In writing Bird in the Deep, my blog was incredibly helpful in getting information from family members and surviving crew from the Partridge. Now the that book is finished, I wanted to transition to telling the story rather than solely asking for questions. I also wanted to retain the archive of the comments section. If you want to read the archive blog, feel free to visit usspartridge.wordpress.com. More news is coming here shortly.
Action Report from Sinking
I did some research last week at the National Archives. They have the deck logs on file as well as war diaries, muster roles and this action report. It's an interesting read. There isn't any new information per se, but since it was written only a few months after...
Partridge Sailor Identified in Photo
Robert Stack, nephew of Partridge sailor Edward Stack, wrote to identify his uncle in this photo. From Robert: "I believe the seaman on the left is my uncle Edward Stack of Hartford CT. He was a twin with my father John F. Stack and a Hartford cop before enlisting in...
Fleet Tug from Operation Mulberry
There is a great resource of historic ships that lets you search by ship type, location, or name. It's from Historic Naval Ships Association and in it I found a fleet tug that participated in operation Mulberry. The ship had an interesting history during the...
Minesweeper Disguised as Island
In doing some research on the minesweepers, I came across the story of the Abraham Crijnssen, a Dutch minsweeper: " HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was stationed in the Dutch East Indies when WW II began. After the destruction of the Allied Fleet by the Japanese during the...
A Call Out to Families…
I'm trying to collect as much information on the crew of the Partridge as possible. One bit that's missing from many records is where everyone came from. If you have information on crewmembers or yourself, please share it with me either by writing to...
New Pictures of the Partridge
The website navsource.org has a short history of the Partridge plus some photos that I've never seen before. Most are taken well before the war and show the ship brand new! The one above shows the ship on June 28, 1919 for "Peace Day". Here's are the rest...
Crew Photos
kirkman.krouse.cote.cuba.43.jpg Originally uploaded by james.krouse I create a photo album of crew photos that I'm sure is far from complete. If anyone has a shoe box of old photos, get in touch and we'll figure out how to preserve them. The photos in this set show...
German E-Boat Documentary Online
I found a documentary online about the S-130 which is the last surviving S-Boat or E-Boat from the war. The ship is in Southhampton, England and this documentary tells its story. The S-130 participated in attacks during the D-Day invasion and is the same type of...
Reunion…1949
9.49reunion.jpg Originally uploaded by james.krouse In 1949, a reunion was organized in New York City. Below is an album from the reunion supplied by Bill and Dotty Ames. There is a higher resolution PDF scan of this album -- email me at jkrouse@gmail.com if you'd...
Special Thanks to Bill and Dotty Ames
Before I really get started, I wanted to thank Bill and Dotty for all their help in getting the initial images up here. They were good enough to meet with me for two days in Milwaukee and share their memories as well as a HUGE library of information -- much of which...