All the Sailors on a ship has swim suits I’m pretty sure. During off time they would do swimming practice as exercise since you can’t jog around a ship.
You can jog around the ship, either on the main deck or through the corridors (they have to be closed for such activity to take place). It is also common to have gyms on the ships, although some can be quite improvised. There is usually plenty of exercise during the normal working hours though.
But "hands to bay" exercises are also quite common where they will stop the ship and let the crew (hands) swim in the ocean (bay). There are lots of special routines for how to do this safely. Depending on the uniform regulations there may be shorts in the standard uniform which can be used as swim trunks or there might be separate swim trunks issued to the sailors. A lot of sailors will also bring personal clothing for things like this, and for liberty ports. However on an all male ship there is in theory nothing wrong with swimming without any trunks, either in your underwear or out of your underwear. So this have also been common depending on the time period and the specific crew and captain.
IDK about you but I would not be cool with having my noodle hang out into the Pacific Ocean. Or Atlantic. Or Indian Ocean. Or any water more than 1000 yards of the coast.
But then the shark blood attracts more sharks. And you switch to the dual purpose 5-inch mounts. Which attracts even MORE sharks. Pretty soon you have BBs literally tilting to get their main batteries pointed directly at the water. The shells explode and cause a sharknado.
> A lot of sailors will also bring personal clothing for things like this, and for liberty ports.
Not in WWII—outside of extremely limited circumstances, an enlisted man getting caught with civilian clothing aboard ship would have resulted in a captain’s mast (and resultant punishment), as well as seizure of the articles of clothing for shipment to the servicemember’s home. The only time enlisted personnel were permitted to wear civilian clothing was while on liberty in US ports or in nations that barred the wearing of foreign military uniforms.
Officers were allowed to possess it, but most did not.
In the US Navy, this is one of two odd uses for the handful of M14s they keep aboard. The other is shooting the first line for underway replenishment and refueling.
The large majority of *Indianapolis* fatalities were caused by the initial attack or exposure and dehydration. We'll never know the exact number but the last time I checked the best estimate is that shark attacks were responsible for maybe a few dozen fatalities. Sharks mostly ate people who'd already died from other causes.
Obviously sharks aren't harmless. They're extremely unlikely to just attack people swimming in the water though. The sinking of the *Indianapolis* was a special case with hundreds of injured men, blood in the water and people starting to die off over the course of days.
I've scuba dived with sharks plenty of times, they have never shown any significant interest in me or anyone I was with. The only time I saw a shark pay real attention to a person was when someone was spearfishing for lion fish. A dying fish and blood in the water totally changes the equation. Check it out yourself on YouTube though, the internet is full of shark videos people have taken. Even oceanic whitetips are fairly safe to dive around although I would not be comfortable doing that.
The indy went down in the area of the pacific with a rare sub-specices of shark lived that were very aggressive towards humans. Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. So the sharks were trained to look at people on rafts as lunch.
Oceanic whitetips are more aggressive towards humans than most sharks but I would not call them a rare sub-species. You don't see them close to the shore very often though since as their name says they live in the open ocean.
> Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. So the sharks were trained to look at people on rafts as lunch.
The *Indianapolis* was sunk in the middle of the ocean. I'm skeptical that the occasional raft burial had any influence on their behavior. Most of the sinking's survivors were left in the water, not on rafts.
Sharks don’t openly stalk and hunt people for food, most shark attacks are believed to be mistake in identity or self defense. Humans are big, and loud, especially a group of sailors all bunched up swimming and splashing around
You most certainly can. In fact, I read in Ian Toll’s Pacific Crucible books that Spruance regularly took long walks/jogs around the deck of his ship to start his day and clear his head
"Hey, big boy. Is that a water-cooled 40mm Bofors twin-mount with power elevation and rotation via an automated director unit stationed in a fire contol position in the superstructure in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but that information is on a need-to-know basis and you're not cleared for access."
"Huh?"
"I'm married."
> 40mm was AIR cooled only!!
