USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta -class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the …

Aug 15, 2000 · A message from USS Helena to a nearby B-17 search plane reported that Juneau was lost at latitude 10 degrees South and longitude 161 degrees East and that survivors were in the water.

The Juneau, like USS Indianapolis (CA-35), became part of the myth and memory of the war at sea in the Pacific. A ghostly memory of a bygone era, the last view of her was a boiling cloud of smoke and …

Nov 13, 2024 · On this day in history, the USS Juneau was sunk. However, the true tragedy lay not in the initial explosion, but in the repeated failures that cost the lives of many survivors. After the …

Mar 10, 2025 · USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy light cruiser named after the capital of Alaska. As a member of the Atlanta-class, she was built to support carrier task forces with a balance …

The JUNEAU signalman was thrown about 30 feet into the air as his HELENA colleague watched in horror. No one who witnessed the explosion could believe there would be any survivors.

Three Japanese destroyers conduct a coordinated torpedo attack of US Forces. One US cruiser and one US destroyer are sunk. Juneau is hit by a torpedo in her port side near forward fire room. The …

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Juneau, after the city of Juneau, Alaska: USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta -class light cruiser commissioned February 1942 and sunk eight …

Built by Federal Shipbuilding Company in Kearny, New Jersey. Laid down on May 27, 1940 as an Atlanta-class light cruiser. Launched on October 25, 1941 as USS Juneau (CL-52) named for …

The Atlanta -class light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was commissioned on February 14, 1942 at Kearny, New Jersey. After her shakedown period, she was ordered to blockade Vichy French naval …