When torpedoes from a Japanese submarine crippled USS Wasp near Guadalcanal, the destroyer Lansdowne rushed in—pulling 447 men from burning seas. Then came the hardest order of all: sink the carrier. Her first torpedoes failed to detonate, victims of the same flaws plaguing the Navy’s torpedo program. Only after multiple hits did Wasp finally slide beneath the flames, ending one of the Pacific’s most tragic days. #WWII #USSLansdowne #USSWasp #Guadalcanal #PacificWar #WW2History | The Reliable Na