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Somers cruised the South Atlantic between Brazil and Trinidad, patrolling and escorting convoys to rendezvous points off Trinidad. In 1947 the crews of Somers and Omaha were awarded salvage money by the United States District Court for Puerto Rico. The skill and determination of the American sailors, however, saved Odenwald and she was brought into San Juan, P.R., for disposition. All this clearly indicated that an attempt was being made to scuttle her. Only one of the ship's generators was operating and selected watertight doors were open. Upon boarding, they soon discovered that their quarry was the German blockade runner Odenwald. The detonation of explosions in the ship aroused the suspicions of the already wary boarding party. Indicating that she was sinking and in need of lifeboats to pick up her passengers and crew who were already abandoning ship. Just before the boarding party came alongside the merchant, she hoisted the international flag signal, "Fox Mike," On the stern of the merchant ship was the name Willmotto, of Philadelphia and she flew the colors of the United States. The merchantman was ordered to heave to while Omaha went to General Quarters and dispatched a motor whaleboat with a boarding party. On the morning of 6 November 1941, Somers and Omaha (C~4) came upon a ship midway between the prominences of South America and Africa. Thus, Somers joined the Neutrality Patrol ordered by President Roosevelt on 5 September and for over two years patrolled the western Atlantic. With the outbreak of war in Europe on 1 September, the United States reacted quickly to protect her rights as a neutral power and remain outside the newest European imbroglio. After some 20 months of peacetime operations with the Atlantic Fleet, Somers began a new type of assignment in the fall of 1939. Somers sailed on 11 February 1938 for her shakedown cruise and visited a number of ports on the Gulf of Mexico and along the eastern coast of South America. June 1935 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey launched on 13 March 1937 co-sponsored by Miss Marie Somers and Miss Suzanne Somers and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 1 December 1937, Comdr.

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It’s important to keep watching as ballots cast on Election Day trickle in. If more Democrats voted in advance, it could make it look like Biden is winning. After the polls close, Florida election officials are expected to announce the results of millions of mail-in ballots cast early. If Democrat Joe Biden doesn’t win the state, he still has other pathways to victory.ĭon’t put the state in either candidates' win column too early. If President Donald Trump doesn’t win Florida, he’s going to have a rough time capturing enough states to stay in office. Grab the binoculars and focus on these 10 states as election returns start rolling in: FLORIDA IS WORTH 29 ELECTORAL VOTESĪll eyes are on Florida, a swing state known for razor-thin election tallies. Updated interactive maps with link to the analysis: /jGS8j0lFOx- 270toWin November 2, 2020 As is their custom, all toss-ups (with 2 exceptions) are projected as leaning toward R or D. Final 2020 election forecast from Sabato's Crystal Ball.