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Offline republic

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Favorite Ship (Allied)
« Reply #45 on: April 16, 2007, 10:21:23 PM »
CV-13  USS Franklin's survival was always one of my favorite stories.

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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #46 on: April 16, 2007, 10:40:51 PM »
Republic, can you not see the red x's?  Just about all of your pics you post do not link right.   Navsource.org doesn't like hotlinking of images.
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Offline joeblogs

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Re: Re: but not the last fatal gun duel?
« Reply #47 on: April 17, 2007, 08:44:30 AM »
Does this mean both sister ships (Mogami & Mikuma) were sunk after collisions that crippled their speed? In fact, it was Mogami that rammed Mikuma at Midway, yes?

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"... At 04:25, Shima's two cruisers (Nachi and Ashigara) and eight destroyers reached the battle. Seeing what they thought were the wrecks of both Nishimura's battleships (actually the two halves of Fusô), he ordered a retreat. His flagship, Nachi, collided with Mogami, flooding the latter's steering-room. Mogami fell behind in the retreat and was sunk by aircraft the next morning. ..." -The Wiki
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Offline Makoyouidiot

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« Reply #48 on: April 17, 2007, 10:06:07 PM »


Emerson-Class Destroyer USS Levy, De-162
Foundered during a typhoon in the south Pacific. Lost with all hands.

May they be remembered.
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