Mystery ships of the Musquash Estuary, New Brunswick, Canada (WWII Ships Found!) 75th anniversary
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Come with us as we explain the origin of a Saint John, New Brunswick mystery on the 75th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.
A special thanks to Gary of the NavSource Online website and Mike H for their help making this project possible.
References:
1. NavSource Online (2018). USS LSM-46. Retrieved from www.navsource....
2. NavSource Online (2018). USS LSM-56. Retrieved from www.navsource....
3. NavSource Online (2018). USS LSM-78. Retrieved from www.navsource....
4. NavSource Online (2018). USS LSM-89. Retrieved from www.navsource....
5. Charlotte County Museum Facebook. Retrieved information about the ships owner and location. Retrieved from / 609862535887677
6. New Brunswick Military Heritage Project - UNB. WWII American Landing Ships in Musquash Estuary. Retrieved from www.unb.ca/nbm...
Thanks for bringing important history to those of us who live here.
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Always nice to see video on Canadian history.
I am a veteran and work for the U.S. Navy in Amphibs. I have letter written by LT. Frederick R. Edwards (signed the letter as "Randy"), the Captain of LSM 46 on 4 Mar 1945 to the Captain of LSM 45 from the beaches of Iwo Jima.
Here is a quote from the letter: "It is a real nightmare Don. The beaches are under mortar fire all the time - and yet we fill our deck with ammo - aviation gas etc. and grit our teeth and go in - the other L.S.Ms are beat up, but the closest one to us only has 3 minor cases of cuts aboard - our casualties are the highest of the L.S.M.s - I guess you were right when you said we were a 'hit ship.' Our ship's office was the scene of one hit. We had a .50 cal above it and that's where we rec'd the worst hit - blew the men on the .50 cal to shreds and caused a fire in the ships office. All the desks were blown up and records all charred . . . "
Many thanks for the video! I hope this adds to the memory of LSM-46 and honors those who served and lost their lives in defense of their nation.
Thank you for you comment. I appreciate you sharing the details of this letter. It really helps to show how exposed and perilous their position on the beach really was. The bravery of these crews should never be forgotten. I have been able to identify three of the four people killed onboard on LSM 46 but there were many more injured (up to 19 or more). They were taking a lot of mortar fire every time they landed on the beach like your letter states.
@@rivervidsyt I have a coffee table book to confirm vauge names and designations
I have drove by there hundreds of times and look down that River and wondered how they got there. I had no idea what they were. Such a fantastic story!!
I'm glad I could let you know what they were. Thanks for watching
Lest we forget the greatest generation an the sacrifices they made for our freedom.... SALUTE 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇦🇺
Respect 💐🇨🇦
Lol ya
So basically treated like every other veteran. Once their service was done, thrown away like old worn out scrap and forgotten....
Well no, not actually, if you listen to the story
I agree. You should get after the Americans for selling their equipment to us to use as barges. We never ever used this type of vessel.
Fuck the Canadian government. ...have a nice day.....
and tools used by those who became veterans are not veterans they were made to help them do their jobs lets try not to cloud the word any more then it has to be. Lets look after the vets that actually breathe and are dealing with the fallout of serving for their country let there tools rest easy where they were put down after the job was done(well ok maybe put up a plaque to tell those who come after that these machines did help in the cause) :)
Pay attention
I live at Brown’s Flat in NB. Never knew about these. I’m a WW2 Battle of the Atlantic buff. Need to make a trip to see these. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
Lived in the area my entire life. Remember as a kid on the school bus driving by and always wondered about them. Back then they were in much better shape. Thanks for the info.
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Lived in Saint John all my life. Never knew these Battlestars were here. What an amazing tribute! And seeing those flags adorn them after all those decades? What a sight! You did these vessels, and the men who served on them, proud. From Pacific Theatre, to Saint John. That is crazy!!!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.
Wanna go for a hike, MH?
I'm from Moncton and I litterly had no idea this existed. Road trip! Thank you for bringing this history to us.
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Miramichi here, and that's the first thing that popped into my head too! Road trip! Bring the kayaks!
wow....who knew that these historical ships where near Saint John?
Saint John is a very historically city
"first start in 70 years, yeah its got some minor weight reduction but i'll buff out like always xd
Bring the thunder!
