Island Hopping In the Pacific: America s PT Boats in World War II
Fast-moving, heavily armed U.S. Navy PT boats harried enemy forces in the Pacific and European Theaters in World War II.
Here s What You Need to Know: During the island hopping in the Pacific, PT boats blocked enemy vessels shelling U.S. positions and intercepted Japanese vessels transporting troops to islands.
Late in the day on October 24, 1944, all of the available 39 patrol torpedo (PT) boats of the U.S. Seventh Fleet were traveling at high speed into the Mindanao Sea just south of Leyte Gulf. By dusk they had taken up position in a patrol line. The journey of the boats from New Guinea to Leyte Gulf, which was approximately 1,200 miles, presented a difficult problem for the U.S. Navy. The distance was considered too far for the boats to complete in one hop, even if they were escorted by tender, so the Navy set to work to devise a more viable plan.
In Bohol, an architect works with local artisans on transformative placemaking
Written by Anna Canlas
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endIndex: Filipina-German designer Charlotte Lao Schmidt spends her time in Bohol looking for meaningful ways of utilizing space for the community. In photo, details of her personal project called Soft Spot. Photos courtesy of CHARLOTTE LAO SCHMIDT
In the lush coastal village of Larapan, Bohol, new resident Charlotte Lao Schmidt plays with what appear to be hollow blocks. Instead of gray cement, they are the color of buttered toast, compact and with a pleasant grain to them. With raised rims on one side and a depression on the other, they can stack like Lego, making the heavy lifting of construction seem so effortless, which Schmidt’s fingers in chipped red polish demonstrate during our Zoom meeting.
Moderate magnitude 4 3 quake hits 73 km southwest of Maitum, Philippines in the evening volcanodiscovery.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from volcanodiscovery.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mon, 8 Feb 2021, 01:50 01:50 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.9 quake 8 Feb 9:30 am (GMT +8)
Indonesia s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in the Philippines near Glan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, only 15 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday 8 February 2021 at 9:30 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.