Broken Starboard Shaft - Dec. 1955
I remember the time we were station ship in Hong Cong and after we left there and had all the trouble after we were at sea and broke the starboard shaft and the fire in the after motor room and we were dead in the water and almost lost the ship and then after many hours was able to get under way on the port shaft. Russell (Nelson) and I took part in getting power back,hooking up emergency power for the port main motor. (This incident occurred during one of the worst typhoons the Spangler experience, certainly during the 1954 - 1958 time frame. We would love to hear from any onboard at the time who recalls the typhoon and any damages resulting from it.