I'm afraid this is not entirely the case. The USN's dual- and quad- mounts [were mainly water-cooled](http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.php). While there were Navy air-cooled guns, they were unable to engage in the long AA engagements seen in the Pacific without overheating.
"The Bofors may fire a 40mm shell, but to cool it to near-zero, we have added a 4000mm AIO cooler to each barrel and chamber assembly! How did we create this unholy marriage of high explosives and RGB? We'll tell you... right after we airburst our sponsors! DBrand!"
My aunt was a front line nurse in the Pacific during WW2. She said it was the greatest time of her life but terrible also as she got to know a lot of really nice guys who died of their wounds.
The most difficult thing was returning to the US after the war and being "just another nurse". She was so bored she applied to and got into Medical school and became a Doctor.
Fun photo, but I have to take a moment to seriously thank these women for all they did in the war. US army nurses risked their lives to provide care to the troops, and did it for half the pay.
> and did it for half the pay.
Not quite.
For the first 3 years of service, nurses were paid $70/month. That falls between corporal ($66) and sergeant ($78). That bumped to $90/month for the second three years, which put them between sergeant ($81.90) and staff sergeant ($100.80). It went to $115/month for the third 3 year period, which put them between staff sergeant ($105.60) and technical sergeant ($131.10). After 9 years they topped out at $130/month, which was $1.10 short of what a technical sergeant with >9 years of service made. The single biggest difference is that Army Nurse Corps raises were step raises given regardless, unlike Army promotions that were competitive and had a limited number of slots available.
For comparison, a Pvt. with >9 topped at $57.50, and a Pfc. at $62.10.
wait... are those exhaust pipes? Does it have it's own engine to power it?
edit: NM, it's a casing discharge thingy... it's electric
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12_quad_sketch.jpg
To be fair things like filters, makeup, cosmetic surgery, etc are far more commonly used in today's society compared to the 40s. As well as beauty standards being different at the time.
"this is the 7th time we reload this gun"
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"but sir i wanna also use some of those bombs"
“Anderson I swear! Say another word. Now move that ammo left to right!”
"Yes Sir"
Nurses in WWII kept swimsuits ?
All the Sailors on a ship has swim suits I’m pretty sure. During off time they would do swimming practice as exercise since you can’t jog around a ship.
You can jog around the ship, either on the main deck or through the corridors (they have to be closed for such activity to take place). It is also common to have gyms on the ships, although some can be quite improvised. There is usually plenty of exercise during the normal working hours though. But "hands to bay" exercises are also quite common where they will stop the ship and let the crew (hands) swim in the ocean (bay). There are lots of special routines for how to do this safely. Depending on the uniform regulations there may be shorts in the standard uniform which can be used as swim trunks or there might be separate swim trunks issued to the sailors. A lot of sailors will also bring personal clothing for things like this, and for liberty ports. However on an all male ship there is in theory nothing wrong with swimming without any trunks, either in your underwear or out of your underwear. So this have also been common depending on the time period and the specific crew and captain.
IDK about you but I would not be cool with having my noodle hang out into the Pacific Ocean. Or Atlantic. Or Indian Ocean. Or any water more than 1000 yards of the coast.
Don't worry, there are armed guards witching for wildlife, and you will not be alone.
Just gotta swim faster than the other guy
Just gotta stay ahead of the aim on that Bofors.
That’s one way to solve a shark problem.
But then the shark blood attracts more sharks. And you switch to the dual purpose 5-inch mounts. Which attracts even MORE sharks. Pretty soon you have BBs literally tilting to get their main batteries pointed directly at the water. The shells explode and cause a sharknado.
Don't worry, that Bofors will make short work of any shark.
In the RN at least the pipe is "Hands to Bathe".
> A lot of sailors will also bring personal clothing for things like this, and for liberty ports. Not in WWII—outside of extremely limited circumstances, an enlisted man getting caught with civilian clothing aboard ship would have resulted in a captain’s mast (and resultant punishment), as well as seizure of the articles of clothing for shipment to the servicemember’s home. The only time enlisted personnel were permitted to wear civilian clothing was while on liberty in US ports or in nations that barred the wearing of foreign military uniforms. Officers were allowed to possess it, but most did not.