Drove by those ships on the highway for years wondering how they got thee or why they were scuttled. Some said that they were used as barges for wood but not a reliable source of information. They are quite massive when you get right up on them. Thanks for posting.
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more info on the LSM 46 sheds some light www.navsource.org/archives/10/14/14046.htm
Really cool video, thanks for sharing! I especially liked the Drone footage. It really gave a different perspective... the bigger picture!
Thanks. I appreciate the support. The drone definitely helps show the scale of the ships. They are about 203 ft long and 35 ft wide.
We hiked the ATV trail yesterday to go see these ship because of your video. from St Mark's Ventures and Scouters Thank you.
That's great! I am glad you were able to go see it.
I was shocked to see this! Terrific video and tribute. My dad, Jack, served on the LSM 46. He operated the trigger and elevation on the left side of the 40 mm gun on the bow and can be seen in the picture, at the end of the video, of the 46 offloading tanks on the morning of the 19th.
A few details. As was mentioned in the video, they were struck by enemy shells on Feb. 23. Not sure how many other ships were on shore at the time, around 7:30 in the evening, but the 46 and at least one other ship, an LST, were being shelled heavily. Jack and crew had been ordered to fire into specific openings in Mt. Suribachi, and were having some success, when they were struck by a shell at the port side 50 cal. position that can also be seen in the same picture. One of Jack's friends, Raymond Anderson, was killed there, along with Thomas Winters. 17 others were wounded. Richard Kromer, stationed on the 20 mm, forward of the con, starboard side, later died from his wounds.
A second shell struck the forward hull on the starboard side below the waterline. Soon after that the LST on their port side was struck by a shell through the starboard hull and the skipper of the 46 decided it would be a good time to get off of the beach.
So there's a little story to go along with your great video. Strangely enough, the 46 and the 56 were used together to film the wartime movie introducing LSMs. And here they lie together.
Thank you so much for putting this out. And I thank you for Jack and the whole crew. Sadly, Jack passed away in 2019. He would have loved this. Here's another one. I was with my dad when he died, and it's on his death cert., he passed at 6:25 in the morning on Feb. 19, 2019.
Your dad fought along side my grandfather Ralph Hernandez !
@@srflyers85 He sure did. Ralph was able to fill in some gaps in the stories that dad told, and added a great deal of his own to the details of their time at Iwo Jima.
They hung out together quite a bit too. On liberty and such. I always loved talking with Ralph. He was a rock solid character (like all of those men). Sure do miss them!
love the content, well done
Thanks for watching!
Very interesting. Thanks for the tour, and the history of the ships. The Mr. Wilson you mention of was the main principal of the Saint John Drydock, before it was sold to the Irving family. As a young boy I recall seeing similar ships tied up at Pokiok, in the north end of Saint John, just above the Reversing Falls, and wondered about their story. This helps with the missing details, even after all those years.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it and was able to take something away from it.
Amazing how these wrecks will still outlive all the men who traversed on them. Thanks, class act you two.
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My father served on LSM 46 during the invasion of Iwo jima he told me many stories about his time on the ship I am just amazed that a ship that has so much history would be left like this I am glad you found it. Sadly he passed away over 3 yrs ago. SM3 Eugene K Hadley, may he rest in piece.
Hello Tim. I'm Jack Hudson's son, Mike. Dad always spoke very highly of Gene.
He never said much at all about his service until 1995, when he started attending reunions. After that one or more of us would go along with him almost every year. We got to know some of the crew quite well. Ralf Hernandez, Charley Sturm, Harry McCreary come to mind. I'm sure that I met and spoke with your dad at least once. Possibly in 2006 in Washington DC.
My dad is gone too. on Feb. 19, 2023 it will be 4 years. He always said that one by one the crew was getting back together and soon he would be joining them for another cruise.
@@mikehudson4411 yah it's sad one by one they are leaving us and eventually if I get time I will have to go to one of these in my dad's place. Dad use to always talk about a guy nicknamed tcatch not sure if that's how you spell it but he had some amazing stories about him. I'm just glad they found the ship and a while back I found Kromers son on here and got him in contact with my dad. Thanks for reaching out.
@@Three7Actual Tcach, yeah. That was his last name. Russian or that neck of the woods. Dad went on liberty with him at least once. He would drink people's hair tonic and anything else that had alcohol in it. Drank rubbing alcohol once and was stiff as a board.
