I remember that day vividly, I was on board a light crusier heading back to the west coast when during the night, I felt the ship go to flank speed and a sharp turn to port-I heard the plates and glasses hitting the floor. the ship then slowed down and returned to the original course.

A few months later, when I was in the radio room, we got a RM3 from one of the destroyers who had the most haunted look on his face-I was to put 2&2 together years later when I heard the Tonkin incident was contrived- I suspect most of the radiomen were scattered amongst the fleet with a NDA over their heads..