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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 location of the vessel's bow has been a mystery

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Severed bow of US warship blown off by Japanese torpedo finally found in South Pacific

The bow section of the U.S. warship USS New Orleans, which was blown off by a Japanese torpedo in 1942, has been located near the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific Ocean. Although the ship survived the attack,

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WWII American warship's severed bow found 80 years after being blown off in battle

After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle that killed over 180 crew members.

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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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Mystery on Pacific seafloor proves to be part of daring WWII saga, US Navy says

A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship ...

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 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 ...

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World War II tanks, aircraft and history come alive at Hudson museum on July 12–13

The American Heritage Museum in Hudson will host a World War II Pacific Theater reenactment on July 12 and July 13.

WWII Marine Raider who fought at Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal wants cards for 100th birthday

He joined the Marines at 16, served as a Raider, and fought at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal in World War II. Now, he just wants ...

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, killing 182 men and ripping away a large forward section of the cruiser.

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