Sheesh. Dad said Doc Byrd worked on him all night to bring him back.
I have talked to Richard Kromer Jr. also. I believe it was around 2007, give or take. Hooked him up with Gene Hicks so he could fill him in on things.
Did your Dad talk much about the combat and such? They had an awful lot of close calls from small arms, mortar and artillery. And what was his battle station? Dad would sometimes talk to me for hours about the good and the bad. I've kept recordings and notes so I can put it together in a small book someday. Do you have navy pictures from him? No rush on reply. I just collect all of the info about the 46 that I can find. Thanks
A story worthy of sharing , excellently illustrated and well told 👍Thank you from the UK 🇬🇧
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.
I spent years trying to figure out what these were, traveling through Prince of Wales, in the '60-'70s I saw these boats and often wondered how they got there it took 50 years to find out, thank you. You solved a great mystery for me. About 1975 or so I actually drove along that logging road and di get down on the gravel shown in the video, I took pictures in 35mm and I can not find them anymore, Great job, and thank you, and to the men who served thank you too.
Excellent video gentlemen, thanks for sharing and your respect for Men that served. In a troubled world, its nice to see we still have good young Men like yourselves out there.
Thank you young man,well done.
My dad was in the Navy and served on the LSM 46! I can't believe the ship he served on was found. I wish he was still here to see this. He always wondered what happened to the LSM 46.
I am glad it was able to give you some closure and explain what happened to the ship after the war. I know many of the LSM's were scrapped in the years following the war. I am sorry for your father's passing and I bet he could never have guessed it had ended up here in Canada. We appreciate your father and the men who served on these vessels and for the bravery they showed. Thank you.
My grandfather, Thomas Foster, was the captain of the LSM 89! Thank you so much for posting this video!
That's great Jerry! You are the first person with a connection to LSM 89 who has seen my video and commented. It is possible that your grandfather's ship is the one on its side in the middle of the musquash river. I still do not know exactly if it is LSM 78 or LSM 89.
@@rivervidsyt you absolutely made my Father’s Day when he stumbled across this video. He’s built a model of the 89. We’re talking about making our way up there from Texas!
That is great! I am so happy members of the crews' family are able to know what happened to their ship. Hopefully the pandemic will end soon. The Maritime provinces are still in their own bubble separate from the rest of Canada. Hopefully will be opening back up by the fall. It would be my pleasure to take you guys to the site when you do get the chance to visit.
@@rivervidsytwould it be possible to get coordinates of the wreckage? I would love to scout them out on google earth!
Re: not seeing this type of vehicle represented much in film. I'm guessing these are more the kind of ship you see in film/ film reels landing vehicles and troops after the beach was already secure and the fighting had moved inland, but in the episode of 'The Pacific' where they attack Peleilu, the ships the Marines' LVTs come off of have split bows like those. It might not be quite as intense as the LCI landings in SPR, but that moment when the doors crack open and the blistering Pacific Sun hits Slate in the eyes, and the sights and sounds of the landing already underway floods in, it does convey the sinking feeling of, 'what have I got myself into?'
these ships would land on the beach then the front would open up and tanks and bulldozers etc would come out of them
Your completely right
Love watching the tide go out and seeing all the old wooden ships at the bottom in the bay of fundy. Most people have no idea how many ships there are from centuries ago just sitting there.
Thanks for this video. As a young man on the south shore I often passed thes wrecks on my trips from
St. Andrews to St. John. One day in the Summer of 1982 or so I visited them. I had to use a rope to climb up from the shore side. Kayaks were not nearly as common in NB at the time. I spent an afternoon walking around and taking photos. Finding the history was a lot harder without the Google. That was a beautiful spot for wildlife at the time and the experience was sombre as I thought about the experiences that these ships would have had in the war. I assumed their service would have been European. Thanks for the information about Iwo Jima... the ships came a long way to end up in N.B.
Fascinating Mike!!! Never knew these existed! Thank you for your research and for sharing this information.
Thanks for watching! I don't think many people knew the real story of the ships or of their existence at all.
Very Much Enjoyed this video!!
Thank you, and Thanks to all those that served aboard them!!
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Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.
