During the Battle of Makassar Strait, the light cruiser USS Marblehead was devastated by Japanese bombers, leaving her with a nine-foot hole, 30 flooded compartments, and rudders jammed in a hard left ...
During the Battle of Rennell Island in January 1943, USS Chicago led Task Force 18 through waters south of Guadalcanal. Japanese pilots mistook the heavy cruiser for a battleship and made her the ...