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The '''USS Eldridge''' was a ship used in Earth's [[World War II|second world war]] to escort goods to North [[Africa]] and [[Europe]].  
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{{first_pic|USS Eldridge.jpg|The ''Eldridge'' ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Macros]]'')}}
{{retitle|USS ''Eldridge''}}The '''USS ''Eldridge''''' was a [[United States Navy]] ship used in [[Earth]]'s [[World War II|Second World War]] to escort freighters to North [[Africa]] and [[Europe]].


It was also part of 'The Philadelphia Experiment', which was supposed to make the ship invisible. However, the project bent the laws of time and space and caused the ship to travel through time. The crew who didn't die were sent insane. [[Time Lords|The Time Lords]] tried to stop the project, but were scuppered when the ship fell through a dimensional rift and ended up on the sea floor.
== History ==
The USS ''Eldridge'' was a US Navy ship launched on [[25 July]] [[1943]]. It escorted vital supply ships to North Africa and Europe during the Second World War. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)}})


It was part of the "[[Philadelphia Experiment]]" in 1943, which tried to make the ship [[Cloaking device|invisible]]. Supposedly, a powerful electromagnetic device bent light around the ship to make it invisible. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)}}) Instead, the project bent the [[Law of Time|laws of time]] and [[space]], causing the ship to [[time travel|travel through time]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Macros]]'') According to rumour, it vanished and was teleported 200 miles away, before returning, briefly travelling back in time. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)}}) The crew members who didn't die were driven insane. The US government tried to stop the project, but were thwarted when the ship fell through a [[dimensional rift]] and ended up on the sea floor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Macros]]'') The US Navy insisted that this was a [[hoax]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)}})


For some reason, the ship let loose a blast of Vortron Energy and brought [[Vashta Nerada]] and a mysterious illness to the crew of Poseidon 8 in the 23rd century. The gateway caused by the ship was closed by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]. ([[VG]]: ''[[Shadows Of The Vashta Nerada]]'')
The ship vanished, reappearing underwater near the former site of submerged [[London]] in the [[23rd century]]. It let loose a blast of [[vortron energy]], which poisoned people on the nearby underwater base [[Poseidon 8]]. The ship had left a dimensional vortex open, bringing the [[Vashta Nerada]] and an [[Zaralok|alien shark]] through the gateway. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] concocted a cure for the vortron radiation poisoning and closed the gateway. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Shadows of the Vashta Nerada]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
* An urban legend regarding the USS ''Eldridge'' purports that, during wartime, experiments did take place there involving invisibility and teleportation.
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Latest revision as of 04:04, 23 April 2024

USS Eldridge
The Eldridge (AUDIO: The Macros)

The USS Eldridge was a United States Navy ship used in Earth's Second World War to escort freighters to North Africa and Europe.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The USS Eldridge was a US Navy ship launched on 25 July 1943. It escorted vital supply ships to North Africa and Europe during the Second World War. (GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada [+]Loading...["Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)"])

It was part of the "Philadelphia Experiment" in 1943, which tried to make the ship invisible. Supposedly, a powerful electromagnetic device bent light around the ship to make it invisible. (GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada [+]Loading...["Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)"]) Instead, the project bent the laws of time and space, causing the ship to travel through time. (AUDIO: The Macros) According to rumour, it vanished and was teleported 200 miles away, before returning, briefly travelling back in time. (GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada [+]Loading...["Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)"]) The crew members who didn't die were driven insane. The US government tried to stop the project, but were thwarted when the ship fell through a dimensional rift and ended up on the sea floor. (AUDIO: The Macros) The US Navy insisted that this was a hoax. (GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada [+]Loading...["Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)"])

The ship vanished, reappearing underwater near the former site of submerged London in the 23rd century. It let loose a blast of vortron energy, which poisoned people on the nearby underwater base Poseidon 8. The ship had left a dimensional vortex open, bringing the Vashta Nerada and an alien shark through the gateway. The Eleventh Doctor concocted a cure for the vortron radiation poisoning and closed the gateway. (GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • An urban legend regarding the USS Eldridge purports that, during wartime, experiments did take place there involving invisibility and teleportation.