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In article , John Szalay
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"DDAY" wrote in news:dxSJh.12642$tD2.9931
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:

American Mariner

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiorover/155327673/

"TARGET SHIP" lat=38.0689553132, lon=-76.1251953469

Wow. Many thanks--for the photo links and the lat and long coordinates. I
am writing an article about tracking ships for a magazine and looking to get
as much info as I can. I looked around on Google Earth, but didn't find
her. But I didn't know exactly where to look either.

One question I have to answer is what kind of target ship she was. Gunnery
practice or bomb practice? Or simply a sighting target? And for how long?
The fact that the rusted hulk is still relatively intact now four decades
later indicates that she couldn't have been used for live bombing practice
or used for target practice for very long--otherwise there should be nothing
left of her.

I'll keep digging, but thanks.



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