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LetsTripOutAndDie
04-01-2015, 09:27 PM
http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/vbtube/upload/thumb/444_40455.jpg (http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/media/6307-The-SS-John-Burke-Explodes-In-One-Of-The-Largest-Explosions-Of-WWII-After-Its-Struck-By-A-Kamikaze) Destruction of the SS John Burke from Kamikaze attack at sea during World War II

A convoy to resupply allied troops at Mindoro, Philippines, seen underway, as it comes under attack by Japanese Kamikaze planes, during World War 2. Opening scene shows a burning Japanese warplane trailing smoke as it falls and breaks up before crashing into the sea. Flak clouds seen in the sky from the antiaircraft fire of the U.S. battleship, USS South Dakota (BB-57) seen low on the horizon in the background. Several ships are seen in the convoy. Suddenly a huge explosion occurs as a Japanese kamikaze (unseen) strikes the 14 thousand ton Liberty ship, SS John Burke. She is carrying a cargo of ammunition that explodes, raising a wall of water around the ship and creating a mushroom cloud of smoke that billows high into the sky. Location: Pacific Ocean. Date: December 28, 1944.http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/vbtube/images/play_thread.png (http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/media/6307-The-SS-John-Burke-Explodes-In-One-Of-The-Largest-Explosions-Of-WWII-After-Its-Struck-By-A-Kamikaze)

LetsTripOutAndDie
04-01-2015, 09:36 PM
Just realized this is a repost and not as complete as Stark's original post - USS John Burke - Destoyed in seconds by Kamikaze

HighlanderGunn
04-02-2015, 04:02 PM
That is unreal!!!! Looks like an atomic bomb went off......the poor sailors aboard never knew what hit them!

Skivvy Stacker
04-02-2015, 09:18 PM
Every Sailor on a ship is on the front lines.

Ten Percenter
04-05-2015, 09:04 PM
I can't imagine having to had fought in that war.

louielopez
04-09-2015, 08:12 PM
Kinda leveled things out between infantry and the fleet, didn't it? You saw them coming at you, you either killed them or they killed you. Why I never worried during 4yrs on an ammo ship. If you were on the other side of a bulkhead, you never knew what happened. Why worry? It's when you know the mishaps on board that you understood how many times you were that close. We had our share. Stupid and careless happens.

Warmachine
04-10-2015, 04:07 AM
@ louielopez

Reminds me of reading about a battleship (possibly british) storing powder outside of the powder lockers with marine guards that happened to have a smoke...kaboom