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The wreckage of a Second World War US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been discovered off the coast of California almost eight decades after it sank.. Ocean ...
The ship was found in incredible condition. The remains largely intact and its hull rests upright on the seat floor. The USS Stewart was deliberately sunk in a military exercise off California in ...
A barge that sank near Angel's Gate and was blown up as a hazard to navigation. Georgia: 22 February 1966 A barge that was scuttled off Redondo Beach. Georgia Straits: A tug that sank under tow off Los Angeles. USS Gregory United States Navy: 4 March 1971 A Fletcher-class destroyer that was bombed as a target off San Clemente Island. Johanna Smith
The wreck of a US warship sunk in a World War II battle dubbed one of the bravest ever stands by a US Navy vessel has been found in the depths of the Pacific, US and Australian officials announced ...
After her 1988 acquisition by the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II, Lane Victory was towed to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on June 12, 1989. She was turned into a museum and work ship again. In 1990 Lane Victory was designated a National Historic Landmark. A volunteer crew maintain and operate the ship and her two onboard ...
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
The Bombardment of Ellwood during World War II was a naval attack by a Japanese submarine against United States coastal targets near Santa Barbara, California in February 1942. Though the damage was minimal, the event was key in triggering the West Coast invasion scare and influenced the decision to intern Japanese-Americans.
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War Two with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South ...