From Tue Jul 15 08:09:03 1997
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:08:05 -0400 (EDT)
>From: MAJ William J Philbin >X-Sender: philbin@arctic
>To: Mike Potter
>cc: mahan@microworks.net
>Subject: Re: USS Princeton (X-File)
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>Sender: mahan-owner@microworks.net
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>Princeton only set off one mine in the gulf on the morning of 18
>February. It was an italian made bottom influence mine with an acoustic
>trigger. The mine exploded close aboard her stern, but not directly
>underneath it. Considering the resultant damage to Princeton, it is a
>testament to the effectiveness of mines. The other mine that was
>detonated that morning was set off by USS Tripoli. It was an Iraqi moored
>contact mine. Tripoli struck her mine first, and Princeton set off the
>second mine approximately 30 minutes (?) later while manuvering to assist
>us aboard Tripoli. I was aboard Tripoli that morning with the staff of
>CTG 151.11 when we proved that any ship can be a minesweeper – at least
>once. 🙂
>
>Semper Fi,
>Maj Bill Philbin, USMC
>USNA History Department
>
>On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Mike Potter wrote:
>
> > Current USS Princeton (CG 59) is the 6th US Navy ship to bear the name.
> > Until 1994 her homeport was Long Beach CA.
> >
> > She is the 3rd Princeton to undergo a major explosion, by setting off
> > two ground mines during Operation Desert Storm, one right underneath her
> > stern. Previous exploding Princetons were the aircraft carrier discussed
> > below and an experimental ship of about 1850, which the Mahan list
> > discussed last year, IIRC. CG 59 has a large painting of the late CVL in
> > her wardroom.
> >
> > Tracy Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > Oddly enough, the day I sent the message about the sinking of the USS
> > > Princeton during World War II, I noticed something posted on a > sign while I
> > > was driving onto my Navy Reserve duty station, near San Diego:
> > >
> > > “Welcome Back, USS Princeton”
> > > (followed by a pair of names underneath)
> > >
> > > Apparently, a pair of active duty persons had been temporarily assigned
> > > duty aboard today’s USS Princeton, and had recently returned.
> > >
> > > I live in Los Angeles, and I had no idea the we had a modern Princeton
> > > and was going to be in San Diego, It made me feel spooky.
> >
> >

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