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KevinD · 3rd May 2008, 22:43

Quote: (Originally Posted by Drmike)

The 'E' as we codenamed her was the last of the ships to be found in the Java sea. Vidar mostly accompanied by Kevin D and Phil has located and dived all of them now - a heck of an accomplishment and the two 'E's were the final feather in the cap

Thanks for the kind words Mikey and I only wish it where true, but................................that’s not quite the case re the final feather, etc. You have forgotten about our remaining nemesis, USS Pope, who remains as illusive as ever and is actually the VERY last of the Battle of the Java Sea wrecks remaining to be discovered. But not for want of trying, thats for sure! (Although you just know that somewhere some fisherman IS wetting his line unbeknownst on her.)

And yeah, we were so close in 2006 eh, given that when we were going back and forth to Perch, we missed the E by a mere 500m, (well 150m actually, as she was just 150m outside the SS range on one of those transits, as we later learnt, much to our chagrin).

Oh well, as the Big Dog likes to say, "Wrecks get found when they want to get found", and ain't that the truth! Besides, if we found Pope we wouldn’t have anything to keep drawing us back out there, would we. Still, I was oh so much hoping to come back into port with a broom tied to the mast! One day though.

Regards,
Kevin

3rd May 2008, 22:43	#3 (permalink)
KevinD New Member Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Other Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8	Re: Why haven't the Poms picked up on this? Quote: (Originally Posted by Drmike) The 'E' as we codenamed her was the last of the ships to be found in the Java sea. Vidar mostly accompanied by Kevin D and Phil has located and dived all of them now - a heck of an accomplishment and the two 'E's were the final feather in the cap Thanks for the kind words Mikey and I only wish it where true, but................................that’s not quite the case re the final feather, etc. You have forgotten about our remaining nemesis, USS Pope, who remains as illusive as ever and is actually the VERY last of the Battle of the Java Sea wrecks remaining to be discovered. But not for want of trying, thats for sure! (Although you just know that somewhere some fisherman IS wetting his line unbeknownst on her.) And yeah, we were so close in 2006 eh, given that when we were going back and forth to Perch, we missed the E by a mere 500m, (well 150m actually, as she was just 150m outside the SS range on one of those transits, as we later learnt, much to our chagrin). Oh well, as the Big Dog likes to say, "Wrecks get found when they want to get found", and ain't that the truth! Besides, if we found Pope we wouldn’t have anything to keep drawing us back out there, would we. Still, I was oh so much hoping to come back into port with a broom tied to the mast! One day though. Regards, Kevin
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