Ĭulley, who was born in Canada, was apparently promised a VC for the action but instead received the DSO (London Gazette 2 November 1918) but action against L53 was not his only exploit. The picture is unfortunately quite small and may only show the aircraft fitted with the standard single Lewis in that position. I am not sure if the painting actually depicts Culley’s take off in pursuit of L53 as by that date the aircraft had been fitted with twin Lewis machine guns on the upper wing. The aircraft and pilot were recovered after ditching and N6812 can still be seen as an exhibit at the Imperial War Museum. Twenty-one crewmembers were killed and apparently one survived in what turned out to be the last action of the war in which a Zeppelin was destroyed. This action was unsuccessful, however six days later on 11 August Culley, flying N6812 from a lighter towed behind HMS REDOUBT, attacked and destroyed Zeppelin L53 10 miles south west of the Borkum Rift Light Vessel, Heligoland Blight. Stuart Douglas Culley RNAS 1895- ) which was first successfully flown from a lighter towed by HMS TRUCULENT on 31 July 1918 and then landed at Martlesham Heath.įive days later the same aircraft and pilot flew off lighter H3 in an attempt to intercept a Zeppelin. I am not sure what information was provided in any caption linked to the artwork but the aircraft is a Sopwith 2F.1 Camel rather than a Sopwith Pup.Īlthough I cannot be certain about the background to the painting it may depict Camel N6813 (Lt. The artwork below depicts the take off of a Sopwith Pup about 1918. During WWI several barges were used as small towed "carriers" along the British coast. The photo below: A Royal Navy "seaplane barge", circa 1918. But several barges have served in various aviation-related roles, in addition serving as aircraft transports. When we think of aircraft carriers and seaplane tenders, we rarely think of barges.
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To further ensure the safety of response workers and prevent the spread of oil into other areas, a safety zone was established restricting traffic in impacted waters.RN Seaplane Barges World Naval Ships Forums Archive Meanwhile, choppy weather conditions have pushed oil recovery plans and efforts into the Gulf of Mexico and south along Galveston Island, according to the Coast Guard. The amount of oil recovered from the barge itself has not yet been determined, Torres says. Lightering operations to transfer remaining oil from the damaged barge into a second barge were completed on Sunday, the day after the collision. An additional 232,600 ft of boom has been staged for possible deployment and another 5,400 ft ordered, according to officials. So far, response teams have deployed more than 71,000 ft of containment boom on waters surrounding the incident site and along sensitive shorelines in the area. The waste products include oiled debris, oil sand mixture and snare boom.Īdditionally, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported evaporation of 16,800 gal and a natural dispersion rate of 1,680 gal of spilled fuel oil. A majority of the solid waste was collected from Big Reef, Pelican Island, East Beach and Texas City Dike. Response personnel have collected approximately 164,892 gal of oil-water mixture as well as 852 bags of solid waste. Officials reported Tuesday that there is approximately 15.5 miles of nonconsecutive impacted shoreline. Kirby Inland Marine, owner of the Miss Susan and the barges, activated its emergency response plan immediately and has been working in a unified response with the Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office.Īpproximately 70 response vessels are actively working to skim and recover oil with more than 539 personnel on-scene, with another 218 supporting responding in the incident command post, Torres says. Saturday, the captain of the bulk carrier Summer Wind reported a collision between the carrier and an oil barge being towed by the motor vessel Miss Susan. “Some of that has already been recuperated and they’re still working on the cleanup,” says Rosio Torres, spokesperson at the Joint Information Center, the Unified Command Center for what’s being called the Texas City “Y” Incident.Īccording to the Coast Guard, at approximately 12:35 p.m.
Coast Guard has estimated that about 168,000 gal of oil were released following the collision.
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