by jameskrouse | Apr 8, 2008 | Documents, Minesweepers, Partridge, Submarines
I did some research into the early days of the Partridge. As a Lapwing minesweeper or “Bird Boat”, the Partridge was built as a special class of minesweeper to clear mines laid in the North Sea by the U.S. Navy. This was a massive mine field of over 80,000...
by jameskrouse | Feb 15, 2008 | Documents, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, WWII
The Partridge participated in TF 128 which was a vital part of the Mulberry operation. When the ship was sunk it was towing a whale unit as part of this Task Force as indicated in action report. I found an good article outlining the mission and preparations of this...
by jameskrouse | Dec 14, 2007 | Documents, German E-Boats, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, WWII |
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...
by jameskrouse | Aug 17, 2007 | Crew, Documents, Partridge, Photos, Stories
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...
by jameskrouse | Aug 17, 2007 | Crew, Documents, Partridge, Photos, Stories
There is a lot of information about the USS Partridge and my project in the tabs above so I won’t go into it too much. I’ll be posting items up here as the come in and as I scan and categorize items. The interest of this site is to share information and...
