I grew up watching "Victory At Sea" serials.
My dad joined that Navy in 1943 at the age of 17. He became a hard hat diver and served in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. I remember something he told me when I was about 12 years old; he said, "Just before the torpedo hits, get up on your toes else the force of the explosion coming up from below the deck will break your ankles."
I think he had been drinking and remembered how it felt when his ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine.
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I grew up with Victory at Sea as well. I still have the three albums put out with the music by Richard Rogers too.
Your dad was right. The force of torpedo impact often shattered ankles and knees.
Pewster - after all these years I still get a little chill when I hear the theme music.
LL - that's something that our sailors haven't had to fear in decades. But not that there's a communist in the WH and China is makes naval incursions near or in our waters ... who knows?
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