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... ships . Brown dashed topside to find the bridge and forecastle heavily hit , with many dead and wounded scattered on deck . Along with most of the surviving ship's company , he soon found himself in the water . With Asheville gone ...
... ships . Brown dashed topside to find the bridge and forecastle heavily hit , with many dead and wounded scattered on deck . Along with most of the surviving ship's company , he soon found himself in the water . With Asheville gone ...
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... ship drew 11/2 fathoms ] , tide near low . Took advantage of solid bottom of smooth sand and decomposed coral rock to careen ship . At 1745 ship careened to about 40 ° , lying on keel and starboard turn of bilge . Inspected bottom on ...
... ship drew 11/2 fathoms ] , tide near low . Took advantage of solid bottom of smooth sand and decomposed coral rock to careen ship . At 1745 ship careened to about 40 ° , lying on keel and starboard turn of bilge . Inspected bottom on ...
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... ship as necessary and to destroy it rather than let it fall into enemy hands . The ship was to remain white . At night running lights were to be dimmed to give the appearance of a fishing craft . The Indo - China coast was to be ...
... ship as necessary and to destroy it rather than let it fall into enemy hands . The ship was to remain white . At night running lights were to be dimmed to give the appearance of a fishing craft . The Indo - China coast was to be ...
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aboard Adair Admiral Hart Admiral Stark aircraft Allied alongside American anchor arrived ashore Asiatic Fleet attack Australia Bali boat bombers bombs British Camranh Bay Captain Cavite Chief of Naval CinC coast Commander in Chief Corregidor crew cruise cruisers December deck deckhouse defense destroyers Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish forces Fremantle Geraldton Glassford gunboat Hart's headed heavy Helfrich Houston intercept Island Japan Japanese Java Kimmel Lanikai later LCDR Lieutenant Commander Luzon MacArthur Madoera Strait Manila Mariveles miles Naval Operations Navy Cross night Oahu officer Pacific patrol Pearl Harbor Pecos Philippines planes President radio raid Rear Admiral Rockwell Roosevelt sail sent ship ship's Singapore skipper soon staff Strait submarine Surabaya Tjilatjap told Tolley torpedo U.S. Army U.S. Naval U.S. Navy United USS Lanikai vessel Walruff warning warships Washington wind wrote