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The Bahia class was a pair of scout cruisers built for Brazil by Armstrong Whitworth in the United Kingdom, based on a design that borrowed heavily from the British Adventure-class scout cruisers. The class comprised the lead ship Bahia and her sister Rio Grande do Sul , along with a canceled third ship, Ceara . [ 4 ]
The list of shipwrecks in 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1945 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul were berthed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the visit. [27] During the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, Bahia served with Rio Grande do Sul—until that ship defected—and five or six destroyers off the coast of Santa Catarina; they were once again commanded by Belford Gomes.
The navy said Friday that the location of the hull of the sunken ship was finally confirmed last month, about 40 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The discovery was confirmed during a survey ...
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1945 Ship State Description CD-138 Imperial Japanese Navy World War II: Convoy MATA-38A: The Type D escort ship was bombed and sunk at San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines by Douglas A-20 Havoc and Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft of the United States Fifth Air
Of the crew aboard 317 men were killed with 23 survivors. 317 Navy 1944 Japan: Katori – On 19 February, in Operation Hailstone, the Japanese cruiser sank after being shelled by the battleship USS Iowa. After being under attack for 13 minutes, Katori sank stern first with a port side list at about 40 nautical miles (74 km) northwest of Truk. A ...
8 November 1945 A Wickes-class destroyer that was bombed as a target off San Diego. USS Knight United States Navy: 27 October 1967 A Gleaves-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Marcus United States Navy: 25 June 1935 A Clemson-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Diego. Monte Carlo United States: 1 January 1937
1945 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.