Join us as we delve into the gripping tale of the final voyage of the Heavy Cruiser Mikuma during the pivotal Battle of ...
The high seas were dangerous places during World War II, an unforgiving expanse where nations vied for supremacy, just as they fought each other on land and in the skies. Military ships of all types ...
On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...
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Outnumbered Japanese Destroyers Crush U.S. Heavy Cruisers: Battle of Tassafaronga, 1942 - Animated
In late 1942, as the U.S. sought to disrupt Japanese supply routes to Guadalcanal, Rear Admiral Carleton Wright led Task Force 67 into a night battle near Tassafaronga. Opposing him, Admiral Tanaka’s ...
After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound, capturing visuals of multiple vessels, including the wreckage of the ...
A team of scientists led by undersea explorer Robert Ballard discovered the bow of the heavy cruiser New Orleans on Monday. (Ocean Exploration Trust) On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo slammed into the heavy ...
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