Fuel Transfers of the Miss (unless noted otherwise, this list shows fuel transferred from AO-59) 28 Jul YMS385 N/A 9 Aug USS Santee (CVE-29) 8,075 bbls. NSFO and 20,009 gals. AV Gas USS Craven (DD-382) N/A USS McCalla (DD-488) N/A USS Ellet (DD-398) N/A USS Case (DD-370) N/A 10 AUG
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Veteran’s Day 2025
On this Veteran’s Day, we remember the sacrifices of all our country’s veterans, where they gave everything to make the world a safer place for themselves, their families, and their fellow countrymen. So, here on the USS Mississinewa website and Facebook page, I’d like to take the time to thank
Continue readingAP-Wire story about the floatplane that saved ‘Miss’ survivors – Updated 23Dec20242024
Though not quite “lone”, this is the story of the floatplane whose crew saved 20 Miss survivors on 20Nov1944. As the article says, neiher Captain Beck nor his crew knew the identify of the float plane pilot and radioman who risked their lives that day. We have found out who
Continue readingMass. Maritime Accademy honor Lt. Robert Rowe
Lt. Robert Rowe, Navigator of the USS Mississinewa (AO-59), was a 1931 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. His daughter, Jan Tracy, was kind enough to share a photo of a display recently created at the academy honoring her late father. Lt. Rowe was severely burned when the ship sank.
Continue readingBook Review for “Kaiten”
Kaiten Book Review The following review is generously offered by John Adams Graf, editor of Military Trader, MiliaryTrader.com Kaiten: Japan’s Secret Manned Suicide Submarine and the First American Ship It Sank in WWII, by Michael Mair and Joy Waldron (ISBN: 978-0425272695, Berkley Publishing Group, published by Penguin Group, 357 Hudson
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