U.S.S. Lyman K. Swenson

Ron Smith · 01-16-2010, 02:26 PM

"did they ever hit anything ?"

Bill "Ifid",

Yes they did. Our sister ship U.S.S. Mansfield DD728 took a direct hit, killing one crewman. And the U.S.S. Buchanan got hit in '72 with a few casualties. I think there were a couple of others, but can't recall at the moment.

The mess deck (dining room) was directly behind mount 52 (second 5" gun mount), everytime the guns fired it rained paint chips, and whatever you were drinking would splash out of the glass or cup. You had to eat leaning over the table to keep them out of your food as best you could. And had to hold your cup in your hand.

Ron

01-16-2010, 02:26 PM	#6
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	"did they ever hit anything ?" Bill "Ifid", Yes they did. Our sister ship U.S.S. Mansfield DD728 took a direct hit, killing one crewman. And the U.S.S. Buchanan got hit in '72 with a few casualties. I think there were a couple of others, but can't recall at the moment. The mess deck (dining room) was directly behind mount 52 (second 5" gun mount), everytime the guns fired it rained paint chips, and whatever you were drinking would splash out of the glass or cup. You had to eat leaning over the table to keep them out of your food as best you could. And had to hold your cup in your hand. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...