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Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, Published date: 1981. Hardcover; x, 247 pp; 24 cm; First edition. Black and white photographic illustrations.
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In very good condition, in very good dust jacket. Original green cloth boards with silver lettering on spine; light shelf wear; binding sound. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with mild shelf wear and light bumping and creasing to edges. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. First-person naval history and memoir by Captain C. Raymond Calhoun (1913- ), U.S. Navy (Retired), documenting the U.S. Third Fleet's encounter with a devastating typhoon in the Philippine Sea on 18 December 1944. Based on Calhoun's experience as commanding officer of the destroyer USS Dewey, the book presents an eyewitness account of fleet operations before, during, and after the storm, which resulted in the loss of three destroyers, more than 100 aircraft, and approximately 790 officers and men. The narrative examines ship stability, weather forecasting failures, command decisions, and the subsequent court of inquiry, with particular attention to the design vulnerabilities of Farragut-class destroyers. Contents include: Preface; Prelude to a Typhoon - Symptoms of Instability; Typhoon Warning at Ulithi; DesRon One Joins the Third Fleet; Fleet Operations, 10-16 December; The Storm Approaches, 17 December; The Struggle for Survival - The Fleet Is Overtaken; The Dewey's Ordeal; The Tempest Takes Its Toll; The Small Carriers Prove Their Mettle; The Aftermath - The Casualties Are Counted; Search, Recovery, and Heroism; Assessment of Damage, Repairs, and Investigation; Command Aspects; Weather Forecasting; Stability; The Court's Findings, Opinions, and Recommendations; Critique; Summary - Conclusion - The End of the Farraguts; Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.