This is another one of my favorite hides. Too many clues/hints will
make this one too easy. Go find it! This park is the site of French
Creek Days, the local summer festival. Enjoy the new park and enjoy
this micro cache! Oh, and Bring your own writing utensil.
There is no longer a need to verify your
find with the Secret Submarine Code Word.
Probably no legendary sea monster was as
horrifying as the Kraken. According to stories this huge, many
armed, creature could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship's
main mast. Kraken's would attack a ship, wrap their arms around the
hull and capsize it. The crew would drown or be eaten by the
monster. What's amazing about the Kraken stories is that, of all
the sea monster tales we have, we have the best evidence that these
are real.
Keel laid 13 December 1943
Launched 30 April 1944 Commissioned 8 September 1944;
Lcdr. Thomas H. Henry in command;
Departing on her third war patrol on 19 May 1945, KRAKEN
set course for the Gulf of Siam. After searching in vain for enemy
targets, she shifted to the Java Sea where on 19 June she bombarded
Merak and riddled a coaster and a small ship with 5-inch and 40-mm.
projectiles. She saw the coaster sink and she left the small ship
ablaze before clearing the harbor. Three days later while chasing
an eight-ship convoy, KRAKEN torpedoes sank an oiler and a
coastal steamer and her guns inflicted heavy damage on one of the
Japanese submarine chasers. Then KRAKEN proudly sailed into
Fremantle, Australia 3 July 1945, ending her most successful
patrol.
Decommissioned and striken 15 December 1971;
Sold for scrapping 1 February 1974
Good Luck and Enjoy!
First to Find Honors go to: FuFu from Two Rivers (I can't spell
all that bunny boppin' stuff) 06-23-04 Very Well Done.
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event prep. Removed Secret Submarine Code Word requirement.
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