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The U.S. Navy’s WWII-era Alaska-class ships were unique and powerful warships, essentially a hybrid of a battlecruiser and a ...
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 ...
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...
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.
Explore the distinctions between the two types of aircraft carriers used by the United States military, including why they ...