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[Martin [Admin]]

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.




https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/photos/a.1033396193352904/2688984821127358/?type=3&theater

[derekwarner]

Speaks volumes for water tight compartments that work  .....[no pun intended]

[Martin [Admin]]

More from that Facebook page...  https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/

[Martin [Admin]]

 

More from that Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/

[Martin [Admin]]

More from that Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/ilovewarships/

[Perkasaman2]

Superb photographs!

[ballastanksian]

Lovely photos, but what on earth happened to the escort carrier with the distorted flight deck; Internal explosion perhaps?

[Admhawk]

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.

[ballastanksian]

Ah right. That explains a lot!!