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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]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The ''Eldridge'' was part of | 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)}}) | |||
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]]'') | |||
== 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
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.