I'm really glad you showed this now...in 20 years there will be nothing left...it's amazing how badly they have decomposed in the time they've been there.
It would be impossible to remove them, being filled with heavy wet mud and the tide coming in and leaving constantly. It is a sad end to some great boats important to WW2...
Thanks for posting this, I love the drone shots and history lessons. 😊
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the support. Glad you liked the footage.
Thank you so much for this video a lot of history here. My grandfather was on ship 46 and I couldn’t help but think of him. I never wanted to go to Canada so badly!
I'm glad you were able to find the ship he served on. Hopefully after Covid you will be able to go see it.
Did you notice that the keel for LSM 46 was laid on D-Day? Interesting. I spent several years as a youth growing up on an American Air base on Okinawa. I learned a lot about it then but never really understood the extent or importance of the battle that took place there until I grew up and learned more about it. Prayers for all of those who lost their lives there and throughout the war.
Okinawa looks like a very beautiful place and it must have been an interesting area to grow up. It's good that there is peace now and our countries are now allies. I'm sure if you ever return you will have a different perspective and be able to appreciate the history better than when you were younger. Thanks for watching!
Those ships were great workhorses. God bless the souls of the men who sailed and served in them.
You did well to pay homage to them sir.
Thanks I appreciate the support. Thanks for watching.
"Thank you for your service" feels like an insult, when you see how they are left to rot away in the mud, I have a feeling a lot of veterans feel this way in many nations.
And so, the legend is true...
I have been seeking this, so a great thanks be to you good young Sir. with your ship mate.
It was very good also to present the photographs of the said ships as they once where in the past.
Great history and footage. Thanks guys a great job!
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absolutely the best piece of Saint John history Ive seen in years well done!
Thanks for the support! I'm glad you liked it.
agreed
It's really cool to finally know what was up with these! And super awesome to see someone from the same city on YT. Great work, enjoyed the video a lot!
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you have no idea how glad I am you made this video! I grew up in Pennfield and would always ask my family what those boats were when we drove by on the highway and no one had any idea! Thank you for this!! :)
Awesome! I'm glad it's no longer a mystery for you. Thanks for watching.
Very interesting story and some great footage. Thanks for taking the time to make this video I really enjoyed watching it! 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you! I’ve seen them in the distance my whole life and all I knew it was a graveyard for ships but not the story.. thank you showing them respect and showing us why we should too. Great job on the video.
Thanks for watching. I appreciate the support.
Glad to see people making content like this! After discovering this video I checked out the rest of your channel and really enjoy it.
There's SO much to see here in the Maritime that many of the locals and those native to the provinces seem to take it for granted.
I agree. Thanks for watching! Hopefully I can keep finding interesting things to showcase.
Fascinating video. I had no idea there was a ship "graveyard" right here in NB. Very interesting info in your video, and well put together too.
Thanks for watching!
@@rivervidsyt ...my pleasure. How long does it take to kayak from the launch to the ships? ....would love to check it out someday!
@@rivervidsyt ...hey man, i think i found another ship that you didn't mention in the video! It could be the one you said is believed to have sunk off the coast of G. M. Island, not sure. Go on Google Maps and switch to the satellite image. Zoom in to that area, and as you follow along the shoreline, just before you get to the barge, there's a small tributary. Not far up that tributary, there's a large structure that clearly looks like the remains of an old ship. There's sort of a bend in the little waterway, at the mouth, so you may not have been able to see this particular ship from the main river. All very interesting, but i could be totally wrong too...lol. Just thought i'd point it out. If i make it there for a sail this summer, i'll let you know :-)
@@btdg7282 it took about 20-30 min one way. Just be careful you don't want to fall into that water.
@@btdg7282 I think I know the ship you are talking about. It is also only visible at low tide and I think it's an old wooden ship. It would be great to find out what happened to the last LSM.
Wow you're so brave to go an look at those ships. I'd be so scared to even float by them in a kayak and then you actually went and walked by and on them. Fascinating history and great job filming and documenting them. Also, Thank You Ships!
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Thanks for the video. I grew up in SJ and didn't know about these ships. Like your t-shirt, I visited Vimy, Nov. 11, 1988 in the afternoon after visiting the Commonwealth cemetary in Adgem, Belguim first at 11 am. Dana, Sussex, NB.
