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Lost bow of USS New Orleans found in South Pacific more than 80 years after battle
A team of scientists and explorers discovered the bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands more than ...
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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were ...
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 ...
Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...
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USS New Orleans bow found 83 years after it was sunk by a torpedo in World War II
Eighty-three years after its loss in WWII, the USS New Orleans bow has been located using sonar and underwater robots.
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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 ...
WWII mystery solved as sunken wreck of USS New Orleans is found 83 years after tragedy killed 183 sailors
The USS New Orleans was one of three heavy carriers that was damaged in an attack by the Japanese. It was hit by a 'Long ...
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Last Remaining Piece of WWII Warship USS New Orleans Found After 80 Years
Researchers have found the missing bow of the USS New Orleans, a WWII warship torn apart in battle, off the coast of the ...
A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found
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 ...
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Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II
After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...
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USS New Orleans' bow found 70 years later; law makes it harder for prisoners to prove innocence; harm reduction efforts
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the discovery of the USS New Orleans shipwreck near the Solomon Islands. We also hear from a conservative Mississippi mom who is now a major advocate for ...
Shipwreck fragment linked to one of WWII’s strangest rescue tales
During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, ...