Word: oglala
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Dates: during 1929-1929
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...Oglala' laid 56,000 mines during the World War," said Captain D. C. Bingham U. S. N., when visited Friday aboard his ship at the Navy Yard, Charlestown. "But you'd never know...
...Oglala", flagship of a mine squadron which played an important part in laying the North Sea Mine Barrage during the World War, is now in the Navy Yard, undergoing repairs to refit it for service in the U. S. Navy...
...Oglala" has had an interesting history. It was first built in 1907 as a passenger and freight boat for the Eastern Steamship Lines, but at the opening of the World War it was converted for wartime...
...Very few people know exactly what a mine looks like," the commander of the "Oglala" continued. He pointed to several which were left in the hold. They are large cylindrical shells of iron which are filled with T. N. T. when needed. To each mine is attached a large square weight which serves as an anchor...
...Oglala" will display one of each type of naval mine on Monday, when visitors are to be specially entertained as part of the Navy Day celebration...