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UNH drone finds bow of USS New Orleans blown off in WWII fighting Japanese near Guadalcanal
On a dark night with no moon and heavily overcast skies on Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was one of 11 cruisers and ...
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 ...
Long-lost bow of WWII ship found nearly 83 years after it was blown off in Japanese torpedo strike
To find the bow of this ship is an opportunity to remember the sacrifice of this valiant crew, even on one of the worst nights in U.S. Navy history.” ...
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ART CULLEN: 2,500 sailors fought for Iowa values and won
Brother John and I decided to see the USA in our Chevrolet, so we hopped in our Equinox EV and buzzed through the Great ...
Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...
Shipwreck fragment linked to one of WWII’s strangest rescue tales
During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, killing 182 men and ripping away a large forward section of the cruiser.
A Marine veteran recreated a hell house from the Battle of Fallujah on canvas
The painting does not portray a specific event, but represents the brutal reality of urban combat in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004.
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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WW2
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.