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To: Rebelbase

There was another one with the light cruiser Juneau in 1942 with the Sullivan brother.


5 posted on 08/20/2019 9:15:41 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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There was another one with the light cruiser Juneau in 1942 with the Sullivan brother.

What a cluster that was. Ship was damaged in one of the naval battles off Guadalcanal and was limping back with with other damaged ships.

A Jap sub fired at one of the others but hit the Juneau, which blew up and sank in 20 seconds. The surviving ships were afraid to stop because of the subs, and anyway, they thought all hands were lost and steamed on, leaving 100 guys in the water.

Rescue aircraft spotted them and reported in, but everyone thought someone else was going to the rescue. Eight days later, after exposure and sharks, 10 guys were picked up. The Juneau originally had a crew of 687 men.

A research crew found her in 2018 in pieces at a depth of 13,800 feet.

9 posted on 08/20/2019 7:31:03 PM PDT by Oatka
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