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USS Juneau CL-52 |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Atlanta |
Builder: |
Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
CL-52 |
Ordered: |
April 25, 1939 |
Commissioned: |
February 14, 1942 |
Keel Laid: |
May 27, 1940 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
October 25, 1941 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 13, 1942 in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (Cdr. Tameichi Hara) and damaged. Later on the same day she was torpedoed by I-26 (Cdr. Minoru Yokota) and sunk. Location: South Pacific, 30mi W of Apaora, San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands. (10.34S-161.04E) 683 crewmen lost, 10 survivors. (Roll of Honor) (Note: One officer and three men were transferred to USS San Francisco CA-38 to render medical treatment to that ship's wounded, they also survived.) |
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Page published Nov. 13, 2017 |