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"The Sinking of USS San Diego" by Francis Muller. Early on 18 July 1918, San Diego left the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard bound for New York where she was to meet and escort a convoy bound for France. Her captain — Harley H. Christy — ordered a zigzag course at a speed of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph).
USS San Diego - On 19 July, San Diego was steaming northeast of the Fire Island Lightship when an explosion occurred on the cruiser's port side adjacent to the port engine room and well below the waterline. SM U-156 had earlier laid a number of mines along the south shore of Long Island. She sank in 28 minutes with the loss of six lives, the ...
USS San Diego was the only U.S. Navy capital ship lost in the war. [13] The only lightvessel of the lost in combat was Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71. On August 6, she was patrolling off North Carolina's Diamond Shoals when she encounter a sinking cargo ship, Merak, a victim of U-140. USS Mount Vernon on September 5 after being torpedoed.
USS San Diego may refer to: USS San Diego (CA-6), originally the armored cruiser California (1907–1914); renamed San Diego (1914–1918) USS San Diego (CL-53), a light cruiser commissioned in 1942 in service throughout the Pacific War, and decommissioned 1946; USS San Diego (AFS-6), a combat stores ship in service from 1969 to 1997
WWII battle stars: 15 (tied) Type: Light cruiser Class: Atlanta-class Year entered service: 1942 Personnel: 796 USS San Diego was the third of eight Atlanta-class light cruisers, designed to ...
A mine laid by U-156 is often credited with the loss of the cruiser USS San Diego on 19 July 1918, ten miles southeast of Fire Island, New York. [5] [6] [7] On 21 July 1918 U-156 opened fire on a beach and marsh within the boundaries of the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts, and several nearby merchant vessels. The bombardment of the ...
U.S. Navy cruiser USS San Diego struck a mine and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six crew. [91] German submarine SM UB-110 was depth charged, rammed and sunk in the North Sea by Royal Navy ship HMS Garry with the loss of 13 crew. [92]
USS San Diego: Cruiser United States Navy: 13,680 19 July 1918: U-156: Richard Feldt Carpathia: Passenger ship United Kingdom: 13,603 17 July 1918: U-55: Wilhelm Werner Torpedoed Minneapolis: Troop ship United Kingdom: 13,543 23 March 1916: U-35: Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière: Minnetonka: Troop ship United Kingdom: 13,528 30 January 1918: U ...