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12 October, 2023 | Maritime Musings

Writer: Thomas WingThomas Wing
"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." - Isaac Asimov

Tomorrow Against All Enemies will be released!

It will be available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book!


For AAE's book birthday, I'll post a deleted scene from the book. It should be a good teaser!

If you still haven't ordered your book, here's where you can get it.



Reviews

If you're one of those who got an Advance Reader Copy, you've probably already posted a review on Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Goodreads, or BookBub. If you haven't, what are you waiting for?


As for tomorrow, you can post review on Amazon, too.


For the rest of you, please, once you've read the book, leave a review, even if you read the book, leave a review, even if you hated the story. Reviews, even negative ones, mean someone read the book and it meant enough to leave a review. The number of reviews goes into the algorithms that determine a book's visibility increases sales!

This day in naval history

12 October 1800

American frigate Boston captures French frigate Le Berceau, one of the French ships that was plaguing the American coast during the Quasi-War with France. After a bloody engagement, Boston brings her prize back to the United States. Though condemned as a legitimate prize of war and sold to the United States government, Le Berceau is returned to France under the terms of the Treaty of Mortefontaine, concluded about two weeks before her capture.


12 October 1914

USS Jupiter (AC 3) is the first U.S. Navy ship to transit the Panama Canal. In March 1920, Jupiter is decommissioned. Following conversion, she is renamed USS Langley (CV 1). Upon commissioning in March 1922, Langley becomes the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier.


On 27 February 1942, she is attacked by sixteen Mitsubishi G4M "betty" bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Badly damaged, abandon ship is ordered. Once survivors have been pulled off, Uss Whipple (DD-127) and USS Edsall (DD-219) stand off and fire nine 4-inch (100 mm) shells and two torpedoes into Langley's hull, scuttling her to prevent her from falling into enemy hands.

 

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