1945 ⟶ Typhoon Damages U.S. Fleet

The U.S. fleet under William Halsey, Jr., suffers widespread...
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👷 Seabees Arrive at Guadalcanal

US Navy Construction Battalion personnel, Seabees, began to arrive at Guadalcanal.⟶
Seabees Arrive at Guadalcanal (1942)
Pacific TheaterGuadalcanalUS NavySeabeesConstructionMilitarySolomon IslandsLogistics

🌀 Typhoon Cobra Devastates US Navy Fleet

Typhoon Cobra hits the Third Fleet of Admiral Halsey; three destroyers capsize and almost 800 lives are lost.⟶
Typhoon Cobra Devastates US Navy Fleet (1944)
Pacific TheaterTyphoonUS NavyLoss of LifeWeatherThird FleetShip SinkingDisasterNaval Warfare

🌀 Typhoon Damages U.S. Fleet

The U.S. fleet under William Halsey, Jr., suffers widespread damage from a huge Pacific typhoon.⟶
Typhoon Damages U.S. Fleet (1945)
Pacific TheaterTyphoonNaval DisasterWilliam Halsey Jr.US NavyNatural DisasterMilitaryLogistics

🪦 USS Indianapolis Sunk and Loss of Life

The USS Indianapolis is sunk shortly after midnight by a Japanese submarine after having delivered atomic bomb material to Tinian. Because of poor communications, the ship's whereabouts are unknown for some time and many of its men drown or are attacked by sharks in the next four days.⟶
USS Indianapolis Sunk and Loss of Life (1945)
naval disastersubmarine attackUS NavyPacific Theateratomic bombshipwreckUSS Indianapolismilitary