In December 1942 RMS Queen Mary was broadsided by a Rogue Wave. Apparintly if she had rolled a couple more inches she would have flipped over entierly. What would have happend?
In December 1942 RMS Queen Mary was broadsided by a Rogue Wave. Apparintly if she had rolled a couple more inches she would have flipped over entierly. What would have happend?
IIRC in 2004 they found that quite litrally there are hundred's of rogue waves each day.Beleif in Rogue Waves outside of the so-callled ramblings of drunken Captians unwilling to admit their own mistakes might rise as a result, if it can be proven to outside observers that it was in fact a Rogue wave that capsized her.
It was just a rough guess, as I could not remeber the exact numbersThe Wiki artical tells us there were not just over 5,000 troops on board there were 16,082 GIs on board. My Father travelled to Canada as part of the Empire Training Scheme for RAF pilots in 1944 on the QM. There were 10,000 on board for the westbound journey.
Yes, but in the time period we are speaking of, rogue waves were usualy thought of as a myth.IIRC in 2004 they found that quite litrally there are hundred's of rogue waves each day.
I belave that that was about 1944 that incrdent happened.It was just a rough guess, as I could not remeber the exact numbers
There was the one time she embarked an entire US Army Division, and when they were leaving New York and passing over the site of the Holland Tunnel, all the troops on board were ordered to stand still so she wouldnt list to either side as she passed over the tunnel.
Yes, but in the time period we are speaking of, rogue waves were usualy thought of as a myth.