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USS Olympia -
Philadelphia, PA March 24, 2006
Becuna Team
WORK
IN PROGRESS |
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Temperature
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Weather
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Relative
Humidity
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Barometric
pressure
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Moon
Phase
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Moon Illuminated
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Solar
X-rays
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Geomagnetic
Field
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| Total
photos |
Approx
250 |
| Total
positive photos |
only a
couple of questionable photos |
| EVP's |
1
so far
Recordings under review |
| Positive
video events |
N/A |
| EMF
fluctuations |
N/A due to
interference on the ship |
| Temperature
drops |
N/A due to close
quarters on the ship |
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USS Becuna Info
| Navy....................... |
The US Navy |
| Type....................... |
Submarine |
| Class..................... |
Balao |
| Pennant.................. |
319 |
| Built by................... |
Electric Boat Co.
(Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down................ |
29 Apr, 1943 |
| Launched................ |
30 Jan, 1944 |
| Commissioned........ |
27 May, 1944 |
| End service............. |
7 Nov, 1969 |
History USS Becuna conducted five wartime patrols with the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Becuna sank the 7500 ton freighter Nichiyoku Maru, two small coastal freighters, assisted USS Hawkbill with the sinking of the oiler Tokuwa Maru, and damaged another oiler. The submarine also served as a lifeguard for downed pilots and narrowly missed an attack on the battleship Yamato. Converted from her basic fleet boat configuration to a streamlined fast underwater submarine known as a GUPPY (Greater Underwater Propulsion Project) type 1A in 1951, Becuna served during the Korean War and Vietnam conflict in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Berthed at Penn\'s Landing in Philadelphia, the boat now serves as an educational resource and tourist attraction with the cruiser Olympia. USS Becuna is a National Historic Landmark. Notable events involving Becuna include:
| 29 Jul, 1944 |
With her trials and initial training completed USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) arrives at Pearl Harbour from New London. |
| 23 Aug, 1944 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea. |
| 8 Oct, 1944 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) torpedoes and damages the Japanese seaplane carrier Kimikawa Maru (6863
BRT) in the South China Sea in position 14.05N, 115.38E. |
| 9 Oct, 1944 |
While operating in the South China Sea USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker San Luis Maru (7268
BRT) in position 12.45N, 118.00E and teams up with USS Hawkbill to sink the Japanese merchant tanker Tokuwa Maru (1943
BRT) in position 12.43N, 118.05E. |
| 18 Oct, 1944 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) ends her 1st war patrol at
Fremantle, Australia. |
| 16 Nov, 1944 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea. |
| 2 Jan, 1945 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) sinks the Japanese Daian Maru and another small vessel with gunfire east of Madoera Island in position 05.50S,
113.12E |
| 8 Jan, 1945 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) ends her 2nd war patrol at
Fremantle. |
| 22 Feb, 1945 |
While on her 3rd war patrol USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. H.D. Sturr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Nichiyoku Maru(1945
BRT) off Cape Padaran, French Indo-China in position 11.28N, 109.06E. |
| 21 Jun, 1945 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea. |
| 28 Jul, 1945 |
USS Becuna
(Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay,
Philippines. |
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We will post questionable photos as well as
negative photos to show the ship. We are calling them
questionable because orbs can be everywhere and they alone are
not necessarily a sign of a haunting. We did not get any
positive photos at the time the EVP was recorded.
 This photo taken by Jean Young
of an orb in the control room at approximately
10:15 pm
. This could have possibly have been dust but this
team did not get dust anywhere else in the submarine.
This was a random shot and nothing special was noted at
this point of the evening.
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Other photos to show the sub
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