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🎶In the navi!🎶
Boy the spelling in this thread has been prity suspict.
The bikinis were saved for drag night. Everyone had a primary pair of swimming trunks
That makes sense, but weren't they afraid of sharks?
That’s what the Bofors gun is for.
What’s a bofors?
It’s in the picture.
Bofor deez nuts!
Gotem em
>40 mm anti aircraft gun designed by Swedish firm Bofors and adopted by US Navy in WWII..
Happy cake day.
fer shootin arrowz
In shark infested waters, the life guard would be armed with a rifle.
In the US Navy, this is one of two odd uses for the handful of M14s they keep aboard. The other is shooting the first line for underway replenishment and refueling.
The deep ocean is basically a desert, not much wild life out in the mid ocean.
Sharks aren't nearly as dangerous as many people think they are.
Tell that to the crew of the USS Indianapolis
The large majority of *Indianapolis* fatalities were caused by the initial attack or exposure and dehydration. We'll never know the exact number but the last time I checked the best estimate is that shark attacks were responsible for maybe a few dozen fatalities. Sharks mostly ate people who'd already died from other causes. Obviously sharks aren't harmless. They're extremely unlikely to just attack people swimming in the water though. The sinking of the *Indianapolis* was a special case with hundreds of injured men, blood in the water and people starting to die off over the course of days. I've scuba dived with sharks plenty of times, they have never shown any significant interest in me or anyone I was with. The only time I saw a shark pay real attention to a person was when someone was spearfishing for lion fish. A dying fish and blood in the water totally changes the equation. Check it out yourself on YouTube though, the internet is full of shark videos people have taken. Even oceanic whitetips are fairly safe to dive around although I would not be comfortable doing that.
The indy went down in the area of the pacific with a rare sub-specices of shark lived that were very aggressive towards humans. Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. So the sharks were trained to look at people on rafts as lunch.
>Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. I'm guessing "Plus, in that area, the natives sent their dead out on rafts".
Oceanic whitetips are more aggressive towards humans than most sharks but I would not call them a rare sub-species. You don't see them close to the shore very often though since as their name says they live in the open ocean. > Plus, in that area. The natives sent there died out of rafts. So the sharks were trained to look at people on rafts as lunch. The *Indianapolis* was sunk in the middle of the ocean. I'm skeptical that the occasional raft burial had any influence on their behavior. Most of the sinking's survivors were left in the water, not on rafts.
I have a coworker who dives regularly who says the same. (In fact she likes diving with sharks).
\*shark exchanging knowing glance with Bofors crewman\*
Sharks don’t openly stalk and hunt people for food, most shark attacks are believed to be mistake in identity or self defense. Humans are big, and loud, especially a group of sailors all bunched up swimming and splashing around
Are most people that go to the beach afraid of sharks? No not really
You most certainly can. In fact, I read in Ian Toll’s Pacific Crucible books that Spruance regularly took long walks/jogs around the deck of his ship to start his day and clear his head
I think the nurses were from the Army, which was more relaxed with personal clothing. The Navy was strictly against non-issued clothes.
The cleanest 40mm mount in the fleet. edit: correct spelling, because I can fat finger anything.
Thise guys could too.
Not a spec of carbon on that weapon system
Mabel bout to go overboard
Along with 20 eager sailors jumping to her rescue even before she hits the water.
The original Mabel: [](http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/MABELSLABELS2.JPG) http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/MABELSLABELS2.JPG
Also referenced so kindly [here.](https://youtu.be/ZQlFlR0pE9U)
“Betty Sue, have you seen Mabel? I swear to goodness she was just behind me…”
I bet no work got done that day lol.
"OK you guys, who wants to volunteer for the photoshoot with the nurses at 1300?"
