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A sea turtle entangled in a ghost net. Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded in the ocean, lakes, and rivers. [1] These nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, can be left tangled on a rocky reef or drifting in the open sea.
An anti-submarine net or anti-submarine boom is a boom placed across the mouth of a harbour or a strait for protection against submarines. Net laying ships would be used to place and remove the nets. The US Navy used anti-submarine nets in the Pacific War to protect major US Naval Advance Bases .
A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) is a facility owned by the United States Navy as a holding facility for decommissioned naval vessels, pending determination of their final fate. All ships in these facilities are inactive, but some are still on the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), while others have been struck from the register.
The United States Navy Net Depot Tiburon was a military facility charged with maintaining and deploying an anti-submarine net across the Golden Gate between San Francisco and Marin County during World War II.
The boarding net was a rope net that could be raised from a ship's masts so that it encircled the vessel's deck. [1] A ship's captain could order the net deployed during battle if it became apparent that enemy naval infantry might attempt to capture his vessel through a boarding action; it might also be raised at night if the vessel was at anchor in unknown or hostile waters. [1]
The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea investigators.
The US Navy has sent several vessels into nearby waters in recent months amid tensions with Russia. A Norwegian fisherman made a surprising catch on Monday in the form of a US submarine.
Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Juneau, 1951-1952; Korean War Project; Crew Members' Page; Commander T. A. Curtin, “49, CDR USN (Ret.) Diary; U.S. Military Historical Collection, Veteran's Stories, PO2 Lavern Meemken - US Navy - Gunner's Mate, USS Juneau -CLAA-119- "Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast"