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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 57478, member: 44"]The last pic is interesting with the mention of the "Mosquito Fleet." I believe the Mosquito Fleet was a collection of gunboats and other small vessels that operated offshore patrol during the Phillipine insurrection. The vessels were mainly bought from Spain after the Spanish American War. 3 of the most famous admirals of WWII got their start in the Mosquito Fleet that operated in the Philippines, Admiral Chester Nimitz , commander of the whole Pacific fleet during WWII; Admiral Leahy, Chief of Staff of the Navy during WWII; and Admiral John S. McCain, who "commanded the carrier fleet during WWII" and the grandfather of Sen. John McCain.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.morolandhistory.com/06.PG-Mosquito%20Fleet/mosquito_fleet.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.morolandhistory.com/06.PG-Mosquito%20Fleet/mosquito_fleet.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.morolandhistory.com/06.PG-Mosquito Fleet/mosquito_fleet.htm</a></p><p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_sMEwwkl-NcC&pg=PA463&lpg=PA463&dq=mosquito+fleet,+philippines+insurrection&source=bl&ots=W7E5uzdKmg&sig=xjHRq3oax7z3IQfq1Drj_zFLEt4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48ZUVfDFBcGfgwSP84CoDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mosquito%20fleet%2C%20philippines%20insurrection&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_sMEwwkl-NcC&pg=PA463&lpg=PA463&dq=mosquito+fleet,+philippines+insurrection&source=bl&ots=W7E5uzdKmg&sig=xjHRq3oax7z3IQfq1Drj_zFLEt4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48ZUVfDFBcGfgwSP84CoDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mosquito%20fleet%2C%20philippines%20insurrection&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=_sMEwwkl-NcC&pg=PA463&lpg=PA463&dq=mosquito+fleet,+philippines+insurrection&source=bl&ots=W7E5uzdKmg&sig=xjHRq3oax7z3IQfq1Drj_zFLEt4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48ZUVfDFBcGfgwSP84CoDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mosquito fleet, philippines insurrection&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p>During WWII, the "Mosquito Fleet" of the Phillipines was the PT boats, like JFK's PT 109.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 57478, member: 44"]The last pic is interesting with the mention of the "Mosquito Fleet." I believe the Mosquito Fleet was a collection of gunboats and other small vessels that operated offshore patrol during the Phillipine insurrection. The vessels were mainly bought from Spain after the Spanish American War. 3 of the most famous admirals of WWII got their start in the Mosquito Fleet that operated in the Philippines, Admiral Chester Nimitz , commander of the whole Pacific fleet during WWII; Admiral Leahy, Chief of Staff of the Navy during WWII; and Admiral John S. McCain, who "commanded the carrier fleet during WWII" and the grandfather of Sen. John McCain. [URL='http://www.morolandhistory.com/06.PG-Mosquito%20Fleet/mosquito_fleet.htm']http://www.morolandhistory.com/06.PG-Mosquito Fleet/mosquito_fleet.htm[/URL] [URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=_sMEwwkl-NcC&pg=PA463&lpg=PA463&dq=mosquito+fleet,+philippines+insurrection&source=bl&ots=W7E5uzdKmg&sig=xjHRq3oax7z3IQfq1Drj_zFLEt4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48ZUVfDFBcGfgwSP84CoDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mosquito%20fleet%2C%20philippines%20insurrection&f=false']https://books.google.com/books?id=_sMEwwkl-NcC&pg=PA463&lpg=PA463&dq=mosquito+fleet,+philippines+insurrection&source=bl&ots=W7E5uzdKmg&sig=xjHRq3oax7z3IQfq1Drj_zFLEt4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48ZUVfDFBcGfgwSP84CoDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mosquito fleet, philippines insurrection&f=false[/URL] During WWII, the "Mosquito Fleet" of the Phillipines was the PT boats, like JFK's PT 109. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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