USS Lexington wreck found in Coral Sea.

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by Smudger Jnr, Mar 6, 2018.

  1. A-58

    A-58 Not so senior Member

    Back on finding sunken USN vessels now. Seems that the USS Juneau has been recently found as well. That's the light cruiser that the 5 Sullivan brothers were on when it went down. The Sullivan family was not the only family hard hit by multiple losses of family members went the Juneau went down. The Juneau was hit by a lone torpedo, followed by a terrific explosion. Juneau broke in two and went down in 20 seconds.

    From wiki:

    The Sullivans were not the only brother sailors on board the ship. There were at least thirty sets of brothers, including the four Rogers brothers from New Haven, Connecticut. Before the ill-fated Savo Island operation, two of the Rogers brothers were transferred to other commands. According to those who survived, had the ship returned to port safely, at least two Sullivans would have also transferred.

    USS Juneau (CL-52) - Wikipedia
     
    Last edited: Mar 24, 2018

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