A Japanese torpedo blew off more than 100 feet of USS New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942. Her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 80 years ago, a US warship was badly damaged by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Tassafaronga. The crew temporarily ...

USS New Orleans survived Pearl Harbor, fought across the early Pacific, and rescued survivors from USS Lexington, but her most bizarre fight came off Guadalcanal on November 30, 1942, at the Battle of ...

The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the crew of the ...

1942 - In Battle of Tassafaronga, last major naval action in Solomons, U.S. force prevents Japanese attempt to reprovision the Japanese troops on Guadalcanal. Six U.S. ships are damaged in the action.

The USS New Orleans was hit by a torpedo and lost her entire bow during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 1942.US Naval Institute 81 years ago, a US Navy warship was badly damaged during an ...