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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.
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1945 Ship State Description CD-3 Imperial Japanese Navy: World War II: The Type C escort ship was bombed and sunk north of Keelung, Formosa) by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 38. One hundred and seventy-three men were lost. [89] CH-61
The attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea by United States and British naval aircraft in late July 1945 sank most of the surviving large warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The United States Third Fleet 's attacks on Kure Naval Arsenal and nearby ports on 24, 25, and 28 July sank an aircraft carrier , three battleships , five cruisers ...
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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 ...
The Bahia incident was a naval skirmish fought in late 1864 during the American Civil War. A Confederate navy warship was captured by a Union warship in the Port of Salvador , Bahia , Brazil . The engagement resulted in a United States victory, but also sparked an incident between the United States and Brazil, over the American violation of ...