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 | Nov 14, 2007 | Crew, Photos, Stories, WWII
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...
by jameskrouse | Oct 29, 2007 | Minesweepers, Normandy Invasion, WWII
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...
by jameskrouse | Oct 29, 2007 | Links, Minesweepers, WWII
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...
by jameskrouse | Sep 17, 2007 | Partridge, Photos, WWII
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”....
