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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 ...
On December 17, 1944, 80 years ago today, the U.S. Navy's Third Fleet Fast Carrier Task Force was in a refueling operation several hundred miles east of the Philippines, in one of the world's most ...
Melcher and Johnston would prove to be a significant addition as the Rip Chords prepared to record and release their third single. [14] The Rip Chords' third single was the hit "Hey Little Cobra", vocally layered by Melcher and Johnston, recorded on October 15, 1963. Melcher sang the lead vocal. He and Johnston did the background vocals.
Arriving aboard Halsey's flagship, Keefer backs down and they return to the ship. At the height of Typhoon Cobra, Maryk urges the captain to reverse course into the wind and take on ballast, but Queeg refuses and virtually freezes up on the bridge. Maryk, supported by Keith, relieves Queeg of command under Article 184.
The account of Commander Plage is also highlighted in the recent book "Sea Cobra: Admiral Halsey's Task Force and the Great Pacific Typhoon" by Buckner F. Melton Jr. [2] A 2007 History Channel documentary also highlighted the DE's role, and that an official court of inquiry recommended that Halsey be relieved of his duties after a second ...
The Great Impersonator is the fifth studio album by American singer Halsey, released on October 25, 2024, by Columbia Records, marking her first release with the label.Her first full-length release since If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021), Halsey conceived it as a confessional concept album believing it would be her last project after being diagnosed with lupus and a T cell ...
During the disastrous Typhoon Cobra on 18 December, Cowpens lost a man: ship's air officer Lieutenant Commander Robert Price, several planes, and some equipment, but skillful work by her crew prevented major damage, and she reached Ulithi safely on 21 December to repair her storm damage. [6]
In December, the fleet was struck by Typhoon Cobra, which destroyed three ships. Kosco, aboard the USS New Jersey, reported a "tropical disturbance" 600 miles (970 km) to the east, and moving away from the fleet, when in fact it was a full-blown typhoon 200 miles (320 km) away and coming towards the fleet. Kosco later admitted to a board of ...