US Navy Ship Damage Diagrams

[syscom3]

I come across these on occasion. So I would like to share them with you all.

Here's the first one. USS Savannah (CL 42), Bomb Damage Diagram from September 11 1943 off Salerno.

 

[Greg Boeser]

I've got a book about the Kamikazis, and it is chock full of them.

 

[syscom3]

Outboard profile of USS Vincennes (CA-44) showing gunfire and torpedo hits during Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942.

 

[syscom3]

USS Boise (CL 47) gunfire damage diagram from 11-12 October 1942 at Cape Esperance

 

[fubar57]

I've got a website book marked that carries a schwack of these also

 

[Greg Boeser]

These are so cool! Like an autopsy report, but for ships.

 

[fubar57]

War Damage Reports

During World War II, when a ship sustained battle damage or any other type of mishap occurred (e.g., collision, running aground, explosion, fire, heavy weather damage), a War Damage Report was required. At the first opportunity, a follow-up, detailed, preliminary shipboard inspection/damage...

www.history.navy.mil

 

[syscom3]

These are so cool! Like an autopsy report, but for ships.

I like that.

 

[syscom3]

Torpedo damage diagram of the USS Minneapolis (CA 36) from surface torpedoes explosions at Lunga Point on 30 November - 1 December 1942.

 

[ARTESH]

Just imagine that 80 years ago, these "papers" were considered "top secret"!!!

What would be 80 years later???

 

[syscom3]

Torpedo damage diagram of the USS Helena (CL 50) from her loss at Kula Gulf on 6 July 1943.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Great thread! How did I miss it?

 

[syscom3]

Great thread! How did I miss it?

You're quite busy maintaining order and civility to the group? LOL

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

You're quite busy maintaining order and civility to the group? LOL

Sometimes I'm contributing to the opposite.

 

[syscom3]

Torpedo damage diagram for the USS Denver (CL-58) occurring on November 13, 1943 off Treasury Islands.

 

[syscom3]

Battle damage diagram of USS Astoria (CA 34) showing gunfire hits during Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942. The ship's superstructure was burning from end to end.

 

[SaparotRob]

Great visual aids for those ships I've read about.

 

[syscom3]

Torpedo damage diagram of the USS Canberra (CA 70) from an aircraft torpedo strike on 13 October 1944 off Formosa.

 

[SaparotRob]

Torpedo damage diagram of the USS Canberra (CA 70) from an aircraft torpedo strike on 13 October 1944 off Formosa.

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Very informative and a topic I follow. I just can't give it a "like" for sentimental (?) reasons and "Informative" seems kinda' weak.
I also hit the reply by accident again and I used oops a bit much.

 

[syscom3]

Torpedo damage diagram on the I from torpedo hits off Formosa on 14 and 16 October, 1944.