I'm glad you noticed! It's a place all Canadians should see once in their life at least. Thanks for watching.
My grandfather was a WW2 Army tanker with the 710th Tank Battalion. In early April 1945, his tank company road aboard three LSM's (6, 89, and 324) from New Caledonia to Leyte. He took the journey aboard LSM 89.
This needs a DOUBLE like! Thank you for posting.
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Kudos on the video quality infinitely superior to nearly everything else on YT.
Thank you for showing these historic ships
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Thank you for recognizing and memorializing these long forgotten vessels.
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Love this Video. I'm from Saint John NB & have been to Musquash many times over the years.
I like that you thanked these old vessels for services and sacrifice, they had many. Great video, thank you!
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Good job, thanks for sharing the history. It is nice to know that there are people out there who still care to remember the sacrifices that were made by our predecessors.
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I just kayaked in there on the weekend, they are huge. Very interesting video,thanks so much.
I'm in Neguac NB
Now that I know they are there I might go visit
Great historical video bro
I was just up your way this week. I was checking out Burnt church for a possible filming location. Thanks for watching
Extremely excellent video. I've looked at those barges from the highway for as long as I can remember while driving to our camp on the Lepreau River and never knew anything about them. Thanks for the education!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you know the story about them now.
I used to be a flight instructor in Fredericton, and I noticed this place from the air and always meant to travel there to explore what it is. Thanks for making this video! Really interesting!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you got to finally see them from the ground.
Cool little adventure, weird they just leave things like that there, time takes everything back though. :)
I was glad you included aerial shots of the site because it helped with being able to tell how big theses vessels actually were. Thx for the history lesson it is very interesting.👍👍
The ships are about 203 feet long and 35 feet wide. Thanks for watching
Seen these many times from Route 1 and never knew the history. Thanks for this video. The story of these ships is really interesting!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the history.
I lived close to these all my life. Had no idea. thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for doing this video, the history is really important to us all.
Great video, never new these ships existed this close to me! Thoroughly enjoyed your commentary.
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Thank You for doing this video, I have seen theses great vessels all my life traveling the #1 highway to St.John N.B. and always wanted to know the history. The drone footage was my favorite. it showed even better the actual size of those great ships. All the best to you.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked the video. The ships are very big 102 feet long and about 35 feet wide.
Thanks for sharing. Well done. Awesome tribute!
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Tremendous. To think these ships carried some of the men and equipment that fought for freedom from the axis powers
Thank you for your efforts and glad it is now preserved for generations to look at.
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Great information ... would love to have you share this on my NB Traveler podcast.
Fascinating. Really great to hear the history of the ships too.
Wow. Thanks for the the work to share your knowledge and passion for history.
Thanks I appreciate the support.
great presentation im from NB,love to hear the history
I'm hoping to do more in the future. Thanks for watching!
That's pretty cool thanks for taking the time to pass the history on.
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Very nice video and great information. Thank you for doing this. A big part of history.
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Great video thank u for keeping this history alive. Most of the men who went on those beaches r now gone. My grandfather was on Okinawa.
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you could find this interesting especially since your grandfather might have seen ships like these while overseas.
And thank you Mr.Wilson now I know that the ship my grandfather served on is actually still part of this earth.
Looks like you found the missing half of the Canadian Navy. There are in better shape the our diesel subs 🥺.
@bearpapie69 lol, what the heck set u off? Are you denying our Navy is underfunded? And that we should or shouldn't have bought the new nuclear attack subs from Britain that was originally agreed on? Instead of buying the worn out ones we got? And let's not forget the used f18s Trudope bought from Australia and put the purchase of the F35 on the back burner. Trudope keeping Canadians high and drunk while he destroys the place.
Are you an ex bunting tosser?
@@waynetremblay9572 half right 😉
@@robertmoulton2656 He still has trump beat hands down so there is that :)
You did a very good job! No carrying on like idiots, well explained, and top footage, even thought the LSM,s are not in good condition they are still very well intact, thanks! Well done! From australia,
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
My dad was on the LSM 201 in 1945, first LSM commissioned. His ship (before he was on her) was featured in a picture In Life or Look magazine at Iwo. I remember someone saying that the LSM's didn't have much history with the marines. I told that to a former ensign on the 201 (at a reunion in 2000) and his reply was "tell that to the 100 or so marines we pulled out every time we beached, over 70 times". Most of them were mothballed on the St. John River in the 1960's (those that weren't sold or scrapped-like the 201 right after the war). Then they were all made into "razor blades", as the lady from the Navy told me when I was doing research in 1992.
