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Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II
After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...
A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found
The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...
What Was The Cruiser's Role Among Military Ships During World War 2?
Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the ...
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A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using ... - CNN
(CNN) – The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history.
When the US was gung ho for China
Right after World War II, a crucial alliance between the two countries fell apart. We are still paying the price.
What it's like to spend the night aboard a combat-tested US Navy destroyer
Business Insider recently set sail aboard the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner for an overnight trip from England to France.
Mystery on Pacific seafloor proves to be part of daring WWII saga, US Navy says
The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet, had been unaccounted for since Nov. 30, 1942, when a Japanese torpedo detonated the ship’s forward magazines during the Battle of Tassafaronga, the ...
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USS New Orleans lost its bow in WWII but kept fighting. Now the wreckage has been found.
The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled ...
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Lost bow of WWII US ship found 80 years after coconut-log powered reverse escape
The missing front section of the USS New Orleans, a US Navy cruiser severely damaged during World War II, has been discovered ...
WWII American warship's severed bow found 80 years after being blown off in battle
After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...
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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were ...
In the remote north of Norway, the Kremlin is testing ways of waging war against the West
Long ago, the northern Norwegian town of Kirkenes was liberated by the Soviets. It maintained friendly relations with Russia ...