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Cruiser Honolulu - 1/17/2003 8:13:51 PM

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Honoulu, the only allied cruiser to come out unscathed from Tassaafronga (30 November 1942) was called the "BLUE GOOSE",
does anyone know why? (This is not a quiz, I really dont know).
ALso,
At Coral Sea, which Carrier did Sherman command? Later he commanded the Wasp, does anyone know what other, if any, carriers he commanded in WW2?

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- 1/17/2003 8:27:14 PM

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Sherman was in command of the Lexington at Coral Sea; and this is also represented in UV if you pull up the Lexington. His ratings aren't too shabby either, if Lex is the only CV in the TF, I just leave him in command instead of selecting Admiral. You can't move him around to Wasp or whereever tho.

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- 1/17/2003 9:22:54 PM

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There are two Shermans who commanded carriers in WWII

Frederick C. Sherman commanded [I]Lexington[/I] up to her loss at Coral Sea, then went to staff duty until later in the war.

Forrest P. Sherman took command of [I]Wasp[/I] in August 1942 until her loss by submarine torpedo on 16 Sep 42.

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- 1/17/2003 9:27:15 PM

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Posted by corbulo
[QUOTE]Honoulu, the only allied cruiser to come out unscathed from Tassaafronga (30 November 1942) was called the "BLUE GOOSE", does anyone know why? (This is not a quiz, I really dont know).[/QUOTE]

From what I've seen, the name came from the pre-war period when it had a blue paint scheme (don't ask why). At the same time it was also being used as a flagship (which would carry the admiral of the squadron). One of the cruiser's floatplanes was allocated as the personal a/c for the admiral and was painted blue (to differentiate it from the other floatplanes - assumedly to make it easier for him to find his plane after a night on the piss).

Supposedly, the predominance of blue (and the fact that a Duke Ellington hit called "Blue Goose" was doing the rounds at the time) got her the name which then stuck.

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- 1/17/2003 9:41:19 PM

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Ah!

More useless trivial krap to try and stuff into my brain!

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- 1/17/2003 9:51:50 PM

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You never know when something like that will come in handy. It may be the clincher on your next attempt to pick up at a party (assuming you were after an old sailor).

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