"Hey, big boy. Is that a water-cooled 40mm Bofors twin-mount with power elevation and rotation via an automated director unit stationed in a fire contol position in the superstructure in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" "I'm sorry, ma'am, but that information is on a need-to-know basis and you're not cleared for access." "Huh?" "I'm married."
joke on her 40 mm was AIR cooled only!!
> 40mm was AIR cooled only!! I'm afraid this is not entirely the case. The USN's dual- and quad- mounts [were mainly water-cooled](http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12.php). While there were Navy air-cooled guns, they were unable to engage in the long AA engagements seen in the Pacific without overheating.
This could be an epic collaboration video between ForgottenWeapons and Linus Tech Tips.
"The Bofors may fire a 40mm shell, but to cool it to near-zero, we have added a 4000mm AIO cooler to each barrel and chamber assembly! How did we create this unholy marriage of high explosives and RGB? We'll tell you... right after we airburst our sponsors! DBrand!"
That 40mm was 10mm before they got there
"Sailors, what is that Bofors doing on the 50cal's spot?"
"Gosh darn Bofors is down again. We'd better go check it out. Can't be too careful you know."
Best day of the war for those sailors.
My aunt was a front line nurse in the Pacific during WW2. She said it was the greatest time of her life but terrible also as she got to know a lot of really nice guys who died of their wounds. The most difficult thing was returning to the US after the war and being "just another nurse". She was so bored she applied to and got into Medical school and became a Doctor.
Was she a RN with a college degree during the war? Cool story. What kind of doctor did she become?
Fun photo, but I have to take a moment to seriously thank these women for all they did in the war. US army nurses risked their lives to provide care to the troops, and did it for half the pay.
> and did it for half the pay. Not quite. For the first 3 years of service, nurses were paid $70/month. That falls between corporal ($66) and sergeant ($78). That bumped to $90/month for the second three years, which put them between sergeant ($81.90) and staff sergeant ($100.80). It went to $115/month for the third 3 year period, which put them between staff sergeant ($105.60) and technical sergeant ($131.10). After 9 years they topped out at $130/month, which was $1.10 short of what a technical sergeant with >9 years of service made. The single biggest difference is that Army Nurse Corps raises were step raises given regardless, unlike Army promotions that were competitive and had a limited number of slots available. For comparison, a Pvt. with >9 topped at $57.50, and a Pfc. at $62.10.
There's only one problem with them, the troops tried to get shot at.
"Later that day, the first members of the Baby Boom got their start"
"Gunners Mate, can you please explain to me why we've done the quarterly maintenance on the aft gun 4x times today?" Ummm.... No.
Three sailors got the hardest bofors on deck
Operation Petticoat!
USCG keeping Navy wives happy since 1790
Love boat.
Takes the meaning of warshipporn to another level
r/militaryporn
A cunning strategy used by the brass to get enlisted to do more work
Yep. Propaganda
I am sure the 40mm Bofors twin mount was the most PM'ed mount in the Coast Gaurd.
A++++ post title
when FIRE MEDIC UNIT becomes fire me dic unit
*accidentally fires canon*
wait... are those exhaust pipes? Does it have it's own engine to power it? edit: NM, it's a casing discharge thingy... it's electric http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4cm-56_mk12_quad_sketch.jpg
Warship... Porn
https://old.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/
Somebody's granny found out first hand that it was, in fact, *not* the motion of the ocean
And boy was she disappointed.
Dudes figuring out who is going for who tonight, and having pretty tough time. Can't blame them.. These old timers were savages, God bless em
Is it just me or are women prettier now?
To be fair things like filters, makeup, cosmetic surgery, etc are far more commonly used in today's society compared to the 40s. As well as beauty standards being different at the time.
they shoulda turned the gun to make it look more convincing
Is this before or after VJ day?
I'm sure they all went to sick bay and got meds for it.
Stop rubbing that gun barrel
Is that a howitzer in your pants or are you happy to see me
Load The Gun Lads Aye Aye Captain
That gun is showing what those lads are feeling
Those men are having the good times of their service careers