• USS YP-345 was a converted fishing vessel which served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. YP-345 was commissioned by the Van Camp Sea Food Co. Inc...
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    USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in...
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    of war between Hong Kong and Japan when it was torpedoed by the submarine USS Grouper on 1 October 1942. Over 800 British POWs died in the sinking, either...
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    lower the frequency, the larger the ship. Queen Mary 2, being 1,132 feet (345 m) long, was given the lowest possible frequency (70 Hz) for her regulation...
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    She was commissioned in 1926 and was sunk 12 October 1942 by USS Salt Lake City and USS Buchanan at the Battle of Cape Esperance. Furutaka and her sister...
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    were later rescued by the American destroyer USS McCalla and the destroyer/minesweepers USS Hovey and USS Trever. However, Fubuki’s captain, Lieutenant...
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    USS Hornet, U-627 29 Oct: Abosso 30 Oct: U-520, U-559, U-658 31 Oct: USS YP-345 Unknown date: U-116, HMS Unique Other incidents 2 Oct: RMS Queen Mary...
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    USS Seminole (AT-65), the third ship named Seminole of the United States Navy, was a Navajo-class fleet tug whose task was to travel with the fleet and...
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    USS Porter (DD-356) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter...
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  • USS YP-290 (ex-Picoroto) was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was laid down...
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