Talk:Marina Raskova

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Two dates in the article seemed to contradict: that she crashed on Dec. 28, 1942, and died on Jan. 4, 1943. Of course it's possible, I suppose, that she was injured in the crash and died a week later. But I can only find confirmation (admittedly based only on a Google search--anybody with better references, help me out) for the Jan. 4 date, so I removed the earlier one for now. Everyking 13:03, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Legacy
There was never a Liberty ship named the SS Marina Raskova. Liberty ships were built between Sept 1941 and Sept 1945 and were EC2-S-C1 class.

The vessel eventually named SS Marina Raskova was originally completed in April 1919 as Mystic for US Shipping Board. In 1919 returned to owner and in 1924 sold to United Ship & Commerce. In 1930 renamed Munmystic for Munson SS Lines. In 1937 renamed Iberville for Waterman Steamship Co. In 1941 was taken over by the US War Shipping Administration (WSA) and renamed Ironclad. In July 1942, the Ironclad arrived in North Russia, having survived convoy PQ-17. On 13 September, she was due to sail with convoy QP-14 but stranded on a sand bank. Was towed free and repaired at Archangelsk. On 24 November, she sailed with convoy QP-15 and stranded in the White Sea. Damage to the bottom caused the ship to settle in shallow waters. On 11 December she was salvaged by the Soviets. On 25 Mar 1943, the repairs were finished and the ship given to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease agreement and renamed Marina Raskova.

Oldfarm (talk) 19:29, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

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Photo of "Russian ground crew"
The man in the middle of the group photo of the "Russian ground crew w/ pilots" is not Russian. He's American and was part of Operation Frantic. It's pretty obvious he's American b/c his uniform is not Soviet. It is American. There is an entire Wikipedia article about Operation Frantic, and how Americans were posted in the Soviet Union to conduct raids on German targets. The caption should be altered to include this fact. Why is it important? Well, for one the caption is factually wrong. For another, the United States helped the Soviet Union fight WWII. Although the Russians like to think they're the only ones who fought against the Germans, photos like this one prove they did not. The person who killed cooperation between Americans and Russians was Stalin himself. He couldn't stand anyone, even an ally helping him win the war, inside his "territory". Such was Stalin's paranoia. 47.138.93.44 (talk) 04:05, 23 March 2024 (UTC)