Actually, this is the USS Antares of the USN. She is an Antares Class General Stores Issue Ship with the registry of AKS-33. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Antares was with the USS Ward off the coast of Oahu.
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Weren't she and some other ship the ones who fired on the Jap mini-subs, actually firing the first shots of the Pacific War? Or am I thinking of another ship?
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Reminds me of a Foxtrot comic: (over a golf game) Roger: Should I shoot it to the right or the left? Peter: Right. (Hits ball, goes off course) Roger: Next time, just say "correct."
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The USS Antares was with the USS Ward when the USS Ward fired the first shots of the war. So, yep to the first question.
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"Jap." Ah, racist slurs becoming a way of shortening words. It's good to see that the mentality of the 40's still exists. *The Mighty Mim assassinates Marshal Veers, take over SW universe*
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"Jap" is a racist slur? Really? I mean, it's just a shortening of the full word. "Scot" isn't racist.
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