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WWII American warship's severed bow found 80 years after being blown off in battle
After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle that killed over 180 crew members.
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USS New Orleans lost its bow in WWII but kept fighting. Now the wreckage has been found.
The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled ...
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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 ...
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Lost bow of WWII US ship found 80 years after coconut-log powered reverse escape
A team from the Nautilus Live expedition, part of a joint effort involving NOAA Ocean Exploration and several US research ...
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Severed Bow of WWII Ship Found, 8 Decades Later
Lost for more than 80 years, the severed bow of the legendary USS New Orleans—torn away by a torpedo in one of World War II's ...
22 bucket list activities in Greater Boston, for visitors (and residents, too)
If you’re at a loss for things to do in Boston in a city that's rich with history, culture, and sports, you’re probably ...
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Last remaining piece of American WWII warship found off coast of the Solomon Islands
The last remaining piece of a damaged American World War II warship has been found. Scientists and explorers discovered the severed bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands.
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The Michigan museum ship that sank 90,650 tons of enemy ships in World War II
Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy USS Silversides The USS Silversides began service on December 15, 1941, eight days after the ...