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Typhoon Cobra, also known as the Typhoon of 1944 or Halsey's Typhoon (named after Admiral William Halsey Jr.), was the United States Navy designation for a powerful tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944, during World War II. The storm sank three destroyers, killed 790 sailors, damaged 9 other warships ...
Typhoon Cobra struck the United States Pacific Fleet and did severe damage to Task Force 38. Destroyers Hull, Monaghan and Spence all foundered in the storm. The typhoon was a significant plot element in Herman Wouk's novel "The Caine Mutiny". Douglas MacArthur was made a five-star general in the U.S. Army. [24]
1944 - Typhoon Cobra hit the United States Navy Fast Carrier Task Force east of Luzon in the Philippine Sea. The storm sank three destroyers and killed 790 sailors. 2020 - Cyclone Yasa (pictured) makes landfall over Fiji , killing 4 people.
Henry Lee Plage (February 19, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was an American naval officer best known for his role in the recovery of sailors from Task Force 38 during Typhoon Cobra. Before World War II
USS Hull (DD-350) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.She was named for Isaac Hull.. Hull received 10 battle stars for World War II service, having sailed to Europe, and serving in the Pacific before and during the war in combat.
Mid‑December witnessed the rescue of four pilots and three enlisted men while on plane guard duty, and a typhoon, known as Typhoon Cobra or the Typhoon of 1944, which generated waves 50 and 60 feet (15 and 18 m) high.
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Amazingly, Halsey had previously blundered his way into Typhoon Cobra, with much damage and loss of life, in December 1944. As part of the Logistics Support Group, Attu witnessed the worst of the damage, weathering the eyewall of the storm. [9] [11] As night fell, it became evident that the task group could not avoid encountering the typhoon.