Posted on 12/07/2011 8:56:12 AM PST by montag813
Some time ago I read that the Navy has steel salvaged from the Arizona’s superstructure in storage, and family members of a deceased Arizona survivor can take home a piece of the ship as a memento.
whoops
“USS Phoenix”
They started making steam early as they had to sail out for target practice. Very lucky as they were able to get to open sea.
The japs turned right above the Phoenix to make their runs, that slowed them down and allowed the Phoenix gunners to shoot three down.
They were so low, when one of the cooks came up to see the action, he started throwing potatoes at them, LOL.
My Dad saw the photo on the newspaper front page the day the General Belgrano was sunk, but the article didn’t name it as the former USS Phoenix.
He looked at the photo and said “That’s the Phoenix, I served on her”. Some things you never forget. That triggered the only time he talked about Pearl Harbor.
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