Word: overhaul
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Board Chairman Charles B. Henderson had pooh-poohed most of this. Said he: "GAO does not show that the Government has suffered any loss whatsoever. . . ." But the House committee admonished RFC to follow Warren's recommendations, which include a complete overhaul of its accounting system and the appointment of a comptroller to see that the system works...
Most of the witnesses' fire had been concentrated on the small body of officers "inherently unqualified or inadequately trained," who popped up inevitably in an Army swollen fortyfold in wartime. As a remedy, the board recommended a major overhaul of the officer corps. Most significant repairs: promotion by merit instead of seniority; prompt dismissal or demotion of incompetents...
...German U-boat built during World War II never sank an Allied ship, but it made every other submersible in the world's navies obsolescent. It was the first true submarine: it went faster under water (25 knots) than on the surface (10 knots). It was able to overhaul any but the fastest surface ships and was capable of days-long submersion. Fortunately, this triumph of naval design came too late. When the war ended the only pilot model was on her trial...
...Navy told a story of another brave ship. The light cruiser Santa Fe had not been hit at all, but she had been in the thick of almost every fight since the Aleutians. Before she finally was sent back for an overhaul, the Santa Fe spent 25 months in the Pacific. "I'd hate to see us get hit," said a junior officer after 16 months aboard, "but a lot of us sure would like to get home...
...Last March, under Fitz, the Santa Fe with Fitz at the wheel bravely succored the stricken carrier Franklin. Defying exploding ammunition, Fitz laid her alongside, grappled her to the Franklin while he took off wounded and sent fire fighters aboard. After that they sent the Santa Fe home for overhaul. Since March 1943 she had steamed 221,000 miles...