In 1943, a secret government project attempted to create a cloaking device that would make warships invisible. During the first test, the USS Eldridge vanished completely, never to be found again.
Jun 11, 2013 - Movie Info. 70 years after a U.S. Warship vanished during a top-secret cloaking experiment, its sudden reappearance on a Pennsylvania.
Seventy years later, the Navy destroyer momentarily reappears on a Pennsylvania runway allowing the sole surviving crewman to escape and a local lawman to board. What is behind a sinister reactivation of the project?
Where will the massive ship materialize next? And what will become of two men trapped in a time/space catastrophe that threatens to destroy the world? Garrys mod v140713. Starring: Malcolm McDowell (TV's HEROES), Emilie Ullerup (TV's SANCTUARY), Nicholas Lea (TV's SUPERNATURAL), and Gina Holden (FANTASTIC FOUR).
Full text of ' Philadelphia E^xperiment ' Return to Naval Historical C:enter home page, Return to Frequently Asked Questions page. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY - NAVAL fflSTORICAL CENTER 901 M STREET SE -- WASHDWGTON NAVY YARD WASHINGTON DC The 'Philadelphia Experiment'* Related resources:: Office of Naval Research (ONR) fact sheet IJFO Research Guide Photograph of USS Eldridg e Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. Records in the Operational Archives Branch of the Naval Historical Center have been repeatedly searched, but no documents have been located which confirm the event, or any interest by the Navy in attempting such an achievement.
The ship involved in the experiment was supposedly the USS Eldridge. Operational Archives has reviewed the deck log and war diary from Eldridge 's commissioning on 27 August 1943 at the New York Navy Yard through December 1943.
The following description of Eldridge 's activities are summarized from the ship's war diary. After commissioning,£Wnrf^^ remained in New York and in the Long Island Sound until 16 September when it sailed to Bermuda. From 18 September, the ship was in the vicinity of Bermuda undergoing training and sea trials until 15 October when Eldridge left in a convoy for New York where the convoy entered on 18 October. Eldridge remained in New York harbor until 1 November when it was part of the escort for Convoy UGS-23 (New York Section).
On 2 November the convoy entered Naval Operating Base, Norfolk. On 3 November, Eldridge and Convoy UGS-23 left for Casablanca where it arrived on 22 November. On 29 November, Eldridge left as one of escorts for Convoy GUS-22 and arrived with the convoy on 17 December at New York harbor. Eldridge remained in New York on availability training and in Block Island Sound until 31 December when it steamed to Norfolk with four other ships. During this time frame, Eldridge was never in Philadelphia. Eldridge 's complete World War II action report and war diary coverage, including the remarks section of the 1943 deck log, is available on microfihn, NRS- 1978-26.
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In 1943, a secret government project attempted to create a cloaking device that would make warships invisible. During the first test, the USS Eldridge vanished completely, never to be found again.
Jun 11, 2013 - Movie Info. 70 years after a U.S. Warship vanished during a top-secret cloaking experiment, its sudden reappearance on a Pennsylvania.
Seventy years later, the Navy destroyer momentarily reappears on a Pennsylvania runway allowing the sole surviving crewman to escape and a local lawman to board. What is behind a sinister reactivation of the project?
Where will the massive ship materialize next? And what will become of two men trapped in a time/space catastrophe that threatens to destroy the world? Garrys mod v140713. Starring: Malcolm McDowell (TV's HEROES), Emilie Ullerup (TV's SANCTUARY), Nicholas Lea (TV's SUPERNATURAL), and Gina Holden (FANTASTIC FOUR).
Full text of ' Philadelphia E^xperiment ' Return to Naval Historical C:enter home page, Return to Frequently Asked Questions page. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY - NAVAL fflSTORICAL CENTER 901 M STREET SE -- WASHDWGTON NAVY YARD WASHINGTON DC The 'Philadelphia Experiment'* Related resources:: Office of Naval Research (ONR) fact sheet IJFO Research Guide Photograph of USS Eldridg e Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. Records in the Operational Archives Branch of the Naval Historical Center have been repeatedly searched, but no documents have been located which confirm the event, or any interest by the Navy in attempting such an achievement.
The ship involved in the experiment was supposedly the USS Eldridge. Operational Archives has reviewed the deck log and war diary from Eldridge 's commissioning on 27 August 1943 at the New York Navy Yard through December 1943.
The following description of Eldridge 's activities are summarized from the ship's war diary. After commissioning,£Wnrf^^ remained in New York and in the Long Island Sound until 16 September when it sailed to Bermuda. From 18 September, the ship was in the vicinity of Bermuda undergoing training and sea trials until 15 October when Eldridge left in a convoy for New York where the convoy entered on 18 October. Eldridge remained in New York harbor until 1 November when it was part of the escort for Convoy UGS-23 (New York Section).
On 2 November the convoy entered Naval Operating Base, Norfolk. On 3 November, Eldridge and Convoy UGS-23 left for Casablanca where it arrived on 22 November. On 29 November, Eldridge left as one of escorts for Convoy GUS-22 and arrived with the convoy on 17 December at New York harbor. Eldridge remained in New York on availability training and in Block Island Sound until 31 December when it steamed to Norfolk with four other ships. During this time frame, Eldridge was never in Philadelphia. Eldridge 's complete World War II action report and war diary coverage, including the remarks section of the 1943 deck log, is available on microfihn, NRS- 1978-26.