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Widewing · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2005, 12:08:46 AM »

USS Buchanan refueling from a Carrier while underway. The Buchanan survived the war and performed water taxi duty in Tokyo bay, ferrying VIPs to the USS Missouri for the surrender ceremony.

My regards,

Widewing

Westy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2005, 07:30:55 AM »

Very nice color photo! Thanks for posting it.

Tails · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2005, 07:53:55 AM »

That is a nice photo. Almost looks 'new'.

MiloMorai · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2005, 08:24:32 AM »

Great pic.

What are the cylinder objects between the depthcharge racks?

Tails · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2005, 11:12:17 AM »

I want to say some early counterpart to the NIXIE and FOXER towed decoys, but I dont know if they had stuff like that back then.

They aren't torpedos, thats for sure.

Westy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2005, 12:46:06 PM »

Those are smoke generators

http://www.ussengland.net/DE635/weapons.htm

frank3 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2005, 03:32:09 PM »

You can say whatever you want, but that's one hell of a good picture!

I have no clue of what it is though...

Thanks for sharing Brady!

MiloMorai · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2005, 04:00:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Westy
Those are smoke generators

http://www.ussengland.net/DE635/weapons.htm

Thanks Westy.

Should have looked in my Anatomy of the Ship England[/] book.

brady · « **Reply #9 on:** June 01, 2005, 11:56:46 PM »

USS Buchanan, it is

frank3 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2005, 04:04:40 PM »

What's hanging over the rail on the end of the ship? it looks like a sail or something

Westy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2005, 11:28:05 AM »

On the port rear quarter just in front of the number 484? That is a ships "bumper" to help keep the ship off of the CV if it got too close from a swell or sloppy steering.