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Photo gallery of USS Juneau at NavSource Naval History; Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Juneau, 1945-1951; Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS Juneau, 1951-1952; Korean War Project; Crew Members' Page; Commander T. A. Curtin, “49, CDR USN (Ret.) Diary
USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser commissioned February 1942 and sunk eight months later in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal This "Juneau incident" is particularly notable for the loss of the five Sullivan brothers; USS Juneau (CL-119) was a Juneau-class light cruiser, commissioned 1946, active in the Korean War, and scrapped ...
On 2 July 1950, USS Juneau, HMS Black Swan, and HMS Jamaica were sailing along the coast of the Sea of Japan when they encountered four North Korean torpedo and gunboats that had just finished escorting a flotilla of ten ammunition ships up the coast. The North Korean torpedo boats began an attack on the allied ships.
Remains of the USS Juneau, a light cruiser that was hit by a Japanese torpedo during the battle of Guadalcanal in World War II, was discovered by explorers from on board the Research Vessel (R/V ...
USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the five Sullivan brothers , were killed in action as a result of her sinking.
Iowa's five Sullivan brothers received wide publicity when they joined the Navy during World War II and served together on the light cruiser USS Juneau. Hit by torpedoes, the ship sinks on Nov. 13 ...
USS Juneau (LPD-10), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capital of Alaska.The ship entered service on 12 July 1969, and participated in the Vietnam War, was command ship for the response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, transported troops to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Storm, and was part of the attempted US ...
In 1955, Baltimore was transferred to the Pacific Fleet two years after the Korean War. Clearly, the ship was nowhere near Korea during the three years of conflict there. [6] The actual battle involved light cruiser USS Juneau as well as the Royal Navy's sloop HMS Black Swan and cruiser HMS Jamaica. Together, they destroyed several (at least 3 ...