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USS Lawrence C. Taylor (DE-415)
USS ''Lawrence C. Taylor'' (DE-415) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1973. Namesake Lawrence Coburn Taylor was born on 12 May 1920 at Santa Ana, California. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on 14 January 1941. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant on 24 March 1941, and after flight training served in the Pacific. He was killed in combat on 24 August 1942 during the Solomon Islands campaign in the summer of 1942 while serving with Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212). His Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (Bureau Number 02084) took off from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal at 14:15 to intercept six Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers that had been launched from the Japanese aircraft carrier ''Ryūjō''. These were escorted by nine Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeros. When his aircraft failed to return, he was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. History The destroyer escort's keel was laid down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Length Overall
__NOTOC__ Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking the ship. It is the most commonly used way of expressing the size of a ship, and is also used for calculating the cost of a marina berth (for example, £2.50 per metre LOA). LOA is usually measured on the hull alone. For sailing ships, this may ''exclude'' the bowsprit and other fittings added to the hull. This is how some racing boats and tall ships use the term LOA. However, other sources may include bowsprits in LOA. Confusingly, LOA has different meanings. "Sparred length", "Total length including bowsprit", "Mooring length" and "LOA including bowsprit" are other expressions that might indicate the full length of a sailing ship. LOD Often used to distinguish between the length of a vessel including projections (e.g. bow sprits, etc.) from the length of the hull itself, the Length on Deck or LOD is often repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
