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oversoul · 02-25-20, 02:06 PM

"Death and valor on a warship doomed by its own Navy."

While reading "Conquering Tide," by Ian Toll, this title could apply to USS ATLANTA during the 13 Nov 1942 action near Savo Island and Guadalcanal, who was fired upon by 'friendly' warships on that overcast, moonless night.

BT

Great post, test0r. "Do you know which boat is heading toward us, a little port side." Jesus Christ.
Popular Mechanics article: https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...-crash-report/
and USNI report: https://news.usni.org/2018/11/30/nor...ccident-report

02-25-20, 02:06 PM	#33
oversoul Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 10 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	PID fail "Death and valor on a warship doomed by its own Navy." While reading "Conquering Tide," by Ian Toll, this title could apply to USS ATLANTA during the 13 Nov 1942 action near Savo Island and Guadalcanal, who was fired upon by 'friendly' warships on that overcast, moonless night. BT Great post, test0r. "Do you know which boat is heading toward us, a little port side." Jesus Christ. Popular Mechanics article: https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...-crash-report/ and USNI report: https://news.usni.org/2018/11/30/nor...ccident-report Last edited by oversoul; 02-25-20 at 02:27 PM.