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Shaneo2
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Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 9:06pm
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Frank,
That is all I can find right now, if I get over there this year I will try to check-out anything I see post by members here on this forum who were there.
I hope to get to Rendova Harbor a couple times, reading online items etc. is helping me goto specific areas, instead of wandering around.
I think the equipment was in ok shape as it was sitting there for at least 36 yrs. of sun/rain/salt air, when those photo's were taken in 1981.
I may not be able to see some of these items again, as scrappers go to the islands and Rendova was hit by that tsunami in 2006.
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Shaneo2
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Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 9:11pm
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Sorry to all on my spelling I meant to say motu's, instead of moto's.
The Polynesians used the term for those low barrier islands on reefs etc.
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Ian Grieve
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Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 2:59am
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Fellas
Great to see the photo of the Ford GPA Amphibious Jeep.
My sister and brother-in-law sailed into Rendova Lagoon, Lubaro Island, in late 1998. When going ashore they saw the (John) Kennedy Memorial Hall and Museum. Fascinated by all they saw, they wandered around the back to see three GPA hulls lying on the ground under the trees. The photo below shows one rotted out hull. I do not have photos of the other two. It could be that the photo above is one of the two. You can also see a jeep body in the photo below.
I will make contact with my sister to what more she can recall.
I would love to see more photos of the remains.
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Ian Grieve
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Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 4:01am
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Fellas
Herewith the links for the photos;
Image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/iangrieve1.jpg">
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cgrieve@ozemail.com.au
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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 Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 5:28am
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I will try to make the above links visible on this page. testing 123...
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Shaneo2
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Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 6:48pm
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Jerry and Ian,
In 1981 there was no veranda (porch), or sign for the museum or anything in it, but if I remember correctly the vehicles in my photo's pg. #2, were on that same little island. Seems they still may be there ?
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Ian Grieve
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Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 8:24pm
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Shaneo2
Herewith another page;
http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=116833
Did you see or do you have photos of the other two amphibious jeeps?
My sister had no real interest in the vehicles, however, knew I did thus took one photo for me.
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Shaneo2
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Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 8:55pm
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Ian,
Here is a link ED gave me to help with your photo posts:
Here's a link to instructions on how to post photos on this message board
http://www.ptboats.org/photo-posting.html
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Shaneo2
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Posted on: Apr 29, 2008 - 8:57pm
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Better yet just go to his link on page to of this topic, as my link did not come up.
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Shaneo2
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Posted on: May 23, 2008 - 3:19pm
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I just went to Google earth, and pulgged in the coordinates, The Island that the coordinates land(the puple dot) on is Lumbari Island and if you go the short distance to the water that is the spot. This small indentation on the island is where the PTHQ was located. The island next to it with the two buildings at the left hand side of the first cove is Bau Island and yes those are original PT boat base buildings. Rendova Island is the big island to the south of them. So the coordinates are somewhat correct, it is the right Island. In a letter Bob Kelly wrote me that Lumbari was kidney shaped. Also the boats were moored of the island in the harbor area between Lumbari and Bau nested three boats to an anchor bouy. Hank Brantingham also years ago, drew for me a small map on a Garfield stickey. The main reason they left Lumbari was because it was just a island of mud when the rains came, plus Bau was more protected with its own cove. I have xerox's of the aerial photos PTHQ has in there collection of this area.
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Ted do your xerox copies show the little harbor between Bau and Lambari and the old base'es on those two Islands ?
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