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The cruiser that took two torpedoes and still maintained 30 knots
The light cruiser USS Birmingham was hit by a bomb and two aerial torpedoes in rapid succession, resulting in a 30-foot hole ...
WINCHENDON — On Oct. 24, 1944, the light cruiser USS Birmingham was seriously damaged by explosions while the ship was fighting fires alongside the stricken aircraft carrier USS Princeton. The ...
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The US Beast That Punished Japan Nonstop
The war in the Pacific was in full swing, and the Cleveland-class cruiser USS Birmingham was caught in the middle. On the afternoon of November 8, 1943, the calm waters around the island of ...
1861 - Norfolk Navy Yard abandoned and burned by Union forces. 1914 - In first call to action of naval aviators, detachment on USS Birmingham sailed to Tampico, Mexico. 1915 - First Navy contract for ...
The USS Birmingham Reunion will take place in Richmond, September 11th through September 13th. World War II ship veterans and their families will stay at the DoubleTree Airport.
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