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USS Batfish Beached Art Print
by John Straton
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USS Batfish Beached art print by John Straton. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Batfish in seven war patrols, claimed a total of 15 ships sunk for 37,484 tons, and damaged 3 other ships. JANAC officially credited Batfish with... more
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Batfish in seven war patrols, claimed a total of 15 ships sunk for 37,484 tons, and damaged 3 other ships. JANAC officially credited Batfish with only 6 ships, for a total of 10,230 tons.� This accreditation is par for the statistical course. Generally, American submarines were credited with only half of what they sank - or claimed twice as many ships as were later substantiated.
At any rate, JANAC credited Batfish with the sinking of 3 enemy submarines. But even here, the records are confused, particularly as to the identity of the first submarine Batfish sank on February 9, 1945. Some records indicated I-41, others the RO-115, others the RO-55. To the best available information, there is general agreement about the second and third submarines: RO-112 and RO- 113.
The entire crew serving aboard the 6th War Patrol was authorized to wear the Presidential Unit Citation which read as follows:
"For extraordinary heroism in action against enemy Japanese combatant forces d...
About John Straton
From my Grandfathers Leica M3 To my Current OMD EM1 MK2 With Leica Autofocus and Leica R Lenses. I learned a lot from my grandfather " The Lenses are what takes the Picture The Body is a light tight box" Once photographing meant a large box camera on a tripod, shifting film plate after each shot - and working with a dark cloth over your head and the camera.But then something happened.The Leica was extremely compact and could be fitted with a very high quality lens that enabled photographers to work in ordinary outdoor settings with available light. It was always instantly ready to capture life and action effortlessly from any angle with the photographer often able to remain unnoticed. Without the usual heavy equipment, photographs...
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Chuck Hicks
NICE PLEASE POST ON SHIPS BOATS AND DINGHIES
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Gary Hall
Excellent work.
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Very cool!
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John Straton
Thanks James Lanigan Thompson MFA featured my artwork in the group Beauty
Mr Bennett Kent
Great panorama John
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Allan Van Gasbeck
nice selection of format John works well
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Ginny Barklow
Wonderful subject for a panorama! Nice work! L
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MB Art factory
Realy lock good!
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Henry Kowalski
Panorama is awesome; thanks for the history
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Stuart Litoff
Very nice!
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Terri Waters
Splendid
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Linsey Williams
Excellent
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Ellen Levinson
Wonderful~!
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George Buxbaum
Beautiful capture.
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Paul Ashby
Excellent!
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Jeanne Fischer
fabulous and sharing
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D Hackett
Nicely done
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Kandy Hurley
Excellent
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Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
Very creative use of image size
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Sarah Batalka
Not the typical panoramic! Very cool capture!
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Steven Reed
Wonderful work!
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Stephen Stookey
Nice work!
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