Carriers Quote by Barney Ross Download Open image “We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.” — Barney Ross ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Carriers Carriers Weren Fortunate Fortunate Carriers Harbor River Very Were Weren Harbor
We managed to get underway, and I don't know to this day why we didn't get struck or take a torpedo, but we didn't.… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers… — Jack Adams Copy Share Image
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. —John A. Shedd” — Adam Silvera Copy Share Image
Ships are safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. So set sail on the stormy sea of love. You're going to… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
I was 20 years old at Pearl Harbor. I was in the Navy about a year and four months before the war. — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships. — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
We managed to get underway, and I don't know to this day why we didn't get struck or take a torpedo, but we didn't.… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
I had been out there long enough. I had not seen my family for four years. — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
The gunner's mate came up and started breaking the locks on the ammunition. Everything was locked up for fear that someone might go in… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves. — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
I'd get a shell, they weighed about 80 pounds I think, but when I was 19 or 20 that was nothing. I'd take a… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
“I believe that we are just carriers of God's wisdom that he uses to refurnish the earth He created. You are carrying part of… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
We are not getting rid of carriers any time soon. This is both because of their utility and also because of their role in… — P. W. Singer Copy Share Image
“If a culture is good or evil, it is only because of its carriers.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
I don't really have any peeves, and I fly other carriers a good bit. My experience has been good in terms of getting on… — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image
I do think we are seeing the definition of what is a carrier changing. You can turn America-class amphibious assault ships into smaller, less… — P. W. Singer Copy Share Image
The reality is the three gulf carriers - Emirates, Qatar and Etihad - are forces with which to be reckoned. Strategic investments by co-operative… — Richard Quest Copy Share Image
