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Title: I Love Warships
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 25, 2018, 09:57:18 pm: From Facebook....

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Tulagi with torpedo damage received in the Battle of Tassafaronga, the night before. The photograph was taken on 1 December 1942, as work began to cut away the wreckage of her bow.

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https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/photos/a.1033396193352904/2688984821127358/?type=3&theater
Title: Re: USS Minneapolis
Post by: derekwarner on August 25, 2018, 10:04:56 pm: Speaks volumes for water tight compartments that work :-)) .....[no pun intended]
Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 25, 2018, 10:13:40 pm: More from that Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/

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Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 25, 2018, 10:14:44 pm: More from that Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/

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Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 25, 2018, 10:15:32 pm: More from that Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/

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Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: Perkasaman2 on August 26, 2018, 04:26:23 pm: Superb photographs!
Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: ballastanksian on August 27, 2018, 09:18:57 pm: Lovely photos, but what on earth happened to the escort carrier with the distorted flight deck; Internal explosion perhaps?
Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: Admhawk on August 27, 2018, 10:50:47 pm: Quote from: ballastanksian on August 27, 2018, 09:18:57 pm
Lovely photos, but what on earth happened to the escort carrier with the distorted flight deck; Internal explosion perhaps?
USS Independence was used as a target vessel in the Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb Testing in 1946, called Operation Crossroads.
Title: Re: I Love Warships
Post by: ballastanksian on August 28, 2018, 08:18:30 pm: Ah right. That explains a lot!!