troubled Waters -- 4. Off to War -- 5. Perilous Passage -- 6. South Pacific -- 7. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner -- Plates -- 8. Midway -- 9. Emergency Exit -- 10. Business on Great Waters -- 11. Aftermath -- Appendix -- Brief Glossary of Nautical Terms -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index Macaw (Rescue ship : ARS-11) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2022040178 Flier (Submarine) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007081352 Flier (Submarine) fast World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148452 World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148451 Submarine rescue vehicles History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Search and rescue operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148497 Shipwrecks Sulu Sea History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148338 Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations navales américaines. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage. Naufrages Sulu, Mer de Histoire 20e siècle. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan. Military campaigns fast Military operations, Naval American fast Military operations, Naval Submarine fast Search and rescue operations fast Shipwrecks fast Submarine rescue vehicles fast |
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| title_full | A strange whim of the sea : the wreck of the USS Macaw / Tim Loughman. |
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| topic | Macaw (Rescue ship : ARS-11) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2022040178 Flier (Submarine) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007081352 Flier (Submarine) fast World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148452 World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148451 Submarine rescue vehicles History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Search and rescue operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148497 Shipwrecks Sulu Sea History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148338 Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations navales américaines. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage. Naufrages Sulu, Mer de Histoire 20e siècle. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan. Military campaigns fast Military operations, Naval American fast Military operations, Naval Submarine fast Search and rescue operations fast Shipwrecks fast Submarine rescue vehicles fast |
| topic_facet | Macaw (Rescue ship : ARS-11) Flier (Submarine) World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Submarine. Submarine rescue vehicles History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Search and rescue operations. Shipwrecks Sulu Sea History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations navales américaines. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage. Naufrages Sulu, Mer de Histoire 20e siècle. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan. Military campaigns Military operations, Naval American Military operations, Naval Submarine Search and rescue operations Shipwrecks Submarine rescue vehicles Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Sulu Sea History |
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