The Caine’s Last Years

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine moves from overworked combat utility through damage and repair delays to an unceremonious postwar decommissioning.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

An Obsolete Workhorse An Obsolete Workhorse from "The Caine Mutiny". An Obsolete Workhorse Service The old destroyer-minesweeper has already served in many roles, from escorting and transport to hauling supplies and fuel.

An Obsolete Workhorse from "The Caine Mutiny". An Obsolete Workhorse Service The old destroyer-minesweeper has already served in many roles, from escorting and transport to hauling supplies and fuel.

An Obsolete Workhorse Service The old destroyer-minesweeper has already served in many roles, from escorting and transport to hauling supplies and fuel. Wear Its useful record is inseparable from rust, machinery failures, crowded spaces, and continuing emergency repairs.

Overhaul and Return Overhaul and Return from "The Caine Mutiny". Overhaul and Return Hope Queeg’s command receives an overhaul in the United States, one of the most valued assignments available to an old DMS.

Overhaul and Return from "The Caine Mutiny". Overhaul and Return Hope Queeg’s command receives an overhaul in the United States, one of the most valued assignments available to an old DMS.

Overhaul and Return Hope Queeg’s command receives an overhaul in the United States, one of the most valued assignments available to an old DMS. Compromise The overhaul is curtailed, and the Caine returns to the Pacific before its physical decline has been fully corrected.

The Typhoon Damage The Typhoon Damage from "The Caine Mutiny". The Typhoon Damage Survival The Caine survives the storm but loses equipment and suffers damage while nearby destroyers capsize.

The Typhoon Damage from "The Caine Mutiny". The Typhoon Damage Survival The Caine survives the storm but loses equipment and suffers damage while nearby destroyers capsize.

The Typhoon Damage Survival The Caine survives the storm but loses equipment and suffers damage while nearby destroyers capsize. Maryk’s decisions keep the ship under control. Consequence Its survival does not end the ship’s exposure to danger; the battered vessel continues into later combat operations.

The Kamikaze Hole The Kamikaze Hole from "The Caine Mutiny". The Kamikaze Hole Damage A Kamikaze strikes the Caine amidships, starting a fire in the after fireroom, killing Horrible, and disabling a boiler.

The Kamikaze Hole from "The Caine Mutiny". The Kamikaze Hole Damage A Kamikaze strikes the Caine amidships, starting a fire in the after fireroom, killing Horrible, and disabling a boiler.

The Kamikaze Hole Damage A Kamikaze strikes the Caine amidships, starting a fire in the after fireroom, killing Horrible, and disabling a boiler. Recovery Willie leads a damage-control effort that saves the ship, but the repair burden becomes a problem for a Navy already shifting from wartime priorities.

The Ship Is Retired The Ship Is Retired from "The Caine Mutiny". The Ship Is Retired End of Service After delays and a brief return to minesweeping, the damaged ship reaches Bayonne for decommissioning.

The Ship Is Retired from "The Caine Mutiny". The Ship Is Retired End of Service After delays and a brief return to minesweeping, the damaged ship reaches Bayonne for decommissioning.

The Ship Is Retired End of Service After delays and a brief return to minesweeping, the damaged ship reaches Bayonne for decommissioning. Meaning The Caine ends without a famous unit citation. Its contribution lies in years of unglamorous service and the people who kept it afloat.

Before Willie reports aboard

At San Francisco, late 1943

December 1944, during the typhoon

June 1945, off Okinawa

October 27, 1945, at Bayonne