Thanks for your comment! Really interesting history and I love the response that the former ensign had for you. The history of these vessels is definitely important to the people who served with and on them. Thanks again.
Thank you for sharing this. Great to see such respect for history and the brave folks that secured our future
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Thanks for preserving this record of part of our history. Lest we forget.
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Wow great video and history lesson. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Very interesting. Love that eastern Canadian accent😊👍
Thanks for watching! I would probably like your accent too.
Wow just found your channel. Awesome info here. Can't wait for more
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We found your video today. Absolutely loved this! My husband has the old lighthouse air horn from there. He got it decades ago. We have an old friend who gave her massive property over to Ducks Unlimited and if I’m not mistaken the Conservatory has it also. It’s tital waters. She passed a few years ago. Always loved the area. This brings back good memories. Thanks
Great! I'm glad you enjoyed watching and that it could bring back good memories!
Thank you for documenting this.
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Good job, at least some young people still remember & care. Nice soundtrack.
I drove past these on the highway so many times growing up. thank you!! 🇨🇦😁🤙
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Great video and a great young guy with a sense of history
Many LSMs were converted to bulk carriers in Puget Sound in Washington state after the war. Some were still in service a few years ago as spud barges on the Columbia River. Several ended up carrying gravel and equipment to Kenmore Premix on Lake Washington by Pioneer Towing. Several sank in Puget Sound where I have enjoyed diving on them since 1973. I have not been able to see the military numbers on them to connect to their military service. The painted navy numbers were replaced by civilian designation but the navy numbers were also spot welded and may still be there.
It would be really hard to tell especially under water. The placement of the numbers should be in the same spot as in my video so maybe next time you are down there you can try to see if the outline of the numbers is still on the hull. It's a long shot but you never know. There are records of a few ships ending up in that area so it might be possible to narrow it down and give you a ball park estimation of which ship it could have been even if you don't see the numbers. What is the depth of the ships you are diving on?
Definitely gotta take a drive over there for a look. Thanks for this!
Great video guys. I've got pics of LSM46 and LSM56 that would have been great for the video. Pics of when they were in their prime.
Those would be cool to see. The only ones I have are from navsource.org. thanks for watching.
Awesome Video. I have been to the Estuary many times but never saw those. I did not know they were there. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this information with us... Take care...
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Thank you very much for this, nice work.
Thank you so much for bringing this into my awareness . You did a great job . I can see it was not an easy task to walk on the ships but I’m really glad you did . Having just moved to New Brunswick last year , I’m interested in learning more ... your presentation was enjoyable . Namaste
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found it interesting. I hope you will enjoying being in New Brunswick. jai bhole ki
What a great video! I had no idea of this bit of New Brunswick history. Nice work!
Thanks.
WOW, you did a GREAT job, especially with the old photos! l'm an American with dual citizenship who lives half the year in Saint John. My grandfather was a marine who served in the Pacific in WWll... he could have been on one of those ships! Unexpectedly brought me to tears looking at the old pics. l was in the US navy myself, l'll have to get over there and honor the ships myself someday. Would be neat if a bunch of us picked a day to do it, met there and honored them, maybe start a tradition. Funny, the story about this video came out in the Telegraph Journal on Aug 22nd and l've had the article sitting right next to me since then meaning to look up the video, but hadn't done it, then this morning it just popped up in my cue. Would love to get a chunk of metal off one of them and make a knife and inscribe it with the ship's info. Again, great job, you honored them well! Loved what you did with the flags! Would love to buy you a beer someday.
Thanks for your comment I really appreciate it! I'm so happy that you were able to really get something out of watching this video and to find a kind of family connection. I was lucky enough to get permission to use those photos at the end. I think they really help to hit home what these ships and the men who served on them were really like during the war and their contribution. Thanks again.
Great story, thanks for taking the time to make the video and to research.
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Great Job!!! thank you for putting in the time and effort to educate us.
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Hey! Great video man, greetings from NS!
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Great content! So interesting 👍
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