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The Final Voyage of Heavy Cruiser Mikuma at the Battle of Midway #ww2

Join us as we delve into the gripping tale of the final voyage of the Heavy Cruiser Mikuma during the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. Witness the intense naval conflict that marked a turning ...
The Diplomat

US Navy World War II-Era Heavy Cruiser Wreckage Discovered in Pacific

Seventy-two years after two torpedoes fired from a Japanese submarine sunk the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, the ship’s wreckage was discovered 5,500 meters below the surface resting on ...
Task & Purpose

Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years

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 ...
London Evening Standard

USS Indianapolis: WW2 heavy cruiser sunk by Japanese submarine discovered at bottom of Pacific Ocean 72 years later

A Second World War heavy cruiser has been found in the Pacific Ocean more than 70 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. The USS Indianapolis, which remains the US navy's single worst loss ...
The National Interest

The North Korea Threat Forced the U.S. Navy to 'Unretire' 4 Battleships

Key Point: In the final months of the Second World War, the battleships of the U.S. Navy (USN) ranged across the archipelago of Japan, bombarding industrial, military and logistical targets at will.
Military Times

Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII

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 ...
The National Interest

Navy Battleships vs. North Korea: How the America's Last Battlewagons Waged War

The Iowas certainly delivered a great deal of ordnance to target on the Korean Peninsula over the course of the war. However, the overall impact of their presence is difficult to assess